Events at Parks or Recreation & Parks' Facilities

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Days a Park or Facility has a Large Event (Most Are Rentals)

General Information

This section should contain some general information about what makes a R&P hosted event different than a community hosted event. This should also give a little bit of information on how to set up a community event.

September 2025

Date	Event	Site
9/6	Martial Arts Event	North Laurel Community Center
9/6-9/7	Youth Softball Tournament	Cedar Lane Park, Savage Park, North Laurel Park
9/12	Nite Bite Fishing	Centennial Park
9/13	Veronica Blount Memorial Walk	Western Regional Park
9/14	Police Pace 5K	Centennial Park
9/13-9/14	Youth Softball Tournament	Cedar Lane Park, Savage Park, North Laurel Park
9/18	Blockbuster Series Outdoor Movie Nights	Belmont Manor
9/20-9/21	Roundnet Tournament	Troy Park
9/21	Native Plant Palooza	Robinson Nature Center
9/20-9/21	Youth Softball Tournament	Cedar Lane Park, Savage Park, North Laurel Park
9/20-9/21	Youth Basketball Tournament	North Laurel Community Center, Gary J Arthur Community Center
9/26	Nite Bite Fishing	Centennial Park
9/27	Alzheimer's Association Walk	Centennial Park
9/27-9/28	Youth Softball Tournament	Cedar Lane Park, Centennial Park, North Laurel Park, Savage Park

October 2025

Date	Event	Site
10/1	Howard County's Great Outdoors Initiative	Multiple Locations
10/1	New! Salsa Sensations	Harriet Tubman Cultural Center
10/4	Howard County Autism Society Walk	Centennial Park
10/4	Public Star Pary	Alpha Ridge Park
10/4	Pumpkin Paint	North Laurel Community Center
10/4	Fall Festival at NLCC	North Laurel Community Center, North Laurel Park
10/4 & 5	Youth Softball Tournament	Cedar Park, Savage, North Laurel Park,
10/5	New! Apple Spice Tea Party	Robinson Nature Center
10/5	Open House and Vendor Showcase	Waverly Mansion
10/5	Baseball Tournamnet	Blandair Park
10/5	Lacrosse Tournament	Troy Park
10/7	Encore Showcase	Blandair Park
10/10	Nite Bite Fishing	Centennial Park
10/10	Celebration of Sports Golf Tournament	Timbers at Troy
10/11	Truck or Treat	Gary J. Arthur Community Center
10/11	New! A Campfire Tail Family Pajama Party	Robinson Nature Center
10/11 & 10/12	Basketball Tournament	North Laurel Community Center
10/11 & 12	Youth Softball Tournament	Cedar Lane Park, North Laurel Park, Centennial Park
10/14	Celebration of Sports	Turf Valley
10/15	New! Salsa Sensations	Harriet Tubman Cultural Center
10/17	EAAA Haunted Experience	Rockburn Park
10/18	Volleyball Tournament	Gary J. Arthur Community center
10/18	Floating Pumpkin Patch	Roger Carter Community Center
10/18	New! A Campfire Tail Family Pajama Party	Robinson Nature Center
10/18 & 10/19	Youth Softball Tourney	Cedar Lane Park, Savage Park, North Laurel Park
10/18 & 10/19	Basketball Tournament	North Laurel Community Center
10/19	LAX Tourney	Troy Park
10/20	EAAA Happy Haunted Experience	Rockburn Park
10/20	Marvel, Chicken & Waffles Volume III (MCW)	Harriet Tubman Cultural Center
10/24	Nite Bite Fishing	Centennial Park
10/24 - 25	EAAA Haunted Experience	Rockburn Park
10/25	Field Hockey Tournament	Troy Park, Blandair Park 1-3, Oakland Mills High School
10/25 & 26	Halloween Tricks, Treats and Trees (timed tickets)	Robinson Nature Center
10/25 &10/26	Basketball Tournament	North Laurel Community Center, Gary J. Arthur Community Center (Sat Only)
10/26	EAAA Happy Haunted Experience	Rockburn Park
10/26	LAX Tourney	Troy 1-4
10/30	Belmont Blockbuster Series	Belmont Manor
10/31	New! Monster Mash	Harriet Tubman Cultural Center

