HonFest

The festival holds a contest in which people dress up as a Baltimore "hon" in a 1960s-style beehive hairdo and sunglasses and other over-stylized clothes and makeup, such as, bright eye shadow, spandex pants, and leopard print clothing, and the winner is crowned "Miss Hon".

[2] HonFest began in 1994, originally serving as a marketing tool for Cafe Hon.

The festival boasts the performances of local musical guest covering genres from blues, electronic, alternative rock, and folk.

The participants of the event are encouraged to talk in Bawlmerese, the town’s take on Hon dialect.

Does it bring attention to Baltimore’s working class residents, or simply treat them like they are historic relics?