Concerts in Portland, Maine

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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  4 PM

  Gospel Messiah: A Refugee Oratorio

  The Hill Arts

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  Tickets ↗

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  7 PM

  Jake Blount Band

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

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Monday, October 19, 2026

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  7:30 PM

  Thundercat with TiaCorine

  State Theatre · Arts District

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  $42–$47 Tickets ↗

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  8 PM

  Punk Rock Karaoke!!!

  Geno's Rock Club

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  • Punk
  • Rock

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

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  6:30 PM

  Spooky Storytelling at the Maine Irish Heritage Center

  Maine Irish Heritage Center · West End

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  7:30 PM

  Cannons with Caroline Kingsbury

  State Theatre · Arts District

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  $32–$38 Tickets ↗

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  8 PM

  Mount Eerie with Ruth Garbus (at First Parish Church)

  SPACE Gallery · Arts District

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  Tickets ↗

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

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  7:30 PM

  Bruce Cockburn with Livingston Taylor

  State Theatre · Arts District

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  $40–$65 Tickets ↗

Thursday, October 22, 2026

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  8 PM

  Assembly of Dust

  Portland House of Music & Events · Old Port

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  $35–$40 Tickets ↗

Friday, October 23, 2026

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  12 PM

  Traditional Arts Performance Showcase

  Mayo Street Arts · East Bayside

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  7 PM

  Balla Kouyaté: Malian Djeli and Balafon Player

  Mayo Street Arts · East Bayside

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• Music

  7 PM

  Gospel Messiah: A Refugee Oratorio

  The Hill Arts

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  Tickets ↗

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  8 PM

  Pete Kilpatrick Band

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

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Saturday, October 24, 2026

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  3 PM

  Maine Academy of Modern Music presents: Ghoul of Rock!

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

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  • Rock

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  7 PM

  Gospel Messiah: A Refugee Oratorio

  The Hill Arts

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  Tickets ↗

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  8 PM

  Built to Spill with Quasi, Mel Radford

  Live at Madrid's · Old Port

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  Sold out Tickets ↗

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  8 PM

  Evan Honer with Zach Seabaugh

  State Theatre · Arts District

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  $26–$31 Tickets ↗

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  —Time not announced

  Weird Phishes (Radiohead + Phish Tribute)

  Bayside Bowl · Bayside

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  Tickets ↗

Sunday, October 25, 2026

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  2 PM

  Ishna's “Slí Amach": from There to Here

  Maine Irish Heritage Center · West End

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  2:30 PM

  Mozart & "Pathetique" Symphony

  Portland Symphony Orchestra · Old Port

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  Tickets ↗

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  2:30 PM

  Portland Symphony Orchestra: Mozart & Pathétique Symphony

  Merrill Auditorium · Downtown

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  Tickets ↗

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  4 PM

  Gospel Messiah: A Refugee Oratorio

  The Hill Arts

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  Tickets ↗

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  7 PM

  Mike Dawes (rescheduled from 1/28)

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

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Monday, October 26, 2026

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  7 PM

  Casco Song & Ballad Circle

  Maine Irish Heritage Center · West End

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  7:30 PM

  Balance and Composure with Cushing

  SPACE Gallery · Arts District

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  Tickets ↗

Thursday, October 29, 2026

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  7 PM

  Forest Issac Jones’ GOOD TROUBLE

  Maine Irish Heritage Center · West End

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  8 PM

  Bush Tetras with Crazy Déjà Vu

  SPACE Gallery · Arts District

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  Tickets ↗

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  8 PM

  Third Eye Blind

  State Theatre · Arts District

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  Sold out Tickets ↗

Friday, October 30, 2026

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  6 PM

  Heck House's Super Spooky Haunted House: Lost in the Woods Edition

  Mayo Street Arts · East Bayside

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  • House

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  8 PM

  Thumper Halloween

  SPACE Gallery · Arts District

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  • Nights out

  Tickets ↗

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  8 PM

  Upstate with special guest The Pinkerton Raid (solo)

