• Maine Lobster Festival

    Rockland, ME

    The Maine Lobster Festival is five days of fun and feasting on the fabulous coast of Maine! This annual seafood festival takes place during the first weekend of August, from Wednesday through Sunday. What started as an idea for a local marine festival to revive Midcoast Maine communities has turned into an internationally-recognized celebration of…

  • Union Fair

    Union, Maine Fairgrounds Ln, Union, ME, United States

    Maine's Wild Blueberry Festival

  • Ride the Rails to Hike the Trails

    Ride the Rails to Hike the Trails
    WW&F Railway Museum 97 Cross Road, Alna, Maine, United States

    Ride the WW&F Railway to Trout Brook Preserve and enjoy a guided hike through one of Midcoast Maine’s hidden gems! Board your train at Sheepscot station for a 30 minute trip through the backwoods of Alna to Trout Brook station, where the volunteers from Midcoast Conservancy will take you on a guided tour of the…

  • Camden Summer Sounds

    Camden Opera House and other venues Camden, Maine

    Our free Four Sundays in August series at the Camden Snow Bowl opens with The Outerspace Band! BYO picnics & lawn seating. In case of wet weather, concert will be at the Camden Opera House (decision by 5 p.m. day before). Leash pets please. Series sponsored by Maine State Credit Union.

    Free
  • Belfast Harbor Fest

    Belfast, Maine Belfast, ME, United States

    Aug. 15 to Aug. 17, from Steamboat Landing to Front Street Shipyard. Friday evening gala/$50; tickets from Belfast Rotary Club. Saturday, pancake breakfast, 5K road race, maritime activities, shipyard tours, speakers tent, live music, food and more. Sunday morning Cardboard Boat Race. All activities except food vendors and Harbor Fest merchandise free. Visit belfastharborfest.com.

  • Ride the Rails to Hike the Trails

    Ride the Rails to Hike the Trails
    WW&F Railway Museum 97 Cross Road, Alna, Maine, United States

    Ride the WW&F Railway to Trout Brook Preserve and enjoy a guided hike through one of Midcoast Maine’s hidden gems! Board your train at Sheepscot station for a 30 minute trip through the backwoods of Alna to Trout Brook station, where the volunteers from Midcoast Conservancy will take you on a guided tour of the…

  • Maine Open Lighthouse Day

    This popular annual event, which is sponsored by the American Lighthouse Foundation, the United States Coast Guard, and the Maine Office of Tourism, attracts between 15,000 to 18,000 visitors each year and offers the general public the rare opportunity to climb and learn about more than a dozen historic Maine lights.  

  • Celebrate Bowdoinham 2025

    Mailly Waterfront Park Bowdoinham, ME, United States

    Join us Friday, September 12 and Saturday, September 13, 2025 as we celebrate Bowdoinham’s 263rd birthday with two days of all-ages fun along the Cathance River! Rain date: Sunday, September 14. From parades and fireworks to pie contests, lobster crate races, live music, artisan booths, and the 25th Anniversary of the KenDUCKY Derby, Celebrate Bowdoinham 2025 has…

  • Pints on the Pier

    Maine Maritime Museum 243 Washington St, Bath, ME, United States

    Pints on the Pier is back! Bring a blanket or lawn chair and join us in the historic Percy & Small Shipyard to sample some of Maine’s best beers, ciders, and more! Grab some grub from the on-site food trucks and take in the late summer sunset along the Kennebec River. Ticket fee includes all…

  • Common Ground Country Fair

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

    The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association’s (MOFGA) annual celebration of rural living features 1000-plus exhibitors and speakers, and emphasizes vibrant communities, sustainable living and local economies, while highlighting organic agriculture.

    Free
  • 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