# Festivals in Portland, ME 2026 | Culture & Street Fairs

- **Subtitle**: Your guide to festivals in Portland, Maine 2026 — cultural celebrations, street fairs and food festivals. Find dates, locations and what to expect.
- **Category**: Festivals
- **Type**: category

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## About

The best things to do in the world include attending top-notch festivals in Portland. Be it a rocking music festival or scrumptious food festival in Portland, you will have a gala time of your life with a few of your close friends or your family. With the best of fun, entertainment, and food, the experience in festivals lets the enthusiasts immerse in the local culture and vibe. Ranging from the biggest outdoor beach parties to crazy music festivals, the festivals fall under various categories to suit everybody’s tastes. If you are looking for the best events and festivals in Portland listed on one platform - we have you covered.

Immerse yourself in the mega dance festivals, electrifying music festivals, theatre & film festivals, quirky local festivals and more with us!

## Festivals Events in Portland

- **Event Name**: SAM JAY at Empire Comedy Club
  - **Description**: SAM JAY returns for 4 shows on October 2nd & 3rd! Don't wait to get your tickets! 

Stand-up comic and Emmy-nominated writer SAM JAY is best known as the Host and Executive Producer of HBO’s weekly late-night series Pause with Sam Jay. She also co-cre
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  - **Date**: Fri Oct 02 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri Oct 02 2026 at 08:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/sam-jay-at-empire-comedy-club/200029857533414
  - **Venue**: 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101
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  - **Categories**: comedy, festivals, entertainment, art, literary-art, parties, health-wellness, lgbt-pride, raves
- **Event Name**: Railroad Earth Live
  - **Description**: Railroad Earth deliver rootsy, bluegrass-infused rock.
Improvisation, fiddle-driven sound, earthy vibe.
A free-flowing, festival-style live experience.
#RailroadEarth #JamBand #Bluegrass #LiveMusic
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  - **Date**: Thu Oct 15 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/railroad-earth-live/200030563671855
  - **Venue**: State Theatre, Portland, Maine
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- **Event Name**: Distant Stronghold Fest
  - **Description**: Maine record label Out of Season celebrates 10 years with a convening of fantasy music and dungeon synth from across the world.About this EventTwo nights of fantasy music and dungeon synth! Fri
  - **Date**: Fri Sep 25 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat Sep 26 2026 at 11:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/distant-stronghold-fest/100001982078192229
  - **Venue**: SPACE
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  - **Price**: USD 64
  - **Categories**: fitness, Festivals
- **Event Name**: ColoniAle 2026
  - **Description**: 250 years! 2 Beers, 3 Cheers! Join Tate House Museum for colonial drinks-themed tours by dressed performers.About this EventThis year marks the 10th annual ColoniAle festival at the Tate House Museum in the historic Strou
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 10 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat Oct 10 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/coloniale-2026/100002000420676092
  - **Venue**: Tate House Museum
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  - **Price**: USD 29 to 39
  - **Categories**: festivals, performances, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Welcome to Night Vale: Murder Night in Blood Fest at State Theatre Portland
  - **Date**: Thu Dec 03 2026 at 08:00 pm – Thu Dec 03 2026 at 10:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/welcome-to-night-vale-murder-night-in-blood-fest-at-state-theatre-portland/2400030542212621
  - **Venue**: State Theatre Portland
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  - **Categories**: festivals, art
- **Event Name**: Faust
  - **Description**: presented as a part of Puppets in Portland FestivalAbout this EventJan Svankmajer’s Faust is a rendering of the infamous Dr. Faustus fable of temptation and dam-nation. Borrowing freely from both Marlowe and Goethe and an
  - **Date**: Sun Sep 27 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sun Sep 27 2026 at 02:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/faust/100001997164040407
  - **Venue**: SPACE
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  - **Price**: USD 9 to 13
  - **Categories**: fitness, Festivals
- **Event Name**: Sea Spray @ Holiday Maker’s Market ‘26
  - **Description**: “Join us to support local farms, artisans, artists, movers, and shakers at Portland’s most curated Market!

From 10AM–3PM on select Sundays, swing down to Thompson’s Point for a fun weekend outing — whether it’s a family adventure, a date-day stroll, or a
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  - **Date**: Sun Dec 06 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun Dec 06 2026 at 03:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/sea-spray-holiday-makers-market-‘26/200030503043850
  - **Venue**: Thompson's Point
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures, holiday, art, boxing-day
- **Event Name**: 2nd Annual Cookie Fest at The Messy Cookie 🍪
  - **Description**: 😍 COOKIE FEST IS BAAACK! 🍪🎉

The Messy Cookie is turning TWO, and we’re celebrating the only way we know how: by throwing another delightfully messy weekend-long party.

