| Date(s): |
Event: |
Attendance: |
| 01/03 | 1997 Winter Tour of World Figure Skating Champions | 6803 |
| 01/04 | Pirates vs. St. John | 6815 |
| 01/05 | Pirates vs. St. John | 4895 |
| 01/11 | Pirates vs. Worcester | 6686 |
| 01/12 | 7th Annual Maine Bridal Show | 1208 |
| 01/14 | French Impressions | 1843 |
| 01/17 - 01/19 | Maine Home Show | 3424 |
| 01/25 | Pirates vs. Baltimore | 6842 |
| 02/01 | La Boheme | 2532 |
| 02/02 | Pirates vs. Binghamton | 5595 |
| 02/03 - 02/04 | Maine Water Utilities | 2000 |
| 02/06 | Man and Superman | 1929 |
| 02/07 | Bravo Broadway | 3544 |
| 02/08 | Pirates vs. Albany | 6047 |
| 02/09 | Pirates vs. Albany | 4931 |
| 02/15 | Pirates vs. St. John | 6058 |
| 02/16 | Pirates vs. Rochester | 5894 |
| 02/17 | Nickelodeon Live: U Pick Nick | 4695 |
| 02/19 | Pirates vs. Worcester | 5952 |
| 02/22 | Pirates vs. Adirondack | 6966 |
| 02/28 | Western ME Class A Basketball | 3538 |
| 03/01 | Western ME Class A Basketball | 6774 |
| 03/02 | Pirates vs. Hamilton | 5481 |
| 03/05 | Pirates vs. St. John | 3879 |
| 03/06 | Western ME Class A Basketball | 1807 |
| 03/07 | Western ME Class A Basketball | 5367 |
| 03/08 | Pirates vs. Philadelphia | 6783 |
| 03/08 | Western ME Class A Basketball | 4416 |
| 03/09 - 03/11 | Northern N.E. Products Show | 2000 |
| 03/15 | Pirates vs. Fredericton | 6052 |
| 03/15 | High School Hockey All-Stars | 518 |
| 03/16 | Pirates vs. Fredericton | 5313 |
| 03/21 - 03/23 | Maine Pleasure Boat & Sportfishing Show | 3942 |
| 03/25 | KISS | 6406 |
| 03/26 | Pirates vs. Hershey | 4908 |
| 03/27 | Harlem Globetrotters | 5300 |
| 03/28 | Pirates vs. Providence | 6359 |
| 03/29 - 03/30 | Discover Stars on Ice (2 shows) | 12968 |
| 04/05 | Pirates vs. Fredericton | 6309 |
| 04/06 | Pirates vs. St. John | 4289 |
| 04/09 | Pirates vs. Springfield | 3738 |
| 04/12 | Pirates vs. Providence | 5942 |
| 04/19 | Pirates vs. Springfield | 5538 |
| 04/21 - 04/23 | Shrine Circus | 28000 |
| 04/25 | Stone Temple Pilots | 8435 |
| 04/26 | Pirates vs. Springfield | 5190 |
| 04/27 | Boston Bruins Alumni | 1000 |
| 05/02 - 05/03 | World Professional Gymnastics Championship | 10364 |
| 05/04 | Alan Jackson | 7847 |
| 05/10 | USM Graduation | 7000 |
| 05/13 | Child Care Symposium | 0 |
| 05/28 - 05/31 | Harley Owners Group Convention | 5000 |
| 06/07 | WWF Wrestling | 3942 |
| 06/08 | Bonny Eagle H.S. Graduation | 3000 |
| 06/15 | Windham H.S. Graduation | 3000 |
| 06/20 - 06/22 | Watchtower Convention | 5000 |
| 06/27 - 06/29 | Watchtower Convention | 5000 |
| 08/07 | Brooks & Dunn w/ Reba McEntire | 8020 |
| 08/24 | B.I.W. Union Meeting | 4500 |
| 08/30 - 08/31 | Pine Tree State Cat Club Show | 2000 |
| 09/04 | Alternative Fuel Expo | 300 |
| 09/06 - 09/07 | Collector Fest '97 | 1000 |
| 09/20 - 09/21 | Watchtower Convention | 5000 |
| 10/03 | Pirates vs. Fredericton | 5076 |
| 10/10 | Pirates vs. Worcester | 2137 |
| 10/11 | Pirates vs. Providence | 3032 |
| 10/13 | Pirates vs. Fredericton | 2650 |
| 10/15 | Chamber of Commerce Trade Show | 2000 |
| 10/17 | Pirates vs. Fredericton | 2566 |
| 10/18 | Pirates vs. Hartford | 2624 |
| 10/22 - 10/26 | Starlight Express on Ice | 12721 |
| 10/30 | Counting Crows | 2350 |
| 10/31 | Pirates vs. St. John | 3988 |
| 11/01 | Pirates vs. St. John | 3224 |
| 11/07 | Peter,g Paul & Mary | 2423 |
| 11/08 | Pirates vs. Fredericton | 3794 |
| 11/11 | Pirates vs. Providence | 3162 |
| 11/12 | Live | 4401 |
| 11/14 - 11/16 | Downeast Direct Distributors Convention | 15000 |
| 11/21 | Pirates vs. St. John | 5004 |
| 11/22 | Pirates vs. St. John | 2583 |
| 11/23 | UMaine vs. Northeastern women's basketball | 6517 |
| 11/26 | Pirates vs. St. John | 1746 |
| 11/29 | Pirates vs. Fredericton | 3250 |
| 12/03 | Pirates vs. St. John | 2682 |
| 12/04 - 12/07 | Sesame Street Live | 16692 |
| 12/08 | WWF Wrestling | 6510 |
| 12/13 | Pirates vs. Kentucky | 2643 |
| 12/14 | Pirates vs. Kentucky | 3028 |
| 12/17 | Pirates vs. Worcester | 2414 |
| 12/20 | Pirates vs. Springfield | 1699 |
| 12/21 | Pirates vs. Hershey | 2137 |
| 12/27 | Pirates vs. Springfield | 3597 |
| 12/31 | Pirates vs. Worcester | 3537 |
