Activities and Events in Maine
August 2010
August typically brings warm
temperatures, lots of sunshine, and more things to do in Maine than at
any other
time of year. As a matter of fact...
...there are so
many activities
and events in Maine, August 2010 that you may have a
difficult
time deciding just how to spend your Maine vacation.
Maine state fairs with agricultural exhibits,
crafts shows, ox pulls, pig scrambles, giant size Midway's, parades,
fireworks displays, and plenty of family activities are scheduled
throughout the month. And from the coast of Maine to its mountains...
...activities and events in Maine, August 2010
include lots of celebrations and festivals, featuring two of Maine's
most popular foods - Maine
wild blueberries and the decadent Maine
lobster!
For other entertainment, outdoor concerts
(including a bluegrass festival and a jazz festival), lobster boat races,
an
in-water boat show, antique shows, and plenty of other summer
activities are on the Maine
calendar of events for August.
What if the Maine weather in August
is not
as nice as you planned? Although most of the activities and
events in Maine, August 2010 will be held outdoors, and not necessarily
considered "rainy day activities", you will often find tents and
other shelter nearby that can serve as a temporary escape. If
you plan ahead, and bring an umbrella or hooded jacket, a little
rain should not dampen the fun!
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August Maine Event Calendar 2010
With all the things
to do in Maine in August, this
list will continue to grow. Please check back periodically to
see what current events have been added.
Very
important...
Activities and
events in Maine, August 2010 may not reflect schedule changes or
cancellations. Before heading out, confirm event dates and event
locations.
Activities and
Events in Maine, August 2010 are listed by event date. For maps and driving
directions click on the Map links.
When:
Friday, July 30 - Sunday, August 1, 2010
Where:
Boothbay
Harbor, Maine
- Map
More
information: Boothbay Region Land
Trust website, Boat Builders Festival page
A weekend full of events... On Friday
night, the Boat
Builders Cocktail Buffet and Art Show Premiere is held at the Ocean
Point
Marina in East Boothbay. Saturday's events
include the Boat Builders Festival Art Show and Sale, at the Ocean
Point
Marina, and at the Harbor Theater in Boothbay Harbor, The Harbor
Theater Special Screening of The
Fish Belong to the People.
Sunday's activities, held in East Boothbay,
include boats on the land and in the water, "...famous
vessels, gigantic seafood feast, huge art show, nautical exhibits, a
pirate invasion, free kids activities, live music, shipyard tours,
nautical and sustainable product vendors, and much more"
When:
Friday, July 30 - Saturday, August 7, 2010
Where:
Presque Isle, Maine - Map
More
information: Northern Maine
Fairgrounds
website
"It's that time of year again - and
planning for the 156th Annual Northern Maine Fair is well under
way. We have some exciting events in the works, as well as, Vicenta's
White Tiger Show already solidified."
When:
Friday, July 30 - Sunday, August 8, 2010
Where:
Bangor, Maine - Map
More
information: Bangor Maine State
Fair
website
With a Swampmaster's Gator Show and Exhibit,
an Aussie Kingdom, the Backyard Circus (back by popular demand), the
Great American Duck Races, and magic, music, and group drumming by
Buffalo and Brandy, the Bangor Maine State Fair is sure to provide
family fun for every age group.
When:
Friday, July 30 - Sunday, August 8, 2010
Where:
York Beach,
Maine
- Map
More
information: York Parks and
Recreation Department website, Special Events and York Days page
Live music, crafts, food, and fun family
activities are
scheduled during this week long celebration that leads up to the York
Days Craft Fair on August 7th and 8th. But perhaps that most
highlighted event is Christmas in July in York Beach,
with the Lighting of the Nubble...
..."The Parks and Recreation Department will be
sponsoring the 18th Annual Christmas in July celebration on Sunday,
August 1st. Our summer residents and vacationers will have a chance to
see the Nubble as it appears each year during the Christmas season. A
spectacular view from Sohier Park features the keeper’s house and tower
entirely outlined in white lights. The Seacoast Wind Ensemble,
beginning at 8:00 pm, will provide entertainment."
