October 1 - 4, 2026
Hey Locals! 👋🏽
October is HERE! 🍂 Bring on the fire pits, corn mazes, apple cider donuts + all the fall things.
But first...I need your help. 👀
💙 Our next Somewhere with Locals dinners are filling UP.
Hampden/Baltimore has just 6 spots left with 100+ people already signed up, and Bethesda is already halfway full!
We're deciding where to head next...
Where should we have Nov/Dec Somewhere with Locals Dinners?
Want to go to the October dinners? Click here for details.
🎮 November Event - Okay adult game lovers...this one's for US.
Adult Game Night is back in November and we're taking over Wonderfly Arena!
Come meet new people, play, laugh and have an actual night OUT. And Locals get $10 OFF with code LOCALS10.
This Week Edition:
🎺 An HBCU event with 8 marching bands
🌮 Maryland's biggest taco festival
🪄 A FREE wizarding weekend
👻 Ghost tours + spooky season fun
🎬 And my new favorite movie-date spot
👇🏾 Let's figure out what we're doing this week.
🔥 October Events Worth Planning Ahead For
👁️ Oct. 3 | See Beyond Festival | Baltimore, MD | FREE — Try adaptive sports like blind soccer, racing + more at this hands-on festival from the Maryland School for the Blind. Register by Friday to be entered to win
☀️ Oct. 11 | Top of the Morning Party | Baltimore, MD — A 9AM party in Baltimore because apparently we don't have to wait until nighttime to go out. This will be indoors so you can be warm.
🎂 Oct. 18 | Hope for Kids Fall Festival & Costume Party | Silver Spring, MD — Costumes, food, games + entertainment, all while helping provide birthday celebrations for children experiencing homelessness.
🎤 Oct. 16 | Words, Wings & Wine | Baltimore, MD — Poetry, comedy, live art, wings + wine all wrapped into one night out.
🎢 Oct. 24 | After Dark: Halloween | Frederick County, MD | 21+ — An amusement park after dark with no kids 👀 Rides, arcade games, live music, a foam party + drinks.
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family Friendly:
🦆 Oct 2-Nov 1 | The Royal Duck | White Marsh Mall, Baltimore, MD
Giant inflatable duck-themed family playground. Weekdays 3–6:30pm, weekends 10am–6:30pm.
👻 Oct 2, 10, 17, 24 & 31 | Mount Airy Ghost Tours 2026 | Mount Airy, MD A spooky walking tour through Mt. Airy’s haunted past, with ghostly tales, historic mysteries & 10 stops along a one-mile route. Not for young kids
🎃 Oct 2 | Spooky Hunt: Baltimore Harbor Ghosts & Mysteries Challenge | Fells Point, Baltimore, MD
Self-guided scavenger hunt through harbor history and ghost lore.
🍻 Oct 2-4 | 60th Fell's Point Fun Festival | Fells Point, Baltimore, MD
Free six-block waterfront festival: food, crafts, live music. 60th anniversary.
🪶 Oct 2–4 | International Edgar Allan Poe Festival & Awards | Lexington Market, 112 N. Eutaw St, Baltimore, MD
The 9th annual Poe Fest is back — NEW location this year at Lexington Market due to construction at Poe House. Three days of Gothic performances, art, authors, vendors, tours, and live music celebrating the 177th anniversary of Poe's death. Street festival Sat–Sun 11am–4pm. ✓ FREE
✈️ Oct 3 | College Park Day | College Park Aviation Museum & Airport, College Park
The City of College Park's biggest annual festival — three stages of live music, wandering performers, inflatables, carnival games, a helicopter fly-in, 20+ local artisans and free admission to the College Park Aviation Museum. Free parking & shuttle service available. 12–6pm. ✓ FREE
🌭 Oct 3-4 | Baltimore Taco Festival | Power Plant Live!, Baltimore, MD
Maryland's biggest taco fest — lucha libre, margarita bars, pumpkin patch, 30+ vendors. 2–8pm.
