Holiday events in the Baltimore area for 2024

BALTIMORE — From traditional favorites like Hampden's Miracle on 34th Street to brand-new celebrations such as Magic of Merryland in Harbor East, Baltimore has lots to offer this holiday season.

WMAR is compiling a calendar of events, from Thanksgiving through New Year's, where you can enjoy the holidays.

Plus we've launched a special "Spectacular Maryland Main Streets" edition of our "Shop Small with Stevie" segment, where we'll highlight small businesses all across Maryland.

Check out how each town features their own local merchants, while hosting holiday festivities unique to them.

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This list will continue to be updated, so stay tuned!

CHRISTMAS:

• If you don't know about Miracle on 34th Street, are you even from Baltimore? Arguably the area's most popular holiday attraction, the lights will return to Hampden's 34th Street starting at 6 p.m. Nov. 30.
• Christmas Village will bring its much-loved German vibes to the Inner Harbor, starting on Thanksgiving - and organizers say it will be bigger than ever.
• Maryland Zoo brings back "Holly Days" from Nov. 29 to Dec. 31, with "a different way to enjoy the season" each day. There's also a "Brunch with Santa" every Sunday in December. More info is on the zoo website.
• Charm City Lights will light up Druid Hill Park for the second year. It's open nightly from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., November 30 - January 1, and it "takes attendees on a one-mile, drive-thru adventure that features more than 250,000 holiday lights." Get tickets and more information here.
• The Holiday Shoppe brings a boutique of handcrafted and distinctive gifts for sale to the Lord Baltimore hotel, Nov. 29 through Dec. 22. Sponsored by the local women-owned Fleurtopia, the event also features some specialty nights, like "Bourbon & Baubles" and "A Men's Shopping Night." More information is here.
• Hampden Holiday Markets brings more than 40 artists, artisans, makers, plus live music, poetry, hot soups and drinks to St. Luke's Church at 800 West 36th Street. It's organized by The Little Market and will take place from noon to 5 p.m. on Nov. 30, and on Dec. 21.
• The Holiday Train Garden at Towson's Shops at Kenilworth is returning Nov. 22, and will run through Jan. 5. The display is sponsored by The St. Paul's Schools and GBMC Healthcare. It's open on the mall's lower level from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
• The Guinness Open Gate Brewery, in Halethorpe, will launch its Holiday Market on Nov. 29, through Dec. 22. It features a raclette (fondue-style) stand, food truck, and Studebaker with beer service, and a tree lot provided by Just Landscaping company. Guinness will debut its Winter Warmer beer on Nov. 27. The brewery has several holiday-themed events in December, and a free OGB cookie with any retail beer purchase on Black Friday.
• The Charmers Club, which just opened at Remington's former Charmington's Cafe, is hosting a "Slacker's Sip & Shop" Vintage & Makers Night Market at Ministry of Brewing (1900 E. Lombard Street) on Friday, December 20, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  

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• Harford Holidays light experience will light up Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout December. It's a new partnership with Visit Harford and IronBirds Baseball, featuring an interactive light display, s'mores-making station, vendor village, music and visit with Santa. Ticket information is at VisitHarford.com.
• The inaugural Maryland Holiday Light Spectacular will take over the State Fairgrounds, with a brand-new outdoor light display from Dec. 12 through 30. There'll be a half-mile walking path with holiday-themed and Maryland scenes, a Holiday Village where you can buy treats and gifts, a nightly visit from Santa, special performances, and a Winter Carnival area with rides. It will be open nightly from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.; information and tickets are here.
• The Belle Aire Holiday Market is an open-air, holiday-themed artisan market that is an extension of the Belle Aire Market series. The Belle Aire Holiday Market is held on the 4 Saturdays from after Thanksgiving to before Christmas at 121 S Main St in Downtown Bel Air from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Power Plant Live! is bringing back the "Miracle on Market" celebration, for the 10th year. Starting Nov. 30, there'll be a holiday-themed cocktail pop-up bar called Miracle. The "Miracle on 34 Market Place" will be open Sunday through Thursday from noon to 10 p.m., and Fridays/Saturdays from noon to 11 p.m. The pop-up bar is partnering with the community to host local food and toy drives, and special themed activities. More info is here.
  

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• "A Celtic Christmas" by A Taste of Ireland comes to Brooklyn Park, with a performance 7:30pm, Saturday, December 21, at Chesapeake Arts Center. More info is at ATasteofIrelandShow.com .
• Christmas can be pretty corn-y - especially at New Windsor's Local Homestead Products, which is hosting its very festive "Christmas in the Corn." They have more than 1.2 million lights decorating farm equipment, "the tallest Santa, topping more than 35 feet," huts featuring The Grinch, two trails to enjoy, and more. Get information here.

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• Take a candlelight tour of downtown Frederick's historic churches, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 26. The event is in its 38th year, and includes a self-guided tour that highlights three centuries of local history, holiday traditions, and beautiful architecture. More information is here.
  

  

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• Downtown Westminster wraps up its "Saturday With Santa," at the Westminster library, on Dec. 21. You can visit Santa and take advantage of a free carriage ride and ice skating from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Locust Lane.

HANUKKAH:

• Pikesville's annual Chanukah House is returning to 101 Brightside Avenue, with a festive display of all things Chanukah. Thedaily display will run from Dec. 11 through Jan. 4,with a menorah lighting starting on Dec. 25, at 5:30 p.m.
• A Howard County family hosts a massive "River Hill Chanukah," at 6424 Empty Song Road in Columbia. It features thousands of lights and dozens of inflatables across two properties. More info is here.
  

  

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• Owings Mills is getting its first large-scale community menorah lighting, at Metro Center starting at 5 p.m. Dec. 26. There'll be entertainment - including a fire show - dreidel games, crafts and raffles for kids, as well as Hanukkah treats. You can register here.
  

KWANZAA:

• Reginald F. Lewis Museum has a celebration to include Christmas and Kwanzaa activities from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 21. There will be a Kwanzaa candle-lighting ceremony, African dancing and drumming with Sankofa Dance Theater, choral singing by the Singing Sensations Youth Choir, a presentation on Center Stage's Black Nativity, and an author's reading of "Hair Like Obama's, Hands Like Lebron's." More information is here.
• The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum is hosting "It's All About the Children" Kwanzaa Celebration at 6 p.m. Dec. 26, at Henderson-Hopkins Elementary School. More information is here.
• Celebrate the 3rd day of Kwanzaa with Keur Khaleyi African Dance at The Eubie Blake Cultural Center. "Give back by buying Black" with premier vendors, enroll your youth in children's dance class and drum circle, get your body moving in an adult's dance class, all for only $10. End the day with a free concert at 7 p.m. featuring special guest artists. More info is here.

NEW YEAR'S:

• Stay tuned!