The Balticon Sunday Short Science Fiction Film Festival (BS³F³) features independently produced short films from around the world, including live action and animated films in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. Awards are given based on audience preferences.

In 2024, the Balticon Sunday Short Science Fiction Film Festival  (BS³F³) took place on Sunday evening at 7:00pm. We will thrill  festival attendees with independently produced short films from around the region and across the globe. BS³F³ features live action and animated films in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror from some of the best independent filmmakers this side of the Crab Nebula.

Schedule of Events

May 23, 2025

2pm
Game Demo: Telestrations
Watertable B Table 1, 2pm - 6pm

2:30pm
Energy Dissipation: It's all downhill but sometimes by interesting routes (The Update)
Homeland, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

3pm

Jack the Giant Killer
Room 6015, 3pm - 4:30pm

ZENSHU [14+][TEEN] Episodes 1-4
Room 8006, 3pm - 5pm

Game Demo: Abducktion
Watertable B Table 2, 3pm - 7pm

4pm

Villainous Psychology: How to Make Villians Feel Real
Federal Hill, 4pm - 5pm

Make Them Laugh
Gibson, 4pm - 5pm

From Concept to Final Draft
Guilford, 4pm - 5pm

Ohhhh…that feels good: Texture and Stability in Food Science
Homeland, 4pm - 5pm

Relating to our Furry Friends
James, 4pm - 5pm

Pandemics in Fact and Fiction
Mount Washington, 4pm - 5pm

Writing for Audio Formats
Pride of Baltimore II, 4pm - 5pm

Miniature Painting Workshop (Session 1)
Private Dining Room, 4pm - 7pm

3D Printing Clinic
Room 10006, 4pm - 9pm

Rings of Power Discussion
Room 7029, 4pm - 5pm

Revenue Streams for the Content Creator
St. George, 4pm - 5pm

There's History, Then There's Real History
Virtual Panel Room 1, 4pm - 5pm

Alternate Realities and Parallel Universes
Virtual Panel Room 2, 4pm - 5pm

Blade Runner: Electric Dreams (Part 1)
Watertable A Table 1, 4pm - 8pm

Pathfinder 1e: From the Blackness (Pt 1)
Watertable A Table 2, 4pm - 8pm

Magic & Steel: Lord Fenni's Curse
Watertable A Table 3, 4pm - 8pm

Game Demo: Space Cats Fight Fascism
Watertable B Table 3, 4pm - 8pm

4:30pm
Popeye (1980)
Room 6015, 4:30pm - 6:30pm

5pm

KAIJU no.8 [14+][TEEN] Episodes 1-4
Room 8006, 5pm - 7pm

Game Demo: Mystic Paths
Watertable B Table 4, 5pm - 9pm

5:30pm

Autographs: Richard Sparks and Jack Carroll
5th Floor Lobby, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

The Art of the Live Play - Running a Streamed TTRPG
Federal Hill, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Staying Focused as a Creative
Gibson, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Underground Civilizations
Guilford, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Alien Ghosts: Mass Extinctions and Speculative Biology
Homeland, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

It's the Finer Things: Finishing Touches that Make Award
Winning Cosplays
James, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

All About That Tense
Mount Washington, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Marvel Cinematic Universe 2024/2025
Pride of Baltimore II, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Reading: Randee Dawn and Jennifer Povey
St. George, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Religious Conflict in SFF
Virtual Panel Room 1, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Is it Really a Man's World: Women Authors in Fantasy
Virtual Panel Room 2, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

6pm
Game Demo: Robot Quest Arena
Watertable B Table 1, 6pm - 10pm

6:30pm
Kaz Rowe That Time Dracula Sued Nosferatu
Room 6015, 6:30pm - 7pm

7pm

How to be a Good Moderator
Federal Hill, 7pm - 8pm

The Commercialization of Space
Gibson, 7pm - 8pm

Happy Mind, Happy Writer
Guilford, 7pm - 8pm

Why Do We Still Love Vampires?
Homeland, 7pm - 8pm

From Design to Reality
James, 7pm - 8pm

Everything You Wanted to Know About Filk
Kent, 7pm - 8pm

Doors Open for Opening Ceremonies
Maryland Ballroom CD, 7pm - 7:30pm

Is it Horror or Dark Fantasy?
Mount Washington, 7pm - 8pm

Getting Your Short Stories to Readers
Pride of Baltimore II, 7pm - 8pm

Nosferatu: Ein Synphonie des Grauens
Room 6015, 7pm - 8:30pm

Costumes in a Flash
Room 7006, 7pm - 9pm

Shabbat Dinner with Fen
Room 7029, 7pm - 9pm

The Apothecary Diaries [14+][TEEN] Episodes 12-15
Room 8006, 7pm - 9pm

Reading: Doc Coleman and Sam Haines
St. George, 7pm - 8pm

History as Inspiration in SFFH
Virtual Panel Room 1, 7pm - 8pm

At the Intersection of Fantasy and Technology
Virtual Panel Room 2, 7pm - 8pm

Game Demo: The Gang
Watertable B Table 2, 7pm - 11pm

7:30pm
Opening Ceremonies
Maryland Ballroom CD, 7:30pm - 8:30pm

8pm

Mork Borg: Vermis 1
Watertable A Table 1, 8pm - 12am

Cyberpunk Edgerunners: The Jacket
Watertable A Table 2, 8pm - 12am

Old gods of Appalachia: What Paths May Cross (Session 1)
Watertable A Table 3, 8pm - 12am

