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WEEK OF MAY 18 - MAY 24, 2026

From Family Game Day at The Village Playspace to Kid's Decorate Marbled Flower Pots at Gymboree Play & Music: Baby and Toddler Play Classes and Kids Night Out: Nothin' but Nature at The Nature Institute.

MONDAY - 5/18

Apple Hill Stables, LLC - 6th Annual Charity Rodeo September, Lee
Bangor Parks & Recreation, Bangor
  • 9:30am - 11:30am — Pre-School Playtime playtime
  • 9:30am - 2:00pm — JROTC Memorial Day Parade / Ceremony memorial day
Bangor Public Library (Children's), Bangor — TBA at - name: Memorial Day info
Calendar - Fun 4 Clay Kids, Bradford
Calendar - Town of Burlington, Maine, Burlington — Tell Us What YOU Want at 4:00pm join us
Center Theatre, Dover-Foxcroft
  • - name: Dover Summer Camp Session 1 — TBA register
  • - name: Monson Summer Camp Session — TBA register
Cole Land Transportation Museum, Bangor — Memorial Day Picnic & Ceremony at 11:30am honor
Competitions - Springfield Fair, Springfield — Chair Yoga at 4:00pm stretch out
Discover Activities & Classes for Your Child at The Club, Clifton
  • 9:00am — Young Explorers Camp (Ages 5 – 6) explore
  • 9:00am — Young Scientists Research Experience (Ages 13 – 18) research
  • 9:00am — Young Naturalists Camp: Week 1 (Ages 7 – 12) naturalists camp
Dixfield - River Valley Chamber of Commerce, Dexter
  • 11:00am — Summer Reading Program Kick-Off Event: Baffling Bill the Magician magic show
  • 11:00am — Drop-In Summer Story Time story time
  • 4:30pm — Lego Club build
Events - Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, Clifton
  • 10:00am — Family Story Time- For all ages, with an adult story time
  • 11:00am — Adventures in STEAM: Flight- For grades K-5, with an adult steam flight
  • 4:00pm — Kids Paint & Sip: Dots- For grades 2-5 paint dots
Events Calendar - Freeport Conservation Trust, Bradley — Freeport Community Services: Weekly Ukulele Jam at 3:00pm - 4:00pm jam session
Family Camp - SDYMCA Camp Lincoln, Lincoln
Family Story Time - Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, Clifton — Help with school homework at Clifton Library at 4:00pm get help
Gymboree Play & Music: Baby and Toddler Play Classes, Carmel
  • 02:00am, 09:00am — BCRH- Memorial Day Camp join in
  • 05:00am, 10:00am — MEMORIAL DAY POOL PARTY pool party
  • 05:00pm, 08:30pm — BAR Bingo bar bingo
  • 09:00am, 01:00pm — Memorial Day Camp memorial camp
  • 10:00am, 04:30pm — Memorial Day Pool Party pool party
  • 10:00am, 10:50am — GlideFit [In-person] glidefit
  • 11:00am, 02:00pm — Summer Open House open house
  • 11:00am, 02:00pm — Memorial Day Party memorial party
  • 11:00am, 02:00pm — Memorial Day BBQ memorial bbq
  • 12:00pm, 04:00pm — Memorial Day Pool Party & BBQ pool party
Holden Community Events, Holden — Memorial Day Ceremony at 2:00pm honor veterans
Jim Robinson Field House - Foxcroft Academy, Dover-Foxcroft
Library Event Calendar - Upcoming Events - Bangor Public Lib, Bangor — TBA at - name: Memorial Day info
Maine School of Archery, Winn — Summer Fun at 9:00am, 2:30pm summer fun
Orrington Recreation Program - MTK, Corinna
Parks & Recreation, Stetson — Memorial Day Pancake Breakfast at 9:00am pancake breakfast
Programs - Bangor Parks & Recreation Department - MyRec.com, Bangor
  • 4:00pm - 7:00pm — John Bapst Softball softball
  • 4:00pm - 7:00pm — John Bapst Softball 2026 softball
  • 9:30am - 11:30am — Pre-School Playtime playtime
Rec Department - Town of Charleston, Maine, Charleston — Kids Camp-Summer at 9:00am zip and climb
Sidney Athletic Association, Shirley — Children’s Introduction to Paul Revere at 3:00pm meet paul revere
The Nature Institute, Alton
Wilton Library: Month Calendar, Willimantic

