In Maryland, spend your weekends catching live music, milling around museums, or experiencing different cultural traditions. And if living in the heart of an eclectic, creative neighborhood is what you’re after, Maryland offers plenty of artist communities to call home.
Your Weekends in Maryland
With a vibrant artistic community, boredom doesn’t stand a chance in Maryland. Find opportunities to expand your mind by learning about history. Find ways to expand your musical tastes with endless live music options. And fill your weekends with non-stop events – from street festivals celebrating art in all forms – to cultural festivals that bring the sights, tastes and sounds of different cultures to you. Here are a few ways to experience art, music and culture in Maryland.
Artscape
Baltimore
Maryland’s unique and expressive arts community is on full display during Artscape, the nation’s largest free outdoor art festival that takes place annually in Baltimore. Artscape offers a tapestry of visual art exhibitions, electrifying music performances, culinary adventures, a bustling artist marketplace, and so much more!
Every summer, Merriweather Post Pavilion offers an impressive concert lineup with some of the biggest names in music. With unique architecture, excellent acoustics, and beautiful wooded surroundings, it’s no wonder Rolling Stone named Merriweather one of the top five amphitheaters in the nation!
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) is renowned for its extensive collection (97,000 works, in fact!) of art spanning various periods, cultures and styles. At the BMA, you’ll find the world’s largest Henri Matisse collection as well as works from Van Gogh and Picasso.
From its state-of-the-art facility, The Music Center at Strathmore hosts a diverse range of artists and performers from various genres. The Art Center also offers exhibitions, classes and workshops.
Easy Access to Smithsonian Institutions
Washington D.C.
With Washington D.C. as our neighbor, Marylanders have access to phenomenal historical and cultural institutions that are completely free to the public. Spend free weekends checking out the National Gallery of Art or one of several Smithsonian Institution museums.
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum
Baltimore
One of the largest African American museums in the world, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum contains about 10,000 objects that focus on the artistic representation of history and culture in the African American community.
Maryland is a Mosaic of Cultures
Living in one of the most diverse places in America, Marylanders have the opportunity to share unique and immersive cultural experiences – by simply getting to know their neighbors. Maryland is a community that welcomes everyone and their traditions. Across the state, you’ll find regular events, festivals and exhibitions celebrating different cultures and traditions.
Do you want to live in a place that offers boundless opportunities for adventure everyday? Then Maryland is the spot for you. Envision weekends that include fun beach days on the coast, hiking excursions in the mountains, paddling adventures on the Chesapeake Bay, and much more.
Maryland is known for its crabs and seafood, but that’s just part of our food story. When you’re in Maryland, you’ll see how our ethnically diverse community creates endless opportunities to taste and explore specialties from other cultures and nations.