Game Demo: Caution Signs
Watertable B Table 3, 8pm - 12am

8:30pm

Voice in Writing
Federal Hill, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Howard the Duck Retrospective
Gibson, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

I Learned About the Omegaverse so You Don't Have To.
Guilford, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Reading: Sebastien de Castell and Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Homeland, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Concert: Roberta Rogow
Kent, 8:30pm - 9pm

Art Show Reception
Maryland Ballroom AB, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

When Writing Advice is Rong
Mount Washington, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Meet the Scientists Social
Presidential Suite, 8:30pm - 11:15pm

Hollywood Graveyard Presents: Tomb of Nosferatu
Room 6015, 8:30pm - 9pm

Anime/Manga Recommendation Panel
Virtual Panel Room 1, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

9pm

Solo Leveling Season 2 - Arise from the Shadows [16+][ADULT] Episodes 12-15
Room 8006, 9pm - 11pm

Game Demo: Illiterati
Watertable B Table 4, 9pm - 1am

10pm

Friday Night Filk Circle
Kent, 10pm - 4am

Dune: The Complete Saga Fan Edit of the Dune
Room 6015, 10pm - 12am

That Shouldn't Fit
Virtual Panel Room 1, 10pm - 11pm

Game Demo: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Deck-Building Game
Watertable B Table 1, 10pm - 2am

11pm

Rocky Horror Horror Picture Show
Maryland Ballroom CD, 11pm - 1am

Dan Da Dan [16+][ADULT] Episodes 1-4
Room 8006, 11pm - 1am

11:55pm
After Life
Room 6015, 11:55pm - 1:55am

2am
Stories of Lost Souls
Room 6015, 2am - 3:30am

3:30am
The Odyssey (2001)
Room 6015, 3:30am - 6:30am

6:30am
Classic Cartoons
Room 6015, 6:30am - 7am

7am
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Room 6015, 7am - 8:30am

May 24, 2025

8am
Baltikids Bagel Breakfast-- Saturday
Room 7006, 8am - 9:45am

8:30am
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Room 6015, 8:30am - 10am

9am

Shabbat Discussion
James, 9am - 10am

Miniature Painting Workshop (Session 2)
Private Dining Room, 9am - 12pm

Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School [14+][CHILD] Episodes 1-2
Room 8006, 9am - 10am

Game Demo: Space Cats Fight Fascism
Watertable B Table 2, 9am - 12pm

10am

Autographs: Sara Pinsker and David Simms
5th Floor Lobby, 10am - 11am

The Cat Really is out to Get You!
Federal Hill, 10am - 11am

Mommy Issues
Gibson, 10am - 11am

Writing HoH and Deaf Characters
Guilford, 10am - 11am

A Mite-y Powerful Technology
Homeland, 10am - 11am

FMA Brotherhood: A Fan Retrospective
James, 10am - 11am

I am the Very Model...
Kent, 10am - 11am

Beading Workshop
Maryland Ballroom AB, 10am - 12pm

Foley Artist Presentation
Maryland Ballroom CD, 10am - 11am

Storytelling: Now and in the Future
Mount Washington, 10am - 11am

Underutilized Bases for Magic Systems
Pride of Baltimore II, 10am - 11am

Intro to 3D Printing
Room 10006, 10am - 11:30am

Oz the Great and Powerful
Room 6015, 10am - 12:15pm

Play Dough
Room 7006, 10am - 10:45am

Maryland Costumers and Cosplayers Yard Sale
Room 7029, 10am - 11am

The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World [14+][CHILD] Episodes 1-4
Room 8006, 10am - 12pm

Speculative Poetry Writing Workshop
Room 8029, 10am - 12pm

Short Fire Readings: Carroll, DeMarce, Johnson, Scott, Vibbert
St. George, 10am - 11:30am

Lessons From Cyberspace
Virtual Panel Room 1, 10am - 11am

Sex, Sexuality, and Worldbuilding
Virtual Panel Room 2, 10am - 11am

Game Demo: Things in Rings
Watertable B Table 3, 10am - 2pm

10:45am
Fun with Science with Brent Warner
Room 7006, 10:45am - 11:30am

11am

First Timers and Friends! (Meet-n-greet and tour)
Baltimore Ballroom A, 11am - 12:30pm

11:30am

Autographs: Bjorn Hasseler and Virginia DeMarce
5th Floor Lobby, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Reading: Young Writer's Contest Winners
Federal Hill, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Traditional Publishing Scares Me: How to Traditionally Publish Your Book
Gibson, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Lawyers in Space
Guilford, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Complexity in the Universe
Homeland, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Makeup for Stage and Hall Costumes
James, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Arranging Songs and Making Them Your Own
Kent, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Heinlein award winner interview
Maryland Ballroom CD, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Revolutions are Messy
Mount Washington, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Hula Hooping with Patches
Patio, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Everybody Eats
Pride of Baltimore II, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Intermediate 3D Printing
Room 10006, 11:30am - 1pm

