LOCAL EVENTS IN GREATER PORTLAND, MAINE!
In the mood for a good time?? You’ve come to the right place! Take a peek below at some fun and unique happenings (hello game nights, cooking classes, live music, maple sugaring, and outdoor adventures!!) from Freeport to South Portland!
APRIL, 2022!
ONGOING FUN!
HAPPY HOUR!
–Lupita’s (Mondays through Fridays from 3pm-6pm, Saturdays from 11am-6pm).
–Lazzari (Mondays through Fridays from 4pm-7pm).
–Via Vecchia’s “Aperitivo” (Tuesdays through Fridays from 4pm-6pm).
–Little Tap House (Tuesdays through Saturdays from 4pm-6pm).
–Port City Blue (Wednesdays + Thursdays from 5pm-6:30pm).
–Sur Lie (Wednesdays all day. Thursdays through Saturdays from 5pm-6pm).
–The Porthole (Thursdays + Fridays from 3pm-6pm).
–Liquid Riot Bottling Co. (Sundays through Fridays from 4pm-6pm).
–Petite Jacqueline (Sundays through Fridays from 4:30pm-6pm).
–Broken Arrow (Daily).
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WEEKEND BRUNCH!
–Becky’s Diner (Saturdays and Sundays from 4am-9pm).
–Marcy’s Diner (Saturdays and Sundays from 7am-1pm).
–Bayside American Cafe (Saturdays and Sundays at 7am).
–Miss Portland Diner (Saturdays and Sundays from 7am-2:30pm).
–The Sinful Kitchen (Saturdays and Sundays from 8am-1pm).
–Hot Suppa (Saturdays and Sundays from 8am-2pm).
–Union (Saturdays and Sundays from 8am-2pm).
–Local 188 (Saturdays and Sundays from 9am-1pm).
–Artemesia Cafe (Saturdays and Sundays from 9am-2pm).
–Tiqa (Saturdays and Sundays from 10am-2pm).
–Batson River (Saturdays and Sundays from 11:30am-3pm).
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SHOWS, ART, AND ENTERTAINMENT!
–I And You at Portland Stage (Through April 17).
–Desperate Measures at Good Theatre (Through April 24).
–Interaction Of Color Exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art (Through May 22).
–Down North Exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art (Through June 5).
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ONGOING FUN!
–Farmyard Storytime at Pineland Farms (Mondays – 10am-11am, Through June 27).
–Run Club (Brunswick) with Fleet Feet (Mondays and Wednesdays at 6pm).
–Game Night at Diversions Puzzles & Games (Tuesdays and Fridays from 5pm-9pm).
–Open Jazz Sessions at Port City Blue (Tuesdays from 9pm-11pm).
–Run Club (Portland) with Fleet Fleet (Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6pm).
–Women’s Hike Night with Pineland Farms (Wednesdays – 6pm-8pm, April 20-June 29).
–Irish Night at Port City Blue (Wednesday Nights).
–Friday Farmers at Pineland Farms (Fridays -10am-11am, Through June 25).
–Disc Golf at Pineland Farms (Daily, Year-Round).
–Fat Bike Rentals at Pineland Farms (Daily, Year-Round).
-Brush up or learn a new skill at Factory 3!
EVENTS BY DAY!
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6
–Natural Selection at the Southworth Planetarium (1pm).
–Sushi For Beginners Hands On Cooking Class at Bravo Maine (6pm-8pm).
–Cabin Fever Comedy Night at Thompson’s Point (7:30pm).
–Show & Tell – A Literary Spectacular (Virtual) with State Theatre and the Portland Museum of Art (7:45pm).
–Blue Star Radiation at the Portland House of Music (8pm).
–John Craigie at One Longfellow Square (8pm).
–Stereo Dreams at Sun Tiki Studios (9pm).
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THURSDAY, APRIL 7
–Hubble Vision 2 at the Southworth Planetarium (1pm).
–JAM Fest at Aprés (4:30pm-6:30pm).
–Game Time Trivia at Flight Deck Brewing (6pm).
–French Bistro Date Night Cooking Class at Bravo Maine (6pm-8pm).
–Step Afrika! at the Merrill Auditorium (7pm).
–Paddy Mills at Meetinghouse Center for the Arts (7pm).
–The Eileen Rose Show at Cadenza (7pm).
–Maine Middle Eastern Ensemble at Port City Blue (7pm).
–Thursday Night Comedy at Stroudwater Distillery (7pm).
–Lulu Moss, Mad, Scoby, Squid Party at Portland House of Music (8pm).
