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Festival Program and Events

2022 Festival Options

Live Program

Virtual Program

Virtual Program

 

Poe Baltimore invites you to darken Poe’s chamber door at the fifth annual International Edgar Allan Poe Festival and Awards, October 8 & 9, 2022.  Poe-themed vendors, food, and tours.

Virtual Program

Virtual Program

Virtual Program

Can't travel to Baltimore? Join festival events from the comfort of your own crypt!  We're streaming programs and hosting LIVE virtual Tours all weekend long.

Festival Grounds

Official Hotel

Stage Performances

RavenBeer Garden

http://lordbaltimorehotel.com

The historic Lord Baltimore Hotel is the official hotel and sponsor for Poe Fest International. Use our link to book special festival rates!

RavenBeer Garden

Stage Performances

RavenBeer Garden

RavenBeer

Baltimore's own RAVENBEER in a special RAVENBEER GARDEN! Must be 21+ to enter. 100% ID check. 

Stage Performances

Stage Performances

Stage Performances

stage

Program Schedule posts September 1!

The festival grounds will include a stage area for performers and music both days of this FREE outdoor event.


Vendors

Lecture, Tours & Parties

Stage Performances

Poe-themed art, booksellers, and more! 

See the Vendor List and Concessions!

Parking Options

Lecture, Tours & Parties

Lecture, Tours & Parties

Limited Street parking available, or park at the UMB Parking Garage on Poppleton and Baltimore St, just three blocks away!

Lecture, Tours & Parties

Lecture, Tours & Parties

Lecture, Tours & Parties

Poe Fest International is taking over Baltimore! See a list of events at outside locations festival weekend!

Masks & Safety Protocol

Masks & Safety Protocol

Masks & Safety Protocol

Masks and social distancing are still  recommended for this event. Select ticketed events require proof of vaccination for COVID-19.

Main Stage Saturday, Oct 8

11:00 AM Festival Open with Dan Meyer Choir

Tim Beasley appearing as  E. A. Poe, Master of Ceremonies

Tim Beasley returns! His national entertainment company, Vegas Tributes, provides Variety Tribute Performances with over 100+ different “celebrity impersonations” from Music, Movies, TV, Politics, History and Literature. Celebrating 36 years of entertaining coast to coast!


Dan Meyer Choir

The Dan Meyer Choir is a community choir which sings original songs, mostly about Baltimore history and culture. Baltimorgue concert tells the stories of notable deaths in Baltimore. Of course, we have the big ones like Edgar Allan Poe, Betsy Patterson, Chick Webb, the deaths during the Pratt Street Riot at the beginning of the Civil War and the Influenza epidemic of 1918. But we also include some lesser-known stories about people like Harriet Poole, Emily Brown, the workers who died when the Alum Chine exploded in 1913 and even Tarzan! 

12:00 PM The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre, "Blood, Sweat, and Fears"

The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre will preview their upcoming show, "Edgar Allan Poe's Blood, Sweat, and Fears." They are the only theatre company in the world focusing on the adaptation and performance of the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Their productions include radio drama webcasts and broadcasts, and readings, lectures and educational programs related to the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Winners of the 2021 Saturday 'Visiter' Award for "Berenice," Adaptation Category.

12:45 PM The Poverty Ridge Brothers' Fine Funerary Services

Poverty Ridge Brothers, Fine Funerary Services will showcase some of the techniques and practices found in a typical mid-19th Century funeral parlor, honoring traditional research and a dark sense of fun. Michael B. Fawcett appearing as the undertaker and  Rusty Robinson master carpenter in historical carpentry techniques and early hand tools.

1:15 PM The Benn Experience ft. Sarahia Benn

 The Benn Experience ft. Sarahia Benn is led by Sarahia Benn, with over twenty years of traveling the world as a touring musician, promoter, producer and artist of multiple music styles including: R&B, jazz, gospel, rock, funk, and pop. The Benn Experience is a music collective of some of Maryland’s best talent including Rob Ax & Dom Ellis. The Benn Experience are a high energy band with hypnotic foundational grooves meted out by their leader making the audience dance and sing. Come out and enjoy The Benn Experience!! 

1:45 PM The Coldharts present "Edgar Allan & Eddie Poe"

A selection of songs from the touring musical 'Edgar Allan & Eddie Poe,' inspired by the youth and writing of Edgar Allan Poe. Katie Hartman as Eddie Poe & Nick Ryan as Edgar Allan. The Coldharts is a touring theater company based in Brooklyn, NY creating minimalist musicals inspired by the American Gothic. 2019 Saturday 'Visiter' Awards Nominee

3:00 PM Ballet Embody presents "The Tell Tale Heart"

Maryland's premiere dance project dedicated to representing narratives  and original ideas through the tangible and visible art form of dance.  Founded in 2019, Ballet Embody perform both classical and contemporary ballet with the intention of  entertaining, educating, and inspiring audiences in the Greater Baltimore region. Ballet dancers will interpret Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart.   

