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WEEK OF MARCH 23 - MARCH 29, 2026

From Story Time with Splash & Mini-Mariners Cruise at Maine Maritime Museum to Earth Day Trash Cleanup at Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center and Boothbay Farmer’s Market at Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region.

MONDAY - 3/23

Aldermere Farm (Maine Coast Heritage Trust), Rockport — Farm Hands - Spring Session at 3:30pm - 5:00pm farm hands
Bath Parks & Recreation, Bath
  • 4:15pm - 5:00pm — Bath XC Run Club, Grades K-6 - Run Club Grades K-2 run club
  • 5:00pm - 5:45pm — Bath XC Run Club, Grades K-6 - Run Club Grades 3-4 run club
  • 5:00pm - 5:45pm — Bath XC Run Club, Grades K-6 - Run Club Grades 5-6 run club
  • 5:00pm - 6:30pm — Lacrosse, Grades 3-6 - Boys 5/6 Grade Lax: Practice lax practice
  • 5:30pm - 6:30pm — Lacrosse, Grades 3-6 - Girls 5/6 Grade Lax: Practice lax practice
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay — Live Staking Demonstration at 2:00pm learn plants
Bowdoinham Public Library, Bowdoinham — Luke MacFadyen Edible Book Festival 2026 at 5:00pm explore food
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — Family Storytime at Putterham info
  • 10:30am — Matt Heaton Family Singalong info
  • 10:30am — Babytime info
  • 1:00pm — Public Health event - Town info
  • 3:00pm — LEGO Lovers info
  • 3:00pm — Judaic Origami info
  • 3:30pm — Craft Club info
  • 5:30pm — Try Girl Scouts info
  • 6:30pm — Girls Who Code - Grades 3-5 info
Calendar - Phippsburg Elementary School, Phippsburg — Free Kids Camp for grades K-5 at 6:00pm kids camp
Maine Maritime Museum, Bath — Maker Space Pop-Up at 10:00am - 1:00pm maker space
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson — Afterschool Mountain Bike Ride at 3:30pm bike ride
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport — April Break Kids Vacation Mini Camps at 9:00am mini camps
Playtown Benton - Imaginative Play Center For Parents and Ch, Belmont — Tuesday is for Toddlers Easter Egg Hunt at 11:00am toddler egg hunt
Programs - Bath Parks and Recreation, Bath — Dream Lab: Youth Art Camp at 10:00am youth art camp
Searsport Recreation Department, Searsport — Memorial Day Parade & Remembrance Ceremony at 9:00am parade
Thomaston Community Events, Thomaston — Poet's Corner at 5:00pm poets corner
Thomaston Recreation, Thomaston — Poet's Corner at 5:00pm poet's corner
Waldoboro Public Library, Waldoboro — Music Together at 10:30am music together
Whitefield Library, Whitefield — Music With Jackson at 10:00am music time
Wiscasset Community Center, Wiscasset
  • 2:30pm - 5:30pm — ASA - After School Adventures - ASA for Non-WCC Members, March after school
  • 2:30pm - 5:30pm — ASA - After School Adventures - ASA for Siblings of Non-Members, March after school
  • 2:30pm - 5:30pm — ASA - After School Adventures - ASA for Siblings of WCC Members, March after school
  • 2:30pm - 5:30pm — ASA - After School Adventures - ASA for WCC Members, March after school
  • 2:30pm - 5:30pm — ASA - After School Adventures - ASA Registration Fee & Questions after school
  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm — Running Club ~ Spring - Spring Running Club running club
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation, Wiscasset
  • 2:30pm - 5:30pm — ASA - After School Adventures - ASA for Non-WCC Members, March after school
  • 2:30pm - 5:30pm — ASA - After School Adventures - ASA for Siblings of Non-Members, March after school
  • 2:30pm - 5:30pm — ASA - After School Adventures - ASA for Siblings of WCC Members, March after school
  • 2:30pm - 5:30pm — ASA - After School Adventures - ASA for WCC Members, March after school
  • 2:30pm - 5:30pm — ASA - After School Adventures - ASA Registration Fee & Questions after school
  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm — Running Club ~ Spring - Spring Running Club running club

