This weekend in North Baltimore and Towson

Things to do in North Baltimore and Towson this weekend

Updated Thursday, November 12. Here's what's on Friday, Nov. 13 to Sunday, Nov. 15 around North Baltimore and Towson, plus a few big things downtown.

North Baltimore

Constantine Vaporis with Lia Purpura (Friday, 6 to 7:30 pm). Historian Constantine Vaporis talks with poet Lia Purpura about his book Samurai: A Biography in Twelve Lives at The Ivy Bookshop, 5928 Falls Road. Free; the Ivy asks you to RSVP. The Ivy's event page

Race 4 Reading 5K (Saturday, 9:15 am to noon). Johns Hopkins' Pi Beta Phi chapter hosts a 5K for childhood literacy at Decker Quad on the Homewood campus, 3101 Wyman Park Drive, with a costume contest and a Baltimore fire engine demo. Race 4 Reading on Eventbrite

Watch What Our Voices Can Do (Saturday, 7 to 8:30 pm). Baltimore Vocal Village presents Songbird Vocal Arts in an evening of choral music, spirituals, gospel, pop, poetry, and storytelling at Lovely Lane United Methodist Church, 2200 St. Paul Street. Concert tickets on Eventbrite

38th Annual Waldorf Fair (Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm). Local artisans and small businesses, live music, crafts, games, and a puppet show at the Waldorf School of Baltimore, 4801 Tamarind Road. Free to get in; some make-and-take crafts need tickets. Waldorf School of Baltimore

Bach in Baltimore: Beethoven's Fifth (Sunday, 4 pm). Flutist Kathryn Farenish plays Mozart's Flute Concerto in G major, followed by Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, at the Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles Street. Tickets are $39 online or $45 at the door, $10 for students 18 and up with ID, and free under 18. Bach in Baltimore's concert page

Towson area

Up York Road, the State Fairgrounds in Timonium are busy all weekend.

52nd Annual Maryland Irish Festival (Friday, 6 to 11 pm; Saturday, noon to 11 pm; Sunday, noon to 6 pm). Irish music, dancers, food, and vendors, indoors in the Cow Palace at the Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road in Timonium. Adults are $20 Friday or Sunday and $25 Saturday, seniors are $10 Friday or Sunday and $20 Saturday, 17 and under get in free, and a three-day pass is $55. Maryland Irish Festival page

The Totality of All Things (Friday and Saturday, 7:30 pm; Sunday, 2 pm). Towson University Theatre Arts stages Erik Gernand's play about a hate crime in a small Indiana town, in the Studio Theatre at TU's Center for the Arts, 8000 York Road. It's recommended for ages 16 and up, and tickets are through the TU box office. TU event page

IvyKids Saturday with Lisa Greenberg (Saturday, 9 am). Author Lisa Greenberg reads Kindness Lives Inside All of Us for World Kindness Day, then leads a bookmark craft, at The Ivy at The Shops at Kenilworth, 800 Kenilworth Drive in Towson. IvyKids RSVP on Eventbrite

International Gem & Jewelry Show (Friday, noon to 6 pm; Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm). Gem dealers, jewelry makers, and designers sell direct in the Exhibition Hall at the fairgrounds, 2200 York Road. Tickets are $6 online or $8 cash at the door, good all three days; children under 9 aren't admitted. Gem & Jewelry Show page

Homes near these spots

• Near the Ivy and the Waldorf School: Roland Park homes for sale
• Next to the Hopkins Homewood campus: Wyman Park homes for sale 
• Near Lovely Lane: Charles Village homes for sale
• Near the Church of the Redeemer: Homeland homes for sale 
• Homeland and Lake Evesham by ZIP: homes for sale in 21212
• Around Towson University and Kenilworth: Towson, MD homes for sale 
• Just south of TU: Rodgers Forge homes for sale
• Also south of TU: Stoneleigh homes for sale 

Worth the drive

Two big shows at CFG Bank Arena downtown this weekend.

Disney Worlds Collide Concert Tour (Saturday, 7 pm; doors at 6). Stars from Descendants, Zombies, and Camp Rock perform songs from all three at CFG Bank Arena, 201 W. Baltimore Street. CFG Bank Arena event page

Chris Tomlin, TobyMac, and Third Day (Sunday, 7 pm; doors at 6). Three headliners share one tour and trade off closing each night, at CFG Bank Arena, 201 W. Baltimore Street. CFG Bank Arena event page

Not this weekend, but close: the Ravens host the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday, Nov. 16, at 8:15 pm at M&T Bank Stadium. Ravens schedule

Looking at homes near any of these? Call or text me at (410) 905-6678, or start with my neighborhood guide.

Sources: Eventbrite, Visit Baltimore, and each event's organizer page, checked November 12, 2026. Times can change, so confirm with the organizer before you go.