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Midcoast Maine’s Premier Event Spot

SHOWS

UPCOMING
SHOWS

The Camden Opera House is home to a wide variety of events, and we are pleased to welcome you!  We have returned to full capacity, offering choose-your-own reserved  seating for most shows.

  • An Evening with Nick Schifrin
    An Evening with Nick Schifrin
    Aug 16, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    Camden Conference presents PBS NewsHour Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent’s talk "Tell Me About Your Son: Staying Resilient while Covering War," in partnership with Maine Public. Q&A follows. Tickets are $35, $25 for Camden Conference members; Maine Public members get a 15% discount.
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  • Summer Sounds: Primo Cubano
    Summer Sounds: Primo Cubano
    Aug 17, 2025, 4:00 PM
    Camden Snow Bowl, 20 Barnestown Rd, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    Our free Four Sundays in August series at the Camden Snow Bowl continues with Primo Cubano! BYO picnics & lawn seating. In case of wet weather, concert will be at the Camden Opera House (decision by 5 p.m. day before). Leash pets please. Series sponsored by Maine State Credit Union.
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  • CBT "Newsies, JR"
    CBT "Newsies, JR"
    Aug 23, 2025, 2:00 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    Youth show by Camden Ballet Theatre musical theater students of beloved Broadway hit inspired by a rousing true story. Tickets $15. All ages. Runs about 90 minutes, including brief intermission. ”Disney’s Newsies JR.” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International.
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  • Summer Sounds: The Right Track
    Summer Sounds: The Right Track
    Aug 24, 2025, 4:00 PM
    Camden Snow Bowl, 20 Barnestown Rd, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    Our free Four Sundays in August series at the Camden Snow Bowl concludes with The Right Track! BYO picnics & lawn seating. In case of wet weather, concert will be at the Camden Opera House (decision by 5 p.m. day before). Leash pets please. Series sponsored by Maine State Credit Union.
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  • Presenting Noel Paul Stookey with Michael Burd
    Presenting Noel Paul Stookey with Michael Burd
    Aug 29, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    Camden Opera House is proud to welcome back Maine singer, songwriter and activist Noel Paul Stookey for Camden's annual Windjammer Weekend! Choose-your-own-reserved-seat tickets are $36 in advance/$40 day-of-show. Sponsored by Camden Maine Stay Inn and 40 Paper.
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  • Soft Power:  a free public event
    Soft Power:  a free public event
    Sep 07, 2025, 3:00 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    The Mid-Coast Forum on Foreign Relations presents French diplomat Mohamed Bouabdallah and American opera singer/diplomat Carla Canales in discussion. Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm moderates. Q&A follows. Tickets are free, available Aug. 28.
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  • CIFF 2025
    CIFF 2025
    Thu, Sep 11
    Sep 11, 2025, 7:00 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    Camden International Film Festival celebrates its 21st edition, offering a slate of boundary-pushing documentary films and filmmakers from across the globe. Passes are now on sale! Click link to go to Points North Institute website.
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  • The Blue Café: Chris Ross
    The Blue Café: Chris Ross
    Sep 17, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    The occasional series of free performances in our intimate third-floor listening room welcomes Chris Ross, award-winning Maine singer-songwriter is a native of Hancock and past New England Music Awards’ Songwriter of the Year. Doors open 7 p.m. Free admission to all.
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  • James Montgomery
    James Montgomery
    Sep 27, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    A staple in the blues world for decades, James Montgomery brings the energy of musicians half his age! After five years touring with the Johnny Winter Band, he formed the James Montgomery Blues Band - one of the first New England acts to sell out stadiums. Tickets $30 advance, $35 day-of-show.
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  • Sweet Baby James
    Sweet Baby James
    Oct 03, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    Singer-songwriter Bill Griese brings his acclaimed celebration of James Taylor’s music from Nashville back to the Camden Opera House!. Choose-your-own reserved seat tickets are $25 in advance, $30 day-of-show. Sponsored by Abigail’s Inn. No impersonations or gimmicks, just the great music of JT!
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  • The Edna Project
    The Edna Project
    Oct 24, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    The Edna Project sets the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay to music by Liz Queler and Seth Farber, an eclectic, imaginative celebration in song that spans folk, bluegrass, rock and jazz. Presented in partnership with The Millay House. Reserved seat tickets $15, $20 day-of-show.
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  • American Patchwork Quartet
    American Patchwork Quartet
    Nov 15, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    APQ weaves dynamic guitar work, Indian classical vocals, and a jazz-driven rhythm section into a richly textured homage to America’s folksong past and a showcase of its dynamic present. Celebrate our shared identity and the musical ties that bind us! $36 advance/$40 day of show.
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About Camden
Opera House

Opened in 1894 and on the National Register of Historic Places, The Camden Opera House is a 489-seat auditorium, including two conference and meeting rooms, a lounge and mini-theater -- all served by elevator. Owned, managed, and supported by the Town of Camden, Maine, the opera house serves residents of all ages by hosting a wide range and variety of performances, concerts, theater, national and international conferences, and other events. Annually, Camden Opera House hosts over 28,000 patrons. With more than 125 years of service to the community, we are invested in the cultural vibrancy of our community and see the Opera House as a mainspring in the advancement of a vibrant downtown area.

MISSION: 
Our mission is to produce, sponsor and host events that supplement and expand the cultural, social and economic life of the community.  For us, this also includes over 200 town sponsored meetings, events, and community gatherings per year.

VISION:
Our vision is to be Midcoast Maine’s premier performing arts and conference center and a high-quality, community venue working in partnership with every facet of our vibrant Maine community and region.   We seek to create and expand opportunities for intellectual excitement and enrichment in the arts through excellence in programming.

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ADDRESS

Camden Opera House

29 Elm Street P.O. Box 1207

Camden, ME. 04843

 

Phone

(207) 236-7963

EMAIL

For Info & Tickets > Dagney,

dernest@camdenmaine.gov

For Booking > Dave,

dmorrison@camdenmaine.gov

For Tech > Karl,

kkrahn@camdenmaine.gov

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Photos generously provided by Carol Miller, John Steele, Zulilah Merry, Michael O’Neil, Everyman Repertory Theatre, Daniel O’Connell  & the Lasansky Dance Theatre Ensemble, & Kinetic Energy Alive Dance Productions with Marti Stone Photography

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