Baltimore’s Most Festive Weekend, Dec. 6-7, comes with so many choices of markets, performances, and activities across four waterfront neighborhoods, revelers and shoppers might wonder how to get from one to another without traffic and parking headaches. Enter the new, free Holiday Harbor Connector water taxi service.
Thanks to a collaboration between Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore and Baltimore City DOT, the free water taxi service will operate exclusively during the weekend-long celebration. It will run between Fells Point, Harbor East, Harborplace, Federal Hill, and Locust Point, taking people directly to the weekend’s holiday events. The initiative is supported by Fells Point Main Street, Federal Hill Main Street, Ginny Lawhorn (Main Street Advocacy Officer & WPB Board Member), Robert La Pin (Sail Local), Christmas Village in Baltimore and MCB Real Estate.
The Most Festive Weekend will transform the entire waterfront district with seasonal décor, markets, and family activities. There will be Fells Point Old Tyme Christmas at Broadway Square, Family Weekend at the Christmas Village at West Shore Park, Sock Creature Saturday at the American Visionary Art Museum, and Culturally Curated: Chic Sneaks Edition event at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture.
Other signature events include Waterfront Partnership’s Holiday Makers Market at the Harborplace Light Street Pavilion, with more than 60 local artists, vintage vendors, and small businesses, including festive food and drinks. Saturday evening’s culminating event at the harbor is the annual Parade of Lighted Boats, presented by Sail Baltimore in partnership with Anchorage Marina. The boat parade benefits the Southeast Exchange Club Toy Drive while celebrating the city’s maritime heritage. It is one of the area’s longest-standing winter events. All the weekend’s experiences can be connected across the neighborhoods by the Holiday Harbor Connector.
“The Holiday Harbor Connector allows visitors to move easily between neighborhoods and experience the full scope of programming taking place along the waterfront,” said Dan Taylor, president of Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore. “From its start as Baltimore’s Most Festive Day in 2022 to its expansion into a full weekend in 2023, this celebration has continued to grow, and this year’s addition of free water-taxi service marks another step forward in making the waterfront more connected, accessible, and enjoyable for everyone. We hope many will take advantage of it!”
To see a full schedule of the weekend’s events, please visit the Baltimore’s Most Festive Weekend page on Waterfront Partnership’s website. Click here for the Holiday Harbor Connector’s departure schedule. Check out the interactive map on the Holiday Harbor Connector page, which shows which activities are nearest to each stop.
