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WEEK OF JUNE 01 - JUNE 07, 2026

From Horseback Riding 12pm-Ride at Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education to Field Walk: The Night Sky at Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve and Lubec Market ! at Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai.

MONDAY - 6/1

Activities: At A Glance - Woodland Parks and Recreation Depa, Baileyville — Summer Day Camp - Week 1 (4 days) at 8:00am, 3:30pm summer camp
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill — Colloquy Downeast - Big Ideas in Books for Young Readers at 3:00pm - 5:00pm big ideas
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison
  • - name: HEIDI Camp @ Vergennes Opera House — TBA heidi camp
  • - name: The Adventures Of Buster Bear Camp @ Vergennes Opera House — TBA buster bear camp
Events - Northfield Area Family YMCA, Northfield
  • 8:30am - 4:00pm — Summer Program 2026 - Summer Program all 5 weeks summer fun
  • 8:30am - 4:00pm — Summer Program 2026 - Summer Program Week 1 summer fun
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville — Lego Club at 2:45pm build create
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 Roque Bluffs State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Shackford Head State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Wildflower Walk at Wolfe's Neck Woods — TBA wildflower walk
Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt, Amherst — Junior Nature Play Afterschool at 3:30pm - 5:30pm play afterschool
Home Page - Welcome to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library - Charl, Charlotte — TBA at - name: Spangler Library Chaperone-led Visit explore
ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center - ImaginOn, Charlotte — 48-Hour Giving Challenge at 5:30pm give challenge
Machias area (Porter Memorial Library), Machias
  • - name: Children's Library Garden — TBA garden
  • - name: STEM session — TBA stem
  • - name: Storywalk® - The Strawberry Garden — TBA storywalk
  • - name: Summer Reading Program — TBA summer reading
Month Calendar - Perry County District Library, Perry — Picnic in the Park at 4:00pm - 8:00pm picnic in park
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor
  • 10:30am — Kid's Summer Reading Kickoff Party info
  • 10:30am — Ranger Read Aloud feat. Blueberries for Sal info
  • 10:30am — Storytime and Craft with Children's Author Rebecca Rule info
  • 11:00am — Tween/Teen Cooking Class info
  • 3:00pm — Lego Club info
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield
  • 6:30pm - 7:30pm — Page Turners Book Club book club
  • 7:00am - 5:00pm — First Day of Summer Camp! summer camp
Sorrento Sullivan Rec Center – Supporting community events ., Sorrento — Jr. Advanced Tennis at 9:00am tennis
Vacation Activities and Recreation - Castine Cottages, Castine — TBA at - name: Stone Fox Creamery Ice Cream Truck ice cream truck
Weekend/Holiday Lessons - Otis Ridge, Otis — Little League Home Game at 5:30pm home game
Witherle Memorial Library, Castine — Witherle Fiber Arts Group at 10:00am fiber arts

TUESDAY - 6/2

Acadia Repertory Theatre, Mount Desert — TBA at - name: Charlotte’s Web charlottes web
Bar Harbor Community Events, Bar Harbor — TBA at - name: Baby and Toddler Time join in
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill — The Legend of the Banana Kid at 6:00pm - 7:00pm banana kid
Community - Deer Isle Yoga Studio, Deer Isle — Campus Tour at 2:00pm campus tours
Events - Northfield Area Family YMCA, Northfield — Youth Drop In Soccer - Youth Drop In Soccer Spring 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm kick around
Events :: Seal Harbor Library, Seal Harbor
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville
  • 10:00am — Canada Day Race join race
  • 7:00pm, 9:00pm — Fundy Chapter of Maine Audubon learn nature
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle — 3 Hours Later - Free Beach Concert Series at 6:00pm - 8:00pm join us
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 join in
Machias area (Porter Memorial Library), Machias — Storytime at the Library at 11:00am storytime
Mount Desert Island High School, Swans Island
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve, Seal Harbor
  • 10:00am — Asticou Azalea Garden: Exploring the Watershed register
  • 10:00am — Thuya Garden Walk: Trails register
  • 10:00am — Thuya Garden Walk: Pollinators register
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
Sorrento Sullivan Rec Center – Supporting community events ., Sorrento — Jr. Beginner Tennis at 9:00am tennis
Vacation Activities and Recreation - Castine Cottages, Castine — TBA at - name: Open Lighthouse Day lighthouse day

