Fiesta Baltimore runs in Patterson Park Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 AM, and the Parade of Latino Nations starts Sunday at 2:00 PM. Also: cellist Pablo Ferrández Sunday, a Patapsco hike Monday, Make & Take at Central Library Tuesday and two New Yorker cartoonists Wednesday.
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Fiesta Baltimore · Saturday-Sunday, October 10-11, 11:00 AM-7:00 PM ET · Patterson Park · Free Nuestras Raíces' festival has music, dance and food, and Sunday's 8th annual Parade of Latino Nations runs 2:00-4:00 PM from 4000 Eastern Ave in Highlandtown into the park. Over 80 groups march, from Chinelos to Tinkus. Parade of Latino Nations
Open Studio Tour Weekend · Saturday-Sunday, October 10-11, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM ET · artists' studios citywide · Free (part of Free Fall Baltimore) Baltimore artists open their studios: meet them, see works in progress, buy art. The 2026 route map is on Free Fall's site. Free Fall Baltimore
The Week Out
World Oddities Expo · Saturday-Sunday, October 10-11, 11:00 AM-7:00 PM ET · Baltimore Convention Center · $20 single-day GA, $25 with the De-Formed Exhibit The Lost Curio Marketplace sells taxidermy, insects and macabre art, and workshops cover butterfly pinning and owl pellet dissection. World Oddities Expo
The Ivy Bookshop's 25th Birthday Party · Sunday, October 11, 3:30-8:00 PM ET · The Ivy Bookshop garden · Free, RSVP Wood-fired pizza, MishMish ice cream, The Stovetops, poetry by Hot L and a Bird in Hand bar. The Ivy Bookshop
Disco Inferno: A 70's Celebration · Saturday, October 10, 8:00 PM ET; Sunday, October 11, 3:00 PM ET · Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall · from $29 plus fees Christopher Dragon conducts ABBA, Bee Gees and Donna Summer hits with Broadway vocalists and a live disco band. BSO
Last Chance and Limited Seats
Baltimore Running Festival registration · online registration closes Thursday, October 15, 11:59 PM ET · race Saturday, October 17 · 5K $70 through Sunday, October 11, then $75 Bib pickup is Friday at the Convention Center; the 5K starts at 7:30 AM. Race pricing
Boardgames at Meander Art Bar · Wednesday, October 14, 7:00-9:30 PM ET · Meander Art Bar, Upper Fells Point · Free, RSVP required The host brings games for any group size. No purchase necessary. Meetup
Shut Up & Read · Saturday, October 10, 10:00-11:30 AM ET · Black Acres Roastery at Open Works, Greenmount · Free, registration required Bring a book and read; the Pratt Library provides one coffee or tea. Space is limited. Pratt Library
Free and Cheap
Dance & Bmore Sweet 16: Day of Dance · Saturday, October 10, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM ET · City Arts 2 · Free, RSVP Dance & Bmore turns 16 with classes for all. The 6-9 PM party at Area 405 is $150. Event page
Charm City Equinox Night Market · Saturday, October 10, 4:00-9:00 PM ET · El Jardín, Fells Point · Free Local artists and vendors, a live DJ and Arepi Venezuelan Eats; witchy dress encouraged. Event page
Artist Book Workshop: The Pamphlet Stitch · Saturday, October 10, 12:00-3:00 PM ET · BMA Lexington Market · Free, registration encouraged Artist in residence Ashley Minner Jones teaches pamphlet-stitch bookbinding with cyanotype cover papers. No experience necessary. Baltimore Museum of Art
The Resonance Series: Music In Motion · Saturday, October 10, 7:00 PM ET · Shake and Bake Family Fun Center · Free (Free Fall Baltimore), RSVP An immersive art installation with local performers, centered on Baltimore's Black queer community and allies. Free Fall Baltimore
Make & Take · Tuesday, October 13, 6:00 PM ET · Central Library, Mount Vernon · Free, sign-up on the page You learn the project when you arrive and keep what you make. Pratt Library
After Dark
Pieces of a Dream 50th Anniversary · Friday-Saturday, October 9-10, 6:00 and 9:00 PM ET · Keystone Korner, Harbor East · $65-$75 plus fee Formed in Philadelphia in 1975, they opened for Miles Davis. Keystone Korner
