Arts events in Portland

Check out happening arts events all around Portland, ME

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen - Still Gettin' Away With It Tour

 Tue, 02 Jun at 08:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

Gary Clark Jr at State Theatre Portland

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:30 pm State Theatre Portland

Ray LaMontagne

 Sun, 27 Sep at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

Dave Attell at State Theatre Portland

 Fri, 21 Aug State Theatre Portland

All Roads: Portland

 Fri, 15 May at 08:00 pm Portland, ME

Ani DiFranco with Valerie June

 Sun, 10 May at 12:00 am State Theatre - Portland, ME

Ira Glass at State Theatre Portland

 Sat, 02 May State Theatre Portland

Ray LaMontagne at State Theatre Portland

 Mon, 28 Sep at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Shakey Graves & Dope Lemon at Thompson's Point w/ Texino

 Sat, 25 Jul at 06:00 pm Thompson's Point

Little Feat: The Last Farewell Tour

 Wed, 03 Jun at 08:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

Gary Clark Jr. with Nat Myers

 Wed, 10 Jun at 11:30 pm State Theatre - Portland, ME

Kathleen Madigan at State Theatre Portland

 Sat, 08 Aug at 07:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Ilana Glazer at State Theatre Portland

 Wed, 19 Aug at 07:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Ty Segall at State Theatre Portland

 Thu, 30 Apr at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Ty Segall

 Fri, 01 May at 12:00 am State Theatre - Portland, ME

Silversun Pickups at State Theatre Portland

 Mon, 11 May at 07:30 pm State Theatre Portland

Silversun Pickups

 Mon, 11 May at 11:30 pm State Theatre - Portland, ME

Ani DiFranco

 Fri, 08 May at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

Little Feat at State Theatre Portland

 Wed, 03 Jun State Theatre Portland

Seven Things I've Learned: An Evening with Ira Glass

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

Tig Notaro

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 pm State Theatre - Portland, ME

All Roads Music Festival - 2 Day Pass

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

Portland Pride 2026 at Aura - Portland

 Sat, 20 Jun Aura - Portland

Napalm Death in Portland

 Wed, 24 Jun at 07:00 pm Geno's Rock Club

Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in Portland, ME

 Fri, 17 Jul at 07:00 pm Hannaford Hall - USM

Pat Metheny

 Fri, 25 Sep at 12:00 am State Theatre - Portland, ME

Ani DiFranco at State Theatre Portland

 Sat, 09 May at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Black Country, New Road at State Theatre Portland

 Mon, 06 Jul at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Strut Portland Pride Tea Dance 6/21

 Sun, 21 Jun at 11:30 am The Inn On Peaks Island USD 34 to 66

The Breeders at State Theatre Portland

 Thu, 18 Jun State Theatre Portland

Yonder Mountain String Band

 Thu, 03 Sep at 08:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

Deer Tick at State Theatre Portland

 Thu, 25 Jun at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Silversun Pickups

 Sun, 10 May at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

Pat Metheny at State Theatre Portland

 Thu, 24 Sep at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Ilana Glazer

 Tue, 18 Aug State Theatre - ME

Joe Jackson at State Theatre Portland

 Sat, 11 Jul at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Pattie Gonia at State Theatre Portland

 Sun, 26 Apr at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

The Disco Biscuits - Summer 2026

 Thu, 09 Jul at 08:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

Pat Metheny

 Wed, 23 Sep State Theatre - ME

Tom Papa at State Theatre Portland

 Sat, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm State Theatre Portland

The Disco Biscuits at State Theatre Portland

 Fri, 10 Jul State Theatre Portland

Gang Of Four with Downtown Boys

 Sun, 28 Jun at 12:00 am State Theatre - Portland, ME

JOE LIST at Empire Comedy Club

 Thu, 02 Jul at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Rustic Overtones live at Bayside Bowl | all-ages

 Fri, 15 May at 08:00 pm Bayside Bowl USD 34 to 60

Bruce Cockburn at State Theatre Portland

 Wed, 21 Oct at 07:30 pm State Theatre Portland

Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers at State Theatre Portland

 Wed, 05 Aug at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

The Beths

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

The Official 90s vs Y2K Bar Crawl - Portland, ME

 Sat, 18 Jul at 04:00 pm Fore Play Sports Pub - Portland, ME USD 13 to 18

Ryan Bingham at State Theatre Portland

 Tue, 02 Jun at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

SAM JAY at Empire Comedy Club

 Fri, 02 Oct at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Railroad Earth

 Sat, 09 May at 12:00 am State Theatre - Portland, ME

The Breeders

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

Haley Heynderickx

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

The New Pornographers at State Theatre Portland

 Sat, 03 Oct State Theatre Portland

Portland, ME Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

 Tue, 05 May at 05:00 pm Portland USD 7 to 31

Black Country, New Road with Horsegirl

 Tue, 07 Jul at 12:00 am State Theatre - Portland, ME

Ghostland '26 feat. The Ghost of Paul Revere

 Fri, 04 Sep at 08:00 pm Thompson's Point

Comedy Bang! Bang!

