MD Weekend Events: Holiday Pop-Ups, Menorah Lightings, Festivals

MARYLAND — There are plenty of fun events to enjoy in Maryland from Nov. 30 - Dec. 2. Whether you opt for an activity close to home or a mini day trip, see what's on tap this weekend. Some of the more festive attractions you'll find include: the Bethesda's Winter Wonderland, Jolly Express Cruises, Holiday Hoopla, and Annual Chanukah Hot Chocolate 5K.

FRIDAY, NOV. 30

• Preview Party & Greens Show, Annapolis
• Holiday Open House at the Liriodendron Mansion, Bel Air
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Bel Air (multiple days)
• Colors Of The World : A Winter Pop-Up Shopping Experience, Bethesda
• Holiday Bazaar and Cookie Walk, Churchville
• Mistletoe and Moonlight Makers Mart, Columbia
• A Christmas Story, Gaithersburg (multiple days)
• "A Christmas Carol" Theatrical Family Performance, Gaithersburg
• SHS Drama Company Presents: You Can't Take It With You, Harwood
• Tidewater Players Present "A Christmas Story — The Musical," Havre de Grace (multiple days)
• Laurel Mill Playhouse Presents Oliver!, Laurel
• Santa At Arundel Mills, Odenton
• Christmas Lights Trail to the North Pole, Severn
• The Nutcracker, Towson (multiple days)

SATURDAY, DEC. 1

• Christmas Tree Lighting at Boulevard at Box Hill, Abingdon
• Ice Ice Baby Holiday Drive: Free Photos w/Santa + Ice Skating!, Annapolis
• State House by Candlelight, Annapolis
• Jolly Express Cruises, Annapolis
• Holiday Candlelight Stroll, Annapolis
• Christmas Bazaar featuring Santa's Workshop, Annapolis
• 72nd Annual U.S. Naval Academy’s Handel’s Messiah Concerts, Annapolis
• John Carroll School Christmas Bazaar, Bel Air
• Bethesda's Winter Wonderland, Bethesda
• Breakfast with Santa, Catonsville
• Chanukah at Hunt Valley, Cockeysville
• Santa Fly-In at College Park Aviation Museum, College Park
• Breakfast with Santa, Columbia
• Winter Wonderland Festival, Columbia
• Holiday Mart, Cooksville
• 4th Annual Make-your-Own Colonial Kissing Ball, Crownsville
• Guess who’s coming to Davidsonville? SANTA!, Davidsonville
• Holiday Hoopla, Dundalk
• Bridal Venue Tour and Open House, Havre de Grace
• Historic Port Deposit Candlelight Tour, Port Deposit
• Art, Architecture, and Landscape: Glenstone Museum, Potomac
• 2018 Santa, Menorah Run, Rockville
• Kids Christmas Workshop, Severna Park
• Holidays in the ICS STREAM Makerspace - A Create and Play Event, Towson

SUNDAY, DEC. 2

• Italian Christmas Market, Annapolis
• Baltimore Chamber Jazz Presents Kenny Barron in Concert, Baltimore
• Bethesda Row Chanukah Menorah Lighting, Bethesda
• Sweat with Santa!, Columbia
• Deer Santa, Columbia
• Christmas Bazaar 2018, Dundalk
• The Messiah Sing, Ellicott City
• Sunday Bingo at the Glen Burnie Moose Lodge, Glen Burnie
• Apollo 8 50th Anniversary Celebration at the NASA Goddard Visitor, Greenbelt
• Annual Holiday Open House, Laurel
• Perry Hall High School Winter Arts & Crafts Fair, Nottingham
• Odenton Heritage Society Open House, Odenton
• 3rd Annual Chanukah Hot Chocolate 5K, Owings Mills
• Chanukah at Foundry Row, Owings Mills
• Voices of Peace: Children's Chorus of Maryland Holiday Concert, Owings Mills
• New dog walker orientation for Adopt a Homeless Animal rescue, Reisterstown
• K-9 Lifesavers Adoption Event, Rockville
• St. Bernadette School Christmas Marketplace, Silver Spring
• Yoga Nidra Sundays: Relaxation and Stress Relief, Takoma Park
• 18th Annual Christ Church Celtic Concert, West River

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