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WEEK OF APRIL 20 - APRIL 26, 2026

From Sensory Play at Goss Berry Farm to Kindness Club at Apple Hill Stables, LLC - 6th Annual Charity Rodeo September and Bouncing Baby Story Time at Bangor Public Library (Children's).

MONDAY - 4/20

Apple Hill Stables, LLC - 6th Annual Charity Rodeo September, Lee
Bangor Parks & Recreation, Bangor — Pre-School Playtime at 9:30am, 11:30am playtime
Bangor Public Library (Children's), Bangor
  • - name: Memorial Day — TBA info
  • - name: Patriots' Day — TBA info
  • 11:00am — Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead info
Coastal Maine Botanacal Gardens - Edgecomb Attractions, Eddington — Earth Day Event at 10:00am explore nature
Cole Land Transportation Museum, Bangor — Memorial Day Picnic & Ceremony at 11:30am honor
Discover Activities & Classes for Your Child at The Club, Clifton — Young Explorers Camp (Ages 5 – 6) at 9:00am explore camp
Dixfield - River Valley Chamber of Commerce, Dexter
Events - Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, Clifton — Kids Paint & Sip: Imaginary Animals- For grades 2-5 at 4:00pm paint sip
Events Calendar - Freeport Conservation Trust, Bradley — Freeport Community Services: Weekly Ukulele Jam at 3:00pm join in
Family Camp - SDYMCA Camp Lincoln, Lincoln
  • 10:00am — Baby Storytime register
  • 10:15am — Storytime register
  • 10:30am — First Steps in Music- with Fort Wayne Children's Choir register
  • 4:00pm — Studio Hours- Shawnee studio hours
  • 4:00pm — PAWS to Read register
  • 4:00pm — Penguin Facts and Fun register
  • 4:00pm — Make Gelli Plate Nature Prints register
  • 4:30pm — Draw What You See register
Family Story Time - Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, Clifton
Gymboree Play & Music: Baby and Toddler Play Classes, Carmel
Jim Robinson Field House - Foxcroft Academy, Dover-Foxcroft — TBA at - name: Free movie- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie super mario
Library Event Calendar - Upcoming Events - Bangor Public Lib, Bangor
  • - name: Memorial Day — TBA info
  • - name: Patriots' Day — TBA info
  • 11:00am — Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead info
Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium & Observatory, Orono — Forward to the Moon at 10:00am forward moon
Orrington Recreation Program - MTK, Corinna — TBA at - name: Free movie- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie movie time
Programs - Bangor Parks & Recreation Department - MyRec.com, Bangor — Pre-School Playtime at 9:30am, 11:30am playtime
Rec Department - Town of Charleston, Maine, Charleston — Kids Camp-Summer at 9:00am book today
Sidney Athletic Association, Shirley — Children’s Introduction to Paul Revere at 3:00pm introduction
Versant Power Astronomy Center / Jordan Planetarium (UMaine), Orono — 3-2-1 Liftoff! at 2:00pm liftoff
William Jeanes Memorial Library Calendar of Events, Wellington
Wilton Library: Month Calendar, Willimantic — Storytime & Playgroup at 10:30am storytime playgroup

TUESDAY - 4/21

2025 Programs Sawyer Memorial, Greenbush — Family Storytime at 10:00am join us
Apple Hill Stables, LLC - 6th Annual Charity Rodeo September, Lee
Bangor Parks & Recreation, Bangor — Tee-Ball Tykes 2026 - Tee-Ball Tykes at 4:30pm, 5:30pm tee ball tykes
Bangor Public Library (Children's), Bangor
  • 10:15am — Bouncing Baby Story Time info
  • 11:00am — Tiny Tots Storytime info
  • 3:30pm — Tech Club info
  • 3:30pm — Kids Kitchen info
Cole Land Transportation Museum, Bangor
Competitions - Springfield Fair, Springfield
Dixfield - River Valley Chamber of Commerce, Dexter
Events Calendar - Freeport Conservation Trust, Bradley — Freeport Community Library: Craft Pop-Up at 10:00am create
Family Fun - Bangor Downtown, Bangor
  • 10:15am — Bouncing Baby Story Time story time
  • 11:00am — Tiny Tots Storytime storytime
Goss Berry Farm, Maxfield
Guilford Art Center: Creating Art and Community, Guilford
Gymboree Play & Music: Baby and Toddler Play Classes, Carmel
Library Event Calendar - Upcoming Events - Bangor Public Lib, Bangor
  • 10:15am — Bouncing Baby Story Time info
  • 11:00am — Tiny Tots Storytime info
  • 3:30pm — Tech Club info
  • 3:30pm — Kids Kitchen info
Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium & Observatory, Orono — Moonbase: The Next Step at 2:00pm moonbase
Month Calendar - East Greenbush Community Library, Greenbush — Alzheimer's Association Education Series: Building Brain-Healthy Habits at 9:30 am brain healthy habits
Parks & Recreation, Stetson — TBA at - name: Stars Over Silver Springs - Astronomy Watch Party astronomy watch party
Programs - Bangor Parks & Recreation Department - MyRec.com, Bangor
  • 4:30pm, 5:30pm — Tee-Ball Tykes 2026 - Tee-Ball Tykes tee ball
  • 9:00am, 12:00pm — Spring Soccer Home Sport soccer
Versant Power Astronomy Center / Jordan Planetarium (UMaine), Orono
Wilton Library: Month Calendar, Willimantic

