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WEEK OF MAY 04 - MAY 10, 2026

From Barnyard Story Hour at Appleton Farms at Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA to Free Yoga Class: Gentle Flow with Rachel (RYT 500) at Month Calendar - Perry County District Library and Maine Ocean Festival at Mount Desert Oceanarium -.

MONDAY - 5/4

24th Annual Smelt Fry & Fisheries Celebration - Smithereen F, Columbia Falls — TBA at - name: May Flower Bookmarks Zone make bookmarks
Bass Harbor Memorial Library, Tremont — TBA at - name: School Art Show art show
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill
  • 10:00am - 1:00pm — Mix the Right Color the First Time, Every Time in Watercolor mix the color
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Colloquy Downeast - Big Ideas in Books for Young Readers big ideas
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison — TBA at - name: Vergennes Memorial Day Parade memorial day parade
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville — Lego Club at 2:45 PM lego club
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan — Firefighter Appreciation Day at 8:00am appreciation day
Harvestfest - Columbia Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, Columbia Falls — TBA at - name: May Flower Bookmarks Zone make bookmarks
Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt, Amherst — Junior Nature Play Afterschool at 3:30pm play afterschool
Home Page - Welcome to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library - Charl, Charlotte — TBA at - name: Spangler Library Chaperone-led Visit library visit
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor — Lego Club at 3:00pm info
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield — Page Turners Book Club at 6:30pm page turners
Weekend/Holiday Lessons - Otis Ridge, Otis — Art Class with Hillary Becton at 1:00pm art class
Wild Acadia Camping Resort - Camping, Camping, Campground .., Tremont — TBA at - name: Virtual Naturalist Week explore nature
Winterport, Maine, Winter Harbor — Cinco de Mayo Fiesta, Old Town at 11:00am cinco de mayo
Witherle Memorial Library, Castine — Witherle Fiber Arts Group at 10:00 am fiber arts

TUESDAY - 5/5

Bar Harbor Community Events, Bar Harbor
  • - name: After School Arts for Kids (ages 6 to 14) — TBA arts for kids
  • - name: Baby and Toddler Time — TBA baby toddler time
  • - name: People-Nature-Art with Children's Author Will Hillenbrand — TBA author visit
Bass Harbor Memorial Library, Tremont — TBA at - name: Rick Osann Exhibition art exhibition
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill — Colloquy Downeast -Down the Mississippi with Huck Finn at 5:00pm - 7:00pm huck finn
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison
  • - name: Bixby Book Club- Following Atticus — TBA book club
  • - name: Dance 260 Informal Showing — TBA dance showing
  • - name: Introduction to Dance Class Showing — TBA dance class
  • - name: “now-hOW-HOWL!” by Moira Smiley & Laurel Jenkins — TBA music performance
Events - Northfield Area Family YMCA, Northfield — Youth Drop In Soccer - Youth Drop In Soccer Spring 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm kick around
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals
Family Programs - Maine Coast Waldorf School, Aurora — Sweetpea Class at 10:45am join in
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 — TBA at - name: Preschool Listen and Move Storytime listen move
Month Calendar - Perry County District Library, Perry
  • 4:00pm - 8:00pm — Picnic in the Park picnic in park
  • 8:30am - 10:00am — Wellness & Nature Walks in Perryville nature walks
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve, Seal Harbor
  • 10:00am — Asticou Azalea Garden: Exploring the Watershed register
  • 1:00pm — Field Walk: Wildflowers of Little Long Pond register
  • 8:00pm — Field Walk: All About Fireflies register
  • 9:00am — Loon Watching register
  • 9:00am — Little Long Pond Ecology Paddle 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 stories
Weekend/Holiday Lessons - Otis Ridge, Otis — People-Nature-Art with Children’s Author Will Hillenbrand at 7:00pm author visit
Wild Acadia Camping Resort - Camping, Camping, Campground .., Tremont — Tremont School Programs: Virtual Info Session at 4:00pm learn more