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

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  9 PM

  Effin

  State Theatre · Arts District

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  $32.50–$35 Tickets ↗

Saturday, October 31, 2026

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  4 PM

  Myra Melford Splash Trio (at Portland Conservatory of Music)

  SPACE Gallery · Arts District

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  Tickets ↗

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  6 PM

  Heck House's Super Spooky Haunted House: Lost in the Woods Edition

  Mayo Street Arts · East Bayside

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  • House

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  8 PM

  A Very Jerry Halloween with Rose Alley (Jerry Garcia Band tribute)

  Bayside Bowl · Bayside

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  Tickets ↗

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  8 PM

  All Hallows' Eve: Spooky Tunes, Songs and Tales from Scotland

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

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  8 PM

  SPACE Halloween with KoЯn, Björk, Garbage, and DeftonesSPACE Halloween with KoAn, Bjork, Garbage, and Deftones

  SPACE Gallery · Arts District

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  Tickets ↗

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  8 PM

  The Great Pumpkin Ball

  State Theatre · Arts District

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  • Nights out

  $10–$60 Tickets ↗

Sunday, November 1, 2026

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  4 PM

  Heck House's Super Spooky Haunted House: Lost in the Woods Edition

  Mayo Street Arts · East Bayside

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  • House

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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  8 PM

  Blue October

  State Theatre · Arts District

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  $49.50–$99.50 Tickets ↗

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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  7 PM

  Hot Mulligan with One Step Closer, Riley!, Wakelee

  State Theatre · Arts District

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  $40–$45.50 Tickets ↗

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  7 PM

  November Open Mic Night hosted by Melvin Gradiz

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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  7 PM

  WMPG 21st Annual Bluegrass Spectacular

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

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  • Bluegrass

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  7:30 PM

  Old Saw with The Starlight Hexing Family and Haven's Den

  SPACE Gallery · Arts District

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  Tickets ↗

Friday, November 6, 2026

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  4 PM

  Like the Wind That’s Free: Small works by Samara Kupferberg and Corey Jennings

  Mayo Street Arts · East Bayside

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  7 PM

  A Super Fine John Prine Time with Highway Kind

  The Hill Arts

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  Tickets ↗

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  8 PM

  Connor Garvey & Ben Cosgrove — Together in Concert

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

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  8 PM

  Willi Carlisle: The Universal Bubba Tour with Sparrow Smith & the Resonant Rogues (at First Parish Church)

  SPACE Gallery · Arts District

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  Tickets ↗

Saturday, November 7, 2026

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  1 PM

  Maine Entertainment presents: Behind the Hits: Songwriting Tips from Hit-Maker Jenn Schott

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

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  3 PM

  A Leonard Cohen Celebration

  The Hill Arts

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  Free Tickets ↗

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  4 PM

  Maine Irish Song Project with CASTLEBAY

  Maine Irish Heritage Center · West End

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  7 PM

  Travis James Humphrey LIVE

  The Hill Arts

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  Tickets ↗

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  8 PM

  Hank Heaven

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

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  —Time not announced

  Grime Studios Benefit Show

  Bayside Bowl · Bayside

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  Tickets ↗

Sunday, November 8, 2026

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  1 PM

  AmaziNG Illusions with Magician Norman Ng

  Mayo Street Arts · East Bayside

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  4 PM

  Artistic Perspective Discussion - ROOTED

  Portland Stage · Downtown

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  4 PM

  MJFF presents: Dust Bowls and Jewish Souls: Another Side of Woody Guthrie with a Special Appearance by Sarah Lee Guthrie

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

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  8 PM

  Fruit Bats with Sarah Klang

  State Theatre · Arts District

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  $35–$40 Tickets ↗

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  8 PM

  MJFF presents: Dust Bowls and Jewish Souls: Another Side of Woody Guthrie with a Special Appearance by Sarah Lee Guthrie (8PM SHOW ADDED!)

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

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Tuesday, November 10, 2026

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  7 PM

  Midori Plays Shostakovich

  Portland Symphony Orchestra · Old Port

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  Tickets ↗

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