Preakness Stakes
Photo by Middleton Evans
Preakness Week Events Preakness 2008 One of the most beloved Preakness traditions in Baltimore is Preakness Week. But over the years that tradition has ballooned into a two-week party. In 2008 it starts more than a two weeks before the Preakness Stakes.
Miss Preakness applications due
April 18, 2008
First Fridays at the Can Company
Can Company - Canton
Kicking off the season with a Preakness theme, look for live music from Marshall Crenshaw Trio
"And They're Off!" Free Concert
Belvedere Square
Friday, May 9
The Preakness Parade
Downtown
Saturday, May 10, 11 a.m.
Pee Wee Preakness
Federal Hill Park
Tuesday, May 13, 11 a.m.
Preakness Balloon Fest
Turf Valley Resort
Wednesday May 16-17
Preakness Frog Hop
War Memorial Plaza, downtown
Wednesday May 14, noon
Sunrise at Old Hilltop
Pimlico
May 14-16, 6-9 a.m.
Preakness Crab Derby
Lexington Market
Thursday, May 15, noon
Miller Lite Nites
Power Plant Live!
May 15-16, 7:30 p.m.
Twas the Night Before Preakness
Friday, May 16, 6 - 9 p.m.
Central Avenue in Harbor East Free concert
133rd Running of the Preakness Stakes
Pimilico Race Course
Saturday May 17, 2008