Reserving the Center

Reserving the Community Engagement Center (CEC)

The CEC accepts reservation requests for events occurring between the hours of Noon to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday and Noon to 5 p.m. on Fridays. Event hours must include setup and clean-up within that time frame. 

Priority is generally given to events that are initiated by the local community, however, space requests are evaluated on an individual basis.

Priority of Events

• Community-initiated events that are free of charge and open to the public
• UMB-initiated events with a community benefit that are free of charge and open to the public
• Community-initiated events that have a fee and are open to the public
• UMB-initiated events that have a fee and are open to the public
• Private events

Getting Here

The CEC is located at 16 S. Poppleton St. Baltimore, MD 21201.

• Public Transportation
  • Charm City Circulator: Orange Route
  • MTA Bus Route: Purple Link, stop #78
    
    
• Parking 
  • The BioPark garage is available to visitors for a fee. Check rates here. The entrance is located at 1 N. Poppleton St., Baltimore, MD 21201.
  • Street Parking: There is a mix of free and metered parking on S. Poppleton Street, West Baltimore Street, West Fayette Street, and Hollins Street. Please note, some free parking is limited to 2 hours.

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