WEDNESDAY - 6/3

Bar Harbor Community Events, Bar Harbor — TBA at - name: Art for Homeschoolers (Ages 3 to 5) create art
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill — Art for Homeschoolers (Ages 3 to 5) at 9:00am - 10:00am art for kids
College of the Atlantic (community programs), Bar Harbor — Art crawl at 4:00pm celebrate student work
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville
  • 10:30am — Kids Program featuring Local Farmers: Plant a Seed, Read! plant read
  • 10:30am — Wiggles and Giggles play time
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro
Henry D. Moore Library, Steuben — TBA at - name: Osprey Watch at Wolfe's Neck Woods osprey watch
Mount Desert Island High School, Swans Island — TBA at - name: Marching Practice marching practice
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve, Seal Harbor
  • 1:00pm — Field Walk: Wildflowers of Little Long Pond 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
  • 9:00am — Field Walk: Trail Building register
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor
  • 5:30pm — MDI Historical: "What Happened Here?" with Raney Bench info
  • 5:30pm — MDI Historical: Say What? MDI Lore & Tall Tales info
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield — Mini Movers at North Shore Children's Museum at 10:00am mini movers
Sorrento Sullivan Rec Center – Supporting community events ., Sorrento
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor
Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield Maine, Brooksville
Weekend/Holiday Lessons - Otis Ridge, Otis — Wednesday On Main presents The Legend of the Banan Kid Puppet Show at 5:30pm puppet show
Witherle Memorial Library, Castine
  • 10:30am — Storytime storytime
  • 10:30am — Cars and Trucks and Things That Go Storytime storytime

THURSDAY - 6/4

Bar Harbor Community Events, Bar Harbor
  • - name: Ballet | Grades 5-12 — TBA dance now
  • - name: Contemporary / Modern Dance for grades 5-12 — TBA dance now
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Ballet | Grades 5-12 ballet grades
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm — Contemporary / Modern Dance for grades 5-12 modern dance
Creative Co-op - The Community House - communityhouse.org, Topsfield — TBA at - name: Friends Book Sale book sale
Events - Northfield Area Family YMCA, Northfield
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm — Track Club - Track Club Spring 2026 run fast
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm — Pickleball - Pickleball 2026 play pickleball
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm — Flag Football - Flag Football Spring 2026 throw the ball
Events :: Seal Harbor Library, Seal Harbor — TBA at - name: Seaside Cinema outdoor movies
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro — Biodiversity Naturalist Walk at 10:00am naturalist walk
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle — The Music Studio - Free Beach Concert Series at 6:00pm - 8:00pm join us
Month Calendar - Perry County District Library, Perry
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm — Perryville Fourth of July Parade july fourth parade
  • 8:30pm - 10:00pm — Perryville Independence Day Fireworks Show fireworks show
Mount Desert Island High School, Swans Island — TBA at - name: Music Field Day music field day
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve, Seal Harbor
  • 7:00pm — Field Walk: The Night Sky register
  • 7:30pm — Lantern Stroll register
  • 9:00am — Carriage Ride register
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor
  • 10:30am — Baby/Toddler Storytime info
  • 10:30am — Baby Storytime 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
  • - name: First Day Summer Reading Program — TBA summer reading
  • 5:30pm - 7:00pm — Summer Reading Kick-off Puppet Show puppet show
Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield Maine, Brooksville
  • 10:00am — The Wonderful World of Beavers view event
  • 10:00am — Using Your Phone! view event
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor
  • 1:00pm — Observe to Conserve: Learning iNaturalist in Acadia (7/24) learn i naturalist
  • 7:00pm — Insect Safari: Exploring the Wondrous World of Everyday Bugs feat. Margie Patlak explore bugs
Witherle Memorial Library, Castine — Adams School Summer Reading Kickoff Party at 1:30pm kickoff party

FRIDAY - 6/5

Bar Harbor Community Events, Bar Harbor — TBA at - name: Stained Glass Mosaic - Birches create mosaic
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison
  • - name: BABEL 46, presented by The Opera Company of Middlebury Young Artist Program — TBA young artist
  • - name: Bixby Storytime — TBA story time
  • - name: Juneteenth at Rokeby — TBA juneteenth
Events :: Seal Harbor Library, Seal Harbor — TBA at - name: Bar Harbor Fourth of July Festivities celebrating
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals — TBA at - name: Moosabec Summerfest view details
Family-Friendly Guide to Bar Harbor - KOA Camping Blog, Bar Harbor
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville — TBA at - name: 2026 Annual Bay of Fundy International Marathon fun runs
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro — Storytime with Minquansis Sapiel at 1:00pm storytime
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle — Free Family Fun Night at 5:30pm register today
ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center - ImaginOn, Charlotte — Lowe's YMCA Summer Celebration at 6:00pm summer celebration
Life Enrichment Programs - Portland, ME - The Park Danforth, Danforth — Juneteenth 2026 at 10:00am celebrate
Machias area (Porter Memorial Library), Machias — Lego Time at 1:00pm, 4:00pm lego time
Month Calendar - Perry County District Library, Perry — A Marian Family Exhibit at 10:00am - 5:00pm marian exhibit
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve, Seal Harbor
  • 10:00am — Asticou Azalea Garden Walk: The Inside View register
  • 4:30pm — Evening at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden register
Mount Desert Oceanarium -, Bar Harbor — Maine Ocean Festival at 9:00am, 4:00pm explore ocean
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor — Mr. Drew and His Animals, Too! at 10:30am info
Orono Trampoline Park: Orono, ME, Orland
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield — Father Daughter Ball at 6:30pm - 8:30pm father daughter
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield — Family Dusk Paddles at 5:30pm dusk paddles
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor — Family Storytime at 10:00am - 10:30am family storytime
Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield Maine, Brooksville
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor — Observe to Conserve: Learning iNaturalist in Acadia (7/10) at 1:00pm learn i naturalist

