Looking for things to do in Baltimore over the next four weeks? This guide covers upcoming Baltimore events from January 4 through February 1, 2026.

Events include Broadway shows at the Hippodrome, free museum programs, live jazz, comedy, family activities, and community celebrations. Most listings include direct links to ticket pages and venue information.

This list updates weekly with new Baltimore events as they’re announced.

🎟 Wicked📍 Hippodrome Theatre (Downtown)🗓 Through Sunday, Jan 11 | Showtimes vary💲 Tickets start at $45👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 The Broadway musical about the Witches of Oz before Dorothy arrives in the Emerald City.🔗 Hippodrome Theatre

🎟 Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra📍 Keystone Korner Baltimore (Harbor East)🗓 Thursday, Jan 9 & Friday, Jan 10 | 8:30 PM💲 $35–$55👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: No / 21+📝 New Orleans jazz trombonist and producer Delfeayo Marsalis brings his orchestra to Baltimore’s premier jazz club.🔗 Keystone Korner Baltimore

🎟 Rock of Ages📍 Toby’s Dinner Theatre (Columbia)🗓 Opens Friday, Jan 9 | Runs through March 15💲 Dinner and show packages start at $75👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 Musical featuring 1980s rock hits about two dreamers who fall in love on the Sunset Strip.🔗 Toby’s Dinner Theatre

🎟 Seven Guitars📍 Spotlighters Theatre (Patterson Park)🗓 Opens Friday, Jan 9 | Runs through Feb 1💲 $25–$30👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: No📝 August Wilson play set in 1940s Pittsburgh exploring Black American life through the lens of blues music.🔗 Spotlighters Theatre

🎟 Forever Flowers Workshop📍 Baltimore Museum of Art (Charles Village)🗓 Thursday, Jan 8 | 6:00–8:30 PM💲 Free👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 Artist Murjoni Merriweather leads hands-on workshop creating pipe-cleaner "Forever Flowers."🔗 BMA Programs

🎟 Gallery 1448 Opening Reception📍 Gallery 1448 (Highlandtown)🗓 Friday, Jan 10 | 6:00–9:00 PM💲 Free👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 Opening reception for works by Joe Witkowski and Kira Dolcimascolo. Exhibition runs through Jan 31.🔗 Gallery 1448

🎟 Baltimore Clayworks Reception📍 Baltimore Clayworks (Mt. Washington)🗓 Friday, Jan 10 | 4:00–6:00 PM💲 Free👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 Opening reception for "Teapots XI" and "In The Beginning" ceramic exhibitions.🔗 Baltimore Clayworks

🎟 Discover the Magic of Improv📍 Enoch Pratt Free Library – Southeast Branch🗓 Friday, Jan 10 | 2:00–4:00 PM💲 Free👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 Interactive improv workshop introducing comedy techniques and spontaneous performance.🔗 Enoch Pratt Free Library

🎟 Monster Jam📍 CFG Bank Arena (Downtown)🗓 Friday, Jan 16 | 7:00 PM💲 $25–$75👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 Monster trucks including Grave Digger compete in freestyle and racing competitions.🔗 CFG Bank Arena

🎟 Making Spaces Exhibition📍 Baltimore Jewelry Center (Hampden)🗓 Through Friday, Jan 16💲 Free👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 Exhibition exploring third spaces and community environments built around creative collaboration.🔗 Baltimore Jewelry Center

🎟 BSO OrchKids Family Concert📍 Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Mount Vernon)🗓 Friday, Jan 17 | 10:00 AM & 11:30 AM💲 $10–$25👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra program where kids interact with musical instruments.🔗 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

🎟 Stuffed Animal Day📍 Port Discovery Children’s Museum (Inner Harbor)🗓 Friday, Jan 17 | 10:00 AM–5:00 PM💲 Museum admission: $19.95👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 Kids bring favorite stuffed animals for plushie-themed activities and museum exploration.🔗 Port Discovery

🎟 Jurassic Quest📍 Maryland State Fairgrounds (Timonium)🗓 Weekend of Jan 17–19 | Times vary💲 $22–$36👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 Life-sized animatronic dinosaurs with interactive activities, fossil digs, and rides.🔗 Jurassic Quest

🎟 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade📍 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (starts at Eutaw St)🗓 Monday, Jan 19 | 12:00 PM💲 Free👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 Annual parade honoring Dr. King with marching bands, dance groups, color guards, and community leaders.🔗 Baltimore City Events

🎟 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra MLK Jr. Day Concert📍 Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Mount Vernon)🗓 Sunday, Jan 19 | 7:30 PM💲 $29–$89👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 Music Director Jonathon Heyward leads BSO with Morgan State University Choir honoring Dr. King’s legacy.🔗 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

