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Hey hon. Halloween landed on a Saturday this year, and Baltimore is taking full advantage. Tomorrow is packed from breakfast to last call, a lot of the best stuff is free, and you even get an extra hour of sleep on Sunday when the clocks fall back. Let's go.
🎃 The Big One: Hampden Halloweenfest
📍 W. 36th St. (The Avenue), Hampden
🗓 Sat, Oct 31, 5–8 pm
FREE
If you've never walked the Avenue on Halloween, this is the year. Storefronts go all out, kids run shop to shop trick-or-treating, and the neighborhood gathers for its famous 50-year-old costume contest. It's the most Baltimore way to spend the night. See the listing
👻 Top Picks
Fell's Point Trick or Treat
📍 Fell's Point Main Street business district
🗓 Sat, Oct 31, 1–4 pm
Costumes, cobblestones, and candy from the neighborhood's shops. Go early if you have little ones, because the Point gets busier as the day goes on. See the details
Rave to the Grave
📍 The Point in Fells, 1738 Thames St.
🗓 Sat, Oct 31, 3 pm–2 am
FREE entry
A glow party with drink deals, live music, and glow sticks everywhere. It's the easiest costume party in town to wander into, since it starts in the afternoon and doesn't stop. See the listing
Bmore Horror Club Halloween Party
📍 Peabody Heights Brewery, 401 E. 30th St.
🗓 Sat, Oct 31, 6–10 pm
FREE
Bring a dish for the potluck, browse the vendors, then dance with DJ Nicholai, Metroshock, and Benjie Loveless. A spider web dip would not be out of place. See the listing
Fall Festival at Druid Hill Park
📍 The Bowl, behind 3001 East Dr.
🗓 Sat, Oct 31, 1–4 pm
$3 per person, $6 for a family of 4
Inflatables, food trucks, photo ops, and a costume contest for about the price of a coffee. This is one of the best family deals of the weekend. See the details
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🦇 Best of the Rest
Sun Ra Arkestra Halloween Spectacular
📍 Keystone Korner, 1350 Lancaster St.
🗓 Sat, Oct 31, 6 pm and 9 pm
$55–65
Outer-space jazz on Halloween night is about as good as a booking gets. If you want one ticketed show this weekend, make it this one. Get tickets
Psycho in Concert
📍 Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St.
🗓 Fri, Oct 30, 7:30 pm, or Sun, Nov 1, 3 pm
$29–133
The BSO plays Bernard Herrmann's shrieking score live while the Hitchcock classic screens above them. You'll never hear violins the same way again. See the details
Rocky Horror Picture Show
📍 The Hippodrome Theatre, 12 N. Eutaw St.
🗓 Through Sat, Oct 31, times vary
$36–80
A restored print with a live shadow cast, a costume contest, and plenty of audience participation. Fishnets are encouraged. See the listing
ZooBOO!
📍 The Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Pl.
🗓 Fri, Oct 30 and Sat, Oct 31, 10 am–4 pm
$33
Last weekend for this one. Bring the kids in costume for trick-or-treating, face painting, crafts, and sack races. See the details
Ekiben Baolloween
📍 Multiple locations, including 1622 Eastern Ave.
🗓 Sat, Oct 31, 4:30 pm–close
$7 buns, $14 bowls
Show up in costume and get the deal. Those are the only rules, and it's the best-value dinner in the city tomorrow night. See the listing
Baltimore Bike Party: Halloween Ride
📍 Starts at St. Mary's Park, 606 N. Paca St.
🗓 Tonight, Fri, Oct 30, 7 pm
FREE
Decorate your bike, wear the costume, and roll from downtown to Highlandtown with the pack. The after-party has a dance-off at Monument City Brewing. See the listing
🗓 Build Your Perfect Saturday
Time | Where to be |
|---|---|
10:00 am | ZooBOO! for the last day of the season |
1:00 pm | Fall Festival, in the same park, for food trucks and the costume contest |
4:30 pm | Ekiben in costume for $7 buns |
5:30 pm | Hampden Halloweenfest on the Avenue |
7:30 pm | Bmore Horror Club at Peabody Heights |
9:00 pm | Sun Ra's late set at Keystone Korner, if you've got a ticket |
🏈 Sunday Recovery
Ravens at Bills: Sun, Nov 1, 1 pm on CBS. See the schedule
Demola the Violinist: Sun, Nov 1, 5 pm and 7:30 pm at Keystone Korner. Get tickets
Sweet Pill: Sun, Nov 1, doors at 7 pm at the Ottobar, 2549 N. Howard St. See the show
📅 Next Week
Hubert Laws with the Peabody Graduate Jazz Ensemble: Tue, Nov 3, 7 pm at Keystone Korner. Free admission. Reserve a seat
Peabody Jazz Faculty: Wed, Nov 4, 7 pm at Keystone Korner. Free admission. Reserve a seat
Ravens vs. Jaguars: Thu, Nov 5, 8:15 pm at M&T Bank Stadium, on Prime Video. See the schedule
💬 Your Turn, Hon
What's the best costume you've ever seen in Baltimore? Hit reply and tell us. We read every one, and the best might make next week's issue.
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Have a safe, spooky weekend, Baltimore. See you next Thursday, hon. 🖤
— The Bmore This Week Team