 Sun, 28 Jun State Theatre - ME

EMMA WILLMANN at Empire Comedy Club

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

A Special Evening with Matt Haig

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm Hannaford Hall USD 47

Bruce Cockburn with Livingston Taylor

 Wed, 21 Oct at 11:30 pm State Theatre - Portland, ME

Brett Dennen in Portland

 Thu, 07 May at 08:00 pm One Longfellow Square

Ryan Bingham

 Wed, 03 Jun at 12:00 am State Theatre - Portland, ME

Ira Glass - Portland

 Sat, 02 May at 11:00 pm State Theatre - Portland, ME

Railroad Earth at State Theatre Portland

 Fri, 08 May at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Ghost Hunters at Pine State Expo - Bangor, ME

 Fri, 24 Apr at 11:00 am Portland, ME

Caiola in Portland

 Sun, 17 May One Longfellow Square

A Taste of Nations Food Festival

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am 10 Mayo St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Gang of Four

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

Joe Jackson

 Fri, 10 Jul at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

Eddie 9V

 Sat, 20 Jun at 08:00 pm One Longfellow Square

Caitlin Shetterly & Scott Simon in Conversation w/ Richard Russo

 Wed, 20 May at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Hall USD 0 to 13

Grammy Winner Dave Gutter live on the Bayside Bowl Roof | all-ages

 Thu, 03 Sep at 06:00 pm Bayside Bowl USD 18

Lucas Zelnick at State Theatre Portland

 Sun, 18 Oct at 07:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Yellowman live at Bayside Bowl | all-ages

 Fri, 07 Aug at 08:00 pm Bayside Bowl USD 34

The Beths

 Sun, 07 Jun at 12:00 am State Theatre - Portland, ME

Bill Frisell with Tim Angulo and Luke Bergman

 Tue, 09 Jun SPACE USD 53 to 65

Armand Hammer

 Tue, 22 Sep at 07:30 pm 49 Washington Ave, Portland, ME 04101, USA

Benjamin Tod and the Inline Six at State Theatre Portland

 Sat, 10 Oct at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Bruce Cockburn

 Tue, 20 Oct at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

R.A. The Rugged Man live at Bayside Bowl | all-ages

 Fri, 05 Jun at 08:00 pm Bayside Bowl USD 29

Parking Haley Heynderickx with Max Garcia Conover

 Sat, 02 May at 12:00 am State Theatre - Portland, ME

Jordan Jensen at State Theatre Portland

 Thu, 23 Jul at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

NOVEL JAZZ SEPTET CELEBRATES THE MUSIC OF DUKE ELLINGTON

 Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm The Hill Arts ME

Shallowater, Ratboys in Portland

 Fri, 19 Jun at 09:00 pm SPACE Films

The Meditations live at Bayside Bowl | all-ages

 Sat, 29 Aug at 08:00 pm Bayside Bowl USD 29

Mighty Mystic (acoustic show) live on the Bayside Bowl Roof | all-ages

 Sat, 11 Jul at 06:00 pm Bayside Bowl USD 23

Haley Heynderickx at State Theatre Portland

 Fri, 01 May State Theatre Portland

Deer Tick

 Wed, 24 Jun at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

Black Country New Road

 Sun, 05 Jul at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

Momma in Portland

 Fri, 15 May State Theater

It's An Irish Thing - Neil Byrne in Concert

 Sun, 24 May at 07:30 pm 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04102

mekons with after show mekonic disco

 Thu, 11 Jun at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 43 to 55

Beverly 400+ Porchfest 2026

 Sat, 30 May at 12:00 pm Beverly Massachussets

Onoir: Live in Concert

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:30 pm 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04102

If Not For Me in Portland

 Sun, 12 Jul at 06:00 pm Aura

Portland, ME - It's An Irish Thing Tour

 Sun, 24 May at 07:30 pm Maine Irish Heritage Center

SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw - Direct from New York (Off-Broadway National Tour) - Live in Portland

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm The Hill Arts USD 30 to 146

2026-2027 Season Announcement

 Thu, 28 May at 05:30 pm Stevens Square Community Center

“Dig Up! A Dinosaur Expedition” - STEMmersive

 Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am Riverton Community Center