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WEEK OF JUNE 29 - JULY 05, 2026

From Summertime Little Bear Nature Walk at Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt to Summer Program 2026 - Summer Program Week 3 at Events - Northfield Area Family YMCA and Campus Tour at Community - Deer Isle Yoga Studio.

MONDAY - 6/29

Activities: At A Glance - Woodland Parks and Recreation Depa, Baileyville
  • 12:00pm - 3:30pm — Summer Day Camp - *SUMMER SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS*WEEK 2 summer school
  • 12:00pm - 3:30pm — Summer Day Camp - *SUMMER SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS* WEEK 3 summer school
  • 12:00pm - 3:30pm — Summer Day Camp - *SUMMER SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS* WEEK 4 summer school
  • 8:00am - 3:30pm — Summer Day Camp - Week 1 summer camp
  • 8:00am - 3:30pm — Summer Day Camp - Week 2 summer camp
  • 8:00am - 3:30pm — Summer Day Camp - Week 3 summer camp
  • 8:00am - 3:30pm — Summer Day Camp - Week 4 summer camp
  • 8:00am - 3:30pm — Summer Day Camp - Week 5 summer camp
Bar Harbor Community Events, Bar Harbor — TBA at - name: Family Climbing Night @ Volta family climbing
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill
  • 1:00pm-4:30pm — The Puffins Are Back! see puffins
  • 7:30pm-9:00pm — Flash! In the Pans Monday Community Pan Dances join in
  • 9:00am-4:00pm — Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Camp explore camp
Community - Deer Isle Yoga Studio, Deer Isle — Campus Tour at 10:00am, 2:00pm register tour
Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor
Event List - Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison — TBA at - name: The Adventures Of Buster Bear Camp @ Vergennes Opera House 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
  • 8:30am - 4:00pm — Summer Program 2026 - Summer Program Week 3 summer program
  • 8:30am - 4:00pm — Summer Program 2026 - Summer Program Week 4 summer program
  • 8:30am - 4:00pm — Summer Program 2026 - Summer Program Week 5 summer program
Events :: Seal Harbor Library, Seal Harbor — TBA at - name: Native American Festival learn more
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville — Kids Program - Summers with the Roosevelt Kids at 10:30 AM kids program
Hidden Barn Books, Bar Harbor — Author David Sedaris signs his new book “The Land and Its People" at the Criterion before performing at 6:00pm event details
Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt, Amherst
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: Full Moon Observation at Camden Hills State Park — TBA full moon
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor
  • 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
  • 10:30am — Riot in the Garden Kid's Show with Jackson Gillman info
  • 11:00am — Tween/Teen Cooking Class 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
Sorrento Sullivan Rec Center – Supporting community events ., Sorrento — Jr. Advanced Tennis at 9:00am tennis
Witherle Memorial Library, Castine — Witherle Fiber Arts Group at 10:00am fiber arts

TUESDAY - 6/30

Bar Harbor Community Events, Bar Harbor
Events :: Seal Harbor Library, Seal Harbor
  • - name: Acadia National Park Guided Tours — TBA learn more
  • - name: Bar Harbor Town Band — TBA learn more
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, Bar Harbor — The Civic Circle at 9:30am civic circle
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro
  • 12:00pm — Tide Talks: Tide Pool Exploring explore
  • 3:00pm — Habitat Exploration Naturalist Walk at Jordan River Preserve explore habitat
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle
  • 6pm- 8pm — 3 Hours Later - Free Beach Concert Series join us
  • 6pm- 8pm — Rusty Nutz - Free Beach Concert Series join us
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve, Seal Harbor
  • 8:00pm — Field Walk: All About Fireflies register
  • 9:00am — Little Long Pond Ecology Paddle register
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 unite
Vacation Activities and Recreation - Castine Cottages, Castine — TBA at - name: Open Lighthouse Day open lighthouse day
Weekend/Holiday Lessons - Otis Ridge, Otis — Make a Birdhouse and Learn About Bluebirds! at 1:00pm make a birdhouse
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor
  • 5:30pm — Author Talk with Catherine Schmitt: Trees of Acadia (at Jesup Memorial Library) author talk
  • 7:00pm — Designing Plastic Out of the Ocean Economy feat. Abby Barrows plastic ocean
  • 9:00am — Bird Carving with Wendell Gilley Museum bird carving

