July 20-21 11-9 | July 22 11-8
Mount Royal Ave
KEY:
- M Wells Fargo Main Stage
- F Festival Stage
- G Gamescape
- K KIDscape
- S Street Performers
- D Dance at The Lyric
- T Theatre Project
The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts' Artscape festival, in its 31st year, bills itself as America's largest free arts festival. The Mount Royal Avenue portion of the festival includes two of the three concert stages, gaming and kids areas, street performers, performing arts and six blocks of juried arts and crafts vendors.
Food and restrooms are located within the Charles Street portion of the festival.
Select Mount Royal Avenue attractions include:
[M] Wells Fargo Main Stage
FRIDAY
| 4:30 p.m. | Navasha Daya | Nu-jazz/neo-soul | 6 p.m. | Laura Izibor | Singer-songwriter | 7:30 p.m. | Brian McKnight | Singer-songwriter |
SATURDAY
| 1:30 p.m. | Norman Crazy Fade Shawty | Hip-hop |
| 3 p.m. | 7IghQ | Reggae |
| 4:30 p.m. | Lionize | Reggae/rock |
| 6 p.m. | Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears | Rock/soul |
| 7:30 p.m. | Clutch | Hard rock |
SUNDAY
| Noon | Emma White | Pop |
| 1:45 p.m. | Jsoul | Soul/hip-hop |
| 3:15 p.m. | Dontae Winslow & WinslowDynasty | Jazz |
| 4:45 p.m. | Easy Star All-Stars | Reggae |
| 6:30 p.m. | Rebirth Brass Band | Funk |
[F] Festival Stage
FRIDAY
| Noon | Bumpin Uglies | Reggae |
| 1:30 p.m. | Cloud 9 | Universal |
| 4:30 p.m. | Turtle Tongue | Alternative |
| 6 p.m. | This The Rescue | Rock |
| 8 p.m. | Junkyard Saints | Roots |
SATURDAY
| 11 a.m. | OrchKids | BSO school group |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lion Turf | Alternative |
| 2 p.m. | Brooks Long | Blues |
| 3:30 p.m. | Team Flex | Hip-hop |
| 5 p.m. | Reality Band | Neo-soul |
| 6:30 p.m. | Donnegal Express | Irish rock |
| 8 p.m. | Julienne Irwin | Country |
SUNDAY
| 1 p.m. | Condor | Rock |
| 2:30 p.m. | Stars and The Sea | Rock |
| 4 p.m. | Drum Fish | Rock |
| 5:30 p.m. | Cafe Red | R&B/Jazz |
| 7 p.m. | Maimouna Yousseff | Soul/hip-hop |
[G] Gamescape
Interact with new and classic video games and those who create them.
[K] KIDscape
Storytelling and hands-on projects lead by trained instructors.
[S] Street Performers
Hula hoops, magic tricks and audience participation, oh my. Expect the unexpected. Expect to be entertained.
[D] Dance at The Lyric
Creative, athletic and sometimes amusing performances for dance fans of all ages.
[T] Theatre Project
A variety of theater, dance, and opera performances. Tickets are available at the theater two hours before each performance.
Performances are at noon (drama), 2 p.m. (drama), 4 p.m. (comedy) and 6:30 p.m. (drama) Friday; 11 a.m. (dance), noon (flamenco), 2 p.m. (opera), 4 p.m. (dance) and 6:30 p.m. (adult puppet theater) Saturday; and 11 a.m. (dance), noon (belly dance), 2 p.m. (children's storytelling), 4 p.m. (drama) and 6 p.m. (magic) Sunday.
A complete program is available on the official Artscape website.
