Things to do in Portland ME
200+ things to do in Portland ME this month
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370 eventsAll venues in Portland ME
$25 ADV $30…Sat · Nov 21 · 8:00 PM
John Brown's Body w/s/gs Royal Hammer live at Bayside Bowl | all-ages
John Brown's Body +1
Bayside Bowl · Portland
Free↻ RecurringWed · Dec 16 · 6:30 PM
Bluegrass Jam
Host: Lincoln Meyers
317 Main Community Music Center · Yarmouth
Free↻ RecurringThu · Dec 17 · 6:30 PM
Cajun Jam
Host: the fantastic Pam Weeks +1
317 Main Community Music Center · Yarmouth
Free↻ RecurringMon · Feb 8 · 6:30 PM
Irish Session
Host: Emma Sloan
317 Main Community Music Center · Yarmouth
$30Fri · Dec 4 · 8:00 PM
GoldenOak – Night 1
GoldenOak
One Longfellow Square · Portland
Fri · Dec 11
Benny the Butcher
seven siblings +2
Oxbow Brewing Company · Portland
$30-$35↻ RecurringSun · Dec 13 · 5:30 PM
Vivid Motion Dance Presents: Holly Jolly Follies
Vivid Motion Dance
The Hill Arts · Portland
$30Thu · Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
WMPG 21st Annual Bluegrass Spectacular
One Longfellow Square · Portland
$30Sun · Nov 8 · 8:00 PM
MJFF presents: Dust Bowls and Jewish Souls: Another Side of Woody Guthrie with a Special Appearance by Sarah Lee Guthrie (8PM SHOW ADDED!)
Sarah Lee Guthrie
One Longfellow Square · Portland
$30Sat · Nov 7 · 8:00 PM
Hank Heaven
Hank Heaven
One Longfellow Square · Portland
$30 ADV $40…Thu · Dec 31 · 8:00 PM
NYE | THE AWESOME
Nye +1
Bayside Bowl · Portland
Sat · Dec 12 · 6:00 PM
The Fogcutters Big Band Super-Fantastic Christmas Extravaganza!
The Fogcutters +3
State Theatre · Portland
$30Sat · Dec 19 · 8:00 PM
Julia Haven Holiday Concert
Julia Haven
One Longfellow Square · Portland
Free↻ RecurringThu · Mar 11 · 6:30 PM
Cajun Jam
Host: the fantastic Pam Weeks +1
317 Main Community Music Center · Yarmouth
Sat · Mar 6 · 6:00 PM
Ari Matti
Ari Matti
State Theatre · Portland
Free↻ RecurringMon · Nov 23 · 6:30 PM
Irish Session
Host: Emma Sloan
317 Main Community Music Center · Yarmouth
Tue · Nov 17 · 7:00 PM
UNIVERSE, VAST UNIVERSE Book Launch and Part
Author: Nicole Pomeroy +12
Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance · Portland
Thu · Nov 12 · 6:30 PM
Andrea Gibson’s Love Letter From The Afterlife
Andrea Gibson +1
State Theatre · Portland
$15-$20Sat · Nov 21 · 7:30 PM
Hey Party People! Presents: Give Thanks!
Hey Party People +2
The Hill Arts · Portland
Sun · Dec 6
Mihali Presents: Milhalidaze
a sentient consciousness +1
Oxbow Brewing Company · Portland
Thu · Dec 10 · 7:00 PM
Daily Bread
Daily Bread
State Theatre · Portland
Tue · Mar 23 · 7:00 PM
Michelle Branch
Michelle Branch
State Theatre · Portland
↻ RecurringThu · Dec 17 · 4:00 PM
Tween Graphic Novel Club
Portland Public Library · Portland
↻ RecurringSun · Nov 22 · 10:00 AM
Maker’s Market at Thompson’s Point!
Thompson's Point · Portland
Wed · Nov 11 · 7:00 PM
Punch Brothers
Punch Brothers
State Theatre · Portland
$19-$24↻ RecurringSat · Oct 31 · 9:00 PM
Slemons Productions Presents: Nerdy Prudes Must Die
The Hill Arts · Portland
↻ RecurringSun · Dec 13 · 10:00 AM
Maker’s Market at Thompson’s Point!
