2017 Visitor's Guide

JULY 8 DOWNEAST LOBSTER ROLL FESTIVAL Live Music, interactive Kid’s area, Food & Drink plus the world’s best lobster roll competition. Thompson’s Point, Portland downeast.com/lobsterroll JULY 9 HIDDEN GARDENS OF MUNJOY HILL Annual tour offering a rare chance to explore a secret treasure of urban gardens. Benefits the Friends of the Eastern Promenade. Fenix Theatre presents “The Three Sisters” in Deering Oaks Park, Portland fenixtheatre.com JULY 21-23 YARMOUTH CLAM FESTIVAL Parade, races, entertainment, games, arts & crafts, and all the clams you can eat! Yarmouth, 846-3984 AUGUST 2-6 MAINE LOBSTER FESTIVAL One of Maine’s oldest festivals where Lobster is the main event! Rockland, 800-562-2529 AUGUST 5 BEACH TO BEACON RACE 10K race from Crescent Beach to Portland Head Light; 5,000+ runners. 888-480-6940 AUGUST 10-19 PORTLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL Nationally recongnized artists present a wide range of classical and contemporary chamber music. Hannaford Hall, University of Southern Ethnic celebration featuring band music, children’s games, Italian food. Federal Street, Portland, 773-0748 AUGUST 12 ART IN THE PARK Paintings and prints by artists from the entire eastern seaboard. Mill Creek Park, South Portland, 767-7605 AUGUST 12-13 ATTEAN FAMILY POW WOW Learn more about Native culture and heritage during two eventful days. Native dancers, drummers, craft vendors, singers & traditional food booths. Maine Wildlife Park, Gray. 657-4977 AUGUST 18-20 MS REGATTA HARBORFEST Sailboat race in Portland Harbor and many waterfront activities such as a tug boat display, MS Shoreside 5K, and music and food on Portland Pier. To benefit the MS Society, 781-7960 AUGUST 25-27 AMERICAN FOLK FESTIVAL Celebration of multi-cultural traditional arts: music, dance, crafts, food, and storytelling. Bangor waterfront, 992-2630 Maine. pcmf.org AUGUST 11-12 ITALIAN STREET FESTIVAL easternpromenade.org JULY 13 - AUGUST 5 CHEKHOV IN THE PARK

AUGUST 26 PORTLAND FINE CRAFT SHOW 100 juried exhibitors from New England. Congress Street, Portland, 205-0791 SEPTEMBER 16 THE LOBSTERMAN TRIATHLON & AQUABIKE 1.5 km swim, 40K bike, 10K run – approx. 900 competitors. Freeport, lobstermantri.com SEPTEMBER 22-24 COMMON GROUND COUNTRY FAIR A celebration of rural living with hundreds of exhibitors, demonstrations, and performances. Unity, mofga.org/thefair SEPTEMBER 24-30 CUMBERLAND FAIR Large agricultural fair, carnival games and rides, harness racing. Cumberland Fairgrounds, 829-5531 OCTOBER 1 MAINE MARATHON, RELAY & MAINE HALF-MARATHON 13 & 26 mile races from Baxter Boulevard in Portland, 3,500 runners. 749-9160 OCTOBER 7 WOLFE’S NECK FARM FALL FESTIVAL Celebrate sustainable agriculture with music, animal interactions, pumpkin hayrides and more. Freeport, 865-4469 OCTOBER 7-8 THE FREEPORT FALL FEST Close to 100 New England Artists exhibit at L.L. Bean Discovery Park, Freeport, 865-1212 OCTOBER 19-22 HARVEST ON THE HARBOR A Maine culinary experience. Local foods, exceptional wines from around the world, amazingchefs. On Portland’s waterfront. HarvestOnTheHarbor.com OCTOBER 28 CAMP SUNSHINE PUMPKIN FESTIVAL Come see thousands of Jack-O-Lanterns and spend a day filled with family fun, kids games, pumpkin carving, music, face painting, a costume parade and much more! Freeport, llbean.com/Freeport NOVEMBER 5-11 PORTLAND BEER WEEK Annual collection of events celebrating the vibrant beer culture in Maine. portlandbeerweek.org NOVEMBER 17 - DECEMBER 31 NORTHERN LIGHTS An incredible display of lights, crafts for kids, horse-drawn carriage rides, carolers and entertainment. llbean.com/northernlights. NOVEMBER 17 - DECEMBER 31 GARDENS AGLOW The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens sparkle with the largest light display in Maine—just magic. Boothbay, mainegardens.org

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