Doors Open Baltimore, a free annual event that gives people a chance to visit places that are usually off-limits to the public, is the latest local activity to go virtual for 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Organizers of the popular citywide festival announced this week that they decided to make Doors Open a virtual event this year because of uncertainty over holding in-person events and concerns about potential health risks to participants, including volunteers who greet visitors at every featured location.

Instead of reserving the first weekend in October for open houses and in-person tours of buildings and neighborhoods, organizers say they’ll present virtual programs all month, with a different theme every week. Besides live virtual on-location tours, the new format will include sketching workshops, trivia nights and a kick-off lecture, all virtual, and a photo contest.

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