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WEEK OF AUGUST 10 - AUGUST 16, 2026

From Summer Camp – Middle School Shakespeare Conservatory: Twelfth Night at Portland Stage Company to Summer Camp – The BFG at Portland Stage Company and Neil Diamond Tribute Concert at Maine State Music Theatre.

MONDAY - 8/10

Geno's Rock Club, Portland
  • 8:00 PM — Punk Rock Karaoke get loud
  • 8:00 PM — Punk Rock Karaoke get loud
  • 8:00 PM — Punk Rock Karaoke get loud
Good Theater, Portland — TBA at - name: Mark Brady let's go
Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick
  • 12:00pm — Neil Diamond Tribute Concert tix
  • 12:00pm — Neil Diamond Tribute Concert tix
  • 6:00pm — MSMT Gala tix
  • 6:00pm — MSMT Gala tix
Pickard Theater (Bowdoin College), Brunswick
  • 12:00pm — Neil Diamond Tribute Concert tix
  • 12:00pm — Neil Diamond Tribute Concert tix
  • 6:00pm — MSMT Gala tix
  • 6:00pm — MSMT Gala tix
Portland House of Music & Events (PHOME), Portland
  • - name: LowDown Brass Band w / Mosart212 — TBA tix
  • - name: Mad Caddies w / Supervillians — TBA tix
  • - name: Sicard Hollow w / Stillwater — TBA tix
  • - name: State Theatre Presents: Evening Elephants — TBA tix
Portland Stage Company, Portland
  • 9:00am — Summer Camp – Middle School Shakespeare Conservatory: Twelfth Night tix
  • 9:00am — Summer Camp – The BFG tix
State Theatre, Portland
The Seaside Pavilion, Old Orchard Beach — Conservation Commission Meeting 08.10.2026 at 7:00pm tix

TUESDAY - 8/11

Good Theater, Portland — TBA at - name: Kouchera let's go
Hannaford Hall, Portland
  • 10:00am — Rusty Rocket’s Last Blast! tix
  • 1:00pm — Messengers of Time and Space tix
One Longfellow Square, Portland
  • 7:00pm — Lollabelle open mic
  • 7:30pm — Hiss Golden Messenger Solo - NIGHT 1 let's groove
  • 7:30pm — MaMuse Live in Portland muse live
Portland House of Music & Events (PHOME), Portland
  • - name: DJ Brownie FREE SHOW! — TBA tix
  • - name: The Soul Rebels — TBA tix
  • - name: The Wailers — 50 Years of Positive Vibrations w / Catcha Vibe — TBA tix
  • - name: Thurston Howell Band - Your Premier Yacht Rock Spectacular — TBA tix
Portland Stage Company, Portland
  • 1:00pm — Script Club – ARCADIA tix
  • 1:00pm — Script Club – ARCADIA tix
SPACE Gallery, Portland
  • 7:00pm — The Misconceived let's go
  • 8:00pm — Damien Jurado with St. Yuma get loud
  • 8:00pm — Mini Trees with frown line chill vibes
State Theatre, Portland — TBA at - name: Hiss Golden Messenger feel good
The Seaside Pavilion, Old Orchard Beach — Town Council Regular Meeting at 6:30pm tix
Thompson's Point, Portland — Indigo Girls at 6:00pm, 10:00pm folk legends

WEDNESDAY - 8/12

Geno's Rock Club, Portland — D.R.I. // Endure // Words That Burn // Pigboat // Candy Striper Death Orgy at 6:00 PM mosh pit
Good Theater, Portland — TBA at - name: Heat Wave: The Linda Ronstadt Experience rock out
Hannaford Hall, Portland
  • 10:00am — Rusty Rocket’s Last Blast! tix
  • 1:00pm — Back To The Moon For Good tix
  • 2:00pm — Messengers of Time and Space tix
Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 5:30pm — Happy Hour Concert tix
  • 7:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet Preview tix
  • 7:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 7:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
One Longfellow Square, Portland
Pickard Theater (Bowdoin College), Brunswick
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 5:30pm — Happy Hour Concert tix
  • 7:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet Preview tix
  • 7:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 7:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
Portland House of Music & Events (PHOME), Portland
  • - name: Dead Wednesdays with A Band Beyond Description — TBA tix
  • - name: Dead Wednesdays with A Band Beyond Description — TBA tix
  • - name: Dead Wednesdays with A Band Beyond Description — TBA tix
  • - name: State Theatre Presents: Southern Culture On The Skids w / Poi Rogers — TBA tix
  • - name: The Dream Eaters — TBA tix
Portland Stage Company, Portland — ARCADIA at 7:30pm tix
SPACE Gallery, Portland
  • 6:30pm — Tre. Charles @ The Western Promenade sing along
  • 7:00pm — Onda Nova get loud
  • 8:00pm — Destroyer (solo) with Ryley Walker let's go
Saco River Theatre, Bar Mills — Novel Jazz Septet at 3:00pm, 4:30pm dance along
State Theatre, Portland — TBA at - name: Hiss Golden Messenger good vibes
Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield — TBA at - name: Noam Pikelny & Stuart Duncan banjo magic
Thompson's Point, Portland
  • 5:00pm, 8:00pm — Good Vibes Wednesdays at Thompson's Point vibe check
  • 5:00pm, 8:00pm — Good Vibes Wednesdays at Thompson's Point vibe check
  • 5:00pm, 8:00pm — Good Vibes Wednesdays at Thompson's Point vibe check

