Things to do in Baltimore this week
Monday to Thursday5 October to 8 October
Eighteen things on Monday to Thursday, every time read off the organiser's own page: Leenalchi at Current Space, L.A. Young and Thad Wilson's big band at Keystone Korner, Russian Circles at the Soundstage, and the jams that carry a Baltimore weeknight.
Monday 5 October
Django Jazz Jam
The Bluebird
Django Jazz Jam every Monday 7pm to 11pm, hosted by Michael Joseph Harris and the Hot Club of Baltimore, running since 2012. No cover, all ages
Doors 7pm, show 8pm
Russian Circles
Baltimore Soundstage
Russian Circles with Pelican. Tickets go through Ticketmaster; the Soundstage's page gives no price and no age rule.
Baltimore Soundstage's own events page and event page, read Oct 4, 2026
Doors 7pm, show 8pm
The Midnight: Time Machines
Nevermore Hall
All ages, by Nevermore Hall's listing. The hall's page gives no price.
Nevermore Hall's own events page, read Oct 4, 2026
Tuesday 6 October
7pm
Bright Moments Jam Session
Keystone Korner Baltimore
Free admission. Led by Obasi Akoto with players from the Baltimore and Washington jazz scenes.
keystonekornerbaltimore.com, read Sep 19, 2026
Doors 7pm
Bobby Bare Jr, Fozzy Mare and Chasing Mice
Ottobar
Bobby Bare Jr, of Guided by Voices, on the main floor. All ages. Tickets are through Etix; the Ottobar's page gives no price and no show time.
The Ottobar's own calendar and event page, read Oct 4, 2026
Old Time Jam
The Bluebird
Old Time Jam on alternating Tuesdays, led by Ken and Brad Kolodner: Early Country Sing 6pm to 7pm with Letitia VanSant, slow jam 7pm to 8pm, fast jam 8pm to 10pm. Free, all ages
Chess club
Max's Taphouse
Chess club Tuesdays 6 to 9pm, all skill levels
Wednesday 7 October
7pm
L.A. Young and Soul Society
Keystone Korner Baltimore
Baltimore's L.A. Young, a contralto who has played the city since 2007, with her band: soul, R&B, jazz and blues, and her Phyllis Hyman tribute. Seats $25 to $30 plus fees, or a streaming pass. Tickets are not refundable or exchangeable, and food and drink are extra.
Keystone Korner's own calendar and ticket page, read Oct 4, 2026
Doors 6pm
Leenalchi with Dustin Wong
Current Space, 810 Wyman Park Dr
The Seoul seven-piece that plays pansori, the Korean storytelling song, with two bassists and four singers and no guitar. $20 in advance, $25 on the day. All ages.
The Ottobar's own event page for the show at Current Space, read Oct 4, 2026
Doors 7pm
John R. Miller with William Matheny
Ottobar
Alt-country from John R. Miller, whose album The Great Unknowing was made at Leon Russell's Church Studio in Tulsa. All ages. Tickets are through Etix; the Ottobar's page gives no price and no show time.
The Ottobar's own calendar and event page, read Oct 4, 2026
7:45pm
Trivia at the Abbey Burger Bistro
The Abbey Burger Bistro, 811 S Broadway
Trivia at the Abbey, the Fells Point burger bar with 40 taps half a block from the water on the south side of Broadway Square, and outdoor seating that looks at it. Every Wednesday at 7:45, by its own page.
The Abbey Burger Bistro's own Fells Point page for trivia on Wednesdays at 7:45, the address and the taps, read Sep 30, 2026; the Jameson board outside, photographed Sep 30, 2026
Baltimore Jazz Underground
The Bluebird
Baltimore Jazz Underground most Wednesdays and every Thursday, 8pm to 11pm, $10
Comedy open mic
Max's Taphouse
Comedy open mic Wednesdays 9pm
Thursday 8 October
7pm
Thad Wilson Jazz Orchestra: Celebrate Billy Eckstine and Sarah Vaughan
Keystone Korner Baltimore
Big-band arrangements of the Eckstine and Vaughan songbooks, with guest vocalists Alison Crockett and Steve Washington. Seats $45 to $55 plus fees, or a streaming pass. Tickets are not refundable or exchangeable, and food and drink are extra.
Keystone Korner's own calendar and ticket page, read Oct 4, 2026
Doors 7pm
Love For Strangers, Munk and Crashed Chords
Ottobar
All ages. Tickets are through Etix; the Ottobar's page gives no price and no show time.
The Ottobar's own calendar and event page, read Oct 4, 2026
9pm to midnight
Late Night Jam Session at Bank St Deli
Bank St Deli, 1421 Bank St
A jam in the speakeasy behind Bank St Deli, the Bank Street deli with a cocktail bar, Highball, behind a door. Kyana hosts every Thursday from 9 to midnight and musicians get up and play. The bar keeps going until 1; the kitchen stops at 10.
Kyana's own Instagram for the jam every Thursday at Bank St Deli, posted Sep 9, 2026, and the @charmcitylivemusic reel she shares on her profile for 9pm to midnight, read Oct 1, 2026; Bank St Deli's own site and Instagram for the address and the bar's and kitchen's hours, read Oct 1, 2026
5pm to 7pm
Baltimore Pop-Up Jazz Jam
Baltimore Pop-Up Jazz Jam
The jam that moves to a different city park or green space every Thursday, in its seventh year. Free and open to all; bring an instrument or a chair. A guitar and bass amp and a drum kit are provided.
the jam's own Instagram post naming the October locations and times, read Oct 7, 2026
8pm
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (preview)
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, 7 S Calvert St
Chesapeake Shakespeare's Frankenstein for the Halloween season. Adults from $43 and 25 and under from $35; a $5 exchange fee for non-subscribers. Costumes welcome at every Saturday show. The company does not publish an age guide. A preview, $35.
Chesapeake Shakespeare's own show page, its performance calendar and its season press release, read Oct 7, 2026
7pm
Halloween trivia at The Lair
Power Plant Live!
Free Halloween trivia in The Lair, Power Plant Live's pop-up bar of three horror-film rooms, open 1 October to 1 November. Costumes encouraged; reservations recommended. After 9pm Power Plant Live is 21 and over.
Power Plant Live's own Lair and weekly specials pages, read Oct 7, 2026
Baltimore Jazz Underground
The Bluebird
Baltimore Jazz Underground most Wednesdays and every Thursday, 8pm to 11pm, $10
Trivia Thursdays
Pitango Bakery + Cafe
Trivia Thursdays 7pm with Trivia Maryland, no sign-up and no team size limit
Worth knowing
- Motor House is dark for its jam and open mic this week: both run every other week and were last on 28 and 30 September. The next are 12 and 14 October.
- The Bluebird's Tuesday jam alternates: old time this week, with an early country sing at 6, bluegrass on 13 October.
- The Ottobar's pages give no ticket price and no show time for its Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday shows, only doors. The Soundstage and Nevermore Hall give no price for Monday.
- Leenalchi is at Current Space, 810 Wyman Park Dr, not the Ottobar, though the Ottobar's site sells the tickets.
Out every Sunday for the Monday to Thursday ahead; Friday to Sunday is the weekend digest. Everything on the site with a date on it is on the city’s events page.