Things to Do in Baltimore This Weekend

Featuring: new RUCKUS, Zohn Collective, Nigel Semaj

The second night of the Livewire 16 new music festival brings together UMBC’s new RUCKUS ensemble and the Zohn Collective for *Coming Together*. Narrated by Nigel Semaj, an assistant professor of theatre, the program explores contemporary music through works by Raven Chacon, Steve Reich, and Frederic Rzewski.

First and Franklin

Alumni Event: The Spire Series

210 West Madison Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Jessica Tong, Michael Sheppard

Alumni Event: The Spire Series is a recital featuring violinist Jessica Tong and pianist Michael Sheppard. The program pairs works by Bartók, Janáček, and Beethoven, including Beethoven’s celebrated “Kreutzer” Sonata.

Shari Puorto Band- 2 SHOWS 7:30 & 9pm!

Featuring: Shari Puorto Band, Shari Puorto, Doug Woolverton, Benjie Porecki, Dan Leonard, Matthew Tebo

The Shari Puorto Band performs two shows at 49 West in Annapolis on Saturday, October 24. The evening features sets at 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., with limited seating available. Reservations can be made through the QR codes on the event poster or by calling the venue.

Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

Livewire 16 — Zohn Collective: Songs of Ourselves

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 5:00 PM

1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Zohn Collective

Livewire 16 concludes with “Songs of Ourselves,” a contemporary-music concert by the Zohn Collective at Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall. The program brings together works by Chen Yi, Edgar Meyer, Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, Kenji Bunch, Daniel Pesca, and Lou Harrison, and a pre-concert talk is offered before the performance.

First Evangelical Lutheran Church

Brahms: Schicksalslied

3604 Chatham Road, Ellicott City, MD

Featuring: Columbia Pro Cantare, Laura Lee Fischer

Columbia Pro Cantare presents Brahms’s *Schicksalslied*, a choral concert centered on Johannes Brahms’s setting of Friedrich Hölderlin’s poetry. Laura Lee Fischer conducts the performance.

JHU Museums (Evergreen and Homewood)

OAK Trio (Baltimore Debut)

Sat, Oct 24, 2026

3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Evren Ozel, Nathan Amaral, Leland Ko

The OAK Trio makes its Baltimore debut with a chamber music program centered on the shared humanity expressed through cultural songs and dances. The ensemble features pianist Evren Ozel, violinist Nathan Amaral, and cellist Leland Ko, three young soloists whose contrasting musical personalities come together in works by Haydn, Gabriela Lena Frank, Paul Schoenfeld, and Dvořák.

Baltimore Theater Project

The M.A.K.A.Do: Make America Kingly Again!

45 West Preston Street, Baltimore, MD

The M.A.K.A.Do: Make America Kingly Again! is an operatic political satire based on Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, with new English texts by Bari Biern. Set in a lavishly gilded Oval Office, this comic reimagining takes aim at tyranny, would-be kings, cancel culture, and political absurdity from all sides. The production combines music, comedy, elaborate costumes and scenery, and physical theatricality, with added musical strains of John Philip Sousa. Its creators use laughter and music to satirize the things audiences may be thinking but rarely hear expressed.

Key Auditorium

Halloween Spooktacular!

19 Saint Johns Street, Annapolis, MD

Featuring: Naptown Philharmonic Orchestra, Marcolivia Duo

Halloween Spooktacular! is a family-friendly concert presented by the Naptown Philharmonic Orchestra, bringing the Halloween season to life through thrilling orchestral music and a costume contest. The program includes selections inspired by *Wicked*, *Beetlejuice*, *The Nightmare Before Christmas*, *How to Train Your Dragon*, Holst’s *The Planets*, Mussorgsky’s *Pictures at an Exhibition*, and other classical and contemporary works.

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Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Young People’s String Program Halloween Concert

Featuring: Young People’s String Program

Young musicians from Peabody’s Young People’s String Program perform in a Halloween-themed concert. The event is presented as a livestream from Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall.

Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Student Recital: Will Beardslee

Featuring: Will Beardslee

Will Beardslee presents a livestreamed viola recital as part of the Graduate Performance Diploma program. The performance takes place in Peabody’s Hilda and Douglas Goodwin Recital Hall and is scheduled for 70 minutes.

Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 4:30 PM

Student Recital: Vanessa Yu

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 – Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Featuring: Vanessa Yu

Student Recital: Vanessa Yu is a livestreamed piano recital presented as part of the Doctor of Musical Arts program at the Peabody Institute. The event features Vanessa Yu in a solo student recital.

Meyerhoff

Mozart Meets Latin Masters

1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero, Jonathan Carney

Mozart Meets Latin Masters brings the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra together with conductor Giancarlo Guerrero and violinist Jonathan Carney for a program shaped by dance rhythms, folk traditions, tango, jazz, and expressive symphonic writing. The concert moves from Alberto Ginastera’s Argentine-inspired dances and Astor Piazzolla’s urban Buenos Aires sound world to Max Bruch’s lyrical Scottish Fantasy and Mozart’s expansive “Paris” Symphony.

Abbegael Greene

Featuring: Abbegael Greene, Lara Saldanha

Mezzo-soprano Abbegael Greene presents a classical vocal-and-piano recital with pianist Lara Saldanha. The program features music by Gustav Mahler, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Manuel de Falla, exploring wayfaring, belonging, and human connection during times of transience.

Second Presbyterian Church

Awadagin Pratt, Piano

Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 3:30 PM

4200 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Awadagin Pratt

Awadagin Pratt presents a solo piano recital built around monumental works and the piano’s contrasting grandeur, lyricism, and poetic character. The first half features music by César Franck, François Couperin, and Johannes Brahms, followed after intermission by spirituals and contemporary American works, including pieces by Julius Eastman, Nathaniel Dett, Jeremy Jordan, Fred Hersch, and Mikael Darmanie.

UMBC

CONCERT: SoloDuo (UMBC)

1028 Hilltop Circle, Catonsville, MD

Featuring: Matteo Mela, Lorenzo Micheli

SoloDuo—guitarists Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli—perform a classical guitar concert at UMBC’s Linehan Concert Hall. The duo has toured extensively across Europe, Asia, North and South America, and has received international acclaim, including praise from *The Washington Post* for its exceptionally expressive and memorable musicianship. Since 2015, Mela and Micheli have served as artists in residence at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Current Space

Katey and Jessie

Through Sat, Nov 7, 2026

421 North Howard Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Katey, Jessie

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Current Space When: 2026-09-25 Price: Price not available

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Dracula Jackson

Featuring: Dracula Jackson

Dracula Jackson is scheduled at 49 West Coffeehouse in Annapolis for an evening event running from 7:30 to 10:00 p.m.

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Baltimore Soundstage

Shrek Rave (18+)

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 9:00 PM

124 Market Place, Baltimore, MD

Shrek Rave is an 18-and-over event at Baltimore Soundstage. The page promotes it as a carefree night out, with the slogan “Cool Is Dead” framing the rave as an invitation to simply come enjoy yourself.

Cat's Eye Pub

The Wafflers

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 5:00 PM

1730 Thames Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: The Wafflers

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Cat's Eye Pub When: 2026-10-23 at 17:00 Price: Price not available

Cat's Eye Pub

MR VCR

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 9:30 PM

1730 Thames Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: MR VCR

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Cat's Eye Pub When: 2026-10-23 at 21:30 Price: Price not available

Keystone Korner Baltimore

Kut Klose

1350 Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Kut Klose

Kut Klose, the multi-platinum ’90s girl group, brings a live R&B and jazz performance to Keystone Korner Baltimore for two sets on Friday night. The format gives fans an early-show or late-show option and makes the concert suitable for R&B fans, date nights, and girls’ night out.

Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric

Get The Led Out

140 West Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Get The Led Out

Get The Led Out, known as “The American Led Zeppelin,” brings a six-piece Philadelphia band to the stage for a high-energy celebration of Led Zeppelin’s recorded music. The group recreates the depth of the original arrangements, including layered guitar parts and studio textures that Led Zeppelin did not perform live themselves. The performance emphasizes Zeppelin’s early years and includes deeper album cuts, along with an acoustic section featuring songs such as “Tangerine” and “Hey Hey What Can I Do.”

Leigh Pilzer’s Star-tet

Featuring: Leigh Pilzer, Paul Bratcher, Greg Holloway, Kenny Rittenhouse

Leigh Pilzer’s Star-tet brings an energetic small-group jazz performance to Montpelier Arts Center. Led by Leigh Pilzer, the band will perform straight-ahead jazz with hard bop influences, including original pieces from Pilzer’s latest release, *Keep Holding On* on Strange Woman Records.

Yhwh Nailgun With Guest Samba Jean-Baptise

Featuring: YHWH Nailgun, Samba Jean-Baptise, Zack Borzone, Jack Tobias, Sam Pickard, Saguiv Rosenstock

YHWH Nailgun performs at Ottobar in an all-ages live music event. The group features Zack Borzone on vocals, Jack Tobias on synthesizer, Sam Pickard on drums, and Saguiv Rosenstock on guitar. Their music develops a primal, instinctive energy through a contemporary sound and collaborative songwriting process.

