The Schoodic Arts Festival is a vibrant multi-week celebration of the arts held each summer in Winter Harbor and the surrounding Schoodic Peninsula. It features an extensive schedule of daily workshops across diverse disciplines (visual arts, crafts, performance arts). Evenings are filled with concerts, theatrical performances, and lectures. A children's art tent provides creative activities.…

Sunday afternoon Festival Orchestra concert featuring guest artist Jasmin Arakawa, piano. Program includes Ravel Piano Concerto in G. Jasmin Arakawa has established a vibrant international career, recognized for her sensitive and insightful musicianship. Concerts are approximately 2 hours, including intermission. Doors open 4:30.

The final 'Mainely Chamber Music' concert of the 2025 season. Program TBD. Concerts are approximately 2 hours, including intermission. Doors open 4:30.

Milbridge Days is a significant annual community-wide celebration. It typically features a plethora of events including a parade, car show, lobster cookout, concerts on the outdoor stage at the Town Marina, fireworks, and the popular codfish relay race. The 2025 Milbridge Days 5K and Fun Run is a key part of the celebration, offering a…

HPL's biennial Book and Bake Sale. Come support the Library and get some great reads and delicious treats! The sale will be on the Library lawn. We request that you do not park on the lawn, and do not arrive before 9:45 AM. A wide selection of gently used books for all ages, plus homemade…

The final Festival Orchestra concert of the 2025 season, featuring the winner of the annual Monteux Concerto Competition. Program TBD. Concerts are approximately 2 hours, including intermission. Doors open 4:30.

The Town of Sullivan hosts its annual Sullivan Daze festival. Traditionally, the event features a parade, live music, food vendors, crafts, kids' activities, and fireworks over Taunton Bay. The two-day listing suggests activities may commence on Friday evening and continue throughout Saturday.

Wild Blueberry Weekend is a statewide celebration where Maine's wild blueberry farms open their doors to the public for a weekend of fun, food, and learning. In Cherryfield, known as the 'Wild Blueberry Capital of the World,' visitors can tour farms like Blue Barrens Farm (11 High Street) for blueberry processing tours, complimentary pie/coffee, and…

Transform your plein air painting skills in this week-long oil, acrylic, pastel, and watercolor workshop on the coast of Maine at Schoodic Institute. Includes a day trip to Corea, ME. Meals and accommodations at Schoodic Institute included. Workshop aimed at refining personal technique. Carol Douglas has 20 years' experience. One-week workshop is $1,818 (includes five…

Anna Durand of the MDI Historical Society will present a program exploring the economic ties developed by early seafarers of Mount Desert Island and Frenchman Bay with the slavery-based economies of the West Indies, drawing on local and primary source materials.

The Hancock Point Library Association's annual meeting. Reports from board members and librarians on the library's activities and financial health. Election of officers may occur. This year's guest speaker is Erik Miller, who will discuss Artificial Intelligence.

A quintessential Maine summer celebration. Kicks off with blueberry pancake breakfast (Masons', 6:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Masonic Building). Craft fair (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Gymnasium/Town Office). Lobster dinner (11:00 AM - 3:00 PM). Lobster boat races (typically 10:00 AM, visible from harbor). Other food vendors. Island Explorer bus often provides free transportation.