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WEEK OF AUGUST 17 - AUGUST 23, 2026

From Traveling With Light at Hannaford Hall to Neil Diamond Tribute Concert at Pickard Theater (Bowdoin College) and Dark at Hannaford Hall.

MONDAY - 8/17

Geno's Rock Club, Portland
Good Theater, Portland — TBA at - name: Mark Brady rock out
Hannaford Hall, Portland
  • 10:00am — Traveling With Light tix
  • 1:00pm — Dark tix
Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick
  • - name: MSMT Gala — TBA let's go
  • 12:00pm — Neil Diamond Tribute Concert get loud
Pickard Theater (Bowdoin College), Brunswick — Neil Diamond Tribute Concert at 12:00pm, 2:00pm get loud
Portland House of Music & Events (PHOME), Portland
  • - name: Bombargo — TBA tix
  • - 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
SPACE Gallery, Portland
State Theatre, Portland — TBA at - name: Thundercat jazz vibes

TUESDAY - 8/18

Hannaford Hall, Portland
  • 10:00am — Rusty Rocket’s Last Blast! tix
  • 1:00pm — Messengers of Time and Space tix
Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick — Come From Away at 2:00pm, 7:30pm sing along
One Longfellow Square, Portland
  • 7:30pm — State Theatre presents: Hiss Golden Messenger Solo – NIGHT 1 tix
  • 7:30pm — MaMuse Live in Portland tix
  • 7:30pm — State Theatre presents: Hiss Golden Messenger Solo – NIGHT 1 tix
  • 7:30pm — MaMuse Live in Portland tix
Pickard Theater (Bowdoin College), Brunswick — Come From Away at 2:00pm, 7:30pm let's go
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
SPACE Gallery, Portland
  • 7:00pm — The Misconceived rock out
  • 8:00pm — Damien Jurado with St. Yuma chill night
  • 8:00pm — Mini Trees with frown line and Little Oso catch a show
The Seaside Pavilion, Old Orchard Beach — Town Council Regular Meeting at 6:30pm tix
Thompson's Point, Portland
  • 6:00pm — State Theatre presents Indigo Girls tix
  • 6:00pm — State Theatre presents Indigo Girls tix

WEDNESDAY - 8/19

Geno's Rock Club, Portland — D.R.I. // Endure // Words That Burn // Pigboat // Candy Striper Death Orgy at 6:00pm get loud
Good Theater, Portland
  • - name: Heat Wave: The Linda Ronstadt Experience — TBA let's go
  • - name: Holiday Party Playlist II — TBA jazz vibes
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 — Come From Away at 7:30pm sing along
One Longfellow Square, Portland
  • 7:00pm — September Open Mic Night hosted by Lollabelle 🌱 tix
  • 7:00pm — October Open Mic Night hosted by Sigrid Sibley 🌱 Feat. Curl Tapes tix
  • 7:00pm — September Open Mic Night hosted by Lollabelle 🌱 tix
  • 7:00pm — October Open Mic Night hosted by Sigrid Sibley 🌱 Feat. Curl Tapes tix
  • 7:30pm — State Theatre presents: Hiss Golden Messenger Solo – NIGHT 2 tix
  • 7:30pm — State Theatre presents: Hiss Golden Messenger Solo – NIGHT 2 tix
  • 8:00pm — Mr Sun Album Release Show tix
  • 8:00pm — Amythyst Kiah tix
  • 8:00pm — Mr Sun Album Release Show tix
  • 8:00pm — Amythyst Kiah tix
Pickard Theater (Bowdoin College), Brunswick — Come From Away at 7:30pm sing along
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
SPACE Gallery, Portland
Saco River Theatre, Bar Mills — Novel Jazz Septet at 3:00pm, 4:30pm jazz vibes
Thompson's Point, Portland
  • 5:00pm — Good Vibes Wednesdays at Thompson’s Point tix
  • 5:00pm — Good Vibes Wednesdays at Thompson’s Point tix
  • 5:00pm — Good Vibes Wednesdays at Thompson’s Point tix
  • 5:00pm — Good Vibes Wednesdays at Thompson’s Point tix
  • 5:00pm — Good Vibes Wednesdays at Thompson’s Point tix
  • 5:00pm — Good Vibes Wednesdays at Thompson’s Point tix
  • 5:30pm — State Theatre & 98.9 WCLZ present An Evening with Mt. Joy tix
  • 6:00pm — State Theatre presents LCD Soundsystem with Victoryland tix

