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…
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.
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…
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.