TUESDAY - 3/24

About Us - Phippsburg Historical Society, Phippsburg
  • 10:30am — A Seal’s Journey at Norridgewock Public Library learn more
  • 1:00pm — Turtle Tracks at the New Gloucester Public Library learn more
  • 4:00pm — A Seal’s Journey at Belfast Free Library learn more
Bath Parks & Recreation, Bath
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm — Bath Ironworkers Youth Wrestling - Pre-K/Kindergarten Wrestling Practice wrestling practice
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm — Lacrosse, Grades 3-6 - Boys 3/4 Grade Lax: Practice lax practice
  • 5:30pm - 6:30pm — Lacrosse, Grades 3-6 - Girls 3/4 Grade Lax: Practice lax practice
  • 5:45pm - 7:00pm — Bath Ironworkers Youth Wrestling - Grade 3/4 Wrestling Practice wrestling practice
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — Family Storytime info
  • 10:30am — Brookline Community Playgroup info
  • 10:30am — Brookline Community Playgroup with Hip Kids info
  • 10:30am — Jammin' with You info
  • 12:00pm — LED Mini Golf with One Up Games info
  • 3:00pm — Stitch in Time info
  • 3:30pm — Spring Things Neighborhood Walk info
Brooks - Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce, Brooklin
  • 10:15am — Pete the Cat let's go
  • 10:30am — Music and Movement join in
  • 2:30pm — Irish Heritage Finger Puppets create
Calendar - Phippsburg Elementary School, Phippsburg — Weekly Read-aloud and Fun Activity at 4:00pm read aloud
Family Calendar - Cushing Community School, Cushing — TBA at - name: Kids' Theater Camp theater camp
Gibbs Library, Washington — Children’s Story Time at 10-11am story time
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
Maine Maritime Museum, Bath
  • 10:00am - 11:30am — Story Time with Splash & Mini-Mariners Cruise story time
  • 10:30am - 11:30am — Story Time with Splash story time
  • 9:30am - 12:30pm — Docent-in-Training docent training
Outdoor Learning for Kids - The Trustees of Reservations, Appleton
  • - name: Barnyard Story Hour at Appleton Farms — TBA story time
  • - name: Barnyard Story Hour at Weir River Farm — TBA stories come alive
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta — Story Time at 10:00am story time

WEDNESDAY - 3/25

Avena Botanicals, Rockport — 2026 Medicinal Herb Garden Walks at 3:00pm buy tickets
Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center, Bristol — Earth Day Trash Cleanup at 1:00pm - 3:00pm clean up
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, Boothbay Harbor
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — Singalong info
  • 1:30pm — Hide-A-Bug with Professor Bugman info
  • 3:00pm — LEGO Time info
  • 3:00pm — Live Music on the Lawn with DVinci Soul info
  • 3:00pm — Hedgehog Painting with Pop-Up Art School info
  • 3:30pm — Snapping Turtles: Tween Book Club info
  • 3:30pm — Pipe Cleaner Animal Rings info
  • 3:30pm — Pollywogs Book Club info
  • 3:30pm — Felted Countrysides with Pop-Up Art School info
  • 4:00pm — Wild World of Reptiles with Joys of Nature - Session 1 info
  • 6:00pm — Pups @ Putterham: Read to a Dog! info
  • 6:00pm — Wild World of Reptiles with Joys of Nature - Session 2 info
Brooks - Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce, Brooklin — Mini Mingle at 11:00am play and learn
Calendar - Phippsburg Elementary School, Phippsburg
  • 1:00pm — Phippsburg Sharing Table sharing table
  • 9:00am — Play Date for K-5 students and their siblings play date
  • 9:00am — Play Date for k-5 age students and their siblings play date
Calendar - The Game Loft, Belfast — TBA at - name: Community Clay Studio for Kids explore art
Camden Public Library, Camden — Book Time for Babies with Miss Amy at 10:00am book time
Children Activities - General 2 — Brooksville, Maine, Brooks — TBA at - name: Community Clay Studio for Kids explore clay
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, Damariscotta — Earth Day Trash Cleanup at 1:00pm - 3:00pm clean up
EXPLORE - The Brooklin Inn, Brooklin — Psyched for Spring at 7:00pm explore nature
Hamden/North Haven YMCA - Central Connecticut Coast YMCA, North Haven — Lullaby Library Tales at 6:00pm bedtime story
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson — Wednesday Wander: Crust Fungi at Whitten Hill Trail at 10:00am wander fungi
Mildred Stevens Williams Memorial Library, Appleton — Family Story Time! at 10:00 AM story time
Outdoor Learning for Kids - The Trustees of Reservations, Appleton — TBA at - name: Powisset Pals – Afterschool Adventurers afterschool program
Playtown Benton - Imaginative Play Center For Parents and Ch, Belmont — Celebration of the Arts with Belmont County Schools at 11:00am arts celebration
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta
Thomaston Community Events, Thomaston — Playgroup at 10:30am playgroup
Thomaston Recreation, Thomaston — Playgroup at 10:30am playgroup
Youth Programs - Brooks Free Library, Brooks
  • - name: WOW Event-Believe in the Magic- Petting Zoo & Magic Show — TBA explore magic
  • - name: WOW Event-Color Splash Wars & Swim-a-Thon — TBA splash fun
  • - name: WOW Event-Summer Carnival Spectacular! — TBA carnival fun

