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Sunday, June 10 from 11am – 5pm, come 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 [...]
Portland Buy Local hosts gathering at SPACE Gallery Portland Buy Local is pleased to announce that Michael Shuman, author of several books including “Local Dollars, Local Sense: How to Shift Your Money from Wall Street to Main Street and Achieve Real Prosperity,” will be coming to Portland to discuss how buying local can positively impact [...]
39th Annual Old Port Festival – Sunday, June 10, 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 [...]
Maine boat show has whatever floats yours Maine boatbuilders have been bringing watercraft and legions of admirers together for 25 years. By David Hench dhench@mainetoday.com Staff Writer When the Maine Boatbuilders Show opens today, it will be celebrating 25 years of bringing the best in Maine marine craftsmanship together with some of the most discerning [...]
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 [...]
Looking for a great last meal of 2011?? Here is a list of restaurants who will be open New Year’s Eve: Bibo’s Mad Apple Cafe – 23 Forest Ave Bresca – 111 Middle Street Cinque Terre – 36 Wharf Street The Corner Room – 110 Exchange Street David’s – 22 Monument Square DiMillo’s On the [...]
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 [...]
Thursday December 15th 5-10pm – Shop ‘til you drop in downtown Portland! Merry Madness kicks off downtown with music, food, and fun! Check back for hotel information and a list of participating stores offering food, drinks and late hours It’s a night full of fun with your friends- shop, eat, and be merry! Click HERE [...]
