What to do this weekend, including the Baltimore Pride Parade and Shakespeare outside

June is Pride Month, and there are plenty of events to commemorate the end of Baltimore Pride Week. While there have been changes to where some related events are taking place, we’ve got all the information you need on the parade, the two-day festival and the block party, as well as a list of more Pride alternatives.

There are also plenty of non-Pride-related events happening to keep your schedule busy. And don’t forget to check out The Banner’s calendar of area festivals to help plan your weekend.

Thursday, June 11

St. Nicholas Greek Folk Festival

Immigrants from Greece first settled in Baltimore in large numbers in the late 19th century, with numbers peaking in the years surrounding the World Wars. These days, the city’s Greek American population is on the decline, but that hasn’t kept the organizers of this annual festival from going big. Thousands come out to boogie to the bouzouki and the clarinet, watch traditional folk dances, tip back cold ouzo, and eat grilled lamb chops, octopus, souvlaki and honey-based desserts.

Time: 5-10 p.m. Thursday; 12-10 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Price: Free

Location: Greektown Square and Events Center (700 Quail St., Baltimore)

Family friendly? Yes, and there’s a Kid’s Zone.

World Cup watch parties

Unless you’re wealthy or have been pinching pennies, you probably aren’t seeing any of the 2026 FIFA World Cup games in person. Entry costs are astronomical. But for the cost of a few pints, you can see all the games right here in Baltimore. The World Cup kicks off on Thursday and runs through July 19. The U.S. team plays its first match against Paraguay on Friday. Numerous bars and clubs in the area are hosting watch parties, including Baltimore Brewers’ Haven, Guilford Hall Brewery, Club Volo Brewers Hill, Slainte Irish Pub and Restaurant, Claddagh Pub and Mother’s North Grille.

Time: 9 p.m.

Price: Free

Location: Various locations

Family friendly? Depends on the proportion of rowdy soccer fans in attendance.

Loving Day at the Ivy

The Ivy marks the anniversary of 1967’s landmark Loving vs. Virginia case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court declared state laws banning so-called “miscegenation” unconstitutional. Two local authors, both with new books on interracial marriage, will join in conversation. Geoffrey Greif, a social worker and scholar who has written widely about family dynamics and human relations, will discuss “Interracial Marriage: How Diverse Couples Navigate Relationships in a Divided Time,” which is based on interviews and surveys of hundreds of people. Joan Green’s approach is more personal. Her book, “Navigating Two Worlds: From Blind Spots to Awareness in Interracial Families,” blends personal reflections on her own interracial marriage with the stories of others.

Time: 6-7:30 p.m.

Price: Free

Location: The Ivy Bookshop (5928 Falls Road, Baltimore)

Family friendly? Not inappropriate, but, you know, it’s just a bunch of adults talking.

Friday, June 12

Baltimore Pride

Mount Vernon was the heart of Pride for decades, and while many of the festivities now take place in other parts of the city, on Friday the neighborhood hosts a block party (3-8 p.m., near the Washington Monument, 699 Washington Place) with DJs, vendors and food. The following day, come out to see the floats, marching bands and some incredible step dancers in the Baltimore Pride Parade (Saturday 12-3 p.m., begins at North Avenue and Charles Street) enacting this year’s theme, “Charm City Homecoming.” A high-heel race precedes the parade. The Baltimore Pride Festival kicks off simultaneously, with two days of live performances, food and vendors (Saturday and Sunday, 12-9 p.m., Druid Hill Park). Rapper Kash Doll headlines Saturday and ’90s R&B vocal group En Vogue performs Sunday, with a host of other performers.

Time: Various times

Price: Free

Location: Various locations

Family friendly? Most festivities should be fine for kids, but some performances — including Kash Doll’s — are not.

Shakespeare in the ruins

Shakespeare’s “The Tale of Cymbeline” was very popular in Victorian times but has fallen out of favor since. Maybe if the critics had seen the play in the atmospheric ruins of a 19th-century girls’ school, they’d sing a different tune. Bring a picnic and a bottle of wine and join the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company in their summer digs at PFI Historic Park. Chairs are provided, but bring a blanket if you like. And if the plot makes your head spin, feel free to wander off into the ruins. Opening Friday, the show runs through July 19.

Time: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 6:30 p.m. Sunday

Price: $55-$69 for adults 26 and over; $29-$35 for ages 19-25; children 18 and under are free

Location: PFI Historic Park (3655 Church Road, Ellicott City)

Family friendly? Yes. Sunday performances include preshow activities for kids like crafts and story time, starting at 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 13

‘Doorways to the Past’ Glyndon home and garden tour

In the heat of summer, rich Baltimoreans once decamped to Glyndon, a leafy enclave northwest of the city. The community still retains many of the grand Victorian houses that they built. Take this self-guided home and garden tour and you’ll see lovingly preserved homes full of historical objects, as well as lavish gardens. Stay on your best behavior: no high-heeled shoes, no strollers and no interior photography.

Time: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Price: $35

Location: Check in at Glyndon United Methodist Church (4713 Butler Road, Glyndon)

Family friendly? Not recommended for children under 12.

Maryland Science Center 50th anniversary

On June 13, 1976, the Maryland Science Center opened its doors — which, at the time, were the only way to see inside the building. The original structure had no windows so as not to distract visitors from the exhibitions. Fifty years later, the Science Center has panoramic windows, an IMAX theater and an exhibition hall with a dozen life-size dinosaurs. To mark its anniversary, the museum is rolling back admission rates to what they were in 1976. Come for live science demos, hands-on activities and free cake. At 10 a.m., join various dignitaries, including Gov. Wes Moore, for a groundbreaking of the Center’s campus greening project.

