Things to do

The Maryland State Fair returns in August. Here’s what you need to know.

Whether you want to visit the African American history museum for free or get some laughs at the Baltimore Improv festival, we’ve got you covered.

Here are seven things to do in Howard County for the week through Thursday Aug. 15. Be sure to bring an umbrella or raincoat — just in case!

Art abounds in Annapolis: paintings on the walls of a restaurant, one-act plays in a record store and now — finally — standup comedy in a board shop.

“iWitness: Media & the Movement” is a new exhibit that launches Thursday at The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American History & Culture. The yearlong exhibit coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

The astronomical spectacle is expected to be most visible from the northern hemisphere Aug. 11-12.

The superstitious among us are secretly wondering if some festival organizer stepped on a crack in the pavement or walked under an errant ladder. All we know is it has just been one thing after another with Artscape these last few years.

Here’s what not to miss before the fair wraps up on Saturday.

This weekend, Bailey Anne Kennedy could become the first trans woman to be crowned Miss USA. Here’s how you can tune in.

Several lighting strikes happened around 8 p.m. and, while people at ArtScape were eagerly waiting for news, the stage crew started packing up gear.

While it may not be the hottest weekend of the year, Artscape weekend is forecast to be hot and humid.

Whether you want to see Missy Elliott at CFG Bank Arena, check out Artscape or check out Pigeons Playing Ping Pong and WTMD’s First Thursday Festival, we’ve got you covered.

Have questions about the basics of when, where and what you need to know about Artscape 2024? We’ve got all the answers.

The 79th annual Annapolis Rotary Crab Feast is among the fun things to do in Annapolis for the week ending Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024.

August has arrived, which means the Howard County Council is in recess, the weather will — hopefully — get cooler soon, and school is almost in session. Celebrate the last few weeks of no school with the Howard County Fair, free yoga and even goat yoga.

Queen Takes Book, an indie bookstore in Columbia, is hosting a Where’s Waldo scavenger hunt for 6-inch Waldo cutouts that are hiding all around Columbia. It’s an annual national summer event.

From bookstores to the tap-houses with big TVs, for the summer Olympics we’ve put together a few places in Baltimore where you’ll be ready to root for team USA.

Seven outdoor activities to do in Howard County, including a “Finding Nemo” showing at The Wine Bin, an O.A.R. show at the Merriweather Post Pavilion and a Sunday farmer's market.

There's still a chance to catch “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at The Classic Theatre of Maryland in the coming week. You could also see two of England's top soccer teams play at Navy stadium, listen to innovative chamber music or try karaoke at the new Tiki bar in Annapolis.

Whether you want to look at pictures of John Lennon taken by his former lover, see “Deadpool and Wolverine” for free or go axe throwing, we’ve got you covered.