THURSDAY - 8/13

Bayside Bowl, Portland
  • 6:00pm — Royal Hammer live on the Bayside Bowl Roof | all-ages rock out
  • 6:00pm — Kenya Hall live on the Bayside Bowl Roof | all-ages let's groove
  • 6:00pm — Grammy Winner Dave Gutter (Rustic Overtones) live on the Bayside Bowl Roof | all-ages rock out
Cross Insurance Arena, Portland — Brandi Carlile at 7:00pm get loud
Geno's Rock Club, Portland — Scattered Remnants / Bloodtied / Shabti (album release) / Matriphagy at 7:00 PM rock out
Good Theater, Portland — TBA at - name: John Lloyd Young in Concert get loud
Hannaford Hall, Portland
  • 10:00am — (Canceled)Little Draggy Adventure tix
  • 1:00pm — (Canceled)Earthquake tix
Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet Preview tix
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
One Longfellow Square, Portland
Pickard Theater (Bowdoin College), Brunswick
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet Preview tix
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
Portland House of Music & Events (PHOME), Portland
  • - name: Kendall St. Company & The Crowded Table — TBA tix
  • - name: REPRISE: Recreating Iconic Phish Shows! [ NIGHT ONE] — TBA tix
  • - name: State Theatre Presents: Tōth W / Sean Nicholas Savage — TBA tix
  • - name: The Smiths Tribute NYC — TBA tix
Portland Stage Company, Portland
  • 7:00pm — STUDIO SERIES – Heart of Duckness tix
  • 7:00pm — STUDIO SERIES – Heart of Duckness tix
SPACE Gallery, Portland
  • 7:30pm — Darksoft, Cigarettes for Breakfast, Crystal Canyon, XO rock out
  • 7:30pm — Distant Stronghold Fest Pre-Show rock out
  • 8:00pm — Winged Wheel Trio jazz vibes
  • 8:00pm — Runnner with Pleasure Systems get loud
  • 8:00pm — Spencer Krug join us
State Theatre, Portland — TBA at - name: Small Pond let's jam
Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield — TBA at - name: Ruthie Foster soulful blues
The Hill Arts, Portland — Georgia O'Keeffe: the Brightness of Light. Documentary Film. at 11:00pm tix
The Seaside Pavilion, Old Orchard Beach
  • 4:00pm — Chamber of Commerce Beach Olympics tix
  • 6:30pm — Planning Board Public Hearing 08.13.2026 tix
  • 6:30pm — Planning Board Meeting 08.13.2026 tix
  • 9:00pm — Palace Playland and the Pier Fireworks Displays on the beach in front of Palace Playland CHANGE 9:00 PM tix
  • 9:00pm — Palace Playland and the Pier Fireworks Displays on the beach in front of Palace Playland CHANGE TO 9 P.M. tix
  • 9:00pm — Palace Playland and the Pier Fireworks Displays on the beach in front of Palace Playland CHANGE TO 9 P.M. tix
Thompson's Point, Portland

