Portland Cheat Sheet
Free Events in Southern Maine
York County - Portland Metro to Bath - Lakes Region - Lewiston/Auburn
April 18-24, 2024
Free this week: Maine Goes Triple Green for Seaweed Week, Earth Day + 420, plus the Mineral, Gem + Jewelry Show ($5), Playwrights Festival Semi Finals, Yankees Haggling Over Antiques, 17th Century Cooking, Sunflowerizing Biddeford, Fishing Flea Market, and Harry Potter Magic Show.
Thursday, April 18
Create a Marble Maze, 10 am-12 pm, Library, Biddeford
Age 50+ Trip to Willows Flea Market, ($5), 10 am-3:30 pm, Comm Ctr, Westbrook
Third Thursdays at Portland Museum of Art, 10 am-8 pm, Portland
Aging Well Job + Community Resource Fair, 11 am-1 pm, St. Anthony, Westbrook
Tuff Shed Open House, 11 am-2 pm, Warren Ave, Portland
Gulf of Maine's Changing Seas, (hybrid), 12-1 pm, Laudholm, Wells
Pondicherry Park Walk, 12-1 pm, Bridgton
Noonday Concert- Dr. John Ross, 12:15-1 pm, Library, Portland
A Gardener Tours the Baltic States, 12:30 pm, Hillcrest Rec Ctr, Scarborough
Theater: Clyde's, 2 pm, Portland Stage, Portland
Kicking it Old School- Kids vs Parents Kickball, 2-3:30 pm, Pleasant St, Springvale
Kids: Middle/High Sch. Open Gym, 2:30-4 pm, Muni Ctr, Gorham
La Rondine Opera Lecture, 3 pm, Academy, Fryeburg
Cancer Prevention Talk, 4-5 pm, Library, Old Orchard
Medicare Workshop, 4-5 pm, KeyBank, Saco
Myths and Mysteries of Bird Migration, 4-5 pm, Library, Scarborough
Simply Social at F45 Training, 5-6:30 pm, Stephen Dr, Brunswick
Definitive Beer Tasting, 5-7 pm, Double Barrel, Freeport
Harry Potter Trivia & Magic Show, 5-8 pm, Smitty's, Sanford
Weekly Community Supper, 5:30-6:30 pm, St. Anne, Windham
Bingo Night, (<$3), 6-7 pm, Town Hall, Buxton
LGBTQIA+ Intro to Mindfulness, 6-7:15 pm
Game Warden Career Info Session, 6-8 pm, Game Farm Rd, Gray
Magic Standard Showdown Gaming, ($5), 6-10 pm, Weekend Anime, Westbrook
Creatives Gathering Open Mic, 6:30-9 pm, Mechanics Hall, Portland
Yoga in the Gallery, 7-8 pm, USM, Gorham
Raised Bed Gardening, <$25D, 7-8:30 pm
Captain Ronnie Simpson Meet & Greet, 7-9 pm, Shipyard Brew, Portland
Theater: Tumacho, ($D), 7:30 pm, Mad Horse, South Portland
Beyond Borders Percussion Ensemble, (hybrid), 7:30-8:30 pm, Bowdoin, Brunswick
Osher Jazz Ensemble Concert, ($5 students, seniors), 7:30-9:30 pm, USM, Gorham
THEM Burlesque Presents VaVa Varietease, 8-11 pm, Cavern at Free St, Portland
Friday, April 19
Kids: Read for Sea Dogs + Aquaboggan Tix
Earth Day Celebration Clean Up + Free Tshirts, 9 am-1 pm, Saco
Reading the Forested Landscape, 9 am-1 pm, Peabody Woods, Bridgton
Sgt. Christopher Gelineau Memorial Ruck, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, USM, Portland
Learning About Tech Devices, 10 pm, Library, Bath
Free Family Music with Maine Vets, 10-10:45 am, Veterans Home, Scarborough
Piggy Bank Beauty Contest, 10 am-12 pm, Mill St Arts, Biddeford
Tuff Shed Open House, 11 am-2 pm, Warren Ave, Portland
Atlantic Sea Farms Seaweed Tasting, 11 am-3 pm, Ongii, Portland
Afternoon at the Opera, 1-3 pm, Library, Freeport
Kids: Wild Animal Party, 1-3 pm, Library, Windham
State of Maine Sportsmen's Show, ($5 seniors + vets), 1-8 pm, Civic Ctr, Augusta
One Man Show- Blueberries, Broadway + Brian, 2 pm, OceanView, Falmouth
Kids: Youth Theater Class, 2-3 pm, Library, Biddeford
Recycling Craft, 2-3 pm, Library, Yarmouth
Vermouth and Amari Tasting, 3-5 pm, Now You're Cooking, Bath
