Join the Choice Program at UMBC for their annual celebration of youth creativity and social justice

“I Love SoBo Day” is a celebration of the many neighborhoods on the South Baltimore peninsula. The day features events and activities for all ages, including local vendors, food, trivia, games for kids, sailboat rides, the SoBo Photo Show, and a silent auction.

Join us for our annual community skate event at Jake's Skate Park in Rash Field! This free event is a chance for kids under 12 to learn to skate in a fun, supportive environment. Local legend and pro skater Joey Jett, along with shredders from the Skatepark of Baltimore, will be assisting young skaters to get on board. Plus, enjoy free skate gear giveways, DJ Remedy spinning a mix of tunes for all ages, and free ice cream from Miss Twist!

Baltimore's best all-you-can-taste foodie event returns to the Inner Harbor at a brand new location at West Shore Park!

Enjoy delectable bites from a stellar lineup of local restaurants, while enjoying stylish cocktails crafted by the city's hottest mixologists featuring your favorite spirits. Tickets are all inclusive with proceeds benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Pop on your space suit and rocket on over to the Maryland Science Center for a day filled with out-of-this-world exploration. Investigate the energetic colors of the universe and sketch your own stellar artwork. Aim for your target and help mission control safely land a spacecraft on a faraway planet. Train like an astronaut and explore what it’s like to work in outer space. Grab a pair of solar eclipse glasses and discover how and when to watch the upcoming total solar eclipse, plus more!

Celebrate the beginning of Baltimore baseball season with the opening Orioles game against the Los Angeles Angels

The Center is thrilled to be back for baseball season and to host our first-ever Opening Day Celebration event! As the Orioles prepare to take on the Los Angeles Angels, we’ll be getting into the spirit with music, refreshments, games and giveaways! This event is open to the public and family-friendly and a great way for you to celebrate the Orioles and the upcoming season all while fostering connections. Join us at Corner of Charles St & Pratt St to show your Baltimore Spirit.

Kickstart your St. Patrick's Day weekend at Shamrocks & Shenanigans featuring Cash Cash! Join us at the ultimate St. Patty's Day party and celebrate with green beer, festive inflatables, themed photo ops, EDM performances & more!

Sit back, relax, and stop making sense. You’re about to experience music in motion as our planetarium operators send you on an unforgettable ride through the universe, to the beat of your favorite Talking Heads songs.

Music Under the Dome is an immersive planetarium show featuring in-house curated imagery set to a music playlist. Each show is uniquely developed to complement the soundtrack and is only available at the Maryland Science Center. Check in for the show early and enjoy a complementary happy hour, complete with adult beverages, special science demonstrations, and access to our space exhibits.

The CIAA Fan Fest, is a two-day FREE event held at the Baltimore Convention Center, Friday and Saturday, March 1-2, and features interactive sponsor activations, concerts and other family-friendly entertainment events as part of CIAA Tournament Week.

Port Discovery’s Sensory Friendly Mornings provide Museum access to families who would benefit from a sensory friendly experience and quieter setting at Port Discovery two hours before opening to the general public.

This isn’t your average karaoke night—this is karaoke beneath the stars of our planetarium dome!

Quilted Education Film Screening and Fiber Art Workshop

Saturday, February 3 | 1pm – 3pm

Get ready for a dino-sized science adventure! Uncover fossils and learn about the creatures who roamed the Earth millions of years ago.

Discover what it takes to be a paleontologist in this 2.5-hour workshop intended for ages 7-10. Learn how fossils form and what they can tell you about ancient life by making scientific models of molds and casts. Conduct a mock excavation and test out real field techniques used to protect fossils for their journey back to the lab. The workshop will then head over to our Dinosaur Mysteries exhibit where you will use clues to find a few of our favorite dinosaur specimens.

Enjoy play, learning and family fun at a reduced price during Port Discovery’s Community Day on January 26.

Count down to New Year at noon!

Everyone’s favorite ball drop before bedtime is back again. Make memories and party, Science Center style, at MSC’S 16th annual Midnight Noon celebration! Enjoy loads of festive activities and games, explore all three floors of hands-on science exhibits, and help us ring in the New Year with a noontime ball drop!

All activities are free with paid admission or membership.

Free 3:30pm holiday concert of 100+ tuba, euphonium, baritone and sousaphone players. Performer registration at 2pm at Constellation Energy entrance of Maryland Science Center

Get in the Holiday spirit at the Christmas Village in Baltimore, then hop on the water taxi at Harbor Place for an unforgettable adventure!

This holiday season, enjoy a spectacular 21+ dance party at Winter in the Garden!

Get in the Holiday spirit at the Christmas Village in Baltimore, then hop on the water taxi at Harbor Place for an unforgettable adventure!

Enjoy an exclusive look at the Maryland Science Center after dark as you wander—wine in hand—through our world of the prehistoric. Engage with our staff and their interactive demonstrations as they bring the world of the dinosaurs to life, and invite you to look at wine like you never have before—like under a microscope! Don’t miss your chance to roam our Dinosaur Mysteries exhibit while sipping wine from historic Maryland winery, Boordy Vineyards, who will be joining us for this event. We’re not only guaranteeing that you’ll have a good time, but that you’ll learn something about wine and dinosaurs while you’re at it.

Shine on, you crazy diamond.

Sit back, relax, and let the sounds of Pink Floyd’s legendary album, Wish You Were Here, carry you off on a journey to the far-reaches of the cosmos. Music Under the Dome is an immersive planetarium experience featuring in-house curated imagery set to a music playlist. Each show is uniquely developed to compliment the soundtrack, and is only available at the Maryland Science Center.