Things to do in Baltimore this weekend
Friday to Sunday9 October to 11 October
Things to do in Baltimore this weekend, every time read off the organiser's own page. Fiesta Baltimore fills Patterson Park on Saturday and Sunday, MICA turns two hundred with a free weekend in Bolton Hill, Modest Mouse opens it at Pier Six on Friday, and the World Oddities Expo takes the Convention Center.
Friday 9 October
Fri from 5pm; Sat from 11am; Sun to 5pm
MICA Bicentennial Weekend
MICA, 1300 W Mount Royal Ave
The art college's two-hundredth year, and every event on the schedule is free, with registration through its GiveCampus page. Friday: a welcome reception 5 to 6:30, a talk by Jen Stark at 7 and the Underbelly Project screening at 9. Saturday: the Art Market in the Brown Center from 11, the Parade of Classes at 2, family chalk murals 2:30 to 6, a talk by Jeff Koons at 7 and Taste of MICA 8:30 to 10, which is 21 and over. Sunday: stoop storytelling 2 to 4, and the Art Market until 5.
MICA's own MICA Weekend page and its GiveCampus schedule for the events, the times, the rooms, the free entry and the age rule, read Oct 7, 2026
8pm
Modest Mouse
Pier Six Pavilion, 731 Eastern Ave
Modest Mouse at the open-air pavilion on the harbor. The pavilion's own listing gives the date and the hour and no price or age rule.
Pier Six Pavilion's own site, read Oct 7, 2026
6pm and 9pm
Pieces of a Dream 50th Anniversary Celebration
Keystone Korner Baltimore
Pieces of a Dream mark fifty years. $65 to $75 a seat plus fees, or $20 plus a fee to stream; food and drink are extra, tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged, and seats are assigned. Under 21s come with an adult, and the bar seats are 21 and over. The club's own pages disagree on doors: the ticket page says 4pm for the 6pm set and 8pm for the 9pm. The garage at 501 S Eden St is $5 all day at weekends.
Keystone Korner's own ticket, FAQ and seating pages, read Oct 7, 2026
Fri 8pm, Sat 2pm, Sun 2pm
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
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. Opening weekend, with a pre-show talk on Sunday at 1:15.
Chesapeake Shakespeare's own show page, its performance calendar and its season press release, read Oct 7, 2026
7pm to 10pm
Flaunt: When Appearance Speaks, the preview party
American Visionary Art Museum
The night before AVAM's new exhibition opens: remarks at 7:15 and the unveiling at 7:30. $50, Fan Club members free, and no tickets at the door. The exhibition itself runs from 10 October to 5 September 2027, with ordinary admission.
AVAM's own exhibition and preview party pages, read Oct 7, 2026
6:30pm to 9:30pm
Flip, Sip, & Match: Volo Solo Bar Games
Club Volo Brewers Hill, 1201 S Haven St
Bar games for singles, powered by Tinder: you are put on a team on the spot for a tournament of flip cup, beer pong and the like. $10, or $2 for Volo members, fees included; register on Volo's site, which closes at 7pm on the day, and 11 of 52 places were taken when we looked. The page gives no age rule for the night.
Volo Sports' own event page and its Club Volo Brewers Hill page, read Oct 7, 2026
Fri 8pm to 10pm; Sat 1pm to 8pm; Sun 10am to 3pm
Lost in Dreamland Putt Putt
R. House
A mini-golf course built by artists for one weekend in The Garage at R House, raising money for the 26th Street Green. $15 for adults and $5 for children, and every ticket is sold on the spot.
the Friends of 26th Street Corridor's own putt putt page for the dates, the hours, the place, the prices and the cause, read Oct 7, 2026
10am to 4pm, last entry 3:30pm
ZooBOO! at the Maryland Zoo
The Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Pl
The Zoo's Halloween weekends, and part of ordinary admission: $33 for ages 2 to 64, $28 for 65 and over. Tickets cannot be refunded, weather included. An inflatable corn maze, a pumpkin patch while it lasts, crafts, sack races, food trucks, mascots, animal meet and greets and trick-or-treating; Friday has Silly Goose and Val at 10:30, Saturday and Sunday costume contests at the Stone Barn, a bubble show at 10:30 and magic at 1:30, and Sunday a bounce house. Face painting and games cost extra. Parking is free. Not on 16 to 18 October; back 23 to 25, 30 and 31 October.
The Maryland Zoo's own ZooBOO! page and its tickets and hours page for the dates, the hours, the prices and what is on each day, read Oct 7, 2026
8pm
Titus / Meat Loaf
Baltimore Theatre Project, 45 W Preston St
The closing weekend: Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus played through the songs of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman's Bat Out of Hell albums, with a live house band. $30, $20 for students, teachers and artists, or $40 in the Splash Zone, which comes with a white t-shirt and gets stage blood on it. Not for under 15s in the company's words. The garage across the street is closed; the theatre suggests the Fitzgerald Garage.