TUESDAY - 5/19

2025 Programs Sawyer Memorial, Greenbush — Playtime at 11:00am playtime
Apple Hill Stables, LLC - 6th Annual Charity Rodeo September, Lee
Bangor Parks & Recreation, Bangor — Tee- Ball at 4:30pm - 5:30pm tee ball
Bangor Public Library (Children's), Bangor — Plant a Seed at the Library at 3:30pm info
Calendar - Fun 4 Clay Kids, Bradford — Meet & Greet a Maine Animal Ambassador at afternoon meet animals
Calendar - Town of Burlington, Maine, Burlington — Craftytown! Star Wand at 3:00pm crafty town
Cole Land Transportation Museum, Bangor — Halloween Party at 4:00pm, 7:00pm trick or treat
Dixfield - River Valley Chamber of Commerce, Dexter
  • 11:00am — Dinosaur Necklace Craft craft
  • 1:00pm — Puppet Craft Workshop - Session 1 puppet craft
  • 2:00pm — Super Stories Book Club book club
  • 2:30pm — Puppet Craft Workshop - Session 2 puppet craft
Edythe L. Dyer Community Library, Hampden
  • 10:00am — Storytime! join us
  • 3:30pm — After School Lego Time lego time
Events Calendar - Freeport Conservation Trust, Bradley — Freeport Community Library: Mini Cupcakes & Candles for FCL’s 120th Birthday at 3:30pm - 5:00pm birthday party
Guilford Art Center: Creating Art and Community, Guilford
Jim Robinson Field House - Foxcroft Academy, Dover-Foxcroft — TBA at - name: Muscle Max Class muscle max
Library Event Calendar - Upcoming Events - Bangor Public Lib, Bangor — Plant a Seed at the Library at 3:30pm info
Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium & Observatory, Orono — Furry Astronauts at 10:00am furry astronauts
Month Calendar - East Greenbush Community Library, Greenbush
  • 4:00pm — Guilderland BBQ Dinner Fundraiser bbq dinner
  • 9:30am — Alzheimer's Association Education Series: Building Brain-Healthy Habits education series
Month Calendar - Upcoming Events - Case Memorial Library, Kenduskeag — TBA at - name: Teen Book Box: May register now
Programs - Bangor Parks & Recreation Department - MyRec.com, Bangor — Tee- Ball at 4:30pm - 5:30pm tee ball
The Nature Institute, Alton — ECO Homeschool Adventures: Bird Biology at 10a eco homeschool
The Village Playspace, Medford — You and Me Preschool at 10:00am preschool fun
Versant Power Astronomy Center / Jordan Planetarium (UMaine), Orono — Furry Astronauts** at 10:00am homeschool show
Wilton Library: Month Calendar, Willimantic

