Events in Rockland, Maine

The lobster capital’s calendar runs through the Farnsworth, the Strand Theatre and a working waterfront.

Right now Joinaroo lists 46 upcoming events in Rockland at 9 venues, soonest first. Each listing links to its full event page with tickets and details.

Mahjong for All
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Flanagan Community Center · Rockland, Maine
Weekly mahjong session hosted by the Rockland Community Resource Center at the Flanagan Community Center. All levels welcome; voluntary donation. More details
Free
Rocking Story Time
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 · 10:30 AM
Rockland Public Library · Rockland, Maine
Weekly story time at Rockland Public Library. More details
Free
Rockland Dungeons & Dragons Club
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 · 4:00 PM
OUT Maine · Rockland, Maine
Dungeons & Dragons Club for youth in grades 8–12, run by OUT Maine at 63 Park Street, Rockland. More details
Free
Baby Time
Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 10:30 AM
Rockland Public Library · Rockland, Maine
Baby Time: Thursdays at 10:30 AM in the Children's Room — sing and sway along with nursery rhymes and songs; for infants and up, with one short story at the end. More details
Free
French Circle
Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 2:00 PM
Rockland Public Library · Rockland, Maine
French conversation circle in the Library Community Room at the Rockland Public Library. More details
Free
Walking in Winter
Friday, November 13, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Flanagan Community Center · Rockland, Maine
Indoor walking in the Flanagan Community Center gym, hosted by the Rockland Community Resource Center. More details
Free
What're You Reading?
Friday, November 13, 2026 · 11:00 AM
Flanagan Community Center · Rockland, Maine
Book discussion hosted by the Rockland Community Resource Center at the Flanagan Community Center: share what you have been reading. More details
Free
Game On!
Friday, November 13, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Flanagan Community Center · Rockland, Maine
Weekly games session hosted by the Rockland Community Resource Center at the Flanagan Community Center. More details
Free
Handheld Weaving & Natural Dyeing with Katama Murray
Friday, November 13, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, Maine
Handheld weaving and natural dyeing workshop with Katama Murray. More details
Pricing not listed — registration in advance preferred
Songs of Protest
Saturday, November 14, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Chapman Park · Rockland, Maine
Singing Resistance: a weekly outdoor sing-along of protest songs in Chapman Park, organized by The Audacity. More details
Free
STEMusic Takes Flight
Saturday, November 14, 2026 · 2:00 PM
Strand Theatre · Rockland, Maine
Singing engineer Roy Moye III delivers a high-energy concert full of songs and lessons about aviation through STEM. Part of the Strand's Family Series education programming. More details
Ticket prices not listed — see rocklandstrand.com
Emergency Warming Center Volunteer Training
Sunday, November 15, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Flanagan Community Center · Rockland, Maine
Training session for volunteers staffing Rockland's emergency warming center this winter, at the Flanagan Community Center. More details
Free
Shindaiko
Sunday, November 15, 2026 · 2:00 PM
Strand Theatre · Rockland, Maine
Contemporary Japanese taiko drumming ensemble blending traditional taiko roots with modern melodies and sounds. Strand Family Series performance. More details
Family Series sliding scale ticketing
A Virtual Conversation for Shifting Vision: Joel Babb's Painted Universe
Monday, November 16, 2026 · 4:30 PM
Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, Maine
Members' virtual (Zoom) conversation between artist Joel Babb and Gwendolyn Loomis Smith, Phyllis Wyeth Director of Learning and Engagement, delving into the paintings in Shifti… More details
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Mahjong for All
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Flanagan Community Center · Rockland, Maine
Weekly mahjong session hosted by the Rockland Community Resource Center at the Flanagan Community Center. All levels welcome; voluntary donation. More details
Free
Resilient Snow Marine Park Community Workshop
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 · 5:00 PM
Midcoast School of Technology · Rockland, Maine
Resilient Snow Marine Park Community Workshop at Midcoast School of Technology in Rockland, Maine — Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 5:00 PM. Free. More details
Free
Farnsworth Concert Series: Trio Lasell
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, Maine