THURSDAY - 3/26

About Us - Phippsburg Historical Society, Phippsburg — A Seal’s Journey at Goodall Memorial Library at 11:00am learn more
Aldermere Farm (Maine Coast Heritage Trust), Rockport — Sap-to-Syrup at 3:30pm - 4:30pm sap to syrup
Bath Parks & Recreation, Bath
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm — Bath Ironworkers Youth Wrestling - Grade 1/2 Wrestling Practice wrestling practice
  • 5:45pm - 7:15pm — Bath Ironworkers Youth Wrestling - Wrestling Tournament Prep Practice wrestling practice
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay
  • 10:00am — Bird Songs and How to Remember Them learn birds
  • 12:00pm — Midday Books at Oak Point Farm read books
  • 9:00am — Spring Work Party at Oak Point Farm help out
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — Storytime in Español info
  • 10:30am — Music and Movement info
  • 10:30am — Wally the Green Monster Visits the Library! info
  • 1:00pm — Public Health week event - Town info
  • 1:00pm — Space Week Silk Painting Workshop info
  • 1:30pm — Northeast Animals in Spring with Joys of Nature - Session 1 info
  • 1:30pm — Hold for YS Program info
  • 2:00pm — Fire & Ice with Mad Science info
  • 2:30pm — Northeast Animals in Spring with Joys of Nature - Session 2 info
  • 3:00pm — Tween Crafternoon info
  • 3:00pm — Tween Time: Storytelling Hour info
  • 3:30pm — CANCELED: LEGO Club info
  • 3:30pm — Kids Crafternoon info
  • 5:00pm — Pokémon League info
  • 5:00pm — Recital Performance Recording info
  • 5:30pm — Canines at Coolidge Corner info
Camden Community Events, Camden — The Camden Art Walk at 5:00pm explore art
Camden Public Library, Camden — Creative Art Afternoons at 4:00pm art time
Coastal Mountains Land Trust, Camden — Happy Wanderers: Mill Brook Preserve in Searsport at 10:00am happy wanderers
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, Damariscotta — Guided hike at Tracy Shore at 2:00pm - 4:00pm explore nature
Family Calendar - Cushing Community School, Cushing
  • - name: Mary Ellen Manock and friends — TBA explore art
  • 5:00pm, 7:00pm — Summertime explore art
  • 5:00pm, 7:00pm — Cheryl McAlister, painter explore art
  • 5:00pm, 7:00pm — Maine Wildlife explore art
  • 5:00pm, 7:00pm — Summer Blues explore art
  • 5:00pm, 7:00pm — Mark Christopher, Bruce Bickford and friends explore art
  • 5:00pm, 7:00pm — Seth Aylmer, paintings explore art
  • 5:00pm, 7:00pm — Creations in Cushing explore art
Gibbs Library, Washington — The 21st Annual Prescott Memorial Student Art Show! at 4-5:30pm art show
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson — Maine big night at 8:00pm big night
Owls Head Transportation Museum, Owls Head — Junior Inventors – Fibonacci Sequence Fun at 4:30pm junior inventors
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport
Playtown Benton - Imaginative Play Center For Parents and Ch, Belmont
Searsport Recreation Department, Searsport — Cinderella Prom Dress Giveaway at 9:00am dress giveaway
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta — Toddler Time at 9:30am toddler time
Whitefield Library, Whitefield — Storytime with Dawna at 10:30am storytime
Youth Programs - Brooks Free Library, Brooks — Page to Stage Showcase at 2:30pm showcase