WEDNESDAY - 7/1

ALL PROGRAMS - Nonnie Hood PRC, Steuben — Family Night with Anita Pizza! at 6:00pm - 8:00pm view event
Bar Harbor Community Events, Bar Harbor — TBA at - name: Write Your Acadia Story at The Acadia Writers Workshop write story
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill — Touch Tank & Exploration at 1:00pm explore touch tank
Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor — TBA at - name: Bar Harbor Music Festival bar harbor music fest
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville — Wiggles and Giggles at 10:30 AM wiggles giggles
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro
Hitchcock Center for the Environment - Education for a Healt, Amherst — The Heart of the Season: Summer at 6:00pm summer season
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve, Seal Harbor — Loon Watching at 9:00am register
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
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield — Barnyard Story Hour at Appleton Farms at 10:30am farm story hour
Pembroke Library, Pembroke
  • 1:00pm — Biscuits & Books read more
  • 6:00pm — Crossing Borders Chantey Sing explore
Sorrento Sullivan Rec Center – Supporting community events ., Sorrento
Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield Maine, Brooksville
Weekend/Holiday Lessons - Otis Ridge, Otis — Touch Tank and Marine Exploration at 1:00pm touch tank
Witherle Memorial Library, Castine
  • 10:30am — Storytime storytime
  • 10:30am — Cars and Trucks and Things That Go Storytime storytime
  • 6:00pm — Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers puppeteers

THURSDAY - 7/2

Bar Harbor Community Events, Bar Harbor — TBA at - name: Ballet | Grades 5-12 ballet grades
Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor — TBA at - name: A League of Their Own a league of their own
Events :: Seal Harbor Library, Seal Harbor — TBA at - name: Seaside Cinema learn more
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals — Lobster Feed at 4:30pm lobster feed
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan — Drill Team County Fair Performance at 8:00am performance
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 4th parade
  • 8:30pm - 10:00pm — Perryville Independence Day Fireworks Show fireworks show
Museum Passes - G.A.R. Memorial Library, Hancock — The Golden Hour Garden Party: July 23 at 5:00pm garden party
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor — Baby Storytime at 10:30am info
Pembroke Library, Pembroke — Li'l Bookworms Story Time at 10:00am join in
Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield Maine, Brooksville
Witherle Memorial Library, Castine — Tide Pools with Blue Hill Heritage Trust and Witherle Library at 9:00am tide pools

FRIDAY - 7/3

24th Annual Smelt Fry & Fisheries Celebration - Smithereen F, Columbia Falls — TBA at - name: Flower Frogs Zone flower frogs
Activities - Sure Would Forest, Columbia Falls — TBA at - name: Machias Wild Blueberry Festival blueberry festival
Activities: At A Glance - Woodland Parks and Recreation Depa, Baileyville — Open Gym at 4:00pm - 6:00pm open gym
Community - Deer Isle Yoga Studio, Deer Isle — TBA at - name: Summer Benefit summer benefit
Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals
Family-Friendly Guide to Bar Harbor - KOA Camping Blog, Bar Harbor
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan — Niagara County 4-H Open Horse Show at 8:00am show
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro — Minquansis Sapiel Book-reading & Storytelling at 1:00pm storytelling
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle
  • 5:30pm — Free Family Fun Night register today
  • 6pm- 8pm — The Music Studio - Free Beach Concert Series join us
ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center - ImaginOn, Charlotte — Lowe's YMCA Summer Celebration at 6:00pm - 10:00pm celebrate
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve, Seal Harbor — Drop-in Natural History Activities at Little Long Pond at 11:00am drop in
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor — Mr. Drew and His Animals, Too! at 10:30am info
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield — Manchester by the Sea July 4th Celebration at 7:00pm july 4th celebration
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) observe conserve
  • 1:00pm — Observe to Conserve: Learning iNaturalist in Acadia (7/24) observe conserve