SATURDAY - 6/6

Activities - Sure Would Forest, Columbia Falls — TBA at - name: Grand Lake Stream Folk Art Festival folk art festival
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill
  • 10:00am - 10:45am — Mommy & Me Ballet (for Pre-K & Kindergarten children & their caregivers) mommy me ballet
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — Wire Tree Art with Guest Artist Ryan Kelley wire tree art
  • 3:00pm - 4:30pm — Family Friendly Printmaking Workshop family printmaking
Classes and Events - Islesford Boatworks, Cranberry Isles — Kids Open Mic at 2-4pm kids open mic
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 - Northfield Area Family YMCA, Northfield — Baseball - T-Ball at 10:30am - 11:30am play ball
Events :: Seal Harbor Library, Seal Harbor — TBA at - name: Bar Harbor Music Festival music festival
Family-Friendly Guide to Bar Harbor - KOA Camping Blog, Bar Harbor
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville
  • 10:00am, 12:00pm — Lubec Market ! shop local
  • 1:00pm, 4:00pm — Mirror Sailboat Work Day join in
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan
  • 12:00pm — Horseback Riding 12pm-Ride ride
  • 1:00pm — Farmtastic Birthday Party party
  • 4:00pm — Date Night Couples Ride ride
  • 8:00am — Niagara County 4-H Open Horse Show horse show
  • 8:00am — Princess Fest princess fest
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, Bar Harbor — Poultry processing 101 at 8:00am poultry processing
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro
  • 10:00am — Fern Walk at Simon Trail Preserve fern walk
  • 8:00am — Guided Birding Walk at Jordan River Preserve birding walk
ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center - ImaginOn, Charlotte — Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Roadshow at 6:00pm music fun
Month Calendar - Perry County District Library, Perry
  • - name: June Horse Show | Perry County Saddle Club — TBA june horse show
  • 10:00am - 1:00pm — River Hills Annual Tractor Pull tractor pull
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm — Summer Saturdays at the American Tractor Museum summer saturdays
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm — LawnFather Event at Buchheit lawnfather event
  • 5:00pm - 8:00pm — Cruise In – Downtown Perryville cruise in
  • 7:00am - 1:00pm — Youth Fishing Tournament at Legion Lake youth fishing
Mount Desert Island High School, Swans Island — Cheering Sessions at 9:00am - 11:00am cheering sessions
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
Orono Trampoline Park: Orono, ME, Orland — TBA at - name: Fourth of July Music & Fireworks july 4th
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield — Rainbow Run at 8:00am - 10:30am rainbow run
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield — Teen Naturalist Club at IRWS: Spring/Summer Series at 8:00am teen naturalist
Somesville Library Association, Mount Desert — Books & Blueberries sale at 9:00am, 2:00pm books and blueberries
Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield Maine, Brooksville — Firefly the Hybrid at 3:00pm view event
Vacation Activities and Recreation - Castine Cottages, Castine
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor — TBA at - name: Puffins, Loons, and Blueberry Barrens with Schoodic Institute explore nature
Youth Dance Classes - Trails Park and Recreation District, Aurora
  • - name: Color Run — TBA join in
  • - name: Family Field Day — TBA family fun

SUNDAY - 6/7

College of the Atlantic (community programs), Bar Harbor — TBA at - name: Acadia Festival of Traditional Music and Dance check-in and opening
Events :: Seal Harbor Library, Seal Harbor — TBA at - name: Native American Festival celebrates culture
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
  • 8:00am — Father’s Day Celebration celebration
  • 8:00am — Drill Team- Christmas in July Performance performance
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, Bar Harbor — TBA at - name: Acadia Festival of Traditional Music and Dance music and dance
Mount Desert Island High School, Swans Island
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor — Game On MDI at 4:00pm info
Vacation Activities and Recreation - Castine Cottages, Castine — TBA at - name: Hands-On History Open House history open house

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