WEDNESDAY - 5/20

2025 Programs Sawyer Memorial, Greenbush — Family Storytime at 10:00am join us
Bangor Public Library (Children's), Bangor — Rain date: Summer Music Series-The Bangor Band at 6:30pm info
Calendar - Town of Burlington, Maine, Burlington
Competitions - Springfield Fair, Springfield
  • 10:30am — Home City Families Playgroup play time
  • 11:00am — Tiny Food Party for Tiny People food fun
  • 1:30pm — Little Notes Pop Up Class with the Community Music School of Springfield play music
  • 1:30pm — Ready, Set, Go! Home City Families Gross Motor Playgroup play together
  • 2:00pm — Code Builders 2.0 build code
  • 3:30pm — Beading make crafts
  • 3:30pm — Create an Aromatherapy Sachet make scent
  • 3:30pm — Silent Book Club Junior read books
  • 4:30pm — Bomba Pop Up Class with the Community Music School of Springfield join in
Dixfield - River Valley Chamber of Commerce, Dexter
  • 10:00am — Rock Painting paint rocks
  • 11:00am — Ice Cream Social for Dexter Library Card Holders and Drop-In Crafts ice cream
  • 1:00pm — Dinosaur Dioramas (Dino-ramas) - Session 1 dino craft
  • 1:00pm — Movie & Popcorn for Kids movie time
  • 3:00pm — Dinosaur Dioramas (Dino-ramas) - Session 2 dino craft
  • 6:30pm — Chess Club play
Family Story Time - Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, Clifton — “Spirit of America” Exhibit at Clifton Arts Center at 1:00pm see exhibit
Gymboree Play & Music: Baby and Toddler Play Classes, Carmel — Bingo de Mayo at Crow Canyon Country Club! at 06:00pm, 08:00pm bingo night
Harvey Memorial Library, Parkman — TBA at - name: RSVP to Join Plant Species Documentation on May 27 at Camden Hills State Park plant documentation
Library Event Calendar - Upcoming Events - Bangor Public Lib, Bangor — Rain date: Summer Music Series-The Bangor Band at 6:30pm info
The Nature Institute, Alton — Forest Playdate at 9a forest playdate
Wilton Library: Month Calendar, Willimantic

THURSDAY - 5/21

Bangor Parks & Recreation, Bangor — BHS Summer Basketball - Girls 2026 - Girls Summer Basketball at 9:00am - 11:00am summer basketball
Bangor Public Library (Children's), Bangor — Rain date: Summer Music Series-The Skyliners at 6:00pm info
Calendar - Town of Burlington, Maine, Burlington
  • 10:30am — Toddlertime- 10:30am Session toddlertime
  • 10:30am — Extend a Storytime- 9:15am Session storytime
  • 10:30am — Extend a Storytime-10:30am Session storytime
  • 2:00pm — Knit for your Neighbors knit neighbors
  • 4:00pm — Kids Book Club for K-2 kids book club
  • 9:15am — Toddlertime- 9:15am Session toddlertime
Competitions - Springfield Fair, Springfield
Dixfield - River Valley Chamber of Commerce, Dexter
  • 2:00pm — All Star Readers Book Club book club
  • 4:30pm — Makerspace explore
  • 4:30pm — Club Create Book Club read
Gymboree Play & Music: Baby and Toddler Play Classes, Carmel — Kids Night Out at 05:00pm, 09:00pm kids night out
Library Event Calendar - Upcoming Events - Bangor Public Lib, Bangor — Rain date: Summer Music Series-The Skyliners at 6:00pm info
Month Calendar - East Greenbush Community Library, Greenbush
Orrington Recreation Program - MTK, Corinna
Parks & Recreation, Stetson — TBA at - name: Honoring Heroes: Red, White & Bear Week red white bear
Programs - Bangor Parks & Recreation Department - MyRec.com, Bangor — BHS Summer Basketball - Girls 2026 - Girls Summer Basketball at 9:00am - 11:00am summer basketball
Sidney Athletic Association, Shirley — Meet Paul Revere at 5:00pm historical figure
Wilton Library: Month Calendar, Willimantic
Youth Summer Programs - NEWPORT PARKS & RECREATION, Newport — TBA at - name: de Ramel Cup Squash Tournament register soon

