Portland Cheat Sheet
Free Events in Southern Maine
York County - Portland Metro to Bath - Lakes Region - Lewiston/Auburn
April 25-May 1, 2024
Free this week: Maine Fiddlehead Festival, Seed & Plant Swap, Spring Fever Fair, Feathers Over Freeport ($4), Oxford Hills Home Show, Struggle Bus Bouldering Competition, Paper City Pitch Contest, Surf Point Community Day, Mechanical Bull Night, 3 Musicians Play Oud, and a Bike Barn Bonanza.
Thursday, April 25
Rotary Club Guest Speaker, (all welcome), 7:30 am, Stella's, Bridgton
Kids: All Grade Discover Waynflete, 8:30-10:30 am, Spring St, Portland
Age 60+ Bingo, 9:30-10:30 am, Town Hall, Arundel
Coffee with Community, 10-11 am, Mill St, Yarmouth
Kids: Creative Kiddle Craft Time, ($5), 10-11 am, Town Hall, Windham
Senior: Personalized Tech Help, (p.5), 10-11:30 am, Comm Ctr, Scarborough
Domestic Violence Roundtable Discussion, 10:30 am-2 pm, Library, Bath
Great Falls Forum on Youth Journalism, 12-1 pm, Library, Lewiston
History in Your Own Backyard, 12-1 pm
Music Conservatory Student Recital, 2 pm, Neal St, Portland
Senior: Osher Map Library Tour, ($5; free if meet at loc), 2-3:30 pm, Portland
College Baseball Doubleheader, 3 & 5:30 pm, St. Joseph, Standish
Meet Pulitzer Prize Author Barbara Walsh, 3:15-4 pm, Library, Kennebunkport
Kettle Dinner, 4:30 pm, Comm Ctr, Bridgton
Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Series, (contact for $D), 5-6:30 pm, Farwell St, Auburn
Welcome to Medicare, 5-6:30 pm, Comm Ctr, Bridgton
Birds on Tap Kick Off Event, 5-7 pm, 320 Fore St, Portland
Sake Tasting, 5-7 pm, Now You're Cooking, Bath
Women in Leadership Networking Event, 5-7 pm, Social Goose, Brunswick
Women in Business Networking, 5-7 pm, Magic Lantern, Bridgton
Business After Hours Home Show Preview, 5:30-7 pm, Main St, Oxford
Savvy Women Invest on Purpose, 6-7 pm, 200 Sable Oaks Dr, Portland
LGBTQIA+ Intro to Mindfulness, 6-7:15 pm
Feathers Over Freeport Piping Plovers Talk, 6-8 pm, Mast Landing, Freeport
Protect Your Home & Finances, 6:30-8:30 pm, Comm Ctr, Yarmouth
'The Road to Dalton,' Maine Public Book Club, 7-8 pm
Biddeford 1774–2024, Debating the Revolution, 7-8:30 pm, First Parish, Biddeford
How Nature Can Save The World Talk, (hybrid), 7-8:30 pm, Audubon, Falmouth
Theater: Tumacho, ($D), 7:30 pm, Mad Horse, South Portland
Adult Pickup Basketball, ($3), 7:30-9:30 pm, Day Sch., Arundel
Vocal Jazz Concert, ($5 students/seniors), 7:30-9:30 pm, USM, Gorham
Friday, April 26
You've Been Workin' on the Railroad, 8 am-4 pm, WW&F Railway, Alna
Yoga by Ashley Flowers + Teens to Trails, ($15D), 9-10 am, Toad & Co, Portland
Oxford Hills Home Show, 9 am-4 pm, 804 Main St, Oxford
Age Friendly Wellness Expo, 10 am-12 pm, Town Hall, Buxton
Salvation Army Produce Pantry, 10 am-12 pm, Main St, Sanford
Away: STEM Fest, 10 am-4 pm, Transportation Museum, Owls Head
Kids: Homeschool Outdoor Adventures, 10:30 am, Library, Old Orchard