THURSDAY - 8/20

Bayside Bowl, Portland
Good Theater, Portland
  • - name: John Lloyd Young in Concert — TBA rock out
  • - name: Primo Cubano — TBA jazz vibes
Hannaford Hall, Portland
  • 10:00am — (Canceled)Little Draggy Adventure tix
  • 1:00pm — (Canceled)Earthquake tix
Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick — Come From Away at 2:00pm, 7:30pm sing along
One Longfellow Square, Portland
  • 5:00pm — OLS Member Happy Hour at Friends & Family tix
  • 5:00pm — OLS Member Happy Hour at Friends & Family tix
  • 6:00pm — Square to Square Outdoor Concert Series: Toby McAllister & The Sierra Sounds tix
  • 6:00pm — Square to Square Outdoor Concert Series: Heather Lynn + Melvin Gradiz Band (LEAF Showcase 🌱) tix
  • 6:00pm — Square to Square Outdoor Concert Series: Toby McAllister & The Sierra Sounds tix
  • 6:00pm — Square to Square Outdoor Concert Series: Heather Lynn + Melvin Gradiz Band (LEAF Showcase 🌱) tix
  • 8:00pm — Portland Jazz Orchestra tix
  • 8:00pm — Jackie Greene tix
  • 8:00pm — Dan Bern tix
  • 8:00pm — Portland Jazz Orchestra – August tix
  • 8:00pm — David Wilcox tix
  • 8:00pm — Portland Jazz Orchestra tix
  • 8:00pm — Jackie Greene tix
  • 8:00pm — Dan Bern tix
  • 8:00pm — Portland Jazz Orchestra – August tix
  • 8:00pm — David Wilcox tix
Pickard Theater (Bowdoin College), Brunswick — Come From Away at 2:00pm, 7:30pm jazz vibes
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: Small Pond — TBA tix
  • - name: State Theatre Presents: Tōth W / Sean Nicholas Savage — TBA tix
  • - name: The Smiths Tribute NYC — TBA tix
SPACE Gallery, Portland
  • 7:30pm — Darksoft, Cigarettes for Breakfast, Crystal Canyon, XO let's go
  • 7:30pm — Distant Stronghold Fest Pre-Show with Malfet, Mycologia, Lepra, Faydark, Shadowwrought, and Steaming Woodlands rock fest
  • 8:00pm — Winged Wheel Trio (Steve Shelley, Fred Thomas, Cory Plump) with Double Gaze good vibes
  • 8:00pm — Runnner with Pleasure Systems get loud
  • 8:00pm — Spencer Krug let's rock
State Theatre, Portland
  • - name: Avery Cochrane — TBA let's go
  • - name: Small Pond — TBA get loud
Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield — TBA at - name: Ruthie Foster soulful tunes
The Hill Arts, Portland
  • 11:00pm — Georgia O'Keeffe: the Brightness of Light. Documentary Film. tix
  • 11:00pm — Mind Magic: A Night of Laughter and Astonishment with Dr. Steve Taubman tix
The Seaside Pavilion, Old Orchard Beach
  • 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
  • 5:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! tix
  • 5:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! tix
  • 5:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! tix
  • 5:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! tix
  • 5:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! tix
  • 5:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! tix
  • 5:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! tix

