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🏫 A reminder for those with kids in HCPSS, Easter Monday is no longer a day off from school. And schools start 2 minutes earlier though nothing changes about transportation… or school… except we hit the minimum hours required by the state. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
🐰🐰 Also, double check the hours of your favorites spots as it’s Easter this weekend (Howard County Libraries, for example, are closed on Sunday). As a result, not too many Sunday events but hopefully the other days make up for it!
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Latest News
New Fulton Farmers Market 🧺
Starting in mid-April, there will be a new farmer’s market in Fulton at the turkey farm next to the school complex. It’s Fridays and Saturdays from 10am-2pm and will be operated by Milk Lady Markets.
North Laurel Community Center Expansion Complete
“This nearly 23,000 square foot, one-story addition to the NLCC includes a lap pool, a therapy leisure pool, women’s and men’s locker rooms, six family “universal design restrooms,” a reception area, office space, a youth playground, and a preschool playground.” Nice!
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Local Business
Kids Bowl Free This Summer! 🎳
A bunch of bowling alleys, including Main Event in Columbia, participate in Kids Bowl Free this summer. They have to be between the ages of 2 and 15 and you get two free games per day, per person. If you don’t have bowling shoes, you’ll have to rent them.
Maola Milk Plant Closing 🐮
The Maola milk plant in Laurel is closing this year. “The ingredients plant will close on June 1 and the full plant will close on December 31.” Unfortunately, 72 jobs will be lost.
Fun Things To Do
As always, confirm events before you go, sometimes they change, get cancelled, etc.
Today
Carroll County Arts Council 19th Annual PEEPshow - From now until April 6th, head to Westminster for a fundraising event featuring all manner of creations inspired by and made with PEEPS. There are 197 entries, so if you like PEEPS, this is the event for you.
Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by Lady Brion @ Busboys & Poets - For two hours, audiences can expect a diverse chorus of voices, and a vast array of professional spoken word performers, open mic rookies, musicians and a different host every week. Expect to be moved, expect a packed house, expect the unexpected, but above all come with an open mind and ear.
Charm City Run Club w. Black Flag Brewing - All paces welcome for a fun run and or walk, start and end at the store, go for a 2-3 mile run or walk, and receive a coupon for a discount at Black Flag Brewery.
Family Fun Day @ Columbia Mall - Mr. Jones & his Amazing Suitcase Circus will be at the center court from 10-11am .
Trivia Night @ Common Kitchen - Every Thursday starting at 6:30pm with Dan Master Quiz. Prizes to the top three teams of 1-6 people.
Karaoke @ Oversea Distillery - Every Thursday night is Karaoke night at Oversea, starts at 8:30pm.
Union Jack’s Beer Pong Tournament - Hosted by CJ Micah Diggs every Thursday from 10pm-2am, compete for prizes for 1st and 2nd place.
Friday
Elkridge Volunteer Fire Dept. Food Truck Fridays - Every Friday until October 30th, a variety of food trucks will be there from 4:30-7:30pm. They list the food trucks attending each week and it’s usually a very big turnout.
Half Price Fridays @ National Aquarium - After 5pm, enjoy half priced tickets at the National Aquarium all year long.
Karaoke @ The Trolley Stop - Fridays at 9:30pm hosted by Kelly Secret.
Saturday
Patuxent River Clean Up - Join a statewide effort by Patuxent Riverkeepers to help keep the Patuxent River clean.
Local Author Tudor Alexander @ B&N Ellicott City - He will be there at 1pm to sign copies of his book The Last Patient.
Easter Egg Hunt @ UNO - Easter Egg Hunt starts at 10:30AM Saturday! Stick around for Kids Eat FREE lunch from 11-3. We're hiding the eggs- you bring the baskets.
Clarksville Farmer’s Market - The April Spring Preview farmers market will be this weekend from 9am to 1pm. There will be over a dozen vendors with everything sold having been grown, raised, or made in the Chesapeake region. Calvin Thomas will be performing as well.
