Things to do in Baltimore this weekend
Friday to Sunday16 October to 18 October
Things to do in Baltimore this weekend, every time read off the organiser's own page. The Baltimore Running Festival brings the marathon and three more races to the Inner Harbor on Saturday morning, the Zoo pours OktoBEARfest with a 21 and over eve on Friday night, Disney On Ice skates at the arena all weekend, and Sunday is a Ravens in Cleveland day with three watch parties to choose from.
Friday 16 October
6pm to 10pm
OktoBEAR-Eve
The Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Pl
The Zoo's Oktoberfest eve, strictly 21 and over: $55 plus a fee, $65 for Super Sipper entry from 5, or $35 not drinking. No refunds or exchanges; members $5 off.
The Maryland Zoo's own OktoBEARfest page and the ticket pages it links, read Oct 7, 2026
Doors 6:30pm, show 7:30pm
The Story So Far
Nevermore Hall
The Story So Far, with The Starting Line and Ultra Q, two nights running. Tickets go through Ticketmaster; Nevermore Hall's page gives no price and no age rule.
Nevermore Hall's own events page and Power Plant Live's own event page, read Oct 11, 2026
7:30pm
My Hero Academia in Concert
BSO at the Meyerhoff
The anime's music played live to the screen by a 15-piece band, not the BSO. From $35 to $98. About two hours with a 20-minute interval; late seating is not guaranteed, and everyone needs a ticket.
the BSO's own event and seat pages and its ticket policies, read Oct 7, 2026
7pm to 9pm
Bach & Birdsong: Natalie Clein, cello
The Peale, 225 Holliday St
Chamber Music Maryland presents the British cellist Natalie Clein in recital at the Peale, Bach to the present day, with a chance to meet the artist after. Tickets through the Peale's Eventbrite page, which prints no price before checkout, and no refunds.
The Peale's own upcoming events page and the Eventbrite ticket page it links to, and Chamber Music Maryland's own concert page, read Oct 14, 2026
6pm and 8:30pm
Four80East
Keystone Korner Baltimore
The Toronto electronic jazz duo, two sets. The club's site gives no price; tickets through its InstantSeats pages.
Keystone Korner's own calendar, read Oct 14, 2026
6:30pm to 7:30pm
Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Maryland Center for History and Culture, 610 Park Ave
An hour of Fleetwood Mac on strings by candlelight, Landslide, Rhiannon and The Chain among the twelve, played by the Listeso String Quartet. Late entry is refused, so arrive early. Fever calls the venue wheelchair accessible. Tickets from $38.
Fever's own page for the concert, read Sep 25, 2026
8:30pm to 9:30pm
Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer
Maryland Center for History and Culture, 610 Park Ave
An hour of Hans Zimmer's film scores by candlelight, from Time and Cornfield Chase to the Dune and Gladiator suites, played by the Listeso String Quartet. 8 and over, and doors open 45 minutes before. This page says nothing on access, where the page for the 6:30 concert that night calls the venue wheelchair accessible. Tickets from $38.
Fever's own page for the concert, read Sep 25, 2026
From 11:30am each day
Rare & Obscure Beer Fest
Max's Taphouse
Unique beers and strange brews, the bar's own words. Free to walk in and 21 and over, with the taphouse open from 11:30am each day.
Window poster, photographed Sep 19, 2026; Max's own events page for the free entry, the age rule and the opening time, read Sep 29, 2026
Thu 7pm, Fri 7pm, Sat 10:30am, 2:30pm and 6:30pm, Sun 12pm and 4pm
Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic!
CFG Bank Arena, 201 W Baltimore St
Doors an hour before each show. Disney On Ice prices its tickets with the fees included, but neither its page nor the arena's gives a figure. Strollers are allowed in the building, not in the seating bowl. The arena is cashless, takes mobile tickets only and has no re-entry; clear bags up to 14 by 6 by 14 inches or a small clutch, no backpacks.