3:30 PM Valentine Wolfe presents "A Descent into the Music Maelström"

 A symphony of darkness, Valentine Wolfe performs gothic music and dark ambient soundscapes inspired by seances, 19th century gothic literature, classical music, and of course, Edgar Allan Poe. Combining the haunting soprano of Sarah Black and the bleak maelstrom of Braxton Ballew’s solo double bass, Vincent Harris of the Greenville (SC) Journal calls them "...an eerie, pitch-black hybrid of gothic rock, heavy metal and classical music" 

Main Stage Sunday, Oct 9

11:00 AM Half Light Theatre presents "POE-etry in the Parlour"

Directed by Missy Harris, this multi-talented, New York based troupe of actors and musicians perform at theatres, museums and historic venues across the country and are excited to bring you excerpts of their critically acclaimed show, “Nevermore...An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe”.  Experience haunting passions as we explore the themes of love and loss bringing Poe classics come to life before your eyes with new perspectives and original performance adaptations of your favorite Poe stories and poems including Annabel Lee, The Oval Portrait, Lenore and more. Featuring music from composers Jan DeAngelo and Jeff Wahl and historic costumes by Faeriegoddmother Customs.  

12:15 PM The Coldharts (encore)

A selection of songs from the touring musical 'Edgar Allan & Eddie Poe,' inspired by the youth and writing of Edgar Allan Poe. Katie Hartman as Eddie Poe & Nick Ryan as Edgar Allan. The Coldharts is a touring theater company based in Brooklyn, NY creating minimalist musicals inspired by the American Gothic.  

1:30 PM Threedumb Theatre presents "The Pit and the Pendulum"

Stephen Smith performs dramatic recitation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum." 2022 Saturday Visiter Awards Nominee

2:15 Debbie Phillips, Living History Presentation as Virginia Poe

Debbie Phillips of Richmond, Virginia, is a freelance lecturer, tour guide, and living history interpreter. Her living history repertoire ranges from mid-18th century through World War II, including several women from Edgar Allan Poe's life. Debbie appeared as Virginia Poe at the Virginia Poe Bicentennial Gothic Tea Party in August of 2022.

2:45 PM The Embalmers

The Embalmers are the perfect band to celebrate the Halloween season and all things Poe! Direct from Richmond, VA, Bryan Halstead, Dave Wiskman, Greg Hopper and Jason Brown  perform spooky tunes!

3:30 PM The Baltimore City Pipe Band

Returning for a fourth year, The Baltimore City Pipe Band will honor Poe’s Death Weekend and close the festival. The bagpipe and drum corps is a non-competing band made of private individuals dedicated to the enjoyment and preservation of Scottish Bagpipe music. The band performs at a variety of events to include parades, dances, charitable and social functions, and community festivals in Baltimore and throughout Maryland. 

Vendors & Concessions

CONCESSIONS

RavenBeer

Flair Cuisine


VENDORS

Poe Baltimore / Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum

The Poe Museum (Richmond)

The Poe Cottage (Bronx County Historical Society)

The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

AishaVoya Creations

The Art of Adrianne D

Artway Alliance

Capie Creative

Half Light Theatre

Kat Art LLC

Kristina Garlick

Kurenai Kiba

Michelle Ink Designs

Poe Movies

PopArt Authors!
The Poverty Ridge Brothers Fine Funerary Services 

Red Stylo Media

The Six Degrees of Edgar Allan Poe

WitheringInks

A Woodland Magic


Also see our virtual "Wall of Vendors"

Markiewitz Audioworks

The Six Degrees of Edgar Allan Poe

Balm In Gilead Natural Skincare

The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre

Ligeia at Death Valley Junction

MichelleInk

The Art of Adrianne D.


SATURDAY 'VISITER' AWARDS NOMINEES

(The following are the nominees participating in the festival as vendors. 

Click here to see the complete list of 2022 nominees.)

Laura Alvarez

Catherine Baab-Muguira

Teresa Ballas

Roopa Dudley

Love Letters to Poe

Holly Michele

Threedumb Theatre

Caitlin Yost


COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Center/West

There Goes My Hero Foundation

Other Locations

Oct 3 The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore Annual Lecture

Virtual event. Zoom Registration.


 “The Poe Society of Baltimore at 100” by Jeffrey A. Savoye.  The Poe Society of Baltimore was officially organized in 1923, more than a decade before taking a lead role to save and preserve the house on Amity Street where Poe began his career as a writer of tales. The commemorative programs also began in 1923, making 2022 the 99th anniversary of the society, but the 100th instance of the annual event. The various programs offered over the last century boast many of the most prominent names in Poe studies, from Arthur Hobson Quinn and Hervey Allen to John W. Ostrom, Thomas Ollive Mabbott and Burton R. Pollin.  Where has the society journeyed so far, and, perhaps more importantly, where will we be going next?  More details.

