Bel Air Arts & Entertainment District

Horror Circus on Ice
2025-08-31 20:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Bel Air Armory, 37 North Main Street, Suite 104, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA, bel air, MD, 21014, United States
Get ready for a spine-chilling night of twisted performances and eerie attractions at Horror Circus in Bel Air, MD! The Circus of Horror is an electrifying and spine-chilling live event combining the thrill of circus acts with terrifying horror themes. Expect jaw-dropping stunts, eerie performances, and a hauntingly fun atmosphere!
While the show is family-friendly, some scenes may be intense, use inappropriate language, or frightening for young children. We recommend it for people over 13 years old. Parental discretion is advised.
The performance lasts approximately 1.5 hours, including a 15-minute intermission. Doors open 1 hour before the show begins. We recommend arriving at least 30 minutes early to allow time for parking, ticket scanning, and finding your seat. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. We recommend arriving early to secure the best seats.
UNDER 14 WITH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN

Historical Society of Harford County
2025-09-02 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-03 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-04 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-09 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-10 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-11 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-16 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-17 10:00 - 14:00 and 1 more date | Historical Society of Harford County, 143 North Main Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Historical Society of Harford County
143 N. Main Street
Tuesday – Thursday 9 am – 3 pm and the 4th Saturday of each month 10 am -2 pm. Closed holiday weekends.
Local historical exhibits, maps, plats, photographs, genealogy and 1800s newspapers. Lectures, programs and social events throughout the year. $5.00 fee for non-members to conduct research in the facility. Call 410.838.7691 or visit www.harfordhistory.org

Liriodendron Exhibit - SUMMER MOOD: Plein Air Paintings by Pam Betts and Holly Buehler
2025-09-03 13:00 - 18:00, 2025-09-10 13:00 - 18:00, 2025-09-14 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-17 13:00 - 18:00 | Liriodendron Mansion, 502 W. Gordon Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Visit the Liriodendron’s galleries between August 10 and September 24 to immerse yourself in that summer feeling through the plein air paintings of two award-winning DC-based artists!
Pamela Betts is both an artist and art conservator whose study of the methods and materials used by centuries of painters have influenced her own work. Educated at Moravian College (BA in Fine Art) and Winterthur Museum/University of Delaware (Master of Science in Art Conservation), Pamela has focused on figure drawing from life and more recently returned to landscape painting with oils, exploring her natural surroundings. She has competed in plein air competitions in Maryland and Virginia, and exhibited her works in galleries in the DC metro area and West Virginia.
Holly Buehler’s lifelong passion for the arts has led her from the suburbs of Detroit, to earning a BFA from Eastern Michigan University, to a career in digital art in the high-tech video and TV industries. She has since returned to the medium that speaks most to her – paints. Her love of nature and travels around the world have inspired her art. She has participated in art shows and plein air events in Maryland and California, and teaches at the Yellow Barn Studio in Glen Echo, MD.
Opening on Sunday, August 10 from 11 am to 3 pm, the exhibit will be on view Wednesdays from 1 to 6 pm through September 24, and on Sunday, September 14 from 11 am to 3 pm.
Private viewings may also be scheduled by contacting 410-879-4424 or info@liriodendron.com.

Fly Dance Fitness® 4-Weeks of Class (September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2025)
2025-09-03 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-09-10 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-09-17 18:30 - 19:30 | Bel Air Armory, 37 North Main Street, Suite 104, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA, bel air, MD, 21014, United States
Fly Dance Fitness® is a downright booty shakin’ dance fitness workout! Each class incorporates fun, funky, easy to follow repetitive choreographed moves. This format combines cardiovascular exercise, agility and memory retention. One new routine will be taught step by step in each class. No dance experience needed. Wear tennis shoes.
This registration includes 4-weeks of class (September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2025)–class is 6:30-7:30pm (doors open 6:10pm). Purchase one ticket (listed under the September 3rd date) and you will be registered for all 4 weeks. The 4-week September pass is $40 and is a great deal at just about $10 per class! Must register online in advance. Sales will close once all spots have been claimed.
Taught by the ONLY Certified Fly Dance Instructor in Maryland, Tina is a wife, mom, Senior Associate of Finance/Owner of her family owned business. Tina’s passion for instructing group fitness began in 2011. Tina has always loved motivating her participants to challenge themselves, step out of their comfort zones, and just have FUN!! Tina has excelled her fitness training with running Spartan Races. She is currently certified in Fly Dance Fitness, Les Mills BodyPump, BodyJam, and Barre Intensity.
In the event of instructor illness, a substitute instructor will be provided to the best of our ability.

