Festival Events

Free Admission!  Vendors, books, music, performances and art in the shadow of Poe House at 203 N. Amity Street!

Saturday & Sunday, Oct 4-5,

11 AM to 4 PM

Change is coming to the historic Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum! Visit the Poe Baltimore website to learn the latest and see the future design.

Official Festival Party: The Black Cat Ball at Westminster Hall, Saturday, Oct 4. Dress to impress and walk our Gothic Red Carpet!

Explore the enduring mystery of Poe's death in Baltimore on the "Poe Places Death Weekend Tour." This tour has sold out each year, so be sure to get tickets early!

Programs presented by The Edgar Allan Poe House, The Poe Museum (Richmond, VA), The Poe Cottage (Bronx, NYC), The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore. 

Poe Baltimore will present the 2025 Saturday 'Visiter' Awards, an honor celebrating Poe's legacy in art & literature around the world.

The Poe Death Exhibit, The Raven Room, and "Poe, Revolution & the Marquis de Lafayette" at historic Carroll Mansion

Want to be a part of Poe Fest International Festival? We're looking for volunteers, vendors, and sponsors to help make the event a success. Exhibitors, performers, and volunteers apply here. 

Poe Fest International is made possible by grant and sponsor funding from Wells Fargo, La Cite LLC, Maryland Heritage Areas Authority & The Baltimore National Heritage Area, RavenBeer, and others.