Art & Music in Northeast Baltimore
Hamilton Art Festival
May 2nd -4th
CELEBRATING ART & MUSIC
IN BALTIMORE
HART Festival is an art festival held in Northeast Baltimore City from Friday, May 2nd through Sunday,
May 4th, 2025. The festival events take place in venues on and around historic Harford Road in Hamilton. Come for performances, visual art, workshops, concerts, author readings, and so much more!
SCHEDULE
Join us for an unforgettable weekend filled with art, music, and culture!
Friday 5/2
Joanne Alma Goshen • Emma's Tea Spot • Opening Reception 4-5pm, Exhibition all weekend
Evrgreene Studios • Sneaker Premier • Opening Reception 4-8pm, Exhibition all weekend
Baltimore Hoop Love • 5439 Harford Road (Beyond FIT if raining) • 4:30-6:30pm
Bmore Smug • Strand Theater • Opening Reception 5-7pm, Exhibition all weekend
Patterson Trash • Micky's Joint • 6pm
Beer and Ballet • Beyond FIT • 6pm Family Jazz Dance (all ages), 7pm Beer & Ballet (adults only), 7:30pm Preview of “The Revival Project”film with B&B Collective (all ages)
Highwire Improv • Strand Theater • 7-9pm
Waterbug • Micky's Joint • 8pm
Saturday 5/3
The Dan Meyer Choir • Church of the Messiah • 11am
Community Mural Project • Strand Theater back lot • 12-6pm
Kids and Teen activities (crafts, slime, sports, etc.) • New Unity Baptist Church • 12-2pm
Open rehearsals • Strand Theater • 12-2pm; 3-6pm
Transcendental Beast: Animals in Contemporary Art • Hamilton Gallery •
Opening Reception 1-4pm, Exhibition all weekend
Sarah Pinsker, Joellen Craft, Carillon • Hamilton Library • 2-4:45pm
Argentine Tango Space Project • Beyond FIT • 3pm
Tim Jankowiak Fine Art • Micky's Joint • Opening Reception 4-6pm, Exhibition all weekend
Emily Hall • Silver Queen • Opening Reception 4:30-6pm, Exhibition all weekend
Jeron White Trio • Emma's Tea Spot • 5pm
Everlasting Gobstoppers • Micky's Joint • 5:30-7pm
Sis by Chloe Monroe staged reading • 7-8:30pm • Strand Theater
Blue Spruce • Micky's Joint • 7:30-9pm
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Sunday 5/4
Poetry Open Mic with Linda Rabben of the Live Poets Society of Greater Baltimore
• Maillard Patisserie • 1-2pm
HMS Metals, Susan Rush, Pickledillie Designs, Strawberry Fern Shop,
Rainbow Hearth Designs, Realistic Portraits by Jackie Kehoe, Ethnicitees,
Juniper Letterpress • Makers Mart at Beyond FIT • 2-5pm
DC Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence • Micky's Joint • 3-7pm
Dr. Sketchy's Baltimore • Emma's Tea Spot • 5pm
Glad Pulses • Micky's Joint • 5pm
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Thanks to our supporters!
Kim Lane
Jane Backert
Joyce Mitchell
Rosalind Johnson
Amanda and John Mitchell
Elena Kostakis
Kim's Custom Tailor
Ana Preger Hart
This project is made possible through the support of the Mayor and the City of Baltimore. The CITY's objectives of strengthening neighborhoods, building community, and attracting new residents, the CITY appropriated General Obligation Bonds and General Funds through Fiscal Year 2022 Capital Budget to support GRANTEE efforts and desires to make funds available to support marketing and organizing projects.
PARKING INFORMATION
Several local churches have kindly offered their parking lots for the HART Festival visitors. Please pay attention to any signs and respect times when parking is not allowed.​
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Faith Community Eastern United Methodist Church (Gibbons & Harford entrance):
Parking available on Sunday afternoon.
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St. Dominic’s Catholic Church (Echodale & Gibbons entrances):
Parking allowed, but do not park at the Harford Road entrance — it is reserved for Manley House residents.
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Church of the Messiah (White & Harford):
Parking available on Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
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Hamilton Presbyterian Church (5532 Harford Road):
Parking available throughout the event.