FRIDAY - 8/14

Aura, Portland
  • - name: Ashley Cooke — TBA country night
  • - name: Joanne Shaw Taylor — TBA get loud
  • - name: Portland Yacht Rock Festival 2026 — TBA sail away
Geno's Rock Club, Portland
  • 6:00 PM — Satiate // Actor Observer // Loudsounds // Cranked loud vibes
  • 7:00 PM — Scotty Saints & The True Believers || Skum City || Septic Approval || Dave Strong rock on
Good Theater, Portland
  • - name: George Dvorsky’s Home for the Holidays — TBA sing along
  • - name: Soggy Po' Boys — TBA get loud
Hannaford Hall, Portland
  • 10:00am — Little Draggy Adventure tix
  • 1:00pm — Earthquake tix
  • 7:00pm — Life’s Question tix
Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg — Bradley Backstage: Noah Fishman, Clara Rose, Emily Troll at 7:00 PM get loud
Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet Preview tix
  • 7:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 7:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 7:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
Merrill Auditorium, Portland — Kathy Griffin at 12:00am tix
One Longfellow Square, Portland
Pickard Theater (Bowdoin College), Brunswick
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet Preview tix
  • 7:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 7:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 7:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
Portland House of Music & Events (PHOME), Portland
  • - name: Ben Nichols w / Cory Branan — TBA tix
  • - name: CONFESSIONS (MADONNA NIGHT) — TBA tix
  • - name: CRUSH: A Dave Matthews Tribute Band — TBA tix
  • - name: Chali 2na & Chris Karns — TBA tix
  • - name: REPRISE: Recreating Iconic Phish Shows! [ NIGHT TWO] — TBA tix
  • - name: Reverend Horton Heat w / Special Guest Messer Chups — TBA tix
  • - name: River Shook w / Olivia Ellen Lloyd — TBA tix
  • - name: State Theatre Presents: Talib Kweli w / Graphic Melee [EARLY SHOW] — TBA tix
  • - name: State Theatre Presents: Talib Kweli w / Graphic Melee [LATE SHOW] — TBA tix
Portland Stage Company, Portland — Dramatic Repertory Company presents SEVEN SISTERS at 7:30pm tix
SPACE Gallery, Portland
  • 7:00pm — Welcome Space Brothers let's go
  • 7:00pm — Distant Stronghold Fest get loud
  • 8:00pm — Esther Rose with Emily Hines join us
State Theatre, Portland — TBA at - name: ROLE MODEL let's go
Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield
The Hill Arts, Portland
  • 11:00pm — Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul tix
  • 11:00pm — Somewhere Between: Not an Ordinary Life tix
  • 11:00pm — ESTUARY, Where The River Meets The Sea tix
  • 11:30pm — Steamy Nights Annual Benefit for The Hill Arts tix
The Seaside Pavilion, Old Orchard Beach
  • 10:00am — Chamber of Commerce Beach Olympics tix
  • 12:00pm — Chamber of Commerce Car Show 09.18.2026 and 9.19.2026 tix
Thompson's Point, Portland
  • 5:00pm, 9:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! chill vibes
  • 5:00pm, 9:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! chill vibes

SATURDAY - 8/15

Aura, Portland
Bayside Bowl, Portland
  • 8:00pm — The Meditations live at Bayside Bowl | all-ages reggae vibes
  • 8:00pm — Perfect Giddimani Presents | Burnhard Spliffington & Friends party time
Cross Insurance Arena, Portland
  • 4:00pm — Portland Bulls N' Broncs rock out
  • 7:30pm — Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band let's go
Geno's Rock Club, Portland
  • 7:00 PM — Living Wreckage X Inverter X Sonic Bomb X Objet let's go
  • 8:00 PM — Wet Hot Queer Club Summer dance party
Good Theater, Portland
  • - name: Chances Are, Johnny Sings It — TBA sing along
  • - name: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors — TBA get loud
  • - name: Holiday Party Playlist II — TBA rock out
  • - name: Primo Cubano — TBA jazz vibes
Hannaford Hall, Portland
  • 1:00pm — Life’s Question tix
  • 1:00pm — Earthquake tix
Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg — Heather Masse & Jed Wilson at 7:00 PM let's go
Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 5:00pm — Yellow Brick Road tix
  • 5:00pm — Frontiers: A Tribute to Journey tix
  • 5:00pm — Experience Queen with Jesse Agan tix
  • 7:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 7:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 7:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
One Longfellow Square, Portland — Trey Hensley at 8:00pm country rock
Pickard Theater (Bowdoin College), Brunswick
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 5:00pm — Yellow Brick Road tix
  • 5:00pm — Frontiers: A Tribute to Journey tix
  • 5:00pm — Experience Queen with Jesse Agan tix
  • 7:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 7:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 7:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
Portland House of Music & Events (PHOME), Portland
  • - name: An Evening With Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country — TBA tix
  • - name: Dan Tyminski — TBA tix
  • - name: Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country 2 DAY PASS! — TBA tix
  • - name: Goodnight, Texas - American Tour 2026 w / Jarrod Dickenson — TBA tix
  • - name: Natalie Brooke w / Canopy — TBA tix
  • - name: Sparta w / Public Opinion — TBA tix
  • - name: State Theatre Presents: Bayker Blankenship w / Tristan Trincado — TBA tix
  • - name: State Theatre Presents: Bebe Stockwell w / Gabrielle hope — TBA tix
  • - name: State Theatre Presents: The Sheila Divine w / Lolabelle — TBA tix
SPACE Gallery, Portland
  • 7:00pm — Lady Lamb with Greg Jamie join us
  • 7:00pm — Distant Stronghold Fest rock out
  • 7:30pm — Biz Turkey, Honey Radar, Gum Parker, Phantom Buffalo rock out
  • 8:00pm — Alela Diane with Alexa Rose folk vibes
  • 8:00pm — Alex Cameron let's go
  • 8:00pm — Horse Lords with An Anderson and Grace Bedwell get loud
State Theatre, Portland
Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield
  • - name: Antje Duvekot & Goodnight Moonshine — TBA folk duet
  • - name: Juanito Pascual Trio Joined by Flamenco Dancer Elisabet Torras — TBA flamenco vibes
  • - name: Judy Collins — TBA folk legend
  • - name: Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives — TBA country vibes
The Hill Arts, Portland
  • 11:00pm — Mike Maurice and Old Tom & The Lookouts tix
  • 11:00pm — Dragology Presents: Cursed tix
  • 11:00pm — ESTUARY | Where the River Meets the Sea tix
  • 11:30pm — Somewhere Between: Not an Ordinary Life tix
The Seaside Pavilion, Old Orchard Beach
  • 10:00am — Chamber of Commerce Beach Olympics tix
  • 6:00am — MAPS Breakaway 5K tix
  • 6:00am — Chamber of Commerce Car Show 09.18.2026 and 09.19.2026 tix
Thompson's Point, Portland — Lake Street Dive (Night 1) with Couch at 5:30pm, 10:00pm get groovy

