The Ekiben Night Market takes over Thames Street on Saturday from 4pm, with more than forty food businesses, and comes back Sunday at noon. The Ravens play Washington at M&T Bank Stadium Friday night, and the National Aquarium drops to $24.95 the same evening. Later on: a cat convention at the Museum of Industry, Robert Glasper on the waterfront, and Patti Smith on a Wednesday.
Also below — a crab feast at Jimmy's, Lavell Crawford at the Comedy Factory, 101 Dalmatians at the Charles, bird banding at Masonville Cove, and a $20 tour of the B&O roundhouse.
Top Pick: Ekiben Night Market
Saturday, August 29 · 4:00–10:00 PM ET · and Sunday, August 30 · 12:00–4:00 PM ET · 1500 Thames Street, Fells Point · $25
Ekiben hands its street party over to forty-plus other kitchens for two days, Silver & Sons BBQ and The Charmery among them. It has sold out in past years and there are no sales at the gate.
- $25 general admission, one drink included. Late admission $15, Saturday only, from 7:00 PM ET. VIP $125, opens 90 minutes early both days.
- Children 12 and under free. Re-entry with a stamp, every vendor takes cards.
- Tickets · vendor list
The Week Out
Preseason Game 2: Baltimore Ravens v Washington Commanders — Friday, August 28 · 6:00 PM ET · M&T Bank Stadium The last home tune-up before the season opens. Resale listings start around $15; Ticketmaster adds fees on top of face. Tickets
Skip the Small Talk — Thursday, August 27 · Check-in 6:45 PM ET, 7:00–9:00 PM ET · Monument City Brewing, 1 N Haven St · $18.50 · 21+ A conversation night with a structure, so nobody's stuck doing weather-and-work. The Meetup RSVP and the ticket are separate — bring both. Tickets
Crabs & Crushes — Sunday, August 30 · 1:00–4:00 PM ET · Jimmy's Famous Seafood, Holabird Ave · $90 Three hours of endless steamed crabs and bottomless crushes, with Joey Harkum and Ray Wroten on acoustic. Single bar seats sell alongside the four- and six-tops. Tickets
Love Groove Festival, 10th Annual — Saturday, August 29 · 12:00–8:00 PM ET · Point Park, Harbor East · $29–$209 Robert Glasper and Saba headline, with thirty-plus food and artisan vendors. The festival moved to the Point Park waterfront this year. Tickets
Baltimore KittyCon — Sunday, August 30 · 12:00–4:00 PM ET · Baltimore Museum of Industry BARCS runs a cat convention inside the Museum of Industry. All ages, four hours. Check the link for pricing. Tickets
WATA WUK: Foam, Water, Soca & Dancehall — Sunday, August 30 · 2:00 PM ET · Power Plant Live · from $12.51 Foam cannons and a soca and dancehall lineup, going from two in the afternoon. Tickets
Get Moving
Bird Banding — Saturday, August 29 · 8:00 AM–12:00 PM ET · Masonville Cove · free Researchers band migratory birds and you get close enough to watch it happen, on a restored patch of South Baltimore waterfront. Details
Friday Night Fun Race — Friday, August 28 · 5:30–8:30 PM ET · Downtown Sailing Center A recreational Friday-evening sailing race off the Locust Point docks. Check the link for pricing. Details
After Dark
Sunny Side at Mobtown Ballroom & Cafe — Friday, August 28 · 8:00 PM ET · $20 New Orleans–style jazz with a swing lesson before the floor opens, and partners rotate all night. Details
Lavell Crawford — Friday, August 28 · Baltimore Comedy Factory A three-night stand-up run at the Comedy Factory. Check the link for showtimes and pricing. Tickets
Culture Corner
Sondheim 2026 Art Prize Finalists: Award Ceremony — Thursday, August 27 · 6:00–7:30 PM ET · The Walters Art Museum · free The night the city's biggest contemporary art prize is handed out. Details
Javier Nero 18-Piece Jazz Orchestra — Thursday, August 27 · 7:30 PM and 9:00 PM ET sets · An die Musik LIVE · $10–$25 Eighteen players in a room that seats about sixty. Two sets — pick one. Details
One Hundred and One Dalmatians — Saturday, August 29 · 11:30 AM ET · The Charles Theatre The 1961 hand-drawn version on a real screen, late morning. Details
Joshua Redman Quartet — Friday, August 28 · 9:00 PM ET · Keystone Korner Baltimore, 1350 Lancaster St Redman's quartet in a small seated jazz room. The house runs a two-item food and drink minimum per person on top of the ticket; check the link for pricing. Tickets
Worth the Trip
Patti Smith Quartet — Wednesday, September 2 · Doors 7:00 PM ET, show 8:00 PM ET · Maryland Hall, Annapolis Patti Smith Quartet in a seated proscenium house. Two-ticket limit per purchaser; check the link for pricing. Tickets
Maryland Railroad History Tour — Tuesday, September 1 · B&O Railroad Museum · $20 adult admission A guided tour of the roundhouse. Details
Walt Weiskopf 4tet — Monday, August 31 · 7:30 PM ET · An die Musik LIVE · $10–$25 A saxophone quartet in a listening room with chairs and no bar noise, on the deadest night of the week. Details
Toby's Dinner Theatre: Summer — The Donna Summer Musical — Wednesday, September 2 · 10:30 AM ET · Toby's Dinner Theatre, Columbia A musical at half past ten in the morning, with brunch service included. Toby's seats family-style at shared tables. Check the link for pricing. Tickets
Free & Cheap
Half-Price Friday Night — Friday, August 28 · 5:00–9:00 PM ET · National Aquarium · $24.95 Half off after five, and you can buy at the door. Details
Free Family Sundays — Sunday, August 30 · 2:00–5:00 PM ET · Baltimore Museum of Art · free Hands-on art-making, and the BMA is free anyway. Details
Kim's Convenience — Wednesday, September 2 · Everyman Theatre · pay what you choose The play the Netflix series came from. The August 30 pay-what-you-choose date is sold out; September 2 is the next one. Details
Drop-in Art Making: Make Your Mark — Saturday, August 29 · 10:00 AM–1:00 PM ET · The Walters · free No registration, no fee. Details
Live Jazz Night: Ryan Watkins Group — Sunday, August 30 · 5:00 PM ET · Mystique Barrel Brewing, Pigtown · free Free jazz in a Pigtown taproom with the kitchen open. Details
Jeopardy Bar Trivia — Tuesday, September 1 · Zen West · free Solo and team play both. Details
Open Gates + Conversation — Thursday, August 27 · Guinness Open Gate Brewery · free A meet-people night with room to actually move. Registration required. Details
Mark Your Calendar
- Lost Ship — immersive theater at Baltimore Theatre Project, September 3–6, $15–$25.
- Wine in the Wilderness — The Maryland Zoo, September 5, 5:30–9:00 PM ET, 21+.