Baltimore has a lot to offer and there is no time like the present! Here’s what you should check out this weekend in Baltimore, from a live poetry performance to an Asian cultural festival.

Live Jazz & Wine Tasting
May 29, 6-10 p.m. | Baltimore, MD
Sample wine and enjoy a jazz performance by saxophonist and songwriter Bernell Jones II at 402 N Howard St., featuring a jam session after the performance
$10-$20 | tinyurl.com/LiveJazzNWine
Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking? Collective Presents: Poem Play
May 29-31, 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Baltimore, MD
The Ivy Bookshop will be hosting several readings of poems written and performed by members of a Baltimore-based theater collective, who created them collaboratively in a “telephone game” style.
$15 (pay-what-you-can) | tinyurl.com/AYTWITPOEMPLAY
2026 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Festival
May 30, noon-4 p.m. | Columbia, MD
Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at this annual festival held at Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods, featuring live performances of music, dance and martial arts, food from local vendors, craft workshops and more.
Free | hocoaapi2026.eventbrite.com