CFG Bank Arena's own event page and A to Z guide, and Disney On Ice's own Baltimore page, read Oct 7, 2026
Fri 8pm, Sat 8pm, 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. A cast Q&A after Friday's show and 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
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
Fri and Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm
The Rocky Horror Show at Iron Crow
Iron Crow Theatre, 2600 N Howard St, Suite 200
Richard O'Brien's musical in Iron Crow's new home, under 100 seats. Seats from $45 plus fees, with a $25 lottery; VIP and premium seats are a splash zone. The theatre says it may not suit under 18s, and warns of sexual content, partial nudity, strobe, haze and prop guns. About two hours with an interval; the lobby bar opens an hour before. Opening night, Friday, is sold out, and Saturday had five seats left when we looked.
Iron Crow Theatre's own Rocky Horror and visit pages and its ticket pages, read Oct 7, 2026
7pm
Robert Lester Folsom with Liz Cooper
Metro Baltimore, 1700 N Charles St
The Georgia soft-rock songwriter, whose 1976 record Music and Dreams was rediscovered decades on, with Liz Cooper. The venue's own listing gives no price.
Metro Baltimore's own show listing, read Oct 14, 2026
5pm to 7pm
Halloween Family Craft & Music Night
R. House
Common Tone's free Halloween crafts and music for all ages. An RSVP is appreciated but not required.
Common Tone's own Eventbrite page, read Oct 7, 2026
8pm
Tough Enough to Wear Pink
Power Plant Live!
A breast cancer awareness night at PBR Baltimore, in the venue's words a night that gives back: wear pink. Its calendar gives no price or age rule for it.
Power Plant Live's own calendar, read Oct 14, 2026
9pm
Road to Noizu
Power Plant Live!
A DJ night at Rally's Corner Bar ahead of Noizu's Halloween show. The calendar gives nothing more: no bill, no price, no age rule.
Power Plant Live's own calendar, read Oct 14, 2026
Friday shows
Baltimore Improv Group
Friday shows when the theatre programmes them, one-hour sets from 7pm at $10 plus a 25 cent fee
Spritz Fridays
Pitango Bakery + Cafe
Spritz Fridays 5 to 8pm, a dollar off seasonal spritzes
Saturday 17 October
5K 7:30am; marathon and 10K 8am; half 9:30am
Baltimore Running Festival
Pratt and Light Streets, Inner Harbor
Four races finishing at the Inner Harbor: the 5K from Pratt and Light at 7:30, the marathon and 10K from Camden Street at 8, the half from Light and Pratt at 9:30. The Celebration Village at the harbor, 8 to 2, is free to all. Roads close along the course until mid-afternoon; race-day parking is free in the stadium lots A, B, C and H, and Camden Station is the nearest light rail stop. Online entry closes 15 October.
the festival's own RunSignup pages for the schedule, the start points, the parking and registration, read Oct 7, 2026
5:30pm to 8:30pm
Fire Fest at Baltimore Clayworks
Baltimore Clayworks, 5707 Smith Ave
Free and at capacity: Clayworks' own page says registration is full, with the raffle and commemorative shirts still open. Raku, obvara and noborigama kilns fired on the front lawn, with raku pulls at 6, 6:45 and 7:40 and obvara at 6:30, 7:15 and 8, the Clay Olympics, a drop-in clay stamp workshop for ages 12 and up, three local bands and food from Trainstop Smokehouse.
Baltimore Clayworks' own Fire Fest page, read Oct 14, 2026
1pm to 6pm
OktoBEARfest
The Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Pl
Beer at the Zoo with the day's admission included: $70 plus a fee for 21 and over, $85 for Super Sipper entry from noon, or $40 not drinking, for anyone 2 and over. No refunds or exchanges; members $5 off. The tattoo station is 18 and over.
