Thursday, November 5, 2026
Baltimore's Vibes, 7 Days a Week

Big Thursday, Baltimore. The Ravens host the Jaguars under the lights at M&T Bank Stadium, Slaughter To Prevail brings blast beats to Nevermore Hall, Paula Poundstone plays the Senator, and Built to Spill's sold-out Union Craft Brewing show proves people still know a good thing when they hear it. The Charles is dropping three new openings at once (Godzilla, Fatherland, Wild Horse Nine) and the library system is somehow also running a recording studio now. 32 verified events below. Go do something before the Jaguars make you regret staying in.

Slaughter To Prevail w/ Rev3rent @ Nevermore Hall

Russian deathcore juggernauts Slaughter To Prevail bring their 2026 tour through Baltimore, with Rev3rent opening. This one shares a Ticketmaster listing with Baltimore Soundstage too — Nevermore Hall (Power Plant Live) is the room that's actually hosting it. Doors 7:30 PM, show 8:30 PM.

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Built to Spill @ Union Craft Brewing

SOLD OUT — and if you don't have a ticket already, this is your sign that Baltimore still shows up for indie-rock lifers. Built to Spill with support from Quasi, doors 7 PM, inside Union Collective's taproom. Keep an eye out for resales at the door.

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Grayscale: Manual Override @ Baltimore Soundstage

Grayscale brings their album tour to downtown Baltimore with Roderik and Midfield opening. Pop-punk with teeth. Doors 6 PM, show 7 PM.

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Room Corners (Album Release) w/ Geeker, Calico @ Metro Baltimore

Same View Records throws an album release party for Room Corners, with Geeker and Calico opening. $15 at the door, doors 7 PM, show 8 PM — one of the better deals on the list tonight.

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Bungalow Collect w/ Dagm Endalkachew @ The 8x10

Hip hop meets disco meets whatever Bungalow Collect feels like doing that night — it's a dance floor show, not a sit-down one. $18, doors 7 PM, show 8 PM in Federal Hill.

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Pete Kanaras & The Hi-Fliers w/ Derek Matteson @ Cat's Eye Pub

Fells Point's blues dive keeps doing what it does best: real blues, no cover charge drama, a crowd that actually listens. 8 PM.

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Danah Denice (full band) & David Sparrow @ Manor Mill

A live double bill out in Monkton's converted-mill taproom — worth the drive if you want music with your beer and some actual elbow room. 7 PM.

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Cherven Traktor @ St. Matthias & Church of the Messiah

A genuinely unusual Thursday pick: Cherven Traktor plays a Lauraville church sanctuary. If you've never seen a show in a space like this, tonight's the night. 7 PM.

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A Killers Confession @ Fish Head Cantina

Metalcore out in Halethorpe, for the crowd that wants a pit instead of a pour. 7 PM.

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Ottobar (Upstairs): MxMundy + Scum Dungeon

Double-shot upstairs at the Otto: MxMundy headlines at 7 PM with Scoria, shame shame, and Ella Can't Save You, then Scum Dungeon's punk-and-metal DJ night takes over at 10 PM (21+). Come for one, stay for both.

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Paula Poundstone @ The Senator Theatre

One of the sharpest crowd-work comics alive, back in Baltimore for one night. Expect the front three rows to regret sitting there. 7 PM.

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Baltimore Improv Group: Conservatory Night + The Grateful Jam

BIG stacks its stage tonight: Conservatory Teams 1 & 2 at 7 PM, Teams 3 & 4 at 8 PM, then The Grateful Jam at 9 PM — a free improv jam where anyone in the crowd can hop up and play.

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Pete Lee @ Magooby's Joke House

A road dog with real TV credits, in Timonium's reliable comedy room. 18+, 8:30 PM.

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The Port Comedy Club: Lukas McCrary + The Open Mic

Fells Point stacks the night: Lukas McCrary headlines at 8 PM, then the room opens up for anyone brave enough at the free 10 PM open mic.

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College Night (After Hours) @ Baltimore Museum of Art

Free, after-hours, and built for the college crowd — art, music, and the museum to yourselves. 5:30–8:30 PM.

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BAROCOCO @ Baltimore Theatre Project

An original performance piece in Mount Vernon's black-box home for the weird and the experimental. $15–$25, 7:30 PM.