Closed for Lunch-- Saturday
Room 7006, 11:30am - 12:15pm

GMing: Thinking on Your Feet
St. George, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Juggling POV
Virtual Panel Room 1, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Morality and Ethics for the Non-Human
Virtual Panel Room 2, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Virtual Concert: Lawrence Dean
Virtual Room 3, 11:30am - 12:30pm

12pm

Shabbat Lunch with Fen
Room 7029, 12pm - 2pm

Astro Note [14+][CHILD] Episodes 1-4
Room 8006, 12pm - 2pm

Worldbuilding: Creating Religions for Your SFF Story
Room 8029, 12pm - 2pm

Porcelain Souls: Covenant Broken, Covenant Restored (Demo 1)
Watertable A Table 1, 12pm - 4pm

Porcelain Souls: Covenant Broken, Covenant Restored (Demo 4)
Watertable A Table 2, 12pm - 4pm

Pathfinder 1e: From the Blackness (Pt 2)
Watertable A Table 3, 12pm - 4pm

Game Demo: Tesseract
Watertable B Table 1, 12pm - 4pm

Game Demo: Abducktion
Watertable B Table 2, 12pm - 2pm

MTG Draft Tournament
Watertable C, 12pm - 6pm

12:15pm

BeetleJuice (1986)
Room 6015, 12:15pm - 1:45pm

Ancient Life for Young People
Room 7006, 12:15pm - 1pm

1pm

Autographs: Doc Colemand and Bryant Johnson
5th Floor Lobby, 1pm - 2pm

Wonderful News for Vampires---Synthetic blood (True Blood?) is being developed
Federal Hill, 1pm - 2pm

A Manifesto is not a Novel
Gibson, 1pm - 2pm

Morality and Ethics for the Non-Human
Guilford, 1pm - 2pm

Interview with GoH Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Homeland, 1pm - 2pm

Wigging Out: A Beginner's Guide to Cosplay Wigs
James, 1pm - 2pm

Concert: Tavair Dominque
Kent, 1pm - 2pm

Writing the Right Textiles
Mount Washington, 1pm - 2pm

There's History, Then There's Real History
Pride of Baltimore II, 1pm - 2pm

Minecraft Mosaics
Room 7006, 1pm - 1:45pm

Short Fire Readings: Asaro, Jenne, Mignogna, Rose, Weber
St. George, 1pm - 2:30pm

Space Westerns - Old Genre, New Weapons?
Virtual Panel Room 1, 1pm - 2pm

Self-Editing Strategies
Virtual Panel Room 2, 1pm - 2pm

Virtual Concert: Ada Palmer
Virtual Room 3, 1pm - 2pm

1:30pm
Make a "Leather" Vambrace
Maryland Ballroom AB, 1:30pm - 3pm

1:45pm

Apartment 7A (2024)
Room 6015, 1:45pm - 3pm

Cosmic Cookie Decorating
Room 7006, 1:45pm - 2:30pm

2pm

ZENSHU [14+][TEEN] Episodes 5-9
Room 8006, 2pm - 4:30pm

Better Beta Reading: Both Sides of the Pen
Room 8029, 2pm - 4pm

Game Demo: Rebel Princess
Watertable B Table 2, 2pm - 5pm

2:30pm

Autographs: Robert Sawyer and Charles Gannon
5th Floor Lobby, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

LGBT+ Tea Social
Club Lounge, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Speculative Poetry Open Mic and Contest Winners Reading
Federal Hill, 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Permutations: A Return to Well World
Gibson, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Editors Can be Your Friends
Guilford, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Improbable Research and the Ig Nobel Prizes
Homeland, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

What Makes a Good Player
James, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Concert: George Hrab
Kent, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Character Building
Mount Washington, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Writing Trauma Responses Responsibly
Pride of Baltimore II, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Functional 3D Printing for Cosplay
Room 10006, 2:30pm - 4pm

Me and the Bears Storytelling with Bill Mayhew
Room 7006, 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Love in Our Fiction
Room 7029, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

It's all in the Footnotes: Storyless Storytelling
St. George, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

It's Life, But Not As We Know It
Virtual Panel Room 1, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Portrayal Doesn’t Mean Advocacy
Virtual Panel Room 2, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Marketing for the Indie
Virtual Room 3, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

3pm

Faces of the Undead Special Presentation
Room 6015, 3pm - 4pm

Game Demo: Wondrous Creatures
Watertable B Table 3, 3pm - 6pm

3:15pm
Rewriting the Animal Kingdom
Room 7006, 3:15pm - 4pm

4pm

Autographs: Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Micaiah Johnson
5th Floor Lobby, 4pm - 5pm