The Maryland Zoo's own OktoBEARfest page and the ticket pages it links, read Oct 7, 2026
12pm to 6pm
Whiskey on the Waterfront
Sagamore Spirit Distillery
Free and family friendly on the distillery's waterfront, weather permitting: food trucks from Fuzzie's, Ruben's, Bmore Greek, Beye Beignets and Checkerspot, and ID for a 21 and over wristband. No outside alcohol or coolers, dogs on a leash, and bring a blanket or chair. Parking validation at the 250 Mission garage.
Sagamore Spirit's own Whiskey on the Waterfront page and flyer, read Oct 7, 2026
10am to 5pm, check-in from 10
(Un)Common Scholars Community Symposium
Baltimore Museum of Art
A daylong symposium on Baltimore photography around the Flashback exhibition: a panel of photographers from the show at 11, seven-minute presentations from seven artists and scholars at 1:15, and a closing keynote at 3:30 with the curator Dr. Deborah Willis and Dr. Carla Hayden, 14th Librarian of Congress. $20, $15 for members, $10 for students, with all-day access to Flashback in the ticket.
The BMA's own event page, read Oct 14, 2026
1pm to 9pm
Fall Fling at Old Line Spirits
Old Line Spirits, 200 S Janney St
The distillery's own page calls it its biggest event of the fall and a celebration of autumn flavors, and publishes nothing more yet: no admission price and no bill.
Old Line Spirits' own events page, read Oct 14, 2026
1pm to 7pm
Bmore Romantic Bookstore grand opening
Bmore Romantic Bookstore, 1205 Light St
The grand opening of Baltimore's newest romance bookstore, which has been trading since the start of October.
Bmore Romantic's own Instagram post of Oct 6, 2026 and its bio, read Oct 7, 2026
6pm and 9pm
The Blackbyrds
Keystone Korner Baltimore
The Grammy-nominated jazz-funk band, two sets. The club's site gives no price; tickets through its InstantSeats pages.
Keystone Korner's own calendar, read Oct 14, 2026
7pm
Cannons
Power Plant Live!
The Los Angeles synth-pop band at Nevermore Hall, with Caroline Kingsbury. The calendar gives no price; tickets through AXS.
Power Plant Live's own calendar, read Oct 14, 2026
9pm
Gasolina
Power Plant Live!
The touring Gasolina party: reggaeton, dembow and Latin hits. 18 and over, and the VIP mezzanine is 21 and over. General admission was $15 plus $6.18 in fees when we looked, with a $20 tier behind it.
powerplantlive.com calendar, read Sep 19, 2026; Power Plant Live's own event page and its AXS ticket page for the age rules and the prices, read Sep 29, 2026
Doors and bar 7:30pm, show 8pm
Fox's Diner, A Variety Show
Le Mondo, 406 N Howard St
Puppetry, burlesque, drag and cooking tutorials in one bill, curated by the burlesque performer Fox Martin with five Maryland acts. $15 ahead, $20 at the door. No age rule published.
Le Mondo's own event page, read Oct 14, 2026
7pm
LEAP: Entropy World Tour
Metro Baltimore, 1700 N Charles St
With Out In Front. The venue's own listing gives no price.
Metro Baltimore's own show listing, read Oct 14, 2026
From 11:30am each day
Rare & Obscure Beer Fest
Max's Taphouse
Unique beers and strange brews, the bar's own words. Free to walk in and 21 and over, with the taphouse open from 11:30am each day.
Window poster, photographed Sep 19, 2026; Max's own events page for the free entry, the age rule and the opening time, read Sep 29, 2026
Thu 7pm, Fri 7pm, Sat 10:30am, 2:30pm and 6:30pm, Sun 12pm and 4pm
Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic!
CFG Bank Arena, 201 W Baltimore St
Doors an hour before each show. Disney On Ice prices its tickets with the fees included, but neither its page nor the arena's gives a figure. Strollers are allowed in the building, not in the seating bowl. The arena is cashless, takes mobile tickets only and has no re-entry; clear bags up to 14 by 6 by 14 inches or a small clutch, no backpacks.