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Phil Vassar (6:30PM)

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Featuring: Phil Vassar

Phil Vassar brings his piano-led country show to Rams Head On Stage as part of his “25 Years of Paradise” Tour. The performance draws on his extensive catalog, including “Carlene,” “Six-Pack Summer,” and “Just Another Day in Paradise,” along with the storytelling and energetic stage presence that have defined his career.

The 8x10

Palmyra

10 E Cross Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Palmyra, Geraldine

Palmyra brings its blend of traditional Southern instrumentation, indie rock, folk, soul, post-rock, and emo-influenced songwriting to The 8x10, with support from Geraldine. Formed in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley by Teddy Chipouras, Mānoa Bell, and Sasha Landon, Palmyra explores themes including grief, gender dysphoria, identity, and coming of age. Their full-length album *Restless* was released in March 2025 on Oh Boy Records.

Shari Puorto and Doug Woolverton performing @ 49 West 10/24

Featuring: Shari Puorto, Doug Woolverton

Shari Puorto and Doug Woolverton bring a live blend of blues, roots rock, and Americana to 49 West in Annapolis. Puorto is an acclaimed national touring singer, songwriter, and performer known for her powerful, expressive vocals and energetic stage presence. She performs with Woolverton, a two-time Grammy-nominated and one-time Emmy-nominated New England musician who plays trumpet with the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band.

An die Musik Live

GALLIMAUFRY: OMFUG in Baltimore

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 2:00 PM

409 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD

GALLIMAUFRY: OMFUG in Baltimore is an unconventional afternoon concert bringing seven accomplished musicians into An die Musik Live’s intimate listening-room setting. Rather than adhering to a single genre, the program blends concert music, experimental sounds, jazz, funk, theatrical elements, and other deliberately hard-to-classify styles.

An die Musik Live

Jeff Cosgrove Quintet

409 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Dave Ballou, Darryl Brenzel, John Lee, Tom Teasley, Jeff Cosgrove

The Jeff Cosgrove Quintet presents a concert built around new compositions by drummer Jeff Cosgrove, emphasizing improvisation, musical development, and expressive interaction. The music draws inspiration from Ornette Coleman’s Double Quartet and the ensemble Old & New Dreams, combining clear, simple rhythmic structures with room for the musicians to explore.

CFG Bank Arena

JOURNEY – Final Frontier Tour (An Evening With)

201 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: JOURNEY, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Arnel Pineda, Deen Castronovo, Jason Derlatka, Todd Jensen

JOURNEY brings its Final Frontier Tour to CFG Bank Arena for an evening of arena-scale rock, featuring more than five decades of hits and performances. Led by founding guitarist Neal Schon, the band continues its long-running catalog of anthems with a live show built around fan participation and songs that have connected across generations.

Gordon Center for Performing Arts

Melvin Seals & JGB

3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue, Owings Mills, MD

Featuring: Melvin Seals & JGB, Melvin Seals, John Kadlecik, John-Paul McLean, Jeremy Hoenig

Melvin Seals & JGB bring a spirited blend of blues, funk, rock, jazz, R&B, and gospel to the Gordon Center. Led by longtime Jerry Garcia Band organist Melvin Seals, the group is known for spontaneous, high-energy performances with an often psychedelic edge that keeps audiences dancing and engaged.

Metro Baltimore

Death Of Summer: Part 6

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 – Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 7:00 PM

1700 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Fullminator, Muscipula, Red Brick, Pesterer, Barbell, Malignancy, Scissorhash, Immortal Form, Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre

Death of Summer: Part 6 is a two-day extreme-metal showcase presented by Infinite Terror at Metro Baltimore. The weekend combines grind, goregrind, slam, technical death metal, thrash, hardcore, and related styles with an intentionally goofy, over-the-top atmosphere.

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Saturday Nite Shockrave: The Happy Hour Spooky Bash

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Featuring: Avidd Mindset

Avidd Mindset’s Saturday Nite Shockrave returns for a Halloween-themed happy hour rave at Ottobar. The event features energetic dance music, creepy cocktails, and a spooky-season atmosphere, with costumes strongly encouraged.

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 10:00 PM

Division Chief, TheMoldmen, Early American

Featuring: Division Chief, TheMoldmen, Early American

Division Chief, TheMoldmen, and Early American share the bill for a live show at Ottobar. The event is open to all ages, with doors opening late in the evening.

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 10:00 PM

Panda Den

Featuring: Pangelica

Baltimore native DJ and “prince of fallen angels” Pangelica presents Panda Den, a late-night gathering centered on deconstructed club music and other unusual sounds.

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 1:00 PM

Susto -Solo (Matinee) w/ Daniel Ray Hilsinger

Featuring: SUSTO, Justin Osborne, Daniel Ray Hilsinger

SUSTO’s Justin Osborne brings his solo performance to Rams Head On Stage for an intimate matinee centered on his voice, songwriting, and storytelling. Osborne founded SUSTO in 2013 while living in Havana, Cuba, and has developed a wide-ranging body of work influenced by Southern Gothic, folk, rock, country, and psychedelia.

The 8x10

Pig Destroyer

10 E Cross Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Pig Destroyer, Erode, Bandit, Malform, Visceral Disgorge, Goetia

Pig Destroyer headlines two nights at The 8x10 in Baltimore, with a different supporting lineup each evening. The band’s extreme metal combines cutting guitar work, forceful percussion, and stark vocals, with lyrics focused on dark self-loathing, disturbing imagery, and the vulnerability of human experience.

Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Intimate Jazz Series Presents: Midiri Brothers Trio

Featuring: Midiri Brothers Trio

Intimate Jazz Series Presents: Midiri Brothers Trio is a live jazz performance at 49 West Coffeehouse, Winebar & Gallery in Annapolis. The event is scheduled for an evening performance lasting two hours.

BCCC Liberty Heights Campus

Celebration

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 – Sun, Oct 25, 2026

2901 Liberty Heights Avenue, Baltimore, MD

Celebration is a musical tribute to the late Randolph Smith, honoring his legacy through music and heritage. The production features feel-good songs and party-ready tunes in a lively celebration.

Horowitz Center (Howard Community College)

5th HCC Music Alumni Spotlight Concert

Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 4:00 PM

10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD

Featuring: HCC music alumni

The 5th HCC Music Alumni Spotlight Concert celebrates former Howard Community College music students and the musical paths they have pursued since graduating. Alumni will perform in a special showcase presented as part of the HCC Concert Series, followed by a question-and-answer session featuring stories, insights, and reflections on their experiences beyond HCC.

Keystone Korner Baltimore

Cindy Blackman Santana

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 – Sun, Oct 25, 2026

1350 Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Cindy Blackman Santana, Ravi Coltrane, Aurelien Budynek, Benny Rietveld, Zaccai Curtis

Cindy Blackman Santana comes to Keystone Korner Baltimore to celebrate the release of her album *Coherence*. The project is described as a wide-ranging musical journey blending jazz, rock, fusion, and spirituality, shaped by Santana’s work as a virtuoso drummer, bandleader, and boundary-pushing sound innovator.

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Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Student Recital: Spooky Piano

Featuring: Steven James, Andrew Kadar, Crucible

Student Recital: Spooky Piano returns to Peabody for a second year with a program of eerie, intense, and experimental music. The recital features three amplified basses, a new organ fugue inspired by J.S. Bach, and Kylan Hillman’s unsettling sound sculpture *Append!*.

Metro Baltimore

He Is Legend w/ Excide and Consumer Culture

Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 7:00 PM

1700 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: He Is Legend, In Angles, Excide, Consumer Culture

He Is Legend brings its heavy rock sound to Metro Baltimore, combining thick guitar riffs, swampy grooves, melodic hooks, and vocals that shift from crooning to roaring. The North Carolina band’s music balances sludgy weight with memorable melodies, while Excide and Consumer Culture join the bill.

Meyerhoff

Coco Live-to-Film Concert

1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Orquesta Folclórica Nacional de México, Esin Aydingoz

Disney and Pixar’s *Coco* comes to the big screen in a live-to-film concert celebrating family, music, memory, and the traditions of Día de los Muertos. The film will be presented in its entirety while Orquesta Folclórica Nacional de México performs Michael Giacchino’s complete score live, precisely synchronized with the movie. The program includes the Oscar-winning song “Remember Me” and combines symphonic writing with folkloric influences.

Nevermore Hall

Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE: Home on the Range Tour 2026

Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 8:00 PM

34 Market Pl, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE, Harrison [Surf Gang], Lerado Khalil

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Nevermore Hall When: 2026-10-25 at 20:00 Price: Price not available

Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Sunbloc, Special Guest, Grudge, Grow Blind & Radium Girl

Featuring: Sunbloc, Grudge, Grow Blind, Radium Girl

SV Records presents an all-ages live music show featuring Sunbloc, a special guest, Grudge, Grow Blind, and Radium Girl. The concert takes place at Ottobar, with doors opening at 7 p.m.

Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 1:00 PM

Eric Johanson (Matinee)

Featuring: Eric Johanson

Eric Johanson brings a guitar-forward blend of rock, roots, blues, and contemporary influences to Rams Head On Stage. His sound ranges from New Orleans swamp grooves to heavy, fuzzed-out textures, pairing forceful guitar playing with carefully crafted melodies and lyrics. His live performances are known for their intensity, spontaneity, and strong connection with the audience.

Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Eddie 9V

Through Fri, Dec 11, 2026

Featuring: Eddie 9V

Eddie 9V brings a gritty, energetic mix of Southern soul, blues, rock, and funk to Rams Head On Stage. The Georgia-born artist’s 2024 album *Saratoga* helped propel him from cult favorite to national recognition, with songs such as “Halo,” “Saratoga,” and “Love Moves Slow” receiving attention on SiriusXM’s Spectrum channel.

M&T Bank Exchange

Words, Wings & Wine

401 West Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Ephraim Nehemiah, Black Assets

Words, Wings & Wine is a multidisciplinary live showcase bringing together poetry, singing, lyricism, comedy, music, and visual art for an elevated evening of culture and entertainment. This special Baltimore edition features Ephraim Nehemiah and Black Assets in a live performance at M&T Bank Exchange. Attendees are encouraged to dress to impress.

Comedy

Tabletop Live!

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Tabletop Live! is an improvised comedy performance drawing inspiration from the world and adventures of Dungeons & Dragons, while remaining a legally distinct production. The show invites audiences to roll for laughs through spontaneous, tabletop-fantasy-inspired comedy.

House Teams: The McGuillacuddies & Snake Oil

Featuring: The McGuillacuddies, Snake Oil

House Teams: The McGuillacuddies & Snake Oil features two Baltimore Improv Group house teams in an evening of live comedic improvisation. The show brings together The McGuillacuddies and Snake Oil, described as two funny and entertaining teams.

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Who Are These People?

Who Are These People? is a character-based monologue comedy show at Baltimore Improv Group. Performers inhabit a series of unusual personalities, giving the audience the chance to discover exactly who these characters are through their hilarious monologues.

Highwire Center

The Fall of the House of Improv

400 South Conkling Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Royal Improv Fun Foundry

Highwire Improv presents an evening of spontaneous comedy at The Highwire Center, where performers create the entire show live from audience suggestions. There is no script, no artificial intelligence, and no second take, so every scene and game happens only once.

Highwire Center

Pocus Hocus: Halloween Comedy at Highwire Improv

400 South Conkling Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Funderson Sisters, Highwire Improv

Pocus Hocus is a live Halloween-themed improv comedy show in which the Funderson Sisters stand trial for terrorizing Baltimore. The performance combines a Salem-style courtroom drama with spontaneous comedy and an interactive twist: audience members serve as the jury and decide whether the sisters are innocent citizens or something more sinister.

_____'s Love Story

_____'s Love Story is an improvised comedy show built around a mystery: the performers do not know whose love story they will tell. The audience can expect a humorous, spontaneous story created around an unknown central character.

BIG Time

Featuring: Baltimore Improv Group

BIG Time is a one-hour improv comedy performance from Baltimore Improv Group, featuring a special guest and promising a particularly funny, high-energy show.

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Indie Hour: Bees and A++

Featuring: Bees, A++, Baltimore Bodega

Indie Hour: Bees and A++ is an indie improv comedy show featuring the teams Bees and A++. The performance takes place at Baltimore Improv Group in Baltimore.

Baltimore Soundstage Sold Out

Jordan Jensen

124 Market Place, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Jordan Jensen

Jordan Jensen brings her stand-up comedy to Baltimore Soundstage. She is known for hosting the “RIP Jordan Jensen” podcast and co-hosting “Bein’ Ian with Jordan,” with television and live appearances including “The Late Late Show with James Corden” and the Comedy Cellar.

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Charles McBee: You Had To Be There Tour

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 – Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Featuring: Charles McBee

Charles McBee brings his stand-up comedy tour, *You Had To Be There*, to Baltimore for a nostalgic night centered on life before smartphones, social media, and group chats. Drawing on memories of mixtapes, LimeWire, Saturday morning cartoons, and hazardous childhood toys, McBee revisits the simpler, stranger, and more carefree experience of growing up in the 1980s and 1990s.

Illusions Bar & Theater

Mischief & Deception Comedy Magic Show

1025 South Charles Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Spencer Horsman

Mischief & Deception is an interactive, intimate comedy magic experience led by Baltimore magician Spencer Horsman. The show combines sleight of hand, mentalism, comedy, and elements of danger while guests enjoy craft cocktails at Illusions Bar & Theater. Admission includes any two drinks from the cocktail list and bar, or magic tricks to take home.

Magooby's Joke House

Jiaoying Summers

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 – Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 7:00 PM

9603 Deereco Road, Timonium, MD

Featuring: Jiaoying Summers

Jiaoying Summers brings her bold, globally minded stand-up comedy to Magooby’s Joke House. Born in China and based in Los Angeles, Summers draws on cultural clashes, immigrant identity, motherhood, and dark humor for sharp, personal material. Her online work has earned more than 1 billion views and a following of over 4 million, including viral sketches such as “Uber Karen” and her comedic riffs on the meaning of English names in Chinese.

Comedian Jim Norton: Stupid Smile w/ Caitlin Austin & Leah Lemarr

Featuring: Jim Norton, Caitlin Austin, Leah Lemarr

Jim Norton brings his stand-up show, *Stupid Smile*, to Rams Head On Stage with Caitlin Austin and Leah Lemarr. Norton is a comedian, radio host, actor, and two-time New York Times bestselling author. He hosts *Jim Norton Can’t Save You* and co-hosts *The Anthony and Jim Show*, while his comedy specials are available on Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, and Amazon.

Baltimore Comedy Factory

DeRay Davis ~ Special Event

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 – Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 7:30 PM

5625 O Donnell Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: DeRay Davis

DeRay Davis brings his sharp, sardonic stand-up to Baltimore Comedy Factory for a special-event comedy weekend. A Chicago native, Davis developed material drawn from race, poverty, family, and his experiences growing up in the city’s projects before breaking through at Atlanta’s Laffapalooza Festival. He later won the Comedy Central Laugh Riots Competition and appeared at the Montreal Just for Laughs and Cedric the Entertainer festivals.

Magooby's Joke House

Carlos Sanchez

Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 4:30 PM

9603 Deereco Road, Timonium, MD

Featuring: Carlos Sanchez

Carlos Sanchez presents a special stand-up comedy performance at Magooby’s Joke House. Sanchez is a Dominican comedian based in Santo Domingo who has toured internationally and released several comedy specials. He has performed at the Netflix Is a Joke Festival, Miami es un Chiste, and other events throughout the United States. He also created *Esto No Son Horas*, one of the Dominican Republic’s most successful comedy shows, and won the Stand-Up Comedian of the Year award at the Premios Soberano.

Magooby's Joke House Sold Out

Ray Lau

Sun, Oct 25, 2026

9603 Deereco Road, Timonium, MD

Featuring: Ray Lau

Ray Lau brings a playful, lighthearted stand-up comedy performance to Magooby’s Joke House. A Cantonese American comedian, Lau is known for his unique and relatable style, including his viral “Chipotle Bean Scheme” joke, which has been viewed millions of times. He regularly performs across Southern California at venues and shows including Don’t Tell Comedy, The Hollywood Improv, and Flappers. His debut on Don’t Tell Comedy’s digital platform premieres this Summer.

Dance

Scot Silbert Band Live

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Featuring: Scott Silbert

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Mobtown Ballroom When: 2026-10-23 at 19:00 Price: Price not available Full details: https://www.mobtownballroom.com/events-calendar?event=17cce650-b892-45af-80ce-54f27fe32808

Nevermore Hall

Blade Rave (18+)

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 9:00 PM

34 Market Pl, Baltimore, MD

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Nevermore Hall When: 2026-10-23 at 21:00 Price: Price not available

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 10:00 PM

Fat Butt Rodeo

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 10:30 AM

Fat Butt Rodeo is a 21-and-over event at Ottobar, inviting attendees to get moving and dance. It takes place upstairs and is presented on the fourth Friday of every month.

Church of the Redeemer

Sharon McKinley Memorial Service and Dance

5603 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Jonathan Jensen, Paul Oorts, Susan Brandt, Canticle Singers of Baltimore

The Baltimore Folk Music Society presents a memorial gathering honoring Sharon McKinley at Church of the Redeemer. The event begins with a memorial service, followed by English dancing, refreshments, and a mixed English and contra dance. Friends from different parts of Sharon’s life are expected to attend, with members of the Canticle Singers of Baltimore also scheduled to perform.