First Fridays
2025-09-05 17:00 - 20:00 | Downtown Parking Lot – 121 South Main Street, Bel Air, MD, United States
Come visit the “Heart of Harford” on the First Friday* of the month for Harford County’s best block party! Enjoy local live music, food trucks, artisan vendors, a beer and wine garden, activities for kids, and more! And while you’re here, be sure to shop at one of our many boutiques, explore the Bel Air Public Art Walk, or take a walk on the Ma & Pa Trail. First Friday ends at 8 p.m., but the fun doesn’t stop there; keep the party going at one of our pubs, restaurants or breweries.
2025 First Fridays
May 2, June 6, June 27* (Fourth Friday to replace July’s First Friday), August 1, September 5, October 3, and November 7
*Please note that due to Independence Day celebrations, July 2025’s First Friday (July 4) has been rescheduled to be a special June Fourth Friday and will be held June 27, 2025.

Plenty of parking is available throughout Downtown Bel Air at metered spaces and the Bel Air Parking Garage. All parking is free in Downtown Bel Air on weekends and after 5 pm on weekdays. Visitors may also use ParkMobile for shopping done before 5 pm.
Visit local retailers to take advantage of specials and discounts held at different stores, and eat at one of the many fabulous restaurants in Downtown Bel Air!
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Premium Workshop: Patchwork Pumpkin
2025-09-06 12:00 - 14:30 | Harford Artists Gallery, Armory Marketplace, 37 North Main Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Sep 06, 2025, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Bel Air, 37 N Main St Suite 104, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA

About the event

An introduction to stained-glass.
Participants will be Introduced to the use of stained-glass materials and tools, necessary safety equipment, glass cutting techniques, glass grinding, copper foiling, soldering skills, patina application, and polishing. Explore your artistic abilities and let your creativity shine through glass! Limit to 10 participants. All supplies included in workshop fee of $65/person. Ages 14 +.

The Last Raid, Author Event & Book Signing with Tom Guercio and Diana Guercio Prentice
2025-09-09 12:30 - 14:30 | Historical Society of Harford County, 143 North Main Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
May 27, 2025, at 12:30 pm at The Historical Society Headquarters, 143 N. Main St., Bel Air, MD
Step back to the Bel Air of the 1930s and 1940s with authors Thomas Guercio and Diana Guercio Prentice. Learn about the days of the Bel Air Race Track, the “Graw,” boxing at the Armory, poker at the Argonne, and gambling at “The Hole.” These good old days included bookmaking, moonshine, and so much more.
The Guercios tell the story through the reminiscences of George Van Bibber, a friend of the authors’ father. Sam Guercio, an Italian immigrant, settled in Bel Air in 1932. Several of his family members were already residents and local business owners. If you are of a certain age, you may remember visiting Sam’s Barbershop, the family’s Shoe Repair shop on Burns Alley, Guercio’s Grocery Store, or perhaps Sam & Gorrell’s bookmaking parlor in Fallston. The event is free. Registration is encouraged. Books will be available for purchase.
Register now at www.harfordhistory.org Free

11th Annual Harford Plein Air Festival
2025-09-12 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-13 09:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-14 10:00 - 15:00 | Bel Air Armory, 37 North Main Street, Suite 104, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA, bel air, MD, 21014, United States
Bel Air Armory, 37 N. Main Street. September 12-14
Harford County’s premier Plein Air Festival is comprised of a juried competition and a community-based quick draw competition, which annually draws professional artists from across the U.S. to capture the county’s charms. The festival’s unique format allows painters to work at their own pace from July 1 to September 12. Painting will be on display and on sale to the public. Friday, September 12, 6:30 pm to 9 pm; Saturday, September 13, 9 am to 3 pm; Sunday, September 14, 10 am to 3 pm. Call 443-567-5216 or visit www.mdcfa.org.

Quick Draw Painting Competition for Adults
2025-09-13 08:30 - 12:00 | Downtown Bel Air, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Harford Plein Air Festival in Downtown Bel Air
A two-hour timed plein air painting competition in downtown for plein air painters in two categories: community painters ages 18 and up of all experience levels and juried artists registered for the Harford Plein Air Festival. Registration 8:30 am, painting 9 to 11 am, awards 11:30 am. $20 artists’ entry fee. Advanced registration and rules available at www.mdcfa.org

The Belle Aire Market
2025-09-14 09:00 - 14:00 | Downtown Parking Lot – 121 South Main Street, Bel Air, MD, United States
Held May through October, The Belle Aire Market is a seasonal open-air market featuring finely crafted artisan items and antiques. With the original spelling of our dear town, The Belle Aire Market will evoke feelings of a Parisian bazaar right here in Downtown Bel Air.
Some of the treasures you will find will include antique and vintage housewares, furniture, industrial materials, linens, clothing, jewelry, and home décor; handmade artwork, jewelry, clothing, outerwear, stationary, bath products, decorations, candles, lawn art, baby clothes; and much more.
The Belle Aire Market 2025 Dates
May 11, June 8, July 13, August 10, September 14, and October 19*
*Please note that the October Belle Aire Market has been rescheduled to the third Sunday of the month (10/19) due to the MD State BBQ Bash, being held the previous weekend in Downtown Bel Air!

