# Things to do with kids in Annapolis, MD

> 28 upcoming family events and 8 places and ongoing programs in Annapolis, MD (Anne Arundel County, MD), in the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Maryland Renaissance Festival (October weekends: Harvest Hollow)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/maryland-renaissance-festival-october-weekends-harvest-hollow--listing-4f70dc111035bfa830e384c4) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM · Maryland Renaissance Festival, Annapolis · All ages · From $17 · checked Oct 15. The Maryland Renaissance Festival's 50th season continues on Saturdays and Sundays through October 25, 10am to 7pm, in the village of Revel Grove. October weekends are themed…
- [Painting with Sunlight: Cyanotype Workshop](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/painting-with-sunlight-cyanotype-workshop--listing-1b98b4e681c887422061f862) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Maryland Hall, Annapolis · Ages 11+ · From $77.63 · checked Oct 14. One-morning hands-on workshop at Maryland Hall on cyanotype, one of the earliest photographic printing techniques. Participants make blue-and-white prints using sunlight, natural…
- [School's Out Workshop: Monster Mash (Ages 5-10)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/school-s-out-workshop-monster-mash-ages-5-10--listing-5c0f0e6c7af53f09690a954e) — Mon, Oct 26 · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Children's Theatre of Annapolis · Ages 5–10 · From $120 · checked Oct 20. A Halloween-themed drama day for ages 5 to 10 on a school day off. Students rehearse a group acting scene, learn a song with light choreography, play theatre games and make…
- [Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical at Children's Theatre of Annapolis](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/disney-s-frozen-the-broadway-musical-at-children-s-theatre-of-annapoli--listing-b047133064b6520fc271e6a0) — Oct 30 – Nov 15 · 7:00 PM · Children's Theatre of Annapolis · From $16 · checked Oct 20. Children's Theatre of Annapolis, a youth theatre whose casts are young performers aged 5 to 18, stages Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical on its main stage from October 30 to…
- [Annapolis Day of the Dead Festival (Día de los Muertos) at Maryland Hall](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/annapolis-day-of-the-dead-festival-dia-de-los-muertos-at-maryland-hall--listing-82ca1d1e5e289097f10fbce7) — Sat, Oct 31 · 3:00 PM · Maryland Hall – Front Lawn, Annapolis · Free · checked Oct 16. The City of Annapolis presents its annual Day of the Dead Festival (Día de los Muertos) on the front lawn of Maryland Hall. The celebration of culture, community and tradition…
- [Trick or Treat at the Mall (Discoveries Library)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/trick-or-treat-at-the-mall-discoveries-library--listing-913a4025df03ba2ae2a5b0b6) — Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Discoveries: the Library at the Mall, Annapolis · All ages · checked Oct 15. Daytime Halloween trick-or-treating at the Annapolis Mall in a safe, dry environment. Families start at the library branch inside the mall to decorate a treat bag and take a…
- [School's Out Workshop: Heroes vs. Villains (Ages 8-14)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/school-s-out-workshop-heroes-vs-villains-ages-8-14--listing-83585a2a8345cc640ac07452) — Mon, Nov 2 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Children's Theatre of Annapolis · Ages 8–14 · Paid · checked Oct 20. A two-day performing-arts workshop for ages 8 to 14 over the November 2–3 school break. Participants explore the clash of good and evil through acting, singing, dancing and…
- [Kids Night Out: Frozen at Children's Theatre of Annapolis](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/kids-night-out-frozen-at-children-s-theatre-of-annapolis--listing-1dbf718d63b5e99e5281e9b7) — Fri, Nov 6 (+1 more date) · 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Children's Theatre of Annapolis · From $65 · checked Oct 20. A drop-off evening for kids built around the theatre's production of Frozen. Children get pizza, front-row seats to the show, a meet-and-greet with characters from the cast…
- [Lights & Leashes: Walk Lights on the Bay with Your Dog](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/lights-and-leashes-walk-lights-on-the-bay-with-your-dog--listing-feb881cf2b06ec44003057fc) — Fri, Nov 20 (+2 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 20. For three nights before the drive-through season opens, the SPCA of Anne Arundel County lets families park and walk the Lights on the Bay route at Sandy Point State Park with…
