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WEEK OF APRIL 27 - MAY 03, 2026

From Salamander Meander at Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA to Nature Play Afterschool at Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt and Keuka Lake Gravel Classic at ALL PROGRAMS - Nonnie Hood PRC.

MONDAY - 4/27

Bass Harbor Memorial Library, Tremont — TBA at - name: School Art Show art show
Family Programs - Maine Coast Waldorf School, Aurora — Spring Sweetpeas at 10:45am join in
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 — Junior Nature Play Afterschool at 3:30pm - 5:30pm afterschool
Home Page - Welcome to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library - Charl, Charlotte — TBA at - name: Spangler Library Chaperone-led Visit explore
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor — Lego Club at 3:00pm info
Wild Acadia Camping Resort - Camping, Camping, Campground .., Tremont — TBA at - name: Virtual Naturalist Week naturalist week
Witherle Memorial Library, Castine — Witherle Fiber Arts Group at 10:00am fiber arts

TUESDAY - 4/28

Bass Harbor Memorial Library, Tremont — TBA at - name: Rick Osann Exhibition art exhibit
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill
Discover Surry, Sullivan — Yoga on the Farm at 4:00pm yoga farm
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison — TBA at - name: Ramen Day-FREE Film Screening and Panel Disussion film screening
Events - Northfield Area Family YMCA, Northfield — Youth Drop In Soccer - Youth Drop In Soccer Spring 2026 at 5:00pm kick around
Family Programs - Maine Coast Waldorf School, Aurora — Spring Apple Blossoms at 9:30am join in
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro — Volunteer Open House at 4:00pm volunteer open house
Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt, Amherst
  • 3:30pm - 5:30pm — Girls into the Wild girls wild
  • 3:30pm - 5:30pm — Nature Play Afterschool afterschool
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
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve, Seal Harbor — Asticou Azalea Garden: Exploring the Watershed at 10:00am register
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor — Family Book Club- Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume at 3:00pm info
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield — Barnyard Story Hour at Appleton Farms at 10:30am farm story hour
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor — Crane Folding at 3:00pm - 4:00pm fold cranes
Wild Acadia Camping Resort - Camping, Camping, Campground .., Tremont — Book Launch Celebration: Forest Time by Jeremy Lloyd at 5:30pm book launch
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor
  • - name: 2026 Spring Birds of Acadia with Private Puffin Cruise — TBA explore birds
  • 9:00am — Bird Carving with Wendell Gilley Museum bird carving
Witherle Memorial Library, Castine

WEDNESDAY - 4/29

Camp COMO - Stonington Community Center, Stonington
  • - name: Hilby, The Skinny German Juggle Boy — TBA see show
  • - name: Squirrel Stole My Underpants — TBA see show
  • - name: The Legend of the Banana Kid — TBA see show
Discover Surry, Sullivan — Farm Film and Music Series – Nature & Wildlife Conservation Films at 6:00pm film series
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 sing along
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan — Nurse Appreciation Day at 8:00am appreciation day
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro
Great Cranberry Library, Cranberry Isles — TBA at - name: Plant Species Documentation document plants
Henry D. Moore Library, Steuben — TBA at - name: RSVP to Join Plant Species Documentation on May 27 at Camden Hills State Park plant documentation
Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt, Amherst — Little Bear Nature Walk at 10:00am - 11:15am nature walk
Louise Clements Library, Cutler — TBA at - name: RSVP to Join Plant Species Documentation on May 27 at Camden Hills State Park plant documentation
Mayhew Library Assn, Addison — TBA at - name: RSVP to Join Plant Species Documentation on May 27 at Camden Hills State Park plant documentation
Milbridge Public Library, Milbridge — TBA at - name: RSVP to Join Plant Species Documentation on May 27 at Camden Hills State Park plant documentation
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve, Seal Harbor
  • 1:00pm — Field Walk: Wildflowers of Little Long Pond register
  • 2:00pm — Field Walk: Trail Building register
  • 2:00pm — Field Walk: Q&A register
  • 2:00pm — Field Walk: Meadows of Little Long Pond register
  • 8:00pm — Field Walk: All About Fireflies register
  • 9:00am — Field Walk: Trees and Shrubs register
  • 9:00am — Loon Watching register
  • 9:00am — Little Long Pond Ecology Paddle register
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor
  • 5:30am — Live Music: Sunday Sessions Sextet info
  • 5:30pm — MDI Historical: "What Happened Here?" with Raney Bench info
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield — Stargazing at Mendel Observatory at 7:00pm stargazing night
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor
  • 10:00am - 10:30am — Baby Storytime join in
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Pokémon Club play pokemon
Swans Island Public Library, Swans Island — TBA at - name: RSVP to Join Plant Species Documentation on May 27 at Camden Hills State Park plant documentation

