Baltimore–Columbia–Towson · MD
Things to do with kids in Baltimore — October 2026
116 family events in October 2026, 90 still to come. Every listing links to the organizer’s own page. Dates are in Eastern Time.
What’s on now in Baltimore →Still to come
- STEM & discovery
Wed, Nov 11 · 10:00 AM
$10 Admission Day at the National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation
National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation (formerly B&O Railroad Museum)
From $10All ages
Oct22ThuPumpkins and patchesThrough Nov 8
Fall Festival and Pumpkin Patch at Clark's Elioak Farm
Clark's Elioak Farm
From $8
- Arts & crafts
Wed, Oct 28 · 10:30 AM
Kids Concert with Mr. Jon and Friends
Enoch Pratt Free Library – Roland Park Branch
Ages 0–5
- Sports & play
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Kids' Days at the Maryland Zoo
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
With admission
Oct22ThuArts & craftsThu, Oct 22 · 10:00 AM
Toby's Youth Theatre: Goldilocks and the Three Billy Pigs Gruff
Toby's Dinner Theatre
From $17
- Sports & play
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:00 AM
$10 Community Days at Port Discovery
Port Discovery Children's Museum
From $10
Oct23FriPumpkins and patchesFri, Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
The Haunted Experience hayride (ages 7+)
Rockburn Branch Park, West
From $10Ages 7+
Oct24SatOutdoorsSat, Oct 24
Fall Festival weekends at Larriland Farm
Larriland Farm
From $14
- Community
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Maryland Renaissance Festival (October weekends: Harvest Hollow)
Maryland Renaissance Festival
From $17All ages
- STEM & discovery
Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Nature Education Center Drop-in: Nocturnal Animals of Cylburn
Cylburn Arboretum (Nature Education Center)
FreeAll ages
Oct25SunPumpkins and patchesSun, Oct 25 · 2:00 PM
Happy Haunted Hayride (ages 2-7)
Rockburn Branch Park, West
From $5Ages 2–7
- Sports & play
Sun, Nov 15 · 9:00 AM
Sensory Friendly Sundays at Port Discovery
Port Discovery Children's Museum
- STEM & discovery
Sun, Dec 13 · 10:15 AM
Toddler & Me: Cleaning Helpers (Maryland Science Center)
Maryland Science Center - Learning Lab of the Kid's Room
From $25
Oct22ThuTrick-or-treatThu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM
Glen Burnie Community Trunk or Treat
Glen Burnie Improvement Association Carnival Grounds
All ages
- STEM & discovery
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:30 PM
STEM Robotics Night
Mountain Road Library
- Trick-or-treat
Thu, Oct 22 · 5:30 PM
Trunk or Treat – Dancel Y in Ellicott City
The Dancel Y in Ellicott City
Free
- Community
Fri, Oct 23 · 6:00 PM
Happy Healthy Halloween – Hill Y in Westminster
The Hill Y in Westminster
- Community
Fri, Oct 23 · 4:00 PM
Happy Healthy Halloween – Y in Catonsville
The Y in Catonsville
- Sports & play
Fri, Oct 23 · 6:00 PM
Kids Night of Fun - Parents Night OFF
Churchville Recreation Center - Level Building
From $20Up to 10
- Outdoors
Fri, Oct 23 · 10:30 AM
Little Explorers nature preschool class: Beautiful Bats (Ladew)
Ladew Topiary Gardens
From $22Ages 2–6
- Pumpkins and patches
Fri, Oct 23 · 1:00 PM
Mini Pumpkin Chunkin
Centreville Branch
Ages 5–12
Oct23FriCommunityFri, Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Mount Scary Family Movie Night: Hotel Transylvania
Watkins Park
Free
- Spooky and haunted
Fri, Oct 23 · 3:00 PM
Spooky Slime Time! (Hampden Library)
Enoch Pratt Free Library – Hampden Branch
Oct23FriOutdoorsFri, Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
The Full Hunter Moon Hike (Cromwell Valley Park)
Cromwell Valley Park
From $6Ages 8+
- Trick-or-treat
Fri, Oct 23 · 5:00 PM
Trunk or Treat – Orokawa Y in Towson
The Orokawa Y in Towson
Oct23FriTrick-or-treatFri, Oct 23 · 6:00 PM
Trunk or Treat at the Maryland Zoo
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore - Bog Turtle Lot
Free
Oct23FriCommunityFri, Oct 23 · 10:00 AM
ZooBOO! at the Maryland Zoo
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
With admissionAll ages