November 2025

Date	Event	Site
11/1	Public Star Party	Alpha Ridge Park
11/1	New! Native Lands	Harriet Tubman Cultural Center
11/1 & 2	Youth Softball Tournament	North Laurel Park Cedar Lane Park
11/1 & 2	LAX Tourney	Blandair Park 1-5, Oakland Mills High School
11/1 & 2	LAX Tourney	Troy Park
11/2	Sensory Friendly Sunday	Robinson Nature Center
11/8	Jump Rope	North Laurel Community Center
11/8	New! HoCo HaHa's Circus/Magic Variety Show	Harriet Tubman Cultural Center
11/8	Mid MD Superbowl Games	Troy Park
11/8	Youth Field Hockey Tournament	Cedar Lane Park
11/8 & 9	LAX Tourney	Blandair Park 1-5, Oakland Mills High School, Troy Park (Sun Only)
11/10	New! Native Lands 4 Kidz	Harriet Tubman Cultural Center
11/15	Turkey Waddle	North Laurel Community Center
11/15	Field Hockey Tournament	Blandair Park, Oakland Mills High School, Troy Park, Cedar Lane Park, Western Regional Park, Rockburn Park
11/15 &16	LAX Tourney	Blandair Park Oakland Mills High School
11/16	Lacrosse Tournament	Cedar Lane Park
11/15 &16	Basketball Tournament	Meadowbrook Athlethic Complex
11/15 &16	Basketball Tournament	Meadowbrook Athlethic Complex
11/16	Cyclocross	Rockburn Park
11/16	Cyclocross	Rockburn Park
11/22	Mistletoe at Midday Makers Mart	Robinson Nature Center
11/22	Family Volunteer Day	Multiple Locations
11/22	Lax Tourney	Western Regional Park
11/22 & 23	Basketball Tournament	Meadowbrook Athlethic Club, North Laurel Community Center
11/22 & 23	Lax Tourney	Blandair Park 1-5, Oakland Mills High School, Troy Park , Cedar Lane Park
11/29	Sixes Lax Tourney	Troy Park
11/29 & 30	Volleyball Tournament	North Laurel Community Center
11/30	Sixes Lax Tourney	Troy Park

December 2025

Date	Event	Site
11/28/2025 - 1/4/2026	Holiday Train Garden at B&O	Ellicott City Station Museum
12/5	Ellicott City Tree Lighting	Welcome Center
12/5	New! Shop & Play: Kids Drop-Off Program	North Laurel Community Center
12/6	Holiday Mart	Gary J. Arthur Community Center
12/6 & 7	Field Hockey Tournament	Meadowbrook Athlethic Complex
12/6 & 7	Lax Tourney	Blandair Park
12/8	Reindeer Games	Harriet Tubman Cultural Center
12/12	New! Shop & Play: Kids Drop-Off Program	North Laurel Community Center
12/13 & 14	Frozen Fest	Robinson Nature Center
12/13 & 14	Soccer Tournament	Troy Park
12/14	Field Hockey Tournament	Meadowbrook Athlethic Complex
12/19	Climbing with Santa	Roger Carter Community Center
12/20	New! Winter Teen Kick Backs	Harriet Tubman Cultural Center
12/20	Futsal Tournament	Meadowbrook Athlethic Complex
12/20 & 21	Basketball Tournament	North Laurel Community Center
12/21	Field Hockey Tournament	Meadowbrook Athlethic Complex
12/27 & 28	Basketball Tournament	North Laurel Community Center
12/28	Field Hockey Tournament	Meadowbrook Athlethic Complex

Rental Information

Howard County Recreation & Parks offers a diverse assortment of facilities available to rent -- everything from historical structures to a zero entry pool. We pride ourselves on keeping these venues in good condition and have made every effort to that the permitting process is as simple and quick as possible.

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