A final salute to summer: Baltimore festivals
A week into autumn, the cider and pumpkin beer have already begun to flow at the first of the area’s harvest-time events. Before the taste of summer is completely washed away, here’s a salute to the warm weather festival season for making the year’s lazy days a little bit livelier.
- An ID station worker secures an “Over 21” bracelet around the wrist of a festival goer April 27 at the inaugural Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival at Union Craft Brewing in Woodberry. (Steve Earley/Baltimore Sun)
- Former The Bridge frontman Cris Jacobs performed for the first time as Cris Jacobs and The Union Men under a special lineup assembled for the Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival. (Steve Earley/Baltimore Sun)
- SoWeBoh? Art for sale May 26 at the SoWeBo Arts and Music Festival. (Steve Earley/Baltimore Sun)
- Sweet Leda bassist Jamie Horrigan greets a friend while performing on the RiseUp Stage at the SoWeBo Arts and Music Festival. (Steve Earley/Baltimore Sun)
- The crowd applauds a band at the RiseUp Stage at the SoWeBo Arts and Music Festival. (Steve Earley/Baltimore Sun)
- A young woman plays buckets along Hollins Street at the SoWeBo Arts and Music Festival. (Steve Earley/Baltimore Sun)
- The 33 Flags installation at Artscape celebrated the countries represented by the festival’s participants. (Steve Earley/Baltimore Sun)
- Many Artscape attendees who passed this mural by Stefan Ways on July 20 on the Charles Street bridge seemed moved by the artist’s statement. (Steve Earley/Baltimore Sun)
- Flags on an Artscape art car represent Maryland and its two major pro sports teams. (Steve Earley/Baltimore Sun)
- The Great American Canyon Band performs Aug. 31 at Scapescape’s North Avenue Lot. (Steve Earley/Baltimore Sun)
- Katrina Ford performs with Celebration on Aug. 31 at Scapescape’s Charles Street Lot. (Steve Earley/Baltimore Sun)
- Raindeer performs Sept. 14 at Hampdenfest’s The Avenue Stage. (Steve Earley/Baltimore Sun)
- Small Apartments perform Sept. 14 at Hampdenfest’s Chestnut Stage. (Steve Earley/Baltimore Sun)
- It’s a battle of the brews at Hampdenfest’s Toilet Bowl Race. (Steve Earley/Baltimore Sun)
- Hampdenfest Toilet Bowl Race contestants speed down Chestnut Avenue. (Steve Earley/Baltimore Sun)