–John Craigie at One Longfellow Square (8pm).
–Showman’s Rest at Port City Blue (9pm).
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FRIDAY, APRIL 8
–Hubble Vision 2 at the Southworth Planetarium (1pm).
–Live Storytelling at the Portland Museum of Art (6pm).
–Clifford Cameron Concert Series – Music of the 60’s + 70’s at Cadenza (7pm).
–Khmer New Year: Celebrating Through Music & Dance at Mayo Street Arts (7pm).
–Amos Lee at State Theatre (7:30pm).
–Brenato String Quartet at Hannaford Hall at USM (7:30pm).
–Gustaf at Portland House of Music (8pm).
–luna.c + lofgren at Port City Blue (8pm).
–David Yearwood & Friends at Port City Blue (8pm).
–Grand Hotel with Crystal Canyon and Snake Lips at Sun Tiki Studios (8:30pm).
–Retro Fridays at Aura (9pm).
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SATURDAY, APRIL 9
–Portland Winter Farmers Market (9am-1pm).
–Beers With(out) Beards Craft Beer Festival at Thompson’s Point (11am-10pm).
–Brunch at Batson River (11:30am-2pm).
–Hubble Vision 2 at the Southworth Planetarium (1pm).
–Screening of “Show & Tell: A Literary Spectacular” at the Portland Museum of Art (2pm).
–Cocktail Class: Barrel of Fun at Batson River (3pm).
–BeefStu + Arukah at Portland House of Music (7pm).
–Bowdoin Community Jazz Night at Sun Tiki Studios (7pm).
–Heather Pierson Trio at Cadenza (7pm).
–LIL TJAY at the Cross Insurance Arena (8pm).
–Lettuce at State Theatre (8pm).
–Concert for Ukraine at One Longfellow Square (8pm).
–Nihco Gallo at Port City Blue (8pm).
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SUNDAY, APRIL 10
–Screening of “Show & Tell: A Literary Spectacular” at the Portland Museum of Art (2pm).
–St. Matthew Passion at Merrill Auditorium (2:30pm).
–Casco Bay Tummlers at Port City Blue (5pm).
–Reggae Sunday at Free Street (5pm-8pm).
–Bella’s Bartok with Kendall St. Company + Pressing Strings at Portland House of Music (7pm).
–Mt. Joy at State Theatre (8pm).
–Jill Souble w/Emma Ivy at One Longfellow Square (8pm).
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MONDAY, APRIL 11
–Dinosaurs at Dusk!! at the Southworth Planetarium (1pm).
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TUESDAY, APRIL 12
–Portland Greendrinks ft. Bicycle Coalition of Maine at Fork Food Lab (5:30pm).
–East Bayside Bluegrass at Maine Craft Distilling (7pm-9pm).
–St. Matthew Passion at Merrill Auditorium (7:30pm).
–Alash Ensemble at One Longfellow Square (8pm).
–Jazz Sesh at Port City Blue (9pm).
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13
–Dinosaurs at Dusk!! at the Southworth Planetarium (1pm).
–Cheese Making and Dairy Tour at Pineland Farms (3pm-5pm).
–USM Student Jazz Combo Night at One Longfellow Square (7pm).
–Abe Whittaker at Maine Craft Distilling (7pm).
–Theresa Caputo Live! The Experience at the Merrill Auditorium (7:30pm).
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THURSDAY, APRIL 14
–Probably Whiskey at Port City Blue (5pm).
–Viva Italia Cooking Class at Bravo Maine (6pm-8pm).
–The Best of Boston Dueling Pianos at The Yard (7pm).
–Thursday Night Comedy at Stroudwater Distillery (7pm).
–Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center (7pm).
–Sierra Ferrell at State Theatre (8pm).
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FRIDAY, APRIL 15
–Down North Artist Talk: Peter Soriano at the Portland Museum of Art (5pm).
–The Library Band at Port City Blue (6pm).
–Louisa and The Kelly Brothers at Maine Craft Distilling (6pm).
–Wake Up Mama – A Tribute to The Allman Brothers Band at Portland House of Music (7pm).
–Denny Breau at Cadenza (7pm).
–Sandglass Theatre’s “When I Put On Your Glove” at Mayo Street Arts (7pm).
–CrankGameplays at State Theatre (8pm).
–Zeme Libra and Port Georges at Sun Tiki Studios (9pm).
–Retro Fridays at Aura (9pm).
–elmalo at Port City Blue (10pm).
–YEAHMAN at Port City Blue (10pm).
