 Summer is a beautiful and busy time in Coastal Maine. Blueberry and lobster festivals, boat races of all kinds and concerts galore help natives and visitors alike take advantage of the gorgeous Maine weather.
June - July - August - September - October - November - December
Mon. & Thurs. July 1 to July 30
Bar Harbor Town Band. 8-9pm. Free concerts on the Village Green, Main & Mt. Desert Streets.
July 1 to September 30
Self-Guided tours of Historic St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church
41 Mt. Desert Street, Bar Harbor. Brochures available for self-guided tour of the church and its renowned stained glass windows (Tiffany, English glass, Italian stone work). Call for more information, (207) 288-4215.
Thurs. July 23 -August 20
Northeast Harbor Farmer’s Market. The best variety of fruits and vegetables; smoked foods from hams to salmon; many breads; and free-range pork, beef, lamb, and rabbit; and more. On Huntington Road across from the Kimball Terrace Inn.
August 16 to October 15
Hawkwatch, Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain Summit. Join NPS staff and help spot these magnificent birds on their migratory journey. (207) 288-3338. www.nps.gov/acad/hawkwatch.htm
June 20-27
10th Annual Legacy of the Arts, Downtown Bar Harbor. Community-wide celebration of art and culture. Live music, art shows, exhibits, workshops, demonstrations and historic tours.
June 20-July 18
The island’s oldest Made in Maine gallery hosts its annual mixed media show by Maine artists, Turtles on the Edge. Sponsored by Alone Moose Fine Crafts, 78 West Street, Bar Harbor. (207) 288-4229.
June 20 (9am-5pm) & June 21 (10am-5pm)
59th Annual Bar Harbor C of C Art Show, Art by the Sea
Artists will display and sell their original works on the Village Green, Main & Mt. Desert Streets, Bar Harbor.
July 1
Bar Harbor Music Festival. 8:15pm. Bar Harbor Congregational Church, 29 Mt. Desert Street, Bar Harbor. Opening night of the 43rd anniversary season with the Brass Venture.
July 4
Independence Day Celebration
Join the community as we celebrate the country’s 232nd year of independence.
6am-Blueberry Pancake Breakfast. MDI Rotary Club, Bar Harbor Athletic Field, Park Street, Bar Harbor. A fun morning feast for the whole family.
10am-Independence Day Parade winds through downtown Bar Harbor.
11am-Seafood Festival. MDI Rotary Club, Bar Harbor Athletic Field, Park Street. Enjoy lobster, mussels, corn, strawberry shortcake, and more. All money spent at both the blueberry pancake breakfast and seafood festival (over and above costs) goes to charity!
After Parade-Lobster Races. Watch local businesses put their lobsters to the test in a “high-speed” crustacean contest! MDI YMCA, Bar Harbor Athletic Field, Park Street. All proceeds go to the YMCA Scholarship Program.
7:30-8:30pm-Bar Harbor Town Band. Free concert on the Village Green, Mt. Desert Street, Bar Harbor.
9pm-End the day with the spectacular display of fireworks over Frenchman’s Bay.
July 5
Bar Harbor Music Festival. 4pm. “Balance Rock Inn, 1903,” 21 Albert Meadow, Bar Harbor. Tea Concert, “Love on the Rocks.” Soprano: Amy Mahoney; Pianist: Cara Chowning. Music of Verdi, Strauss, Fauré and Gershwin.
July 7
Alexander the Jester, a family performance at The Neighborhood House, cosponsored by the Library. Northeast Harbor Library, 1 Joy Road, Northeast Harbor.
July 10
Bar Harbor Music Festival. 8:15pm. Bar Harbor Congregational Church, 29 Mt. Desert Street, Bar Harbor. Pianist: Christopher Johnson.
July 11
Native American Festival and Basketmakers Market. 10 am -4 pm at the College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine. Join us for our Annual Native American Festival. You can experience Native American singing, dancing, storytelling, demonstrations, and food.
July 11-12
Get ready for Cirque du Flamingo! The annual parade starts Saturday at 9 am in Southwest Harbor. Be sure to catch the carnival and live circus throughout the day. The Polo & Yacht Club cocktail party will be on Sunday starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Causeway Barn.
July 12
Join Friends of Acadia and park rangers for special field-day activities that are designed to help kids connect and develop a sense of stewardship for Acadia National Park. For more information, call 288-3340.
