Join THE Lisa Mathews for a FREE Chrysalis Kids DJ event and dance extravaganza!

Lisa Mathews, is the lead singer of Grammy-nominated Baltimore kids rock band Milkshake and creator and host of Young at Heart, WTMD’s Saturday morning radio show for families. She also visits countless area schools as a teaching artist with A4L and Wolf Trap Institute. Join her on the Chrysalis lawn for an hour of kid-friendly music and fun as she spins her favorite tunes during her Shake it Up Dance Jam!

Get free tickets here!

Kick off event for 2019 Winter Celebration at Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods. Followed by Ice & Fire Winter Wonderland.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/frosty-fun-run-tickets-79515060687?aff=ebdssbeac

Join Julia McCready, preschool music educator extraordinaire, for a dance party on the Chrysalis stage! Gates open at 9:30 a.m. for playtime with Imagination Playground and the tot-sized dance party gets started at 10:00 a.m. Snacks will be available for sale, but feel free to bring a picnic (no glass or alcohol).

Thanks to Village Green / Town2 blog for sponsoring this event.

This event is part of Chrysalis Kids, sponsored by ReThink Water, our spring, summer, and fall series of outdoor, free performances and other arts events.

Join Julia McCready, preschool music educator extraordinaire, for a dance party on the Chrysalis stage! Gates open at 9:30 a.m. for playtime with Imagination Playground, and the tot-sized dance party gets started at 10:00 a.m. Snacks will be available for sale, but feel free to bring a picnic (no glass or alcohol).

Thanks to Village Green / Town2 blog for sponsoring this event.

This event is part of Chrysalis Kids, sponsored by ReThink Water, our spring, summer, and fall series of outdoor, free performances and other arts events.

Free tickets available here

Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these "makers" to show hobbies, experiments, projects.

We call it the Greatest Show (& Tell) on Earth - a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness. Glimpse the future and get inspired!

Join members of the Columbia Concert Band for their children's concert Columbia Concert Band's Musical Journey: A Musical Instrument Presentation for Children on Sunday, September 16 at 3:00 p.m. The event features an instrument petting zoo and instrument family small ensembles: woodwinds, brass, and percussion. The program includes Along the Santa Fe Trail, Yankee Doodle, Fantasy on a Japanese Folk Song, Blue Ridge Reel, and Africa.

Open to all ages, recommended ages 5-13.

GATES OPEN AT 2:00 PM, so please come play with Imagination Playground in the Park before the concert!

This event is free, however, all attendees need a ticket to attend.  Parking will be assigned via email 48 hours before the event.  Food and beverage available for purchase.  Picnics also welcome (no glass or alcohol).  Suggested age 5-13, but all ages welcome.

Join Julia McCready, preschool music educator extraordinaire, for a dance party on the Chrysalis stage!  Gates open at 9:00 a.m. for playtime with Imagination Playground, and the tot-sized dance party gets started at 10:00 a.m.  This event is free, however, all attendees need a ticket to attend.  Parking will be assigned via email 48 hours before the event.  Food and beverage available for purchase.  Picnics also welcome (no glass or alcohol).  Suggested age 2-5, additional activities for older children.

Thanks to Village Green / Town2 blog for sponsoring this event.

Celebrate the last days of summer with music and a movie! Kick off the evening at the Chrysalis with a performance and activities by Bash the Trash, a group that builds and performs with musical instruments made from recycled materials. Then parade over to Merriweather Movie Nights to sing along with a screening of The Greatest Showman at 7:00 p.m.

Chrysalis gates open at 4 p.m. Merriweather Movie Nights ticketing is separate.

This is a free event, however, all attendees must have a free ticket.  Tickets are available via Eventbrite.

This event is presented in partnership with the Howard County Library System and is sponsored by Friends & Foundation of HCLS.

