Maine Festival Dates 2026

Maine Festival Dates 2026

Maine Festival Dates are here, and there’s something for everyone! Many Maine festivals celebrate the people, resources, and industries that shaped the character of our beautiful state, including boats, lobsters, clams, oysters, blueberries, strawberries, potato blossoms, maple syrup, our forests, rivers, and Indigenous peoples. Other fun festivals include pirates, hot air balloons, Moxie, whoopie pies, chili, and more! Maine festivals are always fun for the whole family and offer something for everyone. Start planning your 2026 Maine festival adventures using the calendar below!

Please Note: If no location is listed behind the event, it is being held in the town that is included in the event name. Dates below with an asterisk (*) next to them are not confirmed and are my best guess based on previous dates the festival was held. Asterisks will be removed once I confirm the dates, and the event will then be added to Google Calendar!

Maine Festival Dates 2026

January

• 29-31 Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Snodeo (Facebook Flyer)
  • Various locations around Rangeley
  • Poker run, parade, fireworks
• 30- Feb 1 Moosestompers Weekend, Houlton
• 31 23rd Annual Camden Winterfest

February

• 6-8 Rangeley Pond Hockey Festival
  • Haley Pond, Rangeley
• 7 Fields Pond WinterFest
  • 216 Fields Pond Rd, Holden
• 14 The 16th Annual Snowshoe Festival, Western Foothills Land Trust, Roberts Farm Preserve, 64 Roberts Rd, Norway
• 14-21 Somerset SnowFest
  • Featuring a range of activities including an ice-fishing derby, kite-flying derby, downhill kayak race, winter triathlon, and one of the Northeast’s only equestrian skijoring competition, this is a not-to-be-missed winter festival. SnowFest takes place in southern Somerset County, Maine, in the heart of the beautiful Kennebec River Valley.
• 15 Tri-Town Winterfest, Poland, 11am-2pm
• 16-21 Winterpaloozah, Rangeley
  • A week of outdoor fun for the whole family, including ice skating, curling, ice carving, horse & wagon rides, food, competitions, and more
• 27-March 1 Annual Belfast Ice Festival & State of Maine Ice Carving Championship

March

• 7 Clarkie’s Annual Pig Roast
  • 11am-2pm, Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Club, 3706 Main St, Rangeley
• 21 The Spring Fling
  • Pleasant Mountain, 119 Mountain Rd, Bridgton

April

• TBD Portland Chowderfest
  • Tickets required, see website

May

• 2* Kennebunk Annual May Day Festival
• 15-17 Logger Fest
  • 112 W. Main St, Fort Kent
• 16 The County’s Fiddlehead Festival
  • 84 Mechanic St, Presque Isle
• 23-24 Trail Running Festival at Pineland Farms
  • 15 Farm View Dr, New Gloucester
• 8-31 27th Annual Acadia Birding Festival, Mount Desert Island, Southwest Harbor, Acadia National Park
• TBD Annual Chowderfest on the Pier, Old Orchard Beach
• TBD Annual Beerfest, Old Orchard Beach
• TBD Fiddlers and Fiddlehead Festival, Patten Lumbermen’s Museum, 61 Shin Pond Rd, Patten

June

• 5-6 White Nose Pete Fly Fishing Festival, Rangeley
• 13 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival, Dover-Foxcroft
  • $6 per person, kids 12 and under free
• 18-21 La Kermesse Franco-Americaine Festival, St. Louis Field, Biddeford
• 19 High Peaks PaddleFest, The Rangeley Oquossoc Adventure Rendezvous (ROAR), Rangeley Lakes
• 19-21 2025 Midsommar Swedish Heritage Festival, 116 Station Road, New Sweden
• 21-27 64th Annual Windjammer Days Festival, Boothbay
  • Harbor Aglow, Pirates of the Dark Rose, Gathering of the Fleet, parades & fireworks
• 27 Wavy Days Beer Fest
  • Thompson’s Point, Portland
  • 60+ top breweries, bands, food, vendors, games, & more
• 27 South Berwick Strawberry Festival
  • Road race & fun walk, music, activities, food, free trolley service & parking
• 27-28 The Maine Oyster Festival, Freeport
• 28 East Bayside Trail Fest
  • 38 Diamond St, Portland
  • 2-mile run, ride, or walk, all ages event
• 28 Segabo Triathlon Festival
  • Ward Field, 278 Whites Bridge Rd, Standish
  • Swim, bike, & run all ages event

