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Events in Baltimore, MD

60 upcoming events near Baltimore — concerts, theater, markets, library programs and more. Free to browse; each links to the source.

Lifelong learning

June 6, 2026

12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Creative Alliance, Highlandtown · Baltimore, MD

Lifelong learning

Painted Screens: A Baltimore Folk Art (talk)

Creative Alliance, Highlandtown

You can dig into the story of Baltimore's distinctive painted window screens at this folk-art program.

Classes and talksIndoors

Music & concerts

June 12 and 14, 2026

See performance

Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall · Baltimore, MD

Music & concerts

Verdi's Rigoletto, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

You can hear the BSO close its season with a concert performance of Verdi's Rigoletto conducted by Jonathon Heyward.

Music

Community & civic

June 19 to 22, 2026

Baltimore, MD

Community & civic

AFRAM in Druid Hill Park

One of the country's longest-running celebrations of African American culture, marking its 50th anniversary over the Juneteenth weekend with music, food and vendors. Three days in Druid Hill Park.

OutdoorsBring the grandkids

Music & concerts

June 2026, see listing

See listing

Creative Alliance, Highlandtown · Baltimore, MD

Music & concerts

Amythyst Kiah at Creative Alliance

Creative Alliance, Highlandtown

You can hear an intimate solo set from acclaimed singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah at the Creative Alliance.

Music

Music & concerts

June 21 to 22, 2026 (Juneteenth weekend)

See listing

Druid Hill Park · Baltimore, MD

Music & concertsFree

AFRAM

Druid Hill Park

You can take in one of the East Coast's largest African American festivals, with big-name music, food and community in Druid Hill Park.

MusicOutdoors

Community & civic

June 26 to July 4, 2026

Baltimore, MD

Community & civic

SAIL250 Maryland and the Baltimore Air Show

Tied to the nation's 250th anniversary, tall ships and an air show come to the harbor over a stretch built around the Fourth of July. Expect big waterfront crowds.

OutdoorsHolidayBring the grandkids

Classes & arts

July 2, 2026

11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Baltimore Museum of Art · Baltimore, MD

Classes & artsFree

Dreamseeds: Dreaming in Times of Chaos (workshop)

Baltimore Museum of Art

You can join a free drop-in art workshop at the BMA, with registration encouraged.

Classes and talksIndoors

Community & civic

July 11 to 12, 2026

Baltimore, MD

Community & civic

Baltimore Caribbean Carnival

A weekend of Caribbean music, color and food returns in July. Two days of celebration put on through the city's festival lineup.

OutdoorsBring the grandkids

Markets

July 24 to 26, 2026

10:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Broadway Market · Baltimore, MD

MarketsFree

2026 Baltimore Handmade & Vintage Fair

Broadway Market

You can hunt for handmade crafts and vintage treasures at this weekend fair in Fells Point's Broadway Market.

Food and wineOutdoorsBring the grandkids

Community & civic

September 12 to 13, 2026

Baltimore, MD

Community & civicFree

Baltimore Book Festival

Authors, readings and booksellers take over for a weekend in September. A relaxed, free-to-browse event for readers.

OutdoorsBring the grandkids

Community & civic

October 2 to 4, 2026

Baltimore, MD

Community & civic

Fell's Point Fun Festival

One of Baltimore's oldest and largest street festivals fills the cobblestone waterfront neighborhood with vendors, food and music for a weekend. The 2026 edition marks 60 years.

OutdoorsBring the grandkids

Community & civic

November 30, 2026 through New Year's Day

Lights on at dark

Baltimore, MD

Community & civicFree

Miracle on 34th Street holiday lights

A Hampden block goes all out with holiday lights, lit on November 30 and running through New Year's Day. The lights come on at dark each night, a free Baltimore tradition.

HolidayBring the grandkids

Lifelong learning

Weekly, see calendar

See listing

Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Library · Baltimore, MD

Lifelong learningFreeHappens regularly

Free Weekly Public Tours of the Central Library

Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Library

You can take a free guided walk through the historic Central Library and learn the story behind its landmark building.

Hiking and natureIndoors

Classes & arts

See listing

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Baltimore (see listing) · Baltimore, MD

Classes & arts

Live Musician Life Drawing

Baltimore (see listing)

You can sketch from a live model while a musician plays at this relaxed drop-in life-drawing session.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Dance & fitness

Saturday, June 20, 2026

4:00 p.m.

Ovenbird Bakery, Highlandtown · Baltimore, MD

Dance & fitness

Afrobeats Line Dance Class + Happy Hour

Ovenbird Bakery, Highlandtown

You can learn Afrobeats line dances and stay for a happy hour at this social class in Highlandtown.

