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Children and Teen Stage

30th Street, next to Barclay Street.

Presented by Baltimore Read Aloud.

Saturday, September 19th

10:00 am

African Storytelling with Grandma Edna
11:00 am

Spooky Season Starts Here: Tiffany D. Jackson on “Ghost in the Night”

Tiffany D. Jackson

Amber O’Neal Johnston

Desira Stewart
12:00 pm

Growing Hearts & Community in Picture Books

Carole Boston Weatherford

B. Sharise Moore

Shadra Strickland
12:00 pm

Jump, Jump and Double Dutch with JUMP Maryland
1:00 pm

From Sketch to Storytime: Illustrator’s Way

Seo Kim

Meghana Narayan
1:00 pm

Move Your Body with Baltimore Hoop Love
2:00 pm

Color, Craft, Create with Meghana Narayan
2:45 pm

Color, Craft, Create with The Creative Representation Empire

Naomi Winston
4:00 pm

Page to Screen Celebration: The Wild Robot

Sunday, September 20th

10:00 am

Wildlife Adventures Story Time
11:00 am

From Picture Books to Prairie Mysteries: An Afternoon with Andrea L. Rogers

Andrea L. Rogers
12:30 pm

Amazing Adventures Meet & Greet

Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr

Nik Korpon

Jordan P. Jackson

Jamar Nicholas
2:30 pm

Secrets, Spells & Suspense: Writing Unforgettable YA

Michelle Jabès Corpora

Alex Travis
3:30 pm

Page to Screen Celebration: Magic and Fantasy

Baltimore Book Festival 2026

September 19th and 20th in Waverly

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Full schedule
Map and stages
Authors, panelists, and speakers
Vendors
About the festival

Brought to you by the Mayor’s Office of Arts, Culture & Entertainment in collaboration with Baltimore’s independent bookstores and literary community.