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WEEK OF JUNE 08 - JUNE 14, 2026

From FLX TRIVIA 6-8pm at ALL PROGRAMS - Nonnie Hood PRC to Father Daughter Ball at Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School and Niagara County 4-H Open Horse Show at Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education.

MONDAY - 6/8

Activities: At A Glance - Woodland Parks and Recreation Depa, Baileyville
  • 8:00am - 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp - Summer Day Camp *FULL SEASON* summer camp
  • 8:00am - 3:30pm — Summer Day Camp - Week 1 (4 days) summer camp
  • 8:00am - 3:30pm — Summer Day Camp - Week 2 summer camp
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill — Francis Hamabe's Maine: A Life in Art at 10:00am francis hamabe art
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 Week 1 summer program
  • 8:30am, 4:00pm — Summer Program 2026 - Summer Program Week 2 summer program
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals
  • 10:00am — Moosabec Summerfest - Children's Pet Show explore
  • 4:00pm — Moosabec Summerfest - Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers explore
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville — Lego Club at 2:45pm provide legos
Henry D. Moore Library, Steuben — TBA at - name: Stroll with the Ranger stroll ranger
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 library visit
ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center - ImaginOn, Charlotte — 48-Hour Giving Challenge at 5:30pm help kids
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
  • 10:30am — 6th Annual Harry Potter Day info
  • 11:00am — Tween/Teen Cooking Class info
  • 3:00pm — Lego Club info
Nearby, Brooksville — Stroll Party with a Purpose and Muirfield’s Fishing Derby at 1:00pm, 3:00pm join us
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield
Summer Camp Programs at NESS - NESSF.org, Stonington — TBA at - name: Camp COMO & Counselors-In-Training Start! camp start

TUESDAY - 6/9

Acadia Repertory Theatre, Mount Desert — TBA at - name: Charlotte’s Web charlottes web
Bar Harbor Community Events, Bar Harbor
  • - name: Baby and Toddler Time — TBA join in
  • - name: Batik: Ancient Art, New Twist — TBA explore art
  • - name: St. Saviour's Downeast Music Series — TBA listen now
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill
  • 10:00am — Your Photos to Unique Batiks unique batiks
  • 6:00pm — The Legend of the Banana Kid banana kid
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville — Fundy Chapter of Maine Audubon at 7:00pm interesting program
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro — Habitat Exploration Naturalist Walk at Jordan River Preserve at 3:00pm explore nature
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm — 3 Hours Later - Free Beach Concert Series join us
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm — Rusty Nutz - Free Beach Concert Series 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 listen move
Mount Desert Island High School, Swans Island — MDI SUMMER CHORALE at 6:30pm summer chorale
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve, Seal Harbor
  • 10:00am — Asticou Azalea Garden: Exploring the Watershed register
  • 10:00am — Thuya Garden Walk: Trails register
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield — Together Tuesday at 9:30am together tuesday
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield — Barnyard Story Hour at Appleton Farms at 10:30am story hour
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor — Crane Folding at 3:00pm fold cranes
Vacation Activities and Recreation - Castine Cottages, Castine — TBA at - name: Open Lighthouse Day explore light

WEDNESDAY - 6/10

ALL PROGRAMS - Nonnie Hood PRC, Steuben — Family Night with Anita Pizza at 6:00pm - 8:00pm family night
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill
Community - Deer Isle Yoga Studio, Deer Isle — Campus Tour at 2:00pm campus tour
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro
  • 12:00pm — Nature Journaling in the Intertidal Zone explore nature
  • 9:30am — Outdoor Adventure Storytime story time
Henry D. Moore Library, Steuben — TBA at - name: Osprey Watch osprey watch
Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt, Amherst — The Heart of the Season: Summer at 6:00pm summer celebration
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve, Seal Harbor
  • 1:00pm — Field Walk: Wildflowers of Little Long Pond register
  • 1:00pm — 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 — MDI Historical: Say What? MDI Lore & Tall Tales at 5:30pm info
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield — Stargazing at Mendel Observatory at 7:00pm stargazing
Sorrento Sullivan Rec Center – Supporting community events ., Sorrento — Slippery Seals at 10:00am tennis tournament
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor
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 nature
Witherle Memorial Library, Castine
  • 10:30am — Cars and Trucks and Things That Go Storytime storytime fun
  • 10:30am — Storytime storytime

THURSDAY - 6/11

ALL PROGRAMS - Nonnie Hood PRC, Steuben
  • 5:30pm - 6:30pm — FLIGHTS & FLEURS WITH NOUVEAU FLOWER FARM JUNE 18th 5:30pm flights fleurs
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm — FLX TRIVIA 6-8pm flx trivia
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
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro — Biodiversity Naturalist Walk at 10:00am explore nature
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle — The Music Studio - Free Beach Concert Series at 6:00pm - 8:00pm join us
Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt, Amherst — Battle of the Botanicals 2026 at 6:00pm botanical fun
Month Calendar - Perry County District Library, Perry
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm — Family Fun Fair – Celebrating 250 Years of Independence family fun
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm — Perryville Fourth of July Parade join parade
  • 8:30pm - 10:00pm — Perryville Independence Day Fireworks Show fireworks show
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
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 start reading
  • 5:30pm — Summer Reading Kick-off Puppet Show puppet show
Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield Maine, Brooksville
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor
  • 1:00pm — Observe to Conserve: Learning iNaturalist in Acadia (7/24) learn nature
  • 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 summer reading

