Where Kids Want to be this Weekend in Southern MD!

April 24-26

Friday, April 24

Renaissance Festival at College of Southern Maryland – FREE

 Two full-days of revelry (sans alcohol) will take place on Saturday, April 25, from 10 am through 6 pm and Sunday, April 26, from 11 am through 6 pm.  Festival activities will take place in two locations.  In the Fine Arts Theatre, the CSM Theatre Company will present performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  All other activities, musical performances, face-painting, games, etc., will be on the lawn in front of the Fine Arts Lobby.  Activities are either free or priced by the vendor.

Dates/Times
Thursday, April 23, 2015 – Madrigals and Other Vocal Music (7:30 pm)
Friday, April 24, 2015 – “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (7:00 pm)
Saturday, April 25, 2015 – Festival (10:00 am through 6:00 pm) – “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (2:00 pm and 7:00 pm)
Sunday, April 26, 2015 – Festival (11:00 am through 6:00 pm) – “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (3:00 pm) Fee

Totsicles
Capital Clubhouse, Waldorf
10:30 -11:30 am; Cost $7 per child
First steps on the frozen surface for children ages 2-5 and an adult care-giver. Explore the ice in shoes (closed toe shoes – no sandals or flip-flops) or skates (for participating children only/rentals are included in the admission). The ice arena is set up with games and activities for self guided fun designed to enhance motor skill development as well as develop comfort with the frozen element. After the ice time participants enjoy a cup of hot cocoa while listening to a story read aloud in our warm lobby. Totsicles is also scheduled Fridays when schools are off!

Gymnastics Workshop
PG Sports and Learning Complex
4:30-5:30 pm; Cost $6/participant
Looking for a fun activity for your children? Bring them to our gymnastics workshops! These workshops are an open play time for your child to explore gymnastics in a safe and fun environment. Spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Parents are required to be on the floor with the children. Ages walking to 12.

Pirates at the Center
Hanson Community Center, Waldorf
6:30 – 8:30pm; Cost $15 residents/$17 non residents/$20 at the door
Arrggh matey, you won’t want to miss the fun we are going to have at this party! Pirates at the Center is the pirate party that kids dream about! The evening will be filled with fun and excitement for all the pirates ages 2-12. All participants must be accompanied by an adult.

Saturday, April 25

Weekend Interpretation on the Farm – FREE
Colonial Farm National Park, Accokeek
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Colonial Farm will have fun learning some of the lost arts of homesteading, while also coming to understand that colonial people had environmental challenges too. Paired with each monthly colonial experience, museum interpreters will be on hand to engage visitors of all ages in interactive activities that help to illuminate some of our time’s most pressing environmental issues.

Baby Expo presented by the Judy Center and Babies R Us –FREE
Babies R Us, Waldorf
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
The Judy Center in Partnership with Babies R Us, presents a Baby Expo! This event is for families who are expecting or have children under the age of one. There will be demonstrations and giveaways.

Celebrate LaPlata – FREE
Town of LaPlata
12:00 pm -4:00 pm
Join us for our annual Spring Festival, Celebrate LaPlata!  Enjoy games and activities for children, face painting, moonbounce, displays, and entertainment including the popular Bed Races.

Clearwater Nature Fair – FREE
Clearwater Nature Center, Clinton
10:00 am-4:00 pm
Bring the entire family to this open-house style event! Enjoy animal guests, hands-on activities, demonstrations, hikes, a campfire (weather permitting), and special entertainment from Green Magician, Joe Romano!

Wool and Fiber Day at Old Maryland Farm – FREE
Old Maryland Farm, Upper Marlboro
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Learn how to sheer sheep and lamas and how wool is spun and dyed. Hayrides: $2

Simon Kidgits Club Planet Helpers
St. Charles Towne Center (Play Area), Waldorf
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm; Cost $5
Local families are invited to “go green” during St. Charles Towne Center’s Kidgits Little Planet Helpers event! On Saturday, April 25 from 1 – 3 p.m. in the Kidgits Play Area, attendees will plant their own seedling to take home and watch it grow! They can also learn ways to keep the environment clean and healthy. There will even be cookie decorating, giveaways and educational activities for guests of all ages to enjoy. Don’t miss out on the eco-friendly fun!

Spring Fling Car Show – FREE
Historic Leonardtown Square, Leonardtown
8:00 am – 4:00pm
Classic and antique cars, music, kid’s games and more.

Kid’s Day at Bobby McKey’s
National Harbor
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm, Doors open at 1:00 pm; Cost $18
Parents, looking for an afternoon activity that is fun for the entire family? A place where kids are actually encouraged to wiggle in their seats and get up and move? It is never too early to introduce your child to an appreciation for live music. Let’s nourish your child’s enthusiasm for music and movement at Bobby McKey’s! Our monthly family day show is two hours of all-request live music paired with a lunch buffet, a deal that can’t be beat in the D.C. area.

Fairy and Gnome Home Festival
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons
12 pm – 4 pm; Cost: $5. Members and children 2 and under free
Children’s play area, make your own fairy houses and gnome homes, meet Fairy Queen Ambrosia and Princess Cricket, face painting, bubbles, costumes, refreshments and more.

Special Events in Baltimore

Day Out with Thomas: The Celebration Tour
B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore
April 24-26 and May 1-3; Fri., 9am-4pm; Sat., 8:30am-6pm; Sun., 8:30am-5pm
See Thomas the Tank Engine, meet Sir Topham Hatt, arts and crafts and more.

Johns Hopkins Spring Fair -FREE
Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus, Baltimore
April 24-26; check site for schedule
Johns Hopkins Spring Fair is all about having fun. As America’s largest student-run three day festival, we on Spring Fair strive to bring the greater Baltimore area the best of the best each and every year. We organize and execute an extensive number of events on Homewood Campus which include but are not limited to carnival rides, games and contests, an ever-expanding food court, and beer garden. As a dedicated and fun-loving group of individuals, we cannot wait to host the best Spring Fair weekend Hopkins has seen yet!Funnel cakes, corn hole, a cappella concerts and other fun events.