Live Acoustic Music Near Portland, Maine

If you've never experienced hearing talented musicians perform in a small, intimate environment, you are in for a treat.

House concerts are a growing trend across the country, where people invite friends and neighbors into their homes for an up-close concert experience. And there are house concerts being held in and around the Portland area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

Churches and non-profit community groups around Portland host occasional coffeehouses that feature traditional folk musicians and other acoustic artists as a way of bringing the community together. Local libraries also host free concerts that are open to the general public.

In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in several listening rooms and small theaters in Portland. Local vineyards and restaurants and cafes in the area sometimes host nationally touring musicians as well.

Below you can find a listing of upcoming shows in these smaller venues by nationally and internationally touring artists.

Upcoming Acoustic Shows

November 21
The lead singer of acclaimed roots band Low Lily, Simmons is an Indie Music Award-winning songwriter with a new soon-to-be-released solo album.
Mayo Street Arts (Small Theater)
Portland, ME
November 22
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
November 22
Catch the Lucid Dreams Tour! Masha?s indie alt sounds and bold storytelling bring raw vocals, powerful piano, and a call for change. Each show invites deep reflection, connection, and courage to dream big
Crystal Listening Room at Flourish (Listening Room)
Biddeford, ME
November 22
Gordon Thomas Ward is a GRAMMY-balloted, award-winning, singer-songwriter with three #1 songs and others that have charted in the U.S. and abroad. “Setting the gold standard for singer/songwriters for generations to come.” Skope Magazine
Cadenza Freeport (Listening Room)
Freeport, ME
November 22
Portland House Of Music and Events (Nightclub)
Portland, ME
November 23
State Theatre (Concert Hall)
Portland, ME
November 23
Stone Mountain Arts Center (Listening Room)
Brownfield, ME
November 23
Chocolate Church Arts Center (Small Theater)
Bath, ME
November 23
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
November 24
Mike Agranoff is a versatile and entertaining fingerstyle guitarist and singer/songfinder whose songs range from the traditional to the more modern, offered with humor, snappy guitar chops, and powerful storytelling.
Cadenza Freeport (Listening Room)
Freeport, ME
November 26
Coppersmith Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
South Portland, ME
November 30
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
November 30
Stone Mountain Arts Center (Listening Room)
Brownfield, ME
December 1
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
December 3
Coppersmith Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
South Portland, ME
December 3
State Theatre (Concert Hall)
Portland, ME
December 5
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre (Listening Room)
Arundel, ME
December 5
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
December 7
Award winning Fingerstyle guitarist Brooks Robertson just doesn't need much more than two thumbs, eight fingers and six strings on a wooden box to carry his listeners away.
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
December 7
State Theatre (Concert Hall)
Portland, ME
December 7
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor (Small Theater)
Boothbay Harbor, ME
December 7
Oxbow Brewing (Brewery)
Portland, ME
December 8
Original heartfelt music from the streets of New Orleans to the hills of Appalachia.
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
December 10
Coppersmith Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
South Portland, ME
December 12
Maine Craft Distilling (Vineyard)
Portland, ME
December 13
State Theatre (Concert Hall)
Portland, ME
December 16
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
December 17
Coppersmith Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
South Portland, ME
December 19
Coppersmith Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
South Portland, ME
December 21
Stone Mountain Arts Center (Listening Room)
Brownfield, ME
December 22
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
December 27
Stone Mountain Arts Center (Listening Room)
Brownfield, ME
January 2
For over two decades, Toronto’s Enter The Haggis has combined bagpipes and fiddles with a rock rhythm section to create a distinctively eclectic sound.
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
January 3
For over two decades, Toronto’s Enter The Haggis has combined bagpipes and fiddles with a rock rhythm section to create a distinctively eclectic sound.
Portland House Of Music and Events (Nightclub)
Portland, ME
January 14
Coppersmith Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
South Portland, ME
January 18
GoldenOak is an Indie/Soul/Folk band based out of Portland, Maine and fronted by siblings Zak and Lena Kendall.
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
January 18
Maine Craft Distilling (Vineyard)
Portland, ME
January 21
Coppersmith Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
South Portland, ME
January 25
Stone Mountain Arts Center (Listening Room)
Brownfield, ME
January 28
Coppersmith Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
South Portland, ME
February 7
Stone Mountain Arts Center (Listening Room)
Brownfield, ME
February 12
317 Main Community Music Center (Small Theater)
Yarmouth, ME
February 14
Stone Mountain Arts Center (Listening Room)
Brownfield, ME
February 16
State Theatre (Concert Hall)
Portland, ME
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Portland, Maine

House Concerts

The Conant Homestead (Westbrook)

Listening Rooms

Blue Portland Maine (Portland)
Cadenza Freeport (Freeport)
Crystal Listening Room at Flourish (Biddeford)
Ground Floor Freeport (Freeport)
Hackmatack Playhouse (Berwick)
Last Church on the Left (Portland)
One Longfellow Square (Portland)
Stone Mountain Arts Center (Brownfield)
The Hayloft at Dragonfly Barn (Bridgton)
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre (Arundel)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick (Brunswick)

Vineyards & Breweries

Maine Craft Distilling (Portland)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Andy's Old Port Pub (Portland)
Coppersmith Tavern (South Portland)
Jonathan’s Ogunquit (Ogunquit)
Lenny's (Westbrook)
Olde Mill Tavern (Harrison)
The Thirsty Pig (Portland)

Libraries

Freeport Community Library (Freeport)

Small Theaters

317 Main Community Music Center (Yarmouth)
Apohadion Theatre (Portland)
Chocolate Church Arts Center (Bath)
Denmark Arts Center (Denmark)
Footlights Theater (Falmouth)
Mayo Street Arts (Portland)
Meetinghouse Arts (Freeport)
Saco River Theatre (Buxton)
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor (Boothbay Harbor)