- [Piscataway Nation Singers & Dancers (Busch Annapolis Library)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/piscataway-nation-singers-and-dancers-busch-annapolis-library--listing-5215c3f4c7088d78895d4572) — Sat, Nov 21 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Busch Annapolis Library · All ages · checked Oct 15. The Piscataway Nation Singers & Dancers carry on the traditions, culture and heritage of their ancestors, the first Native Americans to encounter Captain John Smith along the…
- [The Nutcracker (Ballet Theatre of Maryland)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/the-nutcracker-ballet-theatre-of-maryland--listing-bd5fcf5a0190ce4481c182b0) — Sun, Nov 22 (+4 more dates) · 2:00 PM · Maryland Hall, Annapolis · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. Ballet Theatre of Maryland's holiday tradition, choreographed by Nicole Kelsch to Tchaikovsky's music, 'filled with dazzling dancing, beloved characters, and timeless music that…
- [Broadway Bound: Thanksgiving Week Musical Theatre Intensive](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/broadway-bound-thanksgiving-week-musical-theatre-intensive--listing-beb626700a6807a9506c0e70) — Mon, Nov 23 (+2 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Children's Theatre of Annapolis · Ages 8–18 · From $350 · checked Oct 20. A three-day musical theatre intensive during Thanksgiving week, offered in two age groups (8–14 and 12–18). Over Monday to Wednesday, November 23–25, students train in singing…
- [Lights on the Bay Drive-Through Holiday Lights](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/lights-on-the-bay-drive-through-holiday-lights--listing-9d8cc4e9df29662027752618) — Nov 23 – Jan 3 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 20. Lights on the Bay is the SPCA of Anne Arundel County's long-running drive-through holiday light show at Sandy Point State Park, now in its fourth decade. Families stay in the car…
- [Circus Pop: The Giant Bubble Show](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/circus-pop-the-giant-bubble-show--listing-8545cefd3206a0349b05178c) — Sun, Nov 29 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Children's Theatre of Annapolis · All ages · From $16 · checked Oct 20. Circus Pop brings its Giant Bubble Show back to Children's Theatre of Annapolis for one afternoon only on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. The hour-long family show, from 2 to 3…
- [Grand Illumination](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/grand-illumination--listing-cf1400e69f807db5c831a444) — Sun, Nov 29 · 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Market Space, Annapolis · checked Oct 14. Annapolis' Grand Illumination holiday gathering at Market Space by City Dock on Sunday, November 29, 2026, 3:00–5:30pm, as listed on the City of Annapolis community calendar.
- [St. Mary's Boys Basketball 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run at Quiet Waters Park](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/st-mary-s-boys-basketball-5k-and-1-mile-fun-run-at-quiet-waters-park--listing-e3a3ba36b6ad06babca09967) — Sun, Nov 29 · 9:30 AM · Quiet Waters Park (Sassafras Pavilion), Annapolis · All ages · From $30 · checked Oct 20. The St. Mary's High School boys' basketball team hosts its fifth annual 5K run and 1-mile fun run at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Check-in…
- [Nutcracker Storytime & Preview with The Chesapeake Ballet Company](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/nutcracker-storytime-and-preview-with-the-chesapeake-ballet-company--listing-7e4f0ffe5a2585230e2cf98f) — Mon, Nov 30 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Discoveries: the Library at the Mall, Annapolis · checked Oct 16. Dancers from The Chesapeake Ballet Company visit Anne Arundel County libraries to tell the story of the Nutcracker and give families a preview of their holiday ballet. It is a…
- [Winter Cookie Decorating Workshop (Broadneck Library)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/winter-cookie-decorating-workshop-broadneck-library--listing-46b165187c19f13b8c292159) — Tue, Dec 1 · 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM · Broadneck Library, Annapolis · checked Oct 16. Families decorate winter-inspired sugar cookies together at the Broadneck Library in Annapolis. The library supplies all the cookies and decorating materials, and the program is…
