8 May 2025

Enjoy Maine’s Festival Season

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Real Maine invites you to connect to Maine’s fantastic food, artisans, and natural beauty by attending the many festivals held across the state. One of the best ways to soak in the best of what our state has to offer during the summer and fall is to attend any of Maine’s many festivals. You’ll find Real Maine food, products, and producers throughout the state at many of these upcoming festivals:

May

May Day Festival – Kennebunk – May 3

The County’s Fiddlehead Festival – Presque Isle – May 17

June

Black Fly Festival – Milo – June 7

Donut Festival – Rockport – June 13-14

Whoopie Pie Festival – Dover-Foxcroft – June 14

La Kermesse Festival – Biddeford – June 19-22

Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival – Litchfield – June 19-22

Windjammer Days – Boothbay – June 22-28

South Berwick Strawberry Festival – South Berwick – June 28

Maine Oyster Festival – Freeport – June 28 and 29

July

Heritage Days – Bath – July 3-6

Moxie Festival – Lisbon – July 11-13

North Atlantic Blues Festival – Rockland – July 12-13

Potato Blossom Festival – Fort Fairfield – July 12-20

Maine Celtic Celebration – Belfast – July 18-20

Yarmouth Clam Festival – Yarmouth – July 18-20

Ossipee Valley Music Festival – South Hiram – July 24-27

Maine Artisan Bread Fair – Skowhegan – July 26

Maine Open Farm Day – Statewide – July 27

August

Maine Lobster Festival – Rockland – July 30-August 3

Wild Blueberry Weekend – Statewide – August 2-3

Maine Red Hot Dog Festival – Dexter – August 9

Acadian Festival – Madawaska – August 14-17

Machias Wild Blueberry Festival – August 15-17

York County Blues Fest– Waterboro – August 16

Maine Highland Games and Scottish Festival – Brunswick – August 16-17

Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival – Brunswick – August 16

Crown of Maine Balloon Fest – Presque Isle – August 22-24

Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival – Litchfield – August 21-24

Wells Chili-Fest – Wells – August 23

Skowhegan Craft Brew Festival– Skowhegan – August 23

September

International Seaplane Fly-In – Greenville- September 4-7

Trails End Festival – Millinocket – September 12-14

Maine PoutineFest – Portland – September 13

Maine Cheese Festival – Pittsfield – September 14

Outdoor Heritage Museum Fall Festival – Oquossoc- September 20

Maine Needham Festival – Wiscasset – September 27

October

Freeport Fall Festival – Freeport – October 3-5

Maine Craft Weekend – Statewide – October 4-5

Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta – Damariscotta – October 10-13

Swine & Stein Brewfest – Gardiner – October 11

Fall Foliage Festival – Boothbay – October 11-12

Maine Open Creamery Day – Statewide – October 12

Sabbathday Day Shaker Village’s Annual Harvest Festival – New Gloucester – October 13

Harvestfest – York – October 18