Things To Do

    What you need to know before heading to the 145th Maryland State Fair
    The Maryland State Fair is back again this year in Timonium, bringing three weekends of food, competitions, concerts, rides and more.
    The Maryland State Fair is back this fall for another three weekends filled with games, rides, competitions and more.
    The fight to save one of Baltimore’s last gay bars
    Many in the queer community have been rallying for the reopening of the shuttered bar Leon’s, fearful of losing a living link to Baltimore’s LGBTQIA+ history. Dozens of queer-centered bars and nightclubs have closed in the city in recent decades, part of a national trend fueled in part by greater acceptance of LGBTQIA+ people and the rise of dating apps.
    Leon’s opened in Mount Vernon in the 1950s and bore witness to many eras of the city’s evolving queer culture. From left, Leon’s staffers Stacey Antoine, Karen O’Donnell, Joseph Leloudis, Damon Wallace, Brandon Gruszczynski, Tina Wallace, Sanchez Sanders, Cade Granger, Adam David Bencomo, and Sam Smith.
    You’ve heard of little free libraries. But have you checked out Rockville’s trinket library?
    Rockville's free trinket trade library has taken on a life of its own.
    Jojo Craven poses with her dog, Halo, outside her trinket library outside her house on Veirs Mill Road in Rockville on Wednesday.
    The fall apple-picking day trip worth an annual trek from Baltimore
    A fall drive to Pennsylvania apple country for pumpkins, gourds, baked goods and milkshakes is an annual ritual for social media influencer Chris Franzoni.
    An apple cider doughnut milkshake from Hollabaugh Bros., Inc., in Biglersville, Pennsylvania, comes with a whole doughnut on top.
    Hutzell: Maryland food trucks launch onto the Chesapeake Bay this summer
    COLUMN | Food trucks are going where few have dared before — out on the Chesapeake Bay. In boat-loving Maryland, this had to happen eventually.
    Toby Denues launches the Soggy Bunz food boat this summer, after starting with a more traditional food trailer.
    Fleetwood Mac, Marvin Gaye and more tributes featured in BlackRock Center for the Arts’ new season
    The Germantown arts center will celebrate America 250 with performances honoring national and local artists.
    Candlelight Concerts, a growing musical venture by Fever Events, plans four performances at Maryland Hall through May.  The first, "Cold Play & Imagine Dragons," is Feb. 14, 2024.
    What to do this weekend, including a ’90s concert at Camden Yards and a pickle party
    Whether you want to listen to '90s acts sing at Camden Yards, enjoy a pickle party, attend an adult prom or celebrate dogs, we've got you covered.
    Pickles isolated on a white background.
    7 things to do in the capital region, from a go-go concert to a demolition derby
    The capital region will host a free go-go concert, a demolition derby and more things to do this week.
    he Next Generation Krank Band will perform Aug. 20 at Concord Historic Site in Capitol Heights. The young go-go band has performed at venues across the capital region, such as Black Cat in Washington, D.C.
    R&B singers Chris Brown and Usher to perform at M&T Bank Stadium
    M&T Bank Stadium will host at least 17 full-capacity events this year — the most in its nearly 30-year history.
    Usher performs at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee on July 25.
    Fried Oreos, pupusas and a donut burger: Everything I ate at the Montgomery County Fair
    I tried 15 foods and drinks at the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair, including fried Oreos, pupusas and a donut burger.
    From Hot Cheeto street corn to some of the best fried chicken I've had in recent memory, here's everything I ate at the 2026 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair on Aug. 14, 2026.
    Hutzell: How not to pick a Maryland blue crab, and my search for the right way
    COLUMN | Everyone in Maryland knows how to pick a Chesapeake Bay crab, right? There is a method to it, a shared technique. Well, what if we’ve been doing it wrong all along?
    A fresh blue crab to be steamed and enjoyed.
    How Baltimore’s ‘Free Blockbuster’ is reviving movie nights and community bonds
    The Hampden Blockbuster and a thriving nonprofit video store in Baltimore reflect how some residents are turning to physical media to forge community.
    The Hampden Blockbuster in Baltimore on Aug. 4, 2026.
    What to do this weekend, including a Little Italy festival and Juvenile at the Meyerhoff
    Whether you want to attend a festival in Little Italy, see Zac Brown Band at Merriweather Post Pavilion or attend a comedy show about work, we've got you covered.
    ATLANTA, GEORGIA - MAY 19: Rapper Juvenile performs onstage at 2023 Black Music Honors at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on May 19, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Nykieria Chaney/Getty Images)
    Amid overcrowding, Patapsco Valley State Park aims to open 10 miles of new trails
    To alleviate heavy foot traffic in Patapsco Valley State Park, officials and volunteers are launching projects this fall that will open access to the Woodstock area, one of the least-used sections of the park.
    The Friends of the Patapsco Valley State Park will begin work this fall to add more trails, like the one pictured here, to the park's Woodstock area.
    7 things to do in the capital region, from a romance book pop-up to a Taylor Swift tribute concert
    Here’s what to do this weekend in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, including a 50th-anniversary event honoring “Roots,” Bookstore Romance Day and a Taylor Swift tribute concert.
    Jeanette Thompson owns Romantique Books, a Montgomery County-based popup romance bookstore.
    Baltimore’s Ambrose Kennedy Pool vandalized, closes for cleanup
    Ambrose Kennedy Pool was closed Wednesday due to vandalism, officials said, the latest in a string of such incidents at public pools across the city.
    Baltimore’s Patterson Park Pool has been vandalized twice this summer. On Wednesday, Ambrose Kennedy Pool became the latest city pool to close after a vandalism incident.
    Yuk it up: Magoobys comedy club is coming to Hampden
    Cue the laughs: Magoobys Joke House, a Baltimore County comedy club that helped launch the careers of Stavros Halkias and Shane Gillis, is coming to Hampden.
    Magoobys Joke House, located in Timonium, will open a smaller spot in Hampden.
    The Howard County Fair is back. Here’s how to master the fair.
    The 80th annual Howard County Fair runs through Aug. 15. It’s open daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    The 80th annual Howard County Fair runs through Aug. 15. It’s open daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m in West Friendship.
    At the Josiah Henson Museum, his descendants stitch their family history
    The annual Henson-Nevels family reunion featured a new quilt unveiling, now on display to the public.
    Several of the quilt makers, including Tisha Thorne, left, gather in front of their creation at the quilt’s unveiling Saturday at the Josiah Henson Museum and Park.
    The Dish: Why Baltimore’s swankiest new bar took 7 years to open
    Werewolves Welcome may feel worth the wait after seven years and approximately $1 million transforming the Old Goucher space into a bar.
    Werewolves Welcome, a new bar in Old Goucher, is a seven-year project by veteran bartender and cinephile Bryan Ranere.
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