 

Join Julia McCready, preschool music educator extraordinaire, for a dance party on the Chrysalis stage!  Gates open at 9:00 a.m. for playtime with Imagination Playground, and the tot-sized dance party gets started at 10:00 a.m.  This event is free, however, all attendees need a ticket to attend.  Parking will be assigned via email 48 hours before the event.  Food and beverage available for purchase.  Picnics also welcome (no glass or alcohol).  Suggested age 2-5, additional activities for older children.

Thanks to Village Green / Town2 blog for sponsoring this event.

The grandsons, Jr., is the kids band version of DC-area roots rock superstars, The Grandsons. Kids and their parents will dig the upbeat mix of rock, swing, New Orleans R&B, country, and Latin music we call Americana. Over the past 25 years performing as The Grandsons, the band has noticed that many of their songs resonate with the younger crowd. As the grandsons, Jr., they combine new material learned especially for the younger set, with Grandsons tunes that have always been popular with the kids.  Gates open at 9 a.m. for playtime in the Park and the performance starts at 10 a.m.

This event is free, however, all attendees need a ticket to attend.  Parking will be assigned via email 48 hours before the event.  Food and beverage available for purchase.  Picnics also welcome (no glass or alcohol).  

This event is co-presented with Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks

A long time ago and not so very far away....Learn the ways of the Jedi with Panniken Moonjumper, a true Master of Intergalactic fun and adventure. During this engaging program by veteran family entertainer David Engel your little Jedi Warriors, Princesses and Darth Vaders will be delighted by comic antics, exciting physical challenges, magical mayhem, light saber lessons and a visit from his furry alien sidekick.  Children are encouraged to dress as their favorite Star Wars character.   Gates open at 2 p.m. for playtime in the Park and the performance starts at 3 p.m.  This event is free, however, all attendees need a ticket to attend.  Parking will be assigned via email 48 hours before the event.  Food and beverage available for purchase.  Picnics also welcome (no glass or alcohol).  Suggested age 4+  This event co-presented with the Columbia Association, Inc. and Columbia Festival of the Arts.

oin an ensemble of professional dancers as they creep, crawl, weave, fly, spin, sting, and hatch a captivating cast of creatures to life! BUGGED! will transport viewers into the hungry bullfrog’s fly-filled bog, a busy, buzzing beehive, the chrysalis of the contemplative caterpillar, and the web of the bella Tarantella, just to name a few. Gates open at 9 a.m. for playtime in the Park and the performance starts at 10 a.m.

This event is free, however, all attendees need a ticket to attend.  Parking will be assigned via email 48 hours before the event.  Food and beverage available for purchase.  Picnics also welcome (no glass or alcohol).  Suggested age 4+

Thanks to Kinetics Dance Theater and ManneqArt! for collaborating on this event.  

Join Julia McCready, preschool music educator extraordinaire, for a dance party on the Chrysalis stage!  Gates open at 9:00 a.m. for playtime with Imagination Playground, and the tot-sized dance party gets started at 10:00 a.m.  This event is free, however, all attendees need a ticket to attend.  Parking will be assigned via email 48 hours before the event.  Food and beverage available for purchase.  Picnics also welcome (no glass or alcohol).  Suggested age 2-5, additional activities for older children.

Thanks to Village Green / Town2 blog for sponsoring this event.

Join us for Baltimore Concert Opera's: "What is Opera? A Team!"   This high-energy, 40-minute interactive program is led by a real-life opera singers! Through visuals, music, and play, kids aged 5-10 learn about the teamwork that creates an opera and discover that opera is the ultimate mash up: music + words + pretending + dance + visual art! This program focuses on opera, but its message is clear: Whatever you love to do, find your team -- and do it together!

Join Julia McCready, preschool music educator extraordinaire, for a dance party on the Chrysalis stage!  Gates open at 9:00 a.m. for playtime with Imagination Playground, and the tot-sized dance party gets started at 10:00 a.m.  This event is free, however, all attendees need a ticket to attend.  Parking will be assigned via email 48 hours before the event.  Food and beverage available for purchase.  Picnics also welcome (no glass or alcohol).  Suggested age 2-5, additional activities for older children.

Thanks to Village Green / Town2 blog for sponsoring this event.