Le Mondo

¡Cel!ebration

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 9:00 PM

406 N Howard St, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: ¡ceL!, DJ BBL, Mooncrumb, JABXLANI

¡Cel!ebration is a Caribbean-influenced dance party marking DJ ¡ceL!’s “big quarter rotation around the sun.” The night brings Caribbean and global club sounds to Baltimore, including Miami bass, bouyon, baile tech, amapiano, gqom, and more. Guests are encouraged to come ready to dance, bring their country’s flag, and represent where they are from.

Floozy Carmichael's Pleasure Planet

Featuring: Floozy Carmichael

Floozy Carmichael’s Pleasure Planet is a Halloween self-love soiree celebrating self-love, Halloween, pleasure, desire, and fantasy. The evening is described as featuring dancing, dress-up, debauchery, sex demons, drag performances, pole dances, music showcases, and more.

Slow Balboa Workshop with Amanda Gerken and David Lee

Featuring: Amanda Gerken, David Lee, DJ Zak Kneeland

Slow Balboa Workshop with Amanda Gerken and David Lee is designed for dancers who want to feel more comfortable when a slow jazz ballad comes on. The workshop welcomes dancers who know some Balboa as well as those who have begun exploring Slow Balboa and want a refresher before Stardust Slow Balboa Weekend. Drawing on the dance’s historical development while incorporating contemporary ideas, Amanda and David will help participants develop tools for creating their own Slow Balboa and enjoying it on the social dance floor.

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 5:00 PM

I Wanna Dance With Somebody….before 9pm…An Early Bird Dance Party!

Featuring: DJ Bomb Trax

An early-evening dance party at Ottobar celebrates 1980s and 1990s music with DJ Bomb Trax. The event is designed for an early night out, running from 5 to 9 p.m., and a portion of ticket proceeds supports Marian House, which provides a safe, sober, and supportive environment for women transitioning to stable, independent lives.

Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Chicago Steppin Set: Soulful Vibes

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Featuring: DJ Lloyd Moss

Chicago Steppin Set: Soulful Vibes invites dancers to spend Sunday afternoon learning Chicago Steppin, strengthening their fundamentals, meeting new people, and enjoying an extended dance set. The workshop is intermediate-level while remaining welcoming to beginners, followed by music from DJ Lloyd Moss.

The Lyceum

GWCC Monthly Céilí

17801 Meeting House Rd, Sandy Spring, MD

Featuring: Matt Mulqueen, Laura Byrne, Patrick Winch, Seamus Wade

The Greater Washington Céilí Club’s monthly Irish social dance party brings traditional Irish sets and céilí dances to The Lyceum in Sandy Spring. The afternoon begins with a workshop on the Claddagh Set, followed by an evening of dancing to live traditional music. Beginners, experienced dancers, listeners, and anyone curious about Irish dance are welcome.

Talk/Lecture

Historic Mount Vernon Place Church

Stoop Storytelling at The Mount Vernon Church: Hellraisers

2 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Stoop Storytelling, Glorian

Stoop Storytelling presents an evening centered on rebels, rabble-rousers, and the moments when people choose defiance over playing nice. This first Stoop show at Historic Mount Vernon Place Church features musical guest Glorian and offers attendees a chance to experience the interior of a landmark Baltimore church.

Horowitz Center (Howard Community College)

Film Discussions: "The Exorcist" (1973)

10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD

The HCC Film Program presents a virtual discussion of *The Exorcist* (1973) as part of its Fall 2026 Friday Film Discussions series. The series explores memorable and disturbing moments in horror-film history in a book-club-style format: participants watch each selected film on their own before meeting online to discuss it.

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 5:00 PM

Balt P.O.P. Book Club: Born in Flames

Balt P.O.P. Book Club meets at Red Emma’s for a discussion of Bench Ansfield’s *Born in Flames*. The book examines the 1970s arson wave in the Bronx, including how federal regulators, insurers, and landlords contributed to the destruction by enabling or financing the burning of buildings.

Back to School with BAM: Abolition 101, Part 4 (Alternatives & Futures)

Back to School with BAM: Abolition 101, Part 4 (Alternatives & Futures) is a free political education event hosted by the Baltimore Abolition Movement (BAM). As the fourth and final session in the four-part “Abolition 101” series, it offers a welcoming, supportive space for community members to learn together about resistance to policing and prisons, with a focus on alternatives and possible futures.

Mike Fabricant presents "The Struggle for Public Goods in the Shadow of Fascism: Hope at Dusk"

Featuring: Mike Fabricant

Mike Fabricant presents *The Struggle for Public Goods in the Shadow of Fascism: Hope at Dusk*, an examination of democracy’s weakening amid growing tensions between market freedom and citizens’ rights. The discussion explores the decline of the welfare state, the expansion of radical-right politics, and the political and economic forces driving efforts to dismantle public supports.

Hammond Harwood House

Full Moon Tour

Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 5:00 PM

19 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis, MD

Full Moon Tour is a one-hour historic walking tour exploring how early American families responded to the dangers and anxieties of nighttime. Under the light of the full moon, visitors will learn about the Loockerman family’s early-19th-century practices for securing their household during periods of limited lighting and heightened fears of crime, theft, wandering travelers, superstition, and unruly behavior.

Everyman Theatre

Cast Conversations

Through Thu, Nov 5, 2026

315 West Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Joseph Ritsch

Cast Conversations are post-show discussions at Everyman Theatre that extend the theatrical experience beyond the stage. Audience members can hear behind-the-scenes stories, gain additional perspective on the production, and engage with the artists who created it. The conversations are led by Everyman’s Director of Education, Joseph Ritsch.

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Hotel Indigo

Artist Talk

Through Fri, Nov 13, 2026

24 West Franklin Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: VILLAGER

Maryland Art Place, in partnership with Hotel Indigo Baltimore, presents an artist talk with Baltimore-based artist VILLAGER. The program accompanies VILLAGER’s solo exhibition at Hotel Indigo and offers an opportunity to learn more about the artist’s work.

Theater

Murphy Fine Arts Center (Morgan State)

August Wilson's "Two Trains Running"

2201 Argonne Drive, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Theatre Morgan

August Wilson’s *Two Trains Running* comes to Morgan State University’s Murphy Fine Arts Center in a Theatre Morgan production directed by CJay Philip. Set in Pittsburgh’s Hill District in 1969, the play centers on Memphis Lee’s diner and its regular patrons as they confront racial injustice, poverty, the rise of the Black Power movement, and the threat of urban renewal. Memphis is fighting to receive a fair price for his restaurant, which is slated for demolition.

Icons of Fright

Featuring: Cher Rub, Kelsey Kadaver, Max Mayhem, Floozy Carmichael, Hairy Poodini, Nikki Woodles

Icons of Fright is a Halloween-themed drag spectacle taking over the upstairs at Ottobar. The show promises glamorous, sinister looks from beyond the grave, hosted by Dungeon & Drag performers Cher Rub and Kelsey Kadaver.

Colonial Players of Annapolis

CP presents The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 – Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 8:00 PM

108 East Street, Annapolis, MD

CP presents an inventive, humorous, and suspenseful theatrical adaptation of Washington Irving’s supernatural tale. The production follows Ichabod Crane as he enters the foggy woods of Sleepy Hollow, where unsettling sounds, shadows, and hoofbeats suggest that the legendary Headless Horseman may be near. Its autumn atmosphere and heartfelt ghost-story approach make it suited to audiences looking for seasonal thrills with comedic touches.

Slayton House

Matilda

10400 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia, MD

Roald Dahl’s *Matilda The Musical* follows an exceptionally intelligent young girl whose psychokinetic powers and vivid imagination help her withstand cruel parents and the brutal headmistress Miss Trunchbull. As Matilda develops a friendship with her compassionate teacher, Miss Honey, her courage and cleverness give the schoolchildren hope and begin to transform their lives. The production features high-energy dance numbers, catchy songs, and a story celebrating childhood anarchy, imagination, and the power of a determined girl.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Through Sun, Nov 1, 2026

7 South Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein follows Victor Frankenstein as his ambition drives him to create life from death, only for the abandoned Creature to seek revenge. Framed by the legendary night when Mary Shelley and her friends challenged one another to invent a frightening story, this adaptation places Shelley and her act of creation at the center of the drama. The production blurs the boundaries between author, storyteller, and story as an ensemble brings her gothic masterpiece to life, exploring creation, ambition, love, loss, and the consequences of abandoning what we make.

Hippodrome Theatre (France-Merrick PAC)

Six

Sun, Oct 25, 2026 – Sun, Nov 1, 2026

12 North Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD

Six is a high-energy musical concert in which the six wives of Henry VIII reclaim their narratives through pop music. Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Catherine Parr take the microphone and compete to determine who should be remembered as the leading voice of Henry’s story. The production transforms five centuries of royal heartbreak into a celebration of female power and contemporary pop performance.

