WLOY will yet again be at Hampdenfest this year on Saturday, September 11th. We will be on The Avenue giving away FREE stuff (we would tell you but you have to stop by and say “hi” to find out!). HampdenFest began as a local community event, but in recent years has evolved into a neighborhood arts festival that draws visitors, as well as local residents, to enjoy the community of merchants on and around West 36th Street. Sponsored by the Hampden Village Merchants Association, in partnership with The Hampden Family Center, HampdenFest features 3 stages of music and art performances, an activity area for the kids, an emerging artists exhibit and a film festival, as well as four blocks of arts and crafts vendors, antiques, and other wares from a wide range of merchants and artists. Hampden itself has hundreds of local businesses which are consistently listed in Baltimore Magazine and the City Paper’s Best of Baltimore.