Performing-arts Events in Portland

Check out happening performing-arts events all around Portland, ME

Thriller Throwdown 2025

Fri, 24 Oct at 05:30 pm Monument Square

Taylor Swift: the Hits Drag Brunch!

Sun, 05 Oct at 11:30 am Batson River Brewing & Distilling -- Portland USD 34

Noyes Family Foundation Annual Fundraiser with Motor Booty Affair

Sat, 11 Oct at 06:00 pm Portland, Maine Elks Lodge #188 USD 0 to 29

Blue October at State Theatre Portland

Sun, 23 Nov at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Marianas Trench - The Force Of Nature Tour

Sat, 04 Oct at 07:45 pm Aura

Ray LaMontagne in Portland

Tue, 30 Sep at 08:00 pm State Theatre

Inaugural President's Concert

Fri, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm Crewe Center for the Arts, 111 Bedford St, Portland, 04103

The Lone Bellow - 2025 Fall Tour w/ Caroline Spence

Sat, 08 Nov at 08:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

The Tallest Man on Earth at State Theatre Portland

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

Frankie and the Witch Fingers with Population II

Thu, 09 Oct at 07:30 pm Oxbow Blending & Bottling USD 19 to 24

Toad The Wet Sprocket

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

Vyntyge Skynyrd & The Beautiful Losers

Fri, 10 Oct at 09:00 pm Aura

Tim O'Brien with Jan Fabricius at OLS

Sat, 18 Oct at 08:00 pm 181 State Street, Suite 201, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Faculty Concert: Ocean Breezes

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

Bearly Dead live at Bayside Bowl

Fri, 17 Oct at 08:00 pm Bayside Bowl USD 29

An Evening with Violent Femmes

Wed, 08 Oct at 08:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

Kings X at Aura - Portland

Sat, 18 Oct at 09:00 pm Aura - Portland

Air Supply at Merrill Auditorium

Fri, 17 Oct at 07:30 pm Merrill Auditorium

Feng E at OLS

Sat, 11 Oct at 08:00 pm 181 State Street, Suite 201, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Gary Numan

Sun, 12 Oct at 08:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

Sam Grisman

Sat, 25 Oct at 07:00 pm One Longfellow Square

Faculty Concert: Laura Kargul & the Portland String Quartet

Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm Crewe Center for the Arts, 111 Bedford St, Portland, 04103

SORAIA // THE COCKTAIL SLIPPERS // EUPHEMIA

Sun, 05 Oct at 07:00 pm Geno's Rock Club USD 13

The Lone Bellow at State Theatre Portland

Sat, 08 Nov at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT at Empire Comedy Club

Sun, 05 Oct at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

CHARLES MCBEE at Empire Comedy Club

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

Ariel Posen with special guest Wendlo at OLS

Sun, 12 Oct at 07:00 pm 181 State Street, Suite 201, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

The Mars Volta at State Theatre Portland

Fri, 07 Nov State Theatre Portland

Desert Dwellers with Living Light and ADvsFX

Fri, 07 Nov at 07:30 pm 49 Washington Ave, Portland, ME 04101, USA

Chris Fleming at State Theatre Portland

Thu, 09 Oct State Theatre Portland

Madilyn Mei

Fri, 24 Oct at 07:00 pm Portland House of Music and Events

Lee Brice

Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm Cross Insurance Arena

Hairball at Aura - Portland

Sun, 12 Oct at 09:00 pm Aura - Portland

Madilyn Mei w/ Amelia Day

Sat, 25 Oct at 08:00 pm 25 Temple St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

KATIE BOYLE at Empire Comedy Club

Wed, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Curtain Up!

Fri, 31 Oct at 07:00 pm Crewe Center for the Arts, 111 Bedford St, Portland, 04103

Port City Peep Show 10th Anniversary Show

Sat, 04 Oct at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 16 to 24

CHRIS HIGGINS at Empire Comedy Club

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

The PAN Escape in Portland

Sat, 25 Oct at 10:00 am Portland USD 40 to 45

Tusk: The Classic Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

Thu, 13 Nov at 08:00 pm Aura

Hokus Pokus Live at State Theatre Portland

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

The Wailin Jennys at Merrill Auditorium

Sat, 22 Nov at 07:30 pm Merrill Auditorium

Scheherazade

Sat, 15 Nov at 07:00 pm Merrill Auditorium

The Kitchen Dwellers

Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

Faculty Concert: After Hours

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

The Nutcracker

Fri, 28 Nov at 02:00 pm 20 Myrtle St, Portland, ME 04101-4911, United States

Tall Juan

Thu, 02 Oct at 08:00 pm The Apohadion Theater USD 17

Marianas Trench at Aura - Portland

Sat, 04 Oct at 07:45 pm Aura - Portland

An Evening with Patty Griffin + Rickie Lee Jones

Fri, 17 Oct at 08:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

Ethan Setiawan & Joe K. Walsh play Encyclopedia Mandolinnica: Peaks Island Concerts