Lewis Black · Saturday, October 10, 8:00 PM ET · Hippodrome Theatre · check the link for pricing Comedic yelling and finger pointing, per the Hippodrome. Hippodrome
Supersuckers with The Rumours · Saturday, October 10, doors 7:00 PM ET · Metro Baltimore, Station North · $20, all ages The Rumours play at 8:00 and Supersuckers around 9:00. Metro Baltimore
Get Moving
Edgar Allan Row · Saturday, October 10, 4:00 PM ET · starts in front of Pitango Bakery, Fells Point · Free, no registration; bring or rent a boat The first Edgar Allan Row is a harbor paddle with Poe readings that ends at Mr. Trash Wheel with "The Raven." Group launches with boats included leave Rash Field at 2:30 and Canton Waterfront Park and Inner Harbor Marina at 3:00; register with the host. Baltimore Blueway
Patapsco hike: Woodstock Trail · Monday, October 12, 10:00 AM ET · Patapsco Valley State Park, Woodstock · Free, RSVP on Meetup Hiking Around Baltimore leads a moderate 7-mile hike from the lot across from the Woodstock Inn. Meetup
Culture Corner
Pablo Ferrández, cello · Sunday, October 11, 5:30 PM ET · Shriver Hall, Homewood · from $40 His Baltimore recital debut opens Shriver Hall's 61st season, with solo suites by Bach, Cassadó and Britten. Event page
Frankenstein · Saturday-Sunday, October 10-11, 2:00 PM ET; through November 1 · Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Downtown · $35-$75 A new adaptation frames Mary Shelley's novel around the night she and her friends challenged each other to write a terrifying tale. Sunday has a 1:15 pre-show talk. Chesapeake Shakespeare
Flaunt: When Appearance Speaks · opens Saturday, October 10; through September 5, 2027 · American Visionary Art Museum, Federal Hill · check the link for admission AVAM's 31st major exhibition: portraiture, photography, fiber and sculpture, with buttons, pipe cleaners and bark among the materials. AVAM
MICA Bicentennial Weekend: Jeff Koons '76 · Saturday, October 10, 8:30 PM ET · MICA, Bolton Hill · $40 Koons talks about his career and ties to MICA, with an audience Q&A. Stoop Storytelling Live: alumni stories Sunday 2:00-4:00 PM, $25. MICA
Black Choreographers Festival · Friday-Saturday, October 9-10, 7:30 PM ET; workshops Saturday and Sunday · The Patterson, Highlandtown · check the link for pricing Friday includes Bree Rose Cooper and Jenelle Figgins; Saturday, Jamod Parham and Kamea Wilson. Duo pass for both nights: code BCF2026. Creative Alliance
Worth It Solo
Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein: "The Two Saddest Kitchens" · Wednesday, October 14, 7:00 PM ET (doors 6:00) · Wheeler Auditorium, Central Library · Free, registration required Two New Yorker cartoonists on tragic pantries and fancy utensils that will never be used. ASL interpreted. Pratt Library
Worth the Trip
Building the Wall · Wednesday, October 14, 7:30 PM ET; also October 21 and 23 · St. John's United Methodist Church, Charles Village · $15 Robert Schenkkan's two-character thriller is set in a prison visiting room. Proceeds go to We Are Casa. 2640 Space
Mark Your Calendar
Halloween at the Maryland Science Center · Saturday, October 24, 7:00 PM-1:00 AM ET · Maryland Science Center, Inner Harbor · 21+, check the link for pricing Music and dancing on several floors, plus a new Outer Space area. The museum's page says it will sell out. Maryland Science Center
Great Baltimore Lantern Parade · Saturday, October 24, festival 4:00 PM, parade 7:00 PM ET · Patterson Park · Free Creative Alliance holds lantern-making workshops October 18 and 21 on a $5-$10 suggested donation, materials provided. Creative Alliance
The Sun Ra Arkestra Halloween Spectacular · Saturday, October 31, 6:00 and 9:00 PM ET · Keystone Korner · $55-$65 plus fee Doors at 4:00 and 8:00 PM. Keystone Korner
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