A busy week is ahead for the Greater Bangor area and surrounding Penobscot Valley communities. From live concerts and festivals to community suppers, storytime, and art walks — here’s your guide to what’s happening September 30 through October 6, 2025.

🎶 Major Concerts & Festivals

Twenty One Pilots — The Clancy Tour
📍 Maine Savings Amphitheater, Bangor
🗓 Wed, Oct 1 | Evening
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Artober Fall Sidewalk Art Festival
📍 Downtown Bangor
🗓 Sat, Oct 4 | 9 am – 4 pm
🎨 50+ artists, live demos, and performances

Bangor’s European Market
📍 Downtown Bangor
🗓 Sat, Oct 4 | 8:30 am – 12:30 pm

Anah Shrine Event
📍 Broadway, Bangor
🗓 Fri, Oct 3 | Details TBA (via Anah Shrine Facebook)

🏛 Community & Family Events

Tech Club (Bloxels) — Downtown Bangor Library
🗓 Tue, Sept 30 | 3:30–4:15 pm | For Grades 3–5

Ladies Night at Barliman’s
🗓 Tue, Sept 30 | 4 pm | Downtown Bangor

Songwriters’ Open Mic — 2Feet Brewing
🗓 Tue, Sept 30 | 5–8 pm | Bangor

Old Town Community Supper — St. Mary’s
🗓 Thu, Oct 2 | 5 pm

Hampden Fall Festival
🗓 Sun, Oct 5 | 11 am – 3 pm | Games, food, apple pie bake-off

🎭 Arts, Theatre & Culture

Zillman Art Museum (UMaine) — Gilded Age Gala
🗓 Fri, Oct 3 | 7–10 pm

Lord Hall Gallery (UMaine) — The Teaching Portfolio: 45 Years of Printmaking
🗓 Exhibit ongoing (through Oct 24, but available this week)

First Fridays Art Walk — Downtown Bangor
🗓 Fri, Oct 3 | 4–7 pm | Monthly art walk featuring local artists

Maine Discovery Museum — Bangor
🗓 Open Tue–Sun | My Day to Play (Sun mornings) & STEAM programs ongoing

🎤 Nightlife & Entertainment

Song Pirates (Live Music) — Penobscot Pour House
🗓 Fri, Oct 3 | 9–11 pm | $5 cover

Halloween Pet Costume Contest — Downtown Bangor
🗓 Sun, Oct 5 | 3–5 pm

Open Mic — Penobscot Pour House
🗓 Mon, Oct 6 | 6–9 pm

🌱 Chamber & Civic Events

Fusion First: Networking Unscripted — Bangor Region Chamber
🗓 Thu, Oct 2 | 5:30–7:30 pm

Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour — Bangor Historical Society
🗓 Thu, Oct 2 | 7–8:30 pm

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