Performing-arts Events in Portland

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

Ray LaMontagne in Portland

 Mon, 29 Sep at 08:00 pm State Theatre

Lake Street Dive

 Fri, 15 Aug at 07:00 pm Thompson's Point USD 69 to 99

Thriller Throwdown 2025

 Fri, 24 Oct at 05:30 pm Monument Square

The Grateful Dead Movie - Movie Event

 Thu, 14 Aug at 07:00 pm 1 Temple St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Undertow Brass Band (fka What Cheer? Brigade)

 Sat, 30 Aug at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 16 to 24

Frankie Cosmos, Moontype, fantasy of a broken heart in Portland

 Thu, 18 Sep at 08:00 pm SPACE Gallery

Lake Street Dive at Thompson's Point w/ Sammy Rae & The Friends

 Sat, 16 Aug at 07:00 pm Thompson's Point

Ray LaMontagne in Portland

 Tue, 30 Sep at 08:00 pm State Theatre

MEMPHIS LIGHTNING

Fri, 15 Aug at 07:00 pm The Hill Arts ME

Watchhouse at State Theatre Portland

 Fri, 15 Aug State Theatre Portland

Lake Street Dive - 2 Day Pass

 Fri, 15 Aug Thompson's Point

Nation of Language w/ Safe Mind

 Sat, 23 Aug at 08:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

JESSIMAE PELUSO at Empire Comedy Club

 Fri, 15 Aug at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

CROWBAR // EYEHATEGOD AUGUST 16th DOORS 8pm

 Sat, 16 Aug at 08:00 pm Geno's Rock Club USD 45

Willi Carlisle

 Fri, 19 Sep at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 20 to 29

Emily Sclar & The Galaxy

 Sat, 16 Aug at 07:00 pm The Hill Arts ME

Devendra Banhart (Solo) with Kath Bloom

 Sun, 14 Sep at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 37 to 50

ORNY ADAMS at Empire Comedy Club

 Fri, 22 Aug at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Kevin James: Owls Don't Walk

 Fri, 26 Sep at 07:00 pm Merrill Auditorium

Program IV: Festival Grand Finale

 Sat, 23 Aug at 07:30 pm Stevens Square Community Center

PCMF @ SPACE: Charles Overton and Friends

 Fri, 15 Aug at 08:00 pm SPACE Gallery

Party Iconic - Hot To Go at Aura - Portland

 Fri, 15 Aug at 09:00 pm Aura - Portland

The Last Revel Live at Halo at The Point

 Sat, 30 Aug at 06:00 pm Halo At The Point USD 23

Mike Maurice In Concert

 Sat, 13 Sep at 07:00 pm 76 Congress St, Portland, ME

Maddie and Tae at State Theatre Portland

 Sat, 13 Sep at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

A Love of Fate Gala

 Sat, 06 Sep at 06:00 pm Keeley's Banquet Center USD 109

Maine's Own Denny Breau In Concert

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm The Hill Arts ME

Marianas Trench - The Force Of Nature Tour

 Sat, 04 Oct at 07:45 pm Aura

Blue October at State Theatre Portland

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

Friction feat Elzwerth, Stereo Jungle Child & Undrig

 Fri, 15 Aug at 09:00 pm 118 spring st, Portland, ME, United States, Maine

Stereolab at State Theatre Portland

 Sat, 27 Sep State Theatre Portland

Devendra Banhart

 Sat, 13 Sep at 07:00 pm Space Gallery

Halcyon Premieres 'Ghost Apples: An Orchard of Song'

 Fri, 05 Sep at 07:00 pm Mechanics' Hall USD 0 to 45

New York Cabaret Series: An Evening with Lillias White

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm Stevens Square Community Center

The Kingston Trio at The Hill Arts [ME]

