Ongoing monthly series showcasing films with gay themes at the Charles Theater, 1711 North Charles St.
Baltimore Leather Brotherhood promotes the leather lifestyle and gives financial support to the community- meetings each first Monday at Club Hippo (1 W Eager St)
May annual first weekend event, top-notch film & video work from all over the world; screens approximately 50 feature films & 75 short films of all varieties -- narrative, documentary, animation, experimental, & hybrid.
Mid-June, 2013. Program of Gay Lesbian Community Center of Baltimore, one weekend before NYC festivities: Saturday parade and block party on Charles Strreet by Club Hippo & Grand Central; Sunday festival. See website for details.
Early September, 2013, annual event. Hampden Village Merchants Association neighborhood arts festival, on/around W 36th St. 3 stages of music & art performances, emerging artist exhibit, film festival, 4 blocks of arts/crafts vendors, food, antiques, and more from local merchants and artists.
Baltimore Museum of Art (10 Art Museum Drive)Maryland’s largest art museum with ancient mosaics, American and African contemporary art, European, Native American and Pacific Island art, ever-changing exhibitions, sculpture gardens with summer jazz concerts, and museum shop and restaurant. No admission fee.
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (1212 Cathedral Street)Among the most important orchestras in the world, performing over 100 concerts a year, including classical, pops, holiday, family, special events and summer programs.
Distinctive neighborhood behind the Museum of Art, between the Baltimore Zoo, and Johns Hopkins University, with events such as HampdenFest, Hampden Halloween, HonFest, and a Christmas Parade; quirky little shops and a variety of restaurants. See the website of the Merchants Association for details.
Major 18th century port, now the main tourist attraction of Baltimore with Harborplace & Gallery shopping, dining and year-round entertainment, from concerts, street performers and special events to visiting ships and holiday fireworks.
The Power Plant is a complex a block away, of bars, clubs, and restaurants, with free live music entertainment weekly on the Plaza stage from May through October, featuring popular regional acts and national recording artists.
Also here is the National Aquarium, home to around 16,000 specimens and over 660 animal species, and the Maryland Science Center with Davis Planetarium, IMAX Theater and Ramsey Observatory.
The Water Taxi has connections from here to 35 attractions including Fort McHenry, and neighborhoods such as Fells Point, with many restaurants and stores.
A baseball-only facility in downtown Baltimore, the official home of the Orioles since 1992. The former railroad center is 12 minutes west on foot from Inner Harbor, just 2 blocks from the birthplace of George Herman "Babe" Ruth.
