Folk in Portland, Maine in December 2026: what’s on?

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

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  Dec 2 · 7 PM

  December Open Mic Night hosted by Thomas Clukey 🌱

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

  • Play
  • Americana
  • Country

  $60

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, December 3, 2026

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  Dec 3 · 8 PM

  An Evening with Tom Rush Accompanied by Matt Nakoa and Brendan Cleary

  Tom Rush Accompanied by Matt Nakoa · Brendan Cleary

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

  • Music
  • Blues
  • Country
  • Folk

  $30

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Friday, December 4, 2026

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  Dec 4 · 8 PM

  GoldenOak with special guest Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light

  Rachel Sumner · Traveling Light

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

  • Music
  • Bluegrass
  • Folk
  • Indie
  • Acoustic

  $30

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, December 5, 2026

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  Dec 5 · 8 PM

  GoldenOak with special guest Eliza Edens

  Eliza Edens

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

  • Music
  • Country
  • Folk
  • Indie

  $30

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Sunday, December 6, 2026

• Music

  Dec 6 · 4 PM

  A Charlie Brown Christmas with The Heather Pierson Trio - 4PM SHOW

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

  • Music
  • Folk
  • Jazz
  • New Orleans
  • Christmas

  $30

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 6 · 7 PM

  A Charlie Brown Christmas with The Heather Pierson Trio - 7PM SHOW

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

  • Music
  • Folk
  • Jazz
  • New Orleans
  • Christmas

  $30

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

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  Dec 8 · 8 PM

  Old Crow Medicine Show

  State Theatre · Arts District

  • Music
  • Americana
  • Old-time

  $45–$65

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• Music

  Dec 9

  Magic Tuber Stringband

  Apohadion Theater · Parkside

  • Music
  • Experimental
  • Folk
  • Old-time

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Monday, December 14, 2026

• Music

  Dec 14 · 8 PM

  Lúnasa – An Irish Solstice Celebration: Night 1

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

  • Music
  • Celtic
  • Folk
  • World music

  $30

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Tuesday, December 15, 2026

• Music

  Dec 15 · 8 PM

  Lúnasa – An Irish Solstice Celebration: Night 2

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

  • Music
  • Celtic
  • Folk
  • World music

  $30

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, December 19, 2026

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  Dec 19 · 7 PM

  A Glezele Tey

  Mayo Street Arts · East Bayside

  • Music
  • Folk
  • Klezmer

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Sunday, December 20, 2026

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  Dec 20 · 1 PM

  Yiddish Song Workshop with A Glezele Tey

  A Glezele Tey

  Mayo Street Arts · East Bayside

  • Play
  • Folk

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Dec 20 · 4 PM

  Windborne: Music of Midwinter 

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

  • Music
  • Classical
  • Country
  • Folk

  $30

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, December 31, 2026

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  Dec 31 · 6 PM

  New Year's Eve on Irish Time with Bailey's Mistake

  Bailey’s Mistake

  Maine Irish Heritage Center · West End

  • Music
  • Celtic
  • Folk
  • Rock
  • New Year’s

  $35–$450

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Go dancing

  Dec 31 · 9 PM

  A Havana New Year’s Eve Bash with Primo Cubano!

  Primo Cubano

  One Longfellow Square · Longfellow Square

  • Go dancing
  • Dance
  • Folk
  • Jazz
  • New Year’s

  $30

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

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