Annual Daffodil Day Celebration - From 10am-2pm, enjoy a transformed historic cemetery (Whipps Garden Cemetery) filled with hundreds of daffodils and other spring blooms and support this Ellicott City landmark!
Bethany Church's Easter Extravaganza - Bethany Church welcomes you to join them for their annual Easter Extravaganza! In addition to the egg hunt they will also have inflatables, games, playground fun and more! Tickets are FREE but we do recommend a $10 donation per family. Please pre-register.
2026 Easter Egg Hunt Eggstravaganza @ St. John Baptist Church - From 11am-2pm, enjoy a free egg hunt as well as rides ($3 for unlimited for kids) including carnival rides, pony rides, petting zoo and a live DJ.
Kid's Fest (2-12 years) @ Meadowbrook Park - $8 per child ($10 at the door) gets you access to a variety of inflatables, demonstrations, and other fun events. Seven food vendors will be on site and you can review the map here.
35th Annual Chesapeake Gem, Mineral, Jewelry & Fossil Show @ HoCo Fairgrounds - From 10am-4pm, free admission and parking to check out minerals, jewelry, fossils and gemstones. There will be activities for kids, door prizes, and a silent auction.
Sip + Shoot @ Penn Oaks Winery - From noon until 6pm, try something new and exhilarating with Sip & Shoot, an archery experience where participants can learn basic archery skills from Arrow Dynamics professionals and unwind with Penn Oaks wine in hand.
6th Annual Easter EGGstraveganza @ Mary’s Land Farm - From 9-4pm (final admission 2:30pm), enjoy an easter egg hunt, photos with the Easter Bunny, animal encounters, market vendors, food trucks, and more. Buy tickets ahead of time, they’re not available at the door.
St. Paul’s Community Easter Festival - From 11am-2pm, enjoy egg hunts, hay rides, moon bounce, face painting, crafts and more with the Easter Bunny!
HoCo HaHa’s Circus/Magic Variety Show (7 yrs +) @ Harriett Tubman CC - Howard County’s new variety show features clean, family performances with a variety of artists (jugglers, magicians, and circus performers).
Silver Spring B&O Station April Open House: Streamlined Trains - Join our April 4th Open House for a special presentation on “Streamlined Trains” at 11 am – 12:30 pm (appropriate for ages 11 and up).
Puppy Playtime @ Petco - Every Saturday from 1-1:30pm, pups 8 weeks to 6 months old with proof of vaccines can get out their zoomies!
Encore Comedy @ Cushwa Brewing - Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm.
Winter Indoor Farmers Market @ Mary’s Land Farm - From 10am-2pm, Mary’s Land Farm hosts its final indoor farmer’s market in their greenhouse today.
Downtown Silver Spring Farmers Market - Veterans Plaza from 10-1pm, the year round market features local vendors offering everything from seasonal fruits and vegetables to farm-fresh eggs, artisanal breads, goat cheese, meats, honey, cut flowers, pastries, preserves, and more.
Dinosaur Park Open House - On the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month, get free entry from noon until 4pm.
KidSpace Movie Night @ Columbia Athletic Club - Kids 4-13 of CA members can enjoy a movie, free activities, pizza, and popcorn from 6pm to 9pm. Unfortunately, CA doesn’t seem to list the movie being shown!
Free Guided Tour of B&O Ellicott City Station Museum - We love this free museum, especially the model train room (it’s quite impressive). Tours are free and start at 2pm every Saturday and Sunday.
Sunday
Ellicott Distilling Co. Distillery Class - Distill your own bottle of vodka or gin and flavor it with their thousands of flavor combinations or bring your own. Get a custom label, do some trivia, win prizes, eat tacos, and sip on bottomless mimosas! Starts at 10am and ends around 12:30pm.
Upcoming
Free Bingo Night @ Common Kitchen - Every Tuesday at 6pm. You get 6 free bingo cards (and can earn more, ask the bingo caller!) and can win prizes each round like free food and drink and Common Kitchen gift certificates.
