Arts events in Portland

Check out happening arts events all around Portland, ME

Strut Portland Pride Tea Dance 6/21

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

Chicken Marsala Cooking Class

 Fri, 02 Jan at 06:00 pm Bravo Maine USD 237

Portland - Maine World Oddities Expo

 Sat, 21 Mar at 11:00 am Thompson's Point

Coyote Island @ Oxbow | Portland, ME

 Fri, 16 Jan at 07:00 pm Oxbow Blending & Bottling

First First Friday @ [the square]

 Fri, 02 Jan at 04:00 pm the square Free

First Friday January 2nd Performance "Inspired"

 Fri, 02 Jan at 06:30 pm 516 Congress St, 04101

RAY HARRINGTON at Empire Comedy Club

 Fri, 16 Jan at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Southern Comfort Food Cooking Class

 Fri, 16 Jan at 06:00 pm Bravo Maine USD 247

Kaleta & Super Yamba Band

 Fri, 20 Mar at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 27 to 34

Valentine's Day with Brennan & Kargul

 Sat, 14 Feb at 07:00 pm Crewe Center for the Arts, 111 Bedford St, Portland, 04103

Portland Taco & Tequila Bar Crawl: April 25th, 7th Annual

 Sat, 25 Apr at 03:00 pm Fore Play Sports Pub: Registration 3pm-6pm USD 29 to 48

EMMA WILLMANN at Empire Comedy Club

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

Paint Your Pet Night | Benefiting Pittie Posse Rescue

 Sun, 11 Jan at 05:00 pm The Bark Yard

Eggy and Real Estate at State Theatre Portland

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

Soggy Po' Boys

 Fri, 23 Jan at 08:00 pm 181 State Street, Suite 201, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

IAN FIDANCE at Empire Comedy Club

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

From the Holocaust to Maine

 Thu, 22 Jan at 05:30 pm Maine Jewish Museum Free

Beef Wellington Cooking Class

 Fri, 06 Feb at 06:00 pm Bravo Maine USD 269

VAN GOGH GOS

Sat, 14 Feb at 07:00 pm The Hill Arts ME

Get the Led Out

 Fri, 20 Feb at 08:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

Anna Lapwood

 Sun, 10 May at 04:00 pm Merrill Auditorium

Something Wonderful

 Thu, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm Stevens Square Community Center

Eggy & Real Estate

 Fri, 09 Jan State Theatre - ME

Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble

 Tue, 17 Feb at 07:30 pm SPACE USD 32 to 39

WORLD FAMOUS GRASSHOLES WITH DAVE HUNTER & THE SEVEN HUNDRED

Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 pm The Hill Arts ME

Southern Comfort Food Cooking Class

 Sun, 01 Feb at 05:00 pm Bravo Maine USD 247

Portland, ME – Ira Glass: Seven Things I've Learned

 Sat, 02 May at 07:00 pm State Theater Portland Me

Marissa Nadler

 Sat, 21 Feb at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 22 to 29

Michael Blaustein at State Theatre Portland

 Fri, 16 Jan at 07:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Student Recital Series: Kaelan Gildart & Phoebe Edwards

 Sat, 07 Mar at 06:30 pm Crewe Center for the Arts, 111 Bedford St, Portland, 04103

Obex

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:00 pm SPACE USD 9 to 12

Script Club - Lend Me A Tenor

 Sat, 17 Jan at 01:30 pm Downtown Library - 5 Monument Square, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Kids Workshop: Folk Art Portraits

 Sun, 18 Jan at 10:00 am 417 Congress St USD 34

Portland, ME Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

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

Sushi 101 with Great Wave

 Mon, 12 Jan at 06:00 pm Orange Bike Brewing Company, Diamond Street, Portland, ME, USA USD 87

Amelia Day with Heather Lynn

 Sat, 07 Mar at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 16 to 22

The Official Lucky's St Patrick's Day Bar Crawl - Portland, ME

 Sat, 14 Mar at 04:00 pm Fore Play Sports Pub - Portland, ME USD 7 to 18

Perfume Genius (duo)

 Sat, 04 Apr at 08:00 pm First Parish Church USD 37 to 50

Forêt Endormie: Neoclassical & Folk Francophone Music

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:00 pm Mechanics' Hall USD 0 to 45

Yonder Mountain String Band

 Sat, 07 Feb at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

Beef Wellington Cooking Class

 Wed, 21 Jan at 06:00 pm Bravo Maine USD 269

Mechanics' Hall Book Discussion Group (January)

 Tue, 06 Jan at 12:00 pm Mechanics' Hall Free

Chicken Parmesan, Pasta and Tiramisu Cooking Class

 Fri, 09 Jan at 06:00 pm Bravo Maine USD 237

Shoreline Shorts

 Fri, 09 Jan at 07:00 pm SPACE USD 9 to 12

Lettuce at State Theatre Portland

 Fri, 30 Jan at 07:30 pm State Theatre Portland

Wild Wild Western

Tue, 13 Jan at 06:00 pm Back Cove Books 651 Forest Avenue, Unit 1, Portland, Maine

Sound Maine - Wellness Pros Network - In-Person Gathering

 Sat, 17 Jan at 04:00 pm Portland New Church Free

Starling in Concert

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm Mechanics' Hall USD 0 to 45

Ward Hayden & The Outliers + Toby McAllister & The Sierra Sounds

 Sat, 17 Jan at 08:00 pm 181 State Street, Suite 201, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

SHELTER FROM THE STORM - A Concert to Benefit Preble Street

 Fri, 09 Jan at 07:00 pm Mayo Street Arts USD 29

Not That Innocent [2000's Dance Party]