Dance and fitness

Markets

Sundays, April through December

7am to 12pm

Baltimore, MD

MarketsHappens regularly

Baltimore Farmers' Market under the JFX

The big Sunday market runs rain or shine from 7am to noon, April through December, beneath the Jones Falls Expressway. Produce, prepared food and a weekly routine.

Food and wineOutdoors

Markets

See listing

See listing

301 W. 29th St · Baltimore, MD

MarketsFree

Mini Makers Market: Hello Sunshine!

301 W. 29th St

You can shop handmade goods from local makers at this small seasonal market.

Food and wineOutdoors

Senior programs

Ongoing, ages 50+

Varies by center

Baltimore City senior and rec centers · Baltimore, MD

Senior programsFreeHappens regularly

Senior Activities & Sports, Baltimore City Rec & Parks

Baltimore City senior and rec centers

You can join fun programs, trips, classes and events built for Baltimore City residents 50 and older.

Theater & film

Ongoing through the season

Varies by performance

Everyman Theatre · Baltimore, MD

Theater & filmHappens regularly

Everyman Theatre 2025/2026 Season

Everyman Theatre

You can take in professional theater downtown with Everyman's season including August Wilson's The Piano Lesson and Emma.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Dance & fitness

Select dates, see calendar

See listing

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore · Baltimore, MD

Dance & fitnessHappens regularly

Yoga at the Zoo, Maryland Zoo

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore

You can roll out a mat for a gentle yoga session surrounded by the grounds of the Maryland Zoo.

Dance and fitnessBring the grandkids

Lifelong learning

Periodic, see calendar

See listing

Baltimore County Public Library · Baltimore, MD

Lifelong learningFreeHappens regularly

Baltimore County Public Library Guest Speaker Series

Baltimore County Public Library

You can hear free talks from visiting guest speakers across county library branches.

Classes and talksIndoors

Music & concerts

See listing

8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall · Baltimore, MD

Music & concerts

Lintu Conducts Sibelius, BSO

Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

You can settle in for an evening of Sibelius with the Baltimore Symphony under conductor Hannu Lintu.

Music

Music & concerts

See listing

7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Baltimore · Baltimore, MD

Music & concerts

Music Under the Dome: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

Baltimore

You can hear the songs of Fleetwood Mac brought back to life at this Music Under the Dome tribute night.

Music

Community & civic

Monday, June 8, 2026

3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Baltimore (see listing) · Baltimore, MD

Community & civicFree

Baltimore Pride Week Kickoff

Baltimore (see listing)

You can mark the start of Pride Week with the official press conference and awards ceremony.

Bring the grandkids

Music & concerts

Saturday, September 19, 2026

Baltimore, MD

Music & concertsHappens regularly

Charm City Live

A one-day music and culture festival on the city's official lineup, held in September. A single Saturday of live performance.

MusicOutdoorsBring the grandkids

Music & concerts

Saturday, June 13, 2026

8:00 p.m.

Pier Six Pavilion · Baltimore, MD

Music & concerts

Jordan Davis at Pier Six Pavilion

Pier Six Pavilion

You can catch a country night by the water as Jordan Davis headlines Pier Six Pavilion.

Music

Outdoors & nature

Saturday, June 6, 2026

11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Reservoir Hill Park (Lennox Street entrance) · Baltimore, MD

Outdoors & nature

30th Annual Historic Reservoir Hill Garden & Home Tour

Reservoir Hill Park (Lennox Street entrance)

You can stroll through private gardens and historic homes on this self-guided neighborhood tour in Reservoir Hill.

GardeningOutdoors

Markets

Saturdays, year-round

7:00 a.m. to noon

32nd Street, Waverly · Baltimore, MD

MarketsFreeHappens regularly

32nd Street Farmers Market (Waverly)

32nd Street, Waverly

You can browse farmers, artisans and neighbors at this 45-year-old Waverly market that runs every Saturday morning rain or shine.

Food and wineOutdoors

Dance & fitness

Recurring weekday mornings

See listing

Enoch Pratt Free Library · Baltimore, MD

Dance & fitnessFreeHappens regularly

Chair Yoga at the Pratt Library

Enoch Pratt Free Library

You can ease into gentle seated yoga at the library, a low-impact class that is friendly for any fitness level.

Dance and fitnessIndoors

Lifelong learning

Saturdays, see calendar

See listing

Baltimore County Public Library · Baltimore, MD

Lifelong learningFreeHappens regularly

Practice English at the Library

Baltimore County Public Library

You can join a free conversational English practice group at the county library.

Classes and talksIndoors

Music & concerts

See listing

8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall · Baltimore, MD

Music & concerts

Heyward Conducts Enigma Variations, BSO

Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

You can hear Jonathon Heyward lead the BSO through Elgar's Enigma Variations at the Meyerhoff.