Book Launch: The Brotherhood of Rain and Cinder
Baltimore Ballroom A, 4pm - 5pm

Kaffeeklatsch with Samantha Mills
Club Lounge, 4pm - 5pm

Writing Action Scenes
Gibson, 4pm - 5pm

My Favorite Monster
Guilford, 4pm - 5pm

Vision Zero
Homeland, 4pm - 5pm

I'm Sensing a Pattern Here: When to Use (or Lose!) Patterns in Cosplay
James, 4pm - 5pm

Renaissance Dance
Kent, 4pm - 5:30pm

Fun with Origami: Learn the Basics
Maryland Ballroom AB, 4pm - 6pm

It's Life, But Not as We Know It
Mount Washington, 4pm - 5pm

AI and Gender
Pride of Baltimore II, 4pm - 5pm

Let's Unbox a Ender-3 V3 KE 3D Printer
Room 10006, 4pm - 5:30pm

Civil War (2024)
Room 6015, 4pm - 6pm

Pitch Your Novel to Candlemark and Gleam
Room 7029, 4pm - 5pm

Dr. Who: Viewing and Discussion
Room 8029, 4pm - 6pm

Reading: Robert Sawyer and Mark Van Name
St. George, 4pm - 5pm

Deconstructing Hardspace: Shipbreaker – A Process for Building Original IPs
Virtual Panel Room 1, 4pm - 5pm

In Defense of Short Fiction
Virtual Panel Room 2, 4pm - 5pm

The Craft of Reviewing
Virtual Room 3, 4pm - 5pm

Mork Borg: Vermis - The Silver Swamp
Watertable A Table 1, 4pm - 8pm

Porcelain Souls: Covenant Broken, Covenant Restored (Demo 2)
Watertable A Table 2, 4pm - 8pm

Blade Runner: Electric Dreams (part 2)
Watertable A Table 3, 4pm - 8pm

Game Demo: Musical Chairs
Watertable B Table 1, 4pm - 7pm

4:30pm

KAIJU no.8 [14+][TEEN] Episodes 5-8
Room 8006, 4:30pm - 6:30pm

4:45pm
Button Bugs: Cute Crawly Crafting
Room 7006, 4:45pm - 5:30pm

5pm

Game Demo: Arcs
Watertable B Table 2, 5pm - 9pm

Game Demo: Telestrations
Watertable B Table 4, 5pm - 8pm

5:15pm
Pokemon Trivia Challenge
Room 7006, 5:15pm - 6pm

5:30pm

Autographs: Kemi Ashing-Giwa and Melissa Scott
5th Floor Lobby, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

What was T. rex thinking? Brain evolution from dinosaurs to birds
Federal Hill, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Critique: Do's and Don'ts
Gibson, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Coming out of the Dungeon
James, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Concert: Maugorn the Stray
Kent, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Writing Dialogue
Mount Washington, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Magical Realism
Pride of Baltimore II, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Intro to Fusion 360
Room 10006, 5:30pm - 7pm

Writer Meetup: All Things Romance
Room 7029, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Ask Me Anything: Editors and Publishers
St. George, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Revolutions are Messy
Virtual Panel Room 1, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Streaming 101: We Go Live In 3... 2...
Virtual Panel Room 2, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

6pm

Masquerade Photography
Guilford, 6pm - 10pm

Masquerade Green Room
Homeland, 6pm - 10pm

Nosferatu the Vampyre
Room 6015, 6pm - 8pm

Game Demo: Legendary: Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Watertable B Table 3, 6pm - 10pm

Intro to Warhammer 40k! (Session 1)
Watertable C, 6pm - 9pm

6:30pm

Book Launch: Rock and Roll, Cake and Ice Cream!
Baltimore Ballroom A, 6:30pm - 8pm

The Apothecary Diaries [14+][TEEN] Episodes 16-19
Room 8006, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

7pm

Autographs: S.C. Megale and Jack Campbell
5th Floor Lobby, 7pm - 8pm

Kaffeeklatsch with Stephanie Law
Club Lounge, 7pm - 8pm

Virtual Reality
Federal Hill, 7pm - 8pm

Making Readers Care About Your Characters
Gibson, 7pm - 8pm

SFF Vehicles
James, 7pm - 8pm

Concert: Ben Newman
Kent, 7pm - 8pm

Writing Lean Prose
Mount Washington, 7pm - 8pm

Humorous Fantasy is a Serious Business
Pride of Baltimore II, 7pm - 8pm

Writer Meetup: All Things Horror
Room 7029, 7pm - 8pm

What's in a Name?
Virtual Panel Room 1, 7pm - 8pm

Building Community to Survive Your Writing Journey
Virtual Panel Room 2, 7pm - 8pm

Game Demo: Finspan
Watertable B Table 1, 7pm - 11pm

7:20pm
Doors open for Masquerade
Maryland Ballroom CD, 7:20pm - 7:50pm

8pm

Masquerade
Maryland Ballroom CD, 8pm - 11pm

3D Printing Clinic
Room 10006, 8pm - 9pm

Dr Who: Scream of the Shalka
Room 6015, 8pm - 10pm

D&D 5e: The Night of Terror
Watertable A Table 1, 8pm - 12am

Alien: Heart of Darkness (part 1)
Watertable A Table 2, 8pm - 12am

Old gods of Appalachia: What Paths May Cross (Session 2)
Watertable A Table 3, 8pm - 12am