More Activities
and Events in Maine, August 2010...
When:
Saturday, July 31 - Sunday, August 1, 2010
Where:
Bar Harbor, Maine - Map
More
information: Bar Harbor Chamber of
Commerce website, Summer Arts and Crafts Festival page
"Over 100 Juried Craftsmen will display and sell
their American made works. Specialty food sampling, craft
demonstrations and live music complete this perfect summertime event."
When:
Wednesday, August 4 - Sunday, August 8, 2010
Where:
Rockland, Maine
- Map
More
information: Maine Lobster Festival
website
At the Rockland,
Maine Lobster Festival
in Harbor Park, see what
is acclaimed to be the world's
largest lobster cooker, various arts and
crafts vendors, U.S. Coast Guard Station tours, seafood cooking
contests, road races, carnival rides, games and activities for the
kids, along with great live entertainment, and the Big
Parade - featuring a variety of bands, floats, marching units, and the
newly crowned Sea Goddess and her Sea Princesses.
And, as a special treat, the United
States Navy will be sending a ship to visit Rockland during the week of
the 2010 Maine Lobster Festival!
When:
Friday, August 6 - Saturday, August 7, 2010
Where:
Wilton, Maine
- Map
More
information: Wilton Blueberry
Festival
website
The 28th Annual Wilton Blueberry Festival will
provide two full days of non-stop family entertainment.
Events include sidewalk and yard sales, with food and
crafts, a lobster roll bag Lunch, boat tours, a chicken BBQ,
a parade, a quilt and rug show, the Wilton Fireman's Muster, a chili
tasting contest, ;and...
...lots and lots of blueberries with a Blueberry
Pancake Breakfast, a Blueberry Cook-Off, Blueberry picking at the
Wilton
Blueberry Farm, and a Blueberry Bazaar, all ending on Saturday evening
with a boat parade and fireworks.
When:
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Where:
Rangeley, Maine
- Map
More
information: Saddleback Mountain
website, Bluegrass Festival page
The popular Bluegrass Festival will feature "two
of the top names in
bluegrass music; the David Grisman Bluegrass Experience and the Del
McCoury Band, along with Darol Anger, Scott Law, & Sharon
Gilchrist and the Infamous Stringdusters and Maine bands including the
Jerks of Grass and the Stowaways".
More Activities
and Events in Maine, August 2010...
When:
Sunday, August 8 - Saturday, August 14, 2010
Where:
Topsham, Maine
- Map
More
information: Topsham Fair
website
The Topsham
Fair
2010 schedule of events should be available soon. Please
check back for more information on the
annual fair held at the Topsham Fairgrounds.
When:
Thursday, August 12 - Saturday, August 21, 2010
Where:
Skowhegan, Maine
- Map
More
information: Skowhegan State Fair
website
The Skowhegan State Fair
2010 schedule of events should be available soon. Please
check back for more information on the
nation's
oldest continuously run agricultural fair
When:
Friday, August 13 - Saturday, August 14, 2010
Where:
Greenville, Maine
- Map
More
information: Forest Heritage Days
website
"Since 1991, when the Maine Forest Service
observed its 100th anniversary protecting Maine forests, a group of
Moosehead Lake region individuals has organized Forest Heritage Days,
dedicated from the start to providing the public a singular opportunity
to learn about the working forests of Maine - the history, the present
practices, and what’s in store for the future."
Today, Forest Heritage Days continues to combine
education and entertainment in a unique fashion, featuring displays,
tours, discussion forums, music, humor, crafts, food and the Game of
Logging, "an exciting and highly skilled competition between Certified
Logging Professional Level 4 loggers".
