Local Events
MAY
Opening of Fort Knox and The Penobscot Narrows Observatory
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Date: |
May 1st |
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Location: |
Prospect, Maine |
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Description: |
Seasonal opening of the fort and
observation tower |
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Contact: |
Fort Knox 207-469-6553 |
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Maine Cowboy
Shootout Championship |
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Date: |
May 24th and
25th |
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Location: |
Ft. Knox, Prospect, Maine |
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Description: |
Maine Cowboy Shoot Out Association State
Championships, sponsored by the Waldo County Rangers. Watch as the “old
West” rolls into Fort Knox and participants using a .45 caliber handgun
and wax bullets compete to see who the fastest draw in Maine is. |
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Contact: |
Fort Knox 207-469-6553 |
JUNE
Lupine Festival
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Date: |
June 20th – 22nd |
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Location: |
Deer Isle/Stonington |
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Description: |
The Lupine Festival is a variety of events including a craft fair, rummage sale, concert, art and sculpture show, boat excursions, airplane rides, quilt show, garden tour, children’s activities, movies and more. |
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Contact: |
Stonington Chamber of Commerce 207-367-2420 |
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Blessing of the Boats |
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Date: |
June 28th
10 AM |
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Location: |
Bucksport
Town Dock |
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Description: |
The Blessing of the
Boats or Fleet as it is often called is a blessing given
at the beginning of the sailing year to keep all vessels
and their crew safe and brought back home at the end of
the season. |
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Contact: |
Bucksport
Bay Area Chamber of Commerce 207-469-6818 |
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Date: |
June 27thth 10 AM |
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Location: |
Bucksport Town Dock |
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Description: |
The Festival will commemorate the opening of the new Penobscot Narrows Bridge – The Gateway to Downeast! The festival will include a parade, music, food, crafts, fireworks and more! |
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Contact: |
Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce 207-469-6818 |
JULY
Orland River Day
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Date: |
July 5th |
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Location: |
Orland,
Maine Waterfront |
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Description: |
Music,
food, crafts, raft races, children’s activies |
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Contact: |
Alvion
Kimball 207-469-0077 |
Paranormal/Psychic Faire
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Date: |
July 5th
and 6th |
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Location: |
Fort Knox,
Prospect, Maine |
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Description: |
Features
renowned crytozoologist and author Loren Cleoman,
psychics, ghost hunters, and more. |
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Contact: |
Fort Knox
207-469- |
Sedgwick Antique Auto Show
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Date: |
July 12th
8 – 3PM |
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Location: |
Blue Hill Fairgrounds |
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Description: |
The Annual Sedgwick Fird
Department Antique Auto |
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Contact: |
David
Carter 207-359-8997 |
Arts in the Park
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Date: |
July 12th
and 13th |
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Location: |
Heritage Park, Belfast Waterfront |
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Description: |
The 13th
Annual Arts in the Park |
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Contact: |
Belfast
Chamber of Commerce |
Scottish Tattoo
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Date: |
July 12th
6:30 PM – 8:30PM |
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Location: |
Fort Knox, Prospect, Maine |
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Description: |
A popular annual event
featuring Scottish bagpipers, precision marching bands
and a patriotic salute to America. $10/person;
$25/family. |
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Contact: |
Fort Knox
207-469-6553 |
Full Moon Madness – Penobscot Narrows
Observatory
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Date: |
July 18th
and 19th |
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Location: |
Fort Knox – Penobscot Narrows Observatory |
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Description: |
The
Observatory will be open at night to provide vies of the
full moon and surrounding area. 9 – Midnight $5/person |
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Contact: |
Fort Knox –
207-469- 6553 |
Olde-Fashioned Summer Fair
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Date: |
July 19th
– 20th |
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Location: |
Orrington
– 372 Fields Pond Road |
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Description: |
An old-
fashioned summer fair and open farm day at the Curran
Homestead |
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Contact: |
207-945-9311 |
Bucksport Bay Festival
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Date: |
July 25th –
26th |
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Location: |
Bucksport Maine
Waterfront |
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Description: |
Celebration of the
Penobscot Bay. Crafters, music, food, children’s
activities and fireworks! |
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Contact: |
Bucksport
Bay Area Chamber of Commerce 207-469-6818 |
WERU Full Circle Fair
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Date: |
July 26th
– 27th |
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Location: |
Blue Hill
Fair Ground |
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Description: |
Summer fair celebrating
community radio. Features artists, crafters, music,
food and exhibits. |
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Contact: |
WERU –
207-469-6600 |
AUGUST
Full
Moon Madness – Penobscot Narrows Observatory
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Date: |
August 15th and
16th |
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Location: |
Fort Knox – Penobscot Narrows Observatory |
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Description: |
The Observatory will be open at night to
provide vies of the full moon and surrounding area. 9 – Midnight
$5/person |
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Contact: |
Fort Knox 207-469-6553
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American Folk Festival
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Date: |
August 22nd – 24th
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Location: |
Bangor, Maine Waterfront |
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Description: |
The American Folk Festival on the Bangor
Waterfront is a celebration of multi-cultural traditional arts with
music, dance, crafts, food and storytelling. For info phone (207)
992-2630. |
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Contact: |
207-992-2630 |
Blue Hill Fair
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Date: |
August 28th –
Sept 1st |
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Location: |
Blue Hill Fair Grounds |
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Description: |
This is a "Down to Earth" Country Fair
always scheduled Labor Day Weekend. The Blue Hill Fair showcases the
best of Maine Agriculture, while providing carnival thrills, a great
selection of food and displays, and major entertainment (past headliners
include Faith Hill, Charlie Daniels, 38 Special, and Diamond Rio).
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Contact: |
Robert
Eaton 207-374-3701. |
OCTOBER
Fright at the Fort
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Date: |
October 24th
& 25th, and 31st |
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Location: |
Fort Knox,
Prospect |
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Description: |
Probably
Maine’s largest Halloween event . Visitors are led
through the dark passageways of Fort Knox where
indescribable things lurk in the shadows, creating
screams of fright. Admission is $5 per person. |
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Contact: |
fortknox.maineguide.com 207-469-6553 |
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