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WEEK OF APRIL 13 - APRIL 19, 2026

From Caregiver Support Group at Homepage - Eastern Agency on Aging to 4-H Insect Olympics at Southwest Harbor Public Library and 24th Annual Smelt Fry & Fisheries Celebration at Local Events - Princeton, ME - The Hideaway on Pocomoonsine.

MONDAY - 4/13

Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill — Mix the Right Color the First Time, Every Time in Watercolor at 10:00am watercolor class
Events - Northfield Area Family YMCA, Northfield — April Vacation Program - April Vacation Program 2026 at 9:00am fun break
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
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan — Firefighter 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 — TBA at - name: Spangler Library Chaperone-led Visit explore
Homepage - Eastern Agency on Aging, Baileyville
Month Calendar - Perry County District Library, Perry — Indoor Community Garage Sale at Perry Park Center at 7:00am garage sale
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor — Lego Club at 3:00pm info
Pembroke Library, Pembroke — Girl Scouts at 6:00pm girl scouts
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor — Exhibit MDI High School Nat'l Art Honor Society at All Day Event view artwork
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor — Schoodic Marine Touch Tank and Art Program at 1:00pm - 3:00pm explore marine life

TUESDAY - 4/14

Bar Harbor Community Events, Bar Harbor
Bass Harbor Memorial Library, Tremont — TBA at - name: School Art Show art show
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill
  • 7:00pm — BUILDING HOPE: Ending Homelessness in Maine FREE Film screening film screening
  • 9:30am — Healthy Peninsula Walk-In Cafe walk in cafe
Calendar - Town Of Waltham, Waltham — Summer on the Farm 2026 at 9:00am summer on farm
Camp COMO - Stonington Community Center, Stonington
  • - name: Hilby, The Skinny German Juggle Boy — TBA juggle boy
  • - name: Squirrel Stole My Underpants — TBA squirrel underpants
  • - name: The Legend of the Banana Kid — TBA banana kid
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison — TBA at - name: Funlab: Make Your Own Stickers funlab
Events - Northfield Area Family YMCA, Northfield — Youth Drop In Soccer - Youth Drop In Soccer Spring 2026 at 5:00pm kick it
Family Programs - Maine Coast Waldorf School, Aurora — Spring Apple Blossoms at 9:30am explore
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville
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 storytime
  • - name: School Age Story Explorers Visit — TBA explore
Homepage - Eastern Agency on Aging, Baileyville
Museum Passes - G.A.R. Memorial Library, Hancock — Song & Story Program: Barnyard Critters in Herds, Flocks & Litters at 11:30am song story
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor
  • 11:00am — Kid's Bracelet Making info
  • 3:00pm — Family Book Club- Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume info
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield
  • 10:30am — Barnyard Story Hour at Appleton Farms read more
  • 7:30pm — Crane Beach Star Party read more
Pembroke Library, Pembroke
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor — Crane Folding at 3:00pm - 4:00pm fold cranes
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor — Bird Carving with Wendell Gilley Museum at 9:30am - 3:30pm create art
Witherle Memorial Library, Castine
  • 10:30 am — Cars and Trucks and Things That Go Storytime storytime
  • 10:30 am — Storytime storytime

WEDNESDAY - 4/15

Bar Harbor Community Events, Bar Harbor
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill
  • 12:00am — 2026 Wings, Waves & Woods Festival festival
  • 12:00am — Wings, Waves, & Woods festival
  • All Day — Wings, Waves & Woods Festival festival
Events - Northfield Area Family YMCA, Northfield — Choir Club - Choir Club March to May 2026 at 3:30pm sing along
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville — Wiggles and Giggles at 10:30am songs stories play
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan — Nurse Appreciation Day at 8:00am appreciation day
Homepage - Eastern Agency on Aging, Baileyville
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor
  • 5:30am — Live Music: Sunday Sessions Sextet info
  • 5:30pm — Echoes in the Fog: Live Readings by the Authors info
  • 5:30pm — Author Talk: Both Sides of the Pond: My Family's War (1933-1946) info
  • 6:30pm — Movie Night: Twisters (2024) info
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield — Stargazing at Mendel Observatory at 7:00pm read more
Pembroke Library, Pembroke — Biscuits & Books at 11:00am book club
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor
  • 10:00am - 10:30am — Baby Storytime stories songs
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Youth Chess Club - Last one of the season play chess
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Pokémon Club play trade
Weekend/Holiday Lessons - Otis Ridge, Otis — Coastal Kids Science Series: Celebrating Seaweed Month at 3:30pm explore science

THURSDAY - 4/16

Activities - Highland Lake Resort, Bridgton Maine, Beals — TBA at - name: Maine Fly Fishing Festival learn more
Activities - Sure Would Forest, Columbia Falls — TBA at - name: Machias Wild Blueberry Festival explore blueberries
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison — TBA at - name: Bixby Storytime storytime
Events - Northfield Area Family YMCA, Northfield
  • 4:30pm — Track Club - Track Club Spring 2026 run fast
  • 6:00pm — Flag Football - Flag Football Spring 2026 play football
Life Enrichment Programs - Portland, ME - The Park Danforth, Danforth — A Legacy of Silk and Satin: Inspired by the Weddings of Victoria Mansion at 5:00pm, 7:30pm learn more
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
  • 3:00pm — Family Book Club- The BFG by Roald Dahl info
Pembroke Library, Pembroke — Li'l Bookworms, Story Time at 10:00am story time
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor — Insect Safari: Exploring the Wondrous World of Everyday Bugs feat. Margie Patlak at 7:00pm - 8:30pm explore bugs
Youth Dance Classes - Trails Park and Recreation District, Aurora — TBA at - name: Summer Celebration celebrate summer

