Charm City Yodeller
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Baltimore's Vibes, 7 Days a Week
Sunday means one thing first: Ravens vs. Titans at M&T Bank Stadium, 1 PM, and half the city is either in the stands or camped at a brewery with a basket of nachos. Stay out past the final whistle, though, because G-Eazy and Logic close out summer at Merriweather, Jeru the Damaja marks 30 years of Wrath of the Math at Soundstage, and Studio Ghibli heads get an entire candlelit night devoted to Joe Hisaishi downtown. Add a jazz legend at Keystone Korner, a drag clothing swap, a BMA photography blowout, and a 1700s walking tour through Baltimore Town, and that's 33 reasons to get off the couch. Let's get into it.
🎵 Music & Nightlife
OAK Trio (Baltimore Debut) presented by Shriver Hall Concert Series @ Baltimore Museum of Art
Three young chamber musicians making their Baltimore debut with Haydn, Gabriela Lena Frank, Paul Schoenfield, and Dvořák — the kind of discovery-concert Shriver Hall does better than almost anyone. Free, with a suggested $10 donation, 3 PM at the BMA.
👉 CTA: https://baltimore.org/event/oak-trio-baltimore-debut-presented-by-shriver-hall-concert-series/
Jeru The Damaja – Wrath Of The Math 30th Anniversary w/ Jay Royale, Eze Jackson, DJ Excel @ Baltimore Soundstage
Thirty years since one of the sharpest boom-bap records ever made, and Jeru is bringing the whole thing back to life with a Baltimore-stacked undercard. Doors 7 PM, show 8 PM, tickets around $33.
👉 CTA: https://www.baltimoresoundstage.com/events/jeru-the-damaja-wrath-of-the-math-30th-anniversary/
Ben K's Funk Squad @ Cat's Eye Pub
Fells Point's oldest dive does what it does best on a Sunday night: a horn-heavy funk band, a packed bar, zero pretension. 9 PM to close.
Willie Jones III Quartet featuring Eric Reed @ Keystone Korner
A drummer who's played with everybody and a pianist with his own towering catalog, together for one set in the city's best jazz room. 5 PM, $35–45.
Tom Jones: Come Gather Round Tour @ The HALL at Live! Casino & Hotel
The man who gave us "It's Not Unusual" and "Delilah" is still out here delivering it with full orchestral force at 85. 7 PM, see event page for pricing.
Logic & G-Eazy: The Endless Summer Part II feat. Juicy J @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Two of the biggest names to come out of the 2010s rap-adjacent boom, co-headlining under the pavilion with Juicy J along for the ride. Gates 5:30 PM, show 7 PM.
BSO: Heyward Conducts Stravinsky & Prokofiev @ Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Jonathon Heyward leads Stravinsky's Firebird Suite and Jonathan Leshnoff's Rush, with 2021 Chopin Competition winner Bruce Liu tearing into Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3. 3 PM Sunday matinee.
Candlelight: The Best of Joe Hisaishi @ Maryland Center for History and Culture
An entire room lit by candles, a string ensemble working through Hisaishi's scores for Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and more. 6 PM — more on this one below.
Bach in Baltimore Season Opener @ Roland Park Presbyterian Church
The city's Bach specialists kick off their season with an afternoon of Baroque masterworks in a sanctuary built for exactly this kind of sound. 4 PM, $33, kids under 18 free.
Baltimore Honky Tonk on the Peninsula ft. Melissa Wright & The Moth Men + Caleb Stine @ Port Covington Marina
Outlaw country on the water, a covered tent in case the weather turns, and a free dance lesson at 4:30 before the real thing starts. 4–8 PM, $15–25 sliding scale.
Brandon Woody's Upendo @ Second Presbyterian Church
Baltimore's own rising trumpet star brings his band home for a free hometown set in a gorgeous sanctuary acoustic. 3:30 PM, free.
🎤 Comedy
Variety Show w/ MELK Improv, A++ Comedy, Duality, Sam Grossman + MORE @ Harwood Side Lot
A grab-bag variety bill — improv, stand-up, music, whatever else they've booked — outdoors in the Harwood neighborhood for ten bucks. 1:30 PM, $10.
Sunday Merries: Start the Week on a Lighter Note @ Highwire Improv
Free improv to ease into your Monday dread a day early. 2 PM, free.
👉 CTA: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunday-merries-start-the-week-on-a-lighter-note-tickets-1996375585116
PINK SOUL Breast Cancer Benefit Concert @ Magooby's Joke House
A music-and-comedy benefit show at the city's top club, with proceeds going toward breast cancer support. 5 PM.
Michael Longfellow @ The Port Comedy Club
The SNL-adjacent stand-up who's been everywhere the last two years, in a room small enough that every joke lands. Doors 7:30 PM, show 8 PM, $32.75–43.14 — tickets are moving fast.