FRIDAY - 6/12

ALL PROGRAMS - Nonnie Hood PRC, Steuben — Butcher’s Son at Steuben at 4:00pm - 7:00pm butchers son
Activities - Sure Would Forest, Columbia Falls — TBA at - name: Machias Wild Blueberry Festival blueberry festival
Bar Harbor Community Events, Bar Harbor
  • - name: Ceramics`- Make Your Own Mosaic Pieces Workshop — TBA create art
  • - name: Make Your Own Mosaic Pieces Workshop — TBA create art
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill — Pizza Night at 4:00pm pizza night
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison
  • - name: BABEL 46, presented by The Opera Company of Middlebury Young Artist Program — TBA young artists
  • - name: Bixby Storytime — TBA story time
  • - name: Juneteenth at Rokeby — TBA juneteenth
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals
  • 10:00am — Moosabec Summerfest - Children's Mini Parade explore
  • 2:00pm — Moosabec Summerfest - Lobster Crate Races explore
  • 4:30pm — Moosabec Summerfest - Anything That Floats Race explore
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 story time
Harvestfest - Columbia Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, Columbia Falls — TBA at - name: Play Expo-Summer Experience for Children play expo
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle — Free Family Fun Night at 5:30pm register today
Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt, Amherst — TBA at - name: Spring Birding Course: Overnight Trip birding trip
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 holiday
Month Calendar - Perry County District Library, Perry — A Marian Family Exhibit at 10:00am - 5:00pm see exhibit
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
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield — Father Daughter Ball at 6:30pm father daughter
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor
  • - name: Library Closed for Juneteenth — TBA library closed
  • 10:00am — Family Storytime join in
Summer Camp Programs at NESS - NESSF.org, Stonington — TBA at - name: Sip ‘n’ Spin Pottery Workshops pottery workshop
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor — TBA at - name: Puffins, Loons, and Blueberry Barrens with Schoodic Institute explore wildlife

SATURDAY - 6/13

24th Annual Smelt Fry & Fisheries Celebration - Smithereen F, Columbia Falls — TBA at - name: Play Expo-Summer Experience for Children play expo
Activities - Sure Would Forest, Columbia Falls — TBA at - name: Grand Lake Stream Folk Art Festival folk art fest
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill
College of the Atlantic (community programs), Bar Harbor — Poultry processing 101 at 8:00am, 2:00pm register
Community - Deer Isle Yoga Studio, Deer Isle — TBA at - name: Open House open house
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison — TBA at - name: Fiber Arts Circle fiber arts
Family-Friendly Guide to Bar Harbor - KOA Camping Blog, Bar Harbor
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville
  • - name: Washington County Fair — TBA family fun
  • 1:00pm, 4:00pm — Mirror Sailboat Work Day fix up boats
  • TBD — Campobello Coastal Challenge kids run
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan
  • 12:00pm — Horseback Riding 12pm-Ride ride
  • 1:00pm — Farmtastic Birthday Party party
  • 8:00am — Niagara County 4-H Open Horse Show explore
  • 8:00am — Princess Fest explore
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro
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 horse show
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm — Summer Saturdays at the American Tractor Museum explore tractors
  • 5:00pm - 8:00pm — Cruise In – Downtown Perryville car show
  • 7:00pm - 10:00pm — Callie & Kevin Live at Perryville RV Resort live music
Mount Desert Island High School, Swans Island — Libitzki School of Dance Performance at 2:00pm dance performance
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
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield
Somesville Library Association, Mount Desert — Books & Blueberries fair at 9:00am, 2:00pm donate
Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield Maine, Brooksville — Firefly the Hybrid at 3:00pm learn more
Summer Camp Programs at NESS - NESSF.org, Stonington — TBA at - name: 74th Annual COMO Village Fair village fair
Vacation Activities and Recreation - Castine Cottages, Castine — TBA at - name: Village Fair join the fun
Youth Dance Classes - Trails Park and Recreation District, Aurora

SUNDAY - 6/14

Classes and Events - Islesford Boatworks, Cranberry Isles — Kids Open Mic at 2-4pm kids open mic
College of the Atlantic (community programs), Bar Harbor — TBA at - name: Acadia Festival of Traditional Music and Dance get tickets
El El Frijoles, Brooksville — Sunday Suppers for a Cause at 5:30pm, 7:30pm join in
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan
  • 10:00am — Toddler & Me Horseback Riding toddler ride
  • 8:00am — Father’s Day Celebration celebrate
  • 8:00am — Autumn’s Gate Horse Show show
  • 8:00am — Drill Team- Christmas in July Performance performance
Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt, Amherst — Edible Plant Series with arborist Alex Klein at 2:00pm learn plants
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 discover history
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor — Bird Carving with Wendell Gilley Museum at 9:00am learn carving

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