SUNDAY - 8/16

Aura, Portland — TBA at - name: W.A.S.P. with KK's Priest get heavy
Bayside Bowl, Portland
  • 3:00pm, 6:00pm, 7:00pm — Mainely Reggae Sundays | A Weekly Reggae Rooftop Party & Cookout get loud
  • 3:00pm, 6:00pm, 7:00pm — Mainely Reggae Sundays | A Weekly Reggae Rooftop Party & Cookout jazz vibes
  • 3:00pm, 6:00pm, 7:00pm — Mainely Reggae Sundays | A Weekly Reggae Rooftop Party & Cookout let's go
Cadenza, Freeport — Songwriters in the Round presented by Jud Caswell at 4:00pm tix
City Theater, Biddeford — Pihcintu, accompanied by Akiwacu at 4:30pm get loud
Geno's Rock Club, Portland — Thumper - Line Dancing at 7:00 PM get dancing
Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 2:30pm — Yellow Brick Road tix
  • 2:30pm — Frontiers: A Tribute to Journey tix
  • 2:30pm — Experience Queen with Jesse Agan tix
  • 7:30pm — Neil Diamond Tribute Concert tix
  • 7:30pm — Neil Diamond Tribute Concert tix
One Longfellow Square, Portland
Pickard Theater (Bowdoin College), Brunswick
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 2:00pm — Million Dollar Quartet tix
  • 2:30pm — Yellow Brick Road tix
  • 2:30pm — Frontiers: A Tribute to Journey tix
  • 2:30pm — Experience Queen with Jesse Agan tix
  • 7:30pm — Neil Diamond Tribute Concert tix
  • 7:30pm — Neil Diamond Tribute Concert tix
Portland House of Music & Events (PHOME), Portland
  • - name: An Evening With Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country — TBA tix
  • - name: Guitar Women: An Evening with Sue Foley, and special guest Rory Block — TBA tix
  • - name: North Mississippi All-stars — TBA tix
  • - name: Okonski — TBA tix
  • - name: Spacehog w / Fastball — TBA tix
Portland Stage Company, Portland
  • 4:00pm — Artistic Perspective Discussion – ARCADIA tix
  • 4:00pm — Artistic Perspective Discussion – ARCADIA tix
SPACE Gallery, Portland — Undertow Brass Band with DJ red tide at 8:00pm party time
State Theatre, Portland — TBA at - name: Erin French live music
Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield — TBA at - name: Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives charity show
The Hill Arts, Portland — Ball In The House LIVE at 10:00pm tix
Thompson's Point, Portland — Lake Street Dive (Night 2) with Couch at 5:30pm, 10:00pm rock on

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