Music

Classes & arts

First Thursday each month

6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles St · Baltimore, MD

Classes & artsFreeHappens regularly

First Thursdays: Make and Mingle at the Walters

Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles St

You can make art and mingle for free on the first Thursday evening of the month at the Walters.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Classes & arts

Through summer 2026, see listing

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Baltimore Museum of Art · Baltimore, MD

Classes & artsFree

Matisse and Martinique: Portraits and Poetry, BMA

Baltimore Museum of Art

You can take in a free Matisse exhibition pairing portraits and poetry at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Classes & arts

Select Saturdays, see calendar

10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Walters Art Museum · Baltimore, MD

Classes & artsFreeHappens regularly

Drop-in Art Making at the Walters

Walters Art Museum

You can drop in for free guided art-making at the Walters, no registration and no experience required.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Food festivals

Saturday, June 13, 2026

1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Carroll Park · Baltimore, MD

Food festivals

FEST of Spring: Wine, Food & Music Festival

Carroll Park

You can spend a day with wine, food and live music at this spring festival in Carroll Park.

MusicFood and wineOutdoorsBring the grandkids

Outdoors & nature

Open daily, programs ongoing

See listing

Cylburn Arboretum, 4915 Greenspring Ave · Baltimore, MD

Outdoors & natureFreeHappens regularly

Cylburn Arboretum, Programs & Grounds

Cylburn Arboretum, 4915 Greenspring Ave

You can walk the trails and formal gardens or join a nature program at Baltimore's 200-acre city arboretum.

GardeningOutdoors

Music & concerts

Sunday, August 9, 2026

7:30 p.m.

CFG Bank Arena · Baltimore, MD

Music & concerts

Bryan Adams with Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, CFG Bank Arena

CFG Bank Arena

You can hear two arena-rock legends on one bill when Bryan Adams brings the Roll with the Punches tour with Pat Benatar.

Music

Music & concerts

Saturday, June 6, 2026

7:30 p.m.

Pier Six Pavilion · Baltimore, MD

Music & concerts

The Beach Boys at Pier Six Pavilion

Pier Six Pavilion

You can sing along to decades of harmonies as the Beach Boys play the open-air Pier Six Pavilion by the harbor.

MusicOutdoors

Outdoors & nature

Open daily, free admission

Daylight hours

Sherwood Gardens, Guilford · Baltimore, MD

Outdoors & natureFreeHappens regularly

Sherwood Gardens

Sherwood Gardens, Guilford

You can wander a free six-acre public garden in Guilford, famous for tens of thousands of spring tulips.

GardeningOutdoors

Tastings

Saturday, June 27, 2026

6:30 p.m.

22 S Lake Way · Baltimore, MD

Tastings

Soft Opening: Live Jazz and Wine

22 S Lake Way

You can enjoy live jazz with a glass of wine at this relaxed evening tasting event.

MusicFood and wine

Markets

Sundays, April through December

7:00 a.m. to noon

Under the JFX, 400 E. Saratoga Street · Baltimore, MD

MarketsFreeHappens regularly

The Baltimore Farmers' Market & Bazaar (JFX)

Under the JFX, 400 E. Saratoga Street

You can shop fresh produce, meats, seafood, baked goods and local crafts every Sunday morning under the Jones Falls Expressway in the largest market in the state.

Food and wineOutdoors

Music & concerts

Sunday, June 14, 2026

5:00 p.m.

Baltimore (see listing) · Baltimore, MD

Music & concerts

Jazz in the Mills presents Benjie Porecki

Baltimore (see listing)

You can catch organist Benjie Porecki in this Jazz in the Mills concert.

Music

Music & concerts

Saturday, June 27, 2026

11:00 a.m.

The Villa · Baltimore, MD

Music & concerts

2026 Alpha Phi Alpha Jazz Brunch

The Villa

You can enjoy live jazz over a midday brunch at this annual event near the Inner Harbor.

Music

Tastings

Sunday, June 7, 2026

3:00 p.m., see listing

3301 Waterview Ave · Baltimore, MD

Tastings

Wine on the Water: Caribbean Wine & Arts Festival

3301 Waterview Ave

You can pair wine and Caribbean arts at this waterfront festival south of downtown.

Food and wineOutdoorsBring the grandkids

Markets

Saturday, June 13, 2026

12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Union Craft Brewing, Hampden · Baltimore, MD

Markets

Baltimore Pedal Show at Union Craft Brewing

Union Craft Brewing, Hampden

You can browse guitar gear and meet fellow players at this pedal show inside a Hampden brewery.

Arts and craftsFood and wineOutdoors

Senior programs

Monday, June 1, 2026

See listing

Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Library · Baltimore, MD

Senior programsFree

Free Benefits Screening at the Pratt Library

Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Library

You can sit down with someone to check which public benefits you qualify for, free at the library.

Indoors

Lifelong learning

Ongoing courses and lectures

Varies

Johns Hopkins, multiple locations · Baltimore, MD

Lifelong learningHappens regularly

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Johns Hopkins

Johns Hopkins, multiple locations

You can keep learning in retirement through Hopkins OLLI courses, lectures and workshops made for semi-retired and retired adults.

Classes and talksIndoors

Lifelong learning

Monday, June 1, 2026

See listing

Enoch Pratt Free Library · Baltimore, MD

Lifelong learningFree

Introduction to Computer Basics & Microsoft Word

Enoch Pratt Free Library

You can learn computer and Word fundamentals from scratch in this free hands-on library class.

Classes and talksIndoors

Dance & fitness

Saturday, July 11, 2026

12:00 p.m.

Baltimore (see listing) · Baltimore, MD

Dance & fitnessHappens regularly

Salsa Dance Workshops in Baltimore

Baltimore (see listing)

You can learn the basics of salsa from beginner to intermediate in this hands-on dance workshop.

Classes and talksDance and fitness

Lifelong learning

Ongoing courses, ages 50+

Varies

Towson University · Baltimore, MD

Lifelong learningHappens regularly

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Towson University

Towson University

You can sign up for academic, social and cultural enrichment classes built for adults 50 and older at Towson's OLLI.

Classes and talksIndoors

Music & concerts

Saturday, September 19, 2026

7:00 p.m.

Union Craft Brewing, 1700 W. 41st Street · Baltimore, MD

Music & concertsHappens regularly

Concert at Union Craft Brewing (The Budos Band)

Union Craft Brewing, 1700 W. 41st Street

You can grab a local pint and catch live music at Union Craft Brewing's ongoing concert series in Hampden.

Arts and craftsMusic

Senior programs

Recurring, see calendar

See listing

Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Library · Baltimore, MD

Senior programsFreeHappens regularly

SeniorTec Tech Help at the Pratt Library

Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Library

You can get free one-on-one help with your phone, tablet or computer at the library's SeniorTec sessions built for older adults.

Classes and talksIndoors

Classes & arts

Saturday, May 30, 2026

See listing

Enoch Pratt Free Library, Edmondson Avenue Branch · Baltimore, MD

Classes & artsFree

Clay Hand-Building with Baltimore Clayworks

Enoch Pratt Free Library, Edmondson Avenue Branch

You can get your hands in the clay and build a piece by hand in this free library workshop led by Baltimore Clayworks.

Classes and talksIndoors

Music & concerts

Dates vary, check the calendar

2 to 8 p.m.

Baltimore, MD

Music & concertsFreeHappens regularly

Hampden Highlights at the Inner Harbor

A free, family-friendly festival lands on the Baltimore Banner's 2026 roundup, set at the Inner Harbor Amphitheater from 2 to 8 p.m. One of many smaller events worth scanning the local lists for.

MusicOutdoorsBring the grandkids

Community & civic

Saturday, June 6, 2026

11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

W. 36th Street (The Avenue), Hampden · Baltimore, MD

Community & civicFree

Hampden Highlights Festival

W. 36th Street (The Avenue), Hampden

You can wander The Avenue for a free street festival with vendors, music and food benefiting local nonprofits.

OutdoorsBring the grandkids

Food festivals

Begins Friday, May 29, 2026

Evenings, see listing

Little Italy, 227 S. Exeter Street · Baltimore, MD

Food festivalsFree

Feast of St. Anthony Italian Festival

Little Italy, 227 S. Exeter Street

You can eat homemade Italian favorites and hear live music every night at this Little Italy street festival over 100 years running.

MusicOutdoorsBring the grandkids

Outdoors & nature

Open daily, see calendar

See listing

Ladew Topiary Gardens, Monkton · Baltimore, MD

Outdoors & natureHappens regularly

Ladew Topiary Gardens (open season)

Ladew Topiary Gardens, Monkton

You can stroll more than 100 topiaries and a mile-long nature walk at this storied garden north of the city.

GardeningHiking and natureOutdoors

Markets

Recurring; see site for next date

11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Union Craft Brewing, 1700 W. 41st St · Baltimore, MD

MarketsFreeHappens regularly

Baltimore Vintage Expo (10-Year Anniversary)

Union Craft Brewing, 1700 W. 41st St

You can dig through racks of vintage clothing and goods at this recurring expo held inside a Hampden brewery.

Arts and craftsFood and wineOutdoors

Theater & film

Select dates, see calendar

See listing

Baltimore County Public Library branches · Baltimore, MD

Theater & filmFreeHappens regularly

Pop-Up Cinema film screenings, BCPL

Baltimore County Public Library branches

You can catch a free film screening and discussion through the county library's Pop-Up Cinema series.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Music & concerts

See listing

5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St · Baltimore, MD

Music & concerts

Baltimore Chamber Orchestra: The Best of Baltimore!

Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St

You can enjoy an evening with the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra celebrating hometown favorites at the Meyerhoff.

Music