Drinks: Orange Bike, Apres, Lucky Pigeon (Biddeford)

Nearby Bakeries: Bam Bam, Roots, Little Bird

Eats: Mainely Noods, Boda, Empire Chinese Kitchen, The Honey Paw, Luke's Lobster, Bite into Maine, Maiz, Bird & Co.

Ice cream: Sticky Sweet, Zephyr Ice

(Only intolerant folks, at your own risk) If you can have local rye: Try Night Move's locally grown rye bread or Quanto Basta's pizza (if you can eat Italian wheat flour that goes through sourdough process)

• If you're downtown around Old Port, options that should work for pub + music: The Thirsty Pig should have music at 7pm on most Fridays. Live music around 10pm at Ri Ra down by the water. Top of the East has a cool view and if they have music it is likely 6-8pm.

• Check the social media of many local breweries and venues that offer drinks, many do weeknight live music. 

• In the summer, Portland Lobster Company has lots of live music.  And usually on Thursdays in summer is Summer Sunsets Live at Thomspon Point (free!)

• If looking for super cheap, Lincoln's is $5 cash for every drink and can explain how to find it and sometimes has comedy or music.

• Check concert venues for your dates: Portland House of Music, State Theatre Concert Series (Thomspon Point + State Theatre), Merrill Auditorium, Cross Insurance Arena, One Longfellow Square, Blue 

• Children's museum

• Eastern Prom

  • Railroad museum (Check out ice cream trains, sunset trains, polar express)

• Go for a walk

  • Mackworth (Fairy) Island (1.25mi, pressed dirt, approx. 45min loop)

  • Back Cove Trail (3.5mi, mix of paved and dirt, approx. 75min loop)

• Visit Lighthouses (Bug Light, Portland Head Light, Spring Point Ledge)

• Two Lights State Park