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SATURDAY, APRIL 16
–Portland Winter Farmers Market (9am-1pm).
–Croissant Making Class at Bravo Maine (9am-2pm).
–Cheese Making and Dairy Tour at Pineland Farms (1pm-3pm).
–Puppeteers’ Happy Hour at May Street Arts (2:30pm).
–Cocktail Class: Muddled Waters at Batson River (3pm).
–Full Moon Swim at Willard Beach (6:45pm).
–Gorilla Finger at Portland House of Music (7pm).
–Sandglass Theatre’s “When I Put On Your Glove” at Mayo Street Arts (7pm).
–Yellow House Blues Band at Cadenza (7pm).
–Tedeschi Trucks at State Theatre (8pm).
–The Don Campbell Band Presents a Night Of Original Music at One Longfellow Square (8pm).
–Dan Blakeslee with Modern Fools and Party of the Sun at Sun Tiki Studios (8:30pm).
–Forest City Swing at Port City Blue (10pm).
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SUNDAY, APRIL 17
-HAPPY EASTER!
–Easter Sunday at the Saltwater Grille (10am).
–Jazz on Sunday at Port City Blue (5pm).
–Reggae Sunday at Free Street (5pm-8pm).
–Marc Maron at State Theatre (7:30pm).
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MONDAY, APRIL 18
–Dinosaurs at Dusk!! at the Southworth Planetarium (11am).
–Space Park 360 GEODESIUM at the Southworth Planetarium (2pm).
–Disc Golf League at Pineland Farms (2pm-6pm).
–Set It Off at State Theatre (6:30pm).
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TUESDAY, APRIL 19
–Hands-On Baking Class: Cannoli at Bravo Maine (10am-12pm).
–Rusty Rocket’s Last Blast at the Southworth Planetarium (11am).
–Space Park 360 GEODESIUM at the Southworth Planetarium (2pm).
–Viva Sicilia Hands On Cooking Class at Bravo Maine (6pm-8pm).
–East Bayside Bluegrass at Maine Craft Distilling (7pm-9pm).
–Spafford at Portland House of Music (8pm).
–KALEO at State Theatre (8pm).
–Sun Tiki’s Free 4th Birthday Show at Sun Tiki Studios (8pm).
–Eric Bettencourt, Will Mallett, and Pat Byrne at One Longfellow Square (8pm).
–Jazz Sesh at Port City Blue (9pm).
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20
–Space Park 360 GEODESIUM at the Southworth Planetarium (2pm).
–Outdoor Family Yoga at the Horse Shelter (4pm).
–Women’s Hike Night with Pineland Farms (6pm-8pm).
–Sushi For Beginners Hands On Cooking Class at Bravo Maine (6pm-8pm).
–Letterkenny Live! at State Theatre (8pm).
–420 Party with Gina & The Red-Eye Flight Crew + Maine Dead Project at Portland House of Music (8pm).
–Lucy Wainwright Roche and Suzzy Roche at One Longfellow Square (8pm).
–Irish Session at Port City Blue (9pm).
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THURSDAY, APRIL 21
–Working With Wool Workshop at Pineland Farms (10am).
–Space Park 360 GEODESIUM at the Southworth Planetarium (2pm).
–Ranger Walk with CBHS Inbound in Portland (4pm).
–Layne’s Wine Gig at Port City Blue (5pm).
–Bike Night with Pineland Farms (5pm-7pm).
–Game Time Trivia at Flight Deck Brewing (6pm).
–Rigometrics + JoJo at Portland House of Music (7pm).
–BenDeLaCreme at State Theatre (8pm).
–The Portland Jazz Orchestra at One Longfellow Square (8pm).
–The Mill Burners at Port City Blue (9pm).
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FRIDAY, APRIL 22
-HAPPY EARTH DAY!
–Earth Day Celebration at Thompson’s Point (9:30am-5pm).
–Dinosaurs at Dusk!! at the Southworth Planetarium (1pm).
–THEWORST Album Release Show at Portland House of Music (7pm).
–The Strangely Possibles at Cadenza (7pm).
–Firefly The Hybrid at Mayo Street Arts (7:30pm).
–Forest City & Friends CD Release Show with An Overnight Low at Sun Tiki Studios (8pm).
–Judy Collins at State Theatre (8pm).
–Samuel James at Port City Blue (8pm).
–Retro Fridays at Aura (9pm).
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SATURDAY, APRIL 23
–Portland Winter Farmers Market (9am-1pm).
–Step Up 2 Dance Tour at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center (8am).
