Overview
- The festival is underway in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon with nearly 80 vendors, which organizers call the largest turnout since they assumed management.
- Programming features local beer, wine and mead, roughly 20 musical acts across two stages, hands-on workshops, and the longtime favorite lemon stick treat.
- The Mount Vernon Place Conservancy took over in 2019 with a push to refocus on locally made and sourced goods, marking a return to the event’s original mission.
- New and returning sellers describe strong demand for spots, with first-time vendor Joshua Whaley highlighting custom flower bars that cater to the crowd’s tastes.
- Founded in 1911 to promote urban gardening during the City Beautiful movement, the Flower Mart has survived venue changes, 1970s unrest and later organizational lapses to remain a core city tradition.