Horse Racing, 3:15 pm, Fairgrounds, Cumberland
Seed & Soil Pop Up, 3-7 pm, SeaWeed Co, South Portland
Free Fridays at Portland Museum of Art, 4-8 pm, Portland
Seaweed Week Launch Party, 4-9 pm, Oxbow Blending, Portland
Death Cafe, 4:15 pm, Comm Ctr, Bridgton
Artist Open House, 4:30-6:30 pm, Westbrook on Tap, Westbrook
Gallery Night & Artist Meet Greet, 5-7 pm, Elements, Biddeford
Opening Art Reception- ConStruct, 5-7 pm, Mtnghse Arts, Freeport
Board Game Night for All Ages, 5-8 pm, Library, Scarborough
Theater: Jonah's Druthers, 6 pm, 560 Park Ave, Auburn
Big Shirt Improv Show, ($5), 7-8 pm, Media Ctr, Portland
Magid Ensemble- ‘Shterna & The Lost Voice’, (call for $D), 7-8:30 pm, Mayo St Arts, Portland
Drag Race Finale Viewing Party, 7-10 pm, Equality Comm Ctr, Portland
Theater: Tumacho, ($D), 7:30 pm, Mad Horse, South Portland
Live Music/Art/Vintage Event, 8 pm-1 am, Rathskeller, Portland
Music: Electus, ($5), 9 pm, Rathskeller, Portland
Dubwise & Beyond- 8BallPosse at Free Street, 9:30 pm- 1 am, Portland
Saturday, April 20
Earth Day Community Cleanup Week, (til 4/28), Cape Elizabeth
Free Admission to New England's National Parks + Museums
Farmers Market Opening Day, 7 am-1 pm, Deering Oaks Prk, Portland
17th Century Foodways with Maine's First Ship, 9 am-12 pm, Commercial St, Bath
Earth Day Parks Clean Up, 9 am-12 pm, Biddeford
Recycle Day Bottle & Can Fundraiser, 9 am-12 pm, 40 Stanley St, Auburn
Spring Cleanup at Scarborough Marsh, 9 am-12 pm, Pine Point Rd, Scarborough
A2U2 Community Yard Sale, 9 am-1 pm, Allen Ave, Portland
High Spirits & Good Buds, 9 am-1 am, Henry's Public House, Portland
Maine Needham Company Open House, 9 am-1 pm, Industrial Prk Rd, Saco
Project Graduation Craft Fair, 9 am-3 pm, High Sch, South Portland
Spring Tack Sale, 9 am-4 pm, Deschene Ave, Lisbon
Haggler's Weekend at the Antique Barn, 9 am-5 pm, Rt 26, Gray
State of Maine Sportsmen's Show, ($5 seniors + vets), 9 am-7 pm, Civic Ctr, Augusta
Land Trust Volunteer Day, 9:30-10:30 am, Falmouth
Away: 57th Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race, 10 am, Bangor
Earth Day Community Clean-up, 10 am, Crystal Lake Park, Harrison
Pineland Reserve Land Walk, 10 am, Gray
Music: The Meddiebempsters, Acapella, 10-11 am, Comm Ctr, N. Yarmouth
Bike Rodeo, 10 am-12 pm, Library, South Portland
Healthy Kids Day Event, 10 am-12 pm, YMCA, Bath
Rethinking Local Landscapes Guided Hike, 10 am-12 pm, York
Earth Day Celebration, 10 am-1 pm, Payson Park, Portland
Away: Sears Island Cleanup & Hike, 10 am-1 pm, Searsport
Green Me Up Earth Day Festival, 10 am-2 pm, LL Bean, Freeport
Mind Body Spirit Festival, ($5), 10 am-4 pm, Comm Ctr, Fairfield
Annual Mineral, Gem & Jewelry Show, ($4-5), 10 am-5 pm, Thompson's Pt, Portland
Meditation, 10:30 am, Library, Naples
'The Milky Way' Poem Reading + Discussion, 11 am, Library, Old Orchard
Contribute to 'Shell Us About It' Exhibit, 11 am, Lisbon St, Lewiston
Lewiston Tragedy Art Installation Day, 11 am-12 pm, Lisbon St, Lewiston
Misfits Wildlife Rehab Meet & Greet, 11 am-2 pm, 3 Market St, Portland
Seaweed Food, Films, Art, Science + Marketplace, 11 am-4 pm, Comm. St, Portland
Away: It's 420 Somewhere Party, 11 am-5 pm, Rt 2, East Wilton
Kind Acres Farm 420, 11 am-7 pm, Barra Rd, Biddeford
East Coast Pond Skimming Championship, 12 pm, Sugarloaf, Carrabassett Valley