Oct24SatSpooky and hauntedSat, Oct 24 · 7:00 AM
$5/5K Series: Zombie Zoom
Middle Branch Park
From $5
- Outdoors
Sat, Oct 24 · 6:00 PM
Campfire Chat: Paws on Patrol with County Police K9s — Odenton
Odenton Park (GORC Park)
From $5
- STEM & discovery
Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM
Captivating Creatures with Adventure in Fun (Essex Library)
Essex Branch, Baltimore County Public Library
- Community
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Cylburn Weed Warrior Event
Cylburn Arboretum
- Arts & crafts
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Family Art Adventures at the BMA
Baltimore Museum of Art
FreeAges 0–5
Oct24SatArts & craftsSat, Oct 24 · 4:00 PM
Great Baltimore Lantern Parade & Día de los Muertos Festival
Patterson Park – Pulaski Monument
FreeAll ages
Oct24SatCostumes and paradesSat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Halloween Costume Parades at Clark's Elioak Farm
Clark's Elioak Farm
Oct24SatTrick-or-treatSat, Oct 24 · 9:00 AM
Halloween Tricks, Treats and Trees at Robinson Nature Center
Robinson Nature Center
From $5All ages
- STEM & discovery
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:30 AM
LEGO Design Challenge
Perry Hall Branch
- Trick-or-treat
Sat, Oct 24 · 6:00 PM
Mount Scary: Spooky Trail, Costume Contest, Haunted CaBOOse & Trunk or Treat
Watkins Park (trail entrance) and the Railyard
FreeAll ages
Oct24SatOutdoorsSat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Once Upon...A Hundred Acre Wood (Winnie-the-Pooh at 100)
Historic London Town & Gardens
FreeAll ages
Oct24SatArts & craftsSat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Painting with Sunlight: Cyanotype Workshop
Maryland Hall
From $77.63Ages 11+
Oct24SatArts & craftsSat, Oct 24 · 1:00 PM
Roots to Rootheads (Cromwell Valley Park)
Cromwell Valley Park
From $3Ages 8+
- Arts & crafts
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Scat, Sing & Swing! Featuring the Baltimore Jazz Alliance
Enoch Pratt Free Library – Northwood Branch
Ages 3–11
- Spooky and haunted
Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Spooky Storytime & Craft (Johnston Square Library)
Enoch Pratt Free Library – Johnston Square Branch
Oct24SatOutdoorsSat, Oct 24 · 1:30 PM
Teen Adventure Hike with Hammocks
The Anita C. Leight Estuary Center
From $10Ages 13–17
- Trick-or-treat
Sat, Oct 24 · 1:00 PM
Trick or Treating in Downtown Bel Air
Downtown Bel Air
Free
- Trick-or-treat
Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Trunk or Treat and Costume Contest at Kinder Farm Park
Kinder Farm Park (Farm Complex)
- Trick-or-treat
Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
VFW Post 8672 Trunk or Treat
VFW Post 8672
- Arts & crafts
Sat, Oct 24 · 1:30 PM
Youth Arts Showcase with Speak Life Tour (Northwood Library)
Enoch Pratt Free Library – Northwood Branch
- Community
Sun, Oct 25 · 1:30 PM
Fall Festival (Perry Hall Library)
Perry Hall Branch, Baltimore County Public Library
Oct25SunOutdoorsSun, Oct 25 · 1:30 PM
Fire Making Workshop at the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center
The Anita C. Leight Estuary Center
From $10
Oct25SunArts & craftsSun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM
Room on the Broom story hike (Cromwell Valley Park)
Cromwell Valley Park
From $6Ages 5–10
- Trick-or-treat
Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM
Sensory Friendly Trunk-or-Treat
Millard Cooper Park
- Trick-or-treat
Sun, Oct 25 · 4:00 PM
Trick or Treat on Main Street (Sykesville)
Main Street, downtown Sykesville
- Festivals and parties
Mon, Oct 26 · 6:00 PM
Halloween Dance Party
Aberdeen Library
- Sports & play
Mon, Oct 26 · 9:30 AM
Little Ones Dance Party – Y in Pasadena
The Y in Pasadena
Oct26MonSpooky and hauntedMon, Oct 26 · 9:00 AM
School's Out Workshop: Monster Mash (Ages 5-10)
Children's Theatre of Annapolis
From $120Ages 5–10
- Costumes and parades
Tue, Oct 27 · 10:30 AM
Halloween Story Time and Costume Parade
Kent Island Branch
Oct27TueTrick-or-treatTue, Oct 27 · 5:30 PM
Trick or Treat & Evening Lantern Walks at the Carroll County Farm Museum