- [The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at The Colonial Players](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/the-best-christmas-pageant-ever-at-the-colonial-players--listing-0ec81b65f778d72256f19ba6) — Wed, Dec 2 (+9 more dates) · 7:30 PM · The Colonial Players, Annapolis · Paid · checked Oct 20. Annapolis's community theatre The Colonial Players stages Barbara Robinson's The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, directed by Joe Thompson, in its intimate in-the-round theatre on…
- [Midnight Madness on Maryland Avenue](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/midnight-madness-on-maryland-avenue--listing-fa640cd088aff8b25dbe4cd3) — Thu, Dec 3 (+2 more dates) · 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Maryland Avenue from State Circle to Cumberland Court, Annapolis · checked Oct 14. Holiday late-night shopping evenings on Maryland Avenue in downtown Annapolis, 4–10pm on three Thursdays in December (Dec 3, 10 and 17, 2026), listed on the City of Annapolis…
- [A Charlie Brown Christmas with the Eric Byrd Trio (Maryland Hall)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/a-charlie-brown-christmas-with-the-eric-byrd-trio-maryland-hall--listing-f5a6f76277e42311b86edf24) — Fri, Dec 4 (+1 more date) · 6:00 PM · Maryland Hall, Annapolis · checked Oct 16. Maryland Hall presents the Eric Byrd Trio's soulful, swinging jazz interpretation of the beloved holiday classic A Charlie Brown Christmas, including favorites like 'Linus and…
- [Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/eastport-yacht-club-lights-parade--listing-e05f36106e6be877e93f66ee) — Sat, Dec 12 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Spa Creek, Annapolis · checked Oct 14. Annual evening boat lights parade on Spa Creek between Annapolis and Eastport, Saturday, December 12, 2026, 6–8pm, as listed on the City of Annapolis community calendar. Viewing…
- [Winter Concert with the United States Naval Academy Band](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/winter-concert-with-the-united-states-naval-academy-band--listing-b1202815dc641dc7daa89119) — Tue, Dec 15 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Busch Annapolis Library · checked Oct 14. Join us for an all ages winter concert with the United States Naval Academy Band!
- [Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops at Maryland Hall](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/annapolis-symphony-orchestra-holiday-pops-at-maryland-hall--listing-c671dd0684f2e9fd7ed7a017) — Fri, Dec 18 · 7:30 PM · Maryland Hall, Annapolis · All ages · From $15 · checked Oct 20. The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra's annual Holiday Pops concert brings about 70 musicians and vocalist Stephanie Waters to Maryland Hall for an evening of carols and holiday…
- [Holiday Drop-N-Shop at Arundel Olympic Swim Center](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/holiday-drop-n-shop-at-arundel-olympic-swim-center--listing-9110dd29859ca2de3419f9a1) — Sat, Dec 19 · 11:45 AM – 3:45 PM · Arundel Olympic Swim Center, Annapolis · checked Oct 24. Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks runs a four-hour Drop-N-Shop afternoon at the Arundel Olympic Swim Center the Saturday before Christmas, aimed at parents who need time…
- [Swim with Santa at Arundel Olympic Swim Center](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/swim-with-santa-at-arundel-olympic-swim-center--listing-3cfd8c3f43280bdf7ccd74dc) — Sat, Dec 19 · 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Arundel Olympic Swim Center, Annapolis · From $13 · checked Oct 20. Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks brings Santa poolside at the Arundel Olympic Swim Center in Annapolis for a festive family swim. Children get pool time, a picture with…
- [Spotlights and Shadows: Winter Break Teen Drama Intensive (Ages 12-18)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/spotlights-and-shadows-winter-break-teen-drama-intensive-ages-12-18--listing-6da6ebf2e48273aabadc4fff) — Mon, Dec 28 (+2 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Children's Theatre of Annapolis · Ages 12–18 · From $350 · checked Oct 20. A three-day winter-break drama workshop for teen actors aged 12 to 18. The ensemble bonds through exercises in identity and theatrical storytelling, rehearses a one-act play, and…
