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WEEK OF APRIL 06 - APRIL 12, 2026

From Farmtastic Birthday Party at Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education to Girls into the Wild at Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt and Flag Football - Flag Football Spring 2026 at Events - Northfield Area Family YMCA.

MONDAY - 4/6

Events - Northfield Area Family YMCA, Northfield — April Vacation Program - April Vacation Program 2026 at 9:00am - 3:00pm vacation fun
Family Programs - Maine Coast Waldorf School, Aurora — Spring Sweetpeas at 10:45am join in
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville — Lego Club at 2:45pm build with legos
Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt, Amherst
Month Calendar - Perry County District Library, Perry
  • 4:00pm — Picnic in the Park picnic in park
  • 7:00am — Indoor Community Garage Sale at Perry Park Center garage sale
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor — Lego Club at 3:00pm info
Weekend/Holiday Lessons - Otis Ridge, Otis — TBA at - name: 2nd Annual Free E-Waste Recycling Week recycle electronics
Winterport, Maine, Winter Harbor — Belmont in Bloom: K-Pop Stars Dance and Sing Along + Easter Egg Hunt at 11:00am belmont in bloom

TUESDAY - 4/7

Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill — TBA at - name: "Dear Community" Kids Letters Submission Period kids letters
Camp COMO - Stonington Community Center, Stonington
  • - name: Hilby, The Skinny German Juggle Boy — TBA see show
  • - name: Hoops & Dreams — TBA see show
  • - name: Squirrel Stole My Underpants — TBA see show
  • - name: The Legend of the Banana Kid — TBA see show
  • - name: The Norman Magician Experience — TBA see show
Events - Northfield Area Family YMCA, Northfield — Youth Drop In Soccer - Youth Drop In Soccer Spring 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm soccer fun
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan — Nurse Appreciation Day at 8:00am appreciation day
Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt, Amherst
Home Page - Welcome to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library - Charl, Charlotte
  • - name: Preschool Listen and Move Storytime — TBA listen move
  • - name: School Age Story Explorers Visit — TBA story explorers
  • - name: Spangler Library Chaperone-led Visit — TBA library visit
Month Calendar - Perry County District Library, Perry — Easter Bone Hunt at Perryville Dog Park at 5:00pm easter bone hunt
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor
  • 11:00am — Kid's Bracelet Making info
  • 3:00pm — Family Book Club- Puppet by David Almond info
  • 3:00pm — Family Book Club- Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume info
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield — TBA at - name: Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point explore nature
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor
  • - name: 2026 Spring Birds of Acadia with Private Puffin Cruise — TBA bird watching
  • 1:00pm — Schoodic Marine Touch Tank and Art Program explore marine life
  • 9:30am — Bird Carving with Wendell Gilley Museum learn carving
Witherle Memorial Library, Castine
  • 10:30am — Cars and Trucks and Things That Go Storytime storytime
  • 10:30am — Storytime storytime

WEDNESDAY - 4/8

Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill
Calendar - Town Of Waltham, Waltham — Summer on the Farm 2026 at 9:00am, 1:00pm summer farm
College of the Atlantic (community programs), Bar Harbor
  • 5:30pm — Earth Week: Dinner with herbalist Deb Soule ’81 share dinner
  • 6:45pm — Earth Week: A journey creating sanctuary gardens for plants, pollinators and people explore gardens
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison — TBA at - name: Funlab: Make Your Own Stickers make stickers
Events - Northfield Area Family YMCA, Northfield — Choir Club - Choir Club March to May 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:00pm sing along
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville — Wiggles and Giggles at 10:30am songs stories play
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor — Movie Night: Twisters (2024) at 6:30pm info
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield — Stargazing at Mendel Observatory at 7:00pm look up
Pembroke Library, Pembroke — Biscuits & Books at 11:00am book club
Programs - First Step Learning Center, Gouldsboro
  • 1:00pm-3:00pm — Amphibians and Macroinvertebrates explore nature
  • 1:00pm-3:00pm — Coastal Orienteering and Map Reading map reading
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor
  • 10:00am - 10:30am — Baby Storytime join in
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Pokémon Club play trade meet
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Youth Chess Club - Last one of the season play chess
Weekend/Holiday Lessons - Otis Ridge, Otis — TBA at - name: Supporting Children with ADHD, Anxiety and Neurodivergence support children
Youth Dance Classes - Trails Park and Recreation District, Aurora