Carroll County Farm Museum
From $5Up to 12
Oct28WedSTEM & discoveryWed, Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
Hallow-STEAM (Severna Park Library)
Severna Park Library
- Spooky and haunted
Wed, Oct 28 · 10:30 AM
Spooky Dance Party
Towson Branch
Ages 1–8
Oct29ThuCommunityThu, Oct 29 · 5:00 PM
ArBOOretum at Cylburn Arboretum
Cylburn Arboretum
From $5
- Community
Thu, Oct 29 · 5:00 PM
Día de los Muertos Festival (Reisterstown Library)
Reisterstown Branch, Baltimore County Public Library
All ages
Oct29ThuSpooky and hauntedThu, Oct 29 · 5:00 PM
Free Fall at AVAM: Disco Ghost Workshop & free after-hours admission
American Visionary Art Museum
FreeAll ages
- Pumpkins and patches
Thu, Oct 29 · 4:00 PM
Mount Scary Pumpkin Coloring
Watkins Park
Free
- Spooky and haunted
Thu, Oct 29 · 4:30 PM
Spooky Science
Aberdeen Library
- Community
Thu, Oct 29 · 5:00 PM
Trunk-n-Treat – Weinberg Y in Waverly
The Weinberg Y in Waverly
- Oct30FriCommunity
Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM
ArBOOretum
Cylburn Arboretum
- Festivals and parties
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Boo Bash (North Carroll Library)
North Carroll Branch, Carroll County Public Library
Oct30FriArts & craftsThrough Nov 15
Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical at Children's Theatre of Annapolis
Children's Theatre of Annapolis
From $16
- Community
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
Family Movie Night: Hocus Pocus – Hill Y in Westminster
The Hill Y in Westminster
Oct30FriCostumes and paradesFri, Oct 30 · 11:15 AM
Halloween Costume Parade (Mountain Road Library)
Mountain Road Library
- Outdoors
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
Halloween Eve Stories, Campfire and Smores!
Eden Mill Nature Center
From $10All ages
- Community
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
Halloween Teen Time – Dancel Y in Ellicott City
The Dancel Y in Ellicott City
- Trick-or-treat
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
Halloween Trunk-or-Treat
Cockeysville Branch
All ages
Oct30FriCommunityFri, Oct 30 · 4:00 PM
Halloweening through History at the Flag House
Star-Spangled Banner Flag House & Museum
Free
- Trick-or-treat
Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM
Happy Healthy Halloween Trunk or Treat – Greater Annapolis Y in Arnold
The Greater Annapolis Y in Arnold
Free
- Costumes and parades
Fri, Oct 30 · 2:00 PM
Homeschool Halloween Costume Dance
Churchville Recreation Center - Level Building
From $20Ages 12–16
- Outdoors
Fri, Oct 30 · 5:30 PM
Jug Bay Halloween Critter Crawl
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary
From $5All ages
- Outdoors
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:30 PM
Kids Halloween Campfire
Anita C. Leight Estuary Center
From $10All ages
- Trick-or-treat
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Mount Scary Storytime & Trick-or-Treating at Downtown Businesses
Mount Airy Town Hall
Free
Oct30FriTrick-or-treatFri, Oct 30 · 5:30 PM
Trunk or Treat at the Y in Pasadena
The Y in Pasadena
- Community
Sat, Oct 31 · 3:00 PM
Annapolis Day of the Dead Festival (Día de los Muertos) at Maryland Hall
Maryland Hall – Front Lawn
Free
Oct31SatArts & craftsSat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
BSO Family Concert: The Conductor's Spellbook
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
From $10Ages 4–8
Oct31SatSTEM & discoverySat, Oct 31 · 1:30 PM
Critter Dinner at the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center
The Anita C. Leight Estuary Center
Free
Oct31SatOutdoorsSat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
Halloween Trail Trek (Cromwell Valley Park)
Cromwell Valley Park
FreeAll ages
Oct31SatArts & craftsSat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
Pete the Cat at Baltimore Center Stage
Baltimore Center Stage
Paid
Oct31SatNot-so-scarySat, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM
Preschool Halloween Party
Eden Mill Nature Center
From $10Ages 3–6
Oct31SatSpooky and hauntedSat, Oct 31 · 10:30 AM
South County Spooktacular Soirée!
