The Baltimore Christmas Parade 2013, or "The Mayor's 41st Annual Christmas Parade" is scheduled for Sunday, December 8 at 1pm in Hampden. **AS OF 11:15AM THE PARADE HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER!** The route of the parade is 2.5 miles long stretching from from Medfield through Hampden. It starts at Poly/Western, crosses Cold Spring [...]
Hampden Charity Night is Wednesday, November 20, 2013 from 5-9pm. Called Eat, Shop, Fund, the event is designed for local Hampden merchants to give back to the community. When you make purchases at participating local merchants, they will donate a portion of their proceeds to one of four charities -- your choice which one! The [...]
The weekend before Halloween in Baltimore is often filled with fun activities and good times! This year Halloween is on Thursday, so most of the fun, family, and scary events are on the weekend for Baltimore Halloween fun! Hunt Valley Towne Center has trick-or-treating Friday, October 25, with participating stores handing out treats to kids [...]
Honfest 2013 is this weekend June 8-9! Honfest's hours will be Saturday 11am-10pm, Sunday 12-6pm. The "Gathering of the Hons" is on Saturday June 8 at 4pm at Roland & 36th. (All of those dressed up will come together for a photo -- so much fun!) Parking will be available for $5 at the garage [...]
Halloween in Baltimore after Sandy may be unusual for many people. There are still a large number of people without power (over 28,000 in Baltimore County alone, as of this morning.) Some neighborhoods are rescheduling trick-or-treating due to the lack of power and safety for children. (For example, the Hampden Halloween Fest has been rescheduled [...]
The weekend before Halloween in Baltimore is always filled with fun activities and good times! Though Halloween itself it isn't until Wednesday, most of the scary, fun, or family events are this weekend for Baltimore Halloween fun! Hunt Valley Towne Center has trick-or-treating Friday, October 26, with participating stores handing out treats to kids in [...]
Hampden was named Forbes' 15th Best American Hipster Neighborhood in their review of 250 neighborhoods in major cities across the country. Forbes has a number of lists and rankings of cities, and this is the first for the "hipster neighborhood" series. A hispter, as defined by Merriam-Webster, and used by Forbes for their rankings, is [...]
Hampdenfest 2012 is September 8. The famous Toilet races are on as usual, a number of food and drink vendors, as well as exhibitors and vendors! This year the toilet race is at 2pm. There are three stages with music (three with bands, one tent with a DJ) with shows beginning at 11am. This year [...]
Honfest 2012 is this weekend, June 9 & 10, 2012 - so get your colorful eye shadow, beehive in place, your Bawlmer accent ready, and head on down to Hampden for a fun-filled weekend! Honfest's hours will be Saturday 11am-10pm, Sunday 12-6pm. Don't miss the "Gathering of the Hons" on Saturday at 4pm at Roland [...]
Halloween Weekend is always a fun-filled weekend in Baltimore. Though technically it isn't until Monday, there are plenty of things to do this weekend for Baltimore Halloween fun! At Hunt Valley Towne Centre, kids can trick-or-treat on Friday evening from 4-6pm. Children can come in costume and get some treats at the shops on Main [...]