Folk Event Listings
Please note that these are not BFMS events. Due to concerns about COVID-19 please check with the event organizers to see if these events are still being held.
Events listed on this page are not connected to or sponsored by the Baltimore Folk Music Society. These events are listed as a service to the Folk Music community. If you would like your Folk Music event listed on this page, please contact events@bfms.org and provide the details (Date, Artist, Venue, Website URL or other details) of your event.
Listing by Date - next 30 days
September 11 2025 to December 04 2025 - Folk Music
GWCC Irish Social (Set/Céilí) Dance Classes
Pinecrest Local Park
Fall Classes run Sept 11 - Dec 4 (no class on Thanksgiving). Classes held 7-8pm (basics) and 8-9:30pm (continuing experience) at the Pinecrest Local Park, 301 St. Lawrence Street, Silver Spring, MD. The fall session cost is $60/12 weeks, try a class for free, then register & pay at class (cash, check, e-payment). Direct questions to instructor Ann Marie Breheny at gwccdanceclasses@gmail.com, or visit the GWCC website: https://gwcc-online.org/activities/dance-classes
November 10 2025 - Concert
Pine Tree Flyers
Brad's House
Doors at 6:30pm, Concert 7pm til 9pm. Brad's House - 831 West 33rd Street, Baltimore. $20-$30 suggested sliding scale donation for adults. 14 & under free. Feel free to bring food and drink to share! bradkolodner@gmail.com, https://www.bradkolodner.com/house-concerts-at-brads.html
November 14 2025 - Concert
NAT SELEEN
Black Cherry Puppet Theater
8:00 pm - From Bach to Bulgars - New Works for Solo Klezmer Clarinet. At Black Cherry Puppet Theater • 1115 Hollins Street • Baltimore, MD 21223. Nat Seelen is artistic director of the Boston Festival of New Jewish Music. The program features Seelen's new "Suite I", a six-movement homage to the Bach Cello Suites filtered through the lens of klezmer music, "Sonata for Klezmer Clarinet," and an interactive composition experience where Seelen writes and performs a new piece with audience input to finish the concert. Tickets.
November 15 2025 - Dance
Annapolis English Country Dance
Annapolis Friends Meeting Hall
7-9:30 PM (Intro Lesson: 6:30 PM). Anna Rain calls with David Knight (violin), Jonathan Jensen (piano, wind instruments) and Marty Taylor (concertina). Pre-registration is not required, but please email aefallon@verizon.net to let us know if you can help with pre-dance setup and/or post-dance hall restoration. Such help is much appreciated! Face masks are optional. Venue has windows and filter fans for circulation and ventilation. Please bring own water bottle. Snacks to share are welcome if you bring napkins+appropriate paper goods+utensils and plan to clean up after snack time. No experience or partner required. $15; students-$5; children through 5 years old-free. Annapolis Friends Meeting Hall, 351 Dubois Road, Annapolis, MD 21401. Info: Ann Fallon, 410-507-0934, aefallon@verizon.net or Jan Scopel, 443-540-0867, janscope@hotmail.com. facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057517095183
November 15 2025 - Concert
Lara Herscovitch & the Highway Philosophers
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Episcopal Church of the Ascension; 633 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910 | 7.30pm | Advance tickets $25 / day-of and door $30 (member / congregation as-applicable $25 at the door). Info and tickets at https://focusmusic.org/shows#sat-11-15-lara-herscovitch-the-highway-philosophers-silver-spring
November 16 2025 - Concert
Brivele and A Glezele Tey
Homewood Friends Meeting
Workshop at 5pm, Concert at 7pm (Doors at 6:30). The Baltimorim Present: a workshop and concert featuring Brivele and A Glezele Tey at Homewood Friends Meeting, 3107 N Charles St. Brivele is a Seattle-based duo who braid together Yiddish song, anti-fascist and labor balladry, folk-punk, and contemporary rabble-rousing in stirring vocal harmony. KN95 or N95 mask required. A Glezele Tey is comprised of acclaimed klezmer musicians and composers Ariel Shapiro, Rachel Leader, and Richie Barshay. aglezeletey.com, brivele.com
November 16 2025 - Dance
Waltzes at Glen Echo
Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom
Evening in the Ballroom: WALTZ DU JOUR. Join us for an evening of waltzing in the Spanish Ballroom! Take our beginner waltz lesson from 6:15 to 7 pm and enjoy dancing until 9:30 pm. No partner required. Glen Echo, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD 20812. Admission is $15, $5 for full-time students with ID. Info: WaltzTimeDances.org or 301-634-2222. More info on our website.