CFG Bank Arena's own event page and A to Z guide, and Disney On Ice's own Baltimore page, read Oct 7, 2026
Fri 8pm, Sat 8pm, 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. A cast Q&A after Friday's show and 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
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
Fri and Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm
The Rocky Horror Show at Iron Crow
Iron Crow Theatre, 2600 N Howard St, Suite 200
Richard O'Brien's musical in Iron Crow's new home, under 100 seats. Seats from $45 plus fees, with a $25 lottery; VIP and premium seats are a splash zone. The theatre says it may not suit under 18s, and warns of sexual content, partial nudity, strobe, haze and prop guns. About two hours with an interval; the lobby bar opens an hour before. Opening night, Friday, is sold out, and Saturday had five seats left when we looked.
Iron Crow Theatre's own Rocky Horror and visit pages and its ticket pages, read Oct 7, 2026
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
Sunday 18 October
12pm to 5pm
Butchers Hill House Tour
Butchers Hill, starting at the Superintendent's House, 27 S Patterson Park Ave
Eight of the neighborhood's historic rowhouses open their doors. $20 ahead through Saturday on the association's site, $25 on the day at the Superintendent's House in Patterson Park, and the proceeds go to the association.
The Butchers Hill Association's own 2026 house tour and ticket pages, read Oct 14, 2026
11am to 5pm
Downtown Flock Party: Ravens vs. Browns
Pratt and Light Streets
A free watch party for the Ravens in Cleveland, kickoff 1pm: food trucks, a beer garden, yard games and DJs.
Downtown Partnership's own event page, read Oct 7, 2026; the Ravens' own schedule for the kickoff
Gates noon, kickoff 1pm
Ravens at Browns watch party at Hampden Yards
Hampden Yards, 3601 Hickory Ave
The beer garden behind Co-Balt Workspace, through the alley off Hickory Avenue, throws a watch party for every Ravens game: the Great Eight Blueberry Lemon Crush, a Ravens pizza made with Raffy's (blueberry base, mozzarella, bacon, sausage, chicken and banana peppers) and a free Jell-O shot every time the Ravens score. Dog friendly, and the gates open at noon on Sundays.
Hampden Yards' own Instagram posts of Sep 16 and Sep 27, 2026 for the watch party at every Ravens game, the specials and the noon gates; its own site for the address, the alley and the Sunday hours; the Ravens' own schedule for the game and the kickoff, read Sep 30, 2026
Noon
Canines & Kickoffs
Power Plant Live!
The dog-friendly football watch party at Luckie's Liquors, every Sunday: the game on the big alley screen, food and drink specials, outdoor games and giveaways. The Ravens are at Cleveland this Sunday, kicking off at 1pm.
Power Plant Live's own calendar, read Oct 14, 2026; the Ravens' own schedule for the kickoff, read Oct 7, 2026
5pm and 7:30pm
Jeff Coffin with Viktor Krauss, Jordan Perlson and Bob Lanzetti
Keystone Korner Baltimore
The Dave Matthews Band and Bela Fleck saxophonist with Viktor Krauss, Jordan Perlson and Snarky Puppy's Bob Lanzetti, two sets. The club's site gives no price; tickets through its InstantSeats pages.
Keystone Korner's own calendar, read Oct 14, 2026
6pm
Noah Gundersen: Rites of Spring Tour
Metro Baltimore, 1700 N Charles St
The Seattle songwriter with Breakup Shoes and Nathan Evans Fox. The venue's own listing gives no price.
