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Maine's entertainment & sporting venues
Ranked by 2017 attendance
C O M P I L E D B Y S T E P H A N I E R . M E A G H E R
Maine's entertainment & sporting venues
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Sunday River Resort
15 South Ridge Road, Newry 04261
800-543-2754, sundayriver.com
Funtown Splashtown USA
774 Portland Road, Saco 04072
284-5139, funtownsplashtownusa.com
Sugarloaf
5092 Access Road,
Carrabassett Valley 04947
237-2000, sugarloaf.com
Hadlock Field Portland Sea Dogs
271 Park Ave., Portland 04102
874-9300, seadogs.com
Androscoggin Bank Colisée
190 Birch St., Lewiston 04240
783-2009, thecolisee.com
Augusta Civic Center
76 Community Drive, Augusta 04330
626-2400, augustamaine.gov
Cross Insurance Center
515 Main St., Bangor 04401
561-8300, crossinsurancecenter.com
Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle St., Portland 04101
808-5400, portlandevents.com
York's Wild Kingdom
23 Railroad Ave., York Beach 03910
363-4911, yorkswildkingdom.com
Urban Air Adventure Park
333 Clarks Pond Parkway,
South Portland 04106
543-4231, urbanairtrampolinepark.com
Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine
142 Free St., Portland 04101
828-1234, kitetails.org
Darling's Waterfront Pavilion
1 Railroad St., Bangor 04401
358-9327, waterfrontconcerts.com
State Theatre
609 Congress St., Portland 04101
statetheatreportland.com
Portland Exposition Building
239 Park Ave., Portland 04102
808-5400, portlandevents.com
Portland Symphony Orchestra
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50 Monument Square, 2nd Floor,
Portland 04101
842-0800, portlandsymphony.org
Collins Center for the Arts
University of Maine, 2 Flagstaff Road,
Orono 04469
581-1804, collinscenterforthearts.com
Harold Alfond Sports Arena
University of Maine, Orono 04469
2017
Attendance
550,000
500,000
400,000
356,153
350,000
316,500
275,000
167,000
150,000
125,000
115,928
114,067
110,000
85,000
79,000
74,000
73,407
Employees/
Volunteers
1,200
50
500
0
1,000
200
290
0
60
30
90
0
230
0
15
300
100
N/A
50
0
23
35
16
700
6
N/A
15
0
19
250
10
40
100
25
Description
Eight mountain peaks for skiing and snowboarding; 135 trails
and six terrain parks on 870 skiable acres, two resort hotels
and hundreds of condominiums
Amusement and water park
Home to the only lift-serviced above treeline skiing and riding in
the east; a member of the Boyne Resorts family of resorts and
attractions
Minor League Baseball, Class AA affiliate of the Boston Red Sox
Sports and entertainment venue hosting the LA Nordiques
Hockey Club, mixed martial arts, public skating and more;
seating for 4,000-4,800 spectators
Convention, exhibition and special high-impact facility owned
and operated by the city of Augusta
Multi-purpose, 8,500-seat arena with exhibition and meeting
space and 11 versatile meeting rooms; hosts concerts, family,
sporting events, trade shows, banquets, conventions, meetings
and more
Historic performing arts facility with seating for 1,900; hosted
performances of John Philips Sousa, Vladimir Horowitz, George
Gershwin, Jessy Norman, Alvin Ailey and more
Zoo and amusement park
Family entertainment center and event hosting
More than 20 hands-on exhibits, education and enrichment
programs, theater productions and more
16,000-capacity outdoor concert venue located along Bangor's
historic Penobscot River watefront
One of the most active music venues in New England; historic
theatre reopened in 2010
Home to the Maine Red Claws NBA G-League team, other
events have included presidential speeches, concerts, trade
shows, conferences and sports
Performing arts
1,435 seat, multi-use public assembly space on the campus of
University of Maine Orono, classical and contemporary music,
dance, theater, comedy, ceremonies, lectures and events
presented by non-campus renters, promoters and organizations
5,125-seat ice rink
Top executive
Dana Bullen
Violet Cormier
Karl Strand
Geoff Iacuessa
Mike Cain
Earl Kingsbury
Blake Henry
Andrew Downs
Amy Wheeler
Anthony Dill
Suzanne Olson
Jeff Wheelden
Lauren Wayne
Andrew Downs
Carolyn Nishon
Daniel Williams
Ken Ralph
Year
founded
1959
1967
1951
1994
1958
1973
2013
1912
1980
2016
1976
2010
1929
1916
1923
1986
1977
