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Bath Mayfair


Bath, Maine 04011
 Phone: (207) 442-7291

          

May 05, 2012. The Bath Mayfair features a pancake breakfast, maypole dancing, music, face painting, scavenger hunt, barbeque and more. The Mayfair also features the Bath Citywide Yard Sale, the largest yard sale in Maine. Event #5390   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

Moose Mainea


Greenville, Maine
Phone: (207) 695-2702

          

May 18 thru Jun 17, 2012. Moose Mainea is a month long celebration of the area's favorite resident - The Moose. The events include a town wide yard sale, craft fair, kids fun day and more. For info phone (207) 695-2702 or see our Facebook page. Event #59   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

Fishermen's Festival - Boothbay Harbor


Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Phone: (207) 633-6280

          

Apr 29 thru May 01, 2011. Enjoy 3 days of activities and fun! On Friday evening enjoy the Miss Shrimp Contest, Saturday begins early with a full day of activities including trap hauling, a codfish relay, old-fashioned fish fry, lobster crate races, and lots more. Don't miss the Blessing of the Fleet Memorial Service and boat parade on Sunday in Boothbay Harbor. Event #183 |   Report Update

Anah Shrine Circus

100 Dutton Street
Bangor, Maine
Phone: (207) 942-2254

          

Apr 29 thru May 01, 2011. The Annual Annah Shrine Circus is held at the Bangor Civic Center, always the last weekend in April (Friday through Sunday). For info phone (207) 942-2254. Event #185 |   Report Update

Beech Hill Farm Celebration

171 Beech Hill Road
Mount Desert, Maine 04660
 Phone: (207) 244-5204

          

May 01, 2011. Celebrate spring, and new solar panels, at Beech Hill Farm. There will be a Maypole dance, live music and children's activities. Event is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Event #5902 |   Report Update

Ogunquit AIDS Walk Weekend


Ogunquit, Maine
Phone: (207) 646-2939

          

May 06 thru May 08, 2011. AIDS Walk Weekend (formerly Cinco de Mayo Celebration) in Ogunquit. This event features the Beach & Bay AIDS Walk & Run. Other celebration activities TBD. For info phone (207) 646-2939. Event #1509 |   Report Update

Kennebunk May Day Celebration

Main Street
Kennebunk, Maine
Phone: (207) 985-2102

          

May 07, 2011. Kennebunk's 13th Annual May Day Festival promises to be a full-day of family-friendly fun activities throughout Downtown Kennebunk. Start off at Duffy's Tavern & Grill who will once again host a pancake breakfast to benefit the May Day Festival. Visit the Brick Store Museum to make your own May-basket and see the Maine Women in the Arts exhibit. Attend the faerie garden planting at the Kennebunk Free Library and while there check out the book/bake sale put on by the Friends of the Library. Celebrate opening day for The Kennebunk Farmers Market and shop the craft market booths with artists/craftspeople on Main Street. Climb the rock wall. In between there will be live music, safety demonstrations, wagon rides, a teddy bear clinic and white elephant sales. Lafayette Park will be hosting May Pole dancing and face painting, pottery wheel and Tai Chi demonstrations. Non-profits will set up here to provide information and creative ways to support them. You'll also find another collection of artists/crafts people along with more live music later in the afternoon. The May Day Parade will begin at 1:30 p.m. and includes many of our Little Leaguers in full uniform. You'll also see some well-known Mascots, classic cars, the Shoe String Puppet Theater, Gym Dandies and Shriners. For info phone Teri at (207) 985-6009. Event #914 |   Report Update

Annual French School of Maine Spring Carnival

99 South Freeport Road
Freeport, Maine 04078
 Phone: (207) 865-3308

          

May 07, 2011. The French School of Maine will hold its annual spring carnival with lots of fun activities including a water balloon toss, a craft table, a wacky hair salon, cupcake walk, football toss, pony rides and more. There will also be food and a make your own crepe table. Admission is free - tickets can be purchased for each activity or there will be a $5 card good for one turn at each activity. Food prices will be listed at the food table. Pony rides are $7. There will also be some great raffles with prizes such as a $150 gift certificate to Sea Grass Bistro in Yarmouth, a scrapbooking craft basket, jewelry from a local Maine artist, and much more. Event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Event #5947 |   Report Update

Annual Spring Festival - Wolfe's Neck Farm

184 Burnett Road
Freeport, Maine 04032
 Phone: (207) 865-4469

          

May 14, 2011. Wolfe's Neck Farm will be hosting their annual Spring Festival on the Farm on Saturday, May 14th. This festival celebrates the coming of spring with fun demonstrations, games, activities and music. Visitors can learn about the coming of spring, animals, gardens, and the Farm, having fun all the while. Cost is $5 per person/$20 per Family. Members of the Farm enter free of charge. Please call Eric Tadlock, Director of Education for more info at (207) 865-4469 x106. Event #5955 |   Report Update

Blackfly Festival

Main Street
Fryeburg, Maine 04037
 Phone: (207) 935-9232

          

May 14, 2011. The Blackfly Festival offers fun for the whole family. Games, vendors, food, music and more in front of Fryeburg Academy on Main Street, but if it rains we'll move to the gym. This is a fundraiser for Fryeburg Academy's interact club, a community service organization for young adults ages 12-18. Sponsored by the Fryeburg Rotary Club. Event time is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Event #5879 |   Report Update

