The Annapolis Symphony opens its 65th season with two free Pops in the Park concerts Sept. 5–6, featuring Maryland Poet Laureate Lady Brion, youth ensembles and food trucks. Admission and parking are free.

Several Baltimore arts nonprofits, including the group behind Artscape, admitted late state filings — a lapse that can bar them from soliciting donations.

One year in, AVAM’s new director is rolling out a five-year plan to grow the museum’s endowment, reopen an on-site restaurant and deepen neighborhood ties as attendance climbs.

Cirque du Soleil's first holiday production, ’Twas the Night Before…, returns to Baltimore's Hippodrome for a multi‑performance December run. The show mixes acrobatics and reimagined carols.

A new documentary chronicles 50 years of Baltimore’s AFRAM festival as the city collects memories and prepares a pre‑festival screening.

Salisbury says funding shortfalls forced it to pause the Maryland Folk Festival for 2026. City officials are exploring a possible fall 2027 replacement.

After leaving the Kennedy Center, Washington National Opera will stage West Side Story May 8–10 at Lyric Baltimore and May 14–15 at Strathmore. The company retooled sets and orchestra placement to fit the two theaters.

Lupe Fiasco led a free master class at the Walters and is teaching rap as part of Peabody’s new Bachelor of Music in Hip Hop.

The Smithsonian’s restored National Carousel — once at Gwynn Oak — returns to the National Mall on April 24, bearing a civil‑rights history and new conservation work.

Maryland extended the Theatrical Production Tax Credit through June 2032, keeping Baltimore’s Hippodrome a likely launchpad for national tours and boosting downtown business.

Amy Sherald’s American Sublime closed at the BMA on April 5 after drawing roughly 84,000 visitors — the museum’s biggest turnout of the 21st century.

The Baltimore Book Festival returns to Waverly on Sept. 12-13, 2026. The Mayor's Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment will produce the free, two-day event with city funding support.

Artscape returns May 23–24 in downtown Baltimore with The Roots and Stephanie Mills headlining. Scout returns under Devin Allen, and Round 2 applications close March 27.