Oct 8 The Black Cat Ball at Westminster Hall: Til Death Do We Start

Ticketed event. Location: 519 W. Fayette Street, Baltimore MD. 7:30 PM. Must be 21+


The official party of Poe Fest International! Join us for a fantastical masquerade of the senses and grave-side toast to Poe. VIP ticket includes a chance to renew (or take!) your eternal vows in the famed Westminster Catacombs. More details.

Oct 8 -14 Poe Funeral, Virginia Poe Bicentennial Death Exhibit

Ticketed event. Location: Westminster Hall, 519 W. Fayette Street, 12PM - 4PM

 

Visit an interactive art installation at Westminster Hall & Burying Ground where Poe's body and casket will lie in state in a re-enactment of the dark and somber day Poe was laid to rest.  Tour the various conspiracies that plague Poe's legacy and  learn how the very clothes he wore offer clues to his mysterious death. Pay your respects at a special candle-light vigil for the master of horror and mystery. Included this year: the NEW "Virginia Poe Bicentennial Death Exhibit." Presented by Poe Baltimore at Westminster Hall, the exhibit explores the hidden history of Virginia Poe, the beloved wife and muse of Edgar Allan Poe, and how she shaped her husband's work even from beyond the grave. More details.

Oct 14 - Nov 4 Edgar Allan Poe's "Blood, Sweat, and Fears"

Ticketed event. Location:  MAGIC MANIA, 7938 EASTERN AVENUE, BALTIMORE, MD 21224


Edgar Allan Poe’s Blood, Sweat & Fears: Music, magic and mayhem! See three of Poe’s well-known stories of suspense come to life on stage cabaret-style, in the first-ever live production from Baltimore’s own National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre. Featuring the stories “Berenice,” “The Predicament,” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Parental advisory: This show contains some adult themes, including murder. Not recommended for children under 13 years of age.  More details.

2022 Virtual Festival (simultaneous)

Livestream Performances

Livestream Performances

Livestream Performances

stage

We will be streaming live content festival weekend. Watch here or via Youtube, Facebook Live, or Instagram.  

After the festival, Poe Baltimore members can enjoy our festival video  library thru October 31!


Wall of Vendors

Livestream Performances

Livestream Performances

Sounds ominous! Check out our wall of vendors featuring Poe-themed art, booksellers, and more Poe fun! 

Passport to Poe

Lectures, Virtual Tours & Viewing Parties

Lectures, Virtual Tours & Viewing Parties

See videos and content from other "Poe Places" that celebrate Poe's legacy. Coming soon: tours in Spanish & Chinese! 

(More languages TBA)

Lectures, Virtual Tours & Viewing Parties

Lectures, Virtual Tours & Viewing Parties

Lectures, Virtual Tours & Viewing Parties

See inside the historic Edgar Allan Poe House, explore a virtual exhibit at Westminster Hall, watch along with your fellow Poe fans as we celebrate all things Poe. There's evermore to discover!

How to Watch

Facebook Live

Facebook Live

Facebook Live

Follow @PoeFestInternational & @PoeBaltimore and watch festival weekend

YouTube Live

Facebook Live

Facebook Live

We'll be streaming on YouTube Live. Subscribe to our channel for updates!

Virtual Tours

Facebook Live

Virtual Tours

Join one of our LIVE virtual tours with a Virtual Festival Pass and connect with your fellow Poe fans

Virtual Tours

Poe Death Exhibit

Death Weekend Poe Places Virtual Tour

Death Weekend Poe Places Virtual Tour

Learn the mysterious circumstances of Poe's death in 1849 and how the very clothes in which he was found offer clues to the mystery of his final days. Pay respects at a candle-light vigil over Poe's body in a casket. And new this year...The Virginia Poe Bicentennial Death Exhibit!

Death Weekend Poe Places Virtual Tour

Death Weekend Poe Places Virtual Tour

Death Weekend Poe Places Virtual Tour

 Explore the enduring mystery surrounding Poe’s tragic death. Includes virtual stops at four important Poe Places around Baltimore, including both of Poe’s graves, and the sites where Poe was found and passed away. Tickets also include scenes from a special re-enactment of  Edgar Allan Poe's first funeral. 

Poe House Virtual Tours

Death Weekend Poe Places Virtual Tour

Poe House Virtual Tours

House Tour at Poe Fest

See inside the historic Edgar Allan Poe House, with readings by a very special un-dead mystery guest. Each virtual session is led by a live guide who will share the history of Edgar Allan Poe's life in Baltimore, explore the poet's mysterious death in the city in 1849, and learn about the poems and short stories Poe wrote while living here. 

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