Current Space

Folks at Intimate Play

Through Sat, Nov 7, 2026

421 North Howard Street, Baltimore, MD

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Colonial Players of Annapolis

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 – Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · 8:00 PM

108 East Street, Annapolis, MD

The Colonial Players of Annapolis presents *The Legend of Sleepy Hollow*, a theatrical adaptation by John Heimbuch and Jon Ferguson of Washington Irving’s classic ghost story. In the superstitious village of Sleepy Hollow, nervous schoolteacher Ichabod Crane pursues Katrina Van Tassel while contending with romantic rivals, village gossip, and the possibly real—and deeply frightening—Headless Horseman. The production combines comedy, folklore, suspense, and stylized theatrical scares.

Everyman Theatre

Different Words for Happiness

Through Sun, Nov 15, 2026

315 West Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD

Different Words for Happiness is a world-premiere drama by Everyman Theatre Resident Company Member Katie Kleiger, directed by Laura Kepley. The intimate, humorous play follows Ava after a late-night call from an ex-lover compels her to face unresolved parts of her past. She meets Eleanor, an accomplished older woman wrestling with unfulfilled ambitions and a subdued midlife crisis. As their lives become connected, the two women confront blame, forgiveness, resilience, agency, and the difficult choices that shape happiness.

Vagabond Players

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Through Sun, Nov 15, 2026

806 S Broadway, Baltimore, MD

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is Stephen Sondheim’s darkly comic musical thriller about a wronged barber who returns to London seeking revenge. With a book by Hugh Wheeler adapted from Christopher Bond, the production features grim twists, dramatic music, violent spectacle, and the story’s notorious barber-and-pie-shop partnership.

Film

AND Creative Gallery

AND Creative Film Club (October) – Häxan (1922 by Benjamin Christensen)

1851 Mcguckian Street, Annapolis, MD

The October meeting of the AND Creative Film Club features Benjamin Christensen’s 1922 silent film *Häxan*. Blending documentary-style material with elaborate expressionist horror imagery, the film is presented as both a scholarly exploration and a disturbing early Scandinavian horror masterpiece. A discussion will follow the screening, along with a technical demonstration of how the soundtrack is created.

Le Mondo

Neopolitan Rocky Horror

406 N Howard St, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Nurse Kittie

The Neopolitan Rocky Horror Experience brings a Halloween-season take on *The Rocky Horror Picture Show* to Le Mondo. The evening combines a pre-show hosted by the event’s emcee, a screening of the film, shadow-cast performances, an interactive burlesque intermission led by Nurse Kittie, and cast photos after the show. Its throwback-focused theme adds additional live performances and theatrical surprises to the traditional Rocky Horror experience.

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 – Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 12:30 PM

You Can See Everything

Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of Theranos, invites a doubtful film crew to record her life just 34 days before she is due to enter prison. What starts as an intimate documentary portrait develops into a surreal, three-year examination of Holmes and the aftermath of her downfall.

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 – Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 12:50 PM

A Talent For Murder

A mysterious young man from a New York publishing house travels to Switzerland to persuade renowned author Patricia Highsmith to write one final installment in her Ripley series.

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 – Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 3:30 PM

The History of Concrete

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The History of Concrete follows filmmaker John Wilson as he tries to turn an unlikely subject into a documentary. After completing a workshop on writing and selling Hallmark movies, Wilson attempts to apply its formula to a film about concrete, pursuing the material through New York construction sites, crumbling roads, public spaces, a massive industry convention, environmental concerns, and conversations with eccentric specialists. His investigation also leaves room for the many unexpected digressions that capture his attention.

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 – Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 1:05 PM

The Devils

In seventeenth-century France, Father Urbain Grandier attempts to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt Cardinal Richelieu. His efforts are threatened when a sexually repressed nun accuses him of witchcraft.

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 – Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 1:00 PM

Naza

Naza is an investigative documentary filmed at night from rooftops in Tel Aviv. It examines civilian casualties resulting from Israel’s military operations in Gaza and investigates the systems involved in the targeted killings of Palestinians.

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 – Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 12:40 PM

Sense and Sensibility

Three sisters and their widowed mother are forced to leave their family estate and settle in a modest cottage. There, the sisters navigate the pleasures and pain of love, including romance, disappointment, and heartbreak.

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 – Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 1:00 PM

Wildwood

Wildwood is a handcrafted fantasy adventure from LAIKA, set in a secret forest teeming with enchanted creatures, loyal allies, and dangerous enemies. The story follows a girl who ventures into the forbidden wilderness to rescue her baby brother, becoming caught up in a high-stakes struggle that could determine the fate of an entire hidden realm.

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 – Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 4:00 PM

The Social Reckoning

Featuring: Jeremy Allen White, Betty Gilpin, Mikey Madison

The Social Reckoning is an R-rated film following Frances Haugen, a young Facebook engineer who recruits Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz to expose the social network’s most closely guarded secrets. It is directed by Aaron Sorkin and stars Jeremy Allen White, Betty Gilpin, and Mikey Madison.

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 – Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 1:00 PM

Whalefall

Whalefall is a PG-13 survival thriller following a scuba diver who is searching for his father’s remains when he is swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale. Trapped inside the whale with his oxygen running out, he has only one hour to escape.

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 – Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 12:00 PM

You Can See Everything

You Can See Everything is an R-rated documentary-style film centered on Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of Theranos. Just over a month before reporting to prison, Holmes invites a skeptical crew to record her life. The project grows from an intimate character study into an unsettling, reality-bending examination spanning three years.

Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 6:00 PM

STARSTRUCK! w/ Cast & Crew Q&A

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Starstruck! follows a once-prominent actress, Lauren Maiden, who is living in isolation and fighting to survive after the stalker who haunts her nightmares discovers where she is. The screening is advertised with a cast and crew question-and-answer session.

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 – Mon, Oct 26, 2026 · 11:30 AM

Curse of the Demon

Curse of the Demon, also known as *Night of the Demon*, is a vintage British supernatural thriller about Dana Andrews’s skeptical American investigator. Although he initially dismisses the idea of a devil-worshipping cult operating in the English countryside, the threat eventually turns toward him. The film is praised for the way its atmosphere, suspense, and other elements come together, and it is also recommended for Kate Bush fans.

Exhibition

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Museum Closing Early

Circle Gallery (MD Federation of Art)

The Walters Art Museum will operate on an adjusted schedule to accommodate its largest annual fundraiser, the Gala and Party. On Friday, October 23, the museum will close early, with visiting hours ending at 2 p.m.

Fall Member Show

Through Sat, Oct 24, 2026

18 State Circle, Annapolis, MD

Fall Member Show is a juried exhibition presented by the Maryland Federation of Art at Circle Gallery. The show features original two- and three-dimensional works submitted by MFA members living in the United States, its territories, Canada, and Mexico. The selected works represent a broad range of media, techniques, subjects, styles, and perspectives, with the juror noting themes that include nostalgia, isolation, shared humanity, vivid color, unusual forms, and compelling compositions.

Uh Huh Her + Making a Video Installation

Featuring: Dina Fiasconaro

Uh Huh Her is a four-channel video installation by Baltimore filmmaker and multimedia artist Dina Fiasconaro. The work examines privacy, control, recovery, and the way a single moment can come to define an entire story. Visitors may experience the installation continuously during the afternoon.

Museum Opening Late

Through Wed, Oct 28, 2026

Museum Opening Late marks the Walters Art Museum’s return to operations on an adjusted schedule following its annual Gala and Party fundraiser. The museum will be open to visitors on Sunday afternoon while accommodating the fundraising event and its support of the museum’s programming.

Motor House

Lights to the Lamp: An Exhibition of Alchemy Curated by Ernest Shaw

120 W North Ave, Baltimore, MD

Lights to the Lamp: An Exhibition of Alchemy is an exhibition curated by Ernest Shaw, a resident artist at Motor House. It presents work by visual art teachers and instructors from Baltimore City and Baltimore County, exploring the theme of alchemy. The listed artists include Raymond Bennett and Jainson Cedillo.

Baltimore Clayworks

Shino Odyssey

5707 Smith Ave., Baltimore, MD

Shino Odyssey is a juried ceramics exhibition at Baltimore Clayworks celebrating the depth and diversity of Shino glazes. Juried by studio potter and educator Matt Hyleck, the exhibition examines how Shino’s results change according to the clay body, glaze application, kiln atmosphere, firing duration, drying conditions, kiln placement, reduction cycle, and other variables. The works demonstrate the glaze family’s range, from white and orange surfaces to red and pink coloration, carbon spotting, haloing, and lining.

Baltimore Clayworks

Shared Offerings

5707 Smith Ave., Baltimore, MD

Shared Offerings is a solo exhibition by Ali Saunders, Baltimore Clayworks’ 2024–27 Long-Term Resident Artist. The exhibition explores parallels between relationships among objects and people through ceramic works arranged in pairs, sets, and groupings. These arrangements suggest familial connections and invite viewers to notice links between objects. Patterns on the vessels reflect exchanges between mothers and children, while images serve as containers for emotion, conversation, and legacy.

