Merriweather District

Please stop having events here. It is not made for this!!!! The parking and traffic’s is horrible. SMH I see the vision, it just didn’t work. Build another parking garage or something, but this isn’t it!!! I came here to pick up a catering order and got stuck in bumper to bumper traffic due to an event. This isn’t good for the restaurant in this area either.

I LOVE Merriweather District’s Summer Fitness/Summer Series! Always well run by workers and volunteers and the people that attend are awesome! Edit Oct 2022. WE LOVED SPOOKTACULAR!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Wonderful area to visit with restaurants and residential suites Ice rink and Christmas deco is good In summer evenings kids can have a lot of fun

i work in the merriweather district area, specifically near color burst park and have since this area started with the charmery. parking in this area is extremely difficult because merriweather’s parking is directly next to these restaurants. i park in the outside lot of one of the parking garages whenever i go to work. whenever merriweather has concerts they funnel everyone into this garage and block the lot with cones even when it is empty and the area is not busy. the garage in which they have parking doesn’t have elevators (5 total floors…) and gets packed when merriweather is busy. this deters people from going into the many restaurants in this area because of how crazy it gets and how inaccessible parking is for people. i understand that merriweather needed a parking garage but this is not the place for it. and please remove the cones, they are not needed. Update: 5-29-24, put up the same cones at 9 am, absolutely no one in the area. what is the need for this. have to park in the garage that has no service or elevators. don’t understand what the reasoning behind blocking off a perfectly good lot is dead here.

Lots of things to do. Shopping, restaurants, activities galore. The Mall in Columbia is just a hop, skip, and jump away

Nice Anthony Howe kinetic sculpture. I wish the wind was blowing more, but still beautiful.

Remember all those Columbians who would complain about the concert noise in the Columbia Flyer? Well, can you believe people actually think it's a good idea to live next door to the venue? Don't be fooled. This will turn into section 8 with the rest of Columbia apartments in no time, just like Swift Stream Place across the street.

Sunrise at Christmas outside of Busboys and Poets.

I love that there are so many options here. I remember when there was nothing but trees and grass! Some of the options include the following *not the entire list -Angry Jerk -Eggspectation -Peter Changs -Busboys and Poets -Toastique -Smashing Grapes -The Charmery -Blackwall Barn and Lodge -Banditos -Dok Khao Thai -Game on arcade I don't love the parking situation though. There's garage and surface lot parking but it's always busy and the spaces are tight. If there's an event nearby, expect the parking to be a nightmare.

I attended Books in Bloom in the Merriweather District. It was a beautiful event complete with authors, books for sale and freebies, and flowers. It was right in the middle of all of the restaurants and other venues. I got the chance to meet Kwame Alexander. I love his books. I will now be in attendance of Books in Bloom annually. So much fun!