Theatre Project's own page for the show, read Oct 7, 2026
7:30pm
Black Choreographers Festival
Creative Alliance
Two different programmes of new dance: Friday's choreographers are Bree Rose Cooper, Jenelle Figgins, Ava James, Danielle Dominique, Nick Daniels, Bre Seals-Rankin, Madison Egbon, Marcus Isaiah, Kevin Malone and Israel Suber; Saturday's Jamod Parham, Kamea Wilson, Taylor Richardson, Siani Nicole, Ashlyn Williams, Jordyn Spacy, Jordan Smith and Amira Jael. Creative Alliance sells the tickets for the festival, which hires the room, and its page gives no price.
Creative Alliance's own event pages for both nights, read Oct 7, 2026
Doors 6pm, show 7pm
Derrick Stroup: Running Hot Tour
The Lyric, 140 W Mount Royal Ave
Stand-up from Derrick Stroup. The Lyric's own page gives no price. Everyone from their first birthday needs a ticket and a seat. Small bags up to 6 by 8 by 2 inches or clear bags up to 12 by 12 by 6, no backpacks. Parking at the Fitzgerald Garage, 80 W Oliver St.
The Lyric's own event page and FAQ, read Oct 7, 2026
Fri 7:30pm and 10pm; Sat 7pm and 9:30pm; Sun 7pm
TK Kirkland
Baltimore Comedy Factory
A special event: $25 plus a $7 service charge, or a pair of preferred seats for $70 plus $16.50. 21 and over, with a two-drink minimum that soft drinks satisfy. All sales final, with no refunds, exchanges or switching shows, and tickets from resellers are refused. Arrive 30 minutes early to keep your seat; nobody is let in 45 minutes after the start. No sweatsuits, athletic wear, jerseys or sleeveless shirts on men. The entrance is inside the Best Western, and parking is free.
Baltimore Comedy Factory's own event and show pages, read Oct 7, 2026
Doors 7pm, show 8pm
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats with Messa
Nevermore Hall
The North America 26 tour. All ages, bags up to 12 by 6 by 12 inches are searched, and all sales are final. The hall's own page gives no price.
Nevermore Hall's own event listing and FAQ, read Oct 7, 2026
Doors 6:30pm, show 7:30pm
Tom Hamilton Band with Illiterate Light
The 8x10
18 and over. Tickets from $39.12; the club's page does not say whether fees are on top.
The 8x10's own site and its ticket listing, read Oct 7, 2026
Fri and Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Vagabond Players
Sondheim's musical thriller opens the Vagabonds' 111th season: Sean Hogan as Sweeney Todd and AnnaBelle Auguste as Mrs. Lovett, directed by Stephen Foreman and TJ Lukacsina. $30, or $27 for students, teachers, seniors, military and health workers. Recommended for mature audiences, for adult language and violent themes. No performances from 30 October to 1 November.
the Vagabond Players' own show, ticket and season pages, read Sep 30, 2026; its season brochure, photographed Sep 30, 2026
8pm to 9pm
Urban Astronomy
Maryland Science Center
A guided tour of the sky from the roof, through the observatory and smaller telescopes. $25, for ages 8 and up.
mdsci.org events calendar, read Sep 19, 2026; the Science Center's own Urban Astronomy page for the price and the age rule, read Sep 29, 2026
Check-in 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Pokémon Party
Maryland Science Center
A family sleepover in the Science Center for children 5 and over with their adults: activities from 5:30 to 10, the planetarium at 7:30, a light breakfast and an IMAX film in the morning. Families not staying the night leave at 9. Tickets run $0 to $65 by type, and under 3s are free. Younger siblings can come but not sleep over, and it is not a drop-off.
the Science Center's own Pokémon Party page, read Oct 7, 2026
Spritz Fridays
Pitango Bakery + Cafe
Spritz Fridays 5 to 8pm, a dollar off seasonal spritzes
Friday shows
Baltimore Improv Group
Friday shows when the theatre programmes them, one-hour sets from 7pm at $10 plus a 25 cent fee
Karaoke Friday and Saturday
Max's Taphouse
Karaoke Friday and Saturday 9:30pm to 1am
Saturday 10 October
11am to 7pm
Fiesta Baltimore
Patterson Park, 2601 E Baltimore St
The eighth year of what its organisers call the region's largest Latino cultural festival, free and for families: live music and traditional performances from across Latin America and the Caribbean, food from more than 50 local vendors, artisans, cultural exhibits, a kids' zone and a parade, whose time the page does not give. Organised by the Latino Providers Network. The page's own text gives both days; its details box lists only Saturday. The city closes Linwood Avenue between Eastern Avenue and Pratt Street from about 7am to 9pm both days, and, for the parade on Sunday, Eastern Avenue between Haven Street and Linwood Avenue and Grundy Street between Gough and Fleet Streets from about 9am to 5pm.
