Maine Events in May 2025
Warmer weather opens up the door to more fun and exciting outdoor activities in Maine. This month, we have river paddle races, marathons, and festivals. This month also marks the start of Maine’s mud run season, and don’t forget the annual Maine free fishing weekend, where you can fish without a license at the end of the month! Check back often- I’ll add events as more dates are set! Visit my online Maine Outdoor Events Google Calendar here for more information about each event and a complete list of all events for the year, or click the event’s title to go directly to their website.
Have a fantastic May in Maine, and I hope to see you at some of these fantastic Maine spring events!
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Maine Events in May 2025
- 3 Polar Bear Triathlon, Brunswick
- 3 Meduxnekeag River Canoe Kayak Race, 69 North St, Houlton
- 3 Fishing Derby, Rogers Pond, Kennebunk
- 3 Bass Fishing Derbies (6)
- ANDROSCOGGIN L, LEEDS
- ARROWHEAD(Little OSSIPEE FLOWAGE), WATERBORO
- CHINA L, CHINA
- GREEN L, DEDHAM
- PLEASANT L, CASCO
- SEBAGO L (LITTLE), WINDHAM
- 3-4 Kenduskeag Slalom paddle race, Kenduskeag Stream, Valley Ave & Exchange St, Bangor
- 4 Maine Coast Half Marathon & 5k, Wells
- 4 Aroostook River Spring Runoff Canoe & Kayak Race, Caribou
- 4 Bass Fishing Derbies (5)
- COBBOSSEECONTEE L, WINTHROP
- CRESCENT L, RAYMOND
- HIGHLAND L, BRIDGTON
- MARANACOOK L, WINTHROP
- PLEASANT L, CASCO
- 7 Bass Fishing Derby
- LONG L w\ BRANDY Pd, BRIDGTON
- 10 Sebec River paddle race, Sebec Village Reading Room to Veterans Park, Milo
- 10 Bass Fishing Derbies (3)
- COBBOSSEECONTEE L, WINTHROP
- GREAT POND, BELGRADE
- SABATTUS P, GREENE
- 10-11 Riverlands 100 Endurance Run, Turner
- 11 Pine Brook Mudders Mud Runs, Steuben
- 11 Sugarloaf Marathon & 15K, Carrabasset Valley
- 15 Last Day to Apply for Maine Moose Permit Lottery
- 17 Maine Forest and Logging Museum Alewife Day, Bradley
- 17 Fiddlers and Fiddlehead Festival, Patten Lumbermen’s Museum, 61 Shin Pond Rd, Patten
- 17 Meadow Brook Mudders, New Portland Fair Grounds- Benefit Mud Run
- 17 Madawaska River Run, Stockholm
- 17 Fishing Derby, Pettengill Pond, Auburn
- 17 Bass Fishing Derbies (5)
- CHINA L, CHINA
- PLEASANT(MUD) P/COBBOSSEE STREAM/HORSESHOE P, GARDINER
- SEBEC L, WILLIMANTIC
- THOMPSON L, OXFORD
- TODDY P, SURRY
- 18 1st Annual Tylor Kelly’s Allagash Dash, Allagash Bridge, Allagash, to Hart’s Landing, St Francis
- 18 Union River paddle race, Union River, Grand Lake Dam to Ellsworth town dock
- 18 Bass Fishing Derbies (3)
- ALAMOOSOOK L, ORLAND
- PANTHER P, RAYMOND
- SALMON L (ELLIS P) and MCGRATH P, BELGRADE
- 22-25 4×4 Proving Grounds Mud Runs, Lebanon -Spring Mud Fling
- 24 Bass Fishing Derby
- WILSON P, DEXTER P AND BERRY P, WAYNE
- 24-25 Trail Running Festival at Pineland Farms, New Gloucester
- 25 Miles for Mills 5k and 10k, Brunswick
- 25 Bass Fishing Derby
- WILSON P, DEXTER P AND BERRY P, WAYNE
- 30-June 1 Maine Canoe Symposium, Bryant Pond
- 29-June 1 26th Annual Acadia Birding Festival, Mount Desert Island, Southwest Harbor, Acadia National Park
- 31 Northern Maine Soap Box Derby, Houlton Fairgrounds
- 31-June 1 Maine Free Fishing Weekend
- 31-June 1 Fishing Derby, Center Pond, Sangerville; Harlow Pond, Parkman; Manhanock Pond, Sangerville