 Sat, 27 Sep at 07:00 pm The Hill Arts ME

Josh Ritter at State Theatre Portland

 Thu, 21 Aug at 07:30 pm State Theatre Portland

Liz Cooper

 Thu, 04 Sep at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 18 to 24

The Princess Bride with Cary Elwes at Merrill Auditorium

 Fri, 12 Sep Merrill Auditorium

Gregory Alan Isakov

 Thu, 21 Aug at 07:00 pm Thompson's Point

Between the Buried and Me & Hail The Sun

 Fri, 19 Sep at 07:00 pm Aura - ME

Drag Me Out! Abracadabra – Gaga-Themed Dance Party in Portland

 Fri, 22 Aug at 08:00 pm Ugly Duckling Maine USD 9

An Evening with Patty Griffin + Rickie Lee Jones

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

REEKING AURA with GROTESQUERIES, WORM ALTAR, and KRYPTOSPORIDIUM

 Sat, 13 Sep at 08:00 pm Geno's Rock Club USD 18 to 21

Buena Vista Orchestra at Aura - Portland

 Sat, 27 Sep at 09:00 pm Aura - Portland

Maddie & Tae - Love & Light Tour

 Sat, 13 Sep at 08:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

Cabin Fever Comedy Show

 Fri, 15 Aug at 07:00 pm Halo At The Point USD 34 to 162

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

 Thu, 21 Aug at 06:00 pm 49 Washington Ave, Portland, ME 04101, USA

Lake Street Dive at Thompsons Point

 Sat, 16 Aug at 07:00 pm Thompsons Point

The Basement Famous Tour with Haitian Stand-Up Tanael Joachim

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

ESSENCE presented by Ballet Bloom Project

 Thu, 21 Aug at 07:00 pm 76 Congress St, Portland, ME

We May Be Right (Billy Joel Tribute) live at Bayside Bowl | all-ages

 Fri, 12 Sep at 08:00 pm Bayside Bowl USD 29

California Honeydrops at State Theatre Portland

 Sat, 04 Oct State Theatre Portland

HELLBEACH // BORDERLINES // GREASY GRASS // FREAK PHONE

 Thu, 21 Aug at 07:00 pm Geno's Rock Club USD 13 to 18

Josh Johnson - The Flowers Tour

 Thu, 28 Aug at 08:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

The Revivalists at State Theatre Portland

 Sun, 21 Sep at 08:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Portland Chamber Music Festival: Grand Finale

 Sat, 23 Aug at 07:30 pm Stevens Square Community Center

Charles Overton & Friends

 Fri, 15 Aug at 07:30 pm SPACE USD 12 to 30

Program I: A World of Romance

Thu, 14 Aug at 07:30 pm Stevens Square Community Center

Cruising Casco Bay Concert Series

 Thu, 21 Aug at 06:00 pm 56 Commercial St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Funkationland at OLS

 Fri, 29 Aug at 08:00 pm 181 State Street, Suite 201, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Lightning Bolt

 Sat, 20 Sep at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 27 to 34

An Evening with Violent Femmes

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

THE END (of Summer) - PLAGUE & the Casket

 Fri, 29 Aug at 09:00 pm Plague

Bearly Dead live at Bayside Bowl

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

Moonshake with Bored Lord and Cecil G

 Sat, 16 Aug at 09:00 pm SPACE USD 22 to 29

Vienna Teng at OLS

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

New Englands Funniest Comedian Qualifying Round 2 at Aura - Portland

 Thu, 14 Aug at 08:00 pm Aura - Portland

The Tallest Man on Earth at State Theatre Portland

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

Empire Presents: ALEX GIAMPAPA at BATSON RIVER in Portland, ME

 Sat, 16 Aug at 08:00 pm 82 Hanover St, Portland, ME 04101-1978, United States

Improv-A-Ganza! @ Batson River Portland!

 Sun, 24 Aug at 06:00 pm Batson River Brewing & Distilling Free

Stereolab

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

The 502s

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

Nation of Language at State Theatre Portland

 Sat, 23 Aug State Theatre Portland

Primo Cubano on the Roof at Bayside Bowl | all-ages | *ticketed*

 Fri, 15 Aug at 07:00 pm Bayside Bowl USD 23

Portland Bulls n' Broncos

 Sat, 20 Sep at 08:00 pm Cross Insurance Arena

Lane to the Glen in Concert

 Fri, 05 Sep at 07:30 pm 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04102

Alaska Sargent / Nebita / BR1GHT / Christy Armstrong

 Sun, 17 Aug at 07:00 pm The Hill Arts ME

Marianas Trench

 Fri, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm Aura - ME

GUS CONSTANTELLIS at Empire Comedy Club

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

MaMuse at OLS

 Thu, 04 Sep at 08:00 pm One Longfellow Square

Lowry's Lodge Reading Series

 Sun, 14 Sep at 01:30 pm Maine Jewish Museum Free

NICO CARNEY at Empire Comedy Club

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

Swamp Dogg

 Sun, 21 Sep at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 37 to 50

CAT VIDEO FEST 2025 AT THE HILL ARTS

 Fri, 22 Aug at 07:00 pm 76 Congress St, Portland, ME

An Evening With David Byrne - Who is the Sky Tour

 Wed, 08 Oct at 08:00 pm Merrill Auditorium

The Oz Escape: A Wicked Glitch in Portland, ME

 Sat, 27 Sep at 10:00 am YOU WILL RECEIVE THE LOCATION TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE EVENT. USD 40

Pile with NNAMDÏ

 Thu, 21 Aug at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 22 to 29

Saltz (summer waltz)

 Sat, 30 Aug at 07:00 pm The Portland New Church

RuPaul's Drag Race - Werq The World Tour 2025

 Tue, 26 Aug at 08:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

Air Supply at Merrill Auditorium

 Fri, 17 Oct at 07:30 pm Merrill Auditorium

Ryan Upchurch at Cross Insurance Arena

 Thu, 11 Sep at 08:00 pm Cross Insurance Arena

Live Music: Justin Carver

 Fri, 05 Sep at 07:00 pm 25 Hancock Street, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Wobblesauce (ft. Marcus Rezak and Mike Greenfield)

 Sun, 24 Aug at 07:00 pm 49 Washington Ave, Portland, ME 04101, USA

ESSENCE | one night only!

 Thu, 21 Aug at 07:00 pm The Hill Arts ME

Star Wars Night

 Sat, 16 Aug at 06:00 pm 271 Park Ave, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04102

What The Dance Presents: CRIMEWAVE: A DARKWAVE PARTY

 Fri, 15 Aug at 08:00 pm 25 Temple St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

What You Leave: A Staged Reading

Fri, 15 Aug at 07:30 pm First Parish Portland Unitarian Universalist

SORAIA // THE COCKTAIL SLIPPERS // EUPHEMIA

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

SHAGGY PALMS

Sat, 23 Aug at 07:00 pm 76 Congress St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Toad The Wet Sprocket

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