Nuestras Raíces' own event page for the dates, the hours, the address, the free entry and what is on, read Oct 7, 2026, and for the more than 20,000 it says the festival brings, read Oct 10, 2026; the road closures from Baltimore City DOT's weekend road closures release of Oct 8, 2026
11am to 7pm, VIP from 10am Saturday
World Oddities Expo
Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W Pratt St
Two days of the strange and macabre: vendors, on-site tattoos and burlesque, in Halls A and B. $20, or $30 for a two-day VIP pass with early entry on Saturday, and children 12 and under free with an adult. Also sold at the door. Tickets cannot be refunded, and only service animals are allowed.
the Convention Center's own event page and the expo's own Baltimore page, read Oct 7, 2026
2pm to 8pm, VIP from noon
Baltimore Taco Festival
Power Plant Live!
The ninth year, and a full takeover of Power Plant Live in the organiser's words: more than 30 taco stands, lucha libre, mariachi and folkloric dancers, margarita and tequila bars, a mechanical bull, and a free pumpkin patch with painting. Tacos come in sheets of four for $20, cash only. With fees, general admission was $14.98 for Saturday and $9.98 for Sunday when we looked, and VIP, in from noon with its own bar and bathrooms, $78.99 and $62.99; the cheaper early tiers had sold out. No refunds, rain or shine. Kids 10 and under free with a paying adult, and service animals only. Run by A Taste of Your Town.
the organiser's own page for the dates, the hours, the address, the taco price and the kids and pets rules, and its Eventbrite page for the ticket prices, the VIP entry and the refund policy, read Sep 27, 2026
Sat 12pm to 7pm; Sun 12pm to 5pm
Russian Festival at Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, 1723 E Fairmount Ave
The parish's festival in its church hall: beef stroganoff, shashlik, pelmeni, blinchiki and homemade bread to eat in or take away, a gift shop, and music and dance. Kalinka Dance Ensemble at 2 and Zabava folk music at 4 on Saturday; Samovar at 2 and Musalliance at 3 on Sunday. The festival's page gives no admission price.
the festival's own site for the dates, the hours, the address, the food and the programme, read Oct 7, 2026
Fri from 5pm; Sat from 11am; Sun to 5pm
MICA Bicentennial Weekend
MICA, 1300 W Mount Royal Ave
The art college's two-hundredth year, and every event on the schedule is free, with registration through its GiveCampus page. Friday: a welcome reception 5 to 6:30, a talk by Jen Stark at 7 and the Underbelly Project screening at 9. Saturday: the Art Market in the Brown Center from 11, the Parade of Classes at 2, family chalk murals 2:30 to 6, a talk by Jeff Koons at 7 and Taste of MICA 8:30 to 10, which is 21 and over. Sunday: stoop storytelling 2 to 4, and the Art Market until 5.
MICA's own MICA Weekend page and its GiveCampus schedule for the events, the times, the rooms, the free entry and the age rule, read Oct 7, 2026
4pm
Crank and Crabs
Pier Six Pavilion, 731 Eastern Ave
Go-go and crabs on the harbor: the Backyard Band, DCVYBE, Raheem DeVaughn and the Crank Crusaders, Scooby DaGodSon, and Sirius and Company. Crabs are not included in the ticket; the pavilion takes crab pre-orders. Its own listing gives no ticket price.
Pier Six Pavilion's own site for the date, the hour, the bill and the crab rule, read Oct 7, 2026
4pm
Edgar Allan Row: a paddle to Mr. Trash Wheel
On the water off Pitango Bakery, 903 S Ann St
Kayaks and paddleboards gather on the water in front of Pitango at 4 and paddle to Mr. Trash Wheel for a reading of The Raven; people on land can watch from Pitango. Free, with no registration. Bring your own boat, or join a group earlier: Rec & Parks at Rash Field at 2:30, Akwatribe at Canton Waterfront Park at 3, or Capital SUP at the Inner Harbor Marina at 3. Under 18s paddle with a parent or guardian. Rain or shine, but called off by 6am for a small craft advisory, thunder or lightning.
the Baltimore Blueway's own Edgar Allan Row page, read Oct 7, 2026
9am to 4pm
¡Bienvenidos al Museo!
Baltimore Museum of Industry, 1415 Key Hwy
A free day at the museum with tours in Spanish, Spanish audio guides, community organisations and a paper rocket activity. Free parking. The museum asks you to register.
the museum's own Bienvenidos page and its registration page, read Oct 7, 2026
Fri 8pm, Sat 2pm, Sun 2pm
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
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. Opening weekend, with a pre-show talk on Sunday at 1:15.
