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Sunday, June 9, 11am – 5pm Celebrate the beginning of summer in beautiful downtown Portland with multiple music stages, Maine-made arts and crafts, and food from local businesses, kid’s activities, and more! The festival begins at 11am with a foot powered parade down Exchange Street led by the Shoestring Theater! Thank You to our [...]
March 26 – April 21, 2013 at Portland Stage! Don’t miss out on John Cariani’s Love/Sick! A series of funny and sad love stories – some gone wrong and others gone right – exploring the complications of romance in the suburban jungle. From a bride-to-be whose literally cold feet are holding up her marriage, to [...]
After a record-breaking snowy winter, some flowers would be nice! The Annual Portland Flower Show is coming up March 6-10 at the Portland Company Complex. Make some time to wander through the enchanted garden displays and let that optimistic spring feeling revive your hibernating New England soul. You can buy tickets at: Allen, Sterling & [...]
Mardi Gras is this week and there are a few places in town to get your beads!
Over 50 store front windows throughout the Old Port and Arts District have been decorated for holiday shoppers and in hopes of winning the annual Winter Window Walk contest held by Portland’s Downtown District. Voting was conducted via Portland’s Downtown District’s facebook page. The votes are in and the first place prize goes to the [...]
Climb into a wagon for a jaunt around town, pulled along by a team of horses. See the beautiful holiday decorations throughout town and listen to the jingling bells and clip-clop of the horses. Perfect for a Friday night date or a Sunday afternoon with the grandkids. Fun and free for the whole family. Rides [...]
Alive at Five FREE Concert Series in Monument Square Thursdays, July 12 – August 16, 5pm – 7:30pm Kick back, enjoy free music by your favorite bands in the summer sun, and enjoy a cold drink in the beer garden Band Line-Up: July 12: Phantom Buffalo dilly dilly July 19 Spencer Albee Zach Jones Lady [...]
This year Portland’s Downtown District launched its new winter festival, Portland On Ice. The event kicked off on January 27 and ran through February 4. Here is a look back at just a few of the highlights: Jeff Day of Ice Designs created beautiful sculptures representing the Old Port and Arts District. The sculptures were [...]
Our newest event, Portland On Ice, was a blast. Click here to see more photos!
Portland On Ice is the new winter festival celebrating our city’s diverse music scene, world-renowned museums and galleries, and destination shopping. Over nine days, beginning with the Portland Harbor Hotel’s Ice Bar and continuing through February’s First Friday Art Walk, Portland will host concerts, shopping events, outdoor sporting, and family activities. It is downtown’s coolest [...]
If you wandered downtown between Thanksgiving and Christmas, you probably saw more than a few shop windows decked for the holidays! Participating stores had their windows beautified after Thanksgiving and you all voted for your favorite window. Well, the votes are in and the first place prize goes to the Mensroom Salon window at 8 [...]
Shop ’till you drop on Thursday, December 13 from 5pm – 10pm in downtown Portland! Join us as we kick off the night in style at the Portland Regency Hotel and Spa located at 20 Milk Street from 5pm – 6pm with free hors d’oeuvers, raffles, and music. You can purchase souvenir 2012 Merry Madness [...]