Monmouth May Faire

796 Main Street
Monmouth, Maine 04259
 Phone: (207) 441-7071

          

May 21, 2011. Monmouth May Faire events run from 9:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m., The evens is sponsored by Friends of Cumston Library and include the sale of hundreds of flowering annuals, hanging baskets, vegetable seedlings, home-grown perennials, manure, Helen's lobster roll lunch, hotdogs and hamburgers, Bee Keeping and Worms and Composting demonstrations, a bake sale, used books sale, Monmouth Museum birdhouses sale, raffle of a quilt donated by Old Fort Quilts, and tours of Cumston Hall. The contact person for the May Faire is Nancy Ludewig, Chairperson for the event. Email dludewig@roadrunner.com or phone (207) 441-7071 or 933-4677. Event #3366 |   Report Update

Lebanon Community Festival

53 Upper Guinea Road
Lebanon, Maine 04027
 Phone: (207) 608-5615

          

May 21, 2011. We will hold our annual Community Festival with free admission and lots of great events for the entire family. Come see lots of emergency vehicles including ambulances, command trucks, police cars, fire trucks, police dog, state fire marshal, game wardens, EMA, town departments like the recreation department. There will be fun games and events for the kids. There will be monster trucks and heavy construction equipment on display for kids to tour. All this and its free! There will be a fundraising BBQ for anyone who is hungry to help pay for the event. Hamburger and hot dog meals will be sold. We will also have a large penny raffle with several great gift certificates from area businesses. This is our 30th Anniversary celebration and we are planning on some extra special events! Check back for more fun events. For more info contact Lebanon Rescue Chief Samantha J. Cole at (207) 608-5615 or see the organization's Facebook page for details. Event #3918 |   Report Update

Maine Comic Arts Festival

46 Commercial Street
Portland, Maine
Phone:

          

May 21 thru May 22, 2011. The Maine Comic Arts Festival features writers, artists and publishers from the field of comics. Programming on Saturday & Festival on Sunday. Check website to confirm event location, but in 2010 it was held at the Ocean Gateway facility in Portland. Event hotels included the Portland Regency Hotel. Event #1544 |   Report Update

Livermore Falls History Night

2 Main Street
Livermore Falls, Maine 04254
 Phone: (207) 897-6158

          

May 27, 2011. Take a walk down memory lane! Downtown Livermore Falls from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday night. A tribute to the rich heritage of Livermore Falls. Sponsored and organized by the Downtown Betterment Group, this annual celebration highlights the unique past of Livermore Falls - Horse drawn wagon rides, photo and antique exhibits, historic crafts, antique cars, varied music at the Gazebo, lots of food, and children's activities. Maine Paper and Heritage Museum Tours. Spend the evening. See our Facebook page. Event #1846 |   Report Update

McLaughlin Garden Lilac Festival

97 Main Street
South Paris, Maine 04281
 Phone: (207) 743-8820

          

May 27 thru May 29, 2011. The annual McLaughlin Garden Lilac Festival (formerly South Paris Lilac Festival) is at McLaughlin Garden, Maine's favorite public garden, and runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day with garden tours, lilac workshops and more. For info phone (207) 743-8820. Event #1976 |   Report Update

Hogs, Pies and Fireworks


Gardiner, Maine 04345
 Phone: (207) 582-3100

          

May 28, 2011. Maine's summer season kicks off in Downtown Gardiner with the 2nd Annual Hogs (Motorcycles), (Pizza) Pies, and Fireworks Event. On Saturday, May 28th, the skies of Gardiner will be festive with the glow of fireworks, the streets rumbling with motorcycles and the air filled with the aroma of fresh pizza. Beginning at 6 p.m. on the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend, there will be a motorcycle parade, followed by a pizza tasting competition, with 10 local businesses participating. At dusk, Gardiner hosts Maine's largest fireworks display. This year's ten mile motorcycle parade will start in the parking lot of Mike's Sidetrack Grill, then head West on Route 126 to the I-295 overpass. From there, Gardiner Police escorts will guide riders on to I-295 South to the next Gardiner exit, where they will then connect with Route 201 and ride East into Gardiner's newly renovated Waterfront Park. Bikers wishing to participate do not need to pre-register, but should arrive for line-up at Mike’s Sidetrack Grill, 469 Water Street, by 5pm. While the bikes are parading through town, businesses participating in the Best of Gardiner Pizza Tasting Competition will have their pizzas ready for sampling, in a "winner-take-all" battle for bragging rights as the best pizza in town. Once the votes have all been tallied, the coveted "Gardiner Cup" trophy will be awarded to the Peoples' Choice. Last year's winner, Dennis' Pizza, is confident they will be able to repeat last year's victory, which was won by a narrow margin. New to this year's event will be an inflatable obstacle course set up in the Waterfront Park, provided by the Maine National Guard. The course is designed for kids of all ages and will help all those pizza tasting aficionados work up an appetite. For more info email info@gardinermainstreet.org. Event #3936 |   Report Update

Biddeford Memorial Day Parade


Biddeford, Maine
Phone: (207) 284-8520

          

May 30, 2011. Memorial Day Parade at 10 am. on Monday in downtown Biddeford. Please come downtown and honor those who have served our country. Event #6103 |   Report Update