FRIDAY - 8/21

Aura, Portland
City Theater, Biddeford
Geno's Rock Club, Portland
  • 6:00pm — Satiate // Actor Observer // Loudsounds // Cranked let's rock
  • 7:00pm — Scotty Saints & The True Believers || Skum City || Septic Approval || Dave Strong rock out
Good Theater, Portland
  • - name: Kouchera — TBA get loud
  • - name: Soggy Po' Boys — TBA get loud
Hannaford Hall, Portland
  • 10:00am — Little Draggy Adventure tix
  • 1:00pm — Earthquake tix
Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg — Bradley Backstage: Noah Fishman, Clara Rose, Emily Troll at 7:00 PM rock out
Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick — Come From Away at 2:00pm, 7:30pm sing along
Merrill Auditorium, Portland — Kathy Griffin at 12:00am tix
One Longfellow Square, Portland
  • 8:00pm — Alexandr Misko tix
  • 8:00pm — Funkationland tix
  • 8:00pm — Ordinary Elephant with special guest Remi Goode tix
  • 8:00pm — Katie Pruitt with special guest Next of Kin tix
  • 8:00pm — Briscoe with special guest Noah James tix
  • 8:00pm — Alexandr Misko tix
  • 8:00pm — Funkationland tix
  • 8:00pm — Ordinary Elephant with special guest Remi Goode tix
  • 8:00pm — Katie Pruitt with special guest Next of Kin tix
  • 8:00pm — Briscoe with special guest Noah James tix
Pickard Theater (Bowdoin College), Brunswick — Come From Away at 2:00pm, 7:30pm rock out
Portland House of Music & Events (PHOME), Portland
  • - 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
  • - name: Strange Machines w / Lee Ross — TBA tix
SPACE Gallery, Portland
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
  • 11:30pm — Caitlin Piper and The Stray Horses perform Carole King's album TAPESTRY tix
The Seaside Pavilion, Old Orchard Beach — Chamber of Commerce Car Show 09.18.2026 and 9.19.2026 at 12:00pm tix
Thompson's Point, Portland
  • 5:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! tix
  • 5:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! tix
  • 5:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! tix
  • 5:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! tix
  • 5:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! tix
  • 5:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! tix
  • 5:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! tix

SATURDAY - 8/22

Aura, Portland
Bayside Bowl, Portland
City Theater, Biddeford
Cross Insurance Arena, Portland — Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band at 7:30pm let's groove
Geno's Rock Club, Portland — Wet Hot Queer Club Summer at 8:00pm get loud
Good Theater, Portland
  • - name: Chances Are, Johnny Sings It — TBA let's go
  • - name: Jay Jurden with Casey Watson — TBA sing along
Hannaford Hall, Portland — Earthquake at 1:00pm tix
Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg — Heather Masse & Jed Wilson at 7:00 PM get loud
Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick — Come From Away Closing Performance at 2:00pm get loud
One Longfellow Square, Portland
  • 12:00pm — Afternoon Tea at Hackmatack tix
  • 12:00pm — Afternoon Tea at Hackmatack tix
  • 8:00pm — Trey Hensley tix
  • 8:00pm — Lilly Hiatt & Margo Cilker tix
  • 8:00pm — Trey Hensley tix
  • 8:00pm — Lilly Hiatt & Margo Cilker tix
Pickard Theater (Bowdoin College), Brunswick — Come From Away Closing Performance at 2:00pm final show
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: 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 get tix
  • 7:00pm — Distant Stronghold Fest [SOLD OUT] get tix
  • 8:00pm — Alela Diane with Alexa Rose folksy vibes
  • 8:00pm — Alex Cameron come jam
  • 8:00pm — Horse Lords with An Anderson and Grace Bedwell join us
State Theatre, Portland — TBA at - name: New Idea Society rock out
Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield
  • - name: Antje Duvekot & Goodnight Moonshine — TBA folk duet
  • - name: Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives — TBA country magic
  • - name: The Suitcase Junket — TBA one man show
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
  • 11:00pm — Quartet: Four Lenses on Love, Loss and Letting Go. Written and performed by award-winning writer Elizabeth Peavey tix
  • 11:30pm — Somewhere Between: Not an Ordinary Life tix
The Seaside Pavilion, Old Orchard Beach — Chamber of Commerce Car Show 09.18.2026 and 09.19.2026 at 6:00am tix
Thompson's Point, Portland
  • 11:30am — Maine Poutinefest tix
  • 5:30pm — State Theatre & 94.3 WCYY present TURNSTILE THE NEVER ENOUGH TOUR PT. 2 with Yves Tumor, Fiddlehead tix
  • 6:00pm — State Theatre presents Sierra Ferrell tix