Thompson's Point · Portland
$30Sun · Nov 15 · 7:00 PM
Kelsey Waldon
Kelsey Waldon
One Longfellow Square · Portland
↻ RecurringThu · Nov 5 · 12:00 PM
Blurb Club
Portland Public Library · Portland
Wed · Nov 11 · 6:30 PM
Queer Book Club & SciFi/Fantasy Book Club - November
White Birch Books · North Conway
$60Wed · Dec 2 · 7:00 PM
December Open Mic Night hosted by Thomas Clukey 🌱
Host: Thomas Clukey
One Longfellow Square · Portland
Thu · Dec 3 · 6:00 PM
Thursday Night Book Club HOLIDAY (Nov/Dec)
White Birch Books · North Conway
Tue · Nov 10 · 6:30 PM
Trey Anastasio Band
Trey Anastasio +1
State Theatre · Portland
Thu · Dec 10 · 5:00 PM
Dinosaur Illustrators Panel Discussion
Author: Scott Nash
Portland Public Library · Portland
$30Tue · Dec 15 · 8:00 PM
Lúnasa – An Irish Solstice Celebration: Night 2
Lúnasa
One Longfellow Square · Portland
$30Sun · Dec 27 · 4:00 PM
A Love Letter to Bonnie Raitt presented by Katie Matzell & The Fundamental Things – NIGHT 2
Katie Matzell & The Fundamental Things
One Longfellow Square · Portland
↻ RecurringThu · Dec 3 · 12:00 PM
Blurb Club
Portland Public Library · Portland
Fri · Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
Noah Watts & the Backwoods Blues Revue
Noah Watts & the Backwoods Blues Revue
Andy's Old Port Pub · Portland
Sat · Nov 14
The Orrs with Ezra Cohen and the Big City Band + State Birds
roots in the New Hampshire Seacoast scene +5
Oxbow Brewing Company · Portland
Tue · Dec 1 · 7:00 PM
Bonobo
Bonobo
State Theatre · Portland
Thu · Jan 28 · 6:30 PM
Thursday Night Book Club JANUARY
White Birch Books · North Conway
$25-$30Sat · Nov 28 · 7:00 PM
Justin Merle in Concert
Justin Merle +2
The Hill Arts · Portland
$25-$30↻ RecurringSun · Nov 15 · 2:00 PM
Classic Plays: Hidden Riches
The Hill Arts · Portland
Sun · Nov 15
Surprise Chef
Surprise Chef
Oxbow Brewing Company · Portland
$10Sat · Oct 31
Kiss Kiss Halloween Dance Party
Oxbow Brewing Company · Portland
Sat · Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Halloween Storytime with Mx Lindz!
Back Cove Books · Portland
Thu · Nov 12 · 6:30 PM
NOVEMBER Mystery Book Club
White Birch Books · North Conway
$35Thu · Nov 12 · 8:00 PM
John Gorka
John Gorka
One Longfellow Square · Portland
$30Thu · Dec 3 · 8:00 PM
An Evening with Tom Rush Accompanied by Matt Nakoa and Brendan Cleary
Tom Rush +2
One Longfellow Square · Portland
↻ RecurringSat · Apr 3 · 5:00 PM
Kids Night Out
317 Main Community Music Center · Yarmouth
$30Sat · Nov 28 · 7:00 PM
Portland Chamber Music Festival presents ELANEI
Elanei
One Longfellow Square · Portland
$30-$35Fri · Dec 4 · 9:00 PM
HOLIDAY HI-JINXXX: Another Evening at Dave's Sauna
The Hill Arts · Portland
Mon · Nov 16 · 6:30 PM
Fictional Translations - A Conversation with Acclaimed Author ILAN STAVANS
Author: Ilan Stavans
Chocolate Church Arts Center · Bath
Fri · Oct 30 · 6:30 PM
Haunted Ragtime Halloween!
Chocolate Church Arts Center · Bath
Wed · Dec 9 · 6:30 PM
Queer Book Club & SciFi/Fantasy Book Club - December
White Birch Books · North Conway
↻ RecurringThu · Dec 3 · 5:00 PM
All Genres Book Club
Portland Public Library · Portland
Thu · Nov 12 · 1:00 PM
Navigating Grief and Loss
Portland Public Library · Portland
↻ RecurringSat · Dec 19 · 10:00 AM
Maker’s Market at Thompson’s Point!
Thompson's Point · Portland
↻ RecurringSun · Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Maker’s Market at Thompson’s Point!
Thompson's Point · Portland
FreeSat · Nov 7 · 3:00 PM
A Leonard Cohen Celebration
The Hill Arts · Portland
Sat · Nov 21
Dead Gowns
Beaudoin’s long-time partner Luke Kalloch +2
Oxbow Brewing Company · Portland
$19-$24↻ RecurringFri · Oct 30 · 7:30 PM
Slemons Productions Presents: Nerdy Prudes Must Die
The Hill Arts · Portland
$30Sat · Nov 14 · 8:00 PM
Breakin’ Strings
Breakin’ Strings
One Longfellow Square · Portland
Fri · Nov 13 · 5:00 PM
Paleontology Dead Dinosaurs Rising
Portland Public Library · Portland
$30Sat · Dec 26 · 8:00 PM
A Love Letter to Bonnie Raitt presented by Katie Matzell & The Fundamental Things – NIGHT 1
Katie Matzell & The Fundamental Things
One Longfellow Square · Portland
Fri · Nov 6 · 7:30 PM
Lez Zeppelin: The Song Remains The Same - 50th Anniversary Celebration
Lez Zeppelin
Chocolate Church Arts Center · Bath
$25-$30↻ RecurringSun · Nov 29 · 2:00 PM
Classic Plays: Hidden Riches
The Hill Arts · Portland
↻ RecurringSat · Dec 12 · 10:00 AM
Maker’s Market at Thompson’s Point!
