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April Vacation This Weekend — Greater Portland, ME
APR 18-26, 2026

Name: Youth Basketball Open Gym (K-12)
Start: 2026-04-26
Location: South Portland Parks, Recreation & Waterfront

ALL DAYS (205)

April Vacation is happening now! 58 things to do with kids in Greater Portland, ME.

SATURDAY - 4/25

Community Programs - Six Rivers Youth Sports, Topsham — Eagle's Girl's Lacrosse Clinic (Grades 3-8) at 8:30am ♡ lacrosse clinic

Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick

It's National Library Week - Visit Maine State Parks for Free with your Library Card! ♡ info
10:00am — Drop-In Tech Help Day - in Partnership with Bowdoin Alternative Spring Break Program ♡ info
10:00am — Earth Day Festival at HBS, Bookmobile ♡ info

Family Fun - Ossipee Valley Music Festival, Cornish — Daffodil Duck Derby at 11:00am ♡ duck derby

Family and Kids in Buckfield - TripHobo, Brunswick

Freeport Community Library, Freeport — Community Poetry Celebration for National Poetry Month at 7:00pm ♡ info

Gorham Parks & Recreation, Gorham — Bicycle Rodeo at 12:00pm, 2:00pm ♡ bike rodeo

Great Oaks Wilderness Sanctuary, Parsonsfield

Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland — Seaweed Saturday at 11:00am ♡ explore seaweed

Parks, Recreation & Waterfront - South Portland, ME, South Portland

10:00am - 11:00am — Track & Field - Elementary: Track & Field ♡ track field
10:00am - 2:00pm — Earth Day Resource Fair - Vendor Registration- $25 fee ♡ earth day
10:00am - 2:00pm — Earth Day Resource Fair - Vendor Registration- volunteer or raffle donation ♡ earth day
10:30am - 12:00pm — Beginner Soft Pastel - Beginner Soft Pastel: Flowers ♡ soft pastel
11:00am - 12:00pm — Track & Field - Middle School : Track & Field ♡ track field
11:30am - 12:00pm — Pre-Mini Swimmers: A Transition from Family Lessons into Mini Swimmer Lessons - Saturdays at 11:30am ♡ pre-mini swimmers
12:00am - 11:59pm — Rain Location for Earth Day ♡ earth day
12:00am - 11:59pm — Earth Day Resource Fair ♡ earth day
9:00am - 10:15am — Beginner Watercolor Sketch Booking - Beginner Watercolor Sketch Booking: Flowers ♡ watercolor
9:00am - 9:30am — Family Swim Lessons (an adult w/ one child) - Saturdays at 9am ♡ family swim
9:00am - 9:45am — Track Magic - Spring Track Magic ♡ track magic
9:30am - 10:00am — Family Swim Lessons (an adult w/ one child) - Saturdays at 9:30am ♡ family swim

Pioneer Athletic Center: Premier Gymnastics, Martial Arts &, Baldwin — Rising Stars Show ♡ rising stars

Point Passadumkeag River Cabins, Parsonsfield — Spring Ecology Walk at Spruce Ridge Wilderness Preserve at 10:00am ♡ explore nature

Portland Museum of Art, Portland — Maine Jewish Film Festival: Mazel Tov at 5:00pm ♡ film festival

South Portland Parks, Recreation & Waterfront, South Portland

10:00am - 11:00am — Track & Field - Elementary: Track & Field ♡ track field
10:00am - 2:00pm — Earth Day Resource Fair - Vendor Registration- $25 fee ♡ earth day
10:00am - 2:00pm — Earth Day Resource Fair - Vendor Registration- volunteer or raffle donation ♡ earth day
10:30am - 12:00pm — Beginner Soft Pastel - Beginner Soft Pastel: Flowers ♡ soft pastel
11:00am - 12:00pm — Track & Field - Middle School : Track & Field ♡ track field
12:00am - 11:59pm — Earth Day Resource Fair ♡ earth day
12:00am - 11:59pm — Rain Location for Earth Day ♡ earth day
9:00am - 10:15am — Beginner Watercolor Sketch Booking - Beginner Watercolor Sketch Booking: Flowers ♡ watercolor
9:00am - 9:45am — Track Magic - Spring Track Magic ♡ track magic

Topsham Parks & Recreation, Topsham — Eagle's Girl's Lacrosse Clinic (Grades 3-8) at 8:30am - 10:00am ♡ lacrosse clinic

Topsham Public Library, Topsham

Wilbur's of Maine Chocolate, Freeport — Chocolate Factory Tours at 11:00am ♡ take tour

Martin Woods Farm, Standish

10:00am — Guided Nature Hikes ♡ nature hikes
11:30am — Big Basin Redwoods State Park: A Guided Walk in the Woods ♡ guided walk
12:00pm — Redwood Grove Tour ♡ redwood grove tour
1:00pm — Garden Walk at the Visitor Center ♡ garden walk
8:00am — Perk Up in the Park (Morning Coffee Program) ♡ park coffee program
8:00am — Roving Naturalist in Borrego Palm Canyon ♡ roving naturalist
9:00am — Mindful Walks ♡ mindful walks

Parks, Recreation & Waterfront - South Portland, ME, South Portland

10:00am - 2:00pm — South Portland Winter Farmers Market ♡ farmers market
11:00am - 11:30am — Family Swim Lessons (an adult w/ one child) - Sundays at 11am ♡ family swim
11:00am - 11:30am — Pre-Mini Swimmers: A Transition from Family Lessons into Mini Swimmer Lessons - Sundays at 11am ♡ pre-mini swimmers
11:30am - 12:00pm — Family Swim Lessons (an adult w/ one child) - Sundays at 11:30am ♡ family swim
12:15pm - 1:45pm — Youth Basketball Open Gym (K-12) ♡ youth basketball

Portland Museum of Art, Portland — Maine Jewish Film Festival: We Met at Grossinger’s at 2:00pm ♡ film festival

South Portland Parks, Recreation & Waterfront, South Portland

Topsham Parks & Recreation, Topsham

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