Chesapeake Shakespeare's own show page, its performance calendar and its season press release, read Oct 7, 2026
9am
13th Annual AWE Inspiring 5K
Herring Run Park, Harford Rd at Chesterfield Ave
Asylee Women Enterprise's yearly run and walk, in the park or virtual. $60 plus a RunSignup service fee for either, with a t-shirt, chip timing for the in-person race, and prizes. Registration stays open until 11am on the day. For satnav the race gives 3617 Harford Rd: look for its signs across from St. Francis of Assisi School.
the race's own RunSignup page and its events page for the date, the start, the price, the deadline and the meeting point, read Oct 7, 2026
8pm
Lewis Black
The Hippodrome Theatre, 12 N Eutaw St
Stand-up from Lewis Black. The Hippodrome's own page gives no price.
the Hippodrome's own show page, read Oct 7, 2026
Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm
Disco Inferno: A 70's Celebration
BSO at the Meyerhoff
The BSO with Broadway singers and a live disco band, conducted by Christopher Dragon. Seats from $29; the BSO does not say whether fees are added. About two hours with a 20-minute interval, and late seating is not guaranteed. Friday's performance is at Strathmore, outside Baltimore.
The BSO's own event and seat pages, read Oct 7, 2026
7:30pm
Soul to the Polls: A Motown-Inspired Evening with Nygel D. Robinson
Baltimore Center Stage
Nygel D. Robinson with J. Aria, Greeyo, Tanea Renée and Delaney Thompson in the Pearlstone Theater, with Black Girls Vote registering voters. All ages, about 90 minutes with no interval. The seat pages give no price.
Center Stage's own event and seat pages, read Oct 7, 2026
6pm and 9pm
Pieces of a Dream 50th Anniversary Celebration
Keystone Korner Baltimore
Pieces of a Dream mark fifty years. $65 to $75 a seat plus fees, or $20 plus a fee to stream; food and drink are extra, tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged, and seats are assigned. Under 21s come with an adult, and the bar seats are 21 and over. The club's own pages disagree on doors: the ticket page says 4pm for the 6pm set and 8pm for the 9pm. The garage at 501 S Eden St is $5 all day at weekends.
Keystone Korner's own ticket, FAQ and seating pages, read Oct 7, 2026
4pm to 9pm
Charm City Equinox Night Market
1616 Thames St
Local artists and vendors, a live DJ and food from Arepi Venezuelan Eats, and witchy dress encouraged. The organiser's post gives no price.
Charm City Artists' own Instagram post of Oct 6, 2026, read Oct 7, 2026
1pm to 4pm
Family Day: Lanterns/Linternas
The Walters Art Museum
Free, with an RSVP: families make lanterns, and can then carry them with the Walters in Creative Alliance's Lantern Parade on 24 October.
the Walters' own event page, read Oct 7, 2026
Noon to 4pm
Spooky Science
Maryland Science Center
Halloween science for families, free with admission: $34.95 for adults and $26.95 for children 3 to 12, members free. Costumes encouraged; no weapons.
the Science Center's own Spooky Science page and its admission prices, read Oct 7, 2026
10am to 4pm, last entry 3:30pm
ZooBOO! at the Maryland Zoo
The Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Pl
The Zoo's Halloween weekends, and part of ordinary admission: $33 for ages 2 to 64, $28 for 65 and over. Tickets cannot be refunded, weather included. An inflatable corn maze, a pumpkin patch while it lasts, crafts, sack races, food trucks, mascots, animal meet and greets and trick-or-treating; Friday has Silly Goose and Val at 10:30, Saturday and Sunday costume contests at the Stone Barn, a bubble show at 10:30 and magic at 1:30, and Sunday a bounce house. Face painting and games cost extra. Parking is free. Not on 16 to 18 October; back 23 to 25, 30 and 31 October.
The Maryland Zoo's own ZooBOO! page and its tickets and hours page for the dates, the hours, the prices and what is on each day, read Oct 7, 2026
Fri 8pm to 10pm; Sat 1pm to 8pm; Sun 10am to 3pm
Lost in Dreamland Putt Putt
R. House
A mini-golf course built by artists for one weekend in The Garage at R House, raising money for the 26th Street Green. $15 for adults and $5 for children, and every ticket is sold on the spot.
the Friends of 26th Street Corridor's own putt putt page for the dates, the hours, the place, the prices and the cause, read Oct 7, 2026
8pm
Titus / Meat Loaf
Baltimore Theatre Project, 45 W Preston St
The closing weekend: Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus played through the songs of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman's Bat Out of Hell albums, with a live house band. $30, $20 for students, teachers and artists, or $40 in the Splash Zone, which comes with a white t-shirt and gets stage blood on it. Not for under 15s in the company's words. The garage across the street is closed; the theatre suggests the Fitzgerald Garage.
