10 Reasons to go to Artscape

We count the ways we love Baltimore's annual arts festival

By Nicole Fallek and Dayna Ryan
Special to Metromix

The best reason to visit Artscape? Everyone else will be there!

The 28th occurrence of this three-day summer festival features some of the country's most talented artists and performers. As part of America's largest free festival of the arts, you'll hear energetic live concerts on three outdoor stages, see a full schedule of performing arts—such as dance, opera, theater, fashion and film—and pig out on an eclectic variety of international foods. Join the expected 350,000 attendees and see what the hype is all about.

And if simple peer pressure isn't reason enough to attend, we've got nine more ways to persuade you.