Maine's MidCoast & Islands

Boothbay Lights: Gingerbread Spectacular
2025-12-12 12:00 - 2025-12-14 17:00 (America/New_York) | Boothbay, 105 Botanical Gardens Dr, Boothbay, ME, 04537, 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 coveted honor of “Most Spectacular!” This event also features live music, and a wonderful holiday bake sale by The Friends of the Opera House. Free, open daily, times to be announced in the fall of 2025.

North Pole Express
2025-12-06 - 2025-12-07 | Boothbay Railway Village, 586 Wiscasset Rd, Boothbay, ME, 04537, 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 magic leap to the North Pole) will be given to each child. Settle into a comfortable seat in the classic passenger car or our open-air “Little Red Caboose” No. 551, built in 1904. As you round the tracks, enjoy the winter wonderland of forest frosted with white snow (weather permitting, of course.)
The train will carry you through the Village and arrive at the North Pole (Thorndike Station) where a special guest wearing a red suit with a jolly belly will jump aboard to greet you! Yes, Santa himself will attend! After meeting the “big guy” in person the train will whisk you back to the station where multiple opportunities await.

Weekends leading up to Christmas, 2025
Dec 6 & 7
Dec 13 & 14
Dec 20 & 21
Train runs every 45 minutes:
10:45 am | 11:30 am | 12:15 pm | 1:00 pm
1:45 pm | 2:30 pm | 3:15 pm | 4:00 pm

Boothbay Lighted Boat Parade & Fireworks
2025-12-06 | Boothbay, 105 Botanical Gardens Dr, Boothbay, ME, 04537, United States

Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest
2025-12-05 - 2025-12-07 | Wiscasset Village, 297 Bath Rd., Wiscasset, ME, 04578, 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 your car in one of the many nearby parking lots and enjoy your visit to Wiscasset!

Boothbay Lights: Pot Buoy Tree Selfie Contest
2025-12-01 - 2026-01-01 | Boothbay, 105 Botanical Gardens Dr, Boothbay, ME, 04537, 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.

Villages of Light
2025-11-29 - 2025-11-30
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 trees bookend the towns. The bridge connecting the two towns is draped with garland and lights and wreaths are hung on poles throughout town. On Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, children gather in Skidompha Library to enjoy cookies and treats and make crafts to take home. Mid-day, Santa arrives at Lincoln Theater to listen to the children’s wishes which is followed by a free Christmas movie. The Parade of Lights begins around dark (4:30) and Santa & Mrs. Clause arrive in a horse-drawn sleigh followed by decorated floats, fire trucks, cars, dancers and elves, bringing the spirit of Christmas to the Twin Villages. After the parade, visitors enjoy a local meal in town or a festive holiday drink called “cup of cheer.” I

Boothbay Lights: Holiday Decorating Contest
2025-11-22 - 2025-12-31 | Boothbay, 105 Botanical Gardens Dr, Boothbay, ME, 04537, 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 by texting 207-350-5922. The People’s Choice Voting runs from November 22 through December 31st, and each phone number gets one vote*. Help us crown the People’s Choice and celebrate the best in holiday cheer!

Railway Spooktacular
2025-10-26 10:00 - 14:00 | Boothbay Railway Village, 586 Wiscasset Rd, Boothbay, ME, 04537, United States
HALLOWEEN for the KIDS! | WEAR COSTUMES & BRING TRICK-OR-TREAT BAGS | TICKET INCLUDES TRAIN RIDES | CARNIVAL GAMES | TRICK-OR-TREATING | AND MORE

Great Maine Apple Day
2025-10-19 12:00 - 16:00 | Unity, Maine, 294 Crosby Brook Road, Unity, ME, 04988, 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 Heritage Orchard, as well as warm climate-adapted forest trees — to assist our forest trees in their migration north! Additionally, participants can connect with our Apple Identification Team — apple experts who help identify “mystery” apples. Local vendors will provide delicious hot food, farm-fresh products, and baked goods, bottles and cans of locally-crafted hard cider, tools for fruit trees, and more. Plus, enjoy free apple and cider tastings!

57th Annual Fall Foliage Festival
2025-10-11 10:00 - 17:00
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 can also enjoy the antique car museum, model railroad, and village goats. It is certainly a vintage experience.

Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta
2025-10-11 - 2025-10-12 | 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 new heights in this “Only in Maine” festival that has made national television. In 2017, Pumpkinfest was named Best Fall Festival in Maine, by Travel and Leisure magazine.

SardineFest
2025-10-04 10:00 - 16:00 | Penobscot Marine Museum, 2 Church Street, Searsport, 04974, 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.

Common Ground Country Fair
2025-09-19 - 2025-09-21 | Unity, Maine, 294 Crosby Brook Road, Unity, ME, 04988, 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.

