FAIRS AND FESTIVALS > MAINE
JUNE 16 THROUGH 22 — BAR HARBOR LEGACY OF THE ARTS FESTIVAL
Address: Downtown Bar Harbor, ME
Phone: 207.288.5103
Email: visitors@barharborinfo.com
Web: www.barharbormaine.com/legacy.html
Community-wide celebration featuring concerts, workshops, and artists' demonstrations. Check the Web site for a detailed daily schedule. Indoor-outdoor event sponsored by the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce. Most events are free.
JUNE 21 — SOUTHERN MAINE PRIDE
Address: Portland, ME
Phone: 207.773.4188
Web: www.southernmainepride.org
The festival includes a parade through downtown Portland and a "United We Dance" party at Maine State Pier featuring the 2008 winners of the Gay Internet Radio Live Nationwide DJ Contest. Festival is held at Deering Oaks Park. Check the Web site for list of other scheduled events. Most events are free.
JULY 4 — BAR HARBOR PARADE AND SEAFOOD FESTIVAL
Address: Downtown Bar Harbor, ME
Phone: 207.288.5103
Email: smalm@barharborinfo.com
Web: www.barharbormaine.com
Fourth of July celebrations kick off at 6 am with a blueberry-pancake breakfast and switching over to lobster, mussels, corn, and strawberry shortcake at the Seafood Festival at around 11 am. Catch lobster races in the afternoon. Admission determined according to current lobster prices.
JULY 5 — NATIVE AMERICAN FESTIVAL AND MAINE INDIAN BASKET MAKERS MARKET
Address: College of the Atlantic, 105 Eden St, Bar Harbor, ME
Phone: 207.288.3519
Email: info@abbemuseum.org
Web: www.abbemuseum.org
Maine's largest gathering of Native American artists and crafters. Demonstrations with music, dance, storytelling, displays, and sales of arts and crafts. Festival held from 10 am to 4 pm. Free.
JULY 11 THROUGH 13 — MOXIE FESTIVAL
Address: Lisbon Falls, ME
Phone: 207.783.2249
Email: moxiefest@aol.com
Web: www.moxiefestival.com
A fun-filled, three-day event recognizing one of America's most unique soft drinks -- the official soft drink of the state of Maine (now produced in Georgia). Festivities include a parade, food, music, a pancake breakfast, chicken barbecue, and a Moxie-drinking contest. A liquid-taste experience unlike any other. Free.
JULY 11, 12, AND 13 — SPIRIT OF THE WOLF INDIAN POWWOW
Address: Rte 196 (behind the high school), Lisbon Falls, ME
Phone: 207.546.2401
Email: rickb1953@netzero.com
Now in conjunction with the Moxie Festival. Crafters and artists, live music, storytelling, educational demonstrations, and the largest drum competition ever held in Maine. Gates open at 9:30 am. Admission $5, $4 for seniors, free for children under six.
JULY 12 THROUGH 20 — ANNUAL MAINE POTATO BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
Address: Fort Fairfield, ME
Phone: 207.472.3802
Email: jkelle@fortfairfield.org
Web: www.potatoblossom.org
Mashed-potato wrestling, Potato Blossom pageants, potato-picking contests, mini carnival, parade, and fireworks. Call or visit the Web site for a detailed schedule of events.
JULY 18, 19, AND 20 — 43RD ANNUAL YARMOUTH CLAM FESTIVAL
Address: Main St., Yarmouth, ME
Phone: 207.846.3984
Email: info@clamfestival.com
Web: www.clamfestival.com
Features live music, food booths, entertainment, crafts, rides, and road races on Sat.. Parade on Fri at 6 pm. Events from 10 am to 10 pm on Fri, from 7 am to 10:30 pm on Sat, and from 7 am to 4 pm on Sun.. Check the Web site for more event times and registration. Free.
JULY 30 THROUGH AUG 3 — ANNUAL LOBSTER FESTIVAL
Address: Harbor Park, Rockland, ME
Phone: 207.596.0376 or 800.562.2529
Email: info@mainelobsterfestival.com
Web: www.mainelobsterfestival.com
Celebrate with 16 tons of Maine lobster and thousands of lobster lovers. Exhibits, music, crafts, boat rides, children’s activities, amusement rides, parade, the Maine Sea Goddess Coronation Pageant, and the Great Lobster Crate Race. Open on Wed noon to 10 pm, on Thurs, Fri, and Sat from 10 am to 10 pm, and on Sun from 10 am to 6 pm. Admission free on Wed or "Hometown Day;" $7 on Thurs, Fri, and Sat before 3 pm, and $10 after 3 pm. $2 for children ages six to 12, free for children five and under. Concert tickets are $30 and include admission.
AUG 15, 16, AND 17 — GREAT FALLS BALLOON FESTIVAL
Address: Downtown Riverfront, Lewiston-Auburn, ME
Phone: 207.782.2637
Email: info@greatfallsballoonfestival.org
Web: www.greatfallsballoonfestival.com
More than 40 hot-air balloons, entertainment, and food on the beautiful Androscoggin River. Balloons launch at 6 am and 6 pm all three days. Balloon rides are $200 per person and can be scheduled in advance. Otherwise, free.
AUG 15, 16, AND 17 — 33RD ANNUAL MACHIAS WILD BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL
Address: Centre Street Congregational Church, Machias, ME
Phone: 207.255.6665
Email: blueberryfestival@centrestreetchurch.org
Web: www.machiasblueberry.com
Washington County produces 85 percent of the world's blueberries. Wow! Come celebrate with events including a fish fry, children’s parade, an “original blueberry musical,” wild-blueberry-pancake breakfast, road race, pie-eating contest, cooking contest, blueberry quilt raffle, and craft show. Park-and-ride shuttle service and free handicapped parking available. Festival admission is free.
AUG 22 AND 23 — HOULTON POTATO FEAST DAYS
Address: Houlton, ME
Phone: 207.532.4216
Email: chamber@greaterhoulton.com
Celebrate the rich history of potato farming with an antique-car show, a crafts fair, a parade, and more. Check the Web site for schedule. Free.