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Baltimore Clayworks

Oktoberfest 2026

5707 Smith Ave., Baltimore, MD

Oktoberfest 2026 is an invitational exhibition at Baltimore Clayworks featuring ceramic artists from across the country. Each participating artist offers a personal interpretation of traditional beer steins and wine goblets, ranging from classic to contemporary designs and emphasizing both practical use and artistic expression. The exhibition celebrates the craftsmanship, creativity, and social ritual associated with raising a glass.

Maryland Art Place

Threshold of Stone Exhibition: Exploring the Physical, Political and Artistic Multiplicity of Walls

218 West Saratoga Street, Baltimore, MD

Threshold of Stone: Exploring the Physical, Political and Artistic Multiplicity of Walls is a collaborative photographic exhibition presented by C. Grimaldis Gallery and Catalyst Contemporary. Bringing together Dimitra Lazaridou, Ben Marcin, Brian P. Miller, Bernd Radtke, and Leland Rice, the exhibition considers walls as physical structures and as political, psychological, and artistic symbols. The works explore how walls can divide, protect, isolate, preserve memory, conceal history, and record evidence of human contact through weathering, graffiti, repair, erasure, and time.

Unearthing Foundations, Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibition

Through Sun, Nov 1, 2026

Unearthing Foundations is a Hispanic Heritage Month exhibition featuring Latinx and Hispanic artists from the DMV region. The exhibition considers how personal and cultural histories shape the future, exploring the ways place, family, rituals, and nature accumulate as layers in an ongoing timeline.

Dandelion Black Women Artists

Through Sun, Nov 1, 2026

225 Holliday St, Baltimore, MD

Dandelion Black Women Artists is an exhibition by a collective of nine Black women artists whose abstract and figurative works explore the theme of rebuttal. The presentation includes collaborative works, collages, and mixed-media pieces that respond to current events while drawing on the artists’ personal and historical experiences.

The Peale Museum

Off The Page

Through Sun, Nov 8, 2026

Off The Page is Jessica Damen’s solo multimedia exhibition at The Peale. The exhibition explores the connections among painting, poetry, sound, and storytelling through immersive works inspired by literary texts, folk tales, and spoken word. Expressive imagery and layered soundscapes transform language into a visual and sensory experience.

Area 405

Sweaty eyeballs: sweaty everything

Through Fri, Nov 13, 2026

405 East Oliver Street, Baltimore, MD

Sweaty Eyeballs: Sweaty Everything is a group exhibition at Area 405 that treats animation as a way of seeing rather than only a medium. The exhibition considers how people instinctively imagine life, movement, interaction, and narrative in the world around them, connecting animation to sequence, storytelling, embodiment, and everyday human behavior. Its starting point reaches back to prehistoric cave imagery, where depictions of moving animals, people, and gestures may have functioned as an early form of cinema.

Hotel Indigo

Villager | Hotel Indigo

Through Fri, Nov 13, 2026

24 West Franklin Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: VILLAGER

Maryland Art Place, in partnership with Hotel Indigo Baltimore, presents a solo exhibition by Baltimore-based artist VILLAGER. The exhibition is displayed at Hotel Indigo on West Franklin Street and remains on view through November 13, 2026.

Through Sat, Nov 14, 2026

The Patricia Massey Momentum Award Exhibition

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The Patricia Massey Momentum Award Exhibition showcases work by three emerging immigrant visual artists living in Maryland whose practices reflect cultural heritage, migration, identity, and lived experience. The exhibition features finalists Madyha Leghari, Bao Nguyen, and Ghazal Mojtahedi, bringing their distinct approaches to performance, sculpture, installation, film, digital media, and interdisciplinary storytelling together in a group presentation.

Fleckenstein Gallery

Stuart Stein On View Through Nov 14

Through Sat, Nov 14, 2026

3316 Keswick Road, Baltimore, MD

Stuart Stein’s exhibition at Fleckenstein Gallery features his artwork, including *The Bone Collector*, a gouache on paper measuring 22.5 by 30 inches. The show is on view from September 19 through November 14 and concludes with a closing reception in November.

Julio Fine Arts Gallery (Loyola)

Nate Larson y El Puente: On Juvenile Incarceration in Argentina

Through Sat, Nov 14, 2026

4501 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD

Nate Larson y El Puente: On Juvenile Incarceration in Argentina is a community-based documentary photography exhibition at Loyola University’s Julio Fine Arts Gallery. Larson’s photographs explore the lives of juveniles living within carceral systems near La Plata, Argentina, focusing on their experiences, relationships, tensions, and moments of joy. The project uses photography to encourage empathy, conversation, and community building.

Through Sun, Nov 15, 2026

Jeremy Wright

Through Fri, Nov 20, 2026

Jeremy Wright is an exhibition by Canadian-born, Cree-descended ceramicist and sculptor Jeremy Wright. The work explores identity and the tension between what is real and what is perceived, encouraging viewers to look beyond immediate appearances for subtler meanings. Wright identifies as a trans-cultural artist, and his imagery often includes totem spirits such as bears, eagles, and bison.

Goya Contemporary

Paul Daniel: Altered Course

3000 Chestnut Avenue, Suite 214, Baltimore, MD

Paul Daniel: Altered Course is an exhibition of Paul Daniel’s work at Goya Contemporary Gallery in Baltimore. The page presents installation views and selected works from the exhibition; no further artistic background or description is provided.

Towson University Center for the Arts

MFA Candidate Erin Barry-Dutro: Sacred Wonder

Through Fri, Nov 20, 2026

8000 York Road, Towson, MD

Erin Barry-Dutro’s *Sacred Wonder* presents a vibrant, psychedelic, and playfully nostalgic world filled with everyday saints, cat ladies, and moments of small joy. Drawing on somatic healing and Barry-Dutro’s Burning Man community, the artist’s often collaborative projects create temporary, gentle spaces for facing difficult experiences.

Howard County Arts Council

Art Maryland 2026

Through Sat, Nov 21, 2026

8360 Court Avenue, Ellicott City, MD

Art Maryland 2026 is a biennial juried exhibition showcasing artists from across the region. The exhibition is juried by Lou Joseph, an artist and arts administrator who serves as the Arts, Culture and Events Coordinator for Baltimore County Recreation and Parks. Juried awards will be presented during the exhibition reception.

Howard County Arts Council

By A Thread

Through Sat, Nov 21, 2026

8360 Court Avenue, Ellicott City, MD

By A Thread is an exhibition of vivid, fiber-based artwork by Patricia Cooke, Traci Johnson, and Julia Muench. The show explores gender, identity, sexuality, nature, culture, and the expressive possibilities of textiles and repurposed materials.

The Peale Museum

Jones Falls 2076

Through Sun, Nov 22, 2026

225 Holliday St, Baltimore, MD

Jones Falls 2076 is an exhibition imagining radically different futures for Baltimore’s Jones Falls in the year 2076. The show considers how the river might be unburied, restored, reconnected, and recentered as an ecological, social, and civic force in the city. It responds to the river’s long history as a foundation of Baltimore’s industrial growth, as well as its decades of concealment beneath I-83 and the elevated highway’s projected end of life.

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Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

Somewhere Over the Rainbow of Row Homes, We Fly

Through Tue, Nov 24, 2026

1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Brandon Woody, Angela N. Carroll, Brianna Faulkner, Jeffrey Kent, Kim Rice, Margaret Rorison, Shan Wallace, Ernest Shaw, Jasmine Gabrielle Washington

Somewhere Over the Rainbow of Row Homes, We Fly is an intergenerational group exhibition organized by curator Angela N. Carroll and presented by the Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture. Bringing together artists based in or connected to Baltimore, the exhibition explores the city’s cultural landscape through experimental and interdisciplinary approaches. Its title draws from the narrative poetry of multidisciplinary artist NIA JUNE.

Unidos En El Arte

Through Fri, Dec 4, 2026

Towson University Center for the Arts

Unidos En El Arte is Creative Alliance’s fourth annual exhibition celebrating Latino artists from Baltimore and beyond. The exhibition brings together work that blends craft and fine art, honoring cultural heritage while embracing experimentation. It has grown from a single show into an ongoing community tradition supported by artists, families, and neighbors in Highlandtown and throughout Baltimore.

Exhibition: Even Our Oddkin

Through Sat, Dec 5, 2026

8000 York Road, Towson, MD

Even Our Oddkin is a group exhibition about the interconnected lives of humans and the animals, plants, microbes, machines, materials, weather, chemicals, and infrastructures that surround us. The participating artists consider “more-than-human” relationships and imagine how we might understand forms of life and presence beyond our own. Their work treats nature as something shaped by technology, politics, industry, and everyday experience, blurring the distinctions between natural and cultural, organic and manufactured.

