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Sunday April 13- Pagoda Opening AND Chess Tournament Patterson Park Pagoda Open every Sunday from April-October, 12-6pm The Chess Tournament is from 1-4pm The first of many lovely Sundays, come by and visit our lovely Victorian icon! The view from the top really is one of the most impressive views of Baltimore in the city, and best of all it's free. That's right! We've made the opening of the Pagoda even more exciting by adding a chess tournament for local kids to come out and show off their skills to the community. You can learn to play chess, watch kids face off against each other, or try your luck at beating a student at chess. It should be a fun day for everyone involved, so don't miss out!
Saturday April 19- Youth Volunteer Day Playground near Eastern Ave. Kids ages 5-11 come out with your parents or a guardian and help to plant a garden in your playground! Audubon will have a craft activity you can take home as well. Registration is required, call 410.276.3676 for more information
MAY
Thursdays in May and June-Family Fishing Fun 6-8pm Boat Lake Bring your fishing pole and your family down to the boat lake to go fishing. Bait will be provided and a limited number of rods and reels will be available to rent for $1.00. No fishing license is necessary for the evenings, but it is catch and release.
Saturday May 3-Kinetic Sculpture Race Throughout the Park 1-3pm 8 hours, 15 miles, water, mud, pavement, and Fifi, the giant pink poodle. It's the Kinetic Sculpture Race! Watch from Pagoda Hill as the race winds through the park. Don't miss all the sculptures trudging through the mud pit and sand pit here in our park. For more information visit: www.kineticbaltimore.com
Saturday May 10-Butcher's Hill Flea Market More info to come...
Saturday May 10-Movies in Patterson Park Presents: Over the Hedge The Hill in the Extension 8:30pm ( rain date 5/12) How exciting! The Friends of Patterson Park is putting on a series of free movies this year and this is the first movie. Come out to the extension at sunset, bring a picnic and blanket or chair, sit back and watch a zany group of animated suburban wild animals get themselves out of a serious conundrum. Rated G. Saturday May 24-Bike Jam All day-Fun for the whole family is readily available at this year's Bike Jam. Races go on all day, from the Pro Race to Rec Rides. There will be a ton of fun activities for kids including ways to earn a free helmet. Also, enjoy food, beer, and live music. For more information visit www.bikejam.org
Saturday May 24-Movies in Patterson Park Presents: The Goonies The hill in the Extension 8:30pm (rain date 5/26) Everyone's favorite '80's movie about lost pirate treasure and a boy's quest to save his house. Rated PG.
Friday May 30, Saturday May 31, Sunday June 1-Polish Festival Pulaski Monument TIME It's the first of the outdoor ethnic festivals for the year by the Pulaski Monument. Come out for the dancing, crafts, music, and Polish foods.
JUNE
Saturday June 7-Patterson Park Fishing Festival Boat Lake 10am-1pm Everyone is welcome at the fishing festival. Once again, bring your own rod, or get there early to rent one of a limited number of poles for $1.00. In addition to fishing, there will also be games to play and crafts to take home with you. It's always fun, so bring your family down for this great afternoon.
Sunday June 8-Tour Dem Parks Carroll Park 7:30am-12pm Here's chance to see many of Baltimore's parks on a bike! This year there will be 4 routes all beginning and ending at Carroll Park. There is a rest stop in Patterson Park. After the ride, there will be a BBQ and festival in Carroll Park. For more information visit www.tourdemparks.org
Sunday June 15- Seed Is... Concert Pagoda Hill 7-9pm (rain date 6/18) This year, our first concert coincides with Fathers Day, so bring a Dad with you and enjoy the show! Seed Is... will appeal to every type of music lover with their eclectic blend of funk, soul, rock, rap, folk, go-go, and reggae. Seed Is...music for the masses.
Saturday June 21-Pool Opening Patterson Park Pool, Open Monday-Saturday 12pm-7pm, Sunday 1pm-6pm. This year, Patterson Park pool has a great new program that makes it only $75 for a family-of-four season pass! Also new this year-kids under 3 get in free. It's just $1.50 per visit if you don't want to sign up for a season pass, and if you want to purchase a single season pass, it is only $25.
Saturday June 21, Sunday June 22-Latino Fest Pulaski Monument Saturday 12pm-10pm, Sunday 12pm-9pm This year marks the 28 th year that Latino Fest has been held in Baltimore, and this year's celebration promises to be the best yet. Great vendors, great food, great music. For more information visit www.latinofest.org
Tuesday June 24-Blue Sky 5 Concert Pagoda Hill 7-9pm (rain date 6/25) Whether you love to lindy hop, remember the days when "swing was king," or just appreciate good vintage jazz, you can dig all that jive with the Blue Sky 5. Charm City Swing will also be enjoying the music, and they would be happy to give you a free five minute lesson on swing dancing if you go up and ask-it really is as fun as it looks!
Park Running Map.
For information on Audubon Programs or volunteering with Audubon give them a call at at 410-558-BIRD(2473).
Monthly Birdwalk - last Saturday of every month, 8am: Join Audubon for a birdwalk through Patterson Park! Meet at the fountain near the Pagoda. Meet your neighbors and learn something about birds! Call Audubon if you need binoculars 410-558-BIRD.
Volunteer With the Friends- April-October
Email Lesley@pattersonpark.com if you have some time to help out.
Team Patterson - Spring/Summer Work Days March -Oct
Tree Team - Help care for Patterson Park's trees! Meet at 9am-Friday April 25th, Saturday May 17th, Saturday June 28th, Saturday July 26th, Saturday August 23rd and Saturday September 27th. Often we will meet at the white house, but please call ahead or email Lesley@pattersonpark.com to be sure.
Boat Lake Team- Help clean up the Lake and remove invasive plants on the first Saturday of every month at 8am. Meet at the Boat Lake to remove trash and invasive plants from the lake.
Pagoda Team- 2nd Sunday of each month, 10am, meet at Pagoda for a window washing and gardening good time! The first clean up will be on Sunday April 13th.
Detail Detail- Meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month. Meeting places vary depending on the project, 8:30am.
For more information jplease contact Lesley contact Lesley -
lesley@pattersonpark.com – 410-276-3676
Pool in Patterson Park - Open June 21st, 2008 until Sept
$1.50 admssion, or $25 for season membership (includes swim lessons) For questions please call the Pool at 410-446-9574 or call the Aquatics Division at 410-396-3838.
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