Join us October 17 + 18 for the 2nd Annual Cookie Fest at The Messy Cookie — two days
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun Oct 18 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/2nd-annual-cookie-fest-at-the-messy-cookie/200030653389530
  - **Venue**: 1190 Forest Ave, Portland, ME
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  - **Categories**: festivals, art, fine-arts, contests, parties, entertainment, fall-festivals
- **Event Name**: CIFF Encore: Dirigo Docs
  - **Description**: SPACE presents a Camden International Film Festival encore of Dirigo Docs, featuring nine Maine-made shorts.About this EventMaine is not just the gathering place for CIFF, but a living, breathing landscape shaped by the s
  - **Date**: Wed Nov 18 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed Nov 18 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/ciff-encore-dirigo-docs/100002000637387281
  - **Venue**: SPACE
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  - **Price**: USD 9 to 13
  - **Categories**: fitness, Entertainment, Festivals, food-drinks, science-fair
- **Event Name**: Harvest Craft Show
  - **Description**: Get a start on the Holiday Season with our Harvest Craft Show in Portland.  Two days!! Saturday and Sunday October 24th and 25th.  Saturdays hours are from 9-4 and Sundays hours are from 10-3. Free Admission.
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 24 2026 at 09:00 am – Sun Oct 25 2026 at 03:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/harvest-craft-show/200030502500141
  - **Venue**: Stevens Square Community Center
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  - **Categories**: christmas-markets-and-fairs, holiday
- **Event Name**: Samahin Ceremony
  - **Description**: Celebrate Samhain (the origin of Halloween) with Maddy Riker and Casey Ricci for an evening of meditation, gentle movement, and sauna.About this EventJoin us for a Samhain Ceremony - an evening of witchy ritual, meditatio
  - **Date**: Sun Nov 01 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sun Nov 01 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/samahin-ceremony/100001992458318466
  - **Venue**: Good Medicine Collective, York Street, Portland, ME, USA
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  - **Price**: USD 55
  - **Categories**: fitness, health-wellness, Festivals
- **Event Name**: Warren Miller's Days Off
  - **Date**: Sat Nov 21 2026 at 07:30 pm – Sat Nov 21 2026 at 09:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/warren-millers-days-off/2300030689225232
  - **Venue**: State Theatre - ME
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## Trending Events in Portland

- **Event Name**: Public Speaking Skills 1-Day Workshop | Portland, OR
  - **Description**: Event DetailsDuration: 1-Day Practical Training (8 Hours)Timing: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (including breaks)Language: EnglishCertificate
  - **Venue**: Portland
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- **Event Name**: Partners in Portland: Scavenger Hunt For Couples - SHOW LOVE (Date Night!!
  - **Description**: CITY LOVE SCAVENGER HUNT Date For Couples (Self-Guided) Enjoy your city scavenger hunt with fun digital activities along the way!About this Eventhttps://youtu.be/-2gjHn9I0_cCITY LOVE SCAVENGER HUNT FOR COUPLES
  - **Venue**: **Recommended scavenger starting point or other city spot of your choice! (YOU MUST USE PDF TICKETS EMAILED FOR EVENT- NO MOBILE APP OR QR CODES ACCEPTED)
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- **Event Name**: Chance the Rapper at Moda Center
  - **Venue**: Moda Center
- **Event Name**: Krewella
  - **Venue**: 45 East
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- **Event Name**: Doja Cat
  - **Venue**: Moda Center at the Rose Quarter
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- **Event Name**: Kehlani at Moda Center
  - **Venue**: Moda Center
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- **Event Name**: Chance The Rapper
  - **Venue**: Moda Center at the Rose Quarter
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- **Event Name**: Matt Rife at Moda Center
  - **Venue**: Moda Center
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- **Event Name**: John Green
  - **Venue**: State Theatre - ME
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Festivals events in Portland?
  - **A:** SAM JAY at Empire Comedy Club (Fri Oct 02 2026 at 07:00 pm at 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101), Railroad Earth Live (Thu Oct 15 2026 at 08:00 pm at State Theatre, Portland, Maine), Distant Stronghold Fest (Fri Sep 25 2026 at 07:00 pm at SPACE), ColoniAle 2026 (Sat Oct 10 2026 at 03:00 pm at Tate House Museum), Welcome to Night Vale: Murder Night in Blood Fest at State Theatre Portland (Thu Dec 03 2026 at 08:00 pm at State Theatre Portland).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Portland today September 25, 2026?
  - **A:** Distant Stronghold Fest (Fri Sep 25 2026 at 07:00 pm at SPACE).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Portland this weekend September 25–27, 2026?
  - **A:** Distant Stronghold Fest (Fri Sep 25 2026 at 07:00 pm at SPACE), Faust (Sun Sep 27 2026 at 01:00 pm at SPACE).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Portland in September 2026?
  - **A:** Distant Stronghold Fest (Fri Sep 25 2026 at 07:00 pm at SPACE), Faust (Sun Sep 27 2026 at 01:00 pm at SPACE).
- **Q**: How can I find Festivals events in Portland?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Festivals events in Portland on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Festivals events in Portland?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Festivals events in Portland?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Festivals events in Portland include 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101, State Theatre, Portland, Maine, SPACE.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Festivals events in Portland?
  - **A:** Prices for Festivals events in Portland range from USD 9 to USD 64. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Festivals events in Portland?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Festivals events in Portland include Empire Comedy Club, Ticket Loo, SPACE.
- **Q**: Are there any online Festivals events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Festivals events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Festivals events in Portland?
  - **A:** Follow the Festivals category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Festivals events are listed in Portland.

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