WEDNESDAY - 5/6

Bar Harbor Community Events, Bar Harbor
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill
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
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison
  • - name: Funlab: Make Your Own Bubble Wand — TBA make bubble wand
  • - name: Funlab: Make your own Bouncy Ball — TBA make bouncy ball
  • - name: Great Art Wednesday: Girl with a Pearl Earring — TBA great art
Events - Northfield Area Family YMCA, Northfield — Choir Club - Choir Club March to May 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:00pm sing along
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals
  • 6:00pm — Women's Skillet Toss view details
  • 6:00pm — Herky Wilcox Memorial Cribbage Tournament view details
Family Programs - Maine Coast Waldorf School, Aurora — Apple Blossoms Class at 9:30am play and grow
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville — Wiggles and Giggles at 10:30 AM songs stories play
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro
  • 1:00 pm — Nature Journaling in the Intertidal Zone journal nature
  • 9:00 am — Lady Slipper & Wildflower Walk explore nature
  • 9:30 am — Outdoor Adventure Storytime story time
Great Cranberry Library, Cranberry Isles — TBA at - name: RSVP to Join Plant Species Documentation plant documentation
Harvestfest - Columbia Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, Columbia Falls
Henry D. Moore Library, Steuben — TBA at - name: RSVP to Join Plant Species Documentation on May 27 at Camden Hills State Park plant documentation
Louise Clements Library, Cutler — TBA at - name: RSVP to Join Plant Species Documentation on May 27 at Camden Hills State Park plant documentation
Month Calendar - Perry County District Library, Perry
  • - name: Mayfest 2026 in Perryville, MO — TBA mayfest
  • 9:30am - 11:00am — Waves of Wellness: Pool Workout pool workout
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve, Seal Harbor
  • 2:00pm — Field Walk: Meadows of Little Long Pond register
  • 9:00am — Field Walk: Trees and Shrubs register
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield — Mini Movers at North Shore Children's Museum at 10:00am dance class
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor
Surry Arts & Events - Cottages, Concerts & Culture in Surry,, Surry — Wildflower Hike at 1:00pm explore nature
Witherle Memorial Library, Castine
  • 10:30 am — Storytime storytime
  • 10:30 am — Cars and Trucks and Things That Go Storytime storytime

THURSDAY - 5/7

Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison
  • - name: Little Women — TBA little women
  • - name: Mama's Craft Corner: coloring book edition — TBA craft corner
  • - name: May Flowers & Twlight Hours Shopping Event — TBA shopping event
  • - name: Spring Dance Concert — TBA dance concert
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
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals — Lobster Feed at 4:30pm view details
Great Cranberry Library, Cranberry Isles
  • - 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
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
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
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
Pembroke Town Library Calendar, Pembroke — TBA at - name: Low Low Tides Seaweed Harvest Workshop seaweed workshop
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor — Witches in the Wild at 3:30pm - 4:30pm witches in wild
Surry Arts & Events - Cottages, Concerts & Culture in Surry,, Surry — Birding Walk at 7:00am watch birds

FRIDAY - 5/8

24th Annual Smelt Fry & Fisheries Celebration - Smithereen F, Columbia Falls
Activities - Sure Would Forest, Columbia Falls
Bass Harbor Memorial Library, Tremont — Artist’s Reception: Rick Osann at 5:30pm artist reception
Camp COMO - Stonington Community Center, Stonington — TBA at - name: Happy Feet watch movie
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison
  • - name: Bixby Storytime — TBA story time
  • - name: Cirque Us: One Man’s Trash — TBA cirque show
  • - name: First Annual New England Family Theatre Festival — TBA family theatre
  • - name: Fresh Air Fridays — TBA fresh air
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals
Family-Friendly Guide to Bar Harbor - KOA Camping Blog, Bar Harbor
  • - name: Eh-List Birthday Weekend — TBA join us
  • - name: MOTHER'S DAY | Care Camps Big Weekend — TBA join us
  • - name: Mission To Smores | Father's Day — TBA blast off
  • - name: Storybook Slumber Party | Victoria Day Long Weekend — TBA pack your
  • - name: Wonder Lab | Memorial Day Weekend — TBA get ready
  • 3:00pm — Soccer Match Watch Party cheer on
  • 6:00pm — BINGO! chocolate bar
  • sunset — Sunset Cinema Nights join us
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan — Open House at 6:00pm open house
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro — Storytime with Minquansis Sapiel at 1:00 pm story time
Harvestfest - Columbia Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, Columbia Falls
Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt, Amherst — Nature Discovery: Sky Explorers (Group A) at 9:30am sky explorers
Life Enrichment Programs - Portland, ME - The Park Danforth, Danforth — Juneteenth 2026 at 10:00am, 3:00pm celebrate
Mount Desert Oceanarium -, Bar Harbor — Maine Ocean Festival at 9:00am explore ocean
Open Space & Recreation - TOWN OF SURRY, ME, Surry — Eureka Day at 7:00pm eureka day
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield — Middle School Night at 7:30pm middle school night
Pembroke Town Library Calendar, Pembroke
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor — Family Storytime at 10:00am - 10:30am family storytime
Youth Dance Classes - Trails Park and Recreation District, Aurora — TBA at - name: Summer Celebration celebrate summer