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Globe Posters for the People (Opening Reception) @ MICA

A reception for an exhibit built entirely around Globe Poster's legendary hand-cut show flyers — the literal visual language of Baltimore nightlife for decades. Free, 5–7 PM.

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The Walters Art Museum: four programs, one night

The Walters is stacked tonight and all of it's free: an Exhibition Preview Day for "Luxury & Loss" at 1 PM, Printmaking for Teens: Linocutting at 4 PM, Liris Crosse in Conversation at 5:30 PM, and a Make and Mingle DIY Fashion Show at 6 PM. Pick your lane or do all four.

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andré carrington: "Audiofuturism" @ Red Emma's

A talk on the history of Black radio drama, from the 1950s through the Afrofuturist present, at Baltimore's worker-owned bookstore-café. 7 PM.

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"Maryland's America" Exhibit Opening @ Star-Spangled Banner Flag House

A new exhibit on Maryland's role in the American story opens inside the house where Mary Pickersgill actually sewed the flag. 10 AM.

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Godzilla Minus Zero (Opens) @ The Charles Theatre & The Senator Theatre

The best Godzilla movie in a generation opens today at both of Baltimore's great old single-screen houses. Pick whichever one's closer and go big.

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Twin Peaks: Season Two, Episodes 4–5 (One Night Only) @ The Charles Theatre

A secret-shopper food critic visits Twin Peaks and things get, in the Charles's own words, "really coconuts." Cult revival, one night only. 9 PM.

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Wild Horse Nine (Opens) @ The Charles Theatre

John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell as CIA agents dispatched to Easter Island just before the 1973 Chilean coup. Weird, specific, and opening today.

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Ravens vs. Jaguars (Thursday Night Football) @ M&T Bank Stadium

The Ravens host Jacksonville under the lights — see Our Bonus Pick below for the full writeup. Kickoff 8:15 PM.

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UMBC Women's Basketball vs. Mount St. Mary's @ Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena

Early-season Retrievers hoops downtown. 6 PM.

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Towson Women's Basketball vs. Frostburg State @ SECU Arena

Towson's home opener-adjacent tilt against Frostburg State — sources disagree on tip time, so check the event page before you head up York Road.

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UMBC Women's Soccer: America East Quarterfinals @ Retriever Soccer Park

Postseason soccer on campus — win and the Retrievers keep playing.

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Beignets and Big Feelings with Leslie Gray Streeter @ Rosedale Branch Library

The Baltimore Sun/Palm Beach Post columnist and author talks grief, humor, and beignets (yes, actual beignets) at your neighborhood library. Free, 6:30 PM.

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Ravens vs. Jaguars Watch Party @ Guilford Hall Brewery

Big screens, local beer, Charles Village neighbors yelling at the TV together. Kickoff coverage starts around 8:10 PM.

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G.O.A.T. Watch Party: Ravens vs. Jaguars @ Union Craft Brewing

Union Collective's taproom turns into a living room for the game — pair it with the sold-out Built to Spill show next door if you can swing both. Starts around 9:15 PM.

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Small Batch Eggnog Release @ Old Line Spirits

Yes, eggnog, yes, in November, yes, it's a small-batch release at a local distillery and yes you should go taste it before it's gone. 1 PM.

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The Baltimore Card Show @ Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena

Sports cards, collectibles, and dealers from all over under one roof downtown. 9 AM.

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8:15 PM · M&T Bank Stadium

The whole city's attention goes one place tonight: Ravens vs. Jaguars, Thursday Night Football, at home. Jacksonville's the kind of opponent that should be a formality, which is exactly the kind of game that turns into a nail-biter — and either way, there's no better excuse to be loud in a stadium on a Thursday. If you're not at M&T Bank, you're at a watch party (we found you two good ones tonight), and if you're not there either, you're at least checking your phone every two minutes. Baltimore doesn't have a choice tonight. Neither do you.

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That's your Thursday, Baltimore — 32 verified picks, from deathcore to disco to a library event with actual beignets. Tomorrow's Friday, which means the city turns it up another notch: more music, more comedy, more reasons to leave the house. We'll see you then.

Until then: yodel it from the rooftops. 🗣️⛰️