Liris Crosse talks inclusive fashion at the Walters tonight at 5:30 PM, and the Ravens host Jacksonville at 8:15. Saturday has the Veterans Day Parade at noon, Patterson Park BrewFest, Luxury & Loss opening at the Walters and 800 drones over Columbia. Sunday brings steam trains in Leakin Park, Tuesday is Sarah Koenig, and Wednesday has the Globe Poster premiere and a mead clash in Canton.
Top Picks
Baltimore City Veterans Day Parade and Health & Resource Fair · Saturday, November 7, 12:00-3:00 PM ET · Washington Monument to War Memorial Plaza · Free The parade steps off at noon; the fair has food trucks, games, music, wellness services and free produce. Event page
Luxury & Loss Opening Day Artist Talks · Saturday, November 7, 3:00-4:00 PM ET · The Walters, Graham Auditorium, Mount Vernon · Free, RSVP Curator Dany Chan moderates local artists Amy Boone-McCreesh and Luci Jockel. Luxury & Loss: Feather, Shell, Tusk, Horn opens to the public that day. The Walters
The Week Out
Liris Crosse in Conversation · Thursday, November 5, 5:30-6:30 PM ET · The Walters, Graham Auditorium, Mount Vernon · Free, RSVP The Project Runway model and Baltimore native talks inclusive fashion, then teams compete in a DIY runway show. The Walters
Baltimore Ravens vs. Jacksonville Jaguars · Thursday, November 5, 8:15 PM ET · M&T Bank Stadium · check the link for pricing A Thursday night home game. Event page
Highlandtown First Friday Art Walk · Friday, November 6, The Hub pop-ups 5:00-9:00 PM ET · Eastern Ave., Highlandtown · no fee listed Creative Alliance's immigrant-heritage exhibitions, three Highwire Improv shows and a silent screening of That Thing You Do. Event page
Patterson Park BrewFest · Saturday, November 7, 12:00-4:30 PM ET · Bull Circle, Patterson Park · $23.18-$81.88 per Baltimore magazine, kids 16 and under free The 9th annual pours 40-plus local beers for Friends of Patterson Park. Patterson Park
Season 4 Closing Party · Saturday, November 7, 3:00-9:00 PM ET · Hampden Yards Beer Garden · $40 all-you-can-drink wristband Final day of the season, with food, music and games. Hampden Yards
Sarah Koenig: 35th Costello Lecture · Tuesday, November 10, 7:00-8:00 PM ET · McGuire Hall, Loyola University Maryland · Free, registration required The host and co-creator of Serial speaks at Loyola. Event page
Last Chance and Limited Seats
19th Annual Highlandtown Basement Bar Tour · Saturday, November 7, 2:00-8:00 PM ET · check-in at RoofTop HoT, Highlandtown · price not listed, 21+ Online tickets are sold out; the rest sell at check-in from 2 PM. Homes with kegerators and tricked-out game rooms, then a closing reception. Event page
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein · Saturday, November 7, 2:00 and 8:00 PM ET · Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Theatre, Downtown · check the link for pricing Final Saturday of the run, billed Dress to Distress with costumes encouraged. Chesapeake Shakespeare
Free and Cheap
Timothy Tyson and Mary Williams: Mahalia Jackson · Thursday, November 5, 7:00-8:00 PM ET · Central Library, Mount Vernon · Free, registration on Eventbrite The authors discuss their biography with Vann Newkirk of The Atlantic. Pratt Library
Jackpot: The Canton Mead Clash · Wednesday, November 11, 5:00 PM ET · Honeypot Cocktail Lounge, then HappyJack, Canton · $5 tasting ticket Both bars made mead with honey from St. Francis's urban apiary; taste at Honeypot, vote at HappyJack. Schedule
Kinetic Sculpture Race Info Night · Wednesday, November 11, 6:00-9:00 PM ET · Checkerspot Brewing Company, Pigtown · Free, RSVP suggested AVAM and Checkerspot host past racers, with tables on building vehicles and race hazards. AVAM
The U.S. Army Blues Album Release Celebration · Wednesday, November 11, 7:00-8:30 PM ET · Keystone Korner, Harbor East · Free per Visit Baltimore The Army Band's 19-piece jazz ensemble celebrates Beyond the Standard, its first album in ten years. Event page
After Dark
Ras Griot meets Fasimbas Dub Sound · Saturday, November 7, 7:00 PM-midnight ET · True Vine Record Shop, Station North · Free entry, donation jar Baltimore's Fasimbas Dub Sound hosts dub poet Ras Griot on a full sound system. Event page
The Medium Good Show · Friday, November 6, 9:00-11:00 PM ET · Zissimos Bar, Hampden · Free, pay what you can Bob Gorm's Swan Song, a lounge-singer tribute with stand-ups and improvisers. Event page
Get Moving
Second Sunday in the Park: Live Steam Train Rides · Sunday, November 8, 11:00 AM-3:00 PM ET · Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park · Free train rides The final Second Sunday of 2026, with miniature steam trains from Chesapeake & Allegheny Live Steamers. Event page
Park Run: Free 5K Run and Walk · Saturday, November 7, 9:00-11:00 AM ET · Winans Meadow, Leakin Park · Free Run, walk or track your time; strollers and one leashed dog per runner are fine. Event page
Sprint for Spat · Saturday, November 7, 9:45 AM-12:30 PM ET · Druid Hill Park · $45 to $65 A nautical-costume 5K with oyster-themed challenges, ending at Union Craft Brewing. Event page
Culture Corner
See It Loud: The Globe Poster Story World Premiere · Wednesday, November 11, 7:00 PM ET (doors 6:30) · Falvey Hall, MICA, Bolton Hill · $20, $15 MICA students and staff John Lewis and Rei Perri's documentary interviews musicians, printers and MICA. Original posters from the Cicero Archives sell afterward. Event page
Music at Evergreen: Viano Quartet · Sunday, November 8, 2:00-4:00 PM ET · Evergreen Museum & Library · $20, $10 JHU students A string quartet the Boston Globe has praised. Event page
Worth It Solo
Read With Pride: Awakened by A.E. Osworth · Saturday, November 7, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM ET · Light Street Branch, Federal Hill · registration recommended LGBTQ+ book club, all identities and allies welcome. Pratt Library
Profs & Pints: How Ancient Athens Restored Democracy · Sunday, November 8, 4:00-6:30 PM ET (talk 4:30) · Guilford Hall Brewery, Station North · $13.50 advance plus fees, $17 door Nicholas D. Cross of the US Naval Academy on Athens after the Thirty Tyrants in 403 BC, including its amnesty. Event page
Break My Game Playtesting · Monday, November 9, 6:00-10:00 PM ET · Creative Alliance, Marquee Lounge, Highlandtown · Free, optional donation Local indie board game designers get playtest feedback; testers can RSVP or just show up. Creative Alliance
Worth the Trip
Howard County Free Concert and Drone Show · Saturday, November 7, music 5:30 PM ET, show time not published · Columbia Lakefront · Free Sky Elements flies 800 drones for 15 minutes, Liquid A plays, and the county's Veterans and Military Families Monument opens. WMAR
U.S. Naval Academy Veterans Day Performance · Wednesday, November 11, 7:00 PM ET · Maryland Hall, Annapolis · Free, no tickets required The Naval Academy Band's concert for Veterans Day. Maryland Hall
Mortified at Manor Mill · Saturday, November 7, 7:00-9:00 PM ET · Manor Mill, Monkton · $27.50 Adults read their own teenage diary entries, poems, love letters and lyrics aloud to strangers. Event page
Mark Your Calendar
Inner Harbor Ice Rink Opens · Thursday, November 12, 12:00-10:00 PM ET · Inner Harbor · check the link for pricing Open daily through January 18, 2027. Event page
Maryland Irish Festival · Friday-Sunday, November 13-15, from 6:00 PM Friday ET · Cow Palace, Fairgrounds, Timonium · Friday $20, weekend pass $55, under 18 free Irish music, dancers, food and vendors. Tickets
Aquarium After Dark · Thursday, November 19, 5:30-9:00 PM ET · National Aquarium, Inner Harbor · $59.95, $47.95 members, 21+ Ticket includes a special drink and a 4D film. National Aquarium
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