Get ready for Baltimore to be filled with holiday cheer with the return of events like the Mayor’s Christmas Parade, a tree lighting at City Hall, tuba performances, craft fairs, and more.
Plus, root for Army or Navy as the military football teams compete at M&T Bank Stadium.
Check it all out in our weekend events roundup:
Tree Lighting, Thursday, Dec. 11, 6 p.m., Baltimore City Hall. Mayor Brandon Scott will usher in the holiday season on Holliday Street with City Hall’s annual tree lighting ceremony. There will also be a coat drive, toy giveaway, entertainment, food, and family fun.
Cirque Nutcracker, Friday, Dec. 12 through Sunday, Dec. 14, Music Center at Strathmore and Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Enjoy a unique twist on Tchaikovsky’s holiday blockbuster, as Troupe Vertigo’s acrobatic stunts keep you on the edge of your seat.
Highlandtown Holiday Night Market, Friday, Dec. 12, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Creative Alliance. Peruse more than 40 local artists and vendors as you shop for folks on your holiday gift list.
Music Under the Dome: Pink Floyd, Friday, Dec. 12, doors open at 7 p.m., first show at 8 p.m., second show at 9 p.m., Maryland Science Center. Enjoy music from Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” album while experiencing in-house curated imagery inside the science center’s planetarium.
Breakfast with Santa, Saturday, Dec. 13, 9:30–11:30 a.m., Lord Baltimore Hotel. Enjoy a delicious breakfast, capture great photos with Santa, enjoy the beauty of the Couture Trees, for a most unusual and very Baltimore breakfast with Santa. Tickets available here.
Holiday Heap Craft Fair, Saturday, Dec. 13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Space 2640. Charm City Craft Mafia presents the 19th annual Holiday Heap Craft Fair, featuring more than 40 artists and makers.
Holidays at the Lewis, Saturday, Dec. 13, 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture. Celebrate the Christmas and Kwanzaa season with performances of Motown Christmas classics, storytelling, drumming, and more. Families can also take photos with Black Santa, make a holiday craft, and more.
Station North Holiday Market, Saturday, Dec. 13, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., Historic North Avenue Market. Shop for holiday gifts from Baltimore artists, makers, and vendors. Plus, enjoy live performances and local food and drink.
The Deer Creek Chorale Ebb and Flow Choir, Saturday, Dec. 13, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Star Bright Farm. Join the Deer Creek Chorale Ebb and Flow Ladies Choir for a free Christmas Carol Concert in the barn. Then stop by the Barn Market for Sip and Shop.
Crabs for Christmas Concert 2025 with David DeBoy & De Hons, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Three Arts Club of Homeland. Join David DeBoy—the local celebrity who brought us “Crabs for Christmas”—and De Hons for a family-friendly matinee promising laughter, music, and audience participation, all with a Bawl-a-mer twist!
Army-Navy Football Game, Saturday, Dec. 13, 3 p.m., M&T Bank Stadium. The Army and Navy football teams will go head to head in Baltimore. President Donald Trump is expected to be in attendance, as are demonstrators protesting him and his administration. There will be a tailgating event at Horseshoe Casino, headlined by country music singer Chase Rice with special guests Luke McFadden and the band Social Drinking.
The Second Saturday S#!T Show feat. LizaBanks Campagna, Saturday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. Ottobar. Join host Mike Quindlen as he welcomes headliner LizaBanks Campagna; featured comedians David Grant, Greg Stamper, Violet Gray, and Eddie Colson; and special guest Deadair Dennis Maler to the stage.
Mayor’s Christmas Parade, Sunday, Dec. 14, 1 p.m., Hampden and Medfield. This year marks the 52nd annual Mayor’s Christmas Parade. Watch marching bands, floats, community groups, and Santa as the parade proceeds along its 1.5-mile route through the streets of Hampden and Medfield.
TubaChristmas, Sunday, Dec. 14, 3:30 p.m., Maryland Science Center. Enjoy holiday carols played on tubas, euphoniums, sousaphones and baritones at the 40th annual TubaChristmas Baltimore.
