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Onsite
Festival Media
Please see below for the latest festival images and videos captured onsite from Oct. 31, 2019 to the present. Select captions are provided in the Captions For Photos & Videos PDF.
Festival Kickoff
Book Festival
Light Art: Key Frames Feature
Drone Light Show
Light Art: DiscoBug Feature
Light Art: Shrooms Feature
Neighborhood Lights
Festival
Info
The Baltimore Book Festival, a celebration of the literary arts, features author appearances and book signings, exhibitors and bookseller tents, readings on multiple stages, children’s activities, and cooking demonstrations. Light City, a festival of light, music, discussions and innovation, will feature a Light Art Walk at its center with awe-inspiring light art installations, performances, concerts, a fun-filled family zone, and Neighborhood Lights.
Authors
Exciting author roster of visionaries and luminaries that includes Carla Hall, celebrity chef, television host of “The Chew” and author of Carla’s Food; activist and actor from the hit TV series “The Good Doctor,” Hill Harper; New York Times bestselling author Dave Cullen.
Artists
Light City shines at night with 20 light art installations by artists from around the world including Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Oregon, France, Canada, Portugal, The Netherlands and New Zealand.
Light Art & Exhibitions
The 2019 Light Art exhibits will be located at Baltimore’s Waterfront. This year's jurors selected the 20 light art installations from 125 applications from across five continents.
Book Events
A celebration of the literary arts, featuring author appearances, book signings, exhibitor and bookseller tents, readings on multiple stages, children’s activities, and cooking demonstrations.
Live Performances
Light Up the Night! Concert Stage Baltimore Book Festival and Light City present 40+ concerts over the festival’s 10 days and nights. Experience music in a riveting variety of genres.
Neighborhood Lights
The 2019 Neighborhood Lights program has been reinvented as an immersive community arts experience, open to all city residents where we will celebrate four artistic disciplines: culinary arts, literary arts, performing arts and visual arts.
