2022 Event Planner's Guide

ANNUAL EVENTS & FESTIVALS FEBRUARY Flavors of Freeport Enjoy samples from some of Maine’s best chefs and local brews and beverages at the Ice Bar. MARCH Maine Restaurant Week Specially-priced three-course meals celebrate Maine’s culinary scene from the South Coast to Maine’s Mid Coast. Maine Boatbuilder’s Show Portland’s gathering of the finest crafts- men & boatbuilders on the East Coast. The Maine Flower Show in Portland Displays by Maine’s best garden and landscape companies. JUNE Portland Wine Week Tasting events run the gamut from boo- jee to basic at Wine Wise's celebra- Boothbay Harbor Fully rigged windjammers sail into the harbor. Concerts, antique boat parade, & fireworks. Maine Festival of American Music in New Gloucester Music by the Shakers & American composers at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village. Greek Heritage Festival in Portland Greek foods, arts and crafts, and live entertainment. JULY Bar Harbor Music Festival Outstanding up and coming talent from jazz to new composers to a string orchestra at various venue s. Yarmouth Clam Festival Celebration includes a parade,races, games, entertainment & all the clams you can eat. Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland New England’s fun festival where lobster is king. tion of all things wine. Windjammer Days in

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PHOTO, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Courtesy L.L.Bean Outdoor Discovery Schools; Courtesy Wine Wise Events; Portland Paddle; Courtesy CNL/Boyne

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