July

• 9 RGSA Annual Strawberry Festival, Oquossoc
• 10-12 42nd Annual Moxie Days Moxie Festival, Lisbon
• 11 7th Annual Wayne Strawberry Festival
• 11-12 North Atlantic Blues Festival, Rockland
• 11-12 Abbe Museum Dawnland Festival, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor
• 11-19 Maine Potato Blossom Festival, 342 Main St, Fort Fairfield
• 17-18 44th Annual Logging Festival, Maine Forestry Museum grounds, Rangeley
• 17-19 61st Annual Yarmouth Clam Festival
• 17-19 Maine Celtic Celebration, Belfast
• 16-18* Rockland Maritime Heritage Days
• 18-19 22nd Annual Native American Pow Wow, Wells Harbor Park, 331 Harbor Road, Wells
• 22-27 20th Annual Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail Festival, Greenville
• 25 The Maine Artisan Bread Fair, Skowhegan State Fairgrounds
  • 9am-3pm
• 29-August 2 Maine Lobster Festival, Rockland
  • The biggest celebration of lobster in the world
  • Free admission every day
  • Food, entertainment, children’s events, International Great Crate Race, parade, dogs show, road race, fun run & walk, and more

August

• 5-9 Union Fair & Maine Wild Blueberry Festival, Union Fairgrounds, Union
• 7-8*- Forest Heritage Days, Greenville
• 7-8 Wilton Blueberry Festival
• 7-9 Belfast Harbor Fest
• 13-16 Madawaska Acadian Festival
• 14-16 48th Annual Machias Wild Blueberry Festival
• 14-16* Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival
• 15-16 Maine Highland Games and Scottish Festival, Windsor Fairgrounds
• 15-16 Washburn August Festival, 1287 Main St, Washburn
  • Pancake breakfasts, parades, live music, fireworks, carnival games, rock climbing, craft vendors, and food vendors
• 16 MS Harborfest Lobster Boat Races (Portland)
• 20 51st Annual Rangeley Blueberry Festival, Rangeley town park
• 22 25th Annual Wells Chili-Fest
• 28-29 Camden Windjammer Festival
• 28-30 Crown of Maine Balloon Fest, Presque Isle
• 29-31 37th Eastport Salmon & Seafood Festival
  • 29-31 37th Eastport Salmon & Seafood Festival

September

• 10-13 52nd International Seaplane Fly-In, Moosehead Lake, Greenville
• 11-13 Eastport Pirate Festival
  • Pirate ship sails into port, entertainment, activities, food, games, bed races, & more!
• 11-13 Trails End Festival, Millinocket
  • Free live music, food, fun, & more!
• 13 The Maine Cheese Festival, Manson Park, Pittsfield
• 19 28th Annual Bethel Harvestfest
• 26 22nd Annual Maine Lakes Brewfest, 40 Brag Way, Bridgton
  • Live music, food, & beer
• 26 Apple Pumpkin Festival, Livermore Falls
• 26 Portland Oktoberfest, Mathew’s, 133 Free St, Portland
  • Beer, food, music, & fun
• 26-27 Pemaquid Oyster Festival, Mine Oyster Restaurant, Boothbay Harbor

October

• 2-4 27th Annual Freeport Fall Festival
• 3 The County’s Fall Festival to End Hunger, 37 Graves Rd, Mars Hill
  • Live music, food trucks, beer garden, chairlift rides, bonfire, golf scramble, & ATV ride-in
• 3 Chili, Chowder, & BrewFest, Bath Freight Shed, 27 Commercial St, Bath
• 10 Swine & Stein Brewfest, Water St, Gardiner
  • Live bands, food trucks, beer, wine, & more
• 10-12 Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta
  • Decorated Atlantic Giant pumpkin display downtown, road race, parade, pumpkin boat race (people paddling in the ocean in giant, caved out pumpkins), food, games, entertainment, & more!
• 10-11 58th Annual Fall Foliage Festival, Boothbay Railway Village
• 10-11 Sunday River Fall Festival, Sunday River Ski Resort, Newry
  • Scenic chondola rides, food, music, arts & crafts, North American Wife Carrying Championship, New England Cornhole Championship, & more!
• 10-11- Maine Maple Fall Fest Weekend, various sugar houses across the state
• 17 41st Annual Harvestfest & Kidsfest, Short Sands Beach, York Beach
• 17- HarvestFest, Kennebunk
• 18 Great Maine Apple Day, MOFGA, Unity
• 23-25 22nd Annual OgunquitFest, Ogunquit
• 29-30 Harvest on the Harbor, 170 Anderson St, Portland
• 31 Maine OysterFest, 170 Anderson St, Portland

November

• Coming Soon!

December

• 11-13 40th Annual Christmas by the Sea, Ogunquit
  • Tree and bridge lighting, concerts, children’s activities, parade, bonfire, fireworks, & Santa!