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Live Music This Weekend in Maine

OCTOBER 16 — OCTOBER 18, 2026

62 events at 24 venues across 8 hubs this week · Full stats →

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This week in Maine: Thundercat: Distracted AF Tour at State Theatre, Trey Anastasio Band at State Theatre, and Natalie Merchant – A Special Acoustic Performance with Erik Della Penna at Criterion Theatre. 62 shows across 24 venues.

FRIDAY - 10/16

Aura, Portland — Ripe rock out ♡

Bayside Bowl, Portland — Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds at 8:00pm get loud ♡

Boothbay Opera House, Boothbay Harbor — The Future is Here – Halcyon Strings & Alisa Amador at 7:00pm details ♡

Cadenza, Freeport — Unknown at - name: The Marc Chillemi Quintet - Blue Note Records Tribute details ♡

Johnson Hall, Gardiner — Lambo Law at 7:30pm details ♡

Mayo Street Arts, Portland — Tophat Productions' Phantom of the Opera at 7:00pm, 9:15pm let's go ♡

Merrill Auditorium, Portland — Wild Kratts - Live at 12:00am details ♡

One Longfellow Square, Portland — Howley (of We Banjo 3) at 8:00pm details ♡

Portland House of Music & Events (PHOME), Portland — What The Dance Presents CRIMEWAVE: A GOTH, POST-PUNK & DARKWAVE PARTY tix ♡

State Theatre, Portland — Sylvan Esso at 8:00pm tix ♡

Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield — The Clements Brothers let's groove ♡

The Dance Hall, Kittery — The Metabeat at 7:30 PM, 9:00 PM beatles night ♡

The Hill Arts, Portland — Gospel Messiah: A Refugee Oratorio at 11:00pm details ♡

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, Arundel — Journeyman - Celebrating 60 Years of Cream get loud ♡

SATURDAY - 10/17

Alumni Hall (Snow Pond), Sidney — Being Petty tix ♡

Aura, Portland — The Great Noontide EDM Party at 8:00pm dance party ♡

Bayside Bowl, Portland — Milk St. & Alma June & The Persian Cats at 8:00pm rock out ♡

Bowl in the Pines, Sidney — Being Petty – The Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Experience at 6:30pm details ♡

Cadenza, Freeport

- name: Anni Clark — Unknown details ♡
7:00 PM — Anni Clark let's go ♡

Camden Opera House, Camden — The Twelve Wild Geese, presented by Ensemble Galilei at 3:00pm details ♡

Geno's Rock Club, Portland — Deadly Dames at 8:00pm let's go ♡

Mayo Street Arts, Portland — Tophat Productions' Phantom of the Opera at 7:00pm, 9:15pm let's go ♡

One Longfellow Square, Portland — James Montgomery at 8:00pm details ♡

Portland House of Music & Events (PHOME), Portland — Twin Fin - The California Sober Tour w / John Wood Band tix ♡

Snow Pond Center for the Arts, Sidney — Being Petty tix ♡

State Theatre, Portland — BERTHA: Grateful Drag at 8:00pm tix ♡

The Dance Hall, Kittery — Truffle (electric) at 7:30 PM, 9:00 PM dance party ♡

The Hill Arts, Portland

11:00pm — Gospel Messiah: A Refugee Oratorio details ♡
7:00pm — Gospel Messiah: A Refugee Oratorio details ♡

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, Arundel — Sweet Baby James: The #1 James Taylor Tribute sing along ♡

SUNDAY - 10/18

Collins Center for the Arts, Orono — BSO - Masterworks I - Force of Nature at 3:00pm orchestra vibes ♡

Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor — Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble get funky ♡

Geno's Rock Club, Portland — Thumper Line Dancing at 7:00pm dance time ♡

One Longfellow Square, Portland — Jake Blount Band at 7:00pm details ♡

Portland House of Music & Events (PHOME), Portland — The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of The Beatles + More for Kids tix ♡

The Dance Hall, Kittery — Jazz Casual: Clifford Cameron's Vinyl Quartet at 5:00 PM, 6:30 PM jazz vibes ♡

The Hill Arts, Portland — Gospel Messiah: A Refugee Oratorio at 8:00pm details ♡

Thompson's Point, Portland — Maker’s Market at Thompson’s Point! at 10:00am details ♡

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, Arundel — The Wolff Sisters folk vibes ♡

LIVE MUSIC VENUES

Hannaford Hall (7) Geno's Rock Club (4) Cadenza (4) One Longfellow Square (4) Portland House of Music & Events (PHOME) (4) The Dance Hall (4) The Hill Arts (4) Criterion Theatre (3) Aura (3) State Theatre (3) Vinegar Hill Music Theatre (3) SPACE Gallery (2) Camden Opera House (2) Johnson Hall (2) Stone Mountain Arts Center (2) Mayo Street Arts (2) Bayside Bowl (2) Merrill Auditorium (1) Boothbay Opera House (1) Bowl in the Pines (1) Snow Pond Center for the Arts (1) Alumni Hall (Snow Pond) (1) Thompson's Point (1) Collins Center for the Arts (1)

62 shows at 24 total venues this week

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