Charles Street Development

Weekend plans = handled 📚
Pick 🆙 this tote (and your next read) at Viva Books on Charles Street.

📍326 N Charles Street

Sunday 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Monday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Thank you to everyone who decorated their storefronts for the 11th Annual Holiday Decorating Competition. You added so much joy and sparkle to the corridor. We were truly in awe of the creativity, the effort, and the holiday spirit you brought to Charles Street.

Special thanks to 2020 Teknology and The Kate Pearl Tea Room for their generous support! Their sponsorship allows us to surprise the top three winners with monetary prizes and provide a few extra treats for the businesses that officially participated. We are so grateful.

Now for the exciting part. Here are this year’s winners.

1st Place
MV Fitness
Best Overall

2nd Place
Roggenart
Awesome Holiday Display

3rd Place
Lord Baltimore Hotel LB Bakery
Best Storytelling Display

Honorable Mention
AIA Baltimore
Most Creative Use of Upcycled or Recycled Materials

Live Baltimore
Best Baltimore Theme

Special Spotlight:
Fleur de Lis - Holiday Glam Fleur De Lis Florist
Dollhouse Boutique - Most Instagramable Window The Doll House Boutique
Home Slyce -Best Holly Jolly Window HOMESlyce Pizza Bar Downtown/Mt. Vernon
Luxury Nails - Winter Wonderland
Blancos Kitchen- Best Use of Lights
Mick O Sheas - Most Nostalgic Window Mick O'Sheas Irish Pub
Viva Books - Best Handcrafted Holiday Viva Books Baltimore

A special thanks to the following businesses for joining in and adding to the holiday cheer
Cafe Fili Cafe Fili
City House
House Demiurge House Demiurge
The Paper Herald Paper Herald
Cohen Snyder Eisenberg and Katzenberg Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg & Katzenberg, P.A.
Sotto Sopra Sotto Sopra Restaurant
Gian Marco Gian Marco

Thank you again to all our participants for bringing holiday flare to Charles Street.

SAVE THE DATE 📅

✨ at Doors Open Baltimore! ✨

is an annual city-wide festival of architecture and neighborhoods presented by . With 40+ Open Houses on October 25 and Guided Tours happening throughout the month, this is your chance to step inside and explore some of Baltimore’s most iconic spaces.

Several participating sites are right along the Charles Street corridor , including The Grand, Lord Baltimore Hotel, Old St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church, and Baltimore Public Media.

Learn more and plan your stops at doorsopenbaltimore.org