Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore announced today the return of Baltimore by Baltimore, a waterfront music and maker festival series, to be held every first Saturday from June 3rd through November 4th at Baltimore’s longtime home for public performance, the Inner Harbor Amphitheater.
“There is so much talent in Baltimore, and we’re thrilled to bring this series back and continue to amplify both the veteran and up-and-coming artists, community leaders and makers that celebrate Baltimore’s rich arts and culture community,” said Laurie Schwartz, president of Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore.
Baltimore by Baltimore is a series of six all-day festivals, from noon to 8:00 p.m., that serve as a platform for Baltimore’s leading artists, makers and creatives to showcase the City’s diverse and creative community. Each festival will feature a different emerging or local professional producer who selects the best representation of artists and makers in their network to fill the Inner Harbor with locally produced goods, music, art and food, and amplify the vibrant and inspiring arts and culture community in Baltimore.
For the June 3rd festival kicking off the season, producer Larry “Whaddup” Caudle will bring “The Evolution of Baltimore Club,” in celebration of 50 years of hip-hop in Baltimore with a spotlight on Baltimore Club music. Caudle and his network are the founding fathers of Baltimore Club music ensuring the first festival will be a reflection on Baltimore’s own influential genre from the forefathers and mothers themselves. Acts will include Tim Trees, Rob Lee, Paula Campbell, Rye Rye, Unruly Records and more.
“We’re coming out with a bang for the first event, and I’m so grateful for the opportunity to bring a Baltimore Club music focus to the Inner Harbor for the first time ever,” said Caudle. “This is a big deal for me and all the other people who contributed to the birth of Baltimore Club music. We have big names and artists and plenty of beats to practice your two-step or to hear something new to you.”
The 2023 Baltimore by Baltimore festivals will each be a personally curated experience, featuring the following emerging and professional producers:
- June 3: Produced by Larry “Whaddup” Caudle, the first festival will encompass “The Evolution of Baltimore Club”.
- July 1: Produced by Devin Wilkins, founder of Meeting Where You Are (MWYA), the festival is called “The Black Baltimore Renaissance” and will center youth voices from Baltimore Youth Arts, B360 and others.
- Aug. 5: Produced by Yesenia Mejia Herrera, interdisciplinary artist, activist and educator from Oaxaca, Mexico, based in Baltimore since 2008, expect a day full of Latin Heritage and creative activation through art, music, food, dance and more.
- Sept. 2: Produced by Tia Goodson, the festival is called “HeART & Soul” and will focus on wellness, love and art.
- Oct. 7: Produced by Todd Marcus, the focus will be on Baltimore Jazz.
- Nov. 4: The final festival producer and program to be announced.
The Baltimore by Baltimore festival series is made possible by the generous support of MCB Real Estate along with the Baltimore City Recreation and Parks, Baltimore Tourism Improvement District, Block by Block, Brown Advisory, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Ellin & Tucker, M&T Bank, PNC Bank, T. Rowe Price and Visit Baltimore.
The Waterfront Partnership website, waterfrontpartnership.org/BxB, will be updated throughout the season with details on each festival.
Waterfront Partnership, in collaboration with our government, business, and community partners, creates a clean, green, safe, sustainable and thriving urban waterfront for all to enjoy. We’re lean, nimble and effective; the only organization that wakes up every day, rolls its sleeves up and gets to work on new ways we can make Baltimore’s Waterfront even more active, attractive and appealing. We’re the hosts who greet visitors, the creators of programs and promotions and managers of our beautiful parks. We encourage investment in Baltimore’s most celebrated asset so it can continue to grow, to serve as a place of pride and the place where Baltimoreans come together to recreate and to celebrate. For more information, visit waterfrontpartnership.