Theatre Project's own page for the show, read Oct 7, 2026
7:30pm
Black Choreographers Festival
Creative Alliance
Two different programmes of new dance: Friday's choreographers are Bree Rose Cooper, Jenelle Figgins, Ava James, Danielle Dominique, Nick Daniels, Bre Seals-Rankin, Madison Egbon, Marcus Isaiah, Kevin Malone and Israel Suber; Saturday's Jamod Parham, Kamea Wilson, Taylor Richardson, Siani Nicole, Ashlyn Williams, Jordyn Spacy, Jordan Smith and Amira Jael. Creative Alliance sells the tickets for the festival, which hires the room, and its page gives no price.
Creative Alliance's own event pages for both nights, read Oct 7, 2026
Fri 7:30pm and 10pm; Sat 7pm and 9:30pm; Sun 7pm
TK Kirkland
Baltimore Comedy Factory
A special event: $25 plus a $7 service charge, or a pair of preferred seats for $70 plus $16.50. 21 and over, with a two-drink minimum that soft drinks satisfy. All sales final, with no refunds, exchanges or switching shows, and tickets from resellers are refused. Arrive 30 minutes early to keep your seat; nobody is let in 45 minutes after the start. No sweatsuits, athletic wear, jerseys or sleeveless shirts on men. The entrance is inside the Best Western, and parking is free.
Baltimore Comedy Factory's own event and show pages, read Oct 7, 2026
Doors 7pm
Plies: Morgan Homecoming Alumni Concert
Nevermore Hall
Plies for Morgan State's homecoming, presented by TRIXANDZEKE.COM. 21 and over. Nevermore's own page gives the doors and the start both as 7pm, while Power Plant Live's page says 8pm. No price published.
Nevermore Hall's own event listing and Power Plant Live's own event page, read Oct 7, 2026
Horse Lords with Crying Laughing and Duncan Moore
Ottobar
Sold out, by the Ottobar's own calendar. All ages.
the Ottobar's own calendar and event page, read Oct 7, 2026
Doors 7pm, show 8pm
The Second Saturday S#!T Show featuring Ryan Neser
Ottobar
Stand-up upstairs: Ryan Neser with Chris "O-Dubb" Pierce, Sandy Bernstein, Earl Elliot and Kreg Paul, hosted by Mike Quindlen. $10 cash at the door, or ahead on the Ottobar's site. 21 and over, with happy hour from the doors.
the Ottobar's own calendar and event page, read Oct 7, 2026
Doors 7pm, show 8pm
Oh He Dead with ViRG
The 8x10
18 and over. Tickets from $34.67; the club's page does not say whether fees are on top.
The 8x10's own site and its ticket listing, read Oct 7, 2026
Fri and Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Vagabond Players
Sondheim's musical thriller opens the Vagabonds' 111th season: Sean Hogan as Sweeney Todd and AnnaBelle Auguste as Mrs. Lovett, directed by Stephen Foreman and TJ Lukacsina. $30, or $27 for students, teachers, seniors, military and health workers. Recommended for mature audiences, for adult language and violent themes. No performances from 30 October to 1 November.
the Vagabond Players' own show, ticket and season pages, read Sep 30, 2026; its season brochure, photographed Sep 30, 2026
The mansion's first floor opens
Cylburn Arboretum
The mansion's first floor opens on the second Saturday and Sunday of each month
BIG Time
Baltimore Improv Group
BIG Time on most Saturdays at 8pm, $10: a new local guest each time, interviewed on stage, with sketches improvised from the answers. Billed as every Saturday; the schedule skips 3 October
Live music
Pitango Bakery + Cafe
Live music most Saturdays and the odd Friday, about 7pm to 9pm, a different Baltimore act each time, free
Buck-A-Shuck
Sláinte Irish Pub
Buck-A-Shuck dollar oysters on Saturdays, run with Kooper's Tavern next door
Comedy show Saturdays
Max's Taphouse
Comedy show Saturdays 8pm
Sunday 11 October
11am to 7pm
Fiesta Baltimore
Patterson Park, 2601 E Baltimore St
The eighth year of what its organisers call the region's largest Latino cultural festival, free and for families: live music and traditional performances from across Latin America and the Caribbean, food from more than 50 local vendors, artisans, cultural exhibits, a kids' zone and a parade, whose time the page does not give. Organised by the Latino Providers Network. The page's own text gives both days; its details box lists only Saturday. The city closes Linwood Avenue between Eastern Avenue and Pratt Street from about 7am to 9pm both days, and, for the parade on Sunday, Eastern Avenue between Haven Street and Linwood Avenue and Grundy Street between Gough and Fleet Streets from about 9am to 5pm.
