By: Rachel Bernstein

As it is the outdoor fair/festival season, we have more glorious parade/fair-like events coming up this weekend.

Friday kicks off the Pimlico Fair’s three-weekend run at Pimlico Race Course at 5 p.m. The $5 admission will get you more than 100 rides and games, plenty of family-friendly entertainment and exposure to the Pimlico race course grounds. Attractions include an Old West show, petting zoo, trick riders and a magician.

Baltimore Pride 2011 will surely be a treat, starting Friday at 7 p.m. at Druid Hill Park. On Saturday, the High Heel Race starts at 3:30 p.m. at the park, while the Pride Parade starts at 4. A block party will start at 6 p.m. that day.

Sunday will include a free Pride Festival, starting at 11 a.m. Canadian-born R&B and pop singer Deborah Cox will headline the festival’s musical acts. The Baltimore Pride Celebration is a program of the Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Baltimore, a community-based nonprofit founded in 1977.

And if you’re generally adverse to sunny weather or want a quiet weekend, there’s something for you too.

The Walters Art Museum will set sail its “Drawings of the Sea” exhibit on Saturday. This show focuses on drawings, prints and watercolors of ships, sailors, and the sea from the Walters’ permanent collection. Admission to the museum is free, and hours of admission are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.