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Folk legend Tom Rush — who helped launch the careers of Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne and defined the sound of 1960s-70s American folk — performs at the Camden Opera House on Friday, September 4. One of the most enduring voices in acoustic music comes to the midcoast.
Noel Paul Stookey — the "Paul" of Peter, Paul & Mary — joins singer-songwriter A.S. Aubrey for "Listening for the Notes" at the Camden Opera House on Saturday, August 1. An intimate evening of folk, storytelling, and song from one of American music's legendary voices.
The Camden Opera House screens the family classic "Andre" — the story of a real Maine harbor seal from Rockport — for free on Sunday, July 19. A perfect summer outing for kids with deep midcoast roots and local charm.
The Camden Opera House hosts Missoula Children's Theatre's Summer Theater Week July 6–11, with local children in grades 1–12 joining professional touring artists for a week-long rehearsal process culminating in a public performance of "The Emperor's New Clothes." A beloved annual community theater tradition in Camden.
The Camden Opera House's Blue Café intimate concert series presents Japanese-born fingerstyle guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto on Wednesday, July 1 — a master of acoustic guitar who blends jazz, classical, and world music and has performed at Carnegie Hall. A beautifully intimate summer concert in Camden.
The Camden Opera House hosts a Queer Film Fest on Saturday, June 27. The festival screens LGBTQ+ themed films at Midcoast Maine's premier community venue at 29 Elm St., Camden.
Merryspring Nature Center hosts Rose Day on Saturday, June 27 (9 AM–1 PM) with a rose lecture and guided garden walk led by Patricia McLean, alongside a Botanical Drawing Workshop (9 AM–noon) with instructor Sandi Cirillo. A lovely late-June outing at one of Camden's most cherished natural preserves.
Merryspring Nature Center's "Free Family Fridays" summer series kicks off June 19 (10–11 AM) with a guided Summer Ecology Walk led by naturalist John Fromer through the center's 66-acre preserve in Camden. Free and open to all families.
The Camden Rotary's annual "Music by the Sea" free concert fills Harbor Park from noon to 7:30 PM on July 4, celebrating America's 250th birthday with live music and festivities. Fireworks follow at 9 PM (rain date July 5).
The Midcoast Brass Quintet plays a free outdoor concert at the Camden Public Library Amphitheatre on Thursday, June 25 (6–7:30 PM). Part of the library's summer outdoor performance series in the hillside harbor-view amphitheatre above the harbor.
The Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra performs a free concert at the Camden Public Library Amphitheatre on Monday, June 22 (6:30–8 PM). The outdoor amphitheatre setting above the harbor is one of the mid-coast's best summer venues for live music.
Camden's beloved free maritime festival returns to the Public Landing on September 4–5, with the windjammer fleet arriving Friday afternoon (2–4 PM), a lobster crate race on Saturday, open-house windjammer tours, a West Bay Rotary lobster bake, live music by Bay Winds North Ensemble, and a Schooner Bum Talent Show.
Bay Chamber Concerts kicks off its 2026 summer festival with the Andrew Wolf Memorial Concert at Hammer Hall (5 Mountain St., Camden) on Thursday, July 23 (7 PM), featuring Grammy-nominated violinist Stefan Jackiw and Andrew Wolf Award–winner pianist Michael Stephen Brown. The weekend continues with duo and trio concerts July 24, followed by the Toomai String Quintet (July 30) and Sean Lee performing Vivaldi's Four Seasons by candlelight (July 31).
Camden American Legion Post 30 hosts a free two-hour commemoration on the Village Green (July 3, 10 AM–noon) with music by the Bay Winds North Wind Ensemble, speakers, and a Revolutionary War reenactor. The program focuses on Maine's often-overlooked role in the Revolution, from early coastal battles in 1775 to the Penobscot Expedition.
The 6th annual Jazz in June festival fills downtown Camden June 12–14 with indoor and outdoor performances. Grammy-winning guitarist John Scofield leads his trio as the headliner on Saturday, June 13 at 7:30 p.m. ($55 advance); the Savani Latin Jazz Quartet headlines Friday, with a wharf-side performance closing out the weekend.