The International Edgar Allan Poe Festival fills Lexington Market Plaza Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 AM, free. Also: a free photography opening at the BMA Sunday, Ravens-Titans at 1:00 that afternoon, a bird walk in Canton Saturday morning, a glass pumpkin workshop at Clipper Mill and a jazz jam in Ellicott City Tuesday night.
Top Picks
International Edgar Allan Poe Festival · Saturday-Sunday, October 3-4, 11:00 AM-4:00 PM ET · Lexington Market Plaza, 112 N Eutaw St · Free (ticketed events separate) The festival moved to Lexington Market Plaza this year: Saturday brings Ballet Embody at 1:00, the Costume Contest POErade at 3:00 and rockabilly band The Ultra Kings at 4:00, Sunday brings Gallagher's Frolics at 11:15, MC Lars at 1:15 and the Baltimore City Pipe Band closing at 3:30. The Black Cat Ball masquerade is ticketed, Saturday 7:30-10:30 PM at Westminster Hall, $149-$199. Poe Festival
Community Day: Flashback · Sunday, October 4, 1:00-5:00 PM ET · Baltimore Museum of Art, Charles Village · Free The day opens "Flashback: Two Centuries of Baltimore Photography," on view through February 21, 2027, with artist talks by Bria Sterling Wilson, Jim Burger and Jerrell Gibbs and a MICA pop-up photo studio. Free talk tickets at the Welcome Desk; capacity is limited. Baltimore Museum of Art
The Week Out
Fells Point Fun Festival · Friday-Sunday, October 2-4 · Fells Point · Free The 60th festival adds a first-ever Friday Night Market, 5:00-9:00 PM, with 225-plus vendors. On the CFG Bank Main Stage, Natalie Brooke plays Friday 7-9, 5th of Four close Saturday at 5:30 and Tha MuthafunkaholX finish Sunday at 4. Fells Point Fun Festival
Bmore Flea × Broadway Market Night Market · Friday, October 2, 5:00-10:00 PM ET · Broadway Market, Fells Point Bmore Flea's vintage and craft market goes after dark, and its post says it kicks off Fells Point Fest. Bmore Flea
Power To The People Festival · Saturday, October 3, 1:00 PM ET · Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia · check the link for pricing Tom Morello's one-day festival lines up Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Joan Baez and Public Enemy, with Brittany Howard and Killer Mike. Tickets
Ravens vs. Titans · Sunday, October 4, 1:00 PM ET · M&T Bank Stadium · check the link for pricing Back home after last Sunday's game in Rio. Ravens
Last Chance and Limited Seats
Mama I'm a Big Girl Now · Friday, October 2, 7:30 PM ET; Saturday 2:00 and 7:30; Sunday 3:00 · Baltimore Center Stage, Mount Vernon · from $35 plus a $5 fee Kerry Butler, Laura Bell Bundy and Marissa Jaret Winokur, the original Tracy, Penny and Amber in Hairspray, trade Broadway songs and stories. Center Stage
Michael Longfellow · Thursday, October 1, 8:00 PM ET; Friday 7:30 and 9:45; Saturday 7:00 and 9:30; Sunday 8:00 · The Port Comedy Club, Fells Point · $29-$39, 21+ The club's calendar marks Thursday, Friday 7:30 and Saturday 7:00 "low ticket alert" and the rest "selling fast." The Port Comedy Club
Our Town · Thursday-Saturday, October 1-3, 8:00 PM ET · Colonial Players, Annapolis · $28 plus a $2 fee Thornton Wilder's play, staged in the round. Tickets
Free and Cheap
First Friday Art Walk · Friday, October 2, 5:00-9:00 PM ET · Highlandtown · Free 25-plus galleries, shops and restaurants across Highlandtown, with artist-made exhibits, performances and pop-ups. Highlandtown
The Bandit Queen of Sorrows, Summoning Circle and Makeshift Hammer · Thursday, October 1, doors 6:30, show 7:00 PM ET · Black Cherry Puppet Theater, Hollins Market · $15-$25 sliding scale Dark folk, Celtic dungeon folk and gutter-folk on one bill. Tickets
Saturday Comedy Showcase · Saturday, October 3, 8:00 PM ET (doors 7:00) · Max's Taphouse, Fells Point · Free, 21+ Rotating comedians every Saturday night. Max's