 Fri, 09 Jan at 09:00 pm 25 Temple St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Life Drawing in the Light

 Sun, 01 Feb at 11:00 am Mechanics Hall USD 0 to 55

Infamous Stringdusters at State Theatre Portland

 Sun, 25 Jan State Theatre Portland

Railroad Earth - 25th Anniversary Tour

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

Winter Concert 2026 - Portland

 Fri, 09 Jan at 07:30 pm St. Luke's Cathedral

counter/current:collective presents Caryl Churchill's A Number

 Sat, 24 Jan at 07:00 pm SPACE USD 17 to 24

Student Recital Series: Katie Nestor

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:30 pm Crewe Center for the Arts, 111 Bedford St, Portland, 04103

Adult Story Time: Burlesque & Drag | Chuck Tingle

 Fri, 16 Jan at 08:00 pm Novel USD 13 to 23

Making Do: Writing Childhood in Older Age

 Sat, 10 Jan at 02:00 pm Mechanics' Hall USD 0 to 13

Faculty Concert: High Wire

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm Crewe Center for the Arts, 111 Bedford St, Portland, 04103

Chicken Pad Thai From Scratch Cooking Class

 Sat, 24 Jan at 05:00 pm Bravo Maine USD 237

Big Head Todd and the Monsters - Winter Tour 2026

 Sat, 21 Feb at 08:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

Rock of (All) Ages

 Fri, 16 Jan at 05:30 pm SPACE USD 0 to 18

Explosions In the Sky at State Theatre Portland

 Sun, 01 Feb at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Paddy Cullivan’s ‘The Murder of Michael Collins’

 Fri, 03 Apr at 07:30 pm 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04102

New York Cabaret Series: An Evening with Debbie Gravitte

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm Stevens Square Community Center

Maine Irish Reads ‘Wild Houses’ by Colin Barrett

 Thu, 08 Jan at 07:30 pm 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04102

Mushroom and Goat Cheese Raviolis Cooking Class

 Sat, 07 Feb at 05:00 pm Bravo Maine USD 237

Matteo Lane: We Gotta Catch Up!

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:30 pm Merrill Auditorium

Mushroom and Goat Cheese Raviolis Cooking Class

 Sun, 18 Jan at 05:00 pm Bravo Maine USD 237

Wild Pink with Dead Gowns and Tremolo Fields

 Mon, 26 Jan at 07:30 pm SPACE USD 18 to 24

An Evening with Gabe Dixon

 Sat, 14 Feb at 08:00 pm 181 State Street, Suite 201, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

LEARNMORE JONASI at Empire Comedy Club

 Fri, 06 Feb at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Chicken Piccata, Fresh Pasta and Tiramisu Cooking Class

 Sun, 11 Jan at 05:00 pm Bravo Maine USD 237

Coq au Vin and Gnocchi with Chocolate Mousse Cooking Class

 Fri, 23 Jan at 06:00 pm Bravo Maine USD 237

Maine Irish Makes: January

 Thu, 15 Jan at 02:00 pm 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04102

Nappy's Puppets' Father Goose's Tales

 Sat, 03 Jan at 02:00 pm 10 Mayo St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

State Theatre

 Fri, 20 Feb at 08:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

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

Adam Ray at State Theatre Portland

 Thu, 15 Jan at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Pattie Gonia at State Theatre Portland

 Sun, 26 Apr State Theatre Portland

Chicken Piccata, Fresh Pasta and Tiramisu Cooking Class

 Fri, 30 Jan at 06:00 pm Bravo Maine USD 237

Sustainability Series: Author Talk with Laura Poppick

 Wed, 28 Jan at 05:30 pm Downtown Library - 5 Monument Square, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Yonder Mountain String Band at State Theatre Portland

 Sun, 08 Feb at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Melvin Seals & JGB w/ Tom Constanten & Blues Brothers Tribute

 Thu, 26 Feb at 08:00 pm Bayside Bowl USD 66

Les Ballet Africains - The cultural ambassadors to the Republic of Guinea

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:00 pm Merrill Auditorium

Dropkick Murphys

 Sun, 08 Feb at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

Faculty Concert: New Voices

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm Crewe Center for the Arts, 111 Bedford St, Portland, 04103

New England Seafood Feast with Blueberry Tart Cooking Class

 Sat, 31 Jan at 05:00 pm Bravo Maine USD 247

Pete Correale at State Theatre Portland

 Sat, 28 Feb at 09:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Michael Blaustein

 Thu, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

A Letta' Bit Of Chaos"

 Wed, 07 Jan at 08:00 pm Novel USD 13

Magic 8 Ball Presents An Evening of Love Songs

Fri, 13 Feb at 07:00 pm The Hill Arts ME

Recycled Percussion at Merrill Auditorium

 Thu, 22 Jan at 07:00 pm Merrill Auditorium

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong at State Theatre Portland

 Fri, 27 Feb at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

6 Week Get Up & Go Improv Classes for All Levels

 Tue, 06 Jan at 07:00 pm First Parish in Portland, Unitarian Universalist USD 200

New England Seafood Feast with Blueberry Tart Cooking Class

 Thu, 08 Jan at 06:00 pm Bravo Maine USD 247

Chicken Pad Thai From Scratch Cooking Class

 Wed, 07 Jan at 06:00 pm Bravo Maine USD 237

Charlie Berens at State Theatre Portland

 Sat, 14 Mar at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Chicken Pad Thai From Scratch Cooking Class

 Fri, 20 Feb at 06:00 pm Bravo Maine USD 237