Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

Photo of artwork at the Sohns Gallery

Downtown Bangor has a vibrant arts & culture community with entertainment options open all year long. The active and community-supported landscape of arts and culture is constant and provides a welcoming neighborhood atmosphere to all. From large festivals, concerts and theatre, to showcases from local artisans and musicians, there is always something to enjoy in downtown Bangor.

Arts and culture are interwoven into the fabric of downtown Bangor. For more than 150 years theaters, arts and music have been integral parts of the community. Today, there are visual artists, filmmakers, musicians, poets and writers and digital creators living and working in downtown Bangor, and performing and showing their works in a wide variety of venues. 

Art Museums and Galleries

Maine’s modern and contemporary art museum, the Zillman, frequently displays contemporary works alongside works from its permanent collection, including pieces from Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Andrew Wyeth, Alex Katz and many others. Exhibits change three times per year, so there’s always something new to see. 

The monthly First Friday Art Walk features local works scattered among Downtown galleries and businesses, many of which remain on display until the next Art Walk. Other celebrations of the visual arts can be seen at year-round galleries and small studios scattered throughout Downtown’s many historic buildings. Check out our events page and see what is coming up.

See the Arts & Culture Directory

Check out our events page and see what is happening soon!

And visit one of our Free Art Exchange Boxes while you’re here!

Downtown Bangor is filled with public art, sculpture, and monuments that you can explore at your own pace with our interactive tour map.

