Criterion Theatre In Bar Harbor Reveals Exciting 2025 Schedule

The historic 1932 Criterion Theatre in Bar Harbor has announce their 2025 Schedule of Live events, featuring a wide-ranging array of internationally known musicians, comedians and popular local artists.

Additionally the Criterion will be screening an eclectic variety of of classic and contemporary films, including 2024’s acclaimed Lost on a Mountain in Maine (June 14-20), Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (June 21-22), the 2025 documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin (June 25-28), 2022’s blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, (July 2-4), Jonathan Demme’s seminal 1984 Talking Heads concert film, Stop Making Sense (July 6-7), 2008’s Mamma Mia! (July 18-19), the riveting 2014 rock climbing documentary Valley Uprising (July 20-21), and 2021’s acclaimed portrait of solo climber Marc-André Leclerc, The Alpinist (July 28-29), with more to be announced soon. A complete schedule and showtimes can be found HERE

The full list of Live Events include

June 29 - Spencer and the Walrus: An Evening of Beatles Musi
July 5 - Reopening Celebration: The Mother Hips with Special Guest Leslie Mendelson
July 11 - Badfish: Tribute to Sublime with Gorilla Finger Dub
July 12 - An Evening with David Sedaris
July 13- Jammy Buffet
July 15-16 - Bar Harbor Music Festival presents Donizetti's The Elixir of Love
July 24 - Lucius with Special Guests Spencer Albee and Zachary Bence
July 25 - Griffin William Sherry
July 26 - Colin Quinn
August 3 - The Thurston Howell Band Yacht Rock Spectacular
August 5 - Darlingside with Special Guest Oshima Brothers
August 8 - Maine's own Bob Marley
August 12 - The Mountain Goats with Special Guest Craig Finn
August 14 - Dave Gutter and Rigometrics
August 20 - The Outlaws
August 22 - Pink Talking Fish: A Fusion of Pink Floyd, Talking Heads and Phish
August 23 - Orleans
August 27 - Asleep at the Wheel with Special Guest Jay Bragg
August 28 - Barrington Levy with Special Guest Mighty Mystic
August 29 - Mamma Mania!: NYC's Premier ABBA Tribute
August 30 - Chris Janson with Special Guest Joe Lasher
August 31 - Tall Heights with Special Guest Louisa Stancioff
September 13 - Livingston Taylor