- [Noon Year's Eve (Broadneck Library)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/noon-year-s-eve-broadneck-library--listing-c4e413503b4cab446c1cb730) — Thu, Dec 31 · 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Broadneck Library, Annapolis · checked Oct 16. Broadneck Library offers all the fun of a New Year's Eve party for young children with early bedtimes. Families count down to a 'Happy NOON Year' with music, crafts and…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Already Artists for Teens – Inspired By The Best](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/already-artists-for-teens-inspired-by-the-best--listing-21b9304ed7b656b3744b2ef1) — Tuesdays 5:00–6:30 PM, November 3 – December 15, 2026 (no class November 24… · Maryland Hall, Annapolis · Ages 12–17 · From $295 · checked Oct 14. Six-week Tuesday art class for teens at Maryland Hall. Students explore artists past and present, a little art history, and a variety of materials while following their own…
- [Arts in Tech (free middle-school class, Creating Communities)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/arts-in-tech-free-middle-school-class-creating-communities--listing-6d6a8e59df4e545ba1301ffa) — Mondays 4:30–6:30 PM during the 2026-27 school year (follows AACPS calendar; no class… · Maryland Hall, Annapolis · Free · checked Oct 14. Free school-year class from Maryland Hall's Creating Communities program for middle school students, held Mondays in Maryland Hall's Media Arts Hub. Creating Communities classes…
- [Ballet Theatre of Maryland Conservatory: Creative Movement 1 (Ages 3-4)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/ballet-theatre-of-maryland-conservatory-creative-movement-1-ages-3-4--listing-bfadd998df87471786f339b8) — Saturdays 9:30–10:15 AM, fall semester September 8 – December 19, 2026 · Maryland Hall, Annapolis · Ages 3–4 · From $190 · checked Oct 14. Fall-semester class for very young dancers from Ballet Theatre of Maryland's Conservatory of Dance, taught at Maryland Hall. Encourages natural dance movement including…
- [Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/banneker-douglass-tubman-museum--listing-0a82e1c51e1904abff6f0750) — Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm; Sunday-Monday closed. · Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum, Annapolis · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. The State of Maryland's official museum of African American heritage, renamed in November 2024 to honor Harriet Tubman. Current exhibition: She Speaks: Black Women Artists and…
- [Chesapeake Children's Museum](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/chesapeake-children-s-museum--listing-520014fd87cf8a60fa7945e6) — Open daily 10 am – 4 pm · Chesapeake Children's Museum, Annapolis · From $8 · checked Oct 20. A small, hands-on children's museum in Annapolis whose mission is discovery about the peoples, technologies and ecology of the Chesapeake Bay area. It grew out of a grassroots…
- [Infant/Toddler Hike at Quiet Waters Park](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/infant-toddler-hike-at-quiet-waters-park--listing-1b296288b8d1d879171585a6) — Tuesdays 11:00-11:30am (listed dates Oct 20 - Nov 17, 2026) · Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis · checked Oct 14. A weekly half-hour hike with Ranger Liz at Quiet Waters Park for families with infants and toddlers. The group meets at a different location each week; the gate attendant will…
- [Quiet Waters Park outdoor ice rink](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/quiet-waters-park-outdoor-ice-rink--listing-fcd0a9316e10524b8c63f1b3) — Winter season reopening November 2026 (exact date not posted). Posted hours: Sun… · Quiet Waters Park Ice Rink (Visitor Center), Annapolis · From $6 · checked Oct 14. An outdoor ice rink in front of the Quiet Waters Park Visitor Center with skate and helmet rentals and on-site sharpening. Sessions are 2 hours long and start every hour on the…
- [Sandy Point State Park](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/sandy-point-state-park--listing-23a42d52ee97ed810d2d67c2) — 7 a.m. to sunset year-round (excluding Christmas Day); 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. mid-November… · Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis · Paid · checked Oct 14. A Maryland state park on the Chesapeake Bay near the Bay Bridge in Annapolis, open year-round for day use, fishing and boating. From mid-November to January 2 the park closes to…

## Recently ended

- [Celebrate Maryland Maker Day: Screen Free With Hands-On STEM!](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/celebrate-maryland-maker-day-screen-free-with-hands-on-stem--listing-3711715d9febe686088d3258) — ended Sat, Oct 17

## Nearby

- [Things to do with kids in Anne Arundel County, MD](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/counties/anne-arundel-county-md) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/counties/anne-arundel-county-md.md)
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