Baltimore Buzzes with Holiday Cheer: From Waterfront Markets to Lighted Boat Parades

05/12/2025 3 min
Baltimore Buzzes with Holiday Cheer: From Waterfront Markets to Lighted Boat Parades

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Baltimore is buzzing with holiday energy this week, and there is plenty for listeners to do all over Charm City. From waterfront markets and lighted boats to comedy, concerts, and family fun, this is a perfect time to lean into the season and explore the city.Start tonight in Fells Point, where Miracle on Thames Street – part of the Charm City Night Market series – turns the cobblestone waterfront into a cozy winter street festival. According to Visit Baltimore, you can stroll Thames Street between 6 and 10 p.m., browsing local vendors, grabbing street food, and enjoying live entertainment as the harbor lights shimmer in the background. Down at the Inner Harbor, the Christmas Village in Baltimore continues its annual run at West Shore Park and Bicentennial Plaza, with wooden market huts, a 65‑foot Ferris wheel, a new carousel, Glühwein, and plenty of artisan gifts, as detailed by the event organizers at baltimore‑christmas dot com.Listeners looking for an indoor cultural hit have some great options. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is presenting Elf in Concert at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, where the film plays on the big screen while the orchestra performs the score live, a highlight frequently mentioned in local December event roundups. Over in Station North, the Motor House is hosting “A Christmas Carol for Edgar Allan Poe,” a quirky seasonal stage production that reimagines Dickens through Baltimore’s favorite master of the macabre, noted by Baltimore Fishbowl’s weekend guide.If you are planning for Saturday, lean into the city’s “most festive weekend” on the waterfront. Eye on Annapolis describes Baltimore’s Most Festive Weekend as a full day of holiday shopping, character appearances, and activities along the harbor, capped by the beloved Baltimore Lighted Boat Parade as illuminated vessels cruise from Canton through Fells Point, Harbor East, and the Inner Harbor. Families might want to combine that with a visit to the Holiday Maker’s Market at Harborplace’s Light Street Pavilion, where Visit Baltimore highlights local makers selling crafts, jewelry, and seasonal treats.Sunday offers a big dose of Baltimore spirit. Baltimore Style points to the Baltimore Ravens hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium, a high‑stakes AFC North matchup that will have the entire city in purple. If football is not your thing, head to Hampden for the Hampden Krampuslauf, where costumed marchers, games, and an after‑party at Frazier’s on the Avenue turn the neighborhood into a tongue‑in‑cheek holiday spectacle, as described in Baltimore Fishbowl’s weekend events listing. You can round out the evening with Winter Lights at the Patterson Park Observatory or a cozy spin through one of the many neighborhood holiday markets and improv comedy shows listed on Baltimore dot org’s events calendar.Thanks for tuning in, and be sure to subscribe so you never miss what’s happening in Charm City. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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