SATURDAY - 5/9

24th Annual Smelt Fry & Fisheries Celebration - Smithereen F, Columbia Falls
Activities - Sure Would Forest, Columbia Falls — TBA at - name: Free Family Fishing Days fishing days
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm — Francis Hamabe's Maine: A Life in Art life in art
  • 3:00pm - 4:30pm — Family Friendly Printmaking Workshop family printmaking
  • 3:00pm - 6:00pm — Drawing Maine: Still Life in Colored Pencil drawing maine
College of the Atlantic (community programs), Bar Harbor — Leaping into spring at COA Peggy Rockefeller Farm at 9:00am spring farm fun
Community - Deer Isle Yoga Studio, Deer Isle — TBA at - name: Open House open house
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison
  • - name: Baby Picnic — TBA baby picnic
  • - name: Clean Out the Closet Sale — TBA closet sale
  • - name: Fiber Arts Circle — TBA fiber arts
  • - name: Free Shadow Puppet Performance Workshop with Sandglass Theater — TBA puppet workshop
  • - name: Make Your Own Flower Suncatcher — TBA make a suncatcher
  • - name: Middlebury Farmer's Market — TBA farmers market
  • - name: Mothers Day Weekend Garden Luncheon and Tea — TBA garden luncheon
  • - name: SHOW UP, KIDS! — TBA show up kids
  • - name: The Hokum Brothers Concert A Vaudeville-Style Family Dace Party! — TBA family dance party
  • - name: Watercolor Paint-Along — TBA paint along
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 - 11:30am play ball
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals
Family-Friendly Guide to Bar Harbor - KOA Camping Blog, Bar Harbor — TIE DYE at 11:30am join us
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro — Fern Walk at Simon Trail Preserve at 10:00 am walk ferns
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
  • - name: Old Timers Day at the American Tractor Museum — TBA old timers day
  • 10:00am - 11:30am — Free Yoga Class: Gentle Flow with Rachel (RYT 500) yoga class
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm — Playground Pop-Up at Viola Blechle Park playground pop up
  • 9:00am - 3:00pm — 33rd Annual Hiway Rodders Mayfest Car Show car show
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 — For All the Fish Conference & Concert at 9:00am fish festival
Youth Dance Classes - Trails Park and Recreation District, Aurora

SUNDAY - 5/10

Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill — Find Your Sound: Guitar & Songcraft Workshop with Eli West (East Blue Hill) at 1:30pm - 3:00pm find your sound
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison
  • - name: Free Pre-Show Event: Science Magic! Workshop — TBA science magic
  • - name: Mario the Maker Magician — TBA maker magician
  • - name: Mother's Day at Rokeby — TBA mothers day
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 - 1:00pm play soccer
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville — Masons' Community Breakfast at 7:30 - 10 AM community breakfast
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan
Life Enrichment Programs - Portland, ME - The Park Danforth, Danforth — New Orleans Sunday Brunch at 11:00am, 2:00pm learn more
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
Wild Acadia Camping Resort - Camping, Camping, Campground .., Tremont — Represent the Smokies at the Cattywampus Parade at 2:00pm join the fun

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