THURSDAY - 4/9

Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor — TBA at - name: Declaration of Independence Tour view declaration
Activities - Highland Lake Resort, Bridgton Maine, Beals — TBA at - name: Youth Workshop: Climate-Ready Jobs in the North Country learn more
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison — TBA at - name: Bixby Storytime storytime
Events - Northfield Area Family YMCA, Northfield
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm — Track Club - Track Club Spring 2026 run fast
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm — Flag Football - Flag Football Spring 2026 play football
Family-Friendly Guide to Bar Harbor - KOA Camping Blog, Bar Harbor
  • - name: MOTHER's DAY | Care Camps Big Weekend — TBA care camps
  • - name: Opening Day — TBA opening day
  • - name: Storybook Slumber Party | Victoria Day Long Weekend — TBA storybook party
  • - name: Wonder Lab | Memorial Day Weekend — TBA wonder lab
  • 3:00pm — Soccer Match Watch Party soccer watch
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor
  • 10:30am — Baby/Toddler Storytime info
  • 3:00pm — Girls Who Code Club info
  • 3:00pm — Girls Who Code Club-CANCELLED APRIL 23 info
  • 4:30pm — DRJ Community Circle info
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield — Middle School Night at 7:30pm middle school night
Pembroke Library, Pembroke — Li'l Bookworms, Story Time at 10:00am - 11:00am story time
Pembroke Town Library Calendar, Pembroke — TBA at - name: Low Low Tides Seaweed Harvest Workshop seaweed workshop
Programs - First Step Learning Center, Gouldsboro — Teaching That Moves: Outdoor Learning Made Easy at 8:30am-2:30pm outdoor learning
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor — 4-H Insect Olympics at 3:30pm - 4:30pm compete nature
Weekend/Holiday Lessons - Otis Ridge, Otis — TBA at - name: Love to Dance Storytime dance storytime
Youth Dance Classes - Trails Park and Recreation District, Aurora — TBA at - name: Summer Celebration celebrate summer

FRIDAY - 4/10

24th Annual Smelt Fry & Fisheries Celebration - Smithereen F, Columbia Falls — Fidget Spinner Zone! at 10:00am fidget zone
Activities - Highland Lake Resort, Bridgton Maine, Beals — TBA at - name: AMC 150 Community Gathering Weekend learn more
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill — grand opening of "Dear Community" Kids Letters & Earth Day Event! at 10:30am, 1:00pm kids letters
Calendar - Town Of Waltham, Waltham — Sprout Spring Benefit at 6:00pm, 8:30pm celebrate season
Camp COMO - Stonington Community Center, Stonington — TBA at - name: Happy Feet watch movie
Family-Friendly Guide to Bar Harbor - KOA Camping Blog, Bar Harbor
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm — Craft Bash! craft swap
  • 1:00pm — Denizens of the Deep: Fish of Bonaire meet creatures
  • See website for schedule — 2026 Down East Spring Birding Festival birding festival
Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt, Amherst — Nature Discovery: Sky Explorers (Group A) at 9:30am explore sky
Month Calendar - Perry County District Library, Perry
  • 11:00am — Gettin’ Sauced BBQ Competition bbq competition
  • 1:00pm — Wildflower Hike at Blue Spring Branch Conservation Area wildflower hike
  • 5:00pm — Cruise In – Downtown Perryville cruise in
Open Space & Recreation - TOWN OF SURRY, ME, Surry — The Shark is Broken at 7:00pm the shark is broken
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield — Healthy Kids Day at 9:00am healthy kids day
Pembroke Library, Pembroke — “Voices Across the Border” - Chanteymen from Canada and the U.S.A at 6:00pm chantey sing
Programs for Children, Beddington — Maine Coon Cats Band at 6:00pm-8:00pm buy now
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor
  • 10:00am - 10:30am — Family Storytime join in
  • 1:00pm - 3:00pm — Within the Whale explore whale
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor — TBA at - name: 23rd Annual Downeast Spring Birding Festival birding festival

