Category: Christmas 2021

Bowleys Quarters VFRM Announces Santa Visits


One of the great traditions in Baltimore County is when local volunteer fire companies ride around their neighborhoods with Santa Claus on a fire engine.

Bowleys Quarters Volunteer Fire Rescue & Marine has released the dates for Santa’s trip through the area.

Graces Quarters, Chase Manor, Biscayne Bay
Friday, Dec. 3 starting at 5 p.m.

Oliver Beach, Bay County
Saturday Dec 4th starting at 5pm

Lower Bowleys Quarters (south of the station)
Sunday Dec 5th starting at 5pm

Seneca Park, Glenwood Rd, Edwards Ln, Clares Ln, Red Rose Farm Rd, Revola Beach Rd, Clarks Point Rd.
Monday Dec 6th starting at 6pm

Rain Make-up Day
Tuesday Dec 7th

Carroll Island Shopping Center, Long Beach Estates
Thursday Dec 9th starting at 6pm

Williams Estates, Peppermint Woods, Stevens Rd
Friday Dec 10th starting at 5pm

Carrollwood, Carrollwood Manor, Carroll Crest
Saturday Dec 11th starting at 5pm

Seneca Bay Apartments, Seneca Harbor
Sunday Dec 12th starting at 5pm

Whispering Woods
Monday Dec 13th starting at 6pm

Send your local Christmas events to eastbaltco@gmail.com

The Avenue at White Marsh Holiday Parade Returns


The Avenue at White Marsh announced that it will hold its 2021 holiday parade after it was canceled in 2020 because of COVID-19.

The AVENUE at White Marsh announced in October that it is going to alter its Holiday Tree Lighting and there was some concern that the parade was in danger of being canceled again, but the good news was revealed on its social media page.

“We are happy to share that our permit has been approved and we will host this community tradition on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 10 a.m.,” said a statement.

“Join us as we celebrate the season with local high school marching bands, street performers, mascots, dance troops and so much more – all leading up to the big guy in the red suit!”

For a full listing of holiday events go to eastbaltco.com

Heritage Society to Hold Essex Tree Lighting


-photo by Heritage Society of Essex & Middle River-

The Heritage Society of Essex and Middle River, Inc. will host the Essex Tree Lighting and Open House at 516 Eastern Blvd. in Essex on Saturday, Dec. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Join the museum for some holiday cheer as they light their 25-foot Norway Spruce! Santa, fire trucks, a DJ, gifts for the kids will be some of the activities available at the event.

The event is free and museum tours will be available.

For more information, email Essexmuseum@gmail.com or call 443-579-5266, or go to their website.

Bear Creek Lighted Boat Parade Returns


– photo courtesy of Bear Creek Sailing –

The second annual Bear Creek Lighted Boat Parade is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 4 at 5:30 p.m. Boater check-in is 5 p.m. Boaters that want to participate in the parade are encouraged to register their boat at bearcreeksailing.com.

This event is presented and organized by Bear Creek Sailing Association and hosted by the Hard Yacht Cafe.

The parade will start at the Hard Yacht Fuel Dock, located at 8500 Cove Road.

The parade can be viewed at Inverness Park, Wise Avenue Bridge, Watersedge Park and many other sites along the Dundalk Waterways.

For more information go to the parade’s Facebook page or website.

The Middle River area will also hold a boat parade on Nov. 27.

For a full listing of holiday events go to eastbaltco.com

White Marsh VFC Train Garden Back in 2021


The White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company announced their train garden will open on Friday, Nov. 26 and will run until Sunday, Jan. 2

The train garden will run from Monday to Friday from 2 to 9 p.m. (Exception on opening day, Friday Nov. 26 as the garden will open at 9 a.m.) and on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 10331 Philadelphia Road in White Marsh.

It will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Admission is free and donations will be accepted to support the WMVFC

For more information, follow WMVFC on Facebook.

For a full listing of holiday events go to eastbaltco.com

Holiday Train Garden to Open at Lutherville Fire Museum


The Holiday Train Garden at the Fire Museum of Maryland opens on Saturday, Nov. 27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
1301 York Road in Lutherville.

The Garden is free with your paid admission to the Museum. Take a free photo with Santa on Nov. 27 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m

The Museum and Train Garden will also be open on Sunday, Nov. 28 from noon – 4 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 28 is Museum Store Day. Come support the Museum by shopping at our well-stocked gift shop. Also wine, and kids’ clothing vendors will be on hand too.

The Fire Museum is open every Saturday from 10 – 4 (Closed Saturday, December 25). It can be found on York Road in Lutherville, in a separate building behind the office tower/Peppermill Restaurant.

For more information, visit www.firemuseummd.org.

Middle River Boat Parade Kicks Off 2021 Christmas Season


Thanksgiving weekend kicks off the Christmas Season and the Middle River area will celebrate with the 21th annual Middle River Parade of Lighted Boats on Saturday, Nov. 27 starting at 5:30 p.m.

The parade starts at Carson’s Creekside around 5:45 and ends at Frog Mortar Creek around 7:45. The parade can be viewed on land at Bauernschmidt Manor/Eastern Yacht Club (6:30 to 7) Rockaway/Turkey Point (6:40 to 7:10)and Bowley’s Point/Bowley’s Quarters (6:50 to 7:20).

For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/mrboatparade

The Dundalk area will also hold a Bear Creek boat parade on Dec. 4.

For a full listing of holiday events go to eastbaltco.com

AVENUE to Alter Holiday Tree Lighting


The Avenue at White Marsh announced it will still hold its 24th Annual Tree Lighting on Friday, Nov. 19 but announced the event will not hold a large community gathering.

“Due to the tremendous number of people this event typically draws and the limited viewing space available, it does not yet seem appropriate to host an event and encourage a gathering of this magnitude,” said a statement from The Avenue at White Marsh.

“Therefore, we have made the difficult decision to eliminate all festivities with exception to the countdown and tree lighting on Friday, November 19th.”

THE AVENUE explained the tree will be lit but the event will not be as festive as the shopping center’s street will not close and Santa will not attend.

The AVENUE Tree Lighting was held virtually and the Holiday Parade was canceled in 2020 as a result of COVID-19.

“Customers patronizing THE AVENUE will enjoy the moment and the community will be invited to view the lighting via Facebook,” said The AVENUE.

A decision has not been made for the 2021 Holiday Parade as the AVENUE said they with consult will Baltimore County before making an announcement about the status of the parade.

Wise Avenue VFC Train Garden to Return


The Wise Avenue Volunteer Fire Company (WAVFC) announced that its annual train garden will return again this year after being shutdown in 2020.

The train garden will run from Saturday, Nov. 27 to Sunday, Jan. 2 from 6 to 9 on the weekdays and noon to 9 p.m. on the weekend. The train garden will be closed on Christmas Day.

“We are thrilled to announce our annual Christmas Garden will be returning this year. See flyer (below) for info,” said a statement from WAVFC.

“We will be posting more once it gets closer. Thank you for the continued support”

For a full listing of holiday events go to eastbaltco.com