Mitchell Gallery (St. John's College)

Miguel Braceli: Unburial

Through Sun, Dec 6, 2026

60 College Avenue, Annapolis, MD

Miguel Braceli’s *Unburial* considers the absence of Annapolis’s Liberty Tree from the front lawn of St. John’s College as a starting point for learning, remembrance, and reflection. Working with community partners, Braceli transforms the space left by the tree into a site for celebrations that ask what freedom means today.

Mitchell Gallery (St. John's College)

Surveilled or Seen: Sinew of Trust in the Video of Marina Abramović and Lynda Benglis

Through Sun, Dec 6, 2026

60 College Avenue, Annapolis, MD

Surveilled or Seen: Sinew of Trust in the Video of Marina Abramović and Lynda Benglis examines the difference between being looked at and being truly witnessed. The exhibition brings together two significant video works: Marina Abramović’s *Rest Energy* (1980) and Lynda Benglis’ *Monitor* (1999).

Towson University Center for the Arts

Exhibition: Encounter 해후(邂逅)

Through Sat, Dec 12, 2026

8000 York Road, Towson, MD

Featuring: Myungsook Ryu Kim

Myungsook Ryu Kim’s *Encounter 해후(邂逅)* explores connections among East Asian art, Western media, nature, spirituality, poetry, painting, and Korean history. Through richly layered colors, textures, and dimensions, the exhibition considers change and impermanence, the interdependence of heaven, earth, people, and nature, and the ways artistic traditions and cultural perspectives meet.

Circle Gallery (MD Federation of Art)

After Dark

Through Mon, Dec 14, 2026

18 State Circle, Annapolis, MD

After Dark is a virtual exhibition from the Maryland Federation of Art exploring the atmosphere of twilight and nighttime. The show considers how darkness changes perception through paintings, photographs, installations, and mixed-media works that use limited palettes, softened forms, restrained contrasts, light, shadow, silence, and ambiguity to create an immersive, reflective experience.

Atrium Artspace

Beyond The Shadow of Doubt

Through Tue, Dec 15, 2026

2029 Maryland Ave., Baltimore, MD

Beyond The Shadow of Doubt is a 20-year retrospective by Sean Dackermann, an internationally published multimedia artist, writer, and creative director. The exhibition brings together his documentary, street, and editorial photography, while also reflecting his exploration of mixed media, 3D, and industrial design. His work examines the meeting point between form and function.

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Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

Lewis Hine in Maryland

Through Fri, Dec 18, 2026

1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD

The Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents *Lewis Hine in Maryland*, a photography exhibition examining Lewis Hine’s 1909 documentation of child labor in Maryland and placing that work within his broader career as a documentary photographer. Drawn from UMBC’s Photography Collections, the exhibition focuses on children Hine photographed at Bottomley berry farms in Anne Arundel County and at the J. S. Farrand Packing Company in Baltimore.

Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum

She Speaks: Black Women Artists and the Power of Historical Memory

Through Sat, Jan 16, 2027

84 Franklin Street, Annapolis, MD

“She Speaks: Black Women Artists and the Power of Historical Memory” examines 250 years of United States history through a Black Feminist perspective. The exhibition brings together work by 17 Maryland-based and internationally recognized Black women artists, considering how historical memory shapes the present and how art can imagine Afrofuturist possibilities for the future.

Baltimore Museum of Art

Jerrell Gibbs, Come home with me

Through Sun, May 2, 2027

10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, MD

Jerrell Gibbs: *Come home with me* is an exhibition of 32 new paintings by Baltimore artist Jerrell Gibbs. Inspired by the people, places, and experiences that have shaped his life, the exhibition explores memory, family, community, and the lasting feeling of belonging.

Reginald F. Lewis Museum

TITAN | The Legacy of Reginald F. Lewis

Through Mon, Aug 2, 2027

830 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD

TITAN: The Legacy of Reginald F. Lewis is a commemorative exhibition honoring the Baltimore icon and namesake of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum. The exhibition presents Lewis as a barrier-breaking figure and iconoclast, and celebrates the museum’s 20th anniversary as well as its 100th exhibition.

American Visionary Art Museum

Flaunt

Through Sun, Sep 5, 2027

800 Key Hwy, Baltimore, MD

Flaunt: When Appearance Speaks is the American Visionary Art Museum’s 31st major thematic exhibition. It brings together 100 works spanning drawing, portraiture, photography, fiber, wearable art, and sculpture, including pieces made with transformed everyday materials such as buttons, pipe cleaners, and bark.

Reginald F. Lewis Museum

The Lines We Cross: 250 Years of Maryland Forging America

Through Sun, Oct 31, 2027

830 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD

The Lines We Cross: 250 Years of Maryland Forging America is a multi-floor exhibition examining how Black Marylanders navigated geographic, social, and political boundaries while building communities and shaping American history and culture. Set in Maryland’s border-state landscape, where freedom and slavery existed alongside one another, the exhibition explores resistance, craftsmanship, creativity, and the ongoing pursuit of liberation.

Market/Fair

Maryland Renaissance Festival

2026 Festival Dates

1821 Crownsville Road, Annapolis, MD

The Maryland Renaissance Festival’s 2026 season is a family-friendly outdoor celebration set in the forested Village of Revel Grove. Guests can experience a Renaissance-themed village with costumed characters, artisans, live stage entertainment, musicians, food, and the atmosphere of sixteenth-century Europe, including traditional festival favorites such as jousting, crafts, and turkey legs. The 2026 season marks the festival’s 50th anniversary.

Ottobar’s 7th Annual Halloween Market

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Ottobar’s 7th Annual Halloween Market brings together more than 30 vendors offering handmade oddities, vintage finds, art, and other unusual Halloween-themed treasures. The market also features food from Animal Boy and spooky tintype portraits by PentaxJane, making it a gathering focused on supporting local artists, makers, and small businesses.

Historic Towson Courthouse - Center Gardens

Arts in the Park

Through Thu, Oct 29, 2026

400 Washington Avenue, Towson, MD

Featuring: The Music Space

Arts in the Park is an outdoor community gathering at the Historic Baltimore County Courthouse, bringing together juried local artists, live music, food, beverages, and neighbors in the courthouse gardens. The Towson Arts Collective presents the event in partnership with Towson Main Street, with performances from The Music Space and refreshments available from Charles Village Pub.

American Visionary Art Museum

Bazaart - Annual Holiday Craft Market

Through Sun, Nov 29, 2026

800 Key Hwy, Baltimore, MD

BAZAART is AVAM’s annual holiday marketplace, featuring original work by 50 regional artists and craftspeople. The market offers a wide range of handmade and one-of-a-kind gifts, including paintings, sculpture, jewelry, handmade clothing, and accessories, and has become a Baltimore holiday-shopping tradition.

Interactive

Baltimore Museum of Industry

Layers and Light | A Bright Night for the Arts Gala

1415 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD

Layers and Light is Chesapeake Arts Center’s signature 25th Anniversary Gala, celebrating the people and collective creativity that have shaped the organization over 25 years. The immersive evening brings together donors, members, community leaders, business executives, artists, and supporters for art, music, interactive experiences, striking visual displays, food, cocktails, a silent auction, and other festivities.

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 5:00 PM

You But Funnier: A Masterclass with Beth Lapides

Featuring: Beth Lapides

You But Funnier is an experiential comedy and storytelling masterclass led by Beth Lapides, creator of *UnCabaret* and a pioneer of alternative comedy. The workshop is designed to help participants uncover an authentic comedic voice, find the compelling and complicated truths in their own experiences, and shape those stories into material that connects with an audience.

Highwire Center

Volunteer Training at Highwire Improv!

400 South Conkling Street, Baltimore, MD

Volunteer Training at Highwire Improv introduces prospective volunteers to the basics of supporting the organization’s shows. Training is organized by role, with dedicated sessions for hosting, in-person technical support, and front-of-house work. Participants will have opportunities to practice each role hands-on.

Thrift Figure Reimagined: Day of the Dead: Ages 12+

Turn a thrifted figurine into a one-of-a-kind artwork inspired by the Day of the Dead. Participants may select from a provided assortment of statues or bring their own thrift-store figure, then use creativity and paint to transform it from discarded object into a colorful piece of art.

OnlyFangs - A Club Car Baltimore x Still Pointe Theatre TAKEOVER

Featuring: Still Pointe Theatre

OnlyFangs is a Club Car Baltimore and Still Pointe Theatre takeover at the SNF Parkway, presented as a sneak peek of the upcoming production of *TEETH: The Musical*. The evening combines stage performances, cocktails, music, and immersive mayhem, with opportunities to meet the production’s cast and creative team.

The Peale Museum

Shadows of The Peale | An Escape Room Experience

Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 3:00 PM

225 Holliday St, Baltimore, MD

Shadows of The Peale is a limited-time escape-room experience set inside Baltimore’s historic Peale museum. Participants become part of Rembrandt Peale’s museum staff, working to find three missing gaslight tubes, solve puzzles, restore order to his chaotic office, and help ensure the debut of gas lighting in Baltimore goes smoothly before time runs out.