Fri, 24 Oct at 07:00 pm Peaks Island, Portland, Maine

Joe K. Walsh

Thu, 09 Oct at 07:00 pm One Longfellow Square

Session Americana at OLS

Fri, 07 Nov at 08:00 pm 181 State Street, Suite 201, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Jukebox The Ghost Tickets

Thu, 09 Oct at 08:00 pm Portland, ME

John Gorka at OLS

Thu, 09 Oct at 08:00 pm One Longfellow Square

Saint Motel

Sun, 26 Oct at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

Katie Pruitt - Time Wasn't Waster Tour at OLS

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

Madison McFerrin

Mon, 20 Oct at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 24 to 29

Bela Fleck and The Flecktones

Sat, 06 Dec at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

The Basement Famous Tour with Haitian Stand-Up Tanael Joachim

Sat, 04 Oct at 07:00 pm The Hill Arts ME

Hairball Tickets

Sun, 12 Oct at 09:00 pm Portland, ME

Rickie Lee Jones & Patty Griffin

Thu, 16 Oct at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

Violent Femmes at State Theatre Portland

Wed, 08 Oct at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Béla Fleck & The Flecktones: Jingle All The Way

Sun, 07 Dec at 08:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

John Gorka

Wed, 08 Oct at 07:00 pm One Longfellow Square

Ezra Furman at State Theatre Portland

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

Algernon Cadwallader

Tue, 02 Dec at 07:30 pm SPACE USD 22 to 28

Griffin William Sherry w/ The Felice Brothers

Sat, 27 Dec at 08:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

Thu, 06 Nov at 07:00 pm Stevens Square Community Center

The Rock Orchestra By Candlelight

Sat, 13 Dec at 07:00 pm Cross Insurance Arena

Pokey LaFarge

Fri, 24 Oct at 08:00 pm 25 Temple St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

An Evening With David Byrne - Who is the Sky Tour

Wed, 08 Oct at 08:00 pm Merrill Auditorium

Parking Reading Royals at Maine Mariners

Sun, 19 Oct at 07:00 pm Cross Insurance Arena

KASAUN WILSON at Empire Comedy Club

Fri, 10 Oct at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Spooky Symphony at Merrill Auditorium

Sat, 18 Oct at 07:00 pm Merrill Auditorium

Alexandra Kay at State Theatre Portland

Sun, 05 Oct at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Vienna Teng at OLS

Sat, 25 Oct at 08:00 pm One Longfellow Square

Joshua Radin

Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm One Longfellow Square

Primal Soup (Phish Tribute) live at Bayside Bowl | all-ages

Fri, 10 Oct at 08:00 pm Bayside Bowl USD 13

Pokey LaFarge

Thu, 23 Oct Portland House of Music and Events

The Mighty Kotzschmar - Spooktacular at Merrill Auditorium

Sat, 25 Oct at 10:30 am Merrill Auditorium

Patty Griffin with Rickie Lee Jones

Sat, 18 Oct at 12:00 am State Theatre - Portland, ME

Jukebox the Ghost with Boys Go To Jupiter

Fri, 10 Oct at 12:00 am Aura

NICO CARNEY at Empire Comedy Club

Fri, 24 Oct at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Joshua Radin at OLS

Fri, 24 Oct at 08:00 pm One Longfellow Square

State Theatre Presents: Monophonics

Sat, 11 Oct at 08:00 pm 25 Temple St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

The Wailin' Jennys -A Lives in the Balance Benefit Concert

Sat, 22 Nov at 07:30 pm Merrill Auditorium

NEIL HAMBURGER at Empire Comedy Club

Mon, 03 Nov at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

New York Cabaret Series: Julie Benko - Standby Me

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

HANNAH BERNER - NONE OF MY BUSINESS TOUR

Wed, 05 Nov at 07:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

Big Thief at State Theatre Portland

Mon, 20 Oct at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

State Theatre Presents: The Casualties at PHOME

Tue, 30 Sep at 08:00 pm Portland House of Music and Events (HOME)

Pink Martini

Mon, 06 Oct at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

Flask Lounge Presents Donald Glaude

Sat, 15 Nov at 08:00 pm Flask Lounge USD 29

Katie Pruitt

Wed, 22 Oct at 07:00 pm One Longfellow Square

M**der in the Dining Room: A Clue Themed Dinner

Fri, 24 Oct at 06:30 pm Blind Tiger Portland – Danforth Street USD 82