–Outdoor Yoga at the Horse Shelter (11am).
–All-Ages Fantasy Map Making at the Portland Museum of Art (11am-1pm).
–Cocktail Class: In Theory at Batson River (3pm).
–Jud Caswell at Cadenza (7pm).
–Karaoke Night at Stroudwater Distillery (7pm).
–High Tea at Maine Craft Distilling (7pm).
–Firefly The Hybrid at Mayo Street Arts (7:30pm).
–Bonnie Raitt: Just Like That Tour at the Merrill Auditorium (8pm).
–Start Making Sense and the Immaculate Horns at State Theatre (8pm).
–Sans Souci – A Tribute to Jerry Garcia Band at Portland House of Music (8pm).
–Eric Klaxton at Port City Blue (8pm).
–Parsonfield at One Longfellow Square (8pm).
–The House Flies with Cathedral Ceilings and Greaseface at Sun Tiki Studios (8:30pm).
–Zak King Quartet at Port City Blue (10pm).
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SUNDAY, APRIL 24
–Step Up 2 Dance Tour at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center (8am).
–Portland 10 Miler Race at Edward Payson Park (8am).
–Brew And Flow Yoga at Banded Brewing Company (11am).
–Community Park Cleanup at Deering Oaks Park (2pm).
–Onward at Cadenza (4pm).
–Reggae Sunday at Free Street (5pm-8pm).
–Jessye DeSilva – Duo Acoustic at Port City Blue (5pm).
–Jon Iragabon Quartet at SPACE (7:30pm).
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MONDAY, APRIL 25
–“Behind The Taproom” at Foundation Brewing Company (12pm).
–Dinosaurs at Dusk!! at the Southworth Planetarium (1pm).
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TUESDAY, APRIL 26
–Two Small Pieces of Glass at the Southworth Planetarium (1pm).
–Bess Jacques & The Strays at Port City Blue (7pm).
–For King & Country at the Cross Insurance Arena (7pm).
–East Bayside Bluegrass at Maine Craft Distilling (7pm-9pm).
–Wood River at Cadenza (7pm).
–Lucero at State Theatre (8pm).
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
–Natural Selection at the Southworth Planetarium (1pm).
–Women’s Hike Night with Pineland Farms (6pm-8pm).
–Irish Night at Port City Blue (7:30pm).
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THURSDAY, APRIL 28
–Bike Night with Pineland Farms (5pm-7pm).
–Lespecial at Portland House of Music (7pm).
–Thursday Night Comedy at Stroudwater Distillery (7pm).
–LP at State Theatre (8pm).
–Say ZuZu with Palamino Motel at Sun Tiki Studios (8:30pm).
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FRIDAY, APRIL 29
–Anah Shrine Family Circus & Thrill Show at the Cross Insurance Arena (3pm, 7pm).
–Mushroom Cultivation Class with North Spore at Pineland Farms (4:30pm – 6:30pm).
–Cold, Cold Night Burlesque + Ragtime Rebellion at Portland House of Music (7pm).
–From Bamako to Birmingham at the Merrill Auditorium (7pm).
–Katie Daggett and Ed DesJardins at Cadenza (7pm).
–Portland Ballet Co. Presents “Firebird” at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center (7:30pm).
–Grain Thief at Port City Blue (8pm).
–House Of Hamill at One Longfellow Square (8pm).
–Dharma Down at Port City Blue (10pm).
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SATURDAY, APRIL 30
–Amazing Technicolor Yard Sale at Maine State Music Theatre (9am-2pm).
–Anah Shrine Family Circus & Thrill Show at the Cross Insurance Arena (10am, 2pm, 7pm).
–Brunch at Batson River (11:30am-2pm).
–Sarah Nolen’s “Lisa The Wise” at Mayo Street Arts (1pm, 4:30pm).
–Portland Ballet Co. Presents “Firebird” at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center (2pm).
–Cocktail Class: All Things Agave at Batson River (3pm).
–Taco & Tequila Crawl in Portland (3pm-8pm).
–The Music of Chris Stapleton + Miranda Lambert at Portland House of Music (7pm).
–Doug Kolmar at Cadenza (7pm).
–Jazz at the Movies: The Modern Jazz Quartet at the Portland Conservatory of Music (7pm).
–Lucius at State Theatre (8pm).
–Phil Sargent at Port City Blue (8pm).
–John Hughes Radio at Sun Tiki Studios (8:30pm).
–Flacco’s Bizarre Adventure at Port City Blue (10pm).