Flower Mart at Mount Vernon Place
May 1-2, Times TBA
Baltimore’s oldest free annual festival, which includes a vendor fair, flower displays and treats like the iconic lemon stick
Free | mountvernonplace.org/flower-mart
57th Annual Towsontown Spring Festival
May 2-3, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, 1-6 p.m. Sunday | Towson
Towson’s signature spring event, featuring a vendor and craft fair, live music and food from restaurants and food trucks from around the area
Free | towsonchamber.com
Free Comic Book Day: Comics & Crafts
May 2, 1-2:30 p.m. | Baltimore
Pick up a free comic book and take part in some fun superhero-themed crafts at this teen event at the Enoch Pratt Free Library!
Free | prattlibrary.org
Native Plant Palooza
May 3, Noon-4 p.m. | Columbia
A native plant sale at Robinson Nature Center which benefits the center; visitors can also take a guided native plant walk and learn more about the plants that grow in the area.
Free | howardcountymd.gov/plantnatives
May the 4th Family Fun Parade
May 4, 6 p.m. | Ellicott City
Dress up in your best “Star Wars” costumes for this fun parade celebrating Star Wars Day, starting from the Thomas Isaac Log Cabin and ending at the B&O Ellicott City Station Museum.
Free | howardcountymd.gov/maythe4th
Young Playwrights Festival
May 9, Noon | Baltimore
Students in grades K-12 who won Center Stage’s Young Playwrights Festival contest will see their original plays and poems performed during the festival!
Free | centerstage.org/learning/young-playwrights-festival
