Events

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…

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…

Join in harvesting ice from Thompson Pond! Enjoy watching Kenny Lincoln, Thompson Ice House President, make the first cut as he saws through the ice using original tools and equipment. Once a channel is clear to float the ice along, the fun begins; poking, prodding and floating large ice blocks toward the old ice house,…

For three days, downtown Belfast will be filled with stunning ice sculptures and ice bars created by both amateur and professional ice carvers. Enjoy a drink at one of the ice bars and watch as hand tool carvers, followed by chainsaw carvers, craft artistic sculptures for the fifth annual State of Maine Ice Carving Championship.…

Celebrate Maine’s maple sugaring season with open houses at sugarhouses across the state. Visitors can tour operations, watch syrup being made, and sample fresh maple products.

This lively, lobster-themed culinary competition brings together local chefs and community members for a high-energy fundraiser featuring creative lobster dishes and friendly rivalry.

Part of the Maine Lobster Boat Racing tradition, this event showcases working lobster boats competing for speed, pride, and bragging rights in Boothbay Harbor.

A unique waterfront fashion show that blends coastal style with community spirit, featuring locally inspired designs and models in a festive harbor-side setting.

A classic coastal festival celebrating Boothbay Harbor’s maritime heritage, Windjammer Days features tall ships, parades, fireworks, live music, and family-friendly activities all week long.

One of the East Coast’s top blues festivals, this free waterfront event draws nationally recognized blues artists and thousands of music fans to Rockland Harbor Park.