July 12
Bar Harbor Music Festival. 8:15pm. Bar Harbor Regency Holiday Inn/Stone House, 234 Eden Street, Bar Harbor. Pops Concert, “Wine, Women and Song.” Soprano: Amy Mahoney; Baritone: Ryan Taylor; Guitar: Wes Yoakam; Pianist: Cara Chowning; Bass: Allan Santos.
July 13
Flash in the Pan will be taking over the Pemetic Green in Southwest Harbor on Monday at 7:30 p.m. Don’t forget to wear your pink! For more information call 207-244-3713.
July 14
Bar Harbor Music Festival. 5:30pm. Bar Harbor Congregational Church, 29 Mt. Desert Street, Bar Harbor. New Composers Forum. Moderator: Edmund Cionek.
July 15
The Abbe Museum presents their Annual Gala at the Bar Harbor Club, Bar Harbor. Exciting evening of food, fun, and TWO auctions. For more information, call (207) 288-3519.
July 16
Bar Harbor Music Festival. 8:15pm. Bar Harbor Congregational Church, 29 Mt. Desert Street, Bar Harbor. 26th Annual New Composers Concert: Eight Strings and a Whistle, featuring music by Douglas Anderson.
July 16
Bar Harbor Music Festival. 8:15pm. Opera Theatre - L’Elisir D’Amore (“The Elixer of Love”), by Gaetano Donizetti. Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage Street, Bar Harbor. Adina: Angela Gilbert; Nemorino: Scott Scully; Belcore: Ryan Taylor; Dr. Dulcamara: Jason Hardy; Gianetta: Amy Mahoney; Music Director: Cara Chowning; Stage Director: Fenlon Lamb.
July 17
Bar Harbor Music Festival. 8:15pm. Bar Harbor Congregational Church, 29 Mt. Desert Street, Bar Harbor. Pianist: Inesa Sinkevych.
July 18
51st Annual Downeast Church Fair. 9am-9pm. Authentic all-day fair. Church of Our Father, Rt. 3, Hulls Cove. Baked bean supper at 5pm; auction at 6pm.
July 18
Paperback Book Sale. Benefits the Southwest Harbor Public Library. Call (207) 244-7065.
July 17-19
13th Annual Hospice Regatta, held at Great Harbor Marina, Southwest Harbor. For more information, call (207) 667-2531.
July 18-19
35th Annual Mount Desert Island Craftfest, sponsored by Penobscot Valley Craft Association. College of the Atlantic, 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor. Saturday: 10 am-5 pm; Sunday: 10 am-4 pm. Over 40 of Maine’s finest craftsmen and women will participate. For more information, call (207) 244-0175.
July 19
Come celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Bar Harbor Garden Club by touring grand and gracious gardens! Info: 288-9689.
July 19
Bar Harbor Music Festival, 8:15 pm. Pre-concert dinner at 6:00 pm, optional. Bar Harbor Regency Holiday Inn/Stone House, 123 Eden Street, Bar Harbor. Wolverine Jazz Band.
July 21
Mount Desert Festival of Chamber Music, Neighborhood House, Main Street, Northeast Harbor. 8:15 pm. Shangai Quartet.
July 22
Bar Harbor Music Festival, 8:00pm. Blackwoods Campground Amphitheatre, Otter Creek; 37th Annual Acadia National Park Outdoor Concert. Bar Harbor Festival String Orchestra, Conductor: Francis Fortier. Rain date, July 23.
July 24
Bar Harbor Music Festival. 8:15pm. Bar Harbor Congregational Church, 29 Mt. Desert Street, Bar Harbor. 5th Annual Bob Noonan Memorial Concert. Conductor: Francis Fortier.
July 25
Summer Fair, featuring Silent Auction, White Elephant, Crafts, Baked Goods & Prepared Foods, Flowers & Produce and more. St. Mary’s Chapel, 5 Kimball Rd., Northeast Harbor. 10 am - 1 pm. 244-0005.
July 25 - 26
Art Show on the Green, by the Coastal Fine Art Alliance of Maine. Rain or Shine. Pemetic Green, Southwest Harbor. Call (207) 244-9264.
July 26
“A Festival of Flowers” garden tour, 11 am - 4 pm. Seven private gardens on the western side of Mount Desert Island open to benefit the Southwest Harbor Public Library. Call 244-7065 for more info.
July 26
Bar Harbor Music Festival. 8:15pm. The Bar Harbor Club, 111 West Street, Bar Harbor. Festival Gala. Pre-concert dinner at 6pm (optional). Conductor: Francis Fortier.
July 29
Mount Desert Festival of Chamber Music, Neighborhood House, Main Street, Northeast Harbor. 8:15 pm. Miami String Quartet.
