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LIVE IT UP We’ve got a full array of special events to brighten your days (and nights) any season you visit.

Creative Portland’s celebration of local talent, ‘Hear Here,’ rocks Merrill Auditorium.

MAY 24–26 L.L.BEAN BIRDING FESTIVAL

JUNE 12 – 16 LAUNCH! A MARITIME FESTIVAL In the Kennebunk region. Celebrating all things maritime for which this area is so well known. 967-0857 JUNE 15 PRIDE PORTLAND Parade, festival and special events celebrating the diverse LGBTQ+ community. prideportland.org JUNE 17–23 PORTLAND WINE WEEK Taste wines from all over the globe at great local restaurants - see calendar of wine dinners, classes, tastings, wine sails, and a final gala online at portlandwineweek.me JUNE 19 – 22 MAINE FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN MUSIC Music by the Shakers & American composers at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, New Gloucester, 926-4597 JUNE 21–24 PORTLAND SCHOONERFEST & REGATTA Featuring 7 large, traditional schooners racing and parading under sail together in Portland Harbor with passengers participating onboard and viewing from shore. tallshipsportland.org/ portland-schoonerfest-regatta

JUNE 22 SHIPYARD OLD PORT HALF MARATHON & 5K Join thousands of athletes at Maine’s premier half marathon and enjoy spectacular views of lighthouses and civil war-era forts as you run along the waterfront of Casco Bay. oldporthalfmarathon.com JUNE 23–29 WINDJAMMER DAYS FESTIVAL A week of family fun at Boothbay Harbor’s waterfront festival, 504-0242 JUNE 27–29 GREEK HERITAGE FESTIVAL Greek foods, pastries, arts and crafts and live entertainment. Pleasant Street, Portland, 774-0281 JUNE 30 – JULY 28 BAR HARBOR MUSIC FESTIVAL Celebrating outstanding up and coming talent from jazz to new composers to a string orchestra at various venues in Bar Harbor, 288-5744 JULY 4 INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION Parade, Concert and Fireworks. Freeport, 865-1212

Maine Audubon guides lead outings to several bird-watching hotspots. Presentations by birding experts and live bird demonstrations.

llbean.com/Freeport MAY 31 – JUNE 2

L.L.BEAN PADDLESPORTS FESTIVAL Get on the water with free boat demos at our scenic paddling center, guided courses and tours with L.L.Bean’s Outdoor Discovery Schools. llbean.com/Freeport JUNE 1 WOLFE’S NECK CENTER SPRING FESTIVAL Agricultural demonstrations, music, haywagon rides, children’s activities. Freeport, 865-4469 JUNE 2 – 9 BACH VIRTUOSI FESTIVAL Experience an outstanding classical music festival in Portland with world-renowned musicians from Boston Symphony Orchestra and Juilliard School faculty. bachvirtuosifestival.org JUNE 9 OLD PORT FESTIVAL Crafts and food booths, children’s activities, music & live entertainment. Old Port, Portland, 772-6828

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