SATURDAY - 4/11

24th Annual Smelt Fry & Fisheries Celebration - Smithereen F, Columbia Falls — Kinusaiga Class at 2:00pm kinusaiga class
Activities - Sure Would Forest, Columbia Falls — TBA at - name: Free Family Fishing Days fish for free
Calendar - Town Of Waltham, Waltham — Seedling Sale 2026 at 9:00am, 3:00pm seedling sale
Community - Deer Isle Yoga Studio, Deer Isle — TBA at - name: Open House open house
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison
Events - Eat Downeast, Pembroke
  • 10:00am — Fifth Annual Pennamaquan Alewife Festival see details
  • 11:00am — 24th Annual Smelt Fry & Fisheries Celebration see details
  • 11:00am — Seaweed Saturday 2026 see details
Events - Northfield Area Family YMCA, Northfield — Baseball - T-Ball at 10:30am - 11:30am play ball
Family-Friendly Guide to Bar Harbor - KOA Camping Blog, Bar Harbor
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan
  • 12:00pm — Horseback Riding 12pm-Ride ride now
  • 1:00pm — Farmtastic Birthday Party party time
  • 4:00pm — Date Night Couples Ride couples ride
  • 8:00am — Niagara County 4-H Open Horse Show horse show
Harvestfest - Columbia Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, Columbia Falls — Kinusaiga Class at 2:00pm learn art
ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center - ImaginOn, Charlotte
Jonesboro Occasions, Jonesboro — Oasis Arts and Eats Fest at 12:00pm, 6:00pm explore arts
Local Events - Princeton, ME - The Hideaway on Pocomoonsine, Columbia Falls
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm — Fifth Annual Pennamaquan Alewife Festival alewife festival
  • 11:00am - 3:00pm — 24th Annual Smelt Fry & Fisheries Celebration celebrate fish
  • 11:00am - 4:00pm — Seaweed Saturday 2026 seaweed fun
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor
  • 10:00am — All Ages Storytime info
  • 9:15am — Art Workshop: Freezer Paper Stenciling info
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield
  • 10:00am — Discover Saturdays at Cape Ann Museum discover art
  • 10:00am — 2nd Saturday at Lynn Museum family fun
Pembroke Town Library Calendar, Pembroke
  • 10:00am — Fifth Annual Pennamaquan Alewife Festival alewife festival
  • 11:00am — 24th Annual Smelt Fry & Fisheries Celebration celebration
  • 9:00am — TWIG – Plants Down East Greenhouse Opening greenhouse opening
Programs - First Step Learning Center, Gouldsboro
Programs for Children, Beddington — Meditation with Taylor Share at 10:00am buy now
Youth Dance Classes - Trails Park and Recreation District, Aurora — TBA at - name: Family Field Day field day fun

SUNDAY - 4/12

Activities - Highland Lake Resort, Bridgton Maine, Beals — TBA at - name: AMC 150 Outdoors Festival learn more
Calendar - Town Of Waltham, Waltham — Join Team WFCF at the 2026 Walk for Hunger at 9:00am walk for hunger
College of the Atlantic (community programs), Bar Harbor — Contra dance at 3:00pm join in
Discover Surry, Sullivan
  • 1:00pm — Monthly Farm Tour tour farm
  • 3:30pm — REGENERATE! An Eco-Performance Fest eco fest
Events - Northfield Area Family YMCA, Northfield — Inclusion Soccer Program - Inclusion Soccer Program 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm soccer fun
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, Bar Harbor — Contra dance at 3:00pm join in
Harvestfest - Columbia Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, Columbia Falls — Fidget Spinner Zone! at 10:00am spin zone
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield — Page Turners Book Club at 6:30pm page turners book club
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield — CraneOutdoors: Castle Neck Hike in the Dunes at 1:00pm explore dunes
WELCOME TO PRINCETON YMCA, Princeton — TBA at - name: PDT Showcase performance showcase performance
Witherle Memorial Library, Castine — Witherle Fiber Arts Group at 10:00am fiber arts

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