Friday, August 7, 2026
Baltimore's Vibes, 7 Days a Week

You made it. Barry Manilow says goodbye to Baltimore tonight at CFG Bank Arena, gypsy jazz royalty the Django Festival Allstars land at Keystone Korner for two sets, and First Friday art walks light up Highlandtown and Creative Alliance both. Add a punk legend at the Ottobar, a $2 million giving day at the Museum of Industry, and a free Pokémon festival at the Convention Center, and you've got yourself a Friday. 30 events below. Go get into something.

Barry Manilow: The Last Baltimore Concert @ CFG Bank Arena

This is it — Manilow's farewell tour rolls through Baltimore one final time, 7 PM, tickets from $52. Fifty-plus years of "Mandy," "Copacabana," and shameless singalongs, live, for the last time in this city.

👉 CTA: https://americanarenas.com/events/barry-manilow-baltimore-friday-august-7-2026-700-pm/

Django Festival Allstars @ Keystone Korner Baltimore

Gypsy jazz royalty descends on the supper club for two sets, 6 PM and 8:30 PM, $15–$50, running through Saturday. If you've never heard a live Django Reinhardt tribute band tear through a room, tonight's the night.

👉 CTA: https://www.instantseats.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.event&eventID=E30045DE-EEDF-6CAC-38765231A2310748

Agent Orange, Ceromantics, Over Our Eyes and The Bali Lamas @ Ottobar

SoCal punk legends Agent Orange headline a four-band bill downstairs, doors 8 PM, $32. All ages.

👉 CTA: https://theottobar.com/event/agent-orange-ceromantics-over-our-eyes-and-the-bali-lamas/ottobar/baltimore-maryland/

Extra Medium @ Upstairs at Ottobar

Karaoke bleeds into a DJ dance party upstairs, doors 10 PM, DJ Cian on the decks, 21+, rarely a cover. The night's back half if you're still standing after the show downstairs.

👉 CTA: https://theottobar.com/event/extra-medium-89/upstairs-ottobar/baltimore-maryland/

The Craig Alston Syndicate @ Creative Alliance Theater

Saxophonist Craig Alston throws himself a birthday show, blending jazz, R&B, and funk, 7:30 PM, $35–$51. A real band, a real horn section, a real party.

👉 CTA: https://creativealliance.org/event/craig-alston/

Josh Stokes 10 Year Anniversary Show w/ Babizulu, eu-IV & Bobbi Rush @ Metro Baltimore

A decade of "Who Is Josh Stokes?" gets celebrated with a stacked local hip-hop bill, 7 PM, $20.

👉 CTA: https://metrobmore.com/listing/josh-stokes-10-year-anniversary-show-w-babizulu-eu-iv-and-bobbi-rush/

Bedlam Brass with Glorian and Top/Bottom/Switch @ Current Space

Punk brass band Bedlam Brass takes over the garden bar, 6 PM, $15–$18. Loud horns, no chill.

👉 CTA: https://pools.events/event/jfTngSBj/bedlam-brass-with-glorian-topbottomswitch/

Fawnbii / Jane. / Vasterian @ Wax Atlas

Three acts in the Pink Room, 7 PM, $10, all-ages. Cheapest ticket on tonight's list and one of the most interesting bills.

👉 CTA: https://shows.waxatlas.com/event/fawnbii-jane-vasterian/

Stephen Harvey "Golden Hour" Album Release Concert @ An die Musik

Saxophonist Stephen Harvey and his trio SPH+2 celebrate their new record, 7:30–9:30 PM, $25 ($15 livestream, $10 students). Original compositions born out of a residency at a rum room on the Eastern Shore.

👉 CTA: https://baltimore.org/event/stephen-harvey-golden-hour-album-release-concert/

Jules Riser Band + Lower Case Blues @ Cat's Eye Pub

Fells Point's nightly live-music engine runs two sets tonight: classic rock covers from Jules Riser at 5 PM, then Delaware funk-blues outfit Lower Case Blues at 9:30 PM. No cover, as always.

👉 CTA: https://catseyepub.com/event/jules-riser-band-2/

Kawaii Rave (18+) @ Baltimore Soundstage

Anime-inspired dance party with EDM, K-pop, and hyperpop, 9 PM, tickets from $34. Cosplay encouraged, dazzling lights guaranteed.

👉 CTA: https://www.baltimoresoundstage.com/events/kawaii-rave-18/

One Night Stan with KenTheMan @ Nevermore Hall

The Houston rapper brings her tour to Power Plant Live, 8 PM, tickets from $72.

👉 CTA: https://www.ticketmaster.com/one-night-stan-with-kentheman-baltimore-maryland-08-07-2026/event/150064D1D6D31616

Friday Night Swing and Lindy Hop @ Mobtown Ballroom

Weekly social dance night: beginner lesson at 8 PM, open dancing from 9 PM, $10, no partner or experience needed.

👉 CTA: https://www.mobtownballroom.com/events/ldy8cg3lxzs8dl7-8lbjy-pz5fg-649r5-kdj82-srlal-8ysl2-6wjmh-78b5b

Sommore: The Chandelier Experience @ Baltimore Comedy Factory

Queen of Comedy Sommore plays two shows, 7:30 PM and 10 PM. Book early — this one moves.

