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The Peale is Baltimore’s Community Museum.

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Baltimore’s one-day music festival, Charm City Live, will be held Saturday, September 20, 2025 from noon to 9 p.m. The Peale is located within the festival’s footprint, and will be open and hosting fun activities for the whole family! Here is your guide to navigating Downtown this weekend.

Find us situated within the Kids Zone footprint of the festival. All of our exhibits will be on view, including Glenn Walker: In the Room and Beyond, It’s a Snap! photo contest brought to you by Baltimore National Heritage Area, and the last weekend of Jann Rosen-Queralt’s One Chiliad

Create your own VR avatar in Second Life! We will have kiosks out for guests to create their own avatars in Second Life and take a tour of “The Virtual Peale”.

Come explore our tactile exhibit, Founding Fossils, and then find some of your own! Finding Fossils is The Peale’s very own sensory dig site. Kids of all ages can dig to find their very own fossils, dinosaur eggs, and geodes!

We look forward to seeing you for a fun-filled day in Downtown Baltimore!

Visit here for more information about Charm City Live, and we recommend using Waze for real-time traffic updates to help you navigate!

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