Game Demo: This Game Is Killer
Watertable B Table 4, 8pm - 12am

8:30pm

Kaffeeklatsch with Sebastien de Castell
Club Lounge, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

I'm Going to Kiss that Corpse: Why We Love Paranormal Romance
Federal Hill, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Science Fiction Trivia Contest
Gibson, 8:30pm - 10:15pm

Theme Circle: CAT-astrophes, BIRD-brains and other FAN-tastic Pets
Kent, 8:30pm - 10pm

Retrofuturism
Mount Washington, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Religious Conflict in SFF
Pride of Baltimore II, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Solo Leveling Season 2 - Arise from the Shadows [16+][ADULT] Episodes 16-20
Room 8006, 8:30pm - 11pm

Modern Sensibilities in Current Fantasy
St. George, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

9pm

Are You a Werewolf?
James, 9pm - 1am

Havdalah With Fen
Patio, 9pm - 10pm

10pm

The First Ever Balticon Smash or Pass After Dark Panel!
Federal Hill, 10pm - 11pm

Saturday Night Filk Circle
Kent, 10pm - 4am

Dirty Mad Libs!
Mount Washington, 10pm - 11pm

Dune Part 1
Room 6015, 10pm - 12:30am

Reading: Marie Vibbert, Leo Benavides, and Bjorn Hasseler
Virtual Room 3, 10pm - 11pm

11pm

Dan Da Dan [16+][ADULT] Episodes 5-8
Room 8006, 11pm - 1am

2am
Stories of Lost Souls
Room 6015, 2am - 3:30am

3:30am
The Odyssey (2001)
Room 6015, 3:30am - 6:30am

6:30am
Classic Cartoons
Room 6015, 6:30am - 7am

7am
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Room 6015, 7am - 8:30am

May 25, 2025

8am
Baltikids Bagel Breakfast-- Sunday
Room 7006, 8am - 9:45am

9am

Morning Mass
James, 9am - 10am

Miniature Painting Workshop (Session 3)
Private Dining Room, 9am - 12pm

The Last Unicorn
Room 6015, 9am - 10:30am

Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School [14+][CHILD] Episodes 3-4
Room 8006, 9am - 10am

10am

Autographs: J.D. Blackrose and Tris Lawrence
5th Floor Lobby, 10am - 11am

Kaffeeklatsch with Sharon Lee
Club Lounge, 10am - 11am

100 Ways to Die in the Universe
Federal Hill, 10am - 11am

Legends and Mythos of Vampires
Gibson, 10am - 11am

Masquerade Show and Tell
Guilford, 10am - 11am

Interview with GoH Sebastien de Castell
Homeland, 10am - 11am

Hugo Finalist Discussion
James, 10am - 11am

The Folklore of Space
Kent, 10am - 11am

In Defense of Short Fiction
Mount Washington, 10am - 11am

Audiobooks: Publishing Your Book
Pride of Baltimore II, 10am - 11am

Intro to 3D Printing
Room 10006, 10am - 11:30am

Snack Science: Experiments you can eat
Room 7006, 10am - 10:45am

Sunday Morning Craft-n-Chat
Room 7029, 10am - 11:30am

The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World [14+][CHILD] Episodes 5-8
Room 8006, 10am - 12pm

Shared Worlds: Profits, Pitfalls, and Unique Possibilities
Room 8029, 10am - 12pm

Short Fire Readings: Avery, Glover, Shvartsman, and Sparks
St. George, 10am - 11:30am

Press X to Doubt - Video Game Rec Panel
Virtual Panel Room 1, 10am - 11am

Game Demo: Space Cats Fight Fascism
Watertable B Table 1, 10am - 2pm

10:30am
BeetleJuice BeetleJuice
Room 6015, 10:30am - 12:30pm

10:45am
Tween Writing Circle (Plus Bookmaking for Younger Kids)
Room 7006, 10:45am - 11:30am

11am

Safe Solar Observation
Patio, 11am - 3pm

Game Demo: In the Footsteps of Marie Curie
Watertable B, 11am - 3pm

Game Demo: Quacks
Watertable B Table 2, 11am - 3pm

11:30am

Autographs: Catherine Asaro and Jennifer Povey
5th Floor Lobby, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Book Launch: Midnight Brew
Baltimore Ballroom A, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Kaffeeklatsch with Joanna Fang and Blake Collins
Club Lounge, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Quantum steampunk: The physics of yesterday's tomorrow
Federal Hill, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Ducks and How to Make Them Pay
Gibson, 11:30am - 12:30pm

"Alexa, What's the Current State of AI?"
Guilford, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Interview with GoH Stephanie Law
Homeland, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Lightbulb Moments: How Authors Develop Ideas
James, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Concert: T.J. and Mitchell Burnside-Clapp
Kent, 11:30am - 12:30pm

The Heist in SFF
Mount Washington, 11:30am - 12:30pm

K-drama Bingo
Pride of Baltimore II, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Closed for Lunch-- Sunday
Room 7006, 11:30am - 12pm