Piano trio (violin, cello, piano) performing 'Echoes from France: Music in Conversation' — 20th-century works for piano trio. More details
$25 / $20 members / $10 access & students
Gallery Walk: A Closer Look with Donna McNeil
Thursday, November 19, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, Maine
Guided walk through 'MAINE: A Force Within American Art (1890–2026)' with Donna McNeil of the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation. More details
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French Circle
Thursday, November 19, 2026 · 2:00 PM
Rockland Public Library · Rockland, Maine
French conversation circle in the Library Community Room at the Rockland Public Library. More details
Free
Constructing Space: Drawing Perspective with Joel Babb
Friday, November 20, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, Maine
Drawing class on the history and practice of perspective with artist Joel Babb, tied to his exhibition 'Shifting Vision: Joel Babb's Painted Universe'. More details
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Special Met Encore: Carmen
Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Strand Theatre · Rockland, Maine
Encore presentation of the 2010 Met: Live in HD transmission. Richard Eyre production led by Elīna Garanča as Carmen and Roberto Alagna as Don José. Estimated run time 3 hrs inc… More details
$32 General Admission, $27 Strand Member, $15 Students / College students with ID (+ ticketing fees)
Murder at the Movies: Alicia Malone + Hitchcock's Suspicion
Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 5:00 PM
Strand Theatre · Rockland, Maine
Conversation Series: author and film historian Alicia Malone introduces a screening of Hitchcock's Suspicion (1941, starring Joan Fontaine and Cary Grant) in celebration of her… More details
$12 Adult; $9 Seniors / Matinees / Students with ID; $8 Strand Member
Rigometrics with Bait Bag — Annual Rigsgiving Show
Thursday, November 26, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Strand Theatre · Rockland, Maine
Rigometrics present their annual Rigsgiving show, with special guests Bait Bag. Dynamic, high-energy sound blending classic rock with funk, blues, indie hooks and modern alterna… More details
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Festival of Lights
Friday, November 27, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Downtown Rockland · Rockland, Maine
Rockland's Festival of Lights: Santa arrives via U.S. Coast Guard boat, the lighting of the famous Lobster Trap Christmas Tree, and holiday events throughout downtown. More details
Free
Festival of Lights Silent Auction & Raffle
Saturday, November 28, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Rockland Public Library · Rockland, Maine
Holiday Trees & Wreaths Silent Auction & Raffle on the main level of the library, part of Rockland's Festival of Lights weekend. The Friends' special events fundraise for the li… More details
Free
TCM Holiday Classics: You've Got Mail (1998)
Saturday, November 28, 2026 · 3:00 PM
Strand Theatre · Rockland, Maine
TCM Holiday Classic screening. Directed by Nora Ephron, starring Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan and Greg Kinnear. PG, 1 hour 59 minutes. More details
$9 Seniors / Matinees / Students with ID, $8 Strand Member
Farnsworth Concert Series: Windborne Singers
Wednesday, December 2, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, Maine
Internationally acclaimed vocal quartet; 'the most exciting vocal group in a generation' (Songlines). More details
$25 / $20 members / $10 access & students
First Friday at the Farnsworth
Friday, December 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM
Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, Maine
Monthly First Friday evening at the museum, with the galleries open late. Supported by Art Bridges Foundation's Access for All program. More details
Free
Down East Singers Holiday Concert
Friday, December 4, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Rockland Congregational Church · Rockland, Maine
A French Christmas program: Charpentier's Messe de Minuit pour Noel and Poulenc's Gloria, plus Luc Saindon's Turlutte acadienne montrealais, performed with Ti Acadie and soprano… More details
$25; students 18 and under free with ticket
Met Opera Live: Samson et Dalila
Saturday, December 5, 2026 · 12:00 AM
Strand Theatre · Rockland, Maine
Saint-Saëns's French grand opera with Aigul Akhmetshina and Clay Hilley; 3h54m with two intermissions. (Time not listed on event page.) More details
$15–$32
Rockin' Storytime
Tuesday, December 8, 2026 · 10:30 AM
Rockland Public Library · Rockland, Maine
A themed musical storytime with songs, rhymes, books and dancing, great for toddlers through early elementary, held in the Community Room or the Children's Room. More details