Pints on the Pier
2025-09-13 16:00 - 19:00 | 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 beer samples and a commemorative tasting glass.*
Featuring Bath Ale Works • BeatBox Beverages • Bissell Brothers • Black Pug Brewing Company • Flight Deck Brewing • Footbridge Brewery • Maine Beer Company • Mast Landing Brewing Company • Moderation Brewing • Olive Pit Brewing • Sebago Brewing Company | Including canned cocktails & gluten-free options
With musical stylings from Lauren Crosby & Company • 50/50 Raffle • Lawn Games
Delicious offerings from Bao & Beyond • Black Salt • Flight Deck Pizza • Maine Oyster Company • Plot Twist Pretzels • Sips & Saddles Mobile Bar (providing N/A beverages)

Celebrate Bowdoinham 2025
2025-09-13 10:00 - 17:00 | 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 something for everyone.

Maine Open Lighthouse Day
2025-09-13 09:00 - 15:00
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.

Ride the Rails to Hike the Trails
2025-08-30 11:00 - 14:00, 2025-08-02 11:00 - 14:00, 2025-06-28 11:00 - 14:00 | WW&F Railway Museum, 97 Cross Road, Alna, Maine, 04535, 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 scenic Trout Brook Preserve.

Belfast Harbor Fest
2025-08-15 - 2025-08-17 | 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.

Camden Summer Sounds
2025-08-03 - 2025-08-31 | 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.

Union Fair
2025-07-30 - 2025-08-03 | Union, Maine, Fairgrounds Ln, Union, ME, 04862, United States
Maine’s Wild Blueberry Festival

Maine Lobster Festival
2025-07-30 - 2025-08-03 | 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 local seafood. The Maine Lobster Festival attracts visitors from as near as our local communities to those from countries around the globe.

51st Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Regatta & Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge
2025-07-19 - 2025-07-20 | Boothbay, 105 Botanical Gardens Dr, Boothbay, ME, 04537, United States
Great racing and social events in Boothbay Harbor upcoming in July. The 51th BHYC Regatta and Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge offers traditional PHRF handicap and one design racing as well as several divisions of Classic Yachts. Our well run regatta will insure solid competition coupled with exciting social activities for all.

Boothbay Region Garden Club Home and Garden Tour
2025-07-18 09:00 - 16:00 | Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Boothbay Harbor, ME, United States
Annually, in July, BRGC offers our community an enjoyable opportunity to tour Boothbay peninsula homes and gardens that showcase the creative ways that homeowners are meeting the unique gardening challenges of our rugged coastal environment. The Home and Garden tour is a highlight of the summer season in the Boothbay Harbor area and a great way to gain an insider’s view of the natural beauty that surrounds us.

Maine Celtic Celebration
2025-07-18 - 2025-07-20 | Belfast, Maine, Belfast, ME, United States
From sheep-herding demonstrations to Sean-Nós dancing and singing, the Maine Celtic Celebration has promoted Celtic culture since 2007. On the third weekend each July, Traditional Celtic tunes and songs have filled the air from two stages on the beautiful waterfront of Belfast, Maine. Visitors flock to the Celebration each year for a variety of events such as the Celtic Dog Show, Highland Heavy Games, U.S. Championship Cheese Roll Competition, workshops, exhibits, and living history reenactors, in additional to food and merchandise vendors, and a beer tent.

Antique Auto Day
2025-07-12 | Boothbay Railway Village, 586 Wiscasset Rd, Boothbay, ME, 04537, United States
This event is hosted in partnership with The Maine Obsolete Auto League {MOAL}. Established in 1948, the {MOAL} grew into four chapters; Aroostook Region in 1956, Seacoast Region in 1963, Paul Bunyan Region in 1964 and the Dirigo Region in 1965.

Union Fair - Maine's Wild Blueberry Festival
2025-07-06 09:00 - 2025-07-13 16:00 | Union, Maine, Fairgrounds Ln, Union, ME, 04862, United States
Midcoast Maine’s Premier Agricultural Event since 1869 & Maine’s Wild Blueberry Festival since 1960.

Round Pond Parade
2025-07-04 | Bristol, Maine
The small lobster village of Round Pond, located in the town of Bristol, is home to the most eccentric, unorganized 4th of July parade of all times! Anyone can show up and participate either by decorating a car, float, or walking in costume. You may see over-the-top floats and participants dressed like leaders of our country or famous actors and actresses. If you’re looking for a wicked twisted version of good old-fashioned Americana where people aren’t concerned about ‘sacred cows’, join in or watch the anything goes parade where there’s lots of politics and everyone gets made fun of. Come celebrate America’s birthday in the most unusual way.

Open Art Studio and Gallery Tour
2025-06-27 17:00 - 2025-06-29 17:00 | Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce, 276 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, 04543, United States
A special weekend with over 30 Regional Art Studios and Galleries opening their doors!
Event maps will be available at the Opening Reception