THURSDAY - 4/30

ALL PROGRAMS - Nonnie Hood PRC, Steuben — Flights & Fleurs WITH NOUVEAU FLOWER FARM APRIL 30th 5:30pm at 5:30pm flights fleurs
College of the Atlantic (community programs), Bar Harbor — TBA at - name: Zach Dorn’s Real Live Puppets live puppets
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
Family-Friendly Guide to Bar Harbor - KOA Camping Blog, Bar Harbor — TBA at - name: MOTHER's DAY | Care Camps Big Weekend care camps
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, Bar Harbor — TBA at - name: Zach Dorn’s Real Live Puppets live puppets
Great Cranberry Library, Cranberry Isles — TBA at - name: Downeast Story Path story path
Henry D. Moore Library, Steuben
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Cobscook Bay State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Fort O'Brien State Historic Site — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Lamoine State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Quoddy Head State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Roque Bluffs State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Shackford Head State Park — TBA story path
ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center - ImaginOn, Charlotte — 39th Annual Community Prayer Breakfast at 7:15am, 8:30am community gathering
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
Louise Clements Library, Cutler
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Cobscook Bay State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Fort O'Brien State Historic Site — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Lamoine State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Quoddy Head State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Roque Bluffs State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Shackford Head State Park — TBA story path
Mayhew Library Assn, Addison
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Cobscook Bay State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Fort O'Brien State Historic Site — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Lamoine State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Quoddy Head State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Roque Bluffs State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Shackford Head State Park — TBA story path
Milbridge Public Library, Milbridge
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Cobscook Bay State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Fort O'Brien State Historic Site — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Lamoine State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Quoddy Head State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Roque Bluffs State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Shackford Head State Park — TBA story path
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve, Seal Harbor — Lantern Stroll at 7:30pm register
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor
  • 10:30am — Baby/Toddler Storytime info
  • 10:30am — Baby Storytime info
  • 3:00pm — Girls Who Code Club 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 — Mr. Drew and His Animals, Too at 3:30pm - 4:30pm meet animals
Swans Island Public Library, Swans Island
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Cobscook Bay State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Fort O'Brien State Historic Site — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Lamoine State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Quoddy Head State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Roque Bluffs State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Shackford Head State Park — TBA story path
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor — Insect Safari: Exploring the Wondrous World of Everyday Bugs feat. Margie Patlak at 7:00pm insect safari
Youth Dance Classes - Trails Park and Recreation District, Aurora — TBA at - name: Summer Celebration summer celebration

FRIDAY - 5/1

ALL PROGRAMS - Nonnie Hood PRC, Steuben — Alec Smith & Owen Eichensehr at 5:00pm alec owen
Activities - Sure Would Forest, Columbia Falls
Activities: At A Glance - Woodland Parks and Recreation Depa, Baileyville — Open Gym at 4:00pm - 6:00pm open gym
Camp COMO - Stonington Community Center, Stonington
College of the Atlantic (community programs), Bar Harbor — TBA at - name: Burnurwurbskek Singers: Keepers of the Penobscot drum drumming dancing
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals — TBA at - name: Moosabec Summerfest view details
Family-Friendly Guide to Bar Harbor - KOA Camping Blog, Bar Harbor
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro — Seaweed Social: Voices of Frenchman Bay at 4:00pm seaweed social
ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center - ImaginOn, Charlotte — Camp Harrison Fishing Tournament at 6:00am, 1:00pm fishing tournament
Life Enrichment Programs - Portland, ME - The Park Danforth, Danforth — Juneteenth: Free Admission at 10:00am, 4:00pm free admission
Mount Desert Oceanarium -, Bar Harbor — Maine Ocean Festival at 9:00am, 4:00pm explore ocean
Open Space & Recreation - TOWN OF SURRY, ME, Surry
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor — Family Storytime at 10:00am - 10:30am join us
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor — TBA at - name: 23rd Annual Downeast Spring Birding Festival birding festival

