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Welcome to Baltimore

It isn’t easy to sum up any place with just a few words, but that’s even more true for a city like Baltimore. It’s multifaceted, with so much personality and diversity that can’t be captured so simply. It’s such a special place that you really won’t get it until you visit. And when you do, you’ll leave with a whole new perspective. Baltimore is full of surprises, steeped in history (home of the birthplace of our national anthem!) and culture, from the gritty graffiti alley to the vast collections at our art museums. Plus one-of-a-kind events, an unexpected food scene and plenty of gorgeous views. Come see for yourself – you won’t get it til you get here.

  • Four people walking along the sidewalk in Fell's Point. Two are standing on a bench.
    paddle boat
  • Woman putting record on turntable
  • Natasha's Just Brittle
    man playing trumpet
  • View of Baltimore's city skyline.
    Streetlamp sign
  • A mural of Billie Holiday is shown on the Royal Theater wall
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    This Weekend
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    Friday
    October
    9
    Derrick Stroup: Running Hot Tour
    The Lyric
    140 W. Mt. Royal Ave.
    Friday
    October
    9
    Modest Mouse - 2026 North American Tour
    Pier Six Pavilion
    731 Eastern Ave
    Friday
    October
    9
    Pieces of a Dream 50th Anniversary Celebration!
    Keystone Korner Baltimore
    1350 Lancaster St.
    06:00 PM to 10:30 PM
    Friday
    October
    9
    WORSHIP ON THE WATER
    Venue XIV at Harborview
    500 Harborview Drive
    Friday
    October
    9
    Pokémon Party
    Maryland Science Center
    601 Light St.
    ng: 05:30 PM
    Friday
    October
    9
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Christopher Dragon - Disco Inferno: A 70s Celebration
    Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
    1212 Cathedral St
    Friday
    October
    9
    Diana Rojas, author of THEY HOLD GRUDGES, in conversation with Abby Higgs
    The Ivy Bookshop
    5928 Falls Road
    Friday
    October
    9
    ERIC'S 40TH BIRTHDAY SHOW with Riot Act: A Tribute to Pearl Jam and DJ Amsies at Metro Baltimore
    Metro Baltimore
    1700 North Charles Street
    Friday
    October
    9
    Lost in Dreamland Putt Putt Pop-Up
    The Garage at R. House
    301 W 29th Street
    Friday
    October
    9
    Beginner Realistic Colored Pencil Drawing
    Manor Mill
    2029 Monkton Rd.
    03:00 PM to 06:00 PM
    Friday
    October
    9
    MICA Weekend 2026: Going Underground: The Underbelly Project
    Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
    1301 W. Mount Royal Ave.
    Friday
    October
    9
    MICA Weekend 2026: In Conversation with Jen Stark '05
    Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
    1301 W. Mount Royal Ave.
    Friday
    October
    9
    Frankenstein
    Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
    7 S. Calvert St.
    Friday
    October
    9
    SWEENEY TODD: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
    Vagabond Players
    806 S Broadway
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Magical Moonstroll
    Waldorf School of Baltimore
    4801 Tamarind Road
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Intro to Stained Glass Mosaics: Create Your Own Mosaic House
    Manor Mill
    2029 Monkton Rd.
    09:30 AM to 12:30 PM
    Saturday
    October
    10
    MICA Weekend 2026: Art Market
    Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
    1301 W. Mount Royal Ave.
    Saturday
    October
    10
    MICA Weekend 2026: In Conversation with Jeff Koons '76
    Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
    1301 W. Mount Royal Ave.
    Saturday
    October
    10
    MICA Weekend 2026: In Conversation with Jeff Koons '76
    Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
    1300 W. Mount Royal Ave.
    Saturday
    October
    10
    The Honey Dewdrops
    Manor Mill
    2029 Monkton Rd.
    08:00 PM to 10:00 PM
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Dance & Bmore Sweet 16: Day of Dance
    City Arts 2
    1700 Greenmount Ave
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Dance & Bmore Sweet 16: Evening Celebration
    Area 405
    405 E Oliver Street
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Filipino Heritage Month Kids Celebration with Kwento Kids
    The Ivy Bookshop
    5928 Falls Road
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Flaunt: When Appearance Speaks
    American Visionary Art Museum
    800 Key Hwy.
    Saturday
    October
    10
    BIG TIme: Comedy Inspired by Musican/Photographer Micah E. Wood
    Baltimore Improv Group
    1727 N Charles Street
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Nocturne at Gallery 1448 (Opening Reception)
    Gallery 1448
    1448 East Baltimore Street
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Baltimore Taco Festival
    Power Plant / The Cordish Company
    34 Market Pl, Baltimore, MD 21202rnThe Power Plant
    Saturday
    October
    10
    HTH: A Freestyle Comedy Show
    Baltimore Improv Group
    1727 N Charles Street
    Saturday
    October
    10
    ¡Bienvenidos al Museo!
