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WEEK OF JUNE 22 - JUNE 28, 2026

From Biodiversity Naturalist Walk at Gouldsboro Historical Society to Nature Summer Camp: Ew That’s Gross! at Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt and Pat Harrington Trio at ALL PROGRAMS - Nonnie Hood PRC.

MONDAY - 6/22

Activities: At A Glance - Woodland Parks and Recreation Depa, Baileyville
  • 12:00pm — Summer Day Camp - *SUMMER SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS*WEEK 2 (7/13-7/17) summer school
  • 12:00pm — Summer Day Camp - *SUMMER SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS* WEEK 3 (7/20-7/24) summer school
  • 8:00am — Summer Day Camp - Summer Day Camp *FULL SEASON* summer camp
  • 8:00am — Summer Day Camp - Week 1 (4 days) (6/29-7/2) summer camp
  • 8:00am — Summer Day Camp - Week 2 (7/6-7/10) summer camp
  • 8:00am — Summer Day Camp - Week 3 (7/13-7/17) summer camp
  • 8:00am — Summer Day Camp - Week 4 (7/20-7/24 summer camp
Bar Harbor Community Events, Bar Harbor — TBA at - name: Flash! In The Pans ~ Community Dance! join in
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill
  • 10:00am-4:00pm — Francis Hamabe's Maine: A Life in Art see art
  • 1:00pm-4:30pm — The Puffins Are Back! explore nature
  • 7:30pm-9:00pm — Flash! In the Pans Monday Community Pan Dances community dance
Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor
  • - name: David Sedaris — TBA see show
  • - name: You Are Here — TBA see movie
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 — Summer Program 2026 - Summer Program Week 1 summer program
  • 8:30am — Summer Program 2026 - Summer Program Week 2 summer program
  • 8:30am — Summer Program 2026 - Summer Program Week 3 summer program
  • 8:30am — Summer Program 2026 - Summer Program Week 4 summer program
Events :: Seal Harbor Library, Seal Harbor — TBA at - name: Acadia National Park Guided Tours explore park
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals
  • 10:00am — Moosabec Summerfest - Children's Pet Show view details
  • 4:00pm — Moosabec Summerfest - Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers view details
  • 6:30pm — Moosabec Summerfest - Ice Cream Social view details
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville — Lego Club at 2:45 PM provide imagination
Henry D. Moore Library, Steuben — TBA at - name: In the Pines explore nature
Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt, Amherst
  • 10:00am — Summertime Little Bear Nature Walk nature walk
  • 8:45am, 1:00pm — Chickadee Camp chickadee camp
  • 8:45am, 3:00pm — Nature Summer Camp: Ew That’s Gross! summer camp
Home Page - Welcome to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library - Charl, Charlotte
Kids in the Bake Shop - Bar Harbor Inn, Bar Harbor
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
  • - name: In the Pines at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park — TBA in the pines
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
  • 10:30am — Bala Bee Kid's Storytime Yoga info
  • 10:30am — Ranger Read Aloud: All About Fishing info
  • 11:00am — Tween/Teen Cooking Class info
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield
Pembroke Library, Pembroke
Sorrento Sullivan Rec Center – Supporting community events ., Sorrento — Jr. Advanced Tennis at 9:00am tennis
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor — Bird Carving with Wendell Gilley Museum at 9:00am carve birds

TUESDAY - 6/23

Acadia Repertory Theatre, Mount Desert — TBA at - name: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors dracula comedy
Bar Harbor Community Events, Bar Harbor
  • - name: Baby and Toddler Time — TBA play time
  • - 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
  • 2:30pm-4:30pm — Part 1: Layers of the Land – Abstracting the Acadia Landscape create art
  • 6:00pm-7:00pm — Hilby, the Skinny German Juggle Boy watch juggling
Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor
  • - name: Bluebird Improv — TBA see show
  • - name: Rhiannon Giddens — TBA see show
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals
  • 4:30pm — Moosabec Summerfest - Pour and Paint view details
  • 7:30pm — Moosabec Summerfest - Karaoke Night view details
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville
  • 10:30 AM — Kids Program featuring Local Farmers: Plant a Seed, Read! plant a seed
  • 7 - 9 PM — Fundy Chapter of Maine Audubon interesting program
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro — Habitat Exploration Naturalist Walk at Jordan River Preserve at 3:00pm explore habitat
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
Museum Passes - G.A.R. Memorial Library, Hancock — Lightning Bug Show for All Ages at 8:30pm lightning bug show
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield — Night to Unite at 5:00pm night to unite
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 knit wits
Vacation Activities and Recreation - Castine Cottages, Castine — TBA at - name: Open Lighthouse Day lighthouse day
Weekend/Holiday Lessons - Otis Ridge, Otis — Hilby, The Skinny German Juggle Boy at 6:00pm juggle boy
Wellness - Whiting Village School, Whiting
  • 10:00am — Playgroup for Littles (0-3) & Caregivers play together
  • 3:00pm — Find Your Art: Drawing & Journaling for Youth youth art