Writer Meetup: All Things Mystery and Suspense
Room 7029, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Readings - Broad Universe
St. George, 11:30am - 1pm

GMing: Thinking on Your Feet
Virtual Panel Room 1, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Pandemics in Fact and Fiction
Virtual Panel Room 2, 11:30am - 12:30pm

12pm

Fairy Tales for Modern Times with Tim Livengood
Room 7006, 12pm - 12:45pm

Mary and the Witch's Flower [PG][CHILD] Movie
Room 8006, 12pm - 2pm

Building a Space Battle
Room 8029, 12pm - 2pm

Porcelain Souls: Covenant Broken, Covenant Restored (Demo 5)
Watertable A Table 1, 12pm - 4pm

Pathfinder 1e: From the Blackness (Pt 3)
Watertable A Table 2, 12pm - 4pm

Unlimited - Is it safe to travel through Lower Elam?
Watertable A Table 3, 12pm - 4pm

Game Demo: Wandering Towers
Watertable B Table 3, 12pm - 2pm

Pokemon TCG Draft Tournament
Watertable C, 12pm - 6pm

12:30pm

Doors Open for BGSO Concert
Maryland Ballroom CD, 12:30pm - 1pm

Mickey 17 (2025)
Room 6015, 12:30pm - 3pm

12:45pm
Frankenstuffies
Room 7006, 12:45pm - 2:15pm

1pm

Non-European Folklore in SFF
Federal Hill, 1pm - 2pm

The Stakes are High, and They're Well Done
Gibson, 1pm - 2pm

So you want to be a Game Master?
Guilford, 1pm - 2pm

What's in a Name?
Kent, 1pm - 2pm

Guest of Honor Concert: Baltimore Gamer Symphony Orchestra
Maryland Ballroom CD, 1pm - 2pm

Juggling POV
Mount Washington, 1pm - 2pm

Science and Writing: How Real Experiences Inform Our Imaginations
Pride of Baltimore II, 1pm - 2pm

Writer Meetup: All Things Short Form Fiction
Room 7029, 1pm - 2pm

Short Fire Readings: Brown, Ellis, Englard, Hammond, Woosley
St. George, 1pm - 2:30pm

From Concept to Final Draft
Virtual Panel Room 1, 1pm - 2pm

The Aliens Did Not Build Your Pyramids: Pseudoscience and Misinformation
Virtual Panel Room 2, 1pm - 2pm

Chapbook Craft: Your Words, Your Way
Virtual Room 3, 1pm - 2:30pm

Game Demo: Rajas of the Ganges
Watertable B Table 4, 1pm - 5pm

2pm

Art Show Auction & BSFS Books for Kids Charity Auction
Homeland, 2pm - 4pm

The Boy and the Heron [PG-13][CHILD] Movie
Room 8006, 2pm - 4pm

Game Demo: Caution Signs
Watertable B Table 3, 2pm - 6pm

2:15pm
Banana Sushi
Room 7006, 2:15pm - 3pm

2:30pm

Autographs: Sharon Lee and Jo Miles
5th Floor Lobby, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Book Launch: Permutations: A Well World Anthology
Baltimore Ballroom A, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Kaffeeklatsche with Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Club Lounge, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

More than Words: What can we learn about communication by studying primates and canines?
Federal Hill, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Working Weirdos: How to Find Your Writing People
Gibson, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Urban Fantasy
Guilford, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

It's Over 9000 (Dollars): Budgeting for Cosplay
James, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Concert: Harold Feld
Kent, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Jews In Space: Jewish SF On and Off The Page
Mount Washington, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Assembling Your Cast
Pride of Baltimore II, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

3D Printing in Industry
Room 10006, 2:30pm - 4pm

Making a Book Club Work
Room 7029, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Writer Meetup: All Things YA and Middle Grade
Room 8029, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Short Fire Readings: Blackrose, Gilman, Ihezue, Kaplan, Thompson
St. George, 2:30pm - 4pm

Editors Can be Your Friends
Virtual Panel Room 1, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Literary Awards as a Catalyst
Virtual Panel Room 2, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Orpheus Again?
Virtual Room 3, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

3pm

Faces of the Undead Special Presentation Encore
Room 6015, 3pm - 4pm

Kids' Dance Party
Room 7006, 3pm - 3:45pm

Game Demo: Robot Quest Arena
Watertable B Table 2, 3pm - 6pm

3:30pm
Doors Open for Dinosaurs: The Update
Maryland Ballroom CD, 3:30pm - 4pm

3:45pm
Wicked Fun Character Building in the Land of Oz
Room 7006, 3:45pm - 4:30pm

