<div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"> <div class="vc_column-inner"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element "> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> Enter the <em>Billionaires’ Club Masquerade Lounge</em> and help get this soiree back on track by trading clues with your guests, gathering information, and solving the crime before the masked menace gets away! <strong>The Murder Mystery Company</strong> will stage 4 games festival weekend, both Saturday & Sunday at the festival! Included in the Red Masque Festival Pass. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

Join The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre and fellow Poe fans at a special screening to kick-off The International Poe Festival weekend!

Poe Baltimore invites you to join fellow fans for a weekend of performances, movies, music and art, all in celebration of Edgar Allan Poe!

Immerse yourself in the chilling world of Edgar Allan Poe through the hauntingly beautiful medium of comics! Next, visit an interactive art installation at the historic Westminster Hall & Burying Ground, 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.

** The Poe in Comics & Poe Death Exhibits will open the week before the International Edgar Allan Poe Festival & Awards. This page is for timed entry, October 2 - 6. For weekend admission, visit the festival page for schedule and tickets. Each ticket admits one person.** Two exhibits will be on display at the historic Westminster Hall & Burying Ground, just steps from Poe's final resting place. Both are included in one ticket: <h3><strong>Poe in Comics (NEW in 2023!)</strong></h3> Immerse yourself in the chilling world of Edgar Allan Poe through the hauntingly beautiful medium of comics! Witness his tales of horror and suspense brought to life with eerie illustrations and haunting dialogue that will make your heart race and your blood run cold. Discover rare and collectible editions of Poe's work, as well as new interpretations from talented contemporary artists who have put their own unique spin on his classic tales. This exhibit will explore over a century of comic art & illustration featuring the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe. You'll be amazed at the range and creativity of the comics on display as the dark and mysterious side of Poe's genius is brought to life. The exhibit includes both live guide and interactive audio/mobile app. <h1></h1> <h3><strong>The Poe Death Exhibit</strong></h3> An interactive art installation at the historic Westminster Hall & Burying Ground, 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. NOTE: Death and funeral imagery (including body in an open casket), may not be suitable for young children. Viewer discretion advised. This exhibit takes place at location away from Festival Grounds; limited street parking and garage parking is available. This is a ticketed event; timed entry guarantees admission.

  Goodness! Keeping time, time, time is a task as Poe House is looking ahead to several wonderful events this month. To wit: March 16, The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra invites Poe fans to an open rehearsal of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s adaptation of Poe’s last poem, “The Bells” March 18, May the road rise to meet you […]