January Events in Baltimore, Maryland
The Christmas decorations are stored away, and everyone has just about recovered from two months of holiday celebrations which lead up to the grand-daddy of parties, New Years Eve. Now cities throughout the country can go back to their traditional, their smaller celebrations, festivals and events. Baltimore luxury hotels throughout the city are gearing up for the arrival of tourists for such smaller but well known occasions that occur in their city during the month of January.
So if you happen to be traveling through Baltimore on business, or taking a post holiday vacation, these are some of the events that are taking place that you may find interesting. The tenth annual parade and celebration in honor of Martin Luther King takes place at noon on January 18. Then the next evening beginning at 6pm the doors of the Charles Theatre will open and allow the first six hundred people in for free. This is an annual free movie night presented by the City Paper.
Also on the night of January 19th, one of the rituals of winter in Baltimore is in honor of their favorite son, writer Edgar Allen Poe. This is the night when just previous to sunrise, a cloaked person visits the graveyard at Westminster Hall where Poe is buried, and drinks a toast. This person is in fact known as the “Poe Toaster” The figure has been seen, walking using a cane with a silver tip, and leaving three roses on Poe’s grave, along with the Cognac bottle missing the contents of just that single toast. This has been going on since 1949. While spectators do show up, no one has ever seen the face of toaster, however it is believed that the original poster died in 1999, and passed on this ritualistic responsibility to another disciple before they passed away. Along with the roses and the Cognac, sometimes the toaster leaves a note as well.
For a less spooky celebration, the days of January 21 through 24, the Annual Baltimore Boat show takes place. More than five hundred different motor boats, yachts and fishing boats will be on display. This happens every year at the Baltimore Convention Center. And then at the end of the month and flowing into a bit of February, the city celebrates the Baltimore Winter Restaurant Week. This is a great time to be in the city as most of the restaurants will offer package deals, allowing the opportunity to experience the culinary delights of the finest chefs at a price that is extremely affordable. As you see, even though the holidays are over for the year, there is still much fun and celebration to be found throughout the month of January in the delightful city of Baltimore.
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