Weekend Outlook - May 18-20, 2012

I don't know about you, but I can't believe next weekend is Memorial Day already! Let's soak up the sunshine and enjoy this weekend before the summer flies by! Deal? Deal!

Here are Economoms' picks for the best budget-conscious family activities in the Baltimore area, Friday, May 18 through Sunday, May 20.

All Weekend

• Discounts to 16 Family-Friendly Baltimore Attractions - Use anytime throughout 2012 to places like Port Discovery, the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Urban Pirates, and more!

Friday

• $2 Family Fun Night - Port Discovery, 4-7 p.m. Admission is just $2 per person the third Friday of each month.
• Waterfront Partnership Summer Social - West Shore Park near the Science Center, 5-8 p.m. Live music, food trucks, kids activity area. FREE!

Saturday

• Fell's Point Farmer's Market - Broadway Square, 7:30 a.m.-noon each Saturday.
• Drop-In Art Activity at the Walters - Every Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. A different theme each month. May's theme is Coming Up Roses. FREE!
• Family Nature Explorers: Tracks and Trails - Ladew Topiary Gardens in Monkton, 10:30 a.m.-noon. $10 for adults, $2 for children.
• Storytime with Miss Bonnie - Greetings and Readings in Hunt Valley, 11 a.m. each Saturday. Also Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
• Baltimore Blast Day of Fitness Fun - ShopRite in Timonium, noon-2 p.m. Goalkeeper Sagu, Lucio Gonzaga and Aduato Neto will be on hand to greet fans and sign autographs. Plus giveaways!
• Family Fun Day - The Avenue at White Marsh, noon-4 p.m. Live music, games and crafts, animal displays from the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, and more. FREE!
• Baby Loves Disco - Towsontown Center, 1-4 p.m. FREE!

Sunday

• Baltimore Farmer's Market - Every Sunday underneath the Jones Falls Expressway at Holliday & Saratoga streets, 7 a.m.-noon.
• Waterfront Wellness Fitness Classes - West Shore Park near the Science Center, various classes every hour starting at 8:30 a.m. Adults only. Every Sunday through September 30. FREE!
• Drop-In Art Activity at the Walters - Every Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. A different theme each month. May's theme is Coming Up Roses. FREE!
• Baltimore Child Abuse Center Spring Festival - Quarry Lake in Baltimore, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission is $25 per family to support the center.
• Stream Search'n - Irvine Nature Center in Owings Mills, 1-2:30 p.m. $10 for non-members, FREE for members.
• Family Sunday at the BMA - Every Sunday, 2-5 p.m. A different theme each month. May's theme is Celebrate Spring. FREE!
• Baby Loves Disco - Loews Annapolis Hotel, 2-5 p.m. FREE!