Explore the
Downtown Bangor District
Welcome to Downtown Bangor, Maine. Beautifully wrapped in historic brick and granite, we’re home to shops, boutiques, restaurants, art galleries, historic landmarks, and lively events all year long.
Experience
Downtown
Vibrant downtown. Thriving arts. Nature at every turn. Downtown Bangor is always busy with an exciting festival, concert, theatre production, or cultural event! From live concerts and local dining to hiking trails, theatre, history, and family camps — something awaits you in every season.
Live & Work
in Downtown
Proximity, community, and character—Downtown is the only place where jobs, retail, grocery, entertainment, culture, recreation, and living all come together within walk distance. With so much development and growth happening all around us, Downtown is, now more than ever, a desired place to call home.
Programming
& Events
Downtown Bangor Partnership and its committee members, work to produce signature events that attract audiences to Downtown including two Sidewalk Art Festivals, Adopt-A-Garden/Big Dig, Downtown Countdown, First Fridays, and more!
Downtown Bangor Means Business
Downtown Bangor is a great place to do business. It’s the city’s highly visible, mixed-use historic core, with the largest concentration of commercial and residential activity north of Portland.
COMING UP…
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Spring Cleanup
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Big Dig Week 2026
May 16, 2026 – May 23, 2026
About the
Downtown Bangor Partnership
Downtown Bangor Partnership promotes and markets activities that enhance the distinctive identity of Downtown Bangor which encourages retention and growth of commercial, residential, and cultural life within the Downtown district.