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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.

  • Feb 13, 2025, 10:00 AM – Jul 06, 2025, 6:00 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    Our annual theater training program will run July 7-12, with performance on the final day. Registration is now open! Click the Summer Theater Week Info button on our home page for details! Or just click through here to go to the signup site, which links the policy document.
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  • Mar 14, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    Maine button accordion player Dan Possumato and friends, including Belfast’s Jim Hyland on guitar, fiddle and vocals, present An Evening of Irish Music to kickoff the weekend before St. Patrick’s Day! General admission tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day-of-show (cash at the door, please).
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  • Mar 21, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    TMMB returns for another great night of Maine-made music! New England favorites always fill the House; Chris Ross, another Maine treasure, opens the night. Sponsored by Camden Premier Inns and 40 Paper. Reserved seat tix: $27 in advance/$30 day-of-show.
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  • Mar 28, 2025, 7:00 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    Local poet Dave Morrison hosts a book release party for his 18th book of poetry in our third-floor Blue Café! Morrison will perform his trademark looped electric guitar and poetry mash-up. Literary lubricant will be offered, and books will be available for sale. Free admission and all are welcome
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  • Mar 29, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    West Bay Rotary brings comedian Karen Morgan's nostalgic and hilarious comedy show to the Midcoast! Choose-your-own reserved seats are $35. Sponsored by Vanderbilt Beach Resort, Edward Jones, Camden National Bank, Rockport Building Partners and the Lord Camden Inn.
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  • Apr 05, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    Maine Performing Arts Company presents “Mary Poppins Jr.” Step in time with musical theater students from Camden Ballet Theatre in this supercalifragilisticexpialidocious adventure the whole family will enjoy! Tickets are $18, $15 for kids (12 and under).
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  • Apr 06, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    Maine Performing Arts Company presents “Mary Poppins Jr.” Step in time with musical theater students from Camden Ballet Theatre in this supercalifragilisticexpialidocious adventure the whole family will enjoy! Tickets are $18, $15 for kids (12 and under).
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  • Apr 11, 2025, 7:00 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    Midcoast Villager hosts evening of stories of cancer & community. General admission tickets are $20, to benefit Gifts of Love, a program of the nonprofit One Community, Many Voices that gives local cancer patients a small gift to lift their spirits. Presenting sponsor: New England Cancer Specialists
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  • Apr 12, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    Cutting-edge progressive bluegrass group, led by one of the world’s premier contemporary mandolinists, plays a combination of complex original instrumental music and vocal repertoire spanning trad bluegrass to unlikely pop covers. Opener singer-songwriter Anna May. $20 advance/$24 day of show.
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  • Apr 16, 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 returns on a Wednesday with 40 Thieves. The duo combines authentic salt-of-the-earth Maine troubadour Travis Cyr and the angelic voice of Laura Bagley. Doors open 7 p.m. All are welcome!
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  • Apr 25, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    Maine-based singer-songwriter Tom DiMenna and friends bring the iconic story songs of the 1970s to life. Featuring the timeless works of Cat Stevens, Gordon Lightfoot and Harry Chapin! Advance tickets $20, $25 day-of-show. Sponsored by String Theory and 40 Paper.
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  • May 01, 2025, 7:00 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    Wayfinder Schools presents a live storytelling event featuring grads & other notable Mainers. This year’s storytellers will share funny, poignant & heartfelt stories of finding their way in theater, art, film, business, writing, education & the great outdoors. Doors 5:30 p.m. for pre-show reception.
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  • Jun 13, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    Julia Keefe (Nez Perce), an internationally acclaimed Native American jazz vocalist, bandleader, actor & educator, headlines the three-day fest's opening night! Greg Abate Trio opens the Friday Feature Concert. Tickets $35 in advance/$40 day-of-show. Sponsored by Camden Maine Stay Inn and 40 Paper.
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  • Jun 14, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    Grammy Award-winning jazz fusion masters Spyro Gyra bring their 50th anniversary celebration tour to Camden's three-day fest! Tickets for the Saturday Feature Concert are $50 advance/$60 day of show. Sponsored by Camden Maine Stay Inn and 40 Paper. Media sponsor: Maine Public.
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  • Jun 18, 2025, 7:30 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    Free performance in our intimate third-floor listening room by Darlin’ Corey! Award-winning fiddle and singer Erica Brown teams up with singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Matt Shipman; and Portland’s fave bass player, Kris Day, to blend folk, bluegrass and old-time music. Doors open 7 p.m.
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  • Aug 03, 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 opens with The Outerspace Band! BYO picnics & lawn seating. Sponsored by Community Arts Fund, donations welcomed. In case of wet weather, concert will be at the Camden Opera House (decision by 5 p.m. day before). Leash pets please.
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  • Aug 09, 2025, 8:00 PM
    Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, USA
    Popular Maine comedian returns for what is sure to be another sold-out summer show on our stage! Reserved seat tickets are $39.50, limited to eight per person. BEWARE of resellers (and their much higher prices); choose-your-own reserved-seat tickets via our website ticketing. Doors open 7:30 p.m.
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  • Aug 10, 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 the Gawler Family Band! BYO picnics & lawn seating. Sponsored by Community Arts Fund, donations welcomed. In case of wet weather, concert will be at Camden Opera House (decision by 5 p.m. day before). Leash pets please.
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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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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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