Below we’ve listed some of the top area events however there are many, many more, from festivals to fairs, music events, car shows, and more. Please visit www.visitmaine.com; www.mainetourism.com; www.gotravelmaine.com or www.boothbayharbor.com for a full list of all events in the region.
MARCH
23 Mid-Coast Model Festival, Owls Head Transportation Museum (through March 24)
24 Maine Maple Syrup Sunday, Statewide
APRIL
13 Maine Photography Show, Boothbay Region Art Foundation (through May 3)
26 Fisherman’s Festival & Blessing of the Fleet, Boothbay Harbor (through April 28)
MAY
19 Tea & Tulips, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay (Mother’s Day weekend)
25 Maine Days, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (Free Admission for all Maine residents through May 27)
25 Owls Head Spring Antique Auto & Aeroplane Show (through May 26)
JUNE
01 “2nd Annual Hop Swap Days in the Boothbays”, Boothbay Harbor Region
02 12th Annual Women’s Ride, Freeport
08 1st Annual Owls Head Horse Power Power Vehicle Auction & Show (through June 9)
09 40th Annual Old Port Festival, Portland
14 7th Annual Maine Blues Festival, Naples (Father’s Day weekend)
22 Bowdoin International Music Festival, Brunswick (through August 3)
25 51st Annual Windjammer Days Festival, Boothbay Harbor (through June 26)
27 The Boothbay Playhouse: SPAMALOT (though July 13)
JULY
03 40th Anniversary Heritage Days, Bath (through July 7)
04 Old fashioned Fourth of July fun, fireworks and celebrations, Boothbay Harbor
04 Reading of the Declaration of Independence, 2PM, Colonial Pemaquid, Bristol
12 Camden Maine Windjammer Parade of Sail, Rockland Breakwater
13 Camden Open Schooner Tours, North End Shipyard and Windjammer Wharf, 4PM
13 North Atlantic Blues Festival, Rockland (through July 14)
19 Celtic Celebration, Belfast (through July 21)
19 50th Annual Clam Festival, Yarmouth (through July 21)
21 12th Annual Maine Lobster Ride & Roll, Rockland (Please note this will be the first time for the ride to be on a Sunday)
25 The Boothbay Playhouse: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND (through August 10)
31 66th Maine Lobster Festival, Rockland (through August 4)
AUGUST
August Open Boatyard Days, Statewide
05 Camden Music festival
12 Olde Bristol Days, Bristol
16 34th Annual Highland Games, Topsham Fairgrounds, Thomas Point Beach (through August 18)
17 36th Annual New England Auto Auction, Owl’s Head
30 Camden Windjammer festival (through September 1)
31 Owls Head Vintage Motorcycle Meet
SEPTEMBER
14 Open Lighthouse Day, Statewide
2nd Annual Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce Claw Down
30 Pemaquid Oyster Festival, Damariscotta
OCTOBER
05 Pumpkin Fest and Regatta, Damariscotta (through October 14)
12 Fall Foliage Festival, Boothbay Railway Village, Boothbay (through October 13)
26 Owls Head Great Fall Auction & Flea Market (through October 27)
DECEMBER
26th Annual Harbor Lights Festival, Boothbay Harbor
One week left … seven more days and it will be Christmas. I have to admit that with yesterday’s snowfall and today’s chilly temperaures, it is beginning to feel like any miute Santa and Co. will be pulling up on our rooftop here at Hodgdon Island Inn in not-so-balmy Boothbay, Maine! (Richard just came in from outside and commented that the pool is beginning to get slushy – oh my!). But none-the-less, we are listening to Christmas carols and sipping cappucinos while wrapping presents to take with us tomorrow for the folks back in Kentucky. So before we left town, we decided to take a little stroll (yes, I said stroll) around the harbor. The following images are just a few of the beautifully turned out windows we wanted you to see vicariously! Happy Viewing! And if you would like to share some pics of your hometown, please do so in the comment section.
IN BOOTHBAY ON HODGDON ISLAND INNKEEPERS CELEBRATE J.R.R. TOLKIEN AND SECOND BREAKFAST
HODGDON ISLAND INN B&B BOOTHBAY REGION SHARES GOOD NEWS ABOUT MAINE LOBSTER FISHERY
Maine Bed and Breakfast Innkeepers Share Fast, Fun and Easy Foods to Play with on St. Patrick’s Day