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Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Conservation Window

Conservation Window gives visitors a behind-the-scenes look at the Walters Art Museum’s conservation work. In a small studio adjacent to the museum’s laboratories, conservators work on active conservation projects and talk with visitors about their methods and discoveries.

Baltimore Museum of Art

Family Art Adventures: Latinx Heritage Month

10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, MD

Family Art Adventures: Latinx Heritage Month invites young children and their grown-ups to explore, play, and engage with art at the Baltimore Museum of Art. This month’s program celebrates Latinx Heritage Month and marks the farewell to *Raúl de Nieves: and imagine you are here*, which closes December 31, 2026.

BMA Lexington Market

Scroll-Stopping Journalism with Krishna from The Baltimore Banner

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 1:00 PM

112 North Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Krishna Sharma

This workshop explores how journalism and social media intersect in the age of vertical video. Krishna Sharma, an award-winning audience engagement editor at *The Baltimore Banner*, will explain how he adapts reporting into engaging TikToks and Instagram Reels that reach millions of viewers. Participants will have the opportunity to pitch story ideas and record a video message for potential sharing on *The Banner*’s social media channels.

Circle Gallery (MD Federation of Art)

Fall Member Show 2026 Closing Reception

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 4:00 PM

18 State Circle, Annapolis, MD

Fall Member Show 2026 Closing Reception celebrates the artists and artwork featured in the Maryland Federation of Art’s Fall Member Show. Guests can view the exhibition in person while enjoying complimentary refreshments in a relaxed reception setting.

City Arts 2

Auditions! Bmore Broadway Show

1700 Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD

Auditions are open for the annual Bmore Broadway Live Show. Actors, singers, dancers, and musicians ages 18 and older are invited to showcase their talents and should prepare a Broadway song, dance, or scene.

Maryland Center for History and Culture

Doors Open Baltimore—Free Admission Day

610 Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD

Doors Open Baltimore is an annual citywide festival celebrating Baltimore’s culture and character through its neighborhoods, architecture, and distinctive spaces. The Maryland Center for History and Culture serves as the hub for the 2026 festival, welcoming visitors for free admission throughout the day.

Maryland Center for History and Culture Sold Out

Guided Tour—Strange Stories & Curious Collections

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 2:00 PM

610 Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD

Guided Tour—Strange Stories & Curious Collections explores the Maryland Center for History and Culture’s more unusual holdings through eerie objects and mysterious stories connected to Maryland’s past. The experience also includes a Halloween-themed postcard-making activity, with a postcard to take home.

Parent & Child – Kids Fused Glass Mosaic Dish

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This one-day parent-and-child workshop teaches participants to cut glass and assemble a fused-glass mosaic dish. Each participant will create an individual 6-by-6-inch dish using recycled glass, pattern-bar pieces, and stringer. The class is designed for all skill levels, and the finished projects will be fired after the workshop and available for pickup the following week.

Painting with Sunlight: Cyanotype Workshop: Ages 11+

Painting with Sunlight: Cyanotype Workshop is a hands-on introduction to cyanotype, one of the earliest photographic printing processes. Participants ages 11 and older will use sunlight and light-sensitive materials to create blue-and-white images with natural objects, photographs, and found materials.

Knot It: Pearl Jewelry Workshop

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Knot It: Pearl Jewelry Workshop is a hands-on jewelry-making class at Maryland Hall. Participants will learn to string pearls and beads on silk thread, including how to tie knots between individual pearls, attach clasps, and create necklaces in multi-strand and endless designs. No prior experience is required.

Patterson Park

Great Baltimore Lantern Parade

27 South Patterson Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD

The Great Baltimore Lantern Parade is a community procession at Patterson Park featuring the Lion Turtle Island lantern puppet, created during volunteer build sessions hosted by Black Cherry Puppet Theater. Community members can drop in to help construct the lantern before joining the parade.

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Making Otherwise: Creative Practices for Liberation

Making Otherwise: Creative Practices for Liberation is a participatory workshop focused on developing personal, interpersonal, and collective tools for moving through uncertainty and building stronger community relationships. The session combines storytelling, reflective writing, collective ritual, sensory meditation, readings, conversation, and participatory art.

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 1:00 PM

Doors Open Baltimore (Free)

Doors Open Baltimore is an annual citywide festival presented by the Baltimore Architecture Foundation, celebrating Baltimore’s neighborhoods, architecture, and distinctive spaces. Participating sites—many of which are not ordinarily open to the public—invite visitors to explore and learn more about the buildings and activities they may have passed without seeing inside.

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 12:01 AM

Museum Closed

The Walters Art Museum will be closed on Saturday, October 24, 2026, as part of an adjusted operating schedule for its annual Gala and Party fundraiser. The fundraiser supports the museum and its programming, with schedule changes in effect from Friday, October 23, through Sunday, October 25.

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Gala & Party

Chesapeake Children’s Museum

One of Baltimore’s major arts and culture fundraisers, the Walters Art Museum’s annual Gala & Party brings together community leaders, arts supporters, and museum partners for an evening of dining, entertainment, dancing, and celebration. Proceeds support the Walters’ education programs, exhibitions, public programming, conservation work, and free admission for the community.

Instrument Petting Zoo with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra

Sat, Oct 24, 2026 – Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 12:30 PM

25 Silopanna Road, Annapolis, MD

Explore the world of wind music at this family-friendly instrument petting zoo, presented by the Chesapeake Children’s Museum in partnership with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra. Participants can discover how wind instruments work and have the opportunity to handle and try them.

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Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Master Class: SoloDuo, Guitar

Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods

Featuring: SoloDuo

Master Class: SoloDuo, Guitar is a Peabody Institute master class focused on guitar. The page provides no further information about the class content, instructor, performers, or repertoire.

Downtown Columbia Maker Faire

10431 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD

Downtown Columbia Maker Faire is a family-friendly celebration of invention, creativity, and hands-on learning. Engineers, artists, scientists, crafters, and other makers will share their hobbies, experiments, projects, and professional skills with the community.

Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 2:00 PM

BMore Queenside Chess: 10/25/2026

BMore Queenside Chess is a welcoming chess gathering for women and gender minorities, created to address their underrepresentation in the chess community. Participants are invited to play, learn, appreciate chess, and connect with other chess enthusiasts in a safe, friendly environment.

Coffee & Connection w/ Trans Community Action Baltimore (Oct 2026)

Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Coffee & Connection with Trans Community Action Baltimore is a community gathering centered on organizing, connection, and empowerment. Attendees are invited to come together to build community and support collective action with Trans Community Action Baltimore.

The Ivy Bookshop

S’more Making with Dustin Renwick and Flannery Fox: The Best American Food and Travel Writing

5928 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Dustin Renwick, Flannery Fox

S’more Making with Dustin Renwick and Flannery Fox celebrates *The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2026*, featuring Renwick’s essay about the history of s’mores. Guests can gather in The Ivy Bookshop’s garden for a bonfire storytime, learn about the origins of this classic treat, and make s’mores using the shop’s new Solo Stove.

Village Learning Place

Scribente Maternum: Write Like a Mother Retreat

2521 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD

Featuring: Christine Platt, Glory Edim, Jeanette Nazarian

Scribente Maternum is an immersive writing retreat for writers who identify as mothers. The retreat creates a supportive, down-to-earth community focused on the writing process rather than finished work, exploring the tension between motherhood and creative practice. Participants are invited to draw inspiration from the joys, exhaustion, distractions, and insights of parenting while making time for rest, mindfulness, nature, stillness, and sustained writing.

The Colonial Players Annex

CP Open Auditions for When the Hurlyburly’s Done

Sun, Oct 25, 2026 – Mon, Oct 26, 2026 · 2:00 PM

2132 Renard Court, Annapolis, MD

Free open auditions are being held for The Colonial Players’ production of Richard Nelson’s *When the Hurlyburly’s Done*, directed by Stacy Kessler. The drama follows six women in a traveling Ukrainian theater company in 1920 as they confront war while remaining committed to their art, families, and country. Set over one evening, the play explores how the artists sustain one another by sharing their personal experiences, with humor, hope, and optimism alongside the hardships.

Guitar Workshops: Jazz Chords for Folkies… from Cowboy Chords to Jazz Voicings

Through Thu, Nov 5, 2026

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Musician Ken Avis leads this four-session guitar workshop series for students interested in expanding beyond basic folk and country guitar patterns. The sessions explore jazz chords, alternate chord fusions, musical history, and the relationship between jazz, folk, and country styles.

MFA Board and Staff at 49 West

Through Wed, Jan 6, 2027

MFA Board and Staff at 49 West is a group exhibition of work by artist board and staff members of the Maryland Federation of Art. The presentation brings together realistic and altered photography, watercolor, mixed media, oil, and acrylic works by eight participating artists.

Through Sun, Jun 20, 2027

A Year of Wreaths