Warm up at the Maryland Center for History and Culture during the annual Washington Monument lighting. Organized by the Mount Vernon Place Conservancy, this tradition has taken place in Baltimore since 1971. Visit MCHC to enjoy holiday postcard decorating, and fix yourself a delicious drink at a hot cocoa bar to commemorate the unofficial opening of the holiday season in Baltimore. The Dan Meyer Choir joins us in our Meyerhoff Courtyard to perform classic holiday carols.

Museum admission is free all day on Free First Thursday.