July 30
11th Annual butterfly release held at Charlotte Rhoades Park, Southwest Harbor, 4 pm. $25 per person, under 12 free. Benefit for Charlotte Rhoades Park upkeep. (207) 244-5497.
July 30
North American Championship Race of the International One Design Class. For more information, call 244-5182.
July 31 - August 2
34th Annual Directions Craft Show. MDI High School, Route 233, Bar Harbor. Friday: 5 - 9 pm; Saturday & Sunday: 10 am - 5 pm. www.mainecraftsguild.com.
August 1
8th Annual Carol Dyer Memorial Luminaria Evening. Village Green, Bar Harbor, 7-10 pm. “Light the Way to a Cure” Luminaria Event to benefit the American Cancer Society. Luminary candles line the village green while a local steel drum band provides background music. Please visit www.BarHarborYBs.com for more information. Rain Date 8/2.
August 1 - 2
Southwest Harbor Public Library Annual Used Book Sale, 9 am - 5 pm. For more information, call: 244-7065.
August 1 -2
Mount Desert Summer Chorale “The King of Instruments.” 8pm. St. Saviour’s Church, 41 Mt. Desert Street, Bar Harbor. For more information, e-mail david.schildkret@asu.edu.
August 2
32nd Annual Claremont Croquet Classic. All ages encouraged to participate. Claremont Hotel, Southwest Harbor. Call (207) 244-5036 to register.
August 4
Mount Desert Festival of Chamber Music, Neighborhood House, Main Street, Northeast Harbor. 8:15 pm. Guest Artists: violinist: Stephanie Chase; violist: Dov Scheindlin; cellist: Mark Shuman; mezzo-soprano: Mary Ann Hart.
August 4
Lobsters on the Sound. A lobster feast and more on Somes Sound to benefit Harbor House Community Center. Silent and live auctions with items from trips to works from local artists. Call (207) 244-3713.
August 5
Annual Great Cranberry Island Ladies Aid Fair. 10:30-2:00pm. Fish chowder, baked goods, raffles, quilts and more. Boats leave NEH: 10 am and 12 noon; SWH: 9 and 11 am.
August 5
The Neighborhood House Bike Parade and Ice Cream Social. One of the highlights of the summer, we shut down Main Street for a two-wheeled parade and wrap it up with ice cream sundaes on the lawn.
August 8
Backside Blast. Fun on the harbor from 4 - 9 pm at the Tremont Town Wharf in Bernard. Music, food, games and much more. Benefit of the Tremont Recreation Center. For more info, email Tremont@roadrunner.com
August 8
Seal Harbor Library Summer Fair, featuring attic treasures, crafts, fresh vegetables and flowers, and lots of used books. Village Green, Seal Harbor. 9 am - 1 pm.
August 8 - 9
Annual Bass Harbor Memorial Library book sale. 9 am-3 pm. 244-3798.
August 8 - 9
Milestone exhibition for artist T. M. Nicholas. Hosted by the Argosy Gallery at the Bar Harbor Inn. Call 207-288-9226.
August 8 - 9
Art Show on the Green, by the Coastal Fine Art Alliance of Maine. Pemetic Green, Southwest Harbor. Call (207) 244-9264.
August 9-14
Abbe Museum’s Archaeology Field School. Participants will practice mapping the site, and learn digging techniques and artifact analysis. Call 288-3519 for info.
August 11
Mount Desert Festival of Chamber Music, Neighborhood House, Main Street, Northeast Harbor. 8:15 pm. The Borromeo String Quartet.
August 15
Jesup Memorial 40th Annual Book Sale. 9am-4pm. Jesup Memorial Library, 34 Mt. Desert Street, Bar Harbor. Thousands of books, records, videos, baked goods, puzzles, and more. 288-4245.
August 15
Island Arts Association Craft Fair, 9am to 5pm, Pemetic School Green, Southwest Harbor. Rain date, August 16. For more info, call 288-5008.
August 18
Mount Desert Festival of Chamber Music, Neighborhood House, Main Street, Northeast Harbor. 8:15 pm. Brentano String Quartet.
August 20-27
Bar Harbor Jazz Festival. Days and evenings. A 7–day festival of jazz with concerts and events happening all around town. www.barharborjazzfest.com
August 22-23
Juried Arts and Craft Event on the grounds of the College of the Atlantic, 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor. Rain or Shine.
September 5
Island Arts Association in the Park. Bar Harbor Village Green, 10 am - 5 pm. For more information, call (207) 288-5008.
