Friday, May 3:

As in years past, this year the Mount Vernon Place Conservancy’s Flower Mart highlights local flower and plant vendors, artisans, nonprofits and food suppliers.

This year’s food vendors include Neopol Savory Smokery, Aunt Kelly’s Cookies, Ekiben, Akbar and more. You can also grab a caffeine pick-me-up from Sparkplug Coffee, Dashery Coffee or Zeke’s.

Nonprofit tablers include the National Aquarium, Baltimore Tree Trust, Baltimore City Rec. & Parks and more.

See their website for more details.

There is so much to see and do in the Mount Vernon neighborhood any day of the year, you can’t visit the historic neighborhood without checking out the view from Baltimore’s own Washington Monument. Other cultural attractions include the Walters Art Museum, the Maryland Center for History & Culture (where the original copy of the “Star-Spangled Banner” is kept) and the stunning George Peabody Library, where you can peruse six floors of more than 300,000 books. Take high tea at the Ivy Hotel (the only Relais & Châteaux hotel in Maryland). Then, enjoy a performance at Baltimore Center Stage, or hear the world-renowned Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.

There are lots of delicious places to eat near Flower Mart in Mount Vernon, from upscale restaurants to casual cafes. Try one of these popular destinations after a day spent exploring Flower Mart:

Brunch/Lunch

• The Bun Shop
• SS Cafe
• Baby’s On Fire

Dinner

• The Helmand
• Indochine
• Topside
• The Owl Bar
• The Prime Rib
• Nepal House
• Kumari
• Marie Louise Bistro

Drinks

• The Brewer’s Art
• Sangria Patio Bar
• Poets Modern Cocktails & Eats
• Bloom’s
• Wet City