# Small Music Venues in Portland, ME

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 6 open small music venues and clubs under 500 capacity in Portland, Maine. These local stages include 4 rooms with known capacity under 500, 3 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 4 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 10 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/me/portland/small-music-venues
- Open venues matching this hub: 6
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 4
- Bars and breweries with live music: 2
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 3
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 4

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Portland House of Music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/portland-house-of-music-portland-me) | Portland, ME | Music venue | 300 | 10 |
| [Aura](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/aura-portland-me) | Portland, ME | Music venue | 1,000 | 8 |
| [Blue Portland Maine](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/blue-portland-maine-portland-me) | Portland, ME | Music venue | n/a | 8 |
| [Hi-Fidelity](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/hi-fidelity-portland-me) | Portland, ME | Brewery & taproom | 30 | 4 |
| [Oxbow Brewing Company](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/oxbow-brewing-company-portland-blending-bottling-portland-me) | Portland, ME | Brewery & taproom | 225 | 0 |
| [State Street Church](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/state-street-church-portland-me) | Portland, ME | Church | 400 | 0 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/me/portland/small-music-venues) with 6 venues

## Related locations

- [Kittery](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/me/kittery) with 3 venues
- [Bar Harbor](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/me/bar-harbor) with 5 venues