Honfest

Hampden's big neighborhood celebration, which grew over the past 14 years from a little pageant created by a few eccentrics on a lark to a major city festival that draws even international visitors. The "hon" is a certain local style of lady that developed in the early 1960s, featuring dresses with flamboyant prints, very large and brightly colored horn-rimmed glasses, spandex pants, leopard pants, heavy eye-shadow, and as-tall-as-possible beehive hairdos. If you have seen Hairspray in any of its incarnations, you know what the Baltimore hon looks like.

Address

along 36th St (the Avenue)

Getting there

in Hampden

Hours

One weekend in summer (in 2023: Sat Jun 11 noon-9PM and Sun Jun noon-6PM)

Website

honfest.net (opens in a new tab)