FRIDAY - 3/27

About Us - Phippsburg Historical Society, Phippsburg
  • 10:00am — Wells Beach Cleanup join in
  • 1:00pm — Seal Day with the Portland Sea Dogs seal day
Avena Botanicals, Rockport
Boothbay Community Events, Boothbay — Y Arts: 'Alice In Wonderland' at 6:00pm alice in wonderland
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay — Within the Whale: Spring Break Edition! at 1:00pm explore ocean
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — Music at the Blissful with Evan Haller info
  • 10:30am — Japanese Storytime – 日本語おはなし会 info
  • 10:30am — Mandarin Storytime - 中文故事會 info
  • 10:30am — French Storytime – L'heure du Conte en Français info
  • 1:00pm — Piano Studio Concert info
  • 3:00pm — Mandarin Program for Kids info
  • 3:00pm — Crochet Club info
  • 3:00pm — Spring Candle Making Workshop for Tweens & Teens info
Camden Public Library, Camden — Preschool Story Time at 10:00am story time
EXPLORE - The Brooklin Inn, Brooklin — Late Season Seed Sowing at Woodward Point at 2:00pm grow plants
Kid Friendly Activities, Bremen
  • 5:30pm — Kieve Wavus Education's Community Climb Night climb night
  • 6:00pm — Y-ARTS Community Players Present Alice in Wonderland alice in wonderland
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay — Annual Vintage Boat Parade at 4:00pm boat parade
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson — Understanding Ticks: Tick Prevention for Maine Residents, Families, and Pets at 10:00am tick prevention
Owls Head Transportation Museum, Owls Head — TBA at - name: Pine Tree Jamboree pine tree jamboree
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport
  • 1:00pm — Homeschool Days—Hello! Communication in the 1800s homeschool days
  • 1:00pm — Homeschool Days—Down by the Bay & Off to Sea homeschool days
  • 1:00pm — Homeschool Days—Boats, Boats, Boats homeschool days
Playtown Benton - Imaginative Play Center For Parents and Ch, Belmont
Searsport Recreation Department, Searsport
Thomaston Community Events, Thomaston
Thomaston Recreation, Thomaston
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston
  • 7:00pm - 8:30pm — David Dodson in Concert in concert
  • 7:00pm - 9:00pm — Paul Benjamin presents: Blues Night ft. Johnny Rawls blues night
  • 7:00pm - 9:00pm — Country Western Dance Night dance night
  • 7:00pm - 9:30pm — Watts Hall Band Dance Party dance party
  • 7:00pm - 9:30pm — Watts Hall Community Players present: Annie annie
Youth Programs - Brooks Free Library, Brooks — Stages & Studios Showcase (Jungle Jamboree & Matilda) at 2:00pm showcase
class descriptions - The Community Center - Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay — Y-ARTS Community Players Present Alice in Wonderland at 6:00pm alice in wonderland