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Arts & Culture Events

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All-day
Dreaming at Dawn: An art exhibition by the Union of Maine Visual Artists
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Bangor Farmers Market
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Free Shave Ice Day
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Sunday Community Jam
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Sunday Community Jam
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Sunday Community Jam
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Sunday Community Jam
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On Golden Pond
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All-day
Dreaming at Dawn: An art exhibition by the Union of Maine Visual Artists
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Monday Karaoke at Paddy Murphy's
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Learn About Rug Braiding
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Learn About Rug Braiding
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Full S.T.E.A.M Ahead
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Full S.T.E.A.M Ahead
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Douglas Rooks at BookSpace with The Briar Patch bookshop and Bangor Historical Society
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All-day
Dreaming at Dawn: An art exhibition by the Union of Maine Visual Artists
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Bouncing Baby Story Time
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Bouncing Baby Story Time
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Tiny Tots Storytime
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Tiny Tots Storytime
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Songwriters' Open Mic
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Songwriters' Open Mic
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Songwriters' Open Mic
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What Happens to Bangor's Trash?
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Elmo's Got the Moves
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Community Conversation on Artificial Intelligence with the Maine State Library
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Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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All-day
Dreaming at Dawn: An art exhibition by the Union of Maine Visual Artists
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Bouncing Baby Storytime
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Tiny Tots Storytime
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Tiny Tots Storytime
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Teen Dungeons and Dragons Club
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STITCH 'N B*TCH
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Noir at the Bar in Bangor
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Out of This Warren Sci-Fi Book Club: Certainty
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Next Chapter Book Club
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Stitch & Sip
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Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour
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On Golden Pond
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On Golden Pond
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Karaoke at Penobscot Pour House
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We All Eat Down Here…
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First Friday Art Walks
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Coffee & Conversation
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ASM Book Club
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Queen City Expo 2026
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On Golden Pond
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Korean Swordsmanship Beginners Class: First Class Free Friday
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Bangor's European Market
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Fall Sidewalk Art Festival
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2026 Maine Interpreter Professional Day
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Queen City Expo 2026
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Paws on Parade
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Saturday Story Stop
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Saturday Story Stop
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Pet Blessing
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Liberty & Legacy: BHS Annual Awards Night
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On Golden Pond
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They Live – Movie Night Hosted by Maine DSA at The Emporium
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Noah & Eli Smith at Hollywood Casino
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Pound The Pavement 5K Color Fun Run & Walk
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Bangor Fall Ritual Market
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Queen City Expo 2026
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Sunday Community Jam
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Sunday Community Jam
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Sunday Community Jam
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Sunday Community Jam
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Tarot Card & Intuitive Readings
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Tarot Card & Intuitive Readings
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Tarot Card & Intuitive Readings
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On Golden Pond
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Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour
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A Para-Talk by Frankie O'Sullivan at The Emporium
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Monday Karaoke at Paddy Murphy's
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Learn About Rug Braiding
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Learn About Rug Braiding
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Full S.T.E.A.M Ahead
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Full S.T.E.A.M Ahead
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We All Eat Down Here…
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AARP Tax Aide Special Drop-In Clinic
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Bouncing Baby Story Time
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Bouncing Baby Story Time
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Tiny Tots Storytime
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Tiny Tots Storytime
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Tech Club
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Maine Tourism Association's Toast to Tourism in Bangor!
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Teen Craft and Chat
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Songwriters' Open Mic
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Songwriters' Open Mic
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Songwriters' Open Mic
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Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour
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Book Talk & Signing: Eleanor Morse in conversation with author Robert Diamante
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Bouncing Baby Storytime
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Tiny Tots Storytime
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Tiny Tots Storytime
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Serving Up Thanks in Bangor!
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STITCH 'N B*TCH
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Hoppily Ever After Romance Book Club: In Stormy Weather
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Next Chapter Book Club
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ARTober Arts Awards and Reception
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Karaoke at Penobscot Pour House
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Deathtrap
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AARP Tax Aide Special Drop-In Clinic
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Clue Themed Murder Mystery Dinner
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Korean Swordsmanship Beginners Class: First Class Free Friday
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DJ Bill Lyons Live at Penobscot Pour House
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Deathtrap
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Bangor's European Market
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Thriller-Thon for Best Buddies Maine
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Bangor United Multicultural Fair 2026 – Stronger Together
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Saturday Story Stop
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Saturday Story Stop
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The Dark Market at The Emporium
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Natalie Merchant, A Special Acoustic Performance with Erik Della Penna
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Natalie Merchant, A Special Acoustic Performance with Erik Della Penna
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DJ Joshua Carl at Hollywood Casino
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Murder at the Circus
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James Street Band at Penobscot Pour House
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Deathtrap
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Indigenous Peoples' Day Film Festival
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Sunday Community Jam
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Sunday Community Jam
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Sunday Community Jam
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Sunday Community Jam
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Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour
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MOVIE NIGHT: Jennifer’s Body, hosted by Maine Women's Lobby
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Deathtrap
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Monday Karaoke at Paddy Murphy's
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Learn About Rug Braiding
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Learn About Rug Braiding
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Deathtrap
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Bouncing Baby Story Time
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Bouncing Baby Story Time
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Tiny Tots Storytime
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Tiny Tots Storytime
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Kids Kitchen
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Songwriters' Open Mic
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Songwriters' Open Mic
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Songwriters' Open Mic
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Abstraction to Image: Interactive Poetry Making
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Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour
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St. John's Fall Organ Concert featuring Anne Laver
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Deathtrap
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Bangor Community Resource Fair
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Bouncing Baby Storytime
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Tiny Tots Storytime
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Tiny Tots Storytime
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Workshop: Smartphone Basics
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Teen Dungeons and Dragons Club
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STITCH 'N B*TCH
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Wizards and Warp Drives – A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Club
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Derry-Free Horror Book Club: THE UNHELD
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Deathtrap
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Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour
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Inspiration from the Archive
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Next Chapter Book Club
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Maine Science Awards
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Stitch & Sip
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Mystery Making Mayhem
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Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour
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Karaoke at Penobscot Pour House
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Deathtrap
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Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour
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Migrating Maine's Natural World Into Fiction (and Anything We Write)
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Deathtrap
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Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour
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Bangor's European Market
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Saturday Story Stop
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Saturday Story Stop
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Maine Witch Walk and Goblin Market 2026
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Stories from Maine Cemeteries: Lives Cut Short
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Live Harness Racing
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Halcyon & Friends Present the Dohnanyi Piano Quintet and The Future is Here
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Chase's Big Thirtieth Birthday Show at Red Rabbit Bazaar
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Riff Johnson at Hollywood Casino
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour
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A Spooky Pop-Up Market
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Pumpkins In The Park – UCP of Maine's 24th Annual Halloween Event
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Sunday Community Jam
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Sunday Community Jam
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Sunday Community Jam
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Sunday Community Jam
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Monday Karaoke at Paddy Murphy's
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Learn About Rug Braiding
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Learn About Rug Braiding
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BSO Chamber Music series at the Gracie Theatre featuring guest cellist Zuill Bailey
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Bouncing Baby Story Time
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Bouncing Baby Story Time
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Tiny Tots Storytime
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Tiny Tots Storytime
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Songwriters' Open Mic
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Songwriters' Open Mic
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Songwriters' Open Mic
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Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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Movie Night Hang Out: Trick r Treat (2007)
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Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Bouncing Baby Storytime
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Tiny Tots Storytime
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Tiny Tots Storytime
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STITCH 'N B*TCH
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Mahjong Meet Up!
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Out of this Warren Sci-Fi Book Club: Radiant Star
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Next Chapter Book Club
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Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour
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Broomstick
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Karaoke at Penobscot Pour House
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Women's Leadership Luncheon with Heather Paquette
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Comedy Festival 2026
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Darker Mount Hope Cemetery Walking Tour
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Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-Fire
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Broomstick
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Mean Streak at Penobscot Pour House
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Bangor's European Market
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History in Focus: The Brady Gang Shootout
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Saturday Story Stop
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Saturday Story Stop
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Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live: Glow-N-Fire
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Downtown Bangor Trick or Treat
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2026 Bangor Zombie Walk
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Comedy Festival 2026
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Broomstick
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Monsters at the Museum
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John Bapst F.C Adult Halloween Night
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Darker Mount Hope Cemetery Walking Tour
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Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live: Glow-N-Fire
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Scary Stories: An Evening with Nomar Slevik
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Scare out the vote
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Halloween Ball
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live: Glow-N-Fire
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Sunday Community Jam
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Sunday Community Jam
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Sunday Community Jam
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Sunday Community Jam
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Broomstick
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Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour
26
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Monday Karaoke at Paddy Murphy's
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Learn About Rug Braiding
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Learn About Rug Braiding
27
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Bouncing Baby Story Time
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Bouncing Baby Story Time
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Tiny Tots Storytime
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Tiny Tots Storytime
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Songwriters' Open Mic
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Songwriters' Open Mic
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Songwriters' Open Mic
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Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour
28
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Bouncing Baby Storytime
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Tiny Tots Storytime
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Tiny Tots Storytime
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STITCH 'N B*TCH
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Broomstick
29
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Next Chapter Book Club
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Broomstick
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Karaoke at Penobscot Pour House
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Haunted Opera House Tour
30
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Touch a Trunk & Treat
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Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour
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Broomstick
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Haunted Opera House Tour
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We All Eat Down Here…
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Bangor's European Market
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Saturday Story Stop
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Saturday Story Stop
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Halloween Drag Show and Goth Night
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PTC's Annual Costume Gala & Concert
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Bangor Boo Ball
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DJ Roks on Roks live at Hollywood Casino