Nuestras Raíces' own event page for the dates, the hours, the address, the free entry and what is on, read Oct 7, 2026, and for the more than 20,000 it says the festival brings, read Oct 10, 2026; the road closures from Baltimore City DOT's weekend road closures release of Oct 8, 2026
Train rides 11am to 3pm; FallFest 2pm to 5pm
Second Sunday and FallFest in Gwynns Falls Leakin Park
Gwynns Falls Leakin Park, 1920 Eagle Dr
Free, and no registration. The Chesapeake & Allegheny Live Steamers run free rides on their miniature steam trains, then FallFest from 2 brings Barrage Band, archery, crafts, a turtle from the Carrie Murray Nature Center, a kids' area, cider and popcorn. The nature center is open 8:30 to 4:30 and has the nearest restroom. The Eagle Drive lot can fill around noon; the Friends suggest parking on Sloman Drive.
Friends of Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park's own Second Sunday and FallFest pages for the date, the hours, the address, what is on and the parking, read Oct 7, 2026
Sat 12pm to 7pm; Sun 12pm to 5pm
Russian Festival at Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, 1723 E Fairmount Ave
The parish's festival in its church hall: beef stroganoff, shashlik, pelmeni, blinchiki and homemade bread to eat in or take away, a gift shop, and music and dance. Kalinka Dance Ensemble at 2 and Zabava folk music at 4 on Saturday; Samovar at 2 and Musalliance at 3 on Sunday. The festival's page gives no admission price.
the festival's own site for the dates, the hours, the address, the food and the programme, read Oct 7, 2026
11am to 7pm, VIP from 10am Saturday
World Oddities Expo
Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W Pratt St
Two days of the strange and macabre: vendors, on-site tattoos and burlesque, in Halls A and B. $20, or $30 for a two-day VIP pass with early entry on Saturday, and children 12 and under free with an adult. Also sold at the door. Tickets cannot be refunded, and only service animals are allowed.
the Convention Center's own event page and the expo's own Baltimore page, read Oct 7, 2026
2pm to 8pm, VIP from noon
Baltimore Taco Festival
Power Plant Live!
The ninth year, and a full takeover of Power Plant Live in the organiser's words: more than 30 taco stands, lucha libre, mariachi and folkloric dancers, margarita and tequila bars, a mechanical bull, and a free pumpkin patch with painting. Tacos come in sheets of four for $20, cash only. With fees, general admission was $14.98 for Saturday and $9.98 for Sunday when we looked, and VIP, in from noon with its own bar and bathrooms, $78.99 and $62.99; the cheaper early tiers had sold out. No refunds, rain or shine. Kids 10 and under free with a paying adult, and service animals only. Run by A Taste of Your Town.
the organiser's own page for the dates, the hours, the address, the taco price and the kids and pets rules, and its Eventbrite page for the ticket prices, the VIP entry and the refund policy, read Sep 27, 2026
5K 8:30am, family walk 8:45am
Robert I. Damie Race For Our Kids
The Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Place, in Druid Hill Park
LifeBridge Health's 5K and one-mile family walk through the Zoo, with check-in from 7:30, a celebration at 9 and awards at 9:30. With fees, the 5K is $50.45, the walk $28.97 for 15 and over and $18.23 for 6 to 14, and under 6 free. No refunds. No strollers, skates or scooters on the 5K, though strollers are fine on the walk, and no pets. Parking at the Zoo is free, and Zoo tickets that day are $15 for 6 and over once it opens at 10. The city closes Beechwood Drive between Safari Place and Swann Drive from about 5am to noon, and the course through Druid Hill Park while the race is on; its release calls it a 10K starting at 8, which the race's own pages do not.
the race's own Race Roster page and its event information page for the schedule, the prices, the rules, the parking and the Zoo tickets, read Oct 7, 2026; the road closures from Baltimore City DOT's weekend road closures release of Oct 8, 2026
3:30pm to 8pm
The Ivy Bookshop's 25th Birthday Party
The Ivy Bookshop, 5928 Falls Rd
The bookshop turns twenty-five in its garden: wood-fired pizza from the Ivy Pizza Collective, MishMish ice cream, The Stovetops, poetry from Hot L, a bar from Bird in Hand and lawn games. Free, with an RSVP.
the Ivy's own event page and the RSVP page it links, read Oct 7, 2026
Fell's Point Second Sunday Antique Market
800 block of S Broadway
About forty antiques dealers on Broadway, on the second Sunday of each month from April to October, so this is the last of the season. The market's own page gives no hours.
the market's own site, read Oct 7, 2026
Fri 8pm, Sat 2pm, Sun 2pm
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
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. Opening weekend, with a pre-show talk on Sunday at 1:15.