58th Annual Bel Air Festival for the Arts
2025-09-14 09:00 - 17:00 | Shamrock Park, Hickory Avenue and Lee Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
The 2025 Festival will mark the 58th annual Bel Air Festival for the Arts, sponsored by the Bel Air Recreation Committee. With up to 300 artists, photographers and craftspeople, the show represents one of the largest one-day events in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
When is the Show – The 2025 Bel Air Festival for the Arts will be held on September 14, 2025.
Where is the Show – The Bel Air Festival for the Arts will be held in Shamrock Park on 39 Hickory Avenue in Bel Air, Maryland. Shamrock Park is located behind the Bel Air Public Library and the Bel Air Town Hall and Police Headquarters building
Additional Information – The show includes some of the finest and most unique fine art, photography, and hand-made crafts on the east coast. The festival features continuous live entertainment on the bandshell stage. A wide variety of wonderful foods are available. Profits from food concession sales go directly to benefit Bel Air Parks and Recreation programs. Offering a great opportunity for early holiday shopping, as well as food, entertainment, and activities for the children, the Bel Air Festival for the Arts is an event the entire family will enjoy. Smoking is prohibited anywhere on the festival grounds. Remember, the Bel Air Festival for the Arts is ALWAYS a “rain or shine” event.

Partners – The Bel Air Festival for the Arts is supported in part by the Town of Bel Air, the Maryland Center for the Arts and a Community Art Development Grant from the Harford County Cultural Arts Board.

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Harford Plein Air Festival Young Artists Day
2025-09-14 11:00 - 14:30 | Bel Air Armory, 37 North Main Street, Suite 104, Bel Air, MD 21014, USA, bel air, MD, 21014, United States
Bel Air Armory, 37 N. Main Street
For young artists ages 5-12, supervised painting activities. Pre-register online. For artists ages 13-17, a two-hour timed young artists quick draw painting competition. Registration 11 to 11:30 am, painting 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, awards 2 pm. For rules and pre-registration, visit www.mdcfa.org.

Revolutionary Harford! Constitution Day Program
2025-09-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Hays House Museum, 324 Kenmore Ave , Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
The Hays House, 324 Kenmore Avenue
The American Constitution outlines the basic tenants on which our nation was founded. As part of the America 250 anniversary celebration, you are invited to learn more about this critical document and its role in creating and maintaining American democracy. Sponsored by the Historical Society of Harford County and Governor William Paca Chapter DAR. 1 pm. For more information, call 410-838-7691 or visit www.harfordhistory.org.

Drop-In Workshop: Rock Painting
2025-09-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Harford Artists Gallery, Armory Marketplace, 37 North Main Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Drop-In Workshop: Rock Painting led by artist Marian Pritt.
Everyone is welcome. No registration required. Limited to 12 participants.
Cost is $10/person with all supplies included.

Music at the Mansion: Seven Voices - A Tribute to Patsy Cline
2025-09-14 17:00 - 19:00 | Liriodendron Mansion, 502 W. Gordon Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Seven Voices: A Tribute to Patsy Cline comes to the Liriodendron stage on Sunday, September 14, 2025!
Patsy Cline was one of the most influential and acclaimed vocalists of the 21st century. She was a true pioneer for women in the country music industry and a wild character whose personal stories shine in their retelling again and again. Emotive and sultry, her contralto could describe the depths of the human condition with rare poignance. Hers was a voice of the century. This unique performance will honor her in song and story.
Talented artists from disparate genres team up to pay tribute to the First Lady of Country, produced by Jess Eliot Myhre. They’ll treat your ears and your spirit with classic renditions of her songs, as well as reimagined versions of her pieces with new instrumentation and creative arrangements. Your singers and storytellers are internationally-touring, award-winning musicians and songwriters: Jess Eliot Myhre (Bumper Jacksons), Nicole Saphos, Dave Chappell, Maureen Andary (Sweater Set), and Ele Rubenstein.
The concert will be held outdoors. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from Village Bistro food truck and Independent Brewing Co.
Grounds open at 4:00. Concert begins at 5 pm. Tickets are $20 for adults. Kids 12 and under admitted free, but must be accompanied by an adult.
TICKETS
Visit https://liriodendron.com/product/seven-voices-concert-september-14-2025/ for reservations. For additional information on our Music at the Mansion concert series, https://bit.ly/MusicAtTheMansion
Music at the Mansion is made possible in part by a grant from Maryland State Arts Council through Harford County Cultural Arts Board. Music at the Mansion Summer Series sponsored by Independent Brewing Co.