WEDNESDAY - 6/24

ALL PROGRAMS - Nonnie Hood PRC, Steuben — Family Night with Anita Pizza! at 6:00pm, 8:00pm family night
Acadia Repertory Theatre, Mount Desert — TBA at - name: Charlotte’s Web charlottes web
Bar Harbor Community Events, Bar Harbor
  • - name: Plein Air Painting Workshop — TBA paint outside
  • - name: Write Your Acadia Story at The Acadia Writers Workshop — TBA write story
Community - Deer Isle Yoga Studio, Deer Isle — Campus Tours at 2:00pm campus tours
Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor
  • - name: Bar Harbor Music Festival — TBA see festival
  • - name: Punch Brothers — TBA see show
Events :: Seal Harbor Library, Seal Harbor — TBA at - name: Seaside Cinema movie night
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals
  • 6:00pm — Moosabec Summerfest - Women's Skillet Toss view details
  • 6:00pm — Moosabec Summerfest - Herky Wilcox Memorial Cribbage Tournament view details
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville — Wiggles and Giggles at 10:30 AM songs stories play
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro — Outdoor Adventure Storytime at 9:30am story time
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
  • 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
Museum Passes - G.A.R. Memorial Library, Hancock — Shaker Discovery Tour: Ann Lee at 11:00am discovery tour
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor
  • 10:30am — Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers: Everybody Loves Pirates at the Neighborhood House info
  • 5:30pm — MDI Historical: Say What? MDI Lore & Tall Tales info
  • 5:30pm — MDI Historical: Otter Creek's Lost Waterfront info
Pembroke Library, Pembroke — Crossing Borders Chantey Sing at 6:00pm join in
Sorrento Sullivan Rec Center – Supporting community events ., Sorrento
  • 10:00am — Slippery Seals tournament
  • 9:00am — Jr. Intermediate Tennis tennis
Weekend/Holiday Lessons - Otis Ridge, Otis
Wellness - Whiting Village School, Whiting — Learning Right Meow: Wild Cats with The Nature Museum at 1:00pm wild cats
Witherle Memorial Library, Castine
  • 10:30am — Storytime story time
  • 9:00am — Tide Pools with Blue Hill Heritage Trust and Witherle Library explore nature

THURSDAY - 6/25

ALL PROGRAMS - Nonnie Hood PRC, Steuben — FLX TRIVIA 6-8pm at 6:00pm, 8:00pm flx trivia
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill — Part 2: Layers of Life – Abstracting Species and Systems in Acadia at 2:30pm-4:30pm create art
Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor
  • - name: G. Love & Special Sauce — TBA see show
  • - name: How High the Moon | The Music of Ella Fitzgerald — TBA see music
  • - name: Patty Griffin — TBA see show
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals — Moosabec Summerfest - Lobster Feed at 4:30pm view details
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan — Drill Team County Fair Performance at 8:00am performance
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
Month Calendar - Perry County District Library, Perry
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm — Family Fun Fair – Celebrating 250 Years of Independence family fun fair
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm — Perryville Fourth of July Parade july 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
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor — Baby Storytime at 10:30am info
Pembroke Library, Pembroke
  • 10:00am — Li'l Bookworms Story Time story time
  • 1:00pm — Biscuits & Books book club
Sorrento Sullivan Rec Center – Supporting community events ., Sorrento — Jr. Beginner Tennis at 9:00am tennis
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor
  • 1:00pm — Observe to Conserve: Learning iNaturalist in Acadia (7/10) learn i naturalist
  • 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

FRIDAY - 6/26

ALL PROGRAMS - Nonnie Hood PRC, Steuben
  • 4:00pm, 7:00pm — Butcher’s Son at Steuben butchers son
  • 5:00pm, 8:00pm — Tim Herron and The Great Blue tim herron
  • 5:00pm, 8:00pm — Sutton String Band sutton string
  • 5:00pm, 8:00pm — Gabe Stillman Band gabe stillman
Activities - Sure Would Forest, Columbia Falls — TBA at - name: Machias Wild Blueberry Festival celebrate blueberries
Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor
  • - name: Acadia Dance Festival: Nimbus Dance Presents ANIMA — TBA see dance
  • - name: Ashley McBryde — TBA see show
  • - name: Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime — TBA see show
  • - name: Town Talk with Dar Williams | Belfast, ME — TBA see talk
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison — TBA at - name: Bixby Storytime story time
Events :: Seal Harbor Library, Seal Harbor — TBA at - name: Bar Harbor Fourth of July Festivities celebrating
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals
  • - name: Moosabec Summerfest - House and Business Decorating Contest — TBA view details
  • - name: Moosabec Summerfest - Pretty Baby Contest — TBA view details
  • 10:00am — Moosabec Summerfest - Children's Mini Parade view details
  • 2:00pm — Moosabec Summerfest - Lobster Crate Races view details
  • 4:30pm — Moosabec Summerfest - Anything That Floats Race view details
  • 6:00pm — Moosabec Summerfest - Miss Beals Pageant view details
Family-Friendly Guide to Bar Harbor - KOA Camping Blog, Bar Harbor
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville — Campobello Island Seaglass Festival at check website seaglass festival
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro — Storytime with Minquansis Sapiel at 1:00pm story time
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 - 10:00pm summer celebration
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor — Mr. Drew and His Animals, Too! at 10:30am info
Orono Trampoline Park: Orono, ME, Orland
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor — TBA at - name: Puffins, Loons, and Blueberry Barrens with Schoodic Institute explore nature

