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 2
Fiddlers and Fiddlehead Festival – Presque Isle – May 16
June
Black Fly Festival – Milo – June 6
Rockport Donut Festival – Rockport – June 12 and 13
Whoopie Pie Festival – Dover-Foxcroft – June 13
Maine Open Creamery Day – Statewide – June 14
La Kermesse Festival – Biddeford – June 18-21
Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival – Litchfield – June 18-21
Windjammer Days – Boothbay – June 21-27
South Berwick Strawberry Festival – South Berwick – June 27
Maine Oyster Festival – Freeport – June 27 and 28
July
Heritage Days – Bath – July 2-5
Moxie Festival – Lisbon – July 10-12
North Atlantic Blues Festival – Rockland – July 11 and 12
Potato Blossom Festival – Fort Fairfield – July 11-19
Maine Celtic Celebration – Belfast – July 17-19
Yarmouth Clam Festival – Yarmouth – July 17-19
Ossipee Valley Music Festival – South Hiram – July 23-26
Maine Artisan Bread Fair – Skowhegan – July 25
Maine Open Farm Day – Statewide – July 26
August
Maine Lobster Festival – Rockland – July 29-August 2
Wild Blueberry Weekend – Statewide – August 1 and 2
Maine Highland Games and Scottish Festival – Windsor – August 8
Maine Red Hot Dog Festival – Dexter – August 8
Acadian Festival – Madawaska – August 13-16
Machias Wild Blueberry Festival – August 14-16
York County Blues Fest– Waterboro – August 15
Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival – Brunswick – August 15
Wells Chili-Fest – Wells – August 22
Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival – Litchfield – August 27-30
Crown of Maine Balloon Fest – Presque Isle – August 28-30
September
Skowhegan Craft Brew Festival– Skowhegan – September 5
International Seaplane Fly-In – Greenville- September 10-13
Trails End Festival – Millinocket – September 11-13
Maine Cheese Festival – Pittsfield – September 13
Maine PoutineFest – Portland – September 19
Outdoor Heritage Museum Fall Festival – Oquossoc- September 19
Maine Needham Festival – Wiscasset – September 26
October
Freeport Fall Festival – Freeport – October 2-4
Maine Craft Weekend – Statewide – October 3 and 4
Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta – Damariscotta – October 9-12
Swine & Stein Brewfest – Gardiner – October 10
Fall Foliage Festival – Boothbay – October 10 and 11
Sabbathday Day Shaker Village’s Annual Harvest Festival – New Gloucester – October 12
Harvestfest – York – October 17
