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.
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MERCHANTS OF THE MACABRE & ODDITIES FAIR
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Meet Authors. Buy Books. Drink Beer. ONE DAY ONLY. DON’T MISS THIS. The dark side is coming to Nocturnem Draft-Haus in Bangor for one unforgettable afternoon—and if you love horror, dark fiction, oddities, strange finds, and great beer, you need to be there. 🕯️ October 17, 2026 | 11 AM–4 PM📍 Nocturnem Draft-Haus | Bangor, […]
Halcyon & Friends Present the Dohnanyi Piano Quintet and The Future is Here
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Join Halcyon and friends for an evening of chamber music, film, and storytelling. For the first half of the program, Halcyon will be joined by special guest and pianist, Marlene McCarthy for a performance of Dohnanyi’s brilliant first Piano Quintet – a rousing tour de force full of soaring melodies. In the second half of […]
A Spooky Pop-Up Market
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YOU’RE INVITED: to a 🦇 spooky 🦇 pop-up market on sunday, october 18! we’re excited to host @twinflamecloset, @cutandrunpottery, and Dream Permanent Jewelry at our storefront in downtown bangor!shop cool secondhand & vintage clothing, handmade pottery, and snag a piece of permanent jewelry. free entry and open to all ages! 🗓️ sunday, october 18⏰ 10am-4pm📍 […]
Sunday Community Jam
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Sundays at 2 Feet, come to the community jam, where people just show up with instruments and play from 2 to 5. 2 Feet Brewing is a family-run brewpub in the heart of Downtown Bangor that features craft brews created by Cory Ricker, and pub fare and desserts made by his wife, Nit-Noi. Their son, […]
Monday Karaoke at Paddy Murphy's
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Be part of the rumpus! Monday nights starting at 9pm, it’s karaoke night at Paddy’s!
Learn About Rug Braiding
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Local rug braiders have been meeting at the library to work on their craft. Starting this fall, we invite you stop into one of these Monday morning sessions to learn more. Questions like: What is rug braiding, what equipment or fabric do you need, and is it hard to learn? will be answered. This is […]
BSO Chamber Music series at the Gracie Theatre featuring guest cellist Zuill Bailey
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The Bangor Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music Series at the Gracie begins its season with an ensemble featuring guest cellist, Zuill Bailey. Lauded for his sumptuous tone and jaw-dropping technique, Zuill Bailey is widely considered one of the premiere cellists in the world. He is a Grammy Award winning, internationally renowned soloist, recitalist, Artistic Director and […]
Teen Craft and Chat
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We will be doing some crafts and hanging out. We have crafts here at the library but you are welcome to bring a project that you are working on as well. Grades 6-12
Songwriters' Open Mic
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Songwriter’s Open Mic at 2Feet Brewing from 5-8 every Tuesday night. It’s open mic for songwriters on Tuesday! We set up a mic and each songwriter gets 15 minutes.
"Poetry and the Creative Process", with Bangor Art Society Guest Speaker Stuart Kestenbaum
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Poet Stuart Kestenbaum will be speaking October 20th at the Bangor Art Society member meeting on “Poetry and the Creative Process.” This event is open to the public, and is planned in partnership with the Bangor Public Library. October 20th 6-7 p.m. Minsky Lecture Hall Bangor Public Library
Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic
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Paddy Murphy’s Live Irish Jam 6-8pm & Open Mic, 9pm to close!
Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour
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The Bangor Historical Society’s Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour features tales of unsolved mysteries, murder, and energies that may still linger in the Queen City. Tours stroll through the streets of Downtown Bangor and last around 90 minutes. Tickets are $12. Advanced ticketing is required. Our tours are capped at 25 guests, and tickets sell out […]
Movie Night Hang Out: Trick r Treat (2007)
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It’s not Halloween until Sam says so. On Tuesday October 20th we’re going to hang out in our Purple Room at watch one of the best horror films ever made, Trick r’ Treat (2007). Feel free to join us. We’ll open the shop at 6:30pm and start watch at 7:00pm. There is fee to join […]
Out of this Warren Sci-Fi Book Club: Radiant Star
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Join us for the October 2026 meeting of the Out of this Warren Sci-Fi Book Club, The Briar Patch’s new book club with guest moderator Aislinn Sarnacki. Vol. 6 of the Out of this Warren Sci-Fi Book Club will discuss RADIANT STAR by Ann Leckie. Space opera’s sharpest mind returns to the world of the […]
Broomstick
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A cottage hidden away in the deepest part of the woods and in it a witch with a story to tell. She beckons you into her cozy cottage, bids you sit by the first to hear life story. Her first love affair, how she discovered her powers and how she used them. A completely unsentimental […]
Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour
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The Bangor Historical Society’s Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour features tales of unsolved mysteries, murder, and energies that may still linger in the Queen City. Tours stroll through the streets of Downtown Bangor and last around 90 minutes. Tickets are $12. Advanced ticketing is required. Our tours are capped at 25 guests, and tickets sell out […]
Broomstick
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A cottage hidden away in the deepest part of the woods and in it a witch with a story to tell. She beckons you into her cozy cottage, bids you sit by the first to hear life story. Her first love affair, how she discovered her powers and how she used them. A completely unsentimental […]
History in Focus: The Brady Gang Shootout
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Join us for this once-a-year event on Saturday, October 24th at 10am. The morning will begin with a meeting inside the Thomas A. Hill House(159 Union Street), where we will examine photos and artifacts related to the FBI’s most wanted gangster in 1937. We will follow Al Brady and his gang and learn of the […]
Broomstick
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A cottage hidden away in the deepest part of the woods and in it a witch with a story to tell. She beckons you into her cozy cottage, bids you sit by the first to hear life story. Her first love affair, how she discovered her powers and how she used them. A completely unsentimental […]
Scary Stories: An Evening with Nomar Slevik
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What better way to celebrate the Halloween Season than with some scary stories? On Saturday, October 24th The Emporium Spooky Goods and More welcomes local author and podcaster Nomar Slevik back to The Emporium to share some of the many stories he’s collected over the years about ghosts, UFOs, cryptids, and the unexplained… and they […]
MIKE BILLINGS SOLO & THE LUCKY STARS @ Paddy Murphys
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Mike Billings will be playing at Paddy’s doing the 8- string hybrid guitar, live looping thing with beats! Funky pop and classic covers and originals. Also, he will join his band THE LUCKY STARS with Roderick Pinkney on bass and John Sargent Patterson on trumpet, performing high energy funk originals to end the night!
Sunday Community Jam
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Sundays at 2 Feet, come to the community jam, where people just show up with instruments and play from 2 to 5. 2 Feet Brewing is a family-run brewpub in the heart of Downtown Bangor that features craft brews created by Cory Ricker, and pub fare and desserts made by his wife, Nit-Noi. Their son, […]