Spring Peony Care Volunteer Day, 2-4 pm, Gisland Farm, Falmouth
Baseball + Softball Games vs Colby, 3 & 5 pm, Bates, Lewiston
Horse Racing, 3:15 pm, Fairgrounds, Cumberland
Free Admission to Saco Museum, 4-8 pm, Main St, Saco
Movement at the Museum- Hip Hop/Freestyle, 5-6 pm, Maine MILL, Lewiston
Volunteer for a Zach Williams Show, 5:15 pm, Merrill, Portland
Fourth Friday BIPOC Inclusive Happy Hour, 5:30-7:30 pm, Apres, Portland
One Parent Families Support Group, 6-7:30 pm, Birth Roots, Portland
Music: Raging Brass, (students free), 6-8 pm, Lemont Hall, Brunswick
Ladies Motorcycle Garage Party 2024, 6-9 pm, LA Harley, Lewiston
Dowsing & More, ($D), 7 pm, Spiritualist Ch., Westbrook
Friday Contra with The Dead Sea Squirrels, 7 pm, Grange, Topsham
Theater: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ($5 kids), 7-8 pm, Woodford St, Portland
Mechanical Bull Night, 7-9 pm, Jimmy's, Old Orchard
April Guerilla Queer Bar, 7-10 pm, Apres, Portland
Theater: Tumacho, ($D), 7:30 pm, Mad Horse, South Portland
Alma Kenow's Composer Recital, 7:30-9 pm, USM, Gorham
Dirty Cello, (call for $D), 7:30-9 pm, Mayo St Arts, Portland
Friday Night Party with DJs, 8 pm-12 am, O'Donoghue's, Brunswick
Saturday, April 27
Farmers Market, 7 am-1 pm, Deering Oaks Prk, Portland
Equestrian Training & Dressage Show, 8 am, Life's a Ride, Saco
Southern Maine Beagle Club Field Trial, 8 am, Turkey Lane, Buxton
A2U2 Community Yard Sale, 8 am-1 pm, Allen Ave, Portland
Feathers Over Freeport, (<$4), 8 am-4 pm, Bradbury Mtn, Pownal
You've Been Workin' on the Railroad, 8 am-4 pm, WW&F Railway, Alna
Farmers Market, 8:30 am-12 pm, Waterfront Park, Bath
State Road Cleanup, 9 am, W. Bath
Trails Day + Free Timed 5K, 9 am, W.Cole Rd, Biddeford
Riverwalk, Cleanup + Snacks, 9-11 am, Westbrook
April Stools Day, 9 am-12 pm, 3 Locations, South Portland
Bike Barn Bonanza, 9 am-12 pm, Black Point Rd, Scarborough
Earth Day Clean Up, 9 am-12 pm, Legion Lot, Naples
Earth Day Parks & Trails Cleanup, 9 am-12 pm, Biddeford
Hamilton Trail Maintenance Day, 9 am-12 pm, W. Bath
Portland Trails Public Volunteer Day, 9 am-12 pm, Portland
Away: Free Books Saturday, 9 am-2 pm, Farmington
Maine State Music Theatre Yard Sale, 9 am-2 pm, Elm St, Brunswick
Royal River Cleanup, 9 am-2 pm, Bridge St, Yarmouth
Scarborough Library Book Sale, 9 am-3 pm, Scarborough
Oxford Hills Home Show, 9 am-4 pm, 804 Main St, Oxford
Watch: Struggle Bus Bouldering Competition, 9 am-8 pm, Evo Rock, Portland
World T’ai Chi & Qigong Day 2024, 9:30-11:30 am, Winslow Park, Freeport
World Tai Chi Day, 9:30-11:30 am, Muni Ctr, Standish
Trip to Portland Fire Museum, ($5), 9:30 am-12:30 pm, Comm Ctr, Westbrook
BioMe Student Showcase, 9:30 am-3 pm, Bedford St, Portland
Lower Back & Sciatica Pain Workshop, 10 am, Barra Rd, Biddeford
World Tai Chi Day, (hybrid), 10 am
Teen Craft- Blackout Poetry, 10-11 am, Library, Yarmouth