September 11
Lulu Lobster Boat Ride. Make 9/11 a day to strengthen and honor our firefighters. Harborside Hotel Dock, 55 West Street, Bar Harbor. (207) 288-3511. For the 8th year, all 9/11 proceeds will be donated to our local volunteer fire department.
September 11-14
4th Annual Sea Kayaking Symposium. One West Street, Bar Harbor. Carpe Diem Kayaking Company is excited to continue hosting this event. For more information, call (877) 386-4124 or go to carpediemkayaking.com/symposium.htm.
September 11 - 18
Bar Harbor Food & Wine Classic. Sponsored by Ocean Properties. A celebration of wine, food and song ... for more information, www.barharborfoodandwineclassic.com
September 12
Annual Acadia Music Fest, featuring national and regional professionals in a wide range of musical tastes. Smugglers Den Campground, Southwest Harbor. For more info, call 244-3944.
September 12
Annual Brennan Lowe Golf Tournament sponsored by Harbor House Community Center, Southwest Harbor. For more information, call (207) 244-3713.
September 17-21
Acadia Night Sky Festival. Celebrates the protection and enjoyment of Downeast/Acadia’s stellar night sky through education, science and the arts. For more info, www.nightskyfestival.org.
September 19
12th Annual MDI Garlic Festival. Music, beverages, and unlimited garlic experiences. Smugglers Den Campground, Southwest Harbor. For more information see www.nostrano.com.
September 19
Annual Half Marathon and 5K. 8:30am. MDI YMCA, 21 Park Street, Bar Harbor. Contact 288-3511 x-113 for more information.
September 19 (9am -5 pm) & 20 (10am - 4pm)
Art in the Park. Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Art Show. Village Green, Bar Harbor. Original works will be on display and for sale. For more information, call (207) 288-5103.
October 10
14th Annual Acadia Oktoberfest, International Food Festival and Craft Fair. All Maine products including 23 microbrewers, food, music and craft booths. Rain or shine. 800-423-9264.
October 10
Acadia Lions Triathlon — run/ bike/canoe at Ponds End in Somesville. Sponsored by the MDI Lions Club and Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. Call 288-3511.
October 17 - 18
Mt. Desert Island Marathon. Four island communities will host the annual MDI Marathon. A weekend of special events ending with the 26 mile, 385 yard marathon run along a seaside route during peak fall foliage season. This race is a Boston Marathon qualifier. www.mdimarathon.org
October 23
Family Halloween Party. 5:30-7:30pm. Games and activities for kids 10 and under. MDI YMCA, 21 Park Street, Bar Harbor. 288-3511.
October 24
Haunted Hayride, 4:30 pm at Smugglers Den Campground, Southwest Harbor. Rain date, 10/25. Call 244-7911.
November 7
Las Vegas Night 2009! 6:30-10:30 pm. Blackjack, poker, auction, wheel of fortune and more. MDI YMCA, 21 Park Street, Bar Harbor. (207) 288-3511.
November 7, 8am - 1pm
Take Pride in Acadia Day. Acadia National Park Headquarters, Eagle Lake Rd. Volunteer for a 1/2 day of helping us protect Acadia’s historic carriage roads. Call to register. (207)288-3340.
November 21
15th Annual Early Bird Sale & Pajama Party. 6-10am. Shop in your pjs for extra discounts! Bar Harbor.
November 28
26th Annual Holiday Craft Fair. Harbor House Community Center, Southwest Harbor from 9 am - 3 pm. For more information, call (207) 244-3713.
December 4
Community Christmas celebration. Santa comes to town 5-8pm. Lighting of the Christmas tree, a bonfire, hayride, holiday promotional activities. Southwest Harbor. (207) 244-9264.
December 4
Village Holidays & Midnight Madness. 5pm-midnight. Help us welcome Santa to Bar Harbor at the Village Green. Do your last minute shopping for the holidays in Bar Harbor! There will be great discounts, music, food, drinks, and midnight raffles. (207) 288-5103.
December 4 - 5
Island Arts Association Holiday Fair, 10 am - 5 pm. Experience over 50 local artists showcasing homemade crafts. Atlantic Oceanside, Rt. 3, Bar Harbor. Call (207) 288-5008 for more information.
December 31
First Night — New Year’s Eve Celebration. Bring the family and enjoy a fun evening around the bonfire with hot chocolate and games for the kids, 5 - 7 pm. Then ring in the New Year at the Criterion Theatre and Arts Center. Call 288-5103 for more information.
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