Baltimore County Recreation and Parks announces spring 2025 festival lineup

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks on Wednesday announced its 2025  spring festival series including celebrations of culture and the great outdoors. Irish Music Festival Saturday, March 8th from 1 to 6 p.m. Oregon Ridge Lodge in Cockeysville A celebration of Irish music and culture includes food, drink and craft vendors. Featuring Baltimore’s own ShamRogues, Celtic Corridor, […]

Boy Scouts clean Holt Park, build tepees

OVERLEA, MD—Some local scouts recently helped to beautify Holt Park & Center for the Arts in Overlea. Boy Scouts of America Troop 419 cleaned up the park and built two teepees for the nature play area. “The group enjoyed connecting with nature and working as a community to share our love for the environment with future visitors,” according to the […]

Baltimore County’s 2024 ‘Screen on the Green’ outdoor movie series kicks off this weekend

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks will begin its 2024 “Screen on the Green” free outdoor movie series this weekend. The first movie, Disney’s “Moana,” will be shown this Friday, July 5, at Cromwell Valley Park. Attendees should bring along blankets and/or lawn chairs and a favorite snack to enjoy under the night sky. Before the show, […]

Latino art exhibit comes to Overlea this weekend

OVERLEA, MD—A unique art exhibit is coming to the Overlea area this weekend. “Art in the Park” (“Arte en el Parque”) takes place at Holt Park this Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12 from 10:00 to 4:00 p.m. The exhibit will feature unique contemporary artwork by Latino artists reflecting on nature, climate, traditions, immigration, and abstract. There will be […]

Baltimore County officials celebrate groundbreaking for Hazelwood Skatepark in Rosedale

ROSEDALE, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski and Department of Recreation and Parks officials on Thursday joined state and local elected officials and skateboard enthusiasts to break ground for Hazelwood Skate Park in the Rosedale community. This will be the Baltimore County’s second public skate bowl facility in nearly fifty years. “Recreational activities and community spaces that keep residents of all […]

Baltimore County celebrates completion of Hamiltowne Park restoration project in Rosedale

ROSEDALE, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski and the Department of Recreation and Parks on Tuesday morning celebrated the completion of the Hamiltowne Park playground restoration and park enhancements project. The update includes a full playground replacement, LED lighting upgrade, new entry path, and work on a new drinking fountain that will include a dog bowl and bottle filler. “Hamiltowne Park […]