Community Events

Ovations Offstage: Gatherings

Portland Ovations is everywhere with every type of performance. From a processional performance to a shared meals to a walking tour of Portland’s Freedom Trail, Ovations Offstage gathers communities to connect more deeply and locally with the art, artists, and ideas onstage.

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Circus Smirkus 2024

2024 Big Top Tour

August 5 - 6, 2024 • 1 PM & 6 PM

Cumberland Fairgrounds

"The Imaginarium" - LOW TICKET WARNING BOTH 6 PM

Gather Hear Portland

Free Community Concert

September 28, 2024 • 2 PM

Congress Square Park

Cirque Kalabanté: Afrique en Cirque

October 17, 2024 • 7 PM

Merrill Auditorium

Cirque Kalabanté: Afrique En Cirque

School-Time Performance

October 17, 2024 • 10:00 AM

Merrill Auditorium

Suggested for grades K - 12

"Hadestown"

Broadway National Tour

October 18 - 19, 2024 • 8 PM, 1 PM & 7 PM

Merrill Auditorium

"The Nightingale's Sonata"

October 27, 2024 • 2 PM

Maine Jewish Museum

Sugar Skull! A Día De Muertos Musical Adventure

November 12, 2024 • 10:00 AM

Merrill Auditorium

SUGAR SKULL! A Día De Muertos Musical Adventure

School-Time Performance

November 12, 2024 • 10:00 AM

Merrill Auditorium

Suggested for grades K - 6

Angélique Kidjo

November 13, 2024 • 7 PM

State Theatre

Co-presented with State Theatre

A look back at past events.

202110 - Portland Ovations - Dan and Claudia Zanes at Deering Oaks - KatieDayPhoto- LowRes-41

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Portland Ovations is grateful for 90 years of connecting innovative and masterful artists from around the world with Maine audiences. Each carefully curated season includes a range of performances across genres, traditions, production scales and venues.