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The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA) is uniting two of its marquee events: Baltimore Book Festival and Light City. Brilliant Baltimore will illuminate the city with literature, ideas, world-class light art installations, and live performances.

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.

CAPTIONS FOR PHOTOS & VIDEOS

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.
Festival Fact Sheet

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 HarperNew 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.

Literary Exhibitors

View full list of the 2019 literary exhibitors.

Sponsors

View full list of the 2019 sponsors to date.

Press
Releases

COMBINED BALTIMORE BOOK FESTIVAL AND LIGHT CITY CELEBRATION HIGHLIGHTED BALTIMORE’S BRILLIANCE

November 12, 2019
The 10-day spectacular showcased the creative powerhouse of Baltimore on a national and international stage and illuminated Charm City’s bright future ...
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DON’T MISS OUT – LAST CHANCE TO ATTEND INAUGURAL COMBINED BALTIMORE BOOK FESTIVAL AND LIGHT CITY CELEBRATION

November 7, 2019
10-day festival enters its final stretch with world-class art and musical performances, concluding with a captivating fireworks finale over Inner Harbor on Sunday, November 10th ...
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COMBINED BALTIMORE BOOK FESTIVAL & LIGHT CITY CELEBRATION HIGHLIGHTS BALTIMORE’S BRILLIANCE

November 1, 2019
The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts hosts a stellar lineup of visual, literary, performing and culinary arts luminaries in 10-day festival of art, literature, music, ideas and innovation ...
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Festival
Photos

Festival Photos

2019 LIVE PHOTOS

Onsite photos from this year's festival.

Authors

CURRENTLY SUBMITTED

Author headshots currently available.

Artists

CURRENTLY SUBMITTED

Artist headshots currently available.

Light Art Exhibits

CURRENTLY SUBMITTED

Light art previews currently available. Please note photos are low res.

Press Conference

ANNOUNCEMENT

Photos of presenters and general event photos from press conference held at Baltimore's Parkway Theatre on June, 25, 2019.

Festival
Videos

Behind the Scenes

Brilliant Baltimore Promo

Sizzle Reel

Press Conference - June 25, 2019