After Dark
The Smashing Pumpkins · Saturday, October 3, 8:00 PM ET (doors 6:30) · CFG Bank Arena · check the link for pricing The Rats in a Cage Tour plays two sets: one marking 30 years of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, one spanning the career. CFG Bank Arena
The Midnight: Time Machines · Monday, October 5, 8:00 PM ET · Nevermore Hall · check the link for pricing The Time Machines tour stops at 20 Market Place. Nevermore Hall
Get Moving
Fall Migration Bird-Watching Walk · Saturday, October 3, 9:00-11:00 AM ET · Canton Waterfront Park · Free, register on Eventbrite The Baltimore Bird Club leads a one-to-two-mile walk, rain or shine. Binoculars and field guides are provided. Eventbrite
First Friday Pub Run · Friday, October 2, 6:00-7:00 PM ET · Pickett Brewing, Pigtown · Free A casual group run around the stadiums and back to the taproom, all fitness levels. Pickett Brewing
Culture Corner
Stravinsky & Prokofiev with Heyward · Friday, October 2, 8:00 PM ET; Sunday, October 4, 3:00 PM ET · Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall · from $29 plus fees Jonathon Heyward conducts Bruce Liu, the 2021 Chopin Competition winner, in Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3. The program adds Glinka, Leshnoff's Rush and Stravinsky's Firebird Suite. BSO
NEVERMORE · through October 18 · The Voxel, Station North · $25 students and under 21, $35 general Orange Grove Dance's dance and media piece on Poe is performed in water, runs 75 minutes and is for ages 12+. The Voxel
Pumpkin Workshop · Sunday, October 4, sessions 11:00 AM-3:00 PM ET · Corradetti Glassblowing, Clipper Mill · from $65 Blow a glass pumpkin with an instructor and pick the colors and a curly stem; ages 6+, pickup the next day after noon. Corradetti Glassblowing
Worth It Solo
Riichi Mahjong Club · Thursday, October 1, 6:00-9:30 PM ET · No Land Beyond, Station North · Free, RSVP for a seat No experience needed; the club meets every Thursday at 6. No Land Beyond
First Tuesday Jazz Jam · Tuesday, October 6, 8:00-11:00 PM ET · The Judge's Bench, Ellicott City · No cover, one drink per hour requested Mike Grasso's band plays jazz standards; musicians and singers are welcome to join. The Judge's Bench
Worth the Trip
Storyworthy Food Series, Chapter 6: Kena · starting Tuesday, October 6, lunch and dinner · Mera Kitchen Collective, Mount Vernon · check the link for pricing An all-vegan menu traces Kena's path from Antigua to Kenya to Baltimore: bhajias, roti with yellow curry, Ital coconut pumpkin stew, githeri and ugali. Mera Kitchen Collective
Hamlet · Thursday, October 1, 7:30 PM ET; Friday 8:00; Saturday 2:00 and 8:00; Sunday 2:00 · Classic Theatre of Maryland, Annapolis · $61.75-$98.75 including fees The company's season opener, running through October 18. Tickets
Mark Your Calendar
Baltimore Running Festival · Saturday, October 17 · Baltimore · 5K $70 through October 11, then $75 (plus registration fees) The races are a marathon, half marathon, 10K and 5K. Registration closes October 15. Baltimore Running Festival
Walk with the Walters in the Lantern Parade · Saturday, October 24, assemble 6:30 PM, parade 7:00 PM ET · Patterson Park · Free, RSVP required Part of Creative Alliance's Great Baltimore Lantern and Día de los Muertos Festival. The Walters
Morgan State Homecoming: Bears vs. Robert Morris · Saturday, October 10, 12:00 PM ET · Hughes Stadium · check the link for pricing Homecoming week runs October 4-10. Morgan State Bears
Billy Strings · Friday-Saturday, October 30-31 (Friday 7:30 PM ET) · CFG Bank Arena · check the link for pricing Friday's show starts at 7:30; Saturday is Halloween night. CFG Bank Arena
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