International Edgar Allan Poe Festival

Schedule of Events

6pm-10pm: RED MASQUE MOVIE NIGHT & Poe House 75th Anniversary Reception

This year we commemorate two very special anniversaries: the 175th Anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe's Death in Baltimore in 1849 and the 75th Anniversary of The Edgar

Allan Poe House & Museum established in 1949. Join us festival eve at a special kick-off reception and MOVIE NITE in the glorious and newly-opened M&T Bank Exchange Theatre at France-Merrick Performing Arts Center.

This extraordinary evening includes two panel discussions with special guests Victoria Price, author and daughter of Vincent Price, and Michael Connelly, bestselling author of The Lincoln Lawyer and the Hieronymus Bosch detective series. Q&A followed by a special tribute recognizing the life and career of Vincent Price, and of the passing of the extraordinary film director, Roger Corman, followed by 60th Anniversary screening of their 1964 horror classic, "Edgar Allan Poe's Masque of the Red Death" starring Vincent Price.

Location: France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, 401 W. Fayette Street, Baltimore MD

11 am-4 pm: The Poe Death Exhibit at historic Carroll Mansion (includes Phoenix Shot Tower!)

An interactive art installation at the historic Carroll Mansion, where Poe's body and casket will lie in state in a re-enactment of the dark and somber day Poe was laid to rest. Tour the various conspiracies that plague Poe's legacy and learn how the very clothes he wore offer clues to his mysterious death. Pay your respects at a special candle-light vigil for the master of horror and mystery.

PHOENIX SHOT TOWER (10 AM - 11:30 AM Drop-In ONLY)
Experience the Phoenix Shot Tower. Built in 1828, it was the tallest building in the US until 1846 and annually manufactured 2.5 million lbs. of "drop" shot. It is only one of three remaining shot towers in the United States.

Cost: Festival Admission is Free. Additional Tours and Program Tickets on Sale Now