Chesapeake Shakespeare's own show page, its performance calendar and its season press release, read Oct 7, 2026
6pm to 8pm
Baltimore Neon Run: Blaq Pride Edition
Druid Hill Park, 900 Druid Park Lake Dr
An evening run or walk round Druid Hill Park, from Momentum Health with Baltimore Blaq Pride, and runners are asked to wear neon. $20 plus a RunSignup service fee, with registration open until 6pm on the day. The race does not publish the distance.
the race's own RunSignup page for the date, the hours, the address, the price, the deadline and the partners, read Oct 7, 2026
Fri from 5pm; Sat from 11am; Sun to 5pm
MICA Bicentennial Weekend
MICA, 1300 W Mount Royal Ave
The art college's two-hundredth year, and every event on the schedule is free, with registration through its GiveCampus page. Friday: a welcome reception 5 to 6:30, a talk by Jen Stark at 7 and the Underbelly Project screening at 9. Saturday: the Art Market in the Brown Center from 11, the Parade of Classes at 2, family chalk murals 2:30 to 6, a talk by Jeff Koons at 7 and Taste of MICA 8:30 to 10, which is 21 and over. Sunday: stoop storytelling 2 to 4, and the Art Market until 5.
MICA's own MICA Weekend page and its GiveCampus schedule for the events, the times, the rooms, the free entry and the age rule, read Oct 7, 2026
Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm
Disco Inferno: A 70's Celebration
BSO at the Meyerhoff
The BSO with Broadway singers and a live disco band, conducted by Christopher Dragon. Seats from $29; the BSO does not say whether fees are added. About two hours with a 20-minute interval, and late seating is not guaranteed. Friday's performance is at Strathmore, outside Baltimore.
The BSO's own event and seat pages, read Oct 7, 2026
5:30pm, talk 4:30pm
Pablo Ferrández, cello
Shriver Hall, 3400 N Charles St
The Piatigorsky Memorial Concert and the cellist's Baltimore recital debut: Bach's third and first cello suites and Cassádó's Suite, with a talk by Anna Celenza at 4:30. About two hours with an interval. Children 8 and over are welcome. The series' page gives no price; single tickets carry a $2 fee and are refunded only if the concert is cancelled.
the Shriver Hall Concert Series' own concert page and its ticketing policies, read Oct 7, 2026
5pm and 7:30pm
AJ Ghent & His Singing Guitar
Keystone Korner Baltimore
AJ Ghent and his guitar. $45 to $55 a seat plus fees, with no stream; food and drink are extra, tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged, and seats are assigned. Under 21s come with an adult. The ticket page gives doors at 4:30 for the 5pm set and 7 for the 7:30.
Keystone Korner's own ticket, FAQ and seating pages, read Oct 7, 2026
Doors 7pm, show 8pm
AFI with Choir Boy
Nevermore Hall
Sold out, by the hall's own listing. All ages unless marked, bags up to 12 by 6 by 12 inches are searched, and all sales are final.
Nevermore Hall's own event listing and FAQ, read Oct 7, 2026
Noon
Canines & Kickoffs
Power Plant Live!
A dog-friendly football watch party at Luckie's Liquors, every Sunday from this one: every Baltimore game on the big alley screen, food and drink specials, outdoor games and giveaways, for fans on two legs and four. The Ravens are away in Atlanta this Sunday, kicking off at 8:20pm.
Power Plant Live's own calendar and its Canines & Kickoffs page for the 11 October start, the noon time and what is on; the Ravens' own schedule for the kickoff, read Sep 30, 2026
Noon
Law & Order SIU: Murder Brunch Edition
Guilford Hall Brewery, 1611 Guilford Ave
A fully improvised courtroom drama in which the audience is the jury. $15 plus a 38 cent fee. The brewery also offers a $35 buffet with brunch drink specials, and its page does not say whether the ticket includes it. No age rule is published.
Guilford Hall Brewery's own event page, read Oct 7, 2026; MidAtlantic Improv's own site for the show
2pm to 4pm
Maryland at 250: Religious Divisions and Tolerance
Maryland Center for History and Culture, 610 Park Ave
A talk on the politics of slavery in Maryland on the eve of the Civil War, with Richard Kreitner, Fatimah Fanusie and Anna Majeski. Free, but you register for a ticket, and there were 132 left when we looked. The ticket page calls it Religious Liberty and the Politics of Slavery on the Eve of the Civil War.
