True Maine Events
For more information on events, visit facebook.com/DownEastAcadia/events. Our local visitor centers and Chambers of Commerce also provide events calendars on their websites.
Seasonal Features
Acadia's Oktoberfest
October 6-7
Beer, Food, Music, Crafts
12th Annual
Wine Tasting
October 6
4PM to 6PM
26th Annual Brewfest
October 7
Noon to 5PM
at Archie's Lobster
90 Tremont Road,
Bass Harbor
acadiaoktoberfest.com
Art of Ellsworth-Maine Craft Weekend
October 5-8
Come to historic downtown Ellsworth and experience our creative culture! At the 6th Annual Art of Ellsworth: Maine Craft Weekend event, you’ll get the opportunity to take studio tours, watch craft demonstrations, take workshops, and listen to live music!
Kick off the weekend with a Down East Dead concert at The Grand on Thursday, October 5! Opening performances by Ellsworth-based band: The Wayside.
heartofellsworth.org/artofellsworth
Downeast Cider + Cheese Festival
November 9-12
Celebrating a revival of two traditional foods, hard cider, and cheese, the Downeast Cider + Cheese Festival honors the rich tradition of Maine’s historic apple industry, the first and only event of its kind in the state.
Live music, expert apple talk,ticketed Cider + Cheese Tastings, cider Bazaar, Festival Market, Apple Pressing at Fogtown Brewing Company...and more!
heartofellsworth.org/downeast-cider-cheese-festival
The Great Sardine and Maple Leaf Drop
December 31
Celebrate the New Year’s arrival in Canada and the US, including the traditional drops of the Great Sardine & Maple Leaf.
tidesinstitute.org/new-years-eve/
Annual True Maine Events
MARCH
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MAY
Down East Spring Birding Festival, Cobscook Bay Area
East Grand Adventure Race, Danforth
Spring Birds of Acadia with Puffin Cruise, Schoodic Institute, Winter Harbor
Wings Waves & Woods Birding Festival, Stonington & Deer Isle
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JUNE
Acadia Birding Festival, Mount Desert Island
Art in the Park, Bar Harbor
Margaretta Days, Machias
Monteux Music Festival, Hancock
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JULY
Bastille Day, Castine
Campobello Fogfest, Campobello Island, NB, CA
Down East Sunrise Trail Relay, Ellsworth to Eastport
Flamingo Festival, Southwest Harbor
Grand Lake Stream Folk Art Festival
Monteux Music Festival, Hancock
Native American Festival and Basket Makers Market, Bar Harbor
Puckerbrush Primitive Gathering, Columbia Falls
AUGUST
International Homecoming, Calais and St. Stephen, NB, CA
Machias Wild Blueberry Festival
Schoodic Arts Festival, Winter Harbor
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival
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SEPTEMBER
Acadia Night Sky Festival, Acadia National Park
Eastport Salmon and Seafood Festival
International Maritime Film Festival, Bucksport
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OCTOBER
Acadia’s Oktoberfest, Mount Desert Island
Autumn Gold, Ellsworth
Fright at the Fort, Bucksport
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NOVEMBER
Downeast Cider + Cheese Festival, Ellsworth
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DECEMBER
The Great Sardine & Maple Leaf Drop, Eastport
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