"Hon" is a term of endearment short for "Honey" and HonFest is an annual celebration in honour of the working-women of Baltimore. The festival embodies the warmth and affection they bestow upon neighbours and visitors alike.

Since 1994, HonFest has grown from the tiny Baltimore’s Best Hon pageant behind Café Hon, to a nationally recognized festival that covers four city blocks on Hampden’s very own 36th Street. In recent years, the festival has been acknowledged by The New York Times, Rachel Ray’s Tasty Travels, Nightly News with Brian Williams, The New York Post, Southern Living, The LA Times, HGTV, CNN, and The New Yorker.

Each year, revelers from every corner of our city, region, and nation – not to mention from overseas – have come to Hampden to celebrate Baltimore’s heritage and experience what makes the town like no other.

We’re celebrating on social media this year, HON! Take a selfie and #CelebrateBaltimore HON!

For 2020, Baltimore's most popular street festival is going virtual. Join the celebration on the event's Facebook page.