FRIDAY - 5/22

Bangor Public Library (Children's), Bangor
  • - name: Independence Day (Observed) — TBA info
  • - name: Juneteenth — TBA info
Calendar - Fun 4 Clay Kids, Bradford
Calendar - Town of Burlington, Maine, Burlington — Friday LEGO Builders at 3:00pm lego builders
Competitions - Springfield Fair, Springfield — Sew Fun! Drop-In at 2:00pm sew fun
Dixfield - River Valley Chamber of Commerce, Dexter
  • 10:00am — Music and Movement with Dancer's Edge join in
  • 10:00am — Big Truck and Emergency Vehicle Day truck day
  • 11:00am — Science Heroes: Digging It! Interactive S.T.E.M. Show stem show
  • 11:00am — America 250 Celebration Crafts crafts
  • 11:00am — Dino Academy: A Dinosaur Discovery Show with Bright Star Touring Theatre dino show
  • 11:00am — Live Reptile Program with The Reptarium reptile show
  • 11:00am — Cotton Candy Science Show: Summer Reading Program Wrap-Up Event science show
Eddington Elementary School, Eddington
Edythe L. Dyer Community Library, Hampden
Events Calendar - Freeport Conservation Trust, Bradley
  • 10:30am - 12:00pm — Freeport Community Services: Art Van art van
  • 10:30am - 12:00pm — Freeport Community Services: Art Van – copy art van
Gymboree Play & Music: Baby and Toddler Play Classes, Carmel
  • 01:00pm, 04:00pm — Kid's Decorate Marbled Flower Pots craft time
  • 04:00pm, 06:00pm — Movie Night on the Lawn movie night
  • 04:00pm, 07:00pm — Kids Bake-Off Party bake off
  • 04:00pm, 08:00pm — Family Fun Night family fun
  • 05:00pm, 07:00pm — Family Fun Friday family fun
  • 05:00pm, 07:30pm — Create Your Own Squishie create squishie
  • 05:00pm, 08:00pm — Adopt a Dinosaur adopt dinosaur
  • 05:30pm, 08:30pm — Kids Night Out: Ice Cream & Movies kids night out
  • 06:00pm, 08:00pm — Family Pizza & Movie Night pizza movie
  • 06:00pm, 09:00pm — Kid's Beach Volleyball volleyball
  • 09:00am, 04:00pm — Holiday Kids Camp kids camp
Jim Robinson Field House - Foxcroft Academy, Dover-Foxcroft — TBA at - name: Strength & Stamina Class strength stamina
Library Event Calendar - Upcoming Events - Bangor Public Lib, Bangor
  • - name: Independence Day (Observed) — TBA info
  • - name: Juneteenth — TBA info
Month Calendar - East Greenbush Community Library, Greenbush
  • 10:00am — Tom McCormick Memorial Car Show car show
  • 5:00pm — Silver Prom silver prom
Parks & Recreation, Stetson
Sidney Athletic Association, Shirley
  • 6:30pm — Concert on the Common – Nashoba Valley Concert Band band concert
  • 6:30pm — Concert on the Common – The Driftwoods – Beach Boys Tribute Band music tribute
The Nature Institute, Alton — Kids Night Out: Nothin' but Nature at 5p kids night out
Versant Power Astronomy Center / Jordan Planetarium (UMaine), Orono — Worlds Beyond Earth at 7:00pm explore space
Wilton Library: Month Calendar, Willimantic
Winter 2025-26 Classes at Holy Redeemer - Xcel Fitness, Patten — Preparations for the Bean Dinner at 12:00pm watch process
Youth Summer Programs - NEWPORT PARKS & RECREATION, Newport — TBA at - name: Molly de Ramel Squash Tournament Opening Night to Benefit RhodySquash register here

