Things to do

From a Polar Express train ride to a nouveau “Nutcracker,” there will be plenty for people to do to ring in the holiday season this year.

Diverse dancers are finding lead opportunities in the iconic ballet ”The Nutcracker” in the Baltimore area this holiday season.

NBC’s “Today” show will feature the famed holiday decorations at Baltimore’s Miracle on 34th Street on Wednesday.

There are still many duckpin bowling options in the area.

If you don’t have a big enough TV, or would prefer to watch with an excited crowd, we’ve got you covered with this roundup of places to go.

Since 1971, Baltimore City has illuminated the monument during the first Thursday in December.

The Baltimore area is blessed with acres of amazing parks, miles of trails and many historical places to explore — and run.

These gifts offer the chance to explore the best of what the area has to offer, around Baltimore and beyond.

The annual Maryland Film Festival will return in 2024 for its 25th anniversary.

Some quick, last-minute places to catch the colorful blooming of fall.

Red Emma's recently purchased a building at 415 E. 32nd Street and a storefront at 3128 Greenmount Ave. and is renovating them to create a multilevel community coffeehouse, bookstore, and social center.

With 67 houseplants (and counting), I’ve developed my own list of plant stores and personalities that have helped me grow my collection.

Baltimore's Blaq Pride is celebrating 20 years during the whole month of October.

More than 11,000 participants had been expected to participate across the events, which included a marathon, half-marathon, 10K and 5K. Runners arrived in the city from all 50 states and 15 countries.

Homecoming at an HBCU represents an opportunity to see familiar faces and new ones and experience the promise of a safe space where Blackness is celebrated.

Jocelyn Broadwick has been entertaining crowds during Highlandtown's First Friday Art Walks by reading aloud steamy pulp novels from the 1950s and ’60s — and now the reading series is reaching an even bigger platform.

The visitor center reopened in February but is operating at a reduced schedule, even as tourism activity ticks back up after a dismal few years.

She is the first woman to be both president and CEO of the Maryland Center for History and Culture.

Banner housing reporter Sophie Kasakove shares her favorite bits of Baltimore architecture and what she's been able to learn about them.

Visitors will be able to board both foreign and domestic vessels and watch flyovers from historic planes by the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.