Culture/Diversity

Howard County Pride

On October 15, from 11 am - 4 pm, Howard County Pride returns with its annual PRIDE Celebration at Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods. This free, family-friendly event kicks off with a Kids' Music Box performance by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra!
Vendors, Exhibitors, and Food Trucks will line the pathways and the Chrysalis stage will feature a variety of amazing performances!

Wilde Lake Fall Festival

Join us for a fun day at Wilde Lake Park as welcome Fall 2023! The event will include several local school and area bands, dance performances, food trucks, games, face painting, moon bounces, community vendors and more! Ride your bike to the event, Bike HoCo will sponsor a bike corral. #VibrantWildeLake #WildeLake

Maryland STEM Festival 2023 Opening Ceremony

On October 12th, Kick off the 9th Annual Festival with a variety of fun presentation and STEM activities focusing on this year’s theme STEM-ertainment.   There will be plenty of activies involving eSports and Video Games includng Firaxis and the Baltimore  Chaper of Independent Game Developers Association.  This is a free event for all ages.  The event is in the Science and Technology Building at Howard Community College.

The SpongeBob Musical

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea and became the hottest star on Broadway? Why, it's SpongeBob SquarePants! And now he’s ready to ride the wave to Howard County's premiere community theater to entertain and delight audiences in this brilliant, bright, hilarious, and brand-new musical.

Festival of India - Diwali Mela

BIGGEST DESI ENTERTAINMENT & SHOPPING EXTRAVAGANZA IN MARYLAND! On September 16th & 17th, 2023, all roads lead to Howard County Fairgrounds for a TASTE OF ALL THINGS INDIAN!

PRE-DIWALI CELEBRATION - get ready for the festive season! 

Live Entertainment, Classical & Bollywood Dances, Fashion Show, Tons of DESI Shopping - Clothing, Jewelry, Gifts, Handicrafts, Kids Corner, Games, Magic Show, and more!