Free Fall Baltimore, an annual celebration of the arts, will return Oct. 1 and run through the month with free events at galleries, venues and performance spaces across Baltimore City.
“Artistry and creativity are fundamental to what makes Charm City so special,” Mayor Brandon Scott said in a statement. “Baltimoreans create some of the finest art in the world, yet many aren’t exposed to it. Free Fall Baltimore opens the doors of art and culture to everyone. It affords people from Baltimore and beyond the opportunity to experience first-hand the world class creative community here in our city.”
The Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts (BOPA) funded more than 50 artists and arts organizations to put on virtual and in-person events throughout October, which will all be free and open to the public.
Each Thursday, starting Sept. 30, BOPA will send out a weekly roundup of the next week’s events.
People can also visit Free Fall Baltimore’s website for a full calendar of of October’s events.
Jocquelyn Downs, director of the Baltimore City Arts Council, said this year’s events will have something for everyone to enjoy.
“I’m so excited about the Free Fall lineup this year,” Downs said in a statement. “There’s a little bit of something for everybody to experience almost every day of the month. I’m also excited that this year, both individual artists and organizations were able to apply for this amazing opportunity. This fall is going to be awesome.”
The list of artists and organizations participating in this year’s Free Fall Baltimore includes:
- Alanah Davis
- An die Musik Live!
- Anima Brass
- Bach in Baltimore (d/b/a); Bach Concert Series, Inc.
- Ballet After Dark fiscally sponsored by Bmore Empowered
- Baltimore Children’s Choir
- Baltimore Filmmaker’s Collective
- Baltimore Jazz Alliance, Inc.
- Baltimore Job Hunters Support Group (BJHSG), a Program of LifeCareerPivoteers Inc
- Baltimore Lieder Weekend
- Baltimore Philharmonia Orchestra
- Baltimore Playwrights Festival
- Baltimore Rock Opera Society
- Baltimore Theatre Project, Inc.
- Black Cherry Puppet Theater
- Bryan Robinson/The Black Genius Art Show
- Caprece Ann Jackson-Garrett
- Catherine’s Family and Youth Services Inc.
- Center for Neighborhood Innovation
- Cheryl Terese Goodman
- Cierra Little
- CityLit Project
- Contemporary Arts Inc.
- Cousin Tito
- Current Space
- Dance & Bmore
- Druid Heights Community Development Corporation
- Ed Hrybyk
- Eric Hicks
- Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center
- Evan Hall of (The Trilla G)
- Fleesie Hubbard
- Fluid Movement
- Friends of Wyman Park Dell
- Full Circle Dance Company
- Hot Rock Collective
- Hot Sauce Artist Collective
- Keswick Community Health
- Local Color: A Baltimore Podcast
- Make Studio
- Michele Bowman
- Muse 360 Arts
- Music at St. David’s
- National Aquarium
- New Broadway East Community Association
- Phil Ravita Jazz Group
- QuintEssential Winds/Misto di Voci
- Rapid Lemon Productions
- Raymond Banks ‘A Way With Words’ Foundation
- Sankofa Children’s Museum of African Cultures
- Scout Roll
- SOGAA Inc.
- Station North Arts
- The Enoch Pratt Free Library
- The Strand Theater
- The Walters Art Museum
- Violesia Tull
- Young Adult Community Organizers of Baltimore (YACOs)
Free Fall Baltimore 2021 is being presented by Baltimore Gas & Electric with the support of real estate developer Atapco Properties and the Maryland State Arts Council.
