This Labor Day weekend in Baltimore, the only thing you should be working on is having a good time. From a Kacey Musgraves concert to the free Charm City Live festival, there are plenty of ways to be entertained.
Check it all out in our weekend events roundup:
Summer in the Squares: Maryland Opera, Thursday, Sept. 3, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Place. Enjoy being serenaded by members of Maryland Opera. Bring a blanket or chair, get comfortable, and listen to opera and Broadway favorites performed live.
Caligula Blushed – Tribute to The Smiths and Morrissey, Friday, Sept. 4, 8 p.m., Ottobar. Making a stop on the “Queen is Still Dead Tour,” Caligula Blushed promises a visceral live Smiths & Morrissey experience.
Interactive Movie Night: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Friday, Sept. 4, 8 p.m., The Theater at Creative Alliance. Experience this 80s classic like never before, with behind-the-scenes insights, trivia, and interactive elements throughout the screening.
Charm City Live, Saturday, Sept. 5, 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. War Memorial Plaza. This free festival brings thousands of residents and visitors together for live music, food, family activities, and more. Read more in this Baltimore Fishbowl article.
Micro Wrestling, Saturday, Sept. 5, 8 to 10 p.m., Guilford Hall Brewery. Micro Wrestlers will body slam, bear hug, and headlock each other during single matches, a micro brawl, and a micro rumble. All members of this professional wrestling event are under five feet tall.
Wine in the Wilderness, Saturday, Sept. 5, 5:30 to 9 p.m., Maryland Zoo. Enjoy unlimited wine samples and up to 3 full glasses, listen to live music, explore zoo habitats, and hear from animal keepers about some of the critters who call the zoo home.
Kacey Musgraves, Saturday, Sept. 5, doors open at 6:30 p.m., event starts at 7:30 p.m., CFG Bank Arena. Singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves is an eight-time Grammy Award-winning artist, including for her 2019 album “Golden Hour,” which not only won Best Country Album but also Album of the Year overall. Her latest album and tour might be called “Middle of Nowhere,” but she’s about to be very much somewhere when she visits Baltimore to perform at CFG Bank Arena.
Wild Water Splash Days, Saturday, Sept. 5, through Monday, Sept. 7, Maryland Zoo. Celebrate Labor Day weekend by splashing around in water. There will be a 42-foot inflatable obstacle course; a bounce house; outdoor games, fitness and activity stations; crafts; animal locomotion stations; educational animla activities; and merchandise and food vendors.
Bryson Tiller, Sunday, Sept. 6, doors open at 6 p.m., event starts at 7:30 p.m., CFG Bank Arena. After releasing music on SoundCloud and gaining the attention of artists like Timbaland and Drake, R&B singer and rapper signed to RCA Records and released his debut studio album, “Trapsoul,” in 2015. Over decade later, he’s bringing this full circle with “The NeoTrapsoul Tour.” He will be joined by special guests Majid Jordan, Ty Dolla $ign and Austin Millz.
Columbia Maryland Film Festival, Monday, Sept. 7 through Sunday, Sept. 13, Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center at Howard Community College. Returning for its eighth season, this year’s film festival will feature more than 55 local, international, and U.S. films. Read more in this Baltimore Fishbowl article.
