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WEEK OF MAY 11 - MAY 17, 2026

From Choir Club - Choir Club March to May 2026 at Events - Northfield Area Family YMCA to Toddler Playdate at Summer Programs - Jonesboro - The Foundation of Arts and Page Turners Book Club at Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School.

MONDAY - 5/11

Bar Harbor Community Events, Bar Harbor
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Colloquy Downeast - Big Ideas in Books for Young Readers big ideas
  • 7:30pm - 9:00pm — Flash! In the Pans Monday Community Pan Dances pan dances
  • 7:30pm - 9:00pm — Pan Dance pan dance
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison
  • - name: First Annual New England Family Theatre Festival — TBA family theatre
  • - name: Vergennes Memorial Day Parade — TBA memorial parade
Family Programs - Maine Coast Waldorf School, Aurora — Sweetpea Class at 10:45am join in
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville — Monday Night Music Circle at 6 PM local musicians jam
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan — Memorial Day Camp Open House at 8:00am camp open house
Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt, Amherst
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor — Lego Club at 3:00pm info
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield
Pembroke Library, Pembroke — Girl Scouts at 6:00pm girl scouts
Pembroke Town Library Calendar, Pembroke — TWIG – Plants Down East Greenhouse Opening at 9:00am greenhouse opening
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor — TBA at - name: Library Closed for Memorial Day closed
Summer Programs - Jonesboro - The Foundation of Arts, Jonesboro — Kids' Block Party at 4:00pm - 5:00pm build with legos
Weekend/Holiday Lessons - Otis Ridge, Otis — Art Class with Hillary Becton at 1:00pm art class

TUESDAY - 5/12

Bar Harbor Community Events, Bar Harbor — TBA at - name: Baby and Toddler Time join in
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill — Colloquy Downeast -Down the Mississippi with Huck Finn at 5:00pm - 7:00pm huck finn
Camp COMO - Stonington Community Center, Stonington
Discover Surry, Sullivan — Farm Kitchen: A Hands-On Cooking Class (Taco Tuesday) at 5:00pm - 7:30pm cooking class
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison
  • - name: Bixby Book Club- Following Atticus — TBA book club
  • - 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 kick around
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 storytime
Machias area (Porter Memorial Library), Machias — Storytime at the Library at 11:00am storytime
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve, Seal Harbor — Field Walk: All About Fireflies at 8:00pm explore fireflies
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield — Together Tuesday at 9:30am - 11:00am together tuesday
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield — Barnyard Story Hour at Appleton Farms at 10:30am story hour
Pembroke Library, Pembroke — Knit Wits at 10:00am knitters group
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor — Crane Folding at 3:00pm - 4:00pm fold cranes
Summer Programs - Jonesboro - The Foundation of Arts, Jonesboro
Weekend/Holiday Lessons - Otis Ridge, Otis

WEDNESDAY - 5/13

Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill
Community - Deer Isle Yoga Studio, Deer Isle — Campus Tour at 2:00pm campus tours
Discover Surry, Sullivan
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison
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 10:30 AM songs stories play
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan — EMS Appreciation Day at 8:00am appreciation day
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro
Great Cranberry Library, Cranberry Isles — 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: Plant Species Documentation at Camden Hills State Park document plants
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield — Stargazing at Mendel Observatory at 7:00pm stargazing
Pembroke Library, Pembroke
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor
Summer Programs - Jonesboro - The Foundation of Arts, Jonesboro
Surry Arts & Events - Cottages, Concerts & Culture in Surry,, Surry — Wildflower Hike at 1:00pm explore nature
Witherle Memorial Library, Castine
  • 10:30am — Cars and Trucks and Things That Go Storytime storytime
  • 10:30am — Storytime storytime
  • 9:00am — Tide Pools with Blue Hill Heritage Trust and Witherle Library tide pools

THURSDAY - 5/14

Discover Surry, Sullivan — Farm Film and Music Series – Nature & Wildlife Conservation Films at 6:00pm - 9:00pm film series
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
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
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
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 magical evening stroll
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 join in
Summer Programs - Jonesboro - The Foundation of Arts, Jonesboro
Surry Arts & Events - Cottages, Concerts & Culture in Surry,, Surry — Birding Walk at 7:00am watch birds
Youth Dance Classes - Trails Park and Recreation District, Aurora — TBA at - name: Summer Celebration celebrate summer