👉 CTA: https://www.baltimorecomedy.com/shows/377173

Highwire Improv Friday Night: Three Shows @ The Highwire Center

A full slate of no-script, no-second-takes improv: Baltimore Holy S#!T at 6 PM, Friday Fun and Games at 7 PM, and ImprovScape at 8 PM. Stay for one or stay for all three.

👉 CTA: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/baltimore-holy-st-improv-comedy-at-the-highwire-center-tickets-1992295276804

Corey Holcomb @ Magooby's Joke House

Stand-up from the famously unfiltered Corey Holcomb, 7 PM, Timonium.

👉 CTA: https://www.magoobysjokehouse.com/events/128802

Highlandtown First Friday Art Walk @ Highlandtown Arts District

Self-guided monthly art walk through the district's studios and storefronts, 5–9 PM.

👉 CTA: https://www.facebook.com/events/1341496144147377/

Gallery Openings @ Creative Alliance

Two receptions back to back in Highlandtown: "Unmistakably Human," recent works by signature members of the Baltimore Watercolor Society (6–9 PM), and The BIG Show artist meet-and-greet for the annual member selling exhibition (6–8 PM).

👉 CTA: https://creativealliance.org/event/exhibition-opening-recent-works-by-signature-members-of-the-baltimore-watercolor-society/

Shannon Pyles "Coloring Outside the Lines" Opening Reception @ Night Owl Gallery

Fiber art weavings opening reception, 5–9 PM.

👉 CTA: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shannon-pyles-coloring-outside-the-lines-opening-reception-tickets-1994257390539

10x10x10 2026: Ten 10-Minute Plays by Local Playwrights @ Fells Point Corner Theatre

FPCT opens its 40th season with the tenth iteration of its short-play festival — ten 10-minute plays by ten local playwrights, ten local performers. Shows run Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM through August 30.

👉 CTA: https://www.fpct.org/10x10x10-2026

Marianna Busching (Emma Aragon) with Suzy Vovak: "They Called It Zebra" @ Bird in Hand

Medical-mystery memoir author talk and signing, 6 PM.

👉 CTA: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/marianna-busching-emma-aragon-with-suzy-vovak-they-called-it-zebra-tickets-1993560455989

The Samurai and the Prisoner opens @ The Charles Theatre

New this week: a 16th-century Japan mystery, a besieged lord, an imprisoned strategist, and a castle full of secrets. Check thecharles.com for today's showtimes.

👉 CTA: https://thecharles.com/movie/the-samurai-and-the-prisoner/

Movies in the Lounge @ Creative Alliance

Casual screening series in the Marquee Lounge, 6:30 PM.

👉 CTA: https://creativealliance.org/event/movies-in-the-lounge-2/

Just Wright Free Movie Night @ Irving Luckman Park

Free outdoor screening as part of the Rhythm & Reels series — check-in 7 PM, movie at 8 PM. Bring a blanket, popcorn's free while it lasts, food truck on-site.

👉 CTA: https://baltimore.org/event/just-wright-free-movie-night/

The Harbor Craft Exchange @ West Shore Park

Outdoor market of artisans, makers, and food vendors on the waterfront, 10 AM–6 PM, running through Sunday.

👉 CTA: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-harbor-craft-exchange-tickets-1993762547450

GIVE WITH: A CLLCTIVGive Celebration @ Baltimore Museum of Industry

The culmination of CLLCTIVGive's 24-hour giving day — a Black Philanthropy Month celebration of Black joy, cooperative economics, and community, 7 PM to midnight.

👉 CTA: https://baltimore.org/event/give-with-a-cllctivgive-celebration/

Harbor Fest by FGG @ Baltimore Convention Center

Free Pokémon festival: trading plaza, giveaways, an art station, and a Cards for Cans food drive for the Maryland Food Bank. Runs through Sunday.

👉 CTA: https://baltimore.org/event/harbor-fest-by-fgg/

$15 First Friday Fun Night @ Port Discovery

Discounted evening admission to three floors of hands-on exhibits, 5–8 PM, $15.

👉 CTA: https://www.portdiscovery.org/event/15-first-friday-fun-night/2026-08-07/

Sapphic Speed Friending @ Union Craft Brewing

Speed friending for queer women and sapphics in UNION Hall, 7 PM.

👉 CTA: https://www.unioncraftbrewing.com/events/sapphic-speed-friending

Friday Night Music Series @ Peabody Heights Brewery

Live music on the patio, 6–9 PM.

👉 CTA: https://peabodyheightsbrewery.com/event/friday-night-music-series/2026-08-07/

Barry Manilow: The Last Baltimore Concert

CFG Bank Arena · 7 PM · tickets from $52

He's played this city for half a century, and tonight's the last time he's doing it. Whatever you think of "Copacabana," there's something to be said for being in the room the last time a legend says goodbye to your city specifically. Bring your mom. Bring your grandma. Sing every word.

👉 CTA: https://americanarenas.com/events/barry-manilow-baltimore-friday-august-7-2026-700-pm/

That's 30 reasons to leave the house tonight, from a farewell arena show to a free Pokémon festival to a punk brass band in a garden bar. Baltimore doesn't do quiet Fridays.

Tomorrow: Saturday's the big one — we'll tell you what's cooking soon. Until then: yodel it from the rooftops. 🗣️⛰️