Small Batch 420 Special, 12 pm, Lisbon St, Lewiston
Wicked Illustrations Open Studio, 12-4 pm, Canal St, Lewiston
Mentation Day + Live Reggae, 12-5 pm, Bissell Brothers Brewing, Portland
Open Swim, ($3), 12:30-2 pm, High Sch, Cumberland
Movie: Bad Guys, 1 pm, Library, Gray
Maine Character Energy, 1-2 pm, Library, Cumberland
Stand-Out For Palestine, 1-2:30 pm, Longfellow Sq, Portland
Bicycle Rodeo, 1-3 pm, Weeks Rd, Gorham
Seaweed Fest- Sea Kraut Sampling, 1-3 pm, Harbor Fish Mkt, Portland
Speedway Opening Day Races, ($5), 2 pm, Wiscasset
2024 Coastal Cleanup (+ Free Oysters), 2-4 pm, Brunswick
Craft Supply Swap, 2-4 pm, Library, Kennebunk
420 Smoke Out with Live Music, 3 pm, Portland Zoo, Portland
Bowdoin Baseball vs Colby, 3 pm, Bowdoin, Brunswick
Kids: Parachute Play, 3-3:30 pm, Library, Auburn
Reverse Cribbage Tournament- Worst Score Wins, 3-6 pm, CBU, Auburn
Horse Racing, 3:15 pm, Fairgrounds, Cumberland
Bread & Puppet's 'The Hope Principle Show', (call for $D), 3:30 & 7:30 pm, Mayo St Arts, Portland
Free Community Dinner, (p.2), 4:30-6 pm, Rt. 35, Lyman
Soil Health Workshop, 5-6 pm, Community Garden, Biddeford
Pizza + Wicked Good Trivia, 5-7 pm, Flight Deck, Brunswick
Silent Auction + Party, 5-8 pm, Aperto Fine Art, Bridgton
Music: Annelyse & Michael, 6-9 pm, Legion, Naples
Music: Ben Kilcollins, 6:30-9:30 pm, Sonder & Dram, Lewiston
Open Mic Night, 6:30-10 pm, Hallowell Rd, Pownal
Music: The Totally Rad, 7 pm, Side by Each, Auburn
420 Bash with The Midnight Riders, 7:20 pm, Thirsty Pig, Portland
Theater: Tumacho, ($D), 7:30 pm, Mad Horse, South Portland
4/20 Rock Show, 8 pm, Sliders, Lewiston
Sunday, April 21
Earth Week Geocaching Sites, South Portland
Garden Cleanup + Sunflower Planting, 9 am-12 pm, City Sq Park, Biddeford
Microchip + Rabies Vaccine Clinic, 9 am-12 pm, Post Rd, Wells
Intro to Turkey Hunting, 9 am-3 pm, Perkins Ridge Rd, Auburn
Rod & Gun Club Fishing Flea Market, 9 am-3 pm, Rocky Point Dr, W. Gardiner
Earth Day Gathering, 9 am-4 pm, Elevate Cafe, Old Orchard
State of Maine Sportsmen's Show, ($5 seniors + vets), 9 am-4 pm, Civic Ctr, Augusta
Haggler's Weekend at the Antique Barn, 9 am-5 pm, Rt 26, Gray
Baseball Game- Panthers vs Sturgeons, 10 am, Varnum Field, Bath
Kennedy Park Cleanup with the Libertarians, 10 am, Park St, Lewiston
India Street Cleanup, 10 am-12 pm, Cloudport, Portland
Vernal Pool Explorations, 10 am-12 pm, Smith Bridge Prsve, Norway
Earth Week Plogging (jogging + litter pickup), 10 am-1 pm, Redbank Ctr, South Portland
Annual Mineral, Gem & Jewelry Show, ($4-5), 10 am-4 pm, Thompson's Pt, Portland
Friendly Rokkaku Kitefly, 11 am, Bug Light Park, South Portland
Mother's Memorial Bake Sale, 12 pm, 715 College St, Lewiston
Deering Spring Neighborhood Clean Up, 12-2 pm, Pat's Market, Portland
Women's Rugby Polar Bear 7 Tournament, 12-3 pm, Bowdoin, Brunswick
Naturalist Guided Walk at Town Landing, 1-2:15 pm, Falmouth
Meet + Greet Adoptable Dogs, 1-4 pm, PetSmart, Brunswick
Theater: Scratch, A New Musical, 2 & 7:30 pm, USM, Gorham
Meet the Stars of 'Corona Kitchen', 2-3:30 pm, Library, Kennebunkport
Connection Beauty Walk for Earth Day, ($D), 2-4 pm, Woodward Pt, Brunswick
Knitting Across Ireland, 2-4 pm, Irish Heritage Ctr, Portland
Music: Koussevitzky Connections, ($20D), 3 pm, Meetinghse Arts, Freeport
Movie: Onward, 3-5 pm, Nomad, Brunswick
