Live Entertainment in Baltimore

8 × 10 is Federal Hill's beloved neighborhood concert venue and bar, a 250-capacity music club on Cross Street that has been booking indie, folk, jazz, and alternative acts for the South Baltimore community for decades. One of Baltimore's most charming small venues for discovering new music in a neighborhood context.

The 9:30 Club is one of the most celebrated live music venues in the United States, hosting 300+ shows per year across rock, indie, hip-hop, and electronic genres. The 1,200-capacity club on V Street NW has earned consistent recognition as one of the best music venues in America and has launched or hosted virtually every major touring act since the 1980s.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring MD is a beautifully restored 1938 Art Deco theater presenting American Film Institute programming, independent and international cinema, and special film festivals that serve the Washington DC arts film audience. The combination of Art Deco architecture and AFI's national curatorial reputation makes it one of the premier art house cinema destinations in the mid-Atlantic.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring is the American Film Institute's showcase theater, a beautifully restored 1938 Art Deco movie palace presenting classic films, independent cinema, and special events that serve as a cultural anchor for downtown Silver Spring's entertainment district.

The AFI Silver Theatre is the American Film Institute's flagship DC-area movie theater and cultural center, showing independent films, foreign films, classic cinema, and director retrospectives in a beautifully restored 1938 art deco theater. The AFI Silver programs year-round special events, film festivals, and in-person Q&As with filmmakers.

Academy Center of the Arts in downtown Lynchburg VA is a beautifully restored 1905 academic building presenting concerts, theater, art exhibitions, and community cultural events for the central Virginia market.

Alden Theatre at the McLean Community Center is a 500-seat performing arts venue presenting professional dance, theater, music, and film programming for the affluent Fairfax County community in one of the most consistently programmed community-scale performing arts centers in Northern Virginia.

American Shakespeare Center at the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton VA presents Shakespeare and Renaissance plays in the world's only re-creation of Shakespeare's indoor Blackfriars Theatre, a remarkable performing arts experience unique in America. The combination of authentic period staging, shared lighting with audiences, and a full-serving bar makes ASC productions one of Virginia's most distinctive and beloved theatrical experiences.

American Theatre in Hampton's Phoebus neighborhood is a 2,500-capacity venue presenting concerts, comedy, and events for the Hampton Roads region, complementing the larger Hampton Coliseum with a more intimate mid-size concert experience.

An die Musik in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood is one of America's most beloved intimate classical and jazz concert venues, a 75-seat listening room above a record shop presenting the finest chamber music, jazz trios, and vocal music in an atmosphere of supreme musical concentration that has made it a pilgrimage destination for serious music lovers throughout the mid-Atlantic.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater is Washington DC's flagship American theater company, a three-stage performing arts complex on the Southwest Waterfront recognized as one of the most important regional theaters in America for developing and presenting American theater work.

Arena Stage is America's most historically important regional theater — a Washington DC institution whose founding in 1950 by Zelda Fichandler created the American regional theater movement and whose Tony Award-winning productions have launched the careers of more major American theater artists than any comparable institution. Arena's extraordinary role in creating the concept of regional theater and its consistent production of important American drama make it one of the most culturally significant performing arts institutions in the United States.

Atlas Performing Arts Center on H Street NE is Washington DC's neighborhood arts center, a 1938 Atlas Theatre converted into a four-stage performing arts complex presenting theater, dance, music, and community events that serve as the cultural anchor of the H Street Corridor's entertainment district transformation.

Atlas Performing Arts Center on the H Street Corridor in northeast Washington DC is a multi-space performing arts complex presenting theater, dance, and music across four performance spaces. The Atlas anchors the H Street arts ecosystem and has been central to the economic revitalization of the H Street NE entertainment corridor.

Attucks Theatre in Norfolk VA is a historically significant African-American performance venue that opened in 1919 as one of the first Black-owned theaters in the South. Magnificently restored, the Attucks Theatre now presents concerts, theatrical productions, and community events that honor its legacy as 'the Apollo of the South' and Norfolk's most important cultural heritage site.