SATURDAY - 5/23

Bangor Parks & Recreation, Bangor
Calendar - Fun 4 Clay Kids, Bradford — TBA at - name: Marine Science Camp learn more
Calendar - Town of Burlington, Maine, Burlington
Cole Land Transportation Museum, Bangor — Coles Classic Car Show at 10:00am, 2:00pm car show
Competitions - Springfield Fair, Springfield — Adaptive Music Pop Up Class For Disabled and Neurodivergent Children and Their Caregivers at 3:00pm music fun
Dixfield - River Valley Chamber of Commerce, Dexter — Imagine That! Musical Story Theatre Show at 11:00am story show
Eddington Elementary School, Eddington
Events Calendar - Freeport Conservation Trust, Bradley — Freeport Community Library: Darn It! Mending Drop-In at 10:30am - 12:00pm mending drop in
Events Calendar – Greenfield Main Street, Greenfield — Música Franklin’s Fun Fest at 12:30pm–5:00pm fun fest
Family Story Time - Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, Clifton — Final Car Wash with the CHS Mustang Band at 8:00am support band
Gymboree Play & Music: Baby and Toddler Play Classes, Carmel
  • 02:00pm, 03:15pm — Crystal Serenity Sound Bath sound bath
  • 06:00am, 08:00am — BCRH-WEEKEND BLAST- Fun in the Sun-Family Event explore
  • 06:00pm, 09:00pm — Glow In The Dark Dodgeball dodgeball
  • 08:00am, 12:45pm — Sun, Sweat, Summer FitFest fit fest
  • 09:00am, 01:00pm — FAMILY FUN NIGHT family fun
  • 09:00am, 04:00pm — Kids' Camp kids camp
  • 09:00am, 10:00am — Beach Blast with Robert and Chris [In-person] beach blast
  • 10:00am, 1:00pm — Junior Tennis, Pizza, and a Movie explore
  • 12:30pm, 01:20pm — GlideFit glidefit
Holden Community Events, Holden — Flag Placement Event at 10:00am place flags
Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium & Observatory, Orono
  • 2:00pm — H2O – The Cosmic States of Water explore water
  • 4:00pm — Coldplay: Sky Full of Stars sky music
Month Calendar - East Greenbush Community Library, Greenbush
Month Calendar - Upcoming Events - Case Memorial Library, Kenduskeag
Parks & Recreation, Stetson
  • - name: Glow Parade — TBA glow parade
  • - name: Live Music - Father's Day weekend! — TBA live music
  • 10:00am — Fused Glass Class glass class
  • 10:00am — Let It Grow – A Community Day of Fun & Creativity let it grow
  • 1:00pm — DLFC Parade dlfc parade
Penobscot Theatre Company (Dramatic Academy), Bangor — Garden Tea Party at 1:00pm garden tea
Programs, Greenfield — Family Sports Challenge Day at 2:00pm, 5:00pm sports challenge
Programs - Bangor Parks & Recreation Department - MyRec.com, Bangor
Sidney Athletic Association, Shirley
The Village Playspace, Medford
Wilton Library: Month Calendar, Willimantic
Winter 2025-26 Classes at Holy Redeemer - Xcel Fitness, Patten — Annual Bean Hole Bean Dinner at 11:00am bean dinner
Youth Summer Programs - NEWPORT PARKS & RECREATION, Newport — TBA at - name: Kickoff to Summer Family Festival register soon

SUNDAY - 5/24

Bangor Parks & Recreation, Bangor
Cole Land Transportation Museum, Bangor — Transportation Festival at 11:00am, 3:00pm learn and fun
Events Calendar – Greenfield Main Street, Greenfield
  • - name: Play & Learn Playgroup — TBA play learn
  • 11:00am–4:30pm — Brewing the Revolution Scavenger Hunt scavenger hunt
Gymboree Play & Music: Baby and Toddler Play Classes, Carmel
  • 01:00pm, 04:00pm — Let's Make Ice Cream! ice cream
  • 04:30pm, 05:30pm — Red Ball Tennis Clinic tennis clinic
  • 09:00am, 11:00am — Father's Day Pancake Breakfast pancake breakfast
  • 11:00am, 12:00pm — Beach Boxing Boot Camp [In-person] beach boxing
Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium & Observatory, Orono
  • 2:00pm — The Great Solar System Adventure! solar system
  • 4:00pm — Fleetwood Mac: Tango in the Dome music dome
Parks & Recreation, Stetson
Programs - Bangor Parks & Recreation Department - MyRec.com, Bangor
Sidney Athletic Association, Shirley
  • 12:30pm — Guided Tours of The Shirley Shaker Village shaker history
  • 1:00pm — Music on the Meeting House Porch featuring Nancy Beaudette live music
  • 6:30pm — Candlelight Noel holiday lights
Versant Power Astronomy Center / Jordan Planetarium (UMaine), Orono
  • 2:00pm — H2O – The Cosmic States of Water explore water
  • 2:00pm — The Great Solar System Adventure* solar system
  • 4:00pm — Coldplay: Sky Full of Stars music show
  • 4:00pm — Fleetwood Mac: Tango in the Dome music show
Winter 2025-26 Classes at Holy Redeemer - Xcel Fitness, Patten — Father's Day - Free admission for Fathers at 10:00am free admission

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