All Ages Chess Club, 10 am-12 pm, Library, Windham
Away: Maine Fiddlehead Festival, 10 am-3 pm, UMaine, Farmington
Great Falls Model RR Club Train Show, ($5), 10 am-3 pm, Mt. Ararat High, Topsham
Spring Artisan and Craft Fair, 10 am-3 pm, Armory, Lewiston
Away: STEM Fest, 10 am-4 pm, Transportation Museum, Owls Head
Try Our Maker Space Equipment Day, 10 am-4 pm, Bowdoin, Brunswick
Walking Group Kick Off with Wentworth Chorus, 10 am-4 pm, Library, Scarborough
19th Century Bath Ship Carvers Talk, 10:30 am, Library, Bath
Bridgton Arts & Crafts Society Meetup, 11 am, Depot St, Bridgton
Genealogy Drop In Hour, 11 am-12 pm, Lisbon St, Lewiston
Surf Point Community Day, 11 am-3 pm, Surf Point, York
Open Studio Saturday, 11 am-4 pm, Freeport
Cooking Our Way- Eat Well for Less, 12-1:30 pm, Library, Biddeford
Springtime Clothing Swap, 12-3 pm, Library, Cape Elizabeth
Grange Open House + Variety Show, 12-4 pm, Grange St, Auburn
Khmer New Year 2024, 12-5 pm, Riverbank Park, Westbrook
Open Swim, ($3), 12:30-2 pm, High Sch, Cumberland
Poetry Salon, 1-2 pm, Library, Old Orchard
Stand-Out For Palestine, 1-2:30 pm, Longfellow Sq, Portland
Worm Bin Composting Workshop, 1-3 pm, Library, Raymond
Plunkett Poetry Festival Featuring Army War Vet, 1-7 pm, UMaine, Augusta
Community Seed & Plant Swap, 1:30-4 pm, Lewiston Rd, Gray
Speedway Opening Day Races, ($5), 2 pm, Wiscasset
Watch: Rubber Duck Derby, 2 pm, Lost Valley, Auburn
Theater: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ($5 kid), 2 & 5 pm, Woodford St, Portland
Maine Pops Concert Band 'Music of War & Peace', ($15D), 2:30-4 pm, High Sch, Scarborough
Biddeford High Athletic Hall of Honor, 3 pm, Biddeford
Music: Hot Mess, 3 pm, Porthole, Portland
Horse Racing, 3:15 pm, Fairgrounds, Cumberland
Maine Spring Ring Handbell Concert, 4 pm, Falcon Dr, Auburn
Ham Dinner, ($D), 4-7 pm, Harrison Rd, Harrison
Join Notre Dame Day of Service on Preble St, 4:30-6:30 pm, Portland
WMPG Jazz at the Movies- Louis Armstrong, 6:45 pm, Neal St, Portland
Theater: Tumacho, ($D), 7:30 pm, Mad Horse, South Portland
James Day Leavitt’s 'Skylark' Record Release, (call for $D), 7:30-9:15 pm, Mayo St Arts, Portland
Sunday, April 28
Audubon Field Trip- Green Point Farm, 7:30-11 am, Dresden
Southern Maine Beagle Club Field Trial, 8 am, Turkey Lane, Buxton
Trail Work Skill Building Session, 8 am-3 pm, Pisgah Hill, New Gloucester
Feathers Over Freeport, (<$4), 8 am-4 pm, Wolfe's Neck Park, Freeport
You've Been Workin' on the Railroad, 8 am-4 pm, WW&F Railway, Alna
Watch: President's Cup Rowing Tournament, 9-11:30 am, North River Rd, Greene
Maine State Music Theatre Yard Sale, (half off today), 9 am-12 pm, Elm St, Brunswick
Spring Cleanup of Community Garden, 9 am-12 pm, South St, Biddeford
40th Annual Spring Fever Fair, 9 am-3 pm, Memorial Gym, Sanford
Crochet/Knit Circle, 10 am-12 pm, Moon Lady Plants, Biddeford
