Maine Winter Events: February 2024

Maine Winter Events: February 2024

The month of February really picks up the pace for Maine winter events! There are multiple snowmobile events, including poker runs, a charity ride, and radar runs. The National Toboggan Championships are this month, as well as some fun festivals, races, ice fishing derbies, and you can even help harvest ice the old-fashioned way at the Thompson Ice House! Or how about checking out something new: equine skijoring on the 10th at the Topsham Fairgrounds!

What is Equine Skijoring?

Picture this: a horse and rider, a rope attached to the horse, and a skier or snowboarder holding the other end of that rope. The horse takes off in a full gallop, reaching speeds up to 50mph, and the rider behind them tries to hold on while going around obstacles and over jumps- without wiping out. Talk about action-packed entertainment! Here’s a YouTube video of an equine skijoring event out in Wyoming to give you an idea of what equine skijoring is like.

Have a fantastic February in Maine, and I hope to see you out at some of these fantastic Maine winter events!

Maine Winter Events February 2024

• 1-4 51st Dysart’s Snowmobile Ride-In Weekend, Celebrity Egg Ride and Poker Run
  • Dysart’s, 530 Coldbrook Rd, Hermon
• 2 Winter Fest First Friday
  • Downtown Auburn
  • 5pm-8pm
  • Ice sculptures, live music
• 2-4 17th Annual Moosehead Lake Togue Derby
  • Lakeview St, Greenville
  • February 2, 12:01am-February 4, 4pm
• 2-4 33rd Annual U.S. National Toboggan Championships
  • Camden Snow Bowl, 20 Barnestown Road, Camden
• 2-4 Fire on the Mountain Festival, Grateful Dead Celebration
  • Sugarloaf Mountain, Carrabassett Valley
• 3 Piscataquis Snowmobile Radar Runs, Facebook
  • Charles A. Chase Memorial Airport field, Dover-Foxcroft
  • Starts at 8am
• 3 Bald Mountain Camps Resort Snowmobile Ride for Cystic Fibrosis
  • 125 Bald Mountain Rd, Oquossoc
  • 11am
• 4 Penobscot Snowmobile Club Radar Run
  • 795 Bog Rd, Hermon
  • 12pm-4pm
• 9-11 Biddeford WinterFest
  • Downtown Biddeford
  • February 9, 4pm to February 11, 1pm
• 9-11 Rangeley Pond Hockey Festival
  • Haley Pond, Rangeley
• 10 Topsham Fair Equine Skijoring
  • 83 Fairgrounds Road, Topsham
  • 10am-4pm
• 10 Bald Mountain Camps Resort Cross-Country Snowmobile Race
  • 125 Bald Mountain Rd, Oquossoc
  • Registration 6am-8:30am, race starts at 9am
• 10 Tri-Town Winterfest
  • Poland Municipal Park, Poland
  • 11am-3pm
• 10 Fields Pond WinterFest
  • Fields Pond Audubon Center, 216 Fields Pond Road, Holden
  • Free for all
• 10 100 Mile Wilderness Sled Dog Race
  • 33 Leisure Life Rd, Greenville
  • Sled dog and dog skijor races
• 11 Carrabassett Fat Bike Race
  • Sugarloaf, 3001 Touring Center Road, Carrabassett Valley
• 12 Bald Mountain Camps Resort Cross-Country Snowmobile Race
  • 125 Bald Mountain Rd, Oquossoc
  • Registration 6am-8:30am, race starts at 9am
• 16-17 Flavors of Freeport
  • Downtown Freeport
  • Foodie lotto, Frosty Frolic outdoor party, live music from Motor Booty Affair
• 16-24 Somerset SnowFest
  • Various locations in Skowhegan and Madison
  • Fishing derby, dog sled rides, skating, tubing, equestrian skijoring competition (Skijor Skowhegan)
• 17 Tame the Track Tour Snowmobile Races
  • Island Falls
  • Snowmobile races and radar runs
• 17 Northwoods Snowmobile Radar Runs
  • 1159 Rangeley Rd., Avon
• 17 11th Annual Winter Fest Ice Fishing Derby
  • Flanders Pond, Sullivan
  • 5am
• 17 Winter Carnival at Gilsland Farm
  • 20 Gisland Farm Road, Falmouth
  • 10am-2pm
• 17 14th Annual Snowshoe Festival, Western Foothills Land Trust
  • 58 Roberts Road, Norway
  • Snowshoe races, youth race, snowshoe tug-o-war, fashion show, snowshoe games
• 17 Maine Lakes Winter Carnival
  • Highland Lake, Bridgton
  • Kid’s ice fishing derby, horse & carriage rides, ice bar, fireworks
• 17-18 Maine Free Fishing Weekend!
  • Anyone without a fishing license can fish for free
• 17-18 Sebago Lake Rotary Ice Fishing Derby
  • Sebago Lake, Windham
  • $5,000 cash grand prize
• 18 China Four Seasons Ice Fishing Derby
  • China Lake
• 18 Spectrum Generations Muskie Community Center Ice Fishing Derby
  • Statewide
  • Weigh-in: 38 Gold Street, Waterville, ME 04901
• 18 The Benedicta Snow Gang Ice Fishing Derby
  • Plunkett Pond, Benedicta
• 18 Camp Laughing Loon Ice Fishing Derby
  • Little Ossipee Lake, Waterboro
• 18 Thompson Ice House Museum Annual Ice Harvest
  • Thompson Pond, South Bristol
  • 11am-3pm
  • Visitors can participate in harvesting the ice
• 23-25 Annual Belfast Ice Festival & State of Maine Ice Carving Championship
  • Downtown Belfast
• 24 Traps for Kids Ice Fishing Derby
  • Pennesseewassee – Norway
• 24 Mt. Tir’em Lodge #132 Ice Fishing Derby
  • All Legal Waters
  • Weigh-in: Keoka Beach, Waterford, Maine
• 24 Norway/Paris Fish & Game Ice Fishing Derby
  • All Legal Waters – Statewide
  • Weigh-in: Norway-Paris Fish and Game Clubhouse, 744 Buckfield Rd, South Paris, Maine
• 24 Full Moon Showshoe Hike
  • Pineland Farms, 25 Campus Dr, New Gloucester
  • 6pm-8:30pm
• 24 Bald Mountain Camps Resort Annual Fly-In
  • 125 Bald Mountain Rd, Oquossoc
  • 11am
• 25 AJ Davis Memorial Ice Fishing Derby
  • Shaker Pond – Alfred
• 28-March 3 Snowbowl 2024 Snowmobile Race & Show
  • Various locations in & around Caribou
  • SnoCross Race, Rave X Motorsports freestyle stunt show, trail riding, hill climb Bigrock Mountain, snowmobile demo area, groomer rodeo, vintage sled show
• 29-March 1 WinterKids Downhill 24
  • Mt. Abram, Greenwood