Performance and Film
Baltimore offers diverse venues for performance, music, and film, ranging from historic theaters like the Hippodrome for big shows, to arts hubs like Creative Alliance (theater, classes, events), music spots like Baltimore Soundstage (various genres), and indie film havens like the Charles Theater, reflecting a scene rich in cultural expression, live entertainment, and cinematic appreciation.
Afro House
Nomadic Performances
Committed to the development of a music culture that is disruptive, exuberant, innovative, emergent, and transformative, Afro House seeks a total integration of the performing and fine arts.
Arena Players
801 McCulloh St, Baltimore, MD 21201
Arena Players Incorporated is the oldest continually performing and historically African-American community theatre in the United States located in Baltimore, Maryland.
Baltimore Improv Group
1727 N. Charles St. Baltimore, MD
The Baltimore Improv Group (BIG) creates inclusive, joyful spaces where people use improvisation to build confidence, connection, and creative courage.
Baltimore Rock Opera Society
3304 Greenmount Ave, BALTIMORE, MD 21218
The Baltimore Rock Opera Society is a passionate community of artists who create unforgettable experiences through live original rock theater.
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
1212 Cathedral St, Baltimore, MD 21201
For over a century, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has been recognized as one of America’s leading orchestras and one of Maryland’s most significant cultural institutions.
Beyond Video
2545 N Howard St, Baltimore, MD 21218
Beyond Video is a volunteer-run home-video library based in Baltimore. We are located at 2545 N. Howard Street. Our current public hours are every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 3-9pm. So far we’ve built a library of 40,000+ movies and counting, one donation at a time!
Black Cherry Puppet Theatre
1115 Hollins St, Baltimore, MD 21223
Since 1980, Baltimore’s Black Cherry Puppet Theater, a non-profit association of artists and performers, has presented thousands of performances and workshops for adults and children throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Our theater is housed in Southwest Baltimore right next to the historic Hollins Market!
Baltimore Center Stage
700 N Calvert St, Baltimore, MD 21202
As the State Theater of Maryland, we create world-class performances and teach the art of storytelling to inspire joy and connection in our community.
Baltimore Theatre Project
45 W Preston St, Baltimore, MD 21201
Through the presentation of innovative contemporary works in performing and visual arts, Theatre Project connects Baltimore with a diverse community of emerging and established artists.
Charm City Kitty Club
31st Street, 21218
The Charm City Kitty Club (CCKC) is a community collective of entertainers, organizers, and passionate volunteers aiming to foster, showcase and celebrate creative expression among lesbians, dykes, queers, asexuals, trans individuals, and other gender and sexual minorities and radicals.
The Charles Theatre
1711 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201
The Charles Theatre, often referred to as simply The Charles, or, even more simply, The Chuck, is the oldest movie theatre in Baltimore. The theatre is a Beaux-Arts building designed as a streetcar barn in 1892 by Jackson C. Gott, located in what is now the Station North arts and entertainment district.
CFG Bank Arena
201 W Baltimore St, Baltimore, MD 21201
When A-list performers come to Baltimore, they’re likely to play the CFG Bank Arena. The 14,000-seat venue is the epicenter of live entertainment in the city, hosting hundreds of concerts every year. Artists who have performed at the arena include Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Carrie Underwood, Garth Brooks, Mary J. Blige and Twenty One Pilots.
Creative Alliance at the Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224
This flexible black box theater, our largest space, can be arranged to seat up to 200 guests depending on the event. Seating arrangements are highly customizable and the room can be set up to suit your needs for a special event, conference, performance, or film.
Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Culture Center
847 N Howard St, Baltimore, MD 21201
The Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center brings artists and audiences from diverse backgrounds together. We support, develop, promote and advocate for cultural and educational programming in the visual and performing arts.
Everyman Theatre
315 W Fayette St, Baltimore, MD 21201
Everyman Theatre provides transformative experiences through professional theatre that are welcoming, relevant, and affordable to everyone, featuring a Resident Company of Artists.
Fluid Movement
Baltimore Area Swimming Pools
Fluid Movement is a group of volunteers that create joyous performance art in Baltimore City. We are best known for our synchronized swimming shows (that we lovingly refer to as water ballets) that take place in Baltimore City pools, but you can also find us throughout the city dancing, rollerskating, marching in parades, and doing anything else involving movement that we can get our glittery hands on.
Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center
12 N Eutaw St, Baltimore, MD 21201
The Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, officially the Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, is a beautifully restored historic venue (opened 1914) in the Bromo Tower Arts & Entertainment District, known for hosting major Broadway tours, concerts, and comedy shows, revitalizing downtown Baltimore with world-class entertainment.
