Festivals
Blue Hill Fair
Blue Hill
bluehillfair.com
Camden Windjammer Festival
Hop aboard a schooner and take part in this three-day-long celebration of Camden's maritime heritage with a boat parade, tours of the windjammer fleet, fireworks, outdoor music, amd even pirates. This event is sponsored by Down East.
camdenwindjammerfestival.com
Crown of Maine Balloon Fest
What's better than flying above Aroostook County in a hot air balloon? Ballooning history has been made in the County before: The first ever crossing of the Atlantic left from Aroostook in 1978.
crownofmaineballoonfest.org
Family Arts and Sciences Festival
Starts: Sep 9 2012 - 10:00am
Ends: Sep 9 2012 - 4:00pm
Brunswick, ME 04011
Five River Arts Alliance presents its sixteenth annual Family Arts Festival on the Brunswick Mall. For the first time, the Five Rivers will join forces with Cornerstones of Science to energize the Festival as the Family Arts & Science by merging the flow of imagination and knowledge. The festival features artists offering workshops and demonstrations related to the appreciation and concern for nature and the stars.
5raa.org
Bethel Harvestfest
Starts: Sep 15 2012 - 9:00am
Ends: Sep 15 2012 - 4:00pm
Bethel, ME
The fifteenth annual Harvest Fest & Chowdah Cook-off is an old-fashioned, fun, fall festival with more than thirty-five arts & crafts vendors, chowdah cook-off, apple pie contest, baked potato booth, drift boat championship, two-fly contest, demonstrations, live entertainment, historical exhibits, hiking, biking, canoeing/kayaking, food, and self-guided bike tours.
Georgetown Working League Fair
Georgetown
georgetownworkingleague.org
Union Fair and Wild Blueberry Festival
Union, ME 04862
This classic agricultural fair is nestled among the rolling hills and beautiful farmlands in Union. Traditional farm competitions include an antique tractor, steer, and oxen pulls; poultry, dairy and goat shows; pig scrambles; a steer and ox twitch; a sheep obstacle course; and other animal demonstrations.
unionfair.org/index.cfm
First Friday Art Walk
Starts: Aug 3 2012 - 5:00pm
Ends: Aug 3 2012 - 8:00pm
Portland, ME
Join along on a free self-guided tour of local art galleries, art studios, museums, and alternative art venues on the First Friday of every month from 5-8 pm.
Sweet Chariot Music Festival
Now in its twenty-fourth year, this festival is a three-day long concert on both the water and mainland of Swan's Island.
sweetchariotmusicfestival.com
Machias Wild Blueberry Festival and Blackfly Ball
Centre Street Congregational Church, UCC, rolls out the blue carpet to celebrate its famous local crop, the wild blueberry. You'll find crafts, food, entertainment, contests, and all things blueberry.