SATURDAY - 3/28

About Us - Phippsburg Historical Society, Phippsburg — Pup Shower at 8:00am celebrate pups
Avena Botanicals, Rockport
  • 10:00am — Birding with Children and their Families buy tickets
  • 2:00pm — Grow A Row of Calendula register free
  • 9:30am — Summer Solstice Sacred Plant Initiation learn more
Bath Parks & Recreation, Bath — Bath Farmers Market at 7:00am - 1:00pm farmers market
Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center, Bristol — Partner Event: Archery Hunter Safety – Addendum Course at 9:00am - 1:00pm learn archery
Boothbay Railway Village Museum, Boothbay — Museum Season Opening Weekend! at 10:00am - 5:00pm open weekend
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay — Spring Work Party at River~Link at 9:00am help out
Bowdoinham Public Library, Bowdoinham — Dahlia Sale 2026 at 10:00am plant sale
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:00am — Alpacas on the Lawn with Harvard Alpaca Ranch info
  • 10:30am — Spanish Storytime – La Hora de Cuentos en Español info
  • 10:30am — Chess Club info
  • 10:30am — Taiwanese Storytime - 台語講古時間 info
  • 10:30am — Puppet Storytime with Leigh Baltzar info
  • 11:00am — Little Groove Family Concert info
  • 11:00am — Miracle Princess Party - Session One info
  • 12:00pm — Back to Bach Project Brookline MA Region Spring Concert info
  • 1:00pm — Violin Music Recital info
  • 2:00pm — Learn Origami with Jingting info
  • 2:00pm — Autism Acceptance Month Community Event info
  • 3:00pm — Miracle Princess Party - Session Two info
Camden Community Events, Camden
Camden Public Library, Camden
  • 10:00am — Easter Egg Hunt! egg hunt
  • 10:00am — Saturday Storytime with Miss Stefanie story time
Coastal Mountains Land Trust, Camden
  • 10:00am — Nature Program: Vernal Pool Parties nature program
  • 10:00am — Nature Program: Vernal Pool Parties part 2 nature program
EXPLORE - The Brooklin Inn, Brooklin
Family Fun - Visit Belmont County, Belmont — Teen Wellness Retreat at 9:00 AM teen retreat
Kid Friendly Activities, Bremen — Introduction to Turkey Hunting at 9:00am turkey hunting
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
  • 11:00am - 4:00pm — Boat Bar Party…come Skip, Tug & Be Merry boat party fun
  • 11:30am -1:00pm — 20th Annual Orne's Candy Store International Rock-Skipping Contest rock skipping
  • 1:00pm — Server Shuffle server race
  • 2:00pm — Tug Across The Harbor tug of war
ME Water Buffalo Co., Appleton — CALF CUDDLING DAY at 11am-3pm explore farm
Maine Maritime Museum, Bath
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm — Community Day community day
  • 10:30am - 11:30am — STEAMbox Family Workshop: Remarkable Raptors family workshop
  • 10:30am - 11:30am — STEAMbox Family Workshop: The Power of Plants family workshop
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson
  • 1:00pm — Vernal Pools: A Presentation on the Magic of Spring spring magic
  • 1:00pm — Vernal Pool Exploration pool explore
Owls Head Transportation Museum, Owls Head
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport — Kids Camp Meet & Greet at 10:30am meet greet
Searsport Recreation Department, Searsport
  • 10:00am — Fling Into Fall - Maine Made @ Mosman plus other activities fall activities
  • 1:30pm — Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers puppet show
  • 9:00am — Independence Day Parade & Celebration parade celebration
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta
Strand Theatre (Family Series), Rockland
  • - name: Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man: presented by Halcyon String Quartet — TBA explore
  • - name: DIG UP! A Dinosaur Expedition presented by STEMmersive — TBA join in
Thomaston Community Events, Thomaston
  • 10:00am — Easter Egg Eggstravaganza egg hunt
  • 10:30am — All Ages Story Hour story hour
  • 10:30am — All Ages Story Time story time
Thomaston Recreation, Thomaston
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston
  • 7:00pm - 9:00pm — Latin Dance Night with Primo Cubano dance night
  • 7:00pm - 9:30pm — Watts Hall Community Players present: Annie annie
Whitefield Library, Whitefield — ENCORE! Free Concert for Children at 2:00pm concert for kids
Wiscasset Community Center, Wiscasset — Easter Egg Hunt 2026 - Easter Egg Hunt 2026 at 9:30am - 10:30am egg hunt
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation, Wiscasset — Easter Egg Hunt 2026 - Easter Egg Hunt 2026 at 9:30am - 10:30am easter egg hunt

SUNDAY - 3/29

Boothbay Railway Village Museum, Boothbay
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm — Children’s Day childrens day
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm — Museum Season Opening Day! opening day
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm — 4th Annual Founder’s Community Day community day
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 1:15pm — Student Recital info
  • 2:00pm — Puberty & Consent Talks for Tweens and Caregivers info
  • 2:00pm — Brookline Music School Concert info
Calendar - Phippsburg Elementary School, Phippsburg — FASCAR! at 4:00pm fascar race
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, Damariscotta — Salt Bay Sunday with Mid-coast Audubon at 7:00am - 10:00am bird watching
Cushing Public Library, Cushing — Annual Easter Egg Hunt at 11:30am easter egg hunt
Maine Outdoor Education Program - Penobscot River Trails, Penobscot
Owls Head Transportation Museum, Owls Head — Holidays at the Museum at 10:00am holidays at museum
Playtown Benton - Imaginative Play Center For Parents and Ch, Belmont — Pet Photos with The Easter Bunny at 5:00pm pet photos
Searsport Recreation Department, Searsport — Searsport Egg Hunt at 2:00pm egg hunt
Wiscasset Community Center, Wiscasset — WCC Teen Nights & Events 2025/26 - Teen Day Out (Ice Skating, Lunch & Bowling) - Sunday, March 29th at 9:00am - 2:00pm teen day out
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation, Wiscasset — WCC Teen Nights & Events 2025/26 - Teen Day Out (Ice Skating, Lunch & Bowling) - Sunday, March 29th at 9:00am - 2:00pm teen day out
midcoast sailing center - Rockland - Sail Power and Steam Mu, Rockland — Walk on the Wild Side: An Exploratory Workshop for Families at 1:00pm-3:30pm walk explore

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