HonFest 2007

HonFest is the brainchild of Denise Whiting, celebrating the culture, language and people of Baltimore.

The word "Hon" is a friendly Baltimore greeting for honey. There were street stalls selling clothes, crafts to food, which covered four blocks on 36th Street in the neighborhood of Hampden.

In conjunction with this festival, The Baltimore's Best Hon Contest had women dressed up like in the sixties with beehive hairdos, pointy glasses, spandex pants and things associated with leopard print. Some even had curlers on their hairdos walking around (that day was a good excuse for not taking out those curlers).

I was drawn to the stage by a catchy tune Good Morning, Baltimore from the movie, Hairspray. Sitting down, I felt relaxed and began to appreciate Baltimore as a local rather than a visitor.