4pm

Autographs: Sebastien de Castell and Andrew McDowell
5th Floor Lobby, 4pm - 5pm

Kaffeeklatsch with Marc Abrahams
Club Lounge, 4pm - 5pm

Space Westerns - Old Genre, New Weapons?
Federal Hill, 4pm - 5pm

Purposeful Diversity in Sword and Sorcery
Gibson, 4pm - 5pm

Building Community to Survive Your Writing Journey
Guilford, 4pm - 5pm

Final Girl and the Female Gaze: How has Horror Changed?
Homeland, 4pm - 5pm

Being a bad guy without being a Bad Guy
James, 4pm - 5pm

Classic Filk Sing-Along
Kent, 4pm - 5:15pm

Dinosaurs: The Update
Maryland Ballroom CD, 4pm - 5:30pm

Deities Galore
Mount Washington, 4pm - 5pm

Pitch Your Idea for a SFFH TV Show
Pride of Baltimore II, 4pm - 5pm

Combat Robots and Other 3D Printing Fun
Room 10006, 4pm - 5:30pm

Wicked Part 1
Room 6015, 4pm - 6:45pm

Pitch Your Short Story to Eric Flint's 1632 and Beyond
Room 7029, 4pm - 5pm

ZENSHU [14+][TEEN] Episodes 10-11
Room 8006, 4pm - 5pm

Writer Meetup: All Things Science Fiction
Room 8029, 4pm - 5pm

Reading: Sharon Lee and Jean Marie Ward
St. George, 4pm - 5pm

Is the Martyrdom Really Necessary?
Virtual Panel Room 1, 4pm - 5pm

Happy Mind, Happy Writer
Virtual Panel Room 2, 4pm - 5pm

Reading: Catherine Asaro, T.C. Weber, CL Fors
Virtual Room 3, 4pm - 5pm

The Witch is Dead - Double Session
Watertable A Table 1, 4pm - 8pm

Mork Borg: Vermis - The Flutewood
Watertable A Table 2, 4pm - 8pm

Porcelain Souls: Covenant Broken, Covenant Restored (Demo 3)
Watertable A Table 3, 4pm - 8pm

Game Demo: Flip 7
Watertable B Table 1, 4pm - 6pm

4:30pm
Build Your Own Fairy Garden
Room 7006, 4:30pm - 5:15pm

5pm

KAIJU no.8 [14+][TEEN] Episodes 9-12
Room 8006, 5pm - 7pm

Lazy Sunday Afternoon Productivity Sprints
Room 8029, 5pm - 7pm

Game Demo: Library Labyrinth
Watertable B Table 4, 5pm - 8pm

5:15pm
Timey-Wimey Clocks
Room 7006, 5:15pm - 6pm

5:30pm

It was Great, but The Ending ******
Federal Hill, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Orpheus Again?
Gibson, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Ya Canna Change the Laws of Physics
Guilford, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

What if fungi win?
Homeland, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

The Prop Shop: Making Cosplay Props and Weapons
James, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Great Music, Terrible Game
Kent, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Reframing Older Works
Mount Washington, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Real Effects of Fairy Tale Logic
Pride of Baltimore II, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Advanced 3D Printing
Room 10006, 5:30pm - 7pm

Pitch Your Novel to Arc Manor
Room 7029, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Reading: Christiane Knight and Tris Lawrence
St. George, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Legends and Mythos of Vampires
Virtual Panel Room 1, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Judging a Book by its Label
Virtual Panel Room 2, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Virtual Concert: Batya Wittenberg
Virtual Room 3, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

6pm

Game Demo: Ceres
Watertable B Table 1, 6pm - 10pm

Intro to Warhammer 40k! (Session 2)
Watertable C, 6pm - 9pm

6:30pm
Doors Open for Film Festival
Maryland Ballroom CD, 6:30pm - 7pm

6:45pm
A Quiet Place Day One
Room 6015, 6:45pm - 8:30pm

7pm

Autographs: Nicole Glover and Elijah Kinch Spector
5th Floor Lobby, 7pm - 8pm

Multiverses and You (and Your Evil Twin)
Federal Hill, 7pm - 8pm

Confirmation Bias and Other Ways to Be Wrong
Gibson, 7pm - 8pm

Writing Spice and ****
Guilford, 7pm - 8pm

VfOx The Student Collaboration Experiment of the DAVINCI Mission to Venus
Homeland, 7pm - 8pm

Your Player Said What??
James, 7pm - 8pm

Songs From the Music Staff
Kent, 7pm - 8pm

Balticon Short Film Festival
Maryland Ballroom CD, 7pm - 11:30pm

A Fannish Introduction to Runes as a Writing System
Mount Washington, 7pm - 8pm

Ask Me Anything: First Aid for Writers
Pride of Baltimore II, 7pm - 8pm

Writer Meetup: All Things Fantasy
Room 7029, 7pm - 8pm

The Apothecary Diaries [14+][TEEN] Episodes 20-23
Room 8006, 7pm - 9pm

BSFS Writer's Circle Get Together
Room 8029, 7pm - 9pm

Reading: Charles Gannon and Tom Doyle
St. George, 7pm - 8pm

Game Demo: Just One
Watertable B Table 2, 7pm - 9pm

Game Demo: The Loop
Watertable B Table 3, 7pm - 11pm

8pm

3D Printing Clinic
Room 10006, 8pm - 9pm

Alien: Heart of Darkness (Part 2)
Watertable A Table 2, 8pm - 12am

Unlimited - I owe the gambling house how much?
Watertable A Table 3, 8pm - 12am

Game Demo: Space Base
Watertable B Table 4, 8pm - 12am

8:30pm

VTuber vs PNGTuber
Federal Hill, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Sex, Sexuality, and Worldbuilding
Gibson, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

