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WEEK OF MARCH 30 - APRIL 05, 2026

From Spring blooms early in Boothbay with 'Flower Show' at Boothbay Community Events to Owls Nest: Lava Lamps at Owls Head Transportation Museum and Saturday Market at The Pike at Playtown Benton - Imaginative Play Center For Parents and Ch.

MONDAY - 3/30

Aldermere Farm (Maine Coast Heritage Trust), Rockport — Farm Hands - Spring Session at 3:30pm - 5:00pm farm hands
Bath Parks & Recreation, Bath
  • 4:15pm — Bath XC Run Club, Grades K-6 - Run Club Grades K-2 run club
  • 5:00pm — Bath XC Run Club, Grades K-6 - Run Club Grades 3-4 run club
  • 5:00pm — Bath XC Run Club, Grades K-6 - Run Club Grades 5-6 run club
  • 5:00pm — Lacrosse, Grades 3-6 - Boys 5/6 Grade Lax: Practice lacrosse practice
  • 5:30pm — Lacrosse, Grades 3-6 - Girls 5/6 Grade Lax: Practice lacrosse practice
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay — Live Staking Demonstration at 2:00pm learn plants
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — Matt Heaton Family Singalong info
  • 10:30am — Family Storytime at Putterham 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
Children Activities - General 2 — Brooksville, Maine, Brooks — TBA at - name: Inside Out