Flower MartSchedule
In addition to a great line up of local musicians on stages in the West and South Squares, the Conservancy has assembled a dozen workshops and lectures on flower and plant themes.
While you’re at Flower Mart, grab a beverage or food from one of the vendors and set down at one of our two stages and enjoy a concert. We hope when you visit you'll stop in the Learning Pavilion and learn about flower arranging, or join one of the other great plant-related workshops. Most are “make and take” sessions, where you get to take home your handiwork! These free workshops are capped at 25 participants and are first-come, first-served.
In the early evening in the Learning Pavilion there will be an opportunities to learn how spirts are made with flowers and botanicals (see schedule below for dates and times). These tasting sessions feature local producers Baltimore Spirits Company and McClintok Distilling.
In addition to participating in two workshops in the Learning Pavilion, the National Aquarium will be hosting children and families in making native plant seed balls. Stop by the Aquarium’s booth to get nerdy with nature and learn about how you can support the health of the bay from your own backyard.
All performances, lectures, and workshops are free to attend!
Friday,May 1st
Learning Pavilion
Container Pollinator Garden Workshop with the
National Aquarium
TIME: 12:30 PM
Start your very own pollinator garden in this workshop. Pollinator gardens are made up of native plants that provide food, shelter, and nesting sites for birds, bees, butterflies, moths, and more wildlife! Learn about native Maryland plants and pollinators and how they help save wildlife and habitats in the Chesapeake Bay. Join us and pot your own plant while learning how you can be a part of the National Wildlife Federation’s Certified Wildlife Habitat program. All necessary supplies will be provided.
BeMore Chapeaus
Flower Mart Hat Contest - Love Baltimore!
TIME: 2:00 PM
Join Bonnie and Judy and decorate your Hat for the Annual Flower Mart Hat Contest. Bring your own chapeau and BeMore creative to win the contest. Materials and decor provided. Feel free to bring your own special decor to Be More unique. You just might get the Prize! *This is a BYOH event (Bring your own hat!)
Spring into Spring with Flowers byFlowers By Chris 2.0
TIME: 3:30 PM
Pressed Flower Bookmark byWalters Art Museum
TIME: 5:00 PM
1st session
The Walters Art Museum will offer an all ages pressed flower bookmark workshop celebrating the beauty of nature and its presence in art across cultures. Visitors will create their own bookmark using real pressed flowers, arranging a floral composition on cardstock and sealing it with a clear protective covering, creating a beautiful and useful keepsake to take home.
Pressed Flower Bookmark II byWalters Art Museum
TIME: 5:30 PM
2nd session
The Walters Art Museum will offer an all ages pressed flower bookmark workshop celebrating the beauty of nature and its presence in art across cultures. Visitors will create their own bookmark using real pressed flowers, arranging a floral composition on cardstock and sealing it with a clear protective covering, creating a beautiful and useful keepsake to take home.
Pollinator Garden Cocktails byBaltimore Spirits Company
TIME: 6:30 PM
Pairing your Garden with your Cocktail and your Cocktail with your Garden! We'll sip & chat about the botanicals in BSC's Shot Tower Gins, make a classic gin cocktail with honey & lemon. Plus, awesome garnishes and flavors you can add to your garden to make the best cocktails all Summer long.
South Stage
| Opening Ceremony: May Pole Dance | 11:00 AM |
| Handel Choir of Baltimore | 12:00 PM |
| DeCollage | 1:30 PM |
| Mount Vernon Virtuosi String Trio | 3:00 PM |
| Ebb & Nova | 4:30 PM |
| Rattlewood | 6:00 PM |
West Stage
| Blake Meister Quartet | 11:30 AM |
| Opera Baltimore | 1:00 PM |
| Ed Hrybyk Trio | 2:30 PM |
| BSA Jazz Ensemble | 4:00 PM |
| Steve Hung | 5:30 PM |
| Letitia VanSant | 7:00 PM |
West Square
| Poetry & Prose on Demand | 3:00-4:30 PM |
Have a free flower-themed poem crafted just for you!
Saturday,May 2nd
Learning Pavilion
Mini Paper Flower Basket Making by
Rosaful Garden Studio
TIME: 11:00 AM
Tots and Tales byNational Aquarium
TIME: 12:30 PM
A storytime and activity with the National Aquarium
Design Your Own Spring Arrangement by
Flowers & Fancies
TIME: 2:00 PM
Botanical Theory Fragrance Crafting Workshop by
Le Bleu Bodycare
TIME: 3:30 PM
Join Le Bleu Bodycare for a Botanical Theory Crafting Workshop, a self-paced guided experience where you’ll handcraft an Eau de Elixir—a perfumed oil infused with floral fragrance notes, botanical carrier oils, and dried flowers, to create a balanced signature scent that is uniquely yours. This workshop is perfect for beginners and fragrance lovers looking to find the perfect scent for the springtime season.
Design Your Own Floral Arrangement by
Fleur De Lis
TIME: 5:00 PM
Cocktails from Your Garden! by
McClintok Distilling
TIME: 6:30 PM
Learn from Master Mixologist Sarah Murphy from McClintock Distilling
on how to utilize flowers, herbs and more from your garden in creative and
delicious cocktails. Shake, stir and muddle your way through 2 different
cocktail demos that feature a wide array of edible flowers, color-changing
ingredients and the best herbs to pair with cocktails. Featuring locally
distilled organic gins, vodkas and whiskey that are organic certified and
focused on the best local flavors in Maryland.
South Stage
| SSA Choir | 12:00 PM |
| N-CHAT | 1:30 PM |
| Flower Mart Hat Contest-Love Baltimore! | 3:00 PM |
| Washington National Opera Bonus Performance! |
3:45 PM | Maryland Opera | 4:30 PM |
| The Shin Blossoms | 6:00 PM |
West Stage
| Joe Baione’s Trio | 11:30 AM |
| Bay Jazz Project | 1:00 PM |
| The Honey Dewdrops | 2:30 PM |
| The John Lamkin Favorites Jazz Quintet | 4:00 PM |
| Ray Winder | 5:30 PM |
| Cam Sounds & Vibrations | 7:00 PM |
West Square
| Kaleidoscope Amusements | 12:00-4:00 PM |
Free face painting for children!