WEDNESDAY - 4/22

Competitions - Springfield Fair, Springfield — Community Health Fair at 3:00pm health fair
Dixfield - River Valley Chamber of Commerce, Dexter
Goss Berry Farm, Maxfield
Gymboree Play & Music: Baby and Toddler Play Classes, Carmel
Historical Society, Atkinson — Footsteps of History: Walking Tours of Sudbury at 1:00pm register here
Jim Robinson Field House - Foxcroft Academy, Dover-Foxcroft — TBA at - name: Free Movie: Clue movie clue
Orrington Recreation Program - MTK, Corinna — TBA at - name: Free Movie: Clue movie time
The Village Playspace, Medford
  • - name: Earth Day BioBlitz! — TBA bio blitz
  • 9:00am — Weekly Bird Walk bird walk
Versant Power Astronomy Center / Jordan Planetarium (UMaine), Orono — Moonbase: The Next Step at 2:00pm moonbase
Wilton Library: Month Calendar, Willimantic

THURSDAY - 4/23

Bangor Public Library (Children's), Bangor
  • 10:00am — Celebrate National Library Week: Decorate Bookends info
  • 4:00pm — Crafty Corner info
  • 5:00pm — Multi-Lingual Family Night info
Between Friends Art Center, Bangor — Fodhla at 7:00pm more info
Competitions - Springfield Fair, Springfield — Bomba Pop Up Class with the Community Music School of Springfield at 3:30pm music class
Dixfield - River Valley Chamber of Commerce, Dexter
Family Fun - Bangor Downtown, Bangor
  • 10:00am — Celebrate National Library Week: Decorate Bookends decorate bookends
  • 2:00pm — Next Chapter Book Club book club
Family Story Time - Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, Clifton — Local Poets Perform, Sponsored by FRIENDS of the Clifton Public Library at 2:00pm - 4:00pm poetry reading
Goss Berry Farm, Maxfield
Gymboree Play & Music: Baby and Toddler Play Classes, Carmel
Library Event Calendar - Upcoming Events - Bangor Public Lib, Bangor
  • 10:00am — Celebrate National Library Week: Decorate Bookends info
  • 4:00pm — Crafty Corner info
  • 5:00pm — Multi-Lingual Family Night info
Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium & Observatory, Orono
Month Calendar - Upcoming Events - Case Memorial Library, Kenduskeag — Books and Barks at 4:00pm read to dogs
Sidney Athletic Association, Shirley — Meet Paul Revere at 5:00pm meet paul
The Village Playspace, Medford — Homeschool Classes (Ages 5-10) at 1:00pm homeschool class
Wilton Library: Month Calendar, Willimantic — Blackout Poetry at 6:30pm blackout poetry

FRIDAY - 4/24

2025 Programs Sawyer Memorial, Greenbush — Baby Storytime at 10:30am join us
Dixfield - River Valley Chamber of Commerce, Dexter — TBA at - name: Arbor Day Tree Giveaway tree giveaway
Eddington Elementary School, Eddington — Luau at Cold River at 10:30 AM kids scavenger hunt
Events Calendar - Freeport Conservation Trust, Bradley
  • 10:30am — Freeport Community Services: Art Van explore
  • 10:30am — Freeport Community Services: Art Van – copy explore
Family Fun - Bangor Downtown, Bangor
Goss Berry Farm, Maxfield — Sensory Play at 10:00am sensory play
Guilford Art Center: Creating Art and Community, Guilford — Cribbage at the Library at 3:00pm cribbage fun
Gymboree Play & Music: Baby and Toddler Play Classes, Carmel
  • 01:00pm - 03:00pm — Kids Summer Camp Open House kids camp open
  • 01:00pm - 04:00pm — Kid's Decorate Your Knight or Princess Castle kid decorate castle
  • 05:00pm - 07:00pm — Family Fun Friday family fun friday
  • 05:00pm - 08:00pm — Adopt a Dinosaur adopt dinosaur
  • 09:00am - 10:00am — Beach Blast with Robert and Chris beach blast
  • 11:30am - 12:30pm — Mom & Me Barre Class with Elma [In-person] mom me barre
Month Calendar - East Greenbush Community Library, Greenbush
Parks & Recreation, Stetson
Programs, Greenfield
Sidney Athletic Association, Shirley — Night Comes Early at 7:30pm play
The Family Room, Burlington — Kids Fest at 10:00am kids fest
The Village Playspace, Medford — Wildlife Trivia Night at 6:00pm trivia night
Versant Power Astronomy Center / Jordan Planetarium (UMaine), Orono
Wilton Library: Month Calendar, Willimantic
Winter 2025-26 Classes at Holy Redeemer - Xcel Fitness, Patten — Preparations for the Bean Dinner at 12:00pm watch
Youth Summer Programs - NEWPORT PARKS & RECREATION, Newport — TBA at - name: Molly de Ramel Squash Tournament Opening Night to Benefit RhodySquash join us

