Events in Portland — October 2026 (359 Things to Do)

October 2026 in Portland, Maine brings 359 live events across the city, led by music (74), art (61), workshop (46). 26 events are explicitly listed as free. Here's what's on.

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What's happening in Portland in October 2026?

There are 359 events in Portland, Maine in October 2026, including Black Zombie at SPACE (7:00 PM), Rest & Restore Sound Bath at Sound & Yoga (6:00 PM), Leaf Peeping Season - Fall Residency at Live at Madrid's, Co-Founder: Dinner with Entrepreneurs - Portland: Dinner for a Cause at Wayside Tavern (7:00 PM). Browse the full October 2026 calendar on VenuNite.

Are there free things to do in Portland in October 2026?

Yes — 26 October 2026 events are explicitly listed as free in Portland. Confirm current entry details on the event page or organizer source.

How do I find events in Portland for a specific date in October 2026?

VenuNite lists every upcoming event in Portland, Maine with date filters. Use the date picker on this page to narrow October 2026 down to a single day or weekend.

Events in Portland — October 2026

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Events in Portland — October 2026

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Black Zombie

Rest & Restore Sound Bath

Leaf Peeping Season - Fall Residency

Co-Founder: Dinner with Entrepreneurs - Portland: Dinner for a Cause

Supermassive Black Holes

Learn to Line Dance

Sewing Machine Maintenance

Creative Writing

Weekly Hack Night

Portland Farmers' Market- Monument Square — Wednesday

Run Club

Trivia Night

Insomniac with Greenbriar & S.C.O.B.Y.

October Open Mic Night hosted by Sigrid Sibley Feat. Curl Tapes

Panopticon with Catharsis and Worm Altar

Art Room

Technology Tutoring

Book Chat: American Dirt

"Alice's Threshold", a new play by Kevin O'Leary

B.E. Farrow, Kafari, and Michael Kebede in Concert

Pet Fashion Show!

Blurb Club

Avery Cochrane with Alexa Cappelli

Avery Cochrane: Weapons Of Iridescence Tour

ProsperityME's 18th Annual Community Block Party

Kristin Key: The Ca-Caw Tour

JEOPARDY! Bar League

Family Storytime

Kids LEGO Club

PMA Films: Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!

2026 Peggy L. Osher Visiting Artist Fellow Lecture: Summer J. Hart

Contemporaries Tour of Winslow Homer: Painter, Etcher

The Many Faces of Riesling: Austria, Alsace & Germany

JEOPARDY! Bar League

Private Art Lessons

Writing Culture: A New England Salon

Dana Mashoian Walrath – The Book of Genocides

Foodies + New Friends: Portland | Dinner Benefits for MAGRA Foundation

FriendCon Fall 2026: Free Tabletop Gaming Convention

Feud Night

Briscoe with special guest Noah James

The Midnight: Time Machines

Noontime Talk: Maritime History and Homer

PMA Films: “A Few Small Odysseys”: Good Time (2017)

Sew Mentoring Hour - private lesson

Baby Stories & Play

Fall Fridays: Sea Level Rise and Maine's Seafood Systems

PMA Films: Chronovisor

Family Night

New England Seafood Feast with Blueberry Tart Cooking Class

Paint Night - Owls

Feud Night at Bissell Brothers in Portland!

Film Screening: The Buzz on Native Plants

Portland's Largest Speed Dating Event

Rhythmic Rituals

Emo/Alternative Cover Show @ Blue

Mystic Crystal Revelations | Hosted by Aquarius Funkk

Portland Farmers' Market- Deering Oaks Park — Saturday

theWorst 10th Anniversary Show

Gray Space | Blue Skies - A Marimba Ballet

Black Zombie

Black Zombie

Rest & Restore Sound Bath

Rest & Restore Sound Bath

Leaf Peeping Season - Fall Residency

Leaf Peeping Season - Fall Residency

Co-Founder: Dinner with Entrepreneurs - Portland: Dinner for a Cause

Co-Founder: Dinner with Entrepreneurs - Portland: Dinner for a Cause

Supermassive Black Holes

Supermassive Black Holes

Learn to Line Dance

Learn to Line Dance

Sewing Machine Maintenance