Free Parking To Be Holiday Gift From Baltimore County

Release: Baltimore County

Baltimore County is making local shopping easier this holiday season with two hours of free meter parking.

Parking will be free at 1,735 meters throughout Baltimore County on Thanksgiving weekend, from Thursday to Sunday, and from Sunday, Dec. 20, to Friday, Dec. 25 (Christmas Day). Meters will be decorated with red “Seasons Greetings” bags in Catonsville, Towson, Parkville, Essex, Overlea, Pikesville, Arbutus, Stoneleigh and Dundalk.

“A little relief at the parking meter during the busiest days of the holiday season makes it easier to support locally owned shops and restaurants,” County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said. “These small businesses help support the neighborhood economy.

Kamenetz encouraged local shopping in a YouTube video recorded along the Frederick Road shopping district in Catonsville.