PORTLAND
ONE LONGFELLOW SQUARE
Updated
This week at One Longfellow Square: Wed 9/16 — Mr Sun Album Release Show, Thu 9/17 — Portland Jazz Orchestra – September, Sun 9/20 — Bluegrass Music Association of Maine presents: Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms Band. Upcoming: Tue 9/29 — MaMuse Live in Portland, Wed 10/7 — October Open Mic Night hosted by Sigrid Sibley 🌱 Feat. Curl Tapes, Wed 9/30 — Amythyst Kiah.
ABOUT
One Longfellow Square is a nonprofit performing arts and concert venue in Portland, Maine's West End, at the entrance to the city's Arts District. The space holds approximately 180 seated and operates as Portland's dedicated listening room. It is housed in a renovated 19th-century building at Longfellow Square and also offers live streaming for select shows.
WHAT TO EXPECT
The venue emphasizes folk, Americana, and singer-songwriter acts but also programs soul, R&B, jazz, indie pop, world music, and film screenings. It runs free community concerts in Congress Square Park during summer and partners with the Portland Public Library to offer free ticket passes. The atmosphere is focused and attentive, geared toward close listening.
HISTORY
The building was abandoned in 1994 and purchased by Portland Performing Arts in 1998, which spent nearly $800,000 to renovate it. The Center for Cultural Exchange opened on March 5, 1999 in the space. The venue was renamed One Longfellow Square when it began operating as an independent nonprofit. It also runs the Longfellow Emerging Artist Fellowship (LEAF) program. It nearly closed permanently due to financial losses during the COVID-19 pandemic but was saved by community support.
UPCOMING SHOWS as of 09/14/2026
Wednesday
- 8:00pm — Mr Sun Album Release Show details
Thursday
- 8:00pm — Portland Jazz Orchestra – September details
Sunday
- 7:00pm — Bluegrass Music Association of Maine presents: Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms Band details
Friday - 10/23
- 8:00pm — Pete Kilpatrick Band details
Sunday - 10/25
- 7:00pm — Mike Dawes (rescheduled from 1/28) details
Friday - 10/30
- 8:00pm — Upstate details
Saturday - 10/31
- 8:00pm — All Hallows’ Eve: Spooky Tunes, Songs and Tales from Scotland details
Wednesday - 11/4
- 7:00pm — November Open Mic Night hosted by Melvin Gradiz 🌱 details
Friday - 11/6
- 8:00pm — Connor Garvey & Ben Cosgrove — Together in Concert details
Sunday - 11/8
- 4:00pm — MJFF presents: Dust Bowls and Jewish Souls: Another Side of Woody Guthrie with a Special Appearance by Sarah Lee Guthrie details
Full schedule at onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/ →