SATURDAY - 7/4

24th Annual Smelt Fry & Fisheries Celebration - Smithereen F, Columbia Falls — TBA at - name: A Patriotic Sing Along sing along
Activities - Sure Would Forest, Columbia Falls — TBA at - name: Grand Lake Stream Folk Art Festival folk art
Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill
Community - Deer Isle Yoga Studio, Deer Isle — TBA at - name: Open House open house
Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor
Events :: Seal Harbor Library, Seal Harbor
  • - name: Bar Harbor Fourth of July Festivities — TBA learn more
  • - name: Bar Harbor Music Festival — TBA learn more
Events Calendar - Family-friendly sustainable ..., Beals
Family-Friendly Guide to Bar Harbor - KOA Camping Blog, Bar Harbor
  • - name: Tie-Dye Saturdays — TBA tie dye
  • 7:00pm - 10:00pm — Shin-diG | LIVE MUSIC live music
  • 7:00pm - 10:00pm — Driving Rain | LIVE MUSIC live music
  • 7:00pm - 10:00pm — Jay Diem Band | LIVE MUSIC live music
  • 7:00pm - 10:00pm — Second Heaven | LIVE MUSIC live music
Festivals & Events Calendar for the Region - Visit Lubec Mai, Baileyville
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 — Autumn’s Gate Horse Show show
  • 8:00am — Drill Team- Christmas in July Performance performance
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, Bar Harbor — Dawnland Festival of Arts & Ideas at 9:00am dawnland festival
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro — Tide Talks: Up Close with Seaweeds at 8:00am explore seaweeds
Harvestfest - Columbia Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, Columbia Falls
Hidden Barn Books, Bar Harbor — A Town Talk with Singer ~ Songwriter ~ Author Dar Williams before her 7pm Concert at The Criterion at 1:00pm - 2:30pm event details
Month Calendar - Perry County District Library, Perry — Cruise In – Downtown Perryville at 5:00pm - 8:00pm cruise in
Museum Passes - G.A.R. Memorial Library, Hancock
  • 10:00am — Goat Yoga – July 4 goat yoga
  • 10:00am — Blacksmithing 101 for 1 on 1 blacksmithing 101
  • 10:00am — SOLD OUT Market or Harvest Basket market basket
  • 10:00am — Broom Workshop: Hearth Broom broom workshop
  • 10:00am — Advanced Oval Box Making: Tall Boxes #4 & #5 box making
  • 2:00pm — Broom Workshop: Hearth Broom–AFTERNOON SESSION broom workshop
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor — Outside Storytime on the Lawn at 10:00am info
Our Programs - Northfield Community Nursery School, Northfield — Y Kids Tri at 9:00am y kids tri
Parks and Recreation Facilities - Topsfield MA, Topsfield
  • 10:00am — Music and Movement at North Shore Children's Museum music movement
  • 10:30am — The Legacies of Long Hill: House & Garden Tour house garden tour
Somesville Library Association, Mount Desert — Books & Blueberries sale at 9:00am, 2:00pm donate
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor — TBA at - name: Puffins, Loons, and Blueberry Barrens with Schoodic Institute puffins loons

SUNDAY - 7/5

Blue Hill Community Events, Blue Hill — Downeast Community Dance at 10:00am-11:30am join dance
Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor
  • - name: An Evening with Bob Marley — TBA bob marley comedian
  • - name: Judy Collins: Sweet Judy Blue Eyes Farewell Tour — TBA judy collins tour
  • - name: Woody Sings: The Musical Legacy of Woody Guthrie — TBA woody sings
Discover Surry, Sullivan
  • 10:30am — Monthly Farm Tour – July 2026 explore farm
  • 10:30am — Monthly Farm Tour – August 2026 explore farm
Free + Low Cost Programs - Merrymeeting Adult Education, Sullivan — Toddler & Me Horseback Riding at 10:00am ride
Gouldsboro Historical Society, Gouldsboro — Rising Tide: Day of Service at 1:00pm day of service
Hidden Barn Books, Bar Harbor
  • 5:00pm — Anna Durand ~ "Lost at Sea: Hidden Histories from the Age of Sail" event details
  • 5:00pm — Authors ~ Jock Herron & Will Thorndike discuss Bob Patterson & other Mount Desert Island Modernists event details
NEHSS - Northeast Harbor Fleet, Northeast Harbor — Game On MDI at 4:00pm info
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Winter Harbor — TBA at - name: Sea & Sky at Acadia National Park with Carol Douglas sea sky

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