Homeland's York Road Wednesday Loses Its Market on November 4. The Movies Keep Going.
October 22, 2026
October 22, 2026
Homeland's errands, dinners and evenings out happen along York Road, where two long-running series have been meeting on the same day of the week all season. The Govans Farmers Market sets up at 5104 York Road on Wednesdays from 3 to 6 p.m. Farther up the road at 5904 York Road, the Senator Theatre shows its weekly repertory film in the restored main auditorium, and most of this fall's titles play on a Wednesday.
Tonight, Thursday, Oct. 29, Belvedere Square hosts Trick or Treat through the Square from 5 to 8 p.m. at 529 E. Belvedere Ave. It has music, a Thriller dance lesson, a costume contest, candy and the MD SPCA kitten van. One week from yesterday, the market shuts for the year. What York Road offers on a weeknight changes after that, and it pays to know the new schedule before the old one ends.
This is the Govans Farmers Market's 15th season. It is hosted by Loyola University Maryland's Center for Neighborhood Resilience and runs from June 3 through Nov. 4. The new feature this year is Storytime at the Market, held from 4:30 to 5 p.m. for children and families. The market also hosts the Govans Community Fridge, which runs on the principle "Take What You Need, Share What You Can." In Loyola's season announcement, executive director Gia Grier McGinnis said the market keeps "community at its core."
The Senator's series fits naturally after a market run. General admission for shows after 6 p.m. is $10. Students, seniors and children pay $9, and early-bird and matinee tickets are $7. The market closes at 6, so a Wednesday can start with produce and Storytime and end with a classic film on a big screen without leaving York Road.
The market's own calendar has been building toward the end of its season. It held a Fall Festival on Sept. 23 and Trunk or Treat on Oct. 28, the same Wednesday the Senator showed Rosemary's Baby. Only one market Wednesday is left.
On Wednesday, Nov. 4, the market holds its End-of-Season Celebration. The Senator's revival that night is Amores Perros. It is the season's last chance to do both halves of the York Road Wednesday.
The next night, Thursday, Nov. 5, the Senator hosts Paula Poundstone, booked alongside its regular film schedule. With the market's finale and a comedy night back to back, the first week of November is the busiest stretch on the corridor's fall calendar.
After that, the weekly fixture is the Senator. Here is how the Wednesdays and the few weekend dates in between line up through mid-December.
| Date | Senator revival | Also nearby |
|---|---|---|
| Wed., Nov. 4 | Amores Perros | Govans market End-of-Season Celebration, 3 to 6 p.m. |
| Thu., Nov. 5 | Paula Poundstone | |
| Sat., Nov. 7 | Common Tone family craft and music, Belvedere Square, 10:30 a.m. | |
| Sun., Nov. 8 | Belle | |
| Wed., Nov. 11 | The Birds | |
| Wed., Nov. 18 | Network | |
| Sat., Nov. 21 | Holiday Makers Market, Belvedere Square, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | |
| Wed., Nov. 25 | Anatomy of a Murder | |
| Sun., Nov. 29 | The Secret World of Arrietty | |
| Wed., Dec. 2 | Phantom Thread | |
| Dec. 6 | Common Tone family craft and music, Belvedere Square, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | |
| Wed., Dec. 9 | Now, Voyager | |
| Wed., Dec. 16 | Victor/Victoria |
Once the market closes, the Senator keeps Wednesday night going and Belvedere Square picks up the weekend mornings. Two revivals, Belle and The Secret World of Arrietty, fall on Sundays. The posted revival schedule ends with Victor/Victoria on Dec. 16.
Belvedere Square's November and December programming is short and aimed at families. Common Tone leads a craft-and-music morning on Saturday, Nov. 7, starting at 10:30 a.m., with registration per family. A second Common Tone morning is set for Dec. 6, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with crafts and live music. The Holiday Makers Market on Saturday, Nov. 21, runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is free and open to the public, with local makers, food and drink from the Square's merchants, and live music.
For anyone who has been buying from local vendors at Govans all season, the Holiday Makers Market is the next scheduled chance to do that close to home, about two and a half weeks after the market's final Wednesday.
The food at the Square also gives a Senator Wednesday a place to start or finish. Belvedere Square's posted directory lists these food and drink businesses:
The shop side lists Gordon Florist, Paintbox Kids & Home and The Seasoned Olive, among others. With the holidays coming, those three are the ones that line up most closely with the Nov. 21 market.
The York Road Homeland reaches on a Wednesday is not the same strip it was in the spring. The York Road Improvement District's August newsletter reported that Munchies Café held its grand opening on Aug. 1 at 5911 York Road. Its menu includes wings, crab cakes, lamb chops, cheesesteaks and breakfast, and its posted hours are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Those late hours make it one of the few places on the corridor still serving after a revival screening lets out. The same newsletter reported that Rasberry Moments Café & Dessert Shop is open at 4646 York Road, serving coffee, specialty drinks and desserts from Wednesday through Sunday.
One familiar stop is gone. The Baltimore Banner reported that Heritage Smokehouse closed its 5800 York Road location on Aug. 8 after five years in Govans, with plans to move to Jacksonville.
More storefront change may follow. The district's October newsletter says it is taking applications for a Tenant Improvement Grant Program, supported by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, with $5,000 to $25,000 per project for eligible York Road businesses and commercial property owners. That same issue promotes the Senator's October revival screenings, so the business district itself counts the Wednesday film series as part of the corridor's draw.
The neighborhood's western edge has its own fall deadline. Just north, past the city-county line in Woodbrook, the State Highway Administration's MD 139 Charles Street project is in its last phase. Final resurfacing was completed in late August and reflective pavement markings went down in early October. SHA says crews will plant the rebuilt median, replace trees at Charles Street and Bellona Avenue, and finish a new stormwater management pond at the northeast corner of that intersection, with the full project expected to be done in late fall 2026. The project also lengthens the left-turn bay from southbound Charles Street onto eastbound Bellona Avenue.
Neighborhood business also continues into the holidays. The Homeland Association lists its next board meeting for Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. at Church of the Redeemer, 5603 North Charles Street, and members can request a virtual option by email. That evening falls between the Senator's Network on Nov. 18 and the Holiday Makers Market on Nov. 21.
The York Road calendar near Homeland is part of how Christina keeps track of the neighborhood all year. If you'd like to talk about what's changing between Charles Street and York Road, or how those blocks fit your plans, Christina Giffin is glad to meet up, even if it's before a Wednesday revival at the Senator. Let's Connect.
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