Metro Baltimore's own show listing, read Oct 14, 2026
Doors 4:30pm, talk 5:30pm
Profs & Pints: Haunted Landscapes of Middle-Earth
Guilford Hall Brewery, 1611 Guilford Ave
Peter Grybauskas, who teaches Tolkien at the University of Maryland, on the horror in Middle-earth: the Mines of Moria, the Dead Marshes, and how Tolkien drew on medieval sources and his own war. Advance tickets $13.50 plus tax and fees; $17 at the door, $15 with a student ID. Open seating. Delivered at an adult level; under 18s with an adult.
Profs & Pints' own ticket page for the talk, read Oct 14, 2026
11am to 3pm
Greater Goods Market
R. House
B.Willow's market of makers, at R. House. The page gives no price or age rule.
B.Willow's own Greater Goods Market page, read Oct 7, 2026
12pm
Drag Brunch
Power Plant Live!
BMOREGIRLY's drag brunch: live performances, a DJ, giveaways and a brunch buffet, which the $60 ticket includes. Bottomless mimosas are $25 more. The post gives no age rule.
BMOREGIRLY's own Instagram post, shared with Power Plant Live, read Oct 7, 2026
From 11:30am each day
Rare & Obscure Beer Fest
Max's Taphouse
Unique beers and strange brews, the bar's own words. Free to walk in and 21 and over, with the taphouse open from 11:30am each day.
Window poster, photographed Sep 19, 2026; Max's own events page for the free entry, the age rule and the opening time, read Sep 29, 2026
Thu 7pm, Fri 7pm, Sat 10:30am, 2:30pm and 6:30pm, Sun 12pm and 4pm
Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic!
CFG Bank Arena, 201 W Baltimore St
Doors an hour before each show. Disney On Ice prices its tickets with the fees included, but neither its page nor the arena's gives a figure. Strollers are allowed in the building, not in the seating bowl. The arena is cashless, takes mobile tickets only and has no re-entry; clear bags up to 14 by 6 by 14 inches or a small clutch, no backpacks.
CFG Bank Arena's own event page and A to Z guide, and Disney On Ice's own Baltimore page, read Oct 7, 2026
Fri 8pm, Sat 8pm, 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. A cast Q&A after Friday's show and 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
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
Fri and Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm
The Rocky Horror Show at Iron Crow
Iron Crow Theatre, 2600 N Howard St, Suite 200
Richard O'Brien's musical in Iron Crow's new home, under 100 seats. Seats from $45 plus fees, with a $25 lottery; VIP and premium seats are a splash zone. The theatre says it may not suit under 18s, and warns of sexual content, partial nudity, strobe, haze and prop guns. About two hours with an interval; the lobby bar opens an hour before. Opening night, Friday, is sold out, and Saturday had five seats left when we looked.
Iron Crow Theatre's own Rocky Horror and visit pages and its ticket pages, read Oct 7, 2026
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
- Usher and Chris Brown's R&B Tour date at M&T Bank Stadium this Saturday is cancelled: the promoters called off four dates on 12 October, citing the touring party's wellbeing, and ticketholders are refunded. The stadium's own calendar no longer lists it.
- Fire Fest at Baltimore Clayworks is free but at capacity: its own page says registration is full, with the raffle and commemorative shirts still open.
- Roads close along the Running Festival course until mid-afternoon on Saturday. Race-day parking is free in the stadium lots and Camden Station is the nearest light rail stop; online entry closed 15 October.
- ZooBOO! is not on this weekend: the Zoo's weekend is OktoBEARfest, strictly 21 and over on Friday evening, all ages with a sober ticket on Saturday. ZooBOO! is back on 23 October.
- The Ravens kick off at Cleveland at 1pm on Sunday: watch parties at Hampden Yards from noon, the Downtown Flock Party at Pratt and Light from 11, and Canines & Kickoffs at Power Plant Live from noon.
- Keystone Korner, Metro Baltimore and Nevermore Hall publish no ticket prices for their shows this weekend, and Disney On Ice gives no figure either.
- Pitango has no Friday set this week: its free live music is Saturday at 7, The Rows.
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.