Solar Playback Presents- Earth Stories, ($D), 4:30-6:30 pm, 302 Stevens Ave, Portland
Theater: Tumacho, ($D), 5 pm, Mad Horse, South Portland
Look Up! Lyrid Meteor Shower, 8 pm
Monday, April 22
Map Trek Outside the Library, Freeport
Earth Day Clean-up, 8 am-1 pm, Washington St, Sanford
Senior Guided Walk - Timber Point Trail, (free if meet at loc.), 9:30 am, Wells
Senior Timber Island Walk with Naturalist, 9:30 am-1 pm, Biddeford
Short Story Discussion Group, 10-11 am, Library, Falmouth
Earth Day Hike Up Bald Pate Mountain, 11:30 am-1 pm, Bridgton
Bingo + Potluck Lunch, 1-2:30 pm, Town Hall, Windham
Container Gardening Workshop, 3:30-4:30 pm, Library, Auburn
Kids: Minecraft Mondays, 3:30-4:30 pm, Library, Bath
Aububon Meeting + Great Blue Heron Tracking Talk, 5:30-8 pm, Library, Brunswick
Climate Solutions Workshop, 6-8 pm
Tuesday, April 23
Remote Work Essentials for Professionals, 8 am-12 pm, CMCC, Auburn
Soul-Full Human Resources Overview, 9-10 am
Slow Flow Yoga, ($D), 9:30-10:30 am, Mtnghse Arts, Freeport
Free Admission to Brick Store Museum, 10 am-5 pm, Kennebunk
Earth Week Crafts, 11 am-1 pm, Comm Ctr, South Portland
Nature Hike & Ice Cream- Spear Estuary, ($3; age 50+), 12:30-4 pm, Yarmouth
Age Friendly Social, 1:30-2:30 pm, Comm Ctr, Freeport
Apprenticeships & The Building Trades, 2:30-4 pm
Great Decisions Discussion Group, 3-4:30 pm, Library, Falmouth
Men & Women Tennis vs Endicott, 3:30 pm, Bates, Lewiston
Casamigos Tequila Tasting, 4-6 pm, Bow St Bev, Portland
Ride Revival Bike Care Clinic, 4-6 pm, LL Bean, Freeport
Bookies & Cookies Tween/Teen Club, 4:30-5:15 pm, Library, Saco
Happy Hour Networking at Maine MILL, 4:30-6:30 pm, Canal St, Lewiston
Gaptracks- Wildlife + Human Use of Eastern Trail, 7-8 pm, Rt 1, Scarborough
Double Bass Studio Recital, 7:30-8:30 pm, USM, Gorham
Wednesday, April 24
Farmers Market, 7 am-1 pm, Deering Oaks Prk, Portland
Remote Work for Supervisors + Business Leaders, 8 am-12 pm, CMCC, Auburn
Look and Learn Campus Tour, 9-10 am, Thorton Acad., Saco
Vernal Pools Spring 2024 Field Season, 9:30 am
Let's Dance Denmark, 10 am-12 pm, Beach, Denmark
Nature Hike Trip to Riverfront Preserve, ($3; age 50+), 1-4 pm, Auburn
Get Out! Nature Walk, 2 pm, Riverfront Preserve, Yarmouth
Trailblazer Roadmap Statewide Roadshow, 2-3:30 pm, Holiday Inn, Portland
Kids: Youth Climate Action Workshop, 3-4 pm, 49 Spring St, Auburn
Give Feedback at Community Center Open House, 3-7 pm, Wentworth, Scarborough
Wildlife Photography, 4 pm, Library, Raymond
Professional Women Rock Awards, 4-6:30 pm, 9 Center St, Portland
Does AI Make Human Creativity Obsolete, 5-6 pm, Bowdoin, Brunswick
Machines 101 at the Fitness Center, 5-6 pm, Brunswick
April Chamber After Hours, 5-7 pm, Union + Co, Bath
Music: Kevin McNair, 5-7 pm, Brickyard Hollow, Yarmouth
Fun After 5 Youth Networking with Uplift LA, 5:30-8 pm, Gridiron, Lewiston
Book Talk with David Florig, 6 pm, Library, Old Orchard
Tea Party Extravaganza, 6 pm, 22 Free St, Portland
Solar 101 with Revision Energy, 6-7 pm, Sacopee Adult Ed, Cornish
Lecture on Historical Stenciling, 7 pm
Maine Playwrights Festival Semi Finalist Readings, ($D), 7 pm, Forest Ave, Portland
Improv Comedy Incubator, ($5D), 7-9 pm, Woodfords Club, Portland
Merrill Film Society- In the Heat of the Night, 7-9 pm, Library, Yarmouth
THEM Burlesque Bingo, 7-9 pm, Amigos, Portland
Theater: Tumacho, ($D), 7:30 pm, Mad Horse, South Portland