Le Mondo
406 N Howard St, Baltimore, MD 21201
Le Mondo is an artist-owned performance venue and bar with artist studios and event rental space. Whether you’re an artist or art-lover, we offer diverse theater, music, dance, and film programming and affordable, flexible space to make, present, and experience new performance works in downtown Baltimore.
The Lyric
140 W Mt Royal Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201
The Lyric is a non-profit performing arts center and live entertainment venue in Baltimore. We present a variety of music, dance, comedy, youth centric and educational programming of the highest quality to diverse audiences in the greater Baltimore and Maryland region.
Metro Baltimore
1700 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201
Previously known as the Metro Gallery, this multipurpose bar & gallery hosts live music sets as well as shows by emerging visual artists.
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
1212 Cathedral St, Baltimore, MD 21201
The Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, often called “The Meyerhoff,” is a premier Baltimore concert venue, home to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) since 1982, known for its excellent acoustics, oval design, and hosting diverse events from classical to rock, named after philanthropist Joseph Meyerhoff.
Opera Baltimore
11 West Mount Vernon Place, Suite 307, Baltimore, MD 21201
Opera Baltimore is a bold, voice-driven opera company rooted in the heart of Baltimore, MD. We present thrilling productions, from full-scale stagings with orchestra to intimate concert operas at the The Engineers Club in the historic Garrett-Jacobs Mansion.
Ottobar
2549 N. Howard St. Baltimore, MD 21218
Opened in 1997, we’ve hosted tens of thousands of bands, plus comedians, rappers, drag shows, film screenings, art openings and salutes to satan. Open mic nights, flea markets, 80’s proms, fundraisers, wet towel fights and book burnings for peace. Karaoke, drunk talk shows, haunted houses, spelling bees and knife throwing contests, Burlesque troupes, plays, improvs, self-defense training, crab feasts and pet weddings. Baltimore’s longest running music venue.
Pier Six Pavilion
731 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202
Seeing a show at Pier Six Pavilion is a summertime tradition for locals. When the heat rises, music lovers hit the Inner Harbor for a show at this venue where every seat in the house is a good seat—even on the lawn.
The SNF Parkway
5 W North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Parkway, or simply the Parkway, is a movie theater located at 5 West North Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland. The Parkway is open as of May 3, 2017, and is the new permanent home of MdFF.
The Red Room
425 E. 31st Street Baltimore, MD 21218
The Red Room is a volunteer-run space in Baltimore dedicated to mind-expanding experimental culture, headquartered at Normals Books and Records.
The Senator Theater
5904 York Rd, Baltimore, MD 21212
The Senator Theatre is a historic Art Deco movie theater on York Road in the Govans section of Baltimore, Maryland. It is the oldest operating movie theater in central Maryland and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a designated Baltimore City Landmark.
Shriver Hall Concert Series
3400 N. Charles St, Shriver Hall, Ste 14 Baltimore, MD 21218
For six decades, Shriver Hall Concert Series has created unforgettable musical experiences in the intimacy of Shriver Hall. Our 2025-26 season builds on this legacy with a vibrant lineup of programs featuring enduring masterworks and fresh perspectives, from Bach to Beethoven to Billy Childs.
Stoop Storytelling
Nomadic Performance Series
The Stoop Storytelling Series is a Baltimore-based organization that empowers individuals and builds community through the sharing of personal stories. Stoop live shows and podcast feature everyday people telling the extraordinary true tales of their lives, and our storytelling workshops offer skills and support for everyone to share their tales.
WTMD First Thursdays Concerts
Canton Waterfront Park 3001 Boston Street Baltimore, MD 21224
WTMD’s First Thursday Concerts are Baltimore’s biggest free summer music festival series, held at Canton Waterfront Park, featuring live bands, local food, artisans, and community vibes from June to September, showcasing a mix of regional and national indie, soul, funk, and rock artists for a fun, free outdoor experience.
WombWork Productions
847 N Howard St, Baltimore, MD 21201
Three dynamic visionary artists; Mama Kay Lawal-Muhammad, Mama Nata’aska Hasan Humminbird, and Mama Rashida Forman-Bey merged to form the directorial team of WombWork Productions, Inc. located in Baltimore, Maryland. The theatre company started out as a summer program that offered professional training in theatre, dance, drumming, vocals, and stage management. Programming was designed to assist participants in transforming fears, anger, confusion, ignorance, and self-discrimination into positive performances on stage.
The Voxel
9 W 25th St, Baltimore, MD 21218
The Voxel is a theater, incubator, and resource for performing artists in Baltimore and across the country, as well as the teaching center and research laboratory of Figure 53 — a small but mighty Baltimore company whose software runs live performances in over 100 countries around the world.