🎟 Between Every Breath, There Is Atmosphere📍 Baltimore Museum of Art (Charles Village)🗓 Wednesday, Jan 22 | 6:30 PM💲 Free👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 Composer-in-Residence Abdu Ali presents sonic and visual performance exploring Maryland environments and Black Baltimorean experiences.🔗 BMA Programs

🎟 In the Stacks📍 George Peabody Library (Mount Vernon)🗓 Wednesday, Jan 22 | Time TBA💲 Free👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 Vocalist Jennifer Blades and pianist Diane Kinsley perform music inspired by rare cookbook collection.🔗 Peabody Library

🎟 Maryland Polar Bear Plunge📍 Sandy Point State Park (Annapolis area)🗓 Thursday, Jan 23–Friday, Jan 31 | Various times💲 Registration required (fundraising event)👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 30th anniversary of participants plunging into Chesapeake Bay to support Special Olympics Maryland. Goal: $4.75 million.🔗 Polar Bear Plunge

🎟 Amy Sherald: American Sublime📍 Baltimore Museum of Art (Charles Village)🗓 Ongoing through April 5💲 Free (general admission)👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 Exhibition featuring 40 paintings by the artist who painted Michelle Obama’s official portrait.🔗 BMA Exhibitions

🎟 Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra Centennial📍 The Theater at Creative Alliance (Highlandtown)🗓 Sunday, Jan 25 | 5:00 PM💲 $15–$25👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 Celebrating 101 years of Baltimore’s mandolin ensemble with directors Joel Michael-Schwartz and Mark Linkins.🔗 Creative Alliance

🎟 Student Film Screening📍 The Walters Art Museum (Mount Vernon)🗓 Thursday, Jan 29 | 4:30–6:30 PM💲 Free👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 Baltimore School for the Arts students present short films followed by Q&A.🔗 The Walters

🎟 Poké-Rave📍 Baltimore Soundstage (Otterbein)🗓 Friday, Jan 30 | 8:00 PM💲 $25–$35👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: No / 18+📝 Gaming lounge, cosplay contest, themed décor, and electronic music celebrating Pokémon culture.🔗 Baltimore Soundstage

🎟 Legends of Laughter Tour📍 Lyric Baltimore (Mount Vernon)🗓 Friday, Jan 31 | 8:00 PM💲 $45–$85👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: No / 18+📝 Comedy tour featuring Sommore (Netflix’s "Queen Chandelier") and Lavell Crawford ("Breaking Bad").🔗 Lyric Baltimore

🎟 The Great Gatsby📍 Hippodrome Theatre (Downtown)🗓 Opens Saturday, Jan 31 | Runs through Feb 7💲 $35–$95👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 Broadway adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel set in the Roaring Twenties.🔗 Hippodrome Theatre

🎟 Sensory Sundays – Penguin Party📍 B&O Railroad Museum (Southwest Baltimore)🗓 Sunday, Feb 1 | 10:00 AM–4:00 PM💲 Museum admission: $22 adults, $12 children👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Friendly: Yes📝 Sensory-friendly museum experience with adjusted lighting and quiet spaces for children with autism and sensory sensitivities.🔗 B&O Railroad Museum

Baltimore Museum of Art – Free admission with multiple exhibitions and programs including "Amy Sherald: American Sublime" and "Between Every Breath, There Is Atmosphere" (Jan 22)

The Walters Art Museum – Student Film Screening (Jan 29, 4:30 PM)

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade – Annual community celebration (Jan 19, 12:00 PM)

Baltimore Clayworks – Opening reception for ceramic exhibitions (Jan 10, 4:00 PM)

Enoch Pratt Free Library – Discover the Magic of Improv (Jan 10, 2:00 PM)

Wicked – Broadway musical at Hippodrome Theatre (through Jan 11)

Monster Jam – Monster truck competition at CFG Bank Arena (Jan 16)

Jurassic Quest – Animatronic dinosaur experience (Jan 17–19)

Port Discovery Stuffed Animal Day – Interactive museum activities (Jan 17)

BSO OrchKids Family Concert – Hands-on musical instruments (Jan 17)

B&O Railroad Museum Sensory Sundays – Penguin Party (Feb 1)

Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra – Keystone Korner Baltimore (Jan 9–10)

Rock of Ages – 1980s rock musical at Toby’s Dinner Theatre (opens Jan 9)

In the Stacks – Classical performance at George Peabody Library (Jan 22)

Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra Centennial – Creative Alliance (Jan 25)

The Great Gatsby – Broadway musical at Hippodrome Theatre (opens Jan 31)

Whether you’re searching for free concerts, Broadway shows, or family activities, Baltimore events this week and beyond offer something for everyone. Bookmark this page for weekly updates on upcoming Baltimore events, or visit individual venue websites for the latest ticket information and showtimes.

For comprehensive Baltimore events coverage and neighborhood guides, explore things to do in Baltimore across Federal Hill, Fells Point, Mount Vernon, and Harbor East throughout January 2026.

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