Festival on the Hill is Bolton Hill’s premier block party held every autumn for more than 65 years. Come on out for food, drink, music, vendors, and if you’re a kid, the Kid Zone. Open to all. This year’s Festival on the Hill will take place on Saturday, October 4, 2025.
Food and drink. Local restaurants as well as booths run by volunteers plan to provide food or drinks.
- Beer
- Brass Tap
- Brownies and Sweets
- Chili
- Cook House
- Danute’s Soup
- Lemon Sticks
- Low Country Boil
- Oysters
- Snow Cones
- Wine
- Tacos in a Bag
Activities. An assortment of entertainment will be available and various vendors will be on hand.
- Book Sale
- Chess
- Crafts
- 50/50 Raffle
- Hula Hoops
- Juniquities
- Kid Zone
- Music Performers
- Pet Parade
- Safe Haven Ponies
- Screen Painting
Greater neighborhood. Many neighborhoods and local organizations comprise the greater Bolton Hill community and have been or plan to be on hand.
- Baltimore Fire Department
- Baltimore Department of Recreation and Parks
- Bolton Hill Community Association
- Bolton Hill Garden Club
- Bolton Hill Nursery
- Brown Memorial Tutoring Program
- Charm; Voices of Baltimore Youth
- Greenmount School
- Madison Park
- Marble Hill
- Maryland Child Network
- Memorial Episcopal Church
- MICA
- Midtown Academy PTO
- Midtown Community Benefits District
- No Boundaries Coalition
- Reservoir Square
- Samaritan Community
- SPCA
- Mount Royal Elementary-Intermediate School 66
- Ukrainian Committee
- Unity Hall
Volunteer opportunities:
- Books
- BHCA booth
- Kid Zone
- Juniquities
- Lemon sticks
- Set up and take down
Sponsors wanted!
For volunteering, sponsorship, or general questions, contact festival@boltonhillmd.org. Donations always welcome as well! Go here to donate by selecting “Festival on the Hill.”
History. Festival on the Hill’s origins began as a church bazaar organized by Memorial Episcopal Church on the 1300 block of Bolton Street in 1955. In 1969, Rev. Barney Farnham came up with the concept of sharing proceeds from the festival with the community. Until 2013, members of the church parish and neighbors ran the event. Then, the Bolton Hill Nursery ran the festival for several years before the Bolton Hill Community Association started leading it in 2019.
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