Deale Library
Oct31SatSTEM & discoverySat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
STEM-o-Ween
White Marsh Branch
Ages 9–13
Oct31SatTrick-or-treatSat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
Trick or Treat at the Mall (Discoveries Library)
Discoveries: the Library at the Mall
All ages
- Trick-or-treat
Sat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM
Trick or Treat on Main Street (Old Ellicott City)
Old Ellicott City Main Street
Already happened
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 5:00 PM
Garden Glow at Ladew Topiary Gardens
Ladew Topiary Gardens
From $18
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
Challah for a Cause
Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC
- Spooky and haunted
EndedPast · Oct 15 · 3:00 PM
Spooky Science Spectacular with Eric Energy
Enoch Pratt Free Library – Hamilton Branch
Ages 6–11
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 15 · 10:30 AM
Tree Time: Bats II
Cylburn Arboretum
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 16 · 10:00 AM
Pete the Cat Meet and Greet (Westminster Library)
Westminster Branch, Carroll County Public Library
All ages
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 16 · 10:00 AM
Taneytown STEM Day
Taneytown Branch
All ages
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 10:30 AM
Celebrate Maryland Maker Day: Screen Free With Hands-On STEM!
Busch Annapolis Library
Ages 6–10
- Cooking
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 9:30 AM
Farmer Kids: From Garden to Table (Cromwell Valley Park)
Cromwell Valley Park
From $12Ages 5–12
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 10:00 AM
Hispanic Heritage Family Day featuring Bailes de Mi Tierra
Edgewater Library
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Howard County Hispanic Heritage Festival
The Chrysalis, Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods
All ages
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 10:00 AM
Live Chalk Mural Demonstration (Reisterstown Library)
Reisterstown Branch, Baltimore County Public Library
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 10:00 AM
Living History: Turnips and Tales at Historic London Town
Historic London Town & Gardens
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 6:00 PM
Marvel Movie Madness at the Harriet Tubman Cultural Center
Harriet Tubman Cultural Center
FreeAll ages
- Pumpkins and patches
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Park'd N' Pumpkin 2026: Haunted Drive-Through at Druid Hill Park
Druid Hill Park
From $13
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Scarecrow Making at Kinder Farm Park
Kinder Farm Park (Black Oak Pavilion)
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 9:30 AM
Science Saturday: Kaleidoscopes
Kent Island Branch
Ages 5–10
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 10:00 AM
The Bubble, Comedy and Music Show (Reading Rocks, Perry Hall Library)
Perry Hall Branch, Baltimore County Public Library
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
Caring For The Forest in the Fall – Trail Restoration Workday
Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
Maryland Avenue Fall Festival (Annapolis)
Maryland Avenue (State Circle to Cumberland Court)
- Outdoors
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM
Primitive Technology: Forest Fibers and Natural Weaving (Cromwell Valley Park)
Cromwell Valley Park
From $3Ages 10+
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 2:00 PM
Sunday Funday: Peter Rabbit and Cotton Candy (Cockeysville Library)
Cockeysville Branch, Baltimore County Public Library
All ages
- Trick-or-treat
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 2:00 PM
Trunk-or-Treat and Fall Fun Day (Taylorsville UMC)
Taylorsville United Methodist Church
Free
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 1:30 PM
Wicked in the Woods
Anita C. Leight Estuary Center
From $10Ages 5+
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 19 · 11:00 AM
Homeschool Science: LEGO® Robotics
Centreville Branch
Ages 8–14
- Community
EndedPast · Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Public Hearings – Ordinance Nos. 1237, 1238 & 1239
Bulle Rock Resident’s Club
Oct21WedSTEM & discoveryEndedPast · Oct 21 · 12:00 PM
Wednesday Walk: Beeches & Beech Leaf Disease
Cylburn Arboretum