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Multicultural Calendar of Events

Travel around the world in a day:  Experience cuisine, music, dance and history at Baltimore’s annual festivals.  Each year, the Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts (BOPA) sponsors the Showcase of Nations heritage festivals celebrating cultures from around the world. Colorful costumes, creative crafts and live performances mark Baltimore’s summer celebrations.

January/February

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Parade from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Eutaw Street
410-396-3100 (city of Baltimore’s main switchboard)

May/June

Hare Krishna Rathayatra Chariot Parade
From Maryland Science Center to Pratt and Light streets (McKeldin Square)
Parade is followed by the Festival of India at McKeldin Square
410-719-1776
www.iskconbaltimore.com

LatinoFest
Patterson Park, Linwood and Eastern avenues
410-783-5404
www.latinofest.org

Polish Festival
Patterson Park, Linwood and Eastern avenues
410-879-6336

Saint Anthony Festival
Saint Leo the Great Roman Catholic Church
Corner of Exeter and Stiles streets
www.littleitalymd.com
 

July

African American Festival
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
410-235-4427
www.africanamericanfestival.net

Caribbean Carnival Festival
Druid Hill Park
410-230-2969
www.bcacarnival.net

Little Italy Open-Air Film Festival (Cinema al Fresco)
Intersection of High and Stiles streets
www.littleitalymd.com

Salsapolkalooza
At The Patterson, 3134 Eastern Avenue in Fell’s Point
410-276-1651
www.creativealliance.org

August

FestAfrica
Patterson Park, Linwood and Eastern avenues
info@nyamaryland.org

International Festival
Poly/Western High School Lot, Falls Road and West Cold Spring Lane
410-396-3141

Otakon at Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore Convention Center
1 West Pratt Street near the Inner Harbor
www.otakon.com

PowWow Native American Festival
Patterson Park, Linwood and Eastern avenues
410-675-3535
www.baic.org

Saint Gabriel Festival
Saint Leo the Great Roman Catholic Church
Corner of Exeter and Stiles streets
littleitalymd.com

Stone Soul Picnic
Druid Hill Park
410-332-8200

September

The Pennsylvania Avenue Homecoming Weekend Festival
Historic Pennsylvania Avenue
410-669-5397
www.royaltchc.com

Irish Festival
Canton Waterfront Park
410-292-3658
www.baltimoreirishfest.com

Korean American Festival
War Memorial Plaza, Fayette and Gay streets
410-625-2442
www.koreansocietyofmd.org

Many Moons Asian Festival
Asian Arts & Culture Center at Towson University, Center for the Arts Building
www.towson.edu/asianarts/manymoons.html

October

La Plaza Hispaña at the Fell’s Point Fun Festival
500 Block of South Broadway in Fell’s Point
www.eblo.org

Russian Festival
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, 1723 East Fairmount Avenue
410-276-6171
www.russfest.org

St. Nicholas Greek Folk Festival
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 520 South Ponca Street
410-633-5020
www.greekfolkfestival.com

Ukrainian Festival
Patterson Park, Linwood and Eastern avenues
410-687-3465
www.ukrainianfestival.net

Heritage Months

Black History Month (February)
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May)
Hispanic Heritage Month (mid-September to mid-October)
American Indian Heritage Month (November)