the museum's own calendar page and its ticket page for the date, the hours, the speakers and the free tickets, read Oct 7, 2026
12pm to 5pm
The Latin Coffee Party
La Familia Soundstage
A daytime Latin party, reggaeton through salsa, bachata and merengue, with coffee and cocktails. 21 and over, and the venue's lot is free. $13 to $251.53 with discounts applied when we looked, the top end being a table rather than a ticket. Run by PerreoO Therapy, who tour it, so this is a date in Baltimore rather than a standing night.
the party's own Eventbrite page, read Sep 24, 2026
10am to 4pm, last entry 3:30pm
ZooBOO! at the Maryland Zoo
The Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Pl
The Zoo's Halloween weekends, and part of ordinary admission: $33 for ages 2 to 64, $28 for 65 and over. Tickets cannot be refunded, weather included. An inflatable corn maze, a pumpkin patch while it lasts, crafts, sack races, food trucks, mascots, animal meet and greets and trick-or-treating; Friday has Silly Goose and Val at 10:30, Saturday and Sunday costume contests at the Stone Barn, a bubble show at 10:30 and magic at 1:30, and Sunday a bounce house. Face painting and games cost extra. Parking is free. Not on 16 to 18 October; back 23 to 25, 30 and 31 October.
The Maryland Zoo's own ZooBOO! page and its tickets and hours page for the dates, the hours, the prices and what is on each day, read Oct 7, 2026
Fri 8pm to 10pm; Sat 1pm to 8pm; Sun 10am to 3pm
Lost in Dreamland Putt Putt
R. House
A mini-golf course built by artists for one weekend in The Garage at R House, raising money for the 26th Street Green. $15 for adults and $5 for children, and every ticket is sold on the spot.
the Friends of 26th Street Corridor's own putt putt page for the dates, the hours, the place, the prices and the cause, read Oct 7, 2026
Fri 7:30pm and 10pm; Sat 7pm and 9:30pm; Sun 7pm
TK Kirkland
Baltimore Comedy Factory
A special event: $25 plus a $7 service charge, or a pair of preferred seats for $70 plus $16.50. 21 and over, with a two-drink minimum that soft drinks satisfy. All sales final, with no refunds, exchanges or switching shows, and tickets from resellers are refused. Arrive 30 minutes early to keep your seat; nobody is let in 45 minutes after the start. No sweatsuits, athletic wear, jerseys or sleeveless shirts on men. The entrance is inside the Best Western, and parking is free.
Baltimore Comedy Factory's own event and show pages, read Oct 7, 2026
Doors 7pm
Panopticon, Catharsis and Born of Plagues
Ottobar
Presented by Scenic Presents. All ages. The Ottobar's own pages give no price.
the Ottobar's own calendar and event page, read Oct 7, 2026
Doors 6pm, show 7pm
Steely Dead: The Grateful Dead and Steely Dan
The 8x10
A band playing the Grateful Dead and Steely Dan together. 18 and over. Tickets from $31.26; the club's page does not say whether fees are on top.
The 8x10's own site and its ticket listing, read Oct 7, 2026
Fri and Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Vagabond Players
Sondheim's musical thriller opens the Vagabonds' 111th season: Sean Hogan as Sweeney Todd and AnnaBelle Auguste as Mrs. Lovett, directed by Stephen Foreman and TJ Lukacsina. $30, or $27 for students, teachers, seniors, military and health workers. Recommended for mature audiences, for adult language and violent themes. No performances from 30 October to 1 November.
the Vagabond Players' own show, ticket and season pages, read Sep 30, 2026; its season brochure, photographed Sep 30, 2026
The mansion's first floor opens
Cylburn Arboretum
The mansion's first floor opens on the second Saturday and Sunday of each month
The Pagoda opens
Patterson Park
The Pagoda opens on Sunday afternoons, mid-April to mid-October
Live experimental music
Fadensonnen
Live experimental music on Sunday evenings at 8pm
Worth knowing
- Fiesta Baltimore's own page gives both days in its text and only Saturday in its details box. It is both days, 11am to 7pm.
- The BSO's Friday Disco Inferno is at Strathmore, outside Baltimore. Here it is Saturday at 8 and Sunday at 3.
- AFI at Nevermore Hall on Sunday and Horse Lords at the Ottobar on Saturday are sold out.
- The Ravens are away in Atlanta on Sunday night, kicking off at 8:20pm; Canines & Kickoffs at Power Plant Live starts its Sunday watch parties at noon.
- Plies at Nevermore Hall: the hall's own page gives 7pm, Power Plant Live's gives 8pm.
- Keystone Korner's own pages disagree on doors for Pieces of a Dream; the ticket page says 4pm for the 6pm set and 8pm for the 9pm.
- ZooBOO! is not on next weekend, 16 to 18 October; it is back on the 23rd.
Out every Thursday for the weekend ahead; Monday to Thursday is the Sunday digest. Everything on the site with a date on it is on the city’s events page.