Banned Books Week Teen Scavenger Hunt
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Banned Books Week Teen Scavenger Hunt at Cherry Hill, Baltimore on Wednesday, Oct 7. Family-friendly.
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Things to do in Baltimore for teens
23 dated listings for teens in Baltimore in the next 60 days — youth nights, drop-ins, courses and volunteering, pulled from the town's real event feed and sorted by age, not by who paid to be first.
Teens life in Baltimore — the short version
If you're raising a teenager in Baltimore, this is the page that keeps up. Between Oct 7 and Nov 10, Baltimore's feed lists 23 dated listings for this age — 19 different programs, covering youth nights, drop-ins, courses and volunteering. Most of it runs at Central Library (5) and Johnston Square (4).
Everything here is a real listing from Baltimore's own event feed, checked against each program's age range — a program whose ages overlap 13–18 shows up here even if it also fits the age next door. The library branches showing up for this age are Central Library.
Coming up for teens in Baltimore
Dated listings in the next 60 days, soonest first. A weekly program shows a few of its sessions here — the rhythm section below has the full pattern.
Teen Board & Card Game Night
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Mark Wednesday, Oct 7: Teen Board & Card Game Night at Hampden, Baltimore. Good one for the kids.
Teen Mindful Making
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Teen Mindful Making at Central Library, Baltimore on Wednesday, Oct 7. Good one for the kids.
Teen Activity: Slime Time
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Thursday, Oct 8: Teen Activity: Slime Time at Govans, Baltimore. Bring the kids along.
Teen Game Night
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Tuesday, Oct 13: Teen Game Night at Herring Run, Baltimore. Family-friendly.
Teen Sip & Paint: Jeff Koons Edition
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Central Library, Baltimore hosts Teen Sip & Paint: Jeff Koons Edition on Wednesday, Oct 14. Family-friendly.
Teen Zombie Makeup Workshop
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Central Library, Baltimore hosts Teen Zombie Makeup Workshop on Wednesday, Oct 14. Good one for the kids.
Youth RPG Club — Kids on Bikes
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Youth RPG Club — Kids on Bikes at Canton, Baltimore on Thursday, Oct 15. Good one for the kids.
Teen Movie Club: Ghostbusters
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Johnston Square, Baltimore hosts Teen Movie Club: Ghostbusters on Monday, Oct 19. Family-friendly.
Youth Arts Showcase with Speak Life Tour
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On the calendar for Saturday, Oct 24: Youth Arts Showcase with Speak Life Tour at Northwood, Baltimore. Good one for the kids.
The regular rhythm
These are the programs that run week after week — the ones Baltimore parents actually plan around.
Thursdays — Youth RPG Club — Kids on Bikes at Canton · 3 sessions in the feed, next Oct 15, then Oct 29.
Good to know
By the numbers for this age in Baltimore: 23 dated listings in the next 60 days; 0 start in the evening and 1 land on a weekend — teen programming keeps teen hours; the busiest single venue is Central Library with 5 of them.
On cost: none of these listings carries a free tag in Baltimore's feed, so treat prices as check-the-listing — libraries and rec centres often run these at no cost, but the feed doesn't say so and we won't guess.
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Common questions
What's on in Baltimore for teens right now?
The feed lists 23 dated listings for this age in the next 60 days, running Oct 7 to Nov 10 — the Coming up section is pulled straight from it.
Are these drop-in, or do I need to register?
It varies by program, and the page only says which is which where a listing's own words say so — the Good to know section names the drop-in and registration listings it found. When it doesn't say, the listing link is the place to check.
What's free for teens in Baltimore?
None of the current listings carries a free tag in the feed, so check each listing for its price — we don't mark anything free that the source doesn't.