2024 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 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 craftsmen & 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 boojee to basic at Wine Wise's celebration of all things wine. Windjammer Days in 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 the Ice Bar. MARCH Maine Restaurant Week Celebration includes a parade, races, games, entertainment & all the clams you can eat. AUGUST Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland New England’s fun festival where lobster is king. (Continued on page 15) orchestra at various venue s. Yarmouth Clam Festival

PHOTO, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: CFW Photography; Maine Brews Cruise; New England Outdoor Center; Forest Carbon Works, courtesy Vermont Flannel Co.; Amy Tolk

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