Time: 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; groundbreaking at 10 a.m.

Price: $2.50 for adults; $1 for kids; $1.50 for seniors

Location: Maryland Science Center (601 Light St., Baltimore)

Family friendly? Yes

Baltimore Floatilla 2026

This could be your one chance to see a stand-up paddleboarder in platform shoes. The theme of this year’s Floatilla, a fundraiser to promote swimmable waterways in the city, is “Saturday Morning Fever.” Several hundred kayakers and paddleboarders will caravan 5 miles from Canton Waterfront Park to the Inner Harbor, where a disco cover band will perform aboard Mr. Trash Wheel. Dust off your bell-bottoms and sequins — and perhaps a bottle of hand sanitizer — and paddle right up alongside them. (To be fair, the water quality generally meets federal standards for on-the-water recreation.)

Time: 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Price: $45; kayak or stand-up paddleboard rentals $55-$85

Location: Canton Waterfront Park (3001 Boston St., Baltimore)

Family friendly? Participants must be 13 or older.

Columbia Festival of the Arts Lakefest free weekend

Your eyes may have glazed over from all the festivals this spring, but take special notice of this one. Aerialists from eVenti Verticali, a vertical dance company from Italy, will deliver multiple performances suspended from a crane 60 feet above the ground. You’ll also find food trucks, a beer and wine garden, workshops and an invitational arts and crafts show. A dazzling array of musical performers is scheduled, ranging from Garifuna to Celtic to jazz to tropical Latin. Well-known performers include Nik West, a bassist who collaborated with Prince and John Mayer and famously styles her mohawk in the shape of a bass clef. As the name indicates, it’s all free.

Time: 5-10 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday

Price: Free

Location: The Columbia Lakefront (10275 Wincopin Circle, Columbia)

Family friendly? Yes

Annual Pottery Seconds Sale

Your event-lister will be out of town for this one and is experiencing extreme envy that you may get to go. Pottery “seconds” are ceramic pieces that for one reason or another didn’t meet the artist’s standards for regular sale. A minor glaze flaw, color variations, a misaligned logo or a blemish from a pottery tool could all land a piece on the seconds pile. And the seconds pile is cheap! Plus, you’ll be supporting Baltimore Clayworks’ educational programs and community partnerships. Friday’s ticketed preview includes refreshments and live music, while Saturday shoppers can participate in a free mosaic tile-making session.

Time: 6-8 p.m. Friday preview party; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Sunday

Price: Free; preview party is $45 for members, $50 for non-members

Location: Baltimore Clayworks (5707 Smith Ave., Baltimore)

Family friendly? Yes (but if they break it, you bought it).

Wine and Food Festival

Come out to the fairgrounds for some sophisticated day-drinking. Hundreds of local, domestic and international wines will be available for tasting (and buying by the bottle), and you can also purchase beer and spirits. Food trucks will be on hand, and you’re welcome to bring a picnic blanket or a chair to relax in the grass. Regional bands will provide entertainment and, in case you intend to imbibe your money’s worth, there’s easy access to the light rail.

Time: 1-5 p.m.; VIP Session 12-5 p.m.

Price: $25-$1,710

Location: Maryland State Fairgrounds (2200 York Road, Lutherville-Timonium)

Family friendly? No

Sunday, June 14

Los Mirlos

Los Mirlos (“The Blackbirds”) are legendary pioneers in the genre of Amazonian cumbia, which blends traditional Afro-Cuban percussion with surf rock and psychedelic electric guitar. The group’s roots are in Moyobamba, in Peru’s Amazon basin. The group formed in the early 1970s, and the founding members are getting on in years, but that has not kept Los Mirlos from gaining new fans. Last year they were the first Peruvian band ever to play Coachella.

Time: 8 p.m.

Price: $30

Location: Metro Baltimore (1700 N. Charles St., Baltimore)

Family friendly? Yes

Gem Miner’s Spring Show

It’s called a gem show but really, it’s all things geological. Vendors from around the country will be selling gems and jewelry, crystals and beads, rock mosaics and fossils, minerals, raw stones and cut stones. Peruse the stalls of 60 different vendors, meet jewelry makers and miners, and check out the wholesale options.

Time: 12-6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday

Price: $5 online; $6 at the door

Location: Howard County Fairgrounds (2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship)

Family friendly? Yes. Children under 12 are free.

Max Richter with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble

You may know Max Richter from his film and TV scores, of which he’s produced over 50. (Most recently, he composed the score to “Hamnet.”) But Richter is also a renowned composer and pianist in the more esoteric world of contemporary classical music. The Guardian called his 2004 album, “The Blue Notebooks,” one of the greatest classical works of the 21st century. Richter will perform the album, which was written in protest of the Iraq War, with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble. They will also perform “In a Landscape,” an album Richter released in 2024 that addresses some of the same themes.

Time: 7 p.m.

Price: $72-$151

Location: Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (1212 Cathedral St., Baltimore)

Family friendly? Yes

Naptown Flea

This seasonal flea market in downtown Annapolis includes over 25 vendors selling vintage clothes, jewelry, local finds and “permanent” jewelry (yep, they weld it on). Adoptable dogs from the SPCA will be there to make you swoon and several of the vendors only sell items that are $20 and under. So, um, don’t snooze on the Naptown Flea.

Time: 1-6 p.m.

Price: Free

Location: 24 Market Space, Annapolis

Family friendly? Yes

Andrea Appleton is a Baltimore-based writer and journalist.