🧙 Oct 3–4 | Wizarding Weekend on Magical Main | Old Ellicott City, MD
Muggles and wizards rejoice — Ellicott City's historic Main Street transforms into a magical wonderland for a full weekend of costumes, scavenger hunts, a Fantastic Beast search, a costume contest, and wizard-themed fun for the whole family. ✓ FREE
🍽️ Oct 3 | Taste of Bethesda | Woodmont Triangle, Downtown Bethesda, MD
The 34th annual Taste of Bethesda is back — 40+ restaurants, four stages of live music, a kids’ area with face painting and arts and crafts, and the best food block party in Montgomery County. 11am–4pm, just 3 blocks from Bethesda Metro. ✓ FREE admission · Food tickets $10 for 5
🍯 Oct 4 | Honey Harvest Festival | Oregon Ridge Nature Center, Baltimore County, MD
Taste local honey, learn about beekeeping & enjoy family-friendly activities celebrating bees and sustainability. ✓ FREE
🥁 10/4 | Capitol Battle of the Bands | SECU Stadium, College Park
One of the largest HBCU marching band showcases in the nation is back, featuring bands, dancers, drum majors and nonstop energy at SECU Stadium.
🍷 Adults Only:
😂 Oct 2 | Timbuktu Comedy Club | Hanover, MD
Live stand-up comedy with dinner service. Doors 7pm.
🃏 Oct 3 | Old School Basement Card Party | Mix + Mingle Coffee Lounge, Clinton, MD
Spades, Bid Whist, Tonk & more, cocktails & food. 21+, 7–11pm, free RSVP.
👾 Oct 3 | NERDpocalypse | Power Plant Live!, Baltimore, MD
Cosplay contest, arcade gaming, anime trivia, evil-themed pop-up bar. 21+, 5–11pm.
🏈 HBCU HOMECOMING SEASON IS HERE!
October belongs to Morgan State + Howard. 🧡💙❤️💙
HBCU Homecoming is more than a football game. It's the bands, the Yard, the alumni coming home, the outfits 👀 and a whole weekend of Black culture and school pride.
And we have TWO major Homecomings happening right here in Baltimore + DC. Here's what to put on your calendar:
🐻 MORGAN STATE | BALTIMORE
📅 Homecoming Week: Oct. 4–11 Morgan State University Homecoming
Don't miss:
🎤 Wed, Oct. 7: Homecoming Concert – 8pm
🥁 Sat, Oct. 10: Homecoming Parade – 9am
🏈 Sat, Oct. 10: Morgan vs. Robert Morris – Noon
Somewhere Tip 💡: The parade runs from The Alameda Shopping Center to Morgan's campus. Get there early, bring a chair and then make a day of it!
[SEE ALL MORGAN HOMECOMING EVENTS →]
🦬 HOWARD UNIVERSITY | DC
📅 Homecoming Week: Oct. 11–18 The Dig at Howard University
Don't miss:
🏀 Tue, Oct. 13: Bison Madness
🎶 Fri, Oct. 16: Yardfest Day 1
🎉 Sat, Oct. 17: International Yardfest Day 2
🏈 Sat, Oct. 17: Howard vs. Morehouse – 3:30pm
Heads up: There's no Homecoming parade this year because of construction along Georgia Avenue, so plan Saturday around the Yard + the game instead.
Two schools. Two cities. Two HUGE Homecoming weekends. 🏈 Which one are you going to? Or are you going to the Battle of the Bands instead like me!
Movie Date
I drove 45 minutes to Frederick for a movie theater and I'd actually do it again. 😂
Regal Frederick has 4DX where your seat moves with the movie, but the real surprise was their VIP option when you do a IMAX or standard movie with unlimited popcorn, drinks + ICEEs included.
And because Frederick has plenty of restaurants and things to do nearby, you could easily turn this into a whole date day.
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Hope to See You.…….Somewhere Local!
Lisa Summers
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