• SardineFest

    Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

    SardineFest 2025 Celebrate Maine’s sardine heritage at PMM on October 4, 10am–4pm. Enjoy live music, kids’ activities, food trucks, sardine tastings, sea life touch tank, storytelling, demonstrations, and more—all free! Explore the Sardineland exhibit and hear “Salty Tales” from those who worked in the industry.

  • Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta

    Damariscotta Damariscotta, ME, United States

    Damariscotta Pumpkinest & Regatta™ is a uniquely spirited family-fun event that was created in 2007 in a rural Midcoast community known for fishing and tourism.  The event, which is a totally volunteer run festival, provides horticultural education to gardeners of all ages and a weekend of events, laughter and fun where the imagination is taken to…

    Free
  • 57th Annual Fall Foliage Festival

    The Fall Foliage Festival has been a family tradition in Mid Coast, Maine, for the past 56 years, featuring dozens of vendor booths, fabulous entertainment, live music, and delicious Fall foods. The festival setting is an authentic Vintage Village featuring a 4- acre green surrounded by historic Maine buildings that are open for exploring. Guests…

    $5
  • Great Maine Apple Day

    Unity, Maine 294 Crosby Brook Road, Unity, ME, United States

    Join us at MOFGA for a celebration of apples & other delicious tree fruit! The day’s offerings include guided tours of the MOFGA orchards, workshops on caring for fruit trees, and ongoing apple cider pressing. Attendees can begin or expand growing trees in their gardens or communities, by picking up free fruit saplings from the Maine…

  • Railway Spooktacular

    Boothbay Railway Village 586 Wiscasset Rd, Boothbay, ME, United States

    HALLOWEEN for the KIDS! | WEAR COSTUMES & BRING TRICK-OR-TREAT BAGS | TICKET INCLUDES TRAIN RIDES |  CARNIVAL GAMES | TRICK-OR-TREATING  | AND MORE

    $10
  • Boothbay Lights: Holiday Decorating Contest

    Boothbay 105 Botanical Gardens Dr, Boothbay, ME, United States

    Cast Your Vote for the People’s Choice of Best Holiday Display! ✨🎄 Take a stroll through Boothbay Harbor and enjoy the magic of our holiday windows and/or outdoor display, each one inspired our 2025 theme TBA! These displays will surely bring joy and sparkle to your season. Once you’ve seen them all, vote for your favorite…

    Free
  • Villages of Light

    The Villages of Light celebration is an annual event that takes place Thanksgiving weekend every year.  The event brings the spirit of the holidays to the Twin Villages of Damariscotta and Newcastle and kicks off the Christmas season. Upward to 70 decorated Christmas trees line Main Street in the Twin Villages, and two 20-foot decorated Christmas…

  • Boothbay Lights: Pot Buoy Tree Selfie Contest

    Boothbay 105 Botanical Gardens Dr, Boothbay, ME, United States

    Take a selfie at the pot buoy tree. Take a photo of a recent receipt. Email photos of your name and contact info to membership@boothbayharbor.com. You'll be entered to win a $100 e-gift card each week in December! All entries will be entered to win a final $250 e-gift card drawing on January 1, 2026.

  • Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest

    Wiscasset Village 297 Bath Rd., Wiscasset, ME, United States

    Shop Wiscasset Village during the Christmas season! Shopping for your holiday gifts is a pleasure when you visit the unique shops in Wiscasset Village! Shop owners are on site and can recommend just-right gift selections. The charming historic Village is festooned for the season, and the pop-up Holiday Gift Shop offers one-of-a-kind artisan-made selections. Park…

  • North Pole Express

    Boothbay Railway Village 586 Wiscasset Rd, Boothbay, ME, United States

    Start your trip inside historic 1912 Freeport Station (the main train station at the Museum) by writing your letter to Santa near the warmth of the wood stove. Train conductors will call “All Aboard” and everyone, young and old, will board the train to the North Pole. A special keepsake (that will help spark the…

    $21
  • Boothbay Lights: Gingerbread Spectacular

    Boothbay 105 Botanical Gardens Dr, Boothbay, ME, United States

    Three days of holiday magic inside the Opera House. Plan your season to include a visit to check out the 2025 confectionery creations – gingerbread castles and cabins, farms and cottages, and dozens of surprises both large and small.  Community members and bakers from afar always dazzle us with their creativity, while competing for the…