SATURDAY - 4/25

Bangor Parks & Recreation, Bangor — 33rd Annual New England Steel Band Festival at 2:00pm, 10:00pm steel band fest
Bangor Public Library (Children's), Bangor
  • 11:00am — Saturday Story Stop info
  • 12:00pm — Paws for Tales: Read to a Therapy Dog info
Between Friends Art Center, Bangor
  • 7:00pm — Sean Heely and Beth Patterson more info
  • 7:30pm — Alumni Jazz Band dance away
Competitions - Springfield Fair, Springfield — Adaptive Music Pop Up Class For Disabled and Neurodivergent Children and Their Caregivers at 3:00pm adaptive music
Dixfield - River Valley Chamber of Commerce, Dexter
  • 10:00am — Drop-In Instrument Petting Zoo petting zoo
  • 9:00am — Friends of the Library Used Book Sale book sale
Eddington Elementary School, Eddington
Event Calendar - Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce, Guilford — Stokesdale Food Pantry at 9:00am - 10:30am get food
Events Calendar - Freeport Conservation Trust, Bradley
  • 10:30am — Freeport Community Library: Darn It! Mending Drop-In learn
  • 11:00am — Visit Freeport & Meetinghouse Arts: OPEN STUDIO SATURDAY create
Family Fun - Bangor Downtown, Bangor
Gymboree Play & Music: Baby and Toddler Play Classes, Carmel
Historical Society, Atkinson — Sudbury Witness House Tour at 11:00am details and tickets
Library Event Calendar - Upcoming Events - Bangor Public Lib, Bangor
  • 11:00am — Saturday Story Stop info
  • 12:00pm — Paws for Tales: Read to a Therapy Dog info
Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium & Observatory, Orono
  • 2:00pm — Little Eve little eve
  • 2:00pm — H2O – The Cosmic States of Water h2o water
  • 4:00pm — RUSH: Moving Pictures in a Planetarium rush
  • 4:00pm — Coldplay: Sky Full of Stars coldplay stars
Month Calendar - East Greenbush Community Library, Greenbush
Month Calendar - Upcoming Events - Case Memorial Library, Kenduskeag — Preschool Sensory Play at 10:30am play time
Parks & Recreation, Stetson
Sidney Athletic Association, Shirley
  • 11:00am, 4:00pm — ShirleyFest shirleyfest
  • 1:00pm — Program and Open House at historic Parker Mansion open house
  • 2:00pm, 4:00pm — Open House at School #8 open house
Wilton Library: Month Calendar, Willimantic
Winter 2025-26 Classes at Holy Redeemer - Xcel Fitness, Patten
  • - name: Fiddlers and Fiddlehead Festival — TBA explore
  • 11:00am-3:00pm — Annual Bean Hole Bean Dinner join in
Youth Summer Programs - NEWPORT PARKS & RECREATION, Newport — TBA at - name: Kickoff to Summer Family Festival join us

SUNDAY - 4/26

Bangor Parks & Recreation, Bangor — Bangor Great Strides - Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of New England at 7:00am, 2:00pm great strides
Events Calendar - Freeport Conservation Trust, Bradley — Wolfe’s Neck Center: Shuck Yeah! Oyster Shucking and Cooking Class at 3:00pm cook
Gymboree Play & Music: Baby and Toddler Play Classes, Carmel — Kids Zoom & Zen at 06:00pm - 07:00pm kids zoom zen
Jim Robinson Field House - Foxcroft Academy, Dover-Foxcroft — TBA at - name: The Great EGGscape Room! explore
Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium & Observatory, Orono — 3-2-1 Liftoff! at 2:00pm liftoff
Orrington Recreation Program - MTK, Corinna — TBA at - name: The Great EGGscape Room! explore
Parks & Recreation, Stetson — TBA at - name: FREE Mother's Day Pancake Breakfast mother's day breakfast
Penobscot Theatre Company (Dramatic Academy), Bangor — Garden Tea Party at 1:00pm garden tea party
Programs - Bangor Parks & Recreation Department - MyRec.com, Bangor — Bangor Great Strides - Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of New England at 7:00am, 2:00pm strides
Sidney Athletic Association, Shirley
Versant Power Astronomy Center / Jordan Planetarium (UMaine), Orono

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