FRIDAY - 4/17

Activities - Highland Lake Resort, Bridgton Maine, Beals — TBA at - name: AMC 150 Community Gathering Weekend learn more
Activities - Sure Would Forest, Columbia Falls — TBA at - name: Eastport Pirate Festival pirate fun
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill — Tree Planting with BHHT at 8:00am tree planting
Calendar - Town Of Waltham, Waltham — Sprout Spring Benefit at 6:00pm celebrate season
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison
Family-Friendly Guide to Bar Harbor - KOA Camping Blog, Bar Harbor
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville
Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt, Amherst — Nature Discovery: Sky Explorers (Group A) at 9:30am explore sky
Homepage - Eastern Agency on Aging, Baileyville
Life Enrichment Programs - Portland, ME - The Park Danforth, Danforth — Juneteenth: Free Admission at 10:00am, 4:00pm free admission
Month Calendar - Perry County District Library, Perry — Gettin’ Sauced BBQ Competition at 11:00am bbq competition
Mount Desert Oceanarium -, Bar Harbor — Maine Ocean Festival at 9:00am, 4:00pm explore ocean
Museum Passes - G.A.R. Memorial Library, Hancock
Pembroke Library, Pembroke — “Voices Across the Border” - Chanteymen from Canada and the U.S.A at 6:00pm join in
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor

SATURDAY - 4/18

Activities - Sure Would Forest, Columbia Falls — TBA at - name: Free Family Fishing Days go fishing
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill
Calendar - Town Of Waltham, Waltham — Seedling Sale 2026 at 9:00am seedling sale
Community - Deer Isle Yoga Studio, Deer Isle — TBA at - name: Open House open house
Discover Surry, Sullivan — REGENERATE! An Eco-Performance Fest at 3:30pm eco fest
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 play ball
Family-Friendly Guide to Bar Harbor - KOA Camping Blog, Bar Harbor
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville — Public Baked Bean Supper at 5:00pm - 6:00pm baked bean supper
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan
  • 12:00pm — Horseback Riding 12pm-Ride ride
  • 1:00pm — Farmtastic Birthday Party party
  • 2:00pm — Open House open house
  • 4:00pm — Date Night Couples Ride ride
ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center - ImaginOn, Charlotte
Jonesboro Occasions, Jonesboro — Oasis Arts and Eats Fest at 12:00pm, 6:00pm arts and eats
Local Events - Princeton, ME - The Hideaway on Pocomoonsine, Columbia Falls
  • 10:00am — Fifth Annual Pennamaquan Alewife Festival join festival
  • 11:00am — 24th Annual Smelt Fry & Fisheries Celebration celebrate fish
Month Calendar - Perry County District Library, Perry — Cruise In – Downtown Perryville at 5:00pm cruise in
Museum Passes - G.A.R. Memorial Library, Hancock — Sheep Shearing Weekend at 11:00am sheep shearing
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor — All Ages Storytime at 10:00am info
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield
  • 10:00am — Salamander Meander read more
  • 10:00am — CraneOutdoors: The Castle Hill Hike read more
Pembroke Library, Pembroke — HUGE sale in Used Book Shop on Second Floor at 9:00am book sale
Pembroke Town Library Calendar, Pembroke
  • 10:00am — Fifth Annual Pennamaquan Alewife Festival alewife festival
  • 11:00am — 24th Annual Smelt Fry & Fisheries Celebration celebrate fish
Programs - First Step Learning Center, Gouldsboro
  • 10:00am — Family Outdoor Exploration Day join us
  • 10:00am — Meet A Scientist learn more
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor — 2026 Wilderness First Aid by SOLO II at 8:00am learn first aid
Youth Dance Classes - Trails Park and Recreation District, Aurora

SUNDAY - 4/19

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
Events - Eat Downeast, Pembroke — For All the Fish Conference & Concert at 9:00am see details
Events - Northfield Area Family YMCA, Northfield — Inclusion Soccer Program - Inclusion Soccer Program 2026 at 12:00pm play soccer
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville — Masons' Community Breakfast at 7:30am - 10:00am community breakfast
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan
  • 10:00am — Toddler & Me Horseback Riding toddler me
  • 8:00am — Niagara County 4-H Open Horse Show horse show
ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center - ImaginOn, Charlotte — Overnight Camp: On-Site Tour at 12:30pm camp tour day
Local Events - Princeton, ME - The Hideaway on Pocomoonsine, Columbia Falls — For All the Fish Conference & Concert at 9:00am fish concert
Witherle Memorial Library, Castine — Witherle Fiber Arts Group at 10:00 am fiber arts

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