Thursday
Family Bingo
Bring the whole family for a night of friendly competition. Get five in a row any direction and win. Anne Arundel County Library, Linthicum Branch, 6:30 p.m., free, aacpl.net
Friday
Cardboard Block Party
What will you build today? Using boxes and your vivid imagination, anything is possible. Registration required. Ages 2-5 with adult. Baltimore County Public Library, Catonsville Branch, 11-11:45 a.m., free, bcpl.info
Audobon’s Tiny Tots: Owls
Whoooo’s ready to learn about owls? Little ones will love exploring, creating and playing in the outdoors of Library Square with the Tiny Tots environmental education program. Registration required. Ages 3-5. Enoch Pratt Library, Patterson Park Branch, 3-4 p.m., free, prattlibrary.org
Saturday
10th Anniversary Athletes Serving Athletes Runfest
Join Athletes Serving Athletes to ensure that people of all abilities have the opportunity to cross a race finish line. Runfest has something for everyone, ranging from a kids’ fun run to a 10K. Grounds at RBC Wealth Management (Hunt Valley), 9 a.m.-1 p.m., $10-$40, athletesservingathletes.org
Wild about Penguins
Who doesn’t love these tuxedo-wearing flightless birds? Waddle over and learn from zookeepers about these amazing animals and how the zoo cares for them and helps them thrive. Maryland Zoo, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., free with admission, marylandzoo.org
Fells Point Fun Festival
Fun is in the name. Experience the Fells Point vibe, as you stroll streets filled with local artisans, amazing food and musical variety sure to delight your ears. Oct. 13-14, Broadway and Thames, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., free, fellspointfest.net
Together at the Table: ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’
Spend a day at the theater with your family and reconnect through the sharing of a pre-show meal with actors and attending a matinee. Center Stage, noon (lunch), 2 p.m. (matinee), $10/person, centerstage.org
Hoodstock XV
Enjoy a family-friendly, groovy night featuring music, dinner, raffles and a silent auction benefiting Unified Community Connections. American Visionary Art Museum, 6-9 p.m., $45-55/adults, $10/kids, unified.org
Sunday
11th Annual Harbor Harvest Fall Children’s Festival
You don’t have to leave the city to celebrate the harvest season. Enjoy a petting zoo, a hay maze, face painting, food trucks and music by the Uncle Devin Show. Don’t forget your costume … there will be a contest. Rash Field Inner Harbor, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., free entry (some activities additional fee), baltimorewaterfront.com
Second Sunday Train Rides in Leakin Park
The trains may be small, but the fun is very big. Enjoy train rides on the nearly mile-long double track around the park. Leakin Park, 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m., free, calslivesteam.org