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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Bangor Farmers Market
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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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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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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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Elmo's Got the Moves
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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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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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Noir at the Bar in Bangor
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Out of This Warren Sci-Fi Book Club: Certainty
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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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First Friday Art Walks
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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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Bangor's European Market
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Fall Sidewalk Art Festival
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Hoppily Ever After Romance Book Club: In Stormy Weather
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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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Deathtrap
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DJ Bill Lyons Live at Penobscot Pour House
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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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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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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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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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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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Deathtrap
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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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Cookies and Book Signing with Maine Author Sarah Walker Caron
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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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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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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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Deathtrap
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Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour
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Music Nite at Red Rabbit Bazaar
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Migrating Maine's Natural World Into Fiction (and Anything We Write)
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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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MERCHANTS OF THE MACABRE & ODDITIES FAIR
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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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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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Halloween Burlesque
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Dance Party with DJ Rob Minto
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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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Pumpkin Carving at The Emporium
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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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In Conversation: Debut Author Kevin Johnson with Justin Soderberg
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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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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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"Poetry and the Creative Process", with Bangor Art Society Guest Speaker Stuart Kestenbaum
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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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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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Out of this Warren Sci-Fi Book Club: Radiant Star
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Next Chapter Book Club
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Friends of the Bangor Public Library Book Sale (Members Only)
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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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Friends of the Bangor Public Library Book Sale
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Bangor Contradance
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Comedy Festival 2026
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Belly Dance
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Broomstick
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Mean Streak at Penobscot Pour House
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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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ALES OF THE DAMNED: A HORROR BOOK POP-UP
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Comedy Festival 2026
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Broomstick
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Monsters at the Museum
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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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Brooke & Haley Live at Hollywood Casino
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MIKE BILLINGS SOLO & THE LUCKY STARS @ Paddy Murphys
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Recall Live at Penobscot Pour House
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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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Dialogue – A Concert of Duos for Violin and Cello
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Broomstick
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Skulls and Spells – After Hours at A Vintage Vixen
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Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour
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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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Umami Halloween Crafting and Paint Your Own Pumpkins
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A Burrow of Rabbits and Readers Romantasy Book Club: Once Upon a Demon's Heart
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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
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Happy Endings Karaoke Tuesday
28
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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
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Next Chapter Book Club
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Stitch & Sip
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Broomstick
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Karaoke at Penobscot Pour House
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Night of the Living Dead: Live Reading
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Haunted Opera House Tour
30
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Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour
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Broomstick
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Night of the Living Dead: Live Reading
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Haunted Opera House Tour
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Glow Party with DJ Zach Leal
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Benjamin's Halloween Party
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Bangor's European Market
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Halloween Craft Fair and Trick or Treat
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Saturday Story Stop
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Saturday Story Stop
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Matinee Saturday
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Halloween Drag Show and Goth Night
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Bangor Boo Ball
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DJ Roks on Roks live at Hollywood Casino
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Halloween Costume Party with DJ Zach Leal