    Baltimore Museum of Industry
    1415 Key Hwy.
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Edgar Allan Row
    Paddle begins in Fell's Point
    4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Charm City Equinox Night Market
    1616 Thames st , Fells point
    1616 Thames st
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Fiesta Baltimore
    Patterson Park - Pulaski Monument
    2900 Eastern Ave
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Intro to Leatherworking: Make a Laced Tote Bag
    Manor Mill
    2029 Monkton Rd.
    09:30 AM to 12:30 PM
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Create your own Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle
    Manor Mill
    2029 Monkton Rd.
    01:00 PM to 04:00 PM
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Taste of MICA
    Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
    1300 W. Mount Royal Ave.
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Supersuckers with The Rumours
    Metro Baltimore
    1700 North Charles Street
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Morning Yoga: Underwater Flow
    National Aquarium
    501 E. Pratt St.rnPier 3
    09:00 AM to 10:00 AM
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Charm City Connections: an Improv Welcome to Baltimore!
    Enoch Pratt Free Library - Hampden Branch
    3641 Falls Road
    Saturday
    October
    10
    From Lightning's Strike by Juana Karen Peñate: An Event with the Translators
    Bird in Hand Coffee & Books
    11 East 33rd Street
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Clothes Swap
    Stembridge Community Center
    99A Stemmers Run Rd
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Book Signing and Oracle Card Readings with Morna McNulty: Filaments of Rupture
    The Ivy Bookshop
    5928 Falls Road
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Coffin/Perlson/Krauss & Special Guest Bob Lanzetti
    Keystone Korner Baltimore
    1350 Lancaster St.
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Spooky Science
    Maryland Science Center
    601 Light St.
    12:00 PM to 04:00 PM
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Wye Oak Series—From Block to Bird: The Art of the American Decoy with Colin and Mark McNair
    Maryland Center for History and Culture
    610 Park Ave.
    Saturday
    October
    10
    MICA Pop-Up Weekend—Free Admission for MICA Affiliates
    Maryland Center for History and Culture
    610 Park Ave.
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Annual Holy Trinity Heritage Festival
    1723 East Fairmount Avenue
    Saturday
    October
    10
    Lewis Black
    France-Merrick Performing Arts Center
    12 N. Eutaw St.
    Sunday
    October
    11
    Black Reconstruction in Lower Charles Village: A walking tour
    Full Story Baltimore
    05:00 PM to 06:30 PM
    Sunday
    October
    11
    Jazz Brunch
    Peabody Heights Brewery
    401 E. 30th St
    Sunday
    October
    11
    Step 4 Re-entry: A night of line dancing to support re-entry mediation
    Joy Joy Land
    311 N. Warwick Ave
    Sunday
    October
    11
    Ravens vs Falcons Watch Party at Guilford Hall
    Guilford Hall Brewery
    1611 Guilford Ave.
    Sunday
    October
    11
    Profs & Pints Baltimore: The Macabre Poe
    Guilford Hall Brewery
    1611 Guilford Ave.
    Sunday
    October
    11
    Plant + Planter Workshop w/ Clay & Sprouts
    Charmers Club
    2601 N. Howard St.
    Sunday
    October
    11
    Law & Order SIU: Murder Brunch Edition
    Guilford Hall Brewery
    1611 Guilford Ave.
    Sunday
    October
    11
    Plant & Planter Workshop w. Clay & Sprouts
    The Charmers Club
    2601 N. Howard St.
    Sunday
    October
    11
    The Ivy Bookshop's 25th Birthday Party!
    The Ivy Bookshop
    5928 Falls Road
    Sunday
    October
    11
    Reptile Extravaganza
    Manor Mill
    2029 Monkton Rd.
    12:30 PM to 02:30 PM
    Sunday
    October
    11
    Pablo Ferrández, cello presented by Shriver Hall Concert Series
    Shriver Hall
    3400 North Charles Street
    Sunday
    October
    11
    Stoop Storytelling Live at MICA
    Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
    1300 W. Mount Royal Ave.
    Sunday
    October
    11
    Recital & Evensong for Indigenous Peoples Day
    St. David's Episcopal Church
    4700 Roland Ave.
    Sunday
    October
    11
    Profs & Pints Baltimore: The Macabre Poe
    Guilford Hall Brewery
    1611 Guilford Ave.
    Sunday
    October
    11
    The Hot L Poets Series: Featuring Christian Bancroft and Joanna Fuhrman
    The Ivy Bookshop
    5928 Falls Road
    Sunday
    October
    11
    Alterations with Shai at The Charmers Club
    The Charmers Club
    2601 N. Howard St.
    Sunday
    October
    11
    Flex Chamber Music Trios
    Towson University Center for the Arts
    7700 Osler Drive
    Sunday
    October
    11
    Maryland at 250—Religious Divisions and Tolerance: The Politics of Slavery on the Eve of the Civil War
    Maryland Center for History and Culture
    610 Park Ave.
    Sunday
    October
    11
    Scene Partners: An Afternoon with Hollywood Actors Adam Shapiro & Katie Lowes
    Third Space at Shaarei Tfiloh
    2001 Liberty Heights Ave