When:
Friday, August 13 - Sunday, August 15, 2010
Where:
Union, Maine
- Map
More
information: Maine Antiques
Festival website
The 29th Annual Maine Antiques Festival will
feature "...dealers
from across the country offering a wide variety of antiques for sale
from formal to folk art."
When:
Friday, August 13 - Sunday, August 15, 2010
Where:
Rockland, Maine
- Map
More
information: Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors website,
Boat Show page
Boat builders, artists, architects, craftsmen,
marine gear vendors, and
musicians will all be at Harbor Park in Rockland, Maine for the only
in-water boat show in the state. With 70 boats in the water
and 150 exhibitors on land, fine food, live music,
a children's area, zucchini boat racing, and the running of the 8th
Annual World Championship Boatyard Dog Trials, this can be a fun event
for the entire
family.
More Activities
and Events in Maine, August 2010...
When:
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Where:
Winter Harbor, Maine
- Map
More
information: Schoodic Chamber of
Commerce website,
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival page
Every year the second Saturday of August draws a
big crowd to Winter Harbor for a fun family day of lobster boat races,
a crafts fair, with more than 80 exhibitors, lobster dinner, and a
late afternoon parade.
When:
Wednesday, August 18 - Friday, August 20, 2010
Where:
Bar Harbor, Maine
- Map
More
information: Bar Harbor Jazz Festival website
The Bar Harbor Jazz Festival
2010 schedule of events should be available soon. Please
check back for more information.
When:
Friday, August 20 - Sunday, August 22, 2010
Where:
Lewiston - Auburn, Maine
- Map
More
information: Great Falls Balloon Festival website
Located on the banks of the beautiful Androscoggin
River, the Festival, attracts "crowds of approximately 100,000 visitors
annually. The river, with its backdrop of the rocky Great
Falls, provides a picturesque setting for the thirty to forty Balloons
which visit annually, including some special shape balloons."
In addition to balloons, the Festival features
food booths, craft and trade booths, a
children's area with entertainment for toddlers to teens, live music, a
carnival, a parade, and various demonstrations and contests.
When:
Friday, August 20 - Sunday, August 22, 2010
Where:
Machias, Maine
- Map
More
information: Machias Wild Blueberry
Festival website
"A seriously fun festival" ...with Blueberry
Musical Comedy, 5-mile and 1-mile foot races, baking and pie eating
contests, a variety of musical entertainment, historical and cultural
exhibits, tours and lectures, children's entertainment, children's
parade and kid zone, a community worship service,
blueberry pancake breakfast, chicken barbeque, fish fry, and bean
supper!
More Activities
and Events in Maine, August 2010...
When:
Saturday, August 21 - Saturday, August 28, 2010
Where:
Union, Maine
- Map
More
information: Union Fair website
"Join us at this classic event celebrating
agriculture in the state of Maine. The fairgrounds are nestled among
the rolling hills and beautiful farmlands in Union, Maine. There are
activities and entertainment for all age groups...".
When:
Thursday, August 26 - Sunday, August 29, 2010
Where:
Acton, Maine
- Map
More
information: Acton Fair website
Bring the whole family for horse and ox pulling,
4-H animal events, a pig scramble, the Ms. Acton Pageant, a parade, and
much more!
When:
Thursday, August 26 - Sunday, August 29, 2010
Where:
Dover-Foxcroft, Maine
- Map
More
information: Piscataquis Valley Fair website
The
Piscataquis Valley Fair
2010 schedule of events should be available soon. Please
check back for more information.
When:
Sunday, August 29 - Monday, September 6, 2010
Where:
Windsor, Maine
- Map
More
information: Windsor Fair website
"A family tradition since 1888"... the Windsor
Fair is an agricultural, crafts and arts event, complete with Pig
Scramble, a Farmer's Ox Pull, a Farmer's Horse Women's Skillet Throwing
Contest, a Horse Twitching Contest, a Demolition
Derby, horse racing, a Giant Midway, and much, much more!
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