FRIDAY - 5/15

Community - Deer Isle Yoga Studio, Deer Isle — TBA at - name: Summer Benefit summer benefit
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: Fresh Air Fridays — TBA fresh air
Family-Friendly Guide to Bar Harbor - KOA Camping Blog, Bar Harbor
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville
  • See website for complete schedule — 2026 Annual Bay of Fundy International Marathon fun runs
  • See website for schedule — 2026 Down East Spring Birding Festival birding experience
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro — Storytime with Minquansis Sapiel at 1:00pm storytime
Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt, Amherst — Nature Discovery: Sky Explorers (Group A) at 9:30am sky explorers
Machias area (Porter Memorial Library), Machias — Lego Time at 1:00pm, 4:00pm lego time
Mount Desert Oceanarium -, Bar Harbor — Maine Ocean Festival at 9:00am explore ocean
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor — Family Storytime at 10:00am - 10:30am join in
Summer Programs - Jonesboro - The Foundation of Arts, Jonesboro — Friday Night Magic: the Gathering for Teens at 4:00pm - 5:30pm magic the gathering
Witherle Memorial Library, Castine — TBA at - name: Crafty Friday with Hannah Sweet crafty friday

SATURDAY - 5/16

Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill
College of the Atlantic (community programs), Bar Harbor
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
  • 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
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan
Harvestfest - Columbia Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, Columbia Falls
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
Museum Passes - G.A.R. Memorial Library, Hancock
  • 10:00am — Terrarium Workshop featuring the Round Stone Barn! explore nature
  • 10:00am — Goat Yoga – June 6 yoga with goats
  • 10:00am — Food Workshop: Making Fruit Curds learn to cook
  • 10:00am — Broom Workshop: Kitchen Set (morning session) craft a broom
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor
  • 10:00am — All Ages Storytime info
  • 10:00am — Outside Storytime on the Lawn info
  • 9:00am — Sports Gear Swap & Repair Cafe info
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield — Family Fun Night: Kick Off to Summer at 5:30pm - 8:30pm family fun night
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield
  • 10:00am — CraneOutdoors: The Castle Hill Hike castle hill hike
  • 10:00am — Birds, Bees & Butterflies | Family Nature Series nature series
  • 10:30am — The Legacies of Long Hill: House & Garden Tour garden tour
Pembroke Library, Pembroke
  • 10:00am — Annual Potted Perennial Swap plant swap
  • 10:00am — Used Book Shop Sale book sale
Pembroke Town Library Calendar, Pembroke
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor — TBA at - name: Display Case: Huck's Ducks see ducks
Summer Programs - Jonesboro - The Foundation of Arts, Jonesboro — Teen Tabletop Club at 9:30am - 1:00pm tabletop rpg fun
Tide Mill Organic Farm, Machias — Annual Seedling Sale at 10:00am, 2:00pm seedling sale
Youth Dance Classes - Trails Park and Recreation District, Aurora

SUNDAY - 5/17

Camp COMO - Stonington Community Center, Stonington — TBA at - name: Happy Feet happy feet
College of the Atlantic (community programs), Bar Harbor — TBA at - name: Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance music dance
Discover Surry, Sullivan
  • 1:00pm - 2:30pm — Monthly Farm Tour farm tour
  • 3:30pm - 7:30pm — REGENERATE! An Eco-Performance Fest eco fest
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
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan
  • 10:00am — Toddler & Me Horseback Riding toddler ride
  • 8:00am — Autumn’s Gate Horse Show horse show
Hidden Barn Books, Bar Harbor — Children's Illustrator: R.W. Alley "Construction Crews Build Big!" event details
Local Events - Princeton, ME - The Hideaway on Pocomoonsine, Columbia Falls — For All the Fish Conference & Concert at 9:00am see details
Machias area (Porter Memorial Library), Machias
  • - name: Children's Library Garden — TBA garden
  • - name: STEM sessions — TBA stem sessions
  • - name: Storywalk®: The Strawberry Garden — TBA storywalk
  • - name: Storywalk®: What If There Were No Bees? — TBA storywalk
  • - name: Summer Reading Program — TBA summer reading
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 fish festival
Tide Mill Organic Farm, Machias — Farmers Markets at 9:00am, 12:00pm farmers market

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