It's Never Too Late to Start Your Writer Journey
Guilford, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Water, water everywhere, but which drops can we drink?
Homeland, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Theme Circle: Gaming Songs
Kent, 8:30pm - 10pm

Eye of Argon Reading
Mount Washington, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

At the Intersection of Fantasy and Technology
Pride of Baltimore II, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Nosferatu (2024)
Room 6015, 8:30pm - 10:45pm

Virtual Concert: Stace Johnson
Virtual Room 3, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

9pm

The Last of Us: Viewing and Discussion
Room 7029, 9pm - 11pm

Solo Leveling Season 2 - Arise from the Shadows [16+][ADULT] Episodes 21-24
Room 8006, 9pm - 11pm

Two Rooms and a Boom
St. George, 9pm - 1am

10pm

Rise of the Vtuber Part Deux: A Beginner's Guide to Avatar Streaming
Federal Hill, 10pm - 11pm

Ignoble Awards Readings and Discussion Continued
Homeland, 10pm - 11pm

Sunday Night Filk Circle
Kent, 10pm - 4am

Virtual Filk Circle hosted by Ellen Kranzer
Virtual Room 3, 10pm - 1am

10:45pm
Dune Pt 2 (2024)
Room 6015, 10:45pm - 1am

11pm
Dan Da Dan [16+][ADULT] Episodes 9-12
Room 8006, 11pm - 1am

1am
Joker (2019)
Room 6015, 1am - 3am

3am
Joker: Folie a Deux
Room 6015, 3am - 5:30am

5:30am
Dr Who The Infinite Quest / Dr Who :Dreamland
Room 6015, 5:30am - 7:30am

7:30am
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Room 6015, 7:30am - 9:30am

May 26, 2025

8am
Baltikids Bagel Breakfast-- Monday
Room 7006, 8am - 9:45am

9am

Miniature Painting Workshop (Session 4)
Private Dining Room, 9am - 12pm

Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School [14+][CHILD] Episodes 5-6
Room 8006, 9am - 10am

Game Demo: The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game
Watertable B Table 1, 9am - 1pm

9:30am
Tale of Tales
Room 6015, 9:30am - 11:30am

10am

Our Favorite Dragons
Federal Hill, 10am - 11am

Basic Novel Writing Organization
Gibson, 10am - 11am

Oz Through the Years
Guilford, 10am - 11am

What’s That Smell? The Winds of Alien Worlds
Homeland, 10am - 11am

Pokemon GO
James, 10am - 11am

Knights of the Virtual Table
Mount Washington, 10am - 11am

Pickup Your Prints and Last Minute Help
Room 10006, 10am - 1pm

Choose Your Own Craft
Room 7006, 10am - 10:45am

The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World [14+][CHILD] Episodes 9-12
Room 8006, 10am - 12pm

The Folklore of Space
Virtual Panel Room 1, 10am - 11am

Game Demo: Link City
Watertable B Table 2, 10am - 2pm

10:45am
Bricktastic Lego Free Build
Room 7006, 10:45am - 12pm

11am
Game Demo: Wandering Towers
Watertable B Table 3, 11am - 3pm

11:30am

Extreme Environments and Humans
Federal Hill, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Creation Myths
Gibson, 11:30am - 12:30pm

From Tots to Titans: Dinosaur Growth and Paleoecology
Homeland, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Making Music When You’re Neurodivergent
Kent, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Reincarnated into an Isekai Panel
Mount Washington, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Short Fire Readings: Edelman, Mitchell, Painter, Popovic, Strock
St. George, 11:30am - 1pm

Lawyers in Space
Virtual Panel Room 1, 11:30am - 12:30pm

12pm

Godzilla Minus One
Room 6015, 12pm - 4pm

Astro Note [14+][CHILD] Episodes 5-8
Room 8006, 12pm - 2pm

1pm

So you want to find a Streamer to Follow?
Federal Hill, 1pm - 2pm

Birds of Prey: Cloaked for Recovery, Destined for Flight
Homeland, 1pm - 2pm

Memorial Filk Circle
Kent, 1pm - 2:30pm

Sourcing Your Sources
Virtual Panel Room 1, 1pm - 2pm

2pm

The Little Stranger
Room 6015, 2pm - 3pm

ZENSHU [14+][TEEN] Episode 12
Room 8006, 2pm - 2:30pm

Game Demo: Telestrations
Watertable B Table 1, 2pm - 3pm

2:30pm

Improving Balticon
Homeland, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Dead Dog Filk
Kent, 2:30pm - 5pm

The Apothecary Diaries [14+][TEEN] Episodes 24
Room 8006, 2:30pm - 3pm

Date: May 23-26, 2025

Cost:
Adult (25+): $85
Young Adult (13 - 24): $43
Child (12 and under): ALWAYS FREE
Virtual Only: $30

Location:
Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel,
202 E Pratt St.,
Baltimore, MD 21202.

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