Festival Events

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

Saturday & Sunday

11 AM to 4 PM

It's the 75th Anniversary of the Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum, established in 1949. Watch for diamond anniversary programming  festival weekend!

Official Festival Party: The Black Cat Ball at 1840s Plaza and 75th Anniversary Diamond Gala, Saturday, Oct 5. 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 2024 Saturday 'Visiter' Awards, an honor celebrating Poe's legacy in art & literature around the world.

The Poe Death Exhibit at historic Carroll Mansion and "Poe, Revolution & the Marquis de Lafayette" at Westminster Hall.

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.