Free
Linocut Printed Cards with Katama Murray
Friday, December 11, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, Maine
Linocut printed cards workshop with Katama Murray — make your own holiday cards. More details
Pricing not listed — registration in advance preferred
Holiday on Strings with Palaver Quartet
Saturday, December 12, 2026 · 4:00 PM
Strand Theatre · Rockland, Maine
Celebrate the season with a Palaver String Quartet in a festive program of beloved holiday classics, from timeless carols to joyful seasonal melodies — an intimate concert for a… More details
$30 advance / $35 day of show / $15 students (college students with ID); walk-up box office fee $2.50 per ticket
Special Met Holiday Encore: The Magic Flute
Wednesday, December 23, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Strand Theatre · Rockland, Maine
Julie Taymor's whimsical puppetry-filled Mozart fable; the Met's first-ever Live in HD transmission returns as a holiday encore; 1h55m; doors noon. More details
$32 general / $27 members / $15 students (+ ticketing fees)
Intro to Portraiture and Oil Painting with Justin Kinney
Thursday, January 14, 2027 · 2:00 PM
Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, Maine
Four-session class (2–4:30pm each): Jan 14, 21, 28 and Feb 4. More details
See event page for price
Farnsworth Concert Series: Clifford Cameron
Wednesday, January 20, 2027 · 12:00 PM
Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, Maine
Maine-based pianist and composer; solo piano improvisations, original works, and music of Ireland, Scotland, Brazil, Cuba and beyond. More details
$25 / $20 members / $10 access & students
Met Opera Live: La Fanciulla del West
Saturday, January 23, 2027 · 1:00 PM
Strand Theatre · Rockland, Maine
Met Live in HD transmission of Puccini's Gold Rush opera in a new Richard Jones production — the Met's first new staging in over 30 years. Soprano Vida Miknevičiūtė makes her Me… More details
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Farnsworth Concert Series: Palaver Chamber Series ft. Liz Knowles
Wednesday, February 3, 2027 · 12:00 PM
Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, Maine
Palaver Strings with acclaimed Irish fiddler Liz Knowles; original works paired with string quartet repertoire spanning centuries. More details
$25 / $20 members / $10 access & students
Juanito Pascual Trio
Thursday, February 18, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Strand Theatre · Rockland, Maine
NPR has called Juanito Pascual 'one of the hottest flamenco guitarists in recent years.' Live flamenco trio at the Strand. More details
Ticket prices not listed — see rocklandstrand.com
Thank You, Omu!
Saturday, March 13, 2027 · 2:00 PM
Strand Theatre · Rockland, Maine
A lively stage play of the award-winning book by Oge Mora, adapted for the stage by Gloria Bond Clunie, presented by the Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine. Family Series. More details
Ticket prices not listed — see rocklandstrand.com
Farnsworth Concert Series: Philip Lima
Wednesday, March 17, 2027 · 12:00 PM
Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, Maine
Baritone Philip Lima and pianist Tudor Bota mark the 200th anniversary of Schubert's Winterreise. More details
$25 / $20 members / $10 access & students
Met Opera Live: Silent Night
Saturday, March 20, 2027 · 2:00 PM
Strand Theatre · Rockland, Maine
Met Live in HD transmission of Kevin Puts's Pulitzer Prize-winning opera (libretto by Mark Campbell, based on the film Joyeux Noël) about the 1914 Christmas truce — the opera's… More details
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MAROONED! A Space Comedy
Saturday, March 27, 2027 · 2:00 PM
Strand Theatre · Rockland, Maine
An out-of-this-world puppet show for all ages by Alex and Olmsted. Family Series. More details
Ticket prices not listed — see rocklandstrand.com
Farnsworth Concert Series: Suzie Assam
Wednesday, April 21, 2027 · 12:00 PM
Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, Maine
Maine vocalist and songwriter; folk intimacy meets modern soul, two decades of original music. More details
$25 / $20 members / $10 access & students
Farnsworth Concert Series: Moira Smiley
Wednesday, May 12, 2027 · 12:00 PM
Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, Maine
Final concert of the 2026–2027 series; singer, composer and song-collector on banjo, piano and accordion. More details
$25 / $20 members / $10 access & students
Dreamcatcher
Saturday, May 22, 2027 · 2:00 PM
Strand Theatre · Rockland, Maine
Strand Family Series: storyteller Leland Faulkner's all-ages show of ancient tales from the First People, brought to life with magic, mime, music and regalia. Runtime 60 minutes… More details
$0–20 sliding scale