SUNDAY - 8/23

Aura, Portland — TBA at - name: W.A.S.P. with KK's Priest rock legends
Bayside Bowl, Portland
  • 5:00pm, 6:00pm, 7:00pm — Mainely Reggae Sundays real vibes
  • 5:00pm, 6:00pm, 7:00pm — Mainely Reggae Sundays get loud
  • 5:00pm, 6:00pm, 7:00pm — Mainely Reggae Sundays feel the beat
Cadenza, Freeport — Songwriters in the Round presented by Jud Caswell at 4:00pm tix
City Theater, Biddeford
  • 2:00pm — Our Town let's go
  • 4:30pm — Pihcintu, accompanied by Akiwacu get loud
Cross Insurance Arena, Portland — The Black Keys at 7:30pm rock on
Geno's Rock Club, Portland
  • 7:00pm — Thumper - Line Dancing let's go
  • 7:00pm — Portland Horror Movie Club get spooky
Good Theater, Portland — TBA at - name: George Dvorsky’s Home for the Holidays let's go
One Longfellow Square, Portland
  • 10:00am — Open Farm Day Fall Fest tix
  • 10:00am — Open Farm Day Fall Fest tix
  • 1:00pm — OLS presents: Melvin Gradiz Band at Hackmatack Playhouse tix
  • 1:00pm — OLS presents: Lolabelle at Hackmatack Playhouse tix
  • 1:00pm — OLS presents: Melvin Gradiz Band at Hackmatack Playhouse tix
  • 1:00pm — OLS presents: Lolabelle at Hackmatack Playhouse tix
  • 1:00pm — Sundays At The Farm Concert Series tix
  • 1:00pm — Sundays At The Farm Concert Series tix
  • 6:30pm — Community Contra Dance tix
  • 6:30pm — Community Contra Dance tix
  • 7:00pm — JigJam tix
  • 7:00pm — Bluegrass Music Association of Maine presents: Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms Band tix
  • 7:00pm — Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground tix
  • 7:00pm — JigJam tix
  • 7:00pm — Bluegrass Music Association of Maine presents: Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms Band tix
  • 7:00pm — Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground 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: Okonski — TBA tix
  • - name: Spacehog w / Fastball — TBA tix
SPACE Gallery, Portland
  • 1:00pm — The Dads feel good
  • 7:00pm — My Boyfriend Bonhoeffer by Madeline Bugeau-Heartt | counter/current:collective deep thoughts
  • 8:00pm — Undertow Brass Band (fka What Cheer? Brigade) with DJ red tide dance party
Saco River Theatre, Bar Mills — The Kind Kids Music Show - Fall 2026 at 2:00pm, 3:00pm get loud
State Theatre, Portland — TBA at - name: Erin French tix
Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield
  • - name: Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives — TBA help animals
  • - name: Suzy Bogguss — TBA country star
The Hill Arts, Portland
  • 10:00pm — Ball In The House LIVE tix
  • 6:00pm — Quartet: Four Lenses on Love, Loss and Letting Go Written and performed by award-winning writer Elizabeth Peavey tix
The Seaside Pavilion, Old Orchard Beach — Tony Myatt 10k 10.11.2026 at 9:00am tix
Thompson's Point, Portland
  • 4:00pm — State Theatre presents Ghostland ’26 feat. The Ghost Of Paul Revere tix
  • 5:00pm — State Theatre presents Jordan Davis with Matt Lang tix
  • 5:00pm — State Theatre & 98.9 WCLZ present: Rainbow Kitten Surprise tix
  • 5:00pm — State Theatre presents Jordan Davis with Matt Lang tix

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