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Summer Music in Maine
Maine loves music and our plethora of festivals is proof positive. Summertime in Maine means the air is full of music – from the mountains to the sea.
Music Festivals
Here are some suggestions for pop, rock, folk and traditional-music festivals:
- All Roads Music Festival, Belfast
- Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festivals, Litchfield
- County Bluegrass Festival, Fort Fairfield
- East Benton Fiddler’s Festival, Benton
- Kingfield Pops!, Kingfield
- Moosehead Music Festival, Greenville
- North Atlantic Blues Festival, Rockland
- Ossipee Valley Music Festival, South Hiram
- Sweet Chariot Music Festival, Swan's Island
- Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival, Brunswick
- Trails End Festival, Millinocket
- Waking Windows Portland, Portland
Summer Chamber Music
Maine is also renowned for its summertime chamber-music and classical festivals. They include:
- Atlantic Music Festival, Waterville
- Bar Harbor Music Festival, Bar Harbor
- Bay Chamber Concerts, Rockport
- Bowdoin International Music Festival, Brunswick
- Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, Blue Hill
- Portland Chamber Music Festival, Portland
- Salt Bay Chamberfest, Damariscotta
- Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, Harrison
- SummerKeys, Lubec
Outdoor Concert Series
- Kennebec Concerts, Bath
- Music in the Park, Biddeford
- Portland Bach Experience, Portland
- State Theater at Thompson’s Point, Portland
- Vinegar Hill, Arundel
- Waterfront Concerts, Bangor
- Waterfront Concerts, Westbrook