Baltimore County Public Schools

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BCPSfest 2022 – A Fun Kickoff to the New School Year

Saturday, Aug. 20, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology
938 York Road, Towson 21204

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Join Baltimore County Public Schools for a free outdoor festival to kick off the upcoming 2022-2023 school year.

• Enjoy live entertainment and fun hands-on activities.
• Take a break in our Story Time Tent with special guest readers.
• Get up close and personal with an antique fire engine.
• Be entertained by talented BCPS students and staff.
• Learn more about BCPS programs, services, and employment opportunities.
• Visit the BCPS Parentmobile for ideas about ways to support student success.
• Free gift bags for the first 500 students who visit at least 10 vendors!
• Get a COVID vaccine from the Baltimore County Health Department.

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This year’s vendors include:

From BCPS
Career and Technical Education + College and Career Readiness + The Education Foundation of BCPS + English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) + English Language Arts + Facilities Support Services + Food and Nutrition Services + Human Resources, Recruitment and Staffing + Kelly Education Services + Library Media Programs & Educational Technology + Magnet Programs + Mathematics + Parent University + Performing Arts + Physical Education + Science + Social Studies + Teachers Association of Baltimore County (TABCO) + Title I + Transportation + Visual Arts

From the community
Abilities Network + Baltimore County Board of Elections + Baltimore County Family Child Care Association + Baltimore County Fire Department + Baltimore County Health Department + Baltimore County Public Library + Community College of Baltimore County + Fire Museum of Maryland + First Financial Federal Credit Union + Irvine Nature Center + Maryland 529 + Maryland Center for School Safety + National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Metro Baltimore + Patient First + Maryland State Department of Education, Communications + Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation, Bureau of Solid Waste Management + Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks

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Parking

Free limited will be available on the Carver Center parking lot accessible from Kenilworth Dr. 

Additional free parking will be available at BCPS headquarters/Greenwood, 6901 N. Charles St., Towson 21204. Park on the lot in front of Building E. BCPS will provide free shuttle buses to and from Carver Center every 15 minutes from 10:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. 

Participants are also encouraged to travel to the event via the Baltimore County circulator -- The Loop. The closest stop to the school campus is stop 40 on the orange line. 

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This year’s entertainers are:

• Girls Quartet (award-winning a cappella and barbershop quartet whose members include a BCPS educator and a BCPS graduate)
• Morgan Gonce and Sophia Bryter (George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology)
• Overlea Voices (Overlea High School)
• Reed Spaulding and band (Towson High School)
• New Town High Cheerleaders

From left to right: Morgan Gonce & Sophia Bryter, Girls Quartet, The deeR band, and New Town High Cheerleaders.