2025 Holi Color Fun Run/Walk

Kick off the celebration of Holi, the Festival of Colors, with an untimed fun run or walk through clouds of bright powder that ensure you walk away a visible representation of our beautiful community, spring, and joy!

Begin the celebration of Holi with a 1-mile run or walk around Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods and through clouds of colorful powders!

Holi is a spring festival during which participants celebrate by throwing colored powder at each other while they dance and celebrate.

After the run/walk, head over to the Chrysalis stage to continue the colorful celebration with free community performances and a dance party!

Colored powder is available for sale onsite. No outside powder may be brought onsite. Please note that while powder generally washes out of clothing, it is likely that by coming onsite you will have powder fall on you, so please wear clothing that you agree may be stained.

About the Inner Arbor Trust

The Trust is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization incorporated in Maryland. The mission of the Inner Arbor Trust is to promote and nurture a park in a unique natural setting for a variety of arts and culture experiences that enrich the entire community. The Trust works to develop Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods into a destination arts and culture park. In addition to operating the Chrysalis amphitheater, the Trust manages a substantial portion of the Park for recreational use.

All seating will be on the lawn. You may bring a blanket or a standard sized lawn chair with no canopy or blanket. If you bring a chair or blanket please make sure that you understand that it may be exposed to colored powder and it may stain.

No pets except service animals are permitted at this event. We will miss our four legged friends, so please do bring canine companions to those events where they are permitted.

Restrooms are available at the top of Chrysalis hill.

No outside powder allowed. Powder available for sale onsite.

Please wear clothing that may be stained.

Non-ADA parking is in Lot 2 (flat) and Lot 4. If you need ADA parking please request it at check out or email [email protected].

A parking map is available here .

DIRECTIONS TO LOT 2 (flat)

For GPS purposes, please use the address 11000 Broken Land Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044 (you are going to the flat surface parking lot, not the garage).

From points north: Take 29 South to 175 West (Columbia). Continue as 175 becomes Little Patuxent Parkway, for approximately 2.3 miles. Make a left onto Merriweather Drive and follow the signs to Lot 2, which is to the right.

From points south: Take 29 North to Broken Land Parkway towards Town Center / Merriweather Post Pavilion. Make a right onto Little Patuxent Parkway, continue for approximately 0.2 miles. Make a right onto Merriweather Drive and follow the signs to Lot 2, which is to the right.

DIRECTIONS TO LOT 4

For GPS purposes, please use the address 10500 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia MD 21044, and follow the directions of signs and parking staff.

From points north / west: Take US-29 South; disregard signs for Merriweather/South Entrance Road. Take the exit for Broken Land Parkway West towards Town Center / Merriweather Post Pavilion. Stay in left lane and turn left at light onto Broken Land Parkway. Go straight through two lights, crossing over Little Patuxent Parkway, and make first right into parking garage.

From points south: Take 29 North to Broken Land Parkway towards Town Center / Merriweather Post Pavilion. Go straight through two lights, crossing over Little Patuxent Parkway, and make first right into parking garage. Please follow the directions of parking staff.

If you need ADA parking, please make sure you select ADA parking during checkout. For more information about parking please click here - https://innerarbortrust.org/location

*Image shows the logo of First National Bank as a Founding Partner. Partner Organization logos are shown for Columbia Association and Howard County Recreation and Parks.*

This celebration is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council. To discover more about the Maryland State Arts Council and how they impact Maryland, visit msac.org.

*image shows an abstract version of the Maryland flag, the logo of the Maryland State Arts Council, which is part of the Department of Commerce.*

Info: Check in starts at 10 am. All participants must be on site by 10:45 to complete check-in and get their shirts (no exceptions).

Info: Buy color on site at concession booths and get ready to dance!

Host or Publisher Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods