The Great Baltimore Lantern Parade steps off in Patterson Park Saturday at 7:00 PM, the same hour the Science Center's Halloween party opens. Also: Rocky Horror at Le Mondo Friday, BARCStoberfest and Freakness Saturday, SIX opening at the Hippodrome Sunday, Frankenstein at Section 771 Tuesday and Earl Swift at The Ivy Wednesday.
Top Picks
The Great Baltimore Lantern Parade and Día de los Muertos Festival · Saturday, October 24, festival 4:00 PM, parade 7:00 PM ET · Pulaski Monument, Patterson Park · Free Line-up is at 6:30, and anyone can carry a lantern and march. Creative Alliance
BSO: Mozart Meets Latin Masters · Friday, October 23, 11:00 AM, and Saturday, October 24, 8:00 PM ET · Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Mount Vernon · $25 Friday, from $29 Saturday, plus fees Giancarlo Guerrero conducts Ginastera's Estancia, Bruch's Scottish Fantasy with violinist Jonathan Carney, Mozart's Paris Symphony and Piazzolla's Sinfonía Buenos Aires. BSO
The Week Out
THE MAKADO: Make America Kingly Again! · Friday-Sunday, October 23-25, 7:30 PM Friday and Saturday, 2:30 PM Sunday ET · Baltimore Theatre Project, Mount Vernon · $35, $25 students IN Series sets Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado in a gilded Oval Office, with new rhymes by Capitol Steps veteran Bari Biern. Baltimore Theatre Project
Doors Open Baltimore · Saturday, October 24, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM ET · buildings citywide · Free 52 buildings open their doors, and the Maryland Center for History and Culture is free all day. Visit Baltimore
Ravens vs. Bengals Watch Party · Sunday, October 25, 1:00-5:00 PM ET · Crown Hall at Guilford Hall Brewery, Station North · no cover listed, RSVP Kickoff is 1:00 on CBS. Guilford Hall
SIX · Sunday, October 25, 6:30 PM, and Tuesday-Wednesday, October 27-28, 7:30 PM ET · Hippodrome Theatre, Westside · from $57 Henry VIII's six wives as a pop concert, 80 minutes with no intermission. Eight shows through November 1. Hippodrome
Last Chance and Limited Seats
Neapolitan Rocky Horror · Friday, October 23, 6:00-10:00 PM ET · Le Mondo, Howard Street · $15 advance through Thursday, October 22 at 11:59 PM, $20 at the door A pregame show, then the film with a shadow cast and an interactive burlesque intermission by Nurse Kittie. All ages. Le Mondo
Matisse and Martinique: Portraits and Poetry, final day · Sunday, October 25, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM ET · Baltimore Museum of Art, Charles Village · free general admission, reserve a ticket The 28 lithographic portraits Matisse made for Poésies Antillaises. Baltimore Museum of Art
Boo & Brews: A Haunted Ballet Class · Monday, October 26, 7:00-9:00 PM ET · Peabody Heights Brewing, Remington · Free, RSVP, limited to 15 dancers Beer and Ballet's beginner class, with a costume contest and goodie bag. Free Fall Baltimore
Evening Ghost River Tour · Wednesday, October 28, 6:00-7:30 PM ET · starts at Wyman Park Dell, Charles Village · registration required, limited capacity Blue Water Baltimore leads a walk along the buried Sumwalt Run past nine Ghost Rivers installations. Costumes encouraged. Blue Water Baltimore
Free and Cheap
Keur Khaleyi's Free Fall Festival · Saturday, October 24, 2:30-7:00 PM ET · 847 N. Howard St., Mount Vernon · Free African dance and drum classes, storytelling, instrument making and a marketplace. Free Fall Baltimore
The Ottobar's 7th Annual Halloween Market · Sunday, October 25, 12:00-5:00 PM ET · The Ottobar, Remington · Free Food by Animal Boy, tintype photos by Pentax Jane and a Charmers Club pop-up. Visit Baltimore
Rainbow in the Sky: Songs and Spirituals of Stacey V. Gibbs · Sunday, October 25, 6:00-7:00 PM ET · Christ Lutheran Church, 701 S. Charles St., Federal Hill · Free, donations welcome Stacey V. Gibbs leads nearly 300 Charm City Sings singers in his spiritual arrangements and premieres. Visit Baltimore
After Dark
Charming Disaster · Friday, October 23, 9:30 PM ET (doors 9:00) · Black Cherry Puppet Theater, 1115 Hollins St., Union Square · $15-$30 sliding scale The 7:00 sold out. The audience picks the murder ballads from an Oracle Deck. Tickets
Halloween at the Maryland Science Center · Saturday, October 24, 7:00 PM-1:00 AM ET · Maryland Science Center, Inner Harbor · $55, VIP $120, 21+ The 14th annual adds a bigger Outer Space area, an Infinity Room and rooftop views. Maryland Science Center
Aquarium After Dark · Wednesday, October 28, 5:30-9:00 PM ET (last entry 7:00) · National Aquarium, Inner Harbor · $59.95, $47.95 members, 21+ Admission includes a special drink and a 4D film. National Aquarium
Get Moving
BARCStoberfest · Saturday, October 24, 8:30 AM-2:00 PM ET · Patterson Park · Free to attend, $50 fundraising minimum to run or walk A 5K, a half-mile pet parade, a pet costume contest and a beer garden, all for the city animal shelter. BARCS
Freakness · Saturday, October 24, 2:00-5:00 PM ET · Wyman Park Dell, Charles Village · Free to watch Baltimore's annual creature race pairs a creature with a jockey for a footrace, a silly dressage and an obstacle course. Visit Baltimore
Charm City Pop-Up Salsa Jam, Day of the Dead Edition · Saturday, October 24, 4:00-9:00 PM ET · 1616 Thames St., Fells Point · Free A Bmore Urbana salsa class runs 5:30-6:30, then La Clave Project plays live. Visit Baltimore
Culture Corner
Duo Tesserae and Noa Even · Thursday, October 22, 7:30 PM ET (doors 7:00) · 2640 Space, Charles Village · $15-$20 at the door The Leipzig-Dresden duo and Philadelphia saxophonist Noa Even play works by Betsy Jolas and Rebecca Saunders. 2640 Space
Stoop Storytelling: Hellraisers · Friday, October 23, 7:00 PM ET · Mount Vernon Place Church, Mount Vernon · $25, $15 students, per Visit Baltimore Stories about rebels and rabble-rousers, with musical guest Glorian. The church is under renovation and not fully accessible. Visit Baltimore
Cindy Blackman Santana with Ravi Coltrane · Saturday, October 24, 6:00 and 8:30 PM, Sunday, October 25, 5:00 and 7:30 PM ET · Keystone Korner, Harbor East · $45-$55 plus fees Celebrating her album Coherence, with saxophonist Ravi Coltrane as special guest. Keystone Korner
Worth It Solo
Boardgames at Meander Art Bar · Sunday, October 25, 7:00-9:30 PM ET · Meander Art Bar, 1801 E. Lombard St., Upper Fells Point · Free, RSVP required The host brings games, or bring one to teach. Meetup
Profs & Pints: The Life of Frankenstein · Tuesday, October 27, 6:30 PM ET (doors 5:00) · Section 771, 504 Washington Blvd., Pigtown · $13.50 advance, $17 at the door, $15 students Bernard Welt of George Washington University covers Mary Shelley's 1818 novel and its film adaptations. Tickets
Worth the Trip
Movies at Evergreen: Godzilla · Thursday, October 22, 6:00-8:30 PM ET · Bakst Theatre, Evergreen Museum & Library, 4545 N. Charles St. · $10, $7 Friends of JHU Museums and JCard holders The original 1954 Godzilla, then a discussion with Johns Hopkins senior lecturer Linda DeLibero. Visit Baltimore
Earl Swift and Dan Rodricks: Up on Cove Mountain · Wednesday, October 28, 6:00-7:30 PM ET · The Ivy Bookshop, back patio, 5928 Falls Rd. · Free per Visit Baltimore, RSVP Swift's book on returning to the Appalachian Trail in 2024, with Dan Rodricks in conversation. The Ivy Bookshop
Mark Your Calendar
BSO: Psycho in Concert · Friday, October 30, 7:30 PM, and Sunday, November 1, 3:00 PM ET · Meyerhoff Symphony Hall · from $25 plus fees Nicholas Hersh conducts Bernard Herrmann's strings-only score. BSO
HallowQueen Drag Brunch · Saturday, October 31, 12:00-3:00 PM ET · Guilford Hall Brewery, Station North · $20 admission plus a required brunch buffet ($30 advance, $40 at the door), 21+ The bottomless buffet runs 12-2. Eventbrite
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