SATURDAY - 6/27

ALL PROGRAMS - Nonnie Hood PRC, Steuben — Pat Harrington Trio at 4:00pm, 7:00pm pat harrington
Activities - Sure Would Forest, Columbia Falls — TBA at - name: Grand Lake Stream Folk Art Festival explore art
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill — Maine's Young Entrepreneur Market at 11:00am-1:00pm support youth
Community - Deer Isle Yoga Studio, Deer Isle — TBA at - name: Open House open house
Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor
  • - name: Acadia Dance Festival (Matinee) — TBA see dance
  • - name: Dar Williams — TBA see show
  • - name: Jammy Buffet — TBA see show
  • - name: Jurassic Park — TBA see show
  • - name: Mamma Mania — TBA see show
  • - name: The Walrus — TBA see show
  • - name: Town Talk with Dar Williams | Bar Harbor, ME — TBA see talk
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals
  • 10:30am — Moosabec Summerfest - World's Fastest Lobster Boat Races view details
  • 6:00pm — Moosabec Summerfest - Miss 4th of July Pageant view details
  • 6:00pm — Moosabec Summerfest - Grand Parade view details
  • 7:00am — Moosabec Summerfest - Annual Pancake Breakfast view details
  • 8:00am — Moosabec Summerfest - 5-K Road Race view details
  • 8:00am — Moosabec Summerfest - Annual Yard Sale view details
  • 9:00am — Moosabec Summerfest - Car Show view details
  • 9:00pm — Moosabec Summerfest - Fireworks view details
Family-Friendly Guide to Bar Harbor - KOA Camping Blog, Bar Harbor
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville
  • TBD — Campobello Coastal Challenge kids run
  • see WCF website — Washington County Fair family fun
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
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro — Up Close with Seaweeds at 8:00am explore seaweeds
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 summer saturdays
  • 5:00pm - 8:00pm — Cruise In – Downtown Perryville cruise in
Museum Passes - G.A.R. Memorial Library, Hancock
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor — Outside Storytime on the Lawn at 10:00am info
Orono Trampoline Park: Orono, ME, Orland — TBA at - name: Fourth of July celebrate
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield — Y Kids Tri at 9:00am y kids tri
Somesville Library Association, Mount Desert — Books & Blueberries fair at 9:00am, 2:00pm donate
Vacation Activities and Recreation - Castine Cottages, Castine — TBA at - name: Village Fair village fair
Wellness - Whiting Village School, Whiting — Summer Reading Challenge Kick Off at 10:00am summer reading

SUNDAY - 6/28

ALL PROGRAMS - Nonnie Hood PRC, Steuben
Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor
  • - name: An Evening with Bob Marley — TBA see show
  • - name: Judy Collins: Sweet Judy Blue Eyes Farewell Tour — TBA see show
  • - name: Masters of the Telecasters — TBA see show
  • - name: Woody Sings: The Musical Legacy of Woody Guthrie — TBA see show
Events :: Seal Harbor Library, Seal Harbor — TBA at - name: Native American Festival celebrates culture
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals
  • 10:00am — Moosabec Summerfest - Community Church Service view details
  • 1:00pm — Moosabec Summerfest - Cornhole Tournament view details
  • 5:00pm — Moosabec Summerfest - Basket Bingo view details
  • 9:00am — Moosabec Summerfest - Cake Decorating view details
  • 9:00am - 3:00pm — Moosabec Summerfest - Craft Fair view details
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan
  • 10:00am — Toddler & Me Horseback Riding toddler me
  • 8:00am — Autumn’s Gate Horse Show horse show
  • 8:00am — Drill Team- Christmas in July Performance performance
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
  • - name: In the Pines at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park — TBA in the pines
Month Calendar - Perry County District Library, Perry — East End Market at 12:00pm - 4:00pm east end market
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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