Oxford Hills Home Show, 10 am-2 pm, 804 Main St, Oxford
Online Farmer Parenting Workshop, 11 am-12 pm
Women + LGBTQ Jiu Jitsu Open Mat, 11 am-1 pm, Academy, Portland
UNE Softball Game vs Nichols, ($3-5 ), 12 & 2 pm, UNE, Biddeford
David Rancourt Trail Workday, 12-2 pm, Lewiston
Loving Japanese Knotwood, 1-3 pm, Eastern Prom, Portland
School Garden Planting & Popsicles, 1-3 pm, Main St, Sanford
Living Soils + Water Wise Gardening, 1-4 pm, Stiles Way, Falmouth
Casco Bay Wind Symphony Concert, (seniors $D; kids, students free), 2 pm, High Sch, Gorham
Portland Piano Extravaganza, (students free), 3 pm, St. Luke, Portland
Urbanism Talk + Meetup, 3 pm, 82 Hanover, Portland
Movie: Stuart Little, 3-5 pm, Nomad, Brunswick
‘The Rent is Too Damn High' Renter's Forum, 4:30-6:30 pm, Library, Brunswick
Theater: Tumacho, ($D), 5 pm, Mad Horse, South Portland
Deering Center Spring Gathering, 5-6:30 pm, Brentwood St, Portland
Community Game Night, 6 pm, SipHouse, Freeport
Voice Studio Recital, 7 pm, USM, Gorham
Jazz Jam Session- Join or Listen, 8-11 pm, Common Roots, Biddeford
Monday, April 29
Monday Bird Walk, 7 am, Pondicherry Park, Bridgton
Active Living 55+ Luncheon, 11 am-1 pm, Rec Ctr, Cumberland
Teen Tabletop Gaming, 4:15 pm, Library, Lewiston
Landtrust Podcast Listening Party, 5:30-6:30 pm, Library, Auburn
Remaking the American Polity, 6-7:30 pm, UNE, Portland
Middle Eastern Ensemble, (hybrid), 7:30-9 pm, Bowdoin, Brunswick
Music: DJ/Don't Funk Up the Feng Shui, ($5), 9 pm, Flask, Portland
Tuesday, April 30
Slow Flow Yoga, ($D), 9:30-10:30 am, Meetinghse Arts, Freeport
Great Decisions Discussion Group, 3-4:30 pm, Library, Falmouth
Navigating Challenges as Inspiring Catalysts, 4-5:30 pm, Lisbon St, Lewiston
Spring Bird Walk, 4-6 pm, Mast Landing, Freeport
Double Header Softball Game, 5 & 7 pm, Bowdoin, Brunswick
Urban Soil Health Workshop, 5-6:30 pm, Comm Garden, Biddeford
Cribbage Night, 5-7 pm, Laudholm, Wells
Jumping Worm & Browntail Moth Webinar, 6-7 pm
Watch: Paper City Pitch Contest, 6-8 pm, Mast Landing, Westbrook
Eastern Trail Connectivity Study Workshop, (hybrid), 6:30-8 pm
Chamberfest, 7:30-9 pm, Bowdoin, Brunswick
Wednesday, May 1
Farmers Market, 7 am-1 pm, Deering Oaks Prk, Portland
Trail Crew, 10 am, Thayer Brook, Gray
Movie Matinee, 10 am-12 pm, Rec Ctr, Cumberland
Age 60+ Community Cafe, ($D), 11:30 am-12:30 pm, Mayflower Dr, Sanford
Matchless Firestarting with Rewild Maine, 2:15-4:45 pm, Library, Freeport
Author Talk- Philip Baker, Hunger Hill, 6 pm, Library, Windham
Salt Institute Audio Doc Finals, 7 pm, Space, Portland
The Oud- 3 Styles, 3 Musicians, 7 pm, Longfellow Sq, Portland
Theater: Angels in America, ($D), 7 pm, Portland Stage, Portland
Music: Acoustic Sunshine, 7-9 pm, Sea40, Lewiston
Portland Maine Improv Incubator, ($5D), 7-9 pm, Woodfords Club, Portland
Sheryl Bailey, Jazz Guitar & Organ, (hybrid), 7:30 pm, Bates, Lewiston