Thompson's Point · Portland
Sun · Dec 13
Deaf Club
sardonicism: a blastbeat-centric hardcore punk assault channeling crust +4
Oxbow Brewing Company · Portland
Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Performers Showcase at Flourish
Flourish · Biddeford
Thu · Dec 10 · 6:00 PM
DECEMBER Mystery Book Club
White Birch Books · North Conway
Wed · Nov 11 · 4:00 PM
Community Pizza Night @ Maine Beer Company
317 Main Community Music Center · Yarmouth
↻ RecurringTue · Dec 8 · 7:00 PM
Book Group
Portland Public Library · Portland
Fri · Oct 30 · 6:30 PM
Haunted Ragtime
Chocolate Church Arts Center · Bath
↻ RecurringSun · Nov 8 · 10:00 AM
First Tracks: Northeast Snow
Thompson's Point · Portland
↻ RecurringTue · Nov 10 · 7:00 PM
Book Group
Portland Public Library · Portland
Fri · Nov 20 · 6:30 PM
NANNY NANNY x O MOTHER: An Evening with Authors K Chiucarello & Emerson Whitney
Author: K Chiucarello +1
Back Cove Books · Portland
Mon · Dec 21 · 6:00 PM
SING! IT'S CHRISTMAS
Chocolate Church Arts Center · Bath
↻ RecurringMon · Nov 2 · 11:00 AM
Weekly Storytime with Lindz Amer
Author: Lindz Amer
Back Cove Books · Portland
Tue · Nov 17 · 1:00 PM
Script Club: It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Portland Public Library · Portland
Sat · Dec 5
Portland Plays Wilco
Jeff Beam +5
Oxbow Brewing Company · Portland
Thu · Dec 3 · 7:30 PM
Palaver Strings Quartet
Palaver Strings Quartet
Chocolate Church Arts Center · Bath
↻ RecurringFri · Nov 20 · 11:00 AM
Blurb Club
Portland Public Library · Portland
Thu · Nov 12 · 5:30 PM
The Science of Cat Color and Personality
Portland Public Library · Portland
↻ RecurringSun · Nov 15 · 10:00 AM
Maker’s Market at Thompson’s Point!
Thompson's Point · Portland
↻ RecurringSun · Dec 6 · 10:00 AM
Maker’s Market at Thompson’s Point!
Thompson's Point · Portland
Fri · Nov 13 · 6:00 PM
Ronald McDonald House Maine Hearts & Hands Gala
Thompson's Point · Portland
↻ RecurringThu · Dec 3 · 4:00 PM
Tween Graphic Novel Club
Portland Public Library · Portland
Sat · Dec 5 · 2:00 PM
The LeeVees - a Channukah Band
The LeeVees
Chocolate Church Arts Center · Bath
Mon · Oct 26 · 11:30 PM
Saco Midnight Release Party for 'A Court of Splintered Harmony'
Sherman's of Saco · Saco
↻ RecurringSat · Nov 7 · 10:00 AM
First Tracks: Northeast Snow
Thompson's Point · Portland
Thu · Nov 5 · 5:00 PM
2026 Mainebiz 40 Under 40 Reception
Thompson's Point · Portland
↻ RecurringThu · Nov 19 · 12:00 PM
Blurb Club
Portland Public Library · Portland
Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Studio Expressive Art Nite at Flourish
Flourish · Biddeford
Tue · Nov 10 · 6:30 PM
Maine Mariners vs Wheeling Nailers
Cross Insurance Arena · Portland
↻ RecurringFri · Dec 18 · 5:30 PM
Kids Night Out
317 Main Community Music Center · Yarmouth
Sat · Dec 12 · 7:30 PM
Holiday Hot Chocolate with the Volunteers Jazz Band
Volunteers Jazz Band
Chocolate Church Arts Center · Bath
↻ RecurringSat · Feb 6 · 5:00 PM
Kids Night Out
317 Main Community Music Center · Yarmouth
Mon · Oct 26 · 6:00 PM
Two Maine Mermaids Water Woman Book Club: COLD JOY with author Elizabeth DeLana
Author: Elizabeth DeLana
Back Cove Books · Portland
Mon · Nov 16 · 6:30 PM
Translating the Ineffable: Acclaimed author Ilan Stavans and Matthew Glassman in conversation about translation, fiction, and the literary imagination in a technological age
Speaker: Ilan Stavans +1
Chocolate Church Arts Center · Bath
Events in Portland ME
Concerts, comedy, theater, author readings and community happenings, collected straight from local venue calendars and updated daily. Portland's waterfront books the State Theatre and Aura, with Portland Stage, SPACE and the First Friday Art Walk rounding out the month.