Charm City Yodeller
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Baltimore’s Vibes, 7 Days a Week
Happy Halloween, Baltimore. We are not exaggerating when we say this is the single biggest night of events we've ever put in front of you — the harvest coughed up over 200 options for tonight alone, and even after we threw out the civic meetings, the duplicate bar crawls, and the stuff that couldn't check its own date, we're still handing you 37 verified events plus a Bonus Pick. Billy Strings closes out his two-night Halloween run at CFG Bank Arena. The Sun Ra Arkestra is doing a Halloween Spectacular at Keystone Korner. The zoo's ZooBOO wraps up today. Dyke Nite is taking over the Ottobar. Somewhere in Federal Hill there's a 16-year-old bar crawl in full costume. Go put on something ridiculous and don't come home early.
🎵 Music & Nightlife
Leftover Salmon & Fireside Collective (BMFS Halloween After Party) @ Baltimore Soundstage
The jamgrass double-header of the year: Leftover Salmon and Fireside Collective both play a Halloween after-party at Baltimore Soundstage, doors at 10 PM. (Several listings tried to route this to Nevermore Hall next door — Ticketmaster has both acts at Soundstage, so that's where we're sending you.)
👉 CTA: https://www.ticketmaster.com/leftover-salmon-baltimore-maryland-10-31-2026/event/150064D6C6888AD3
The Sun Ra Arkestra: Halloween Spectacular @ Keystone Korner
Baltimore's premier jazz room goes full séance for Halloween — the legendary, still-touring Sun Ra Arkestra brings their spaced-out big band sound for two shows, 6 PM and 9 PM, $55–65. This is the kind of night Keystone Korner exists for.
Flamingosis w/ Tiara Tastemaker & James Nasty @ The 8x10
Funky, sample-heavy production from Flamingosis with direct support from Tiara Tastemaker and James Nasty. Doors at 7 PM, $20.
Monster Madness: Dyke Nite Baltimore x Demon King Productions @ Ottobar
Dyke Nite's annual Halloween takeover of the Ottobar — costumes mandatory in spirit if not in rule. 10 PM, $20 advance / $25 at the door, 21+.
XXXtra Late Halloween @ Ottobar (Upstairs)
The Ottobar's upstairs room runs its own Halloween late-night, 8 PM, 21+. Two floors, two parties, one building.
All-Day Halloween Sessions @ Cat's Eye Pub
Fells Point's no-cover living room keeps music going from noon to close: Coastal Plain & Co.'s jamgrass at noon, Rachel May & Friends' soul-folk at 4 PM, and Coyote Rodeo's experimental bluegrass closing it out at 9:30 PM.
Halloween Party @ Creative Alliance
Highlandtown's arts hub throws its annual costume dance party, 8 PM, $15–18.
Sweet Spot Gay Halloween @ Metro Baltimore
Metro Baltimore's gay Halloween blowout, 10 PM, around $19 — one listing had it marked sold out, so move fast.
👉 CTA: https://ra.co/events/2554863
CURSED: A Coven Couture Halloween @ The Club Car
A coven-couture costume dance party at this Federal Hill spot, 9 PM, $5.
Bmore Horror Presents: Halloween Costume & Dance Party @ Peabody Heights Brewery
Free costume party at the brewery, 6 PM — all ages until it isn't.
DOLLAWEEN II @ Club 1722 Afterhours
DJ Dolla, JaySwann, and ILUSM take the afterhours slot, 10 PM.
👉 CTA: https://ra.co/events/2568005
🎤 Comedy
Reggie & Owl Legz / BIG Time with Kalen Allen @ Baltimore Improv Group
Two shows, one night: house teams Reggie & Owl Legz at 7 PM, then a guest-fronted BIG Time sketch show inspired by Kalen Allen at 8 PM.
👉 CTA: https://www.bigimprov.org/event-details-registration/big-time-with-kalen-allen-2026-10-31-20-00
Musical Magic + Costume Comedy: Halloween Improv @ Highwire Improv
Highwire runs a Halloween double bill — Musical Magic improv at 6 PM, then costumed improv at 7 PM. No AI, no script, just whatever the crowd throws at them.
Jonathan Kite @ Magooby's Joke House
The "2 Broke Girls" actor-turned-standup plays Timonium's comedy room, 7 PM and 9:30 PM.
Paris Sashay @ The Port Comedy Club
Standup from Paris Sashay, 6:30 PM, $20, 21+.
🎨 Arts & Culture
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: Dress-Up Night @ Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
CSC's gothic stage adaptation of Shelley's classic gets the Halloween treatment — costumes encouraged, 2 PM and 8 PM shows.
The Orb of Pondering: A BROS Tabletopera @ Zion Church
Baltimore Rock Opera Society's gloriously weird interactive "tabletopera" format, 7 PM, $25. Nobody does theater like BROS, and nobody else is even trying.
BAROCOCO @ Baltimore Theatre Project
Happenstance Theater's physical comedy set in the late Baroque period — 2 PM and 7:30 PM, $15–25.
Historic Green Mount Cemetery Tour @ Green Mount Cemetery
Baltimore Heritage leads a walking tour through one of the city's oldest and most storied cemeteries, 9:30 AM. About as on-theme as Halloween gets.
Conservation Window @ The Walters Art Museum
Watch museum conservators work on real objects from the collection in real time, free, 12:30 PM.
🎬 Screen Time
Halloween (1978) + Friday the 13th (1980) @ Bengies Drive-In
A proper slasher double feature under the stars: "Halloween" at 6:15 PM, "Friday the 13th" at 8 PM.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Live Shadow Cast) @ M&T Bank Exchange
The cult classic with a live shadow cast, 8 PM, $36.
After Life (Opening Day) @ The Charles Theatre
New release opens today at the Charles — a fittingly quiet, strange way to spend part of your Halloween.
You Can See Everything @ The Senator Theatre
Rated R, playing at noon, $9–14.
⚾ Sports & Outdoors
Towson Football vs. Hampton @ Minnegan Field at Johnny Unitas Stadium
Towson Tigers football hosts Hampton, 1 PM kickoff.
Loyola Women's Soccer vs. Army West Point @ Ridley Athletic Complex
Patriot League soccer, Loyola hosts Army West Point, 1 PM.
Halloween Trail Trek @ Cromwell Valley Park
All-ages costumed trail walk looking for tricks along the paths, 10 AM–3 PM.
BOOtiful Bats @ Cylburn Arboretum
A drop-in nature program on bats, 11 AM.
Leakin Park parkrun
Free, timed, weekly 5K walk/jog/run at Winans Meadow — all paces welcome, 9 AM.
🦀 Community, Food & Family
Trick or Treat with Fell's Point Main Street
The whole Fells Point business district hands out candy, 1–4 PM, free.
ZooBOO! (Final Day) @ The Maryland Zoo
Last day of the zoo's Halloween programming, free with admission, 10 AM–4 PM.
Hampden HalloweenFest (Trick-or-Treating) @ The Avenue
The Avenue in Hampden turns into one long trick-or-treat line, free, 5 PM.
Druid Hill Fall Festival @ Druid Hill Park
Family fall festival in the park, $3–6, 1 PM.
HallowQueen Drag Brunch @ Guilford Hall Brewery
Halloween-themed drag brunch, noon–3 PM.
The Boo Bee: 8th Annual Halloween Spelling Bee, Trivia & Costume Competition + Karaoke @ Old Major
Exactly what it sounds like, and exactly as much fun as it sounds. Free, 8 PM.
Billyween Makers Family Shakedown @ Lord Baltimore Hotel
A family-friendly Halloween makers market in the historic hotel's lobby, 11 AM–5 PM.
Annual Irish Wake @ Irish American Museum
A tongue-in-cheek "wake" tradition at the museum, $15, 11:30 AM.
⭐ Our Bonus Pick
Billy Strings: Halloween Run, Night Two @ CFG Bank Arena
7:30 PM · CFG Bank Arena · tickets via Ticketmaster
Billy Strings closes out his two-night Halloween run in Baltimore tonight, and if you only do one big thing this Halloween, make it this. The guy is the best flatpicker of his generation playing an arena like it's a living room, and a Halloween-run show from Billy Strings means costumes in the crowd, surprise covers, and a setlist that won't look anything like last night's. CFG Bank Arena holds a lot of people and tonight it's going to feel like all of them are losing their minds at once.
That's a Wrap!
That's 37 verified events plus a Bonus Pick — the biggest sheet we've ever handed you, and we still cut more than we kept. Trick-or-treat safely, costume hard, and if you're not sure where to start: Ottobar has two floors of Halloween, Keystone Korner has a jazz séance, and Billy Strings has an arena waiting. Tomorrow we come back down to earth for a Sunday that's actually about brunch. Until then: yodel it from the rooftops. 🗣️⛰️