Avalon Theatre in Easton MD on the Eastern Shore is a beautifully restored 1921 theater presenting concerts, film, theater, and community events for Talbot County and the broader Chesapeake Bay waterfront communities. As the primary cultural venue on the Eastern Shore north of Salisbury, the Avalon serves the prosperous community of watermen, farmers, and urban transplants who make Easton one of Maryland's most livable small cities.

Baltimore Soundstage is a 1,500-capacity live music venue in the Inner Harbor district, hosting national touring acts and local performances across multiple genres. The two-level venue is part of the Power Plant Live! entertainment complex and has become an essential stop for mid-level touring artists passing through the mid-Atlantic corridor.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra presents free outdoor concerts at various city parks and venues throughout the summer season, bringing classical music to communities throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area beyond the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in a community engagement mission that reflects the BSO's commitment to accessibility.

Barter Theatre in Abingdon VA is America's longest-running professional theater company, founded in 1933 during the Depression when patrons paid for tickets with farm produce. Virginia's State Theatre presents a full season of professional productions in this beautiful 1830s landmark in the mountain town of Abingdon near the Tennessee border.

Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club is a 350-seat jazz and blues listening room in downtown Bethesda MD, presenting nationally touring jazz, blues, and R&B acts in a dinner-show format. One of the DC metro area's finest dedicated jazz venues, serving the affluent Montgomery County market.

Black Cat is a beloved independent concert venue and bar on 14th Street, one of DC's longest-running live music institutions. The two-stage space — main floor and Backstage — hosts indie rock, punk, metal, and alternative acts in an unpretentious, community-driven environment. The Red Room bar is open nightly and welcomes all ages.

Black Cat is one of Washington DC's most beloved and important independent music venues, a 600-capacity club on 14th Street that has been the cornerstone of DC's indie, punk, and alternative music scene since 1993. With a history of early performances by artists including Foo Fighters, White Stripes, and Arcade Fire, Black Cat has an irreplaceable role in DC music history.

Black Cat on 14th Street NW is one of Washington DC's most beloved independent music venues, a 700-capacity club with two rooms (main stage and backstage bar) presenting indie, alternative, punk, and experimental touring acts since 1993. A cornerstone of DC's U Street/14th Street entertainment district and one of the city's most culturally significant music venues.

BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown is Montgomery County's community performing arts center, presenting live music, theater, dance, and community events for the upcounty Maryland suburban community in a purpose-built arts facility.

Bohemian Caverns at 11th and U Streets NW is one of Washington DC's most historic jazz clubs, a cellar venue that has presented jazz music in the U Street Corridor since 1926 in various forms. The Caverns' historical connection to Duke Ellington, whose portrait adorns the entrance, and its location on the historic Black Broadway of Washington make it one of the most culturally significant jazz venues in America.

Capital One Arena serves the greater Maryland and DC concert market with major touring acts in an outstanding downtown arena setting — presenting the nation's capital's most significant indoor concerts for the enormous DC-Maryland suburban market.

Capital One Center at Tysons is a major concert and entertainment complex in the Tysons business district, featuring an indoor arena and programming that serves Northern Virginia's largest suburban market. One of the region's newer entertainment venues serving the rapidly urbanizing Tysons corridor.

Capital One Hall is Northern Virginia's flagship performing arts venue, a 1,600-seat state-of-the-art theater opened in 2021 inside the Capital One campus in Tysons. The hall hosts Broadway touring productions, classical concerts, comedy, and popular music in an acoustically excellent environment that has filled a major gap in the Northern Virginia performing arts landscape.

Capital One Hall is a 1,600-seat performing arts center in the new Capital One headquarters development in Tysons Corner, bringing a premium arts and concert venue to Northern Virginia's largest suburban business district. The hall's state-of-the-art acoustics and design have made it one of the most anticipated performing arts additions to the DC region in years.

Capital One Hall at Tysons is a stunning 1,600-seat performing arts venue presenting Broadway productions, concerts, and special events for the Northern Virginia suburban market. The venue's modern architectural design and prime Silver Line Metro location make it one of the most accessible and visually impressive performing arts venues in the DC metropolitan area.