SATURDAY - 5/2

24th Annual Smelt Fry & Fisheries Celebration - Smithereen F, Columbia Falls
ALL PROGRAMS - Nonnie Hood PRC, Steuben — Dylan Doyle Band at 4:00pm dylan doyle
Activities - Sure Would Forest, Columbia Falls — TBA at - name: Free Family Fishing Days go fishing
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill
  • 1:30pm - 3:00pm — Find Your Sound: Guitar & Songcraft Workshop with Eli West (East Blue Hill) songcraft workshop
  • 3:00pm - 4:30pm — Family Friendly Printmaking Workshop printmaking workshop
  • 8:00am - 5:00pm — Tree Planting with BHHT tree planting
College of the Atlantic (community programs), Bar Harbor
  • 1:00pm — Intro to fruit tree care fruit tree care
  • 9:00am — Leaping into spring at COA Peggy Rockefeller Farm spring farm
Community - Deer Isle Yoga Studio, Deer Isle — TBA at - name: Open House open house
Discover Surry, Sullivan
  • 10:30am — Monthly Farm Tour farm tour
  • 3:30pm — REGENERATE! An Eco-Performance Fest eco fest
Events - Eat Downeast, Pembroke
  • 10:00am — Fifth Annual Pennamaquan Alewife Festival see details
  • 10:00am — Fish Paint-a-Thon with ARRT 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
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, Bar Harbor
  • 1:00pm — Intro to fruit tree care fruit tree care
  • 9:00am — Leaping into spring at COA Peggy Rockefeller Farm spring farm
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro
  • 10:00am — Tidal Falls Native Garden Clean-up: Volunteer Event garden clean-up
  • 10:00am — Planting at Jordan River Preserve: Volunteer Event planting event
  • 10:00am — Fern Walk at Simon Trail Preserve fern walk
  • 4:00pm — Jane’s Walk: Imagining the Riverwalk Sculpture Trail jane's walk
  • 9:00am — Card Brook Clean-up: Volunteer Event card brook clean-up
ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center - ImaginOn, Charlotte
Local Events - Princeton, ME - The Hideaway on Pocomoonsine, Columbia Falls
  • 10:00am — Fifth Annual Pennamaquan Alewife Festival see details
  • 10:00am — Fish Paint-a-Thon with ARRT see details
Month Calendar - Perry County District Library, Perry
  • 10:00am — 2nd Annual Poker Run Benefiting The HOPE Center poker run
  • 5:00pm — Cruise In – Downtown Perryville cruise in
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor
  • 10:00am — All Ages Storytime info
  • 10:00am — Outside Storytime on the Lawn info
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield — Family Fun Night: Kick Off to Summer at 5:30pm family fun night
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield
Pembroke Library, Pembroke — Annual Potted Perennial Swap at 10:00am plant swap
Pembroke Town Library Calendar, Pembroke
  • 10:00am — Fifth Annual Pennamaquan Alewife Festival explore festival
  • 10:00am — Fish Paint-a-Thon with ARRT paint fish
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor
  • - name: Puffins, Loons, and Blueberry Barrens with Schoodic Institute — TBA explore nature
  • 8:00am — 2026 Wilderness First Aid by SOLO II wilderness first aid
Youth Dance Classes - Trails Park and Recreation District, Aurora

SUNDAY - 5/3

ALL PROGRAMS - Nonnie Hood PRC, Steuben
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
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan
  • 10:00am — Toddler & Me Horseback Riding toddler ride
  • 8:00am — Niagara County 4-H Open Horse Show horse show
  • 8:00am — Mother’s Day Celebration mothers day
ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center - ImaginOn, Charlotte — Overnight Camp: On-Site Tour at 12:30pm, 2:30pm camp tour
Local Events - Princeton, ME - The Hideaway on Pocomoonsine, Columbia Falls — For All the Fish Conference & Concert at 9:00am see details
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor — Game On MDI at 4:00pm info
Pembroke Town Library Calendar, Pembroke — For All the Fish Conference & Concert at 9:00am join concert
Wild Acadia Camping Resort - Camping, Camping, Campground .., Tremont — Represent the Smokies at the Cattywampus Parade at 2:00pm parade

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