Trivia @ Black Flag - Charm City Entertainment hosts trivia at Black Flag Brewing every Tuesday starting at 7pm.
Trivia @ Notch8 Brewery - Every Tuesday from 7pm to 9pm is trivia night at Notch8. Sporcle Live Trivia hosts two games at 7pm and again at 8pm.
Weather This Weekend
Friday - 79° | 61° - 🌤️
Saturday - 86° | 69° - 🌤️
Sunday - 69° | 42° - 🌧️ - 0.36”
☀️ data from Weather Underground
Local Theatres and Shows
Theater | Show | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Wizard of Oz | 3/20 - 6/7 | |
Appropriate | 3/18 - 4/26 | |
Assassins | 4/3 - 5/3 |
School | Show | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Reservoir H.S. | The Addams Family | 4/17 - 4/19 |
River Hill H.S. | Mean Girls | 4/17 - 4/18 |
Lime Kiln M.S. | Seussical Jr. | 4/23 - 4/25 |
Murray Hill M.S. | Beetlejuice | 4/24 - 4/25 |
Live Music, Brunches, & Bar Events
Here are all the places (that I’ve found) that have free live music (or more) in the area - if I am missing your favorite venue, please let me know! (bars may have separate covers)
🎶 Music | ❓ Trivia | 🎭 Comedy | 🍳 Brunch | 🎤 Karaoke
Friday
🎤 Sonoma’s - Karaoke w/ Hernan - 7pm-11pm
🎶 Looney’s Pub - Smoke Signals - 9pm
🎶 River Hill Grill - Nicky Acoustic & Roger Stewart - 7pm–10pm
🎶 Common Kitchen - Calvin Thomas - 6pm
🎶 Reckless Shepherd - In Too Deep - 9pm
🎶 18th & 21st - Jon Waller - 6pm–11pm
🎶 Blackwall Barn & Lodge - Mike Heuer - 8pm–11pm
🎶 Smashing Grapes - Marissa Zechinato - 8pm–11pm
🎶 Bare Bones Grill & Bar - Crush - 8pm–close
🎶 Kelsey’s Restaurant - Brandon Kennedy - 6pm–9:30pm
🎶 Manor Hill Brewing - Tears for Devere - 5pm–8pm
🎶 Brookeville Beer Farm - Brett Buehler - 5:30pm–8:30pm
Saturday
🎶 Looney’s Pub - The New Romance - 9pm–close
🎶 River Hill Grill - Red Sky Dawn DUO - 7pm–10pm
🎶 Clarksville Commons - Calvin Thomas - 9am-1pm
🎶 Reckless Shepherd - Jah Works Album Release Party - 8pm 💵
🎶 18th & 21st - Bob Butta - 6pm–11pm
🎶 Blackwall Barn & Lodge - Grayson Moon - 8pm–11pm
🎶 Smashing Grapes - Jordan Mills - 8pm–11pm
🎶 Sonoma’s - Kirk & Devin - 7pm–11pm
🎶 Bare Bones Grill & Bar - Smoking Section - 8pm–12am
🎶 Kelsey’s Restaurant - Kevin Sullivan - 6pm–9:30pm
🎶 Brookeville Beer Farm - Red Rock Runaways - 5:30pm– 8:30pm
🎶 Lone Oak Brewing - Briana Merkel - 2pm-5pm
Sunday
🎤 Union Jack’s - Karaoke with DJ Teej - 9pm–2am
🍳 Blackwell Barn & Lodge - Sean Bera - 11am–2pm
🍳 Galliano - Jazz Brunch- 11:30am–2:30pm
🍳 Smashing Grapes - Jason Kearse - 11am–2pm
🍳 White Oak Tavern - Live Jazz Music - 11am–2pm
🎶 18th & 21st - Rodney Kelly - 5pm–9pm
🎶 Manor Hill Brewing - Dan Bregman - 2pm–5pm
🎶 Lone Oak Brewing - Deb & Gary - 2pm-5pm
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