November 18 2025 - Folk Music
Takoma SPARK Open Mic
School of Musical Traditions
Signup at 6.30pm, music at 7pm.You're invited to come and play, or just listen - in-person or online! An incredible FREE evening of music with two songs from all comers, HAPPY THREE YEARS!!! School of Musical Traditions | 7112 Willow Ave., Takoma Park, MD 301.910.2575. Info at https://imtfolk.org/#tuesday-night-open-spark or rob@ilyaimy.com. Live in-person or online at facebook.com/robsopenmics, youtube.com/robsopenmics or twitch.tv/robilyaimy
November 25 2025 - Folk Music
Takoma SPARK Open Mic
School of Musical Traditions
Signup at 6.30pm, music at 7pm.You're invited to come and play, or just listen - in-person or online! An incredible FREE evening of music with two songs from all comers, plus featured artist Average Joey. School of Musical Traditions | 7112 Willow Ave., Takoma Park, MD 301.910.2575. Info at https://imtfolk.org/#tuesday-night-open-spark or rob@ilyaimy.com. Live in-person or online at facebook.com/robsopenmics, youtube.com/robsopenmics or twitch.tv/robilyaimy
November 29 2025 - Dance
Annapolis Contra Dance
Annapolis Friends Meeting Hall
7-9:30 PM (Intro Lesson: 6:30 PM). Andrea Nettleton calls with Contre Temps: McGregor Yetsevitch (violin), Andrew Tomlinson (flute) and Mark Vidor (piano). Pre-registration is not required, but please email aefallon@verizon.net to let us know if you can help with pre-dance setup and/or post-dance hall restoration. Such help is much appreciated! Face masks are optional. Venue has windows and filter fans for circulation and ventilation. Please bring own water bottle. Snacks to share are welcome if you bring napkins+appropriate paper goods+utensils and plan to clean up after snack time. No experience or partner required. $15; students-$5; children through 5 years old-free. Annapolis Friends Meeting Hall, 351 Dubois Road, Annapolis, MD 21401. Info: Jan Scopel, 443-540-0867, janscope@hotmail.com or Ann Fallon, 410-507-0934, aefallon@verizon.net. facebook.com/profile.php?id=10005751709518
November 29 2025 - Concert
12th Annual Post-Thanksgiving Concert
Stony Run Friends Meeting House
TWO SHOWS at 3:30pm and 7:00pm. Charm City Junction + Ken & Brad Kolodner. The Stony Run Friends Meeting House; 5116 North Charles Street; Baltimore MD 21210. Tickets and more info.
November 30 2025 - Dance
Waltzes at Glen Echo
Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom
Afternoon dancing in the Ballroom: music by LARRY UNGER AND FRIENDS. Join us for an afternoon of waltzing in the Spanish Ballroom! Take our beginner waltz lesson from 2:45 to 3:30 pm and enjoy dancing until 6 pm. No partner required. Glen Echo, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD 20812. Admission is $15, $5 for full-time students with ID. Info: WaltzTimeDances.org or 301-634-2222. More info on our website.
December 02 2025 - Folk Music
Takoma SPARK Open Mic
School of Musical Traditions
Signup at 6.30pm, music at 7pm.You're invited to come and play, or just listen - in-person or online! An incredible FREE evening of music with two songs from all comers, plus featured artist Rugan Lewis. School of Musical Traditions | 7112 Willow Ave., Takoma Park, MD 301.910.2575. Info at https://imtfolk.org/#tuesday-night-open-spark or rob@ilyaimy.com. Live in-person or online at facebook.com/robsopenmics, youtube.com/robsopenmics or twitch.tv/robilyaimy
December 03 2025 - Concert
Jordan Tice & Joseph Terrell
Brad's House
Doors at 6:30pm, Concert 7pm til 9pm. Brad's House - 831 West 33rd Street, Baltimore. $20-$30 suggested sliding scale donation for adults. 14 & under free. Feel free to bring food and drink to share! bradkolodner@gmail.com, https://www.bradkolodner.com/house-concerts-at-brads.html
December 07 2025 - Dance
Afternoon Waltzes at Glen Echo
Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom
Afternoon dancing in the Ballroom: music by B.O.W. Join us for an afternoon of waltzing in the Spanish Ballroom! Take our beginner waltz lesson from 2:45 to 3:30 pm and enjoy dancing until 6 pm. No partner required. Glen Echo, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD 20812. Admission is $15, $5 for full-time students with ID. Info: WaltzTimeDances.org or 301-634-2222. More info on our website.
