Weekend Outlook - November 4-6, 2011

Here are Economoms' picks for the most budget-conscious family activities in the Baltimore area from Friday, Nov. 4 through Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011.

All Weekend

Discounts to 16 Family-Friendly Baltimore Attractions - Use anytime throughout 2011!

Discounts to 18 Baltimore Restaurants - Think date night! Use anytime throughout 2011!

Friday

Urban Pirates' After School Special - Save $5 on the 4 p.m. Family Adventure Cruise through fall 2011.

Fridays After Five, Prices Take a Dive - At the National Aquarium and the Maryland Science Center through March 23, 2012. Admission is $8. Dolphin shows or 4-D experiences at the Aquarium are $4. IMAX shows and Planetarium presentations are FREE at the Science Center.

Fall Family Campout - Cromwell Valley park in Towson, 5 p.m. Overnight, breakfast included. $15 per family. Check out Economoms' review of Cromwell Valley.

Saturday

FREE Admission to the American Visionary Art Museum - Both Saturday and Sunday thanks to the Bank of America Museums on Us Program.

FREE Admission to the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History - Both Saturday and Sunday thanks to the Bank of America Museums on Us Program. Special events this weekend that are included with your FREE admission are STEM: DNA Extraction Lab and Painted Gourd: Red and Black Voices.

Drop-In Art Activity at the Walters - Every Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. A different theme each month. November's theme is Text Messages. FREE!

Science Alive for Kids Under Five: Oysters - Masonville Cove Environmental Education Center, 10-11 a.m. FREE!

Pumpkin Chucking Weekend - Clark's Elioak Farm in Ellicott City both Saturday and Sunday. Bring your own pumpkin to chuck in the farm's catapult. This is the last weekend that the farm's fall activities will be available.

Green Cleaner Workshop for the Whole Family - Masonville Cove Environmental Education Center, noon-1 p.m. FREE!

Make Your Own Natural Broom - Oregon Ridge Park in Cockeysville, 2-4 p.m. $8 per person ($5 for members)

Sunday

FREE Admission to the American Visionary Art Museum - Both Saturday and Sunday thanks to the Bank of America Museums on Us Program.

FREE Admission to the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History - Both Saturday and Sunday thanks to the Bank of America Museums on Us Program.

Pumpkin Chucking Weekend - Clark's Elioak Farm in Ellicott City both Saturday and Sunday. Bring your own pumpkin to chuck in the farm's catapult. This is the last weekend that the farm's fall activities will be available.

Mother Nature's Pokemon - Oregon Ridge Park in Cockeysville, 2-4 p.m. $3 per person ($2 for members)

Family Sunday at the BMA - Every Sunday, 2-5 p.m. A different theme each month. November's theme is Festive Fall. FREE! 

Debbie and Friends Concert - Gordon Center for Performing Arts in Owings Mills, 3 p.m. $7 children under 10; $9 adults in advance and $10 at the door