🎨 Arts & Culture
Choral Evensong & Organ Recital @ Emmanuel Episcopal Church
A quiet, candlelit hour of choral and organ music downtown — the kind of free Sunday tradition that makes you feel like you live somewhere with soul. 3:30–5 PM, free.
Music at Evergreen: Anthony Trionfo & Albert Cano Smit @ Evergreen Museum & Library
Flute and piano in a Gilded Age mansion built by railroad money — this chamber series never misses. 2–4 PM, $10–20.
Art To Dine For: Wildside & Abbondanza @ Creative Alliance
Creative Alliance's signature progressive dinner returns with two themed evenings to choose from — a native-garden feast in Monkton or an Italian-leaning spread in Patterson Park, both benefiting the Alliance. 4 PM, $85.
Ed Berlin with D. Watkins — "Baltimore Scrapbook" @ The Ivy Bookshop
The Ivy's former owner launches his photo-and-artifact collection from late-industrial Baltimore, with D. Watkins joining to talk the city they both know cold. 4–5:30 PM, free.
Remembering St. Francis 800 Years Later @ The Walters Art Museum
A curator's deep-dive into the St. Francis Missal's 800th anniversary, straight from the rare books vault. 3–4 PM, free.
Sunday Series at Meander Art Bar — Painting
A weekly drop-in paint session led by a local artist, wine optional but recommended. 2 PM.
🎬 Screen Time
Double Feature: Forgotten Island & Avengers Endgame: Encore @ Bengies Drive-In
America's oldest drive-in pairs a new indie with an old Marvel favorite under the stars. 7:15 PM.
New/Next Film Festival Closing Night: "The Projectionist" + DJ Mills Afterparty @ The Charles Theatre
The festival wraps its run with its closing night film at 8:30 PM, then a DJ set to send everyone off right. See the schedule page for the closing party's exact time and door price.
Coyote Vs. Acme @ The Senator Theatre
The Looney Tunes legal comedy Warner Bros. shelved and then quietly let see daylight anyway — playing all day Sunday at the city's grandest movie palace. Check the site for exact times.
⚾ Sports & Outdoors
Baltimore Ravens vs. Tennessee Titans @ M&T Bank Stadium
Home game, 1 PM kickoff. You know what to do.
Ravens vs. Titans Watch Party @ Guilford Hall Brewery
If you don't have a ticket to the Bank, Guilford Hall's got the game on and beer on tap. 1 PM.
G.O.A.T Watch Party @ Union Craft Brewing
Big screen, full sound at kickoff, free keg nachos, and $6 pints of the G.O.A.T IPA for the duration. 1–4 PM.
🦀 Community, Food & Family
Community Day: Flashback @ Baltimore Museum of Art
The BMA throws open its doors — free, all ages — to celebrate the opening of "Flashback: Two Centuries of Baltimore Photography," 200+ images spanning nearly two centuries of the city seeing itself. 1–5 PM, free.
Historic Baltimore Town: A Walking Tour
Baltimore Heritage leads a morning walk through the city's original 1700s footprint, starting at 501 E. Pratt St. 9:30–10:30 AM, $10–15.
Meowtoberfest Adoption Event with BARCS @ Manor Hill Brewing
Adoptable cats and dogs, kids' crafts, live music, and a farm taproom — bring the whole family, maybe leave with a new member of it. 12–4 PM, free.
Profs & Pints Baltimore: A Guide to Witches @ Guilford Hall Brewery
A folklore scholar walks you through witches in history, legend, and fairy tale, beer in hand. Doors 4:30 PM, talk at 5:30, $13.50 advance / $17 at the door ($15 students).
Beers & Fears Halloween Market @ Peabody Heights Brewery
A Halloween-season maker's market at the brewery, from the Bmore Horror crew. 4–8 PM.
Queer Clothing Swap with Bmore Dyke Drag @ Red Emma's
Free, all-ages clothing swap benefiting the Queer and Trans Coalition of Virginia's mutual aid fund. 12:30 PM, free.
⭐ Our Bonus Pick
Candlelight: The Best of Joe Hisaishi @ Maryland Center for History and Culture
6 PM · tickets via baltimore.org
If you've ever cried at a Studio Ghibli movie — and you have — this is the night to go feel that again on purpose. A string ensemble plays Hisaishi's scores for Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, and more, in a room lit entirely by candlelight. It's the kind of concert that sells out its city on the strength of word of mouth alone, and it is not coming back around next week. Go.
That's a Wrap!
Thirty-three verified reasons to leave the house today, and that's before you've even opened the fridge. Tomorrow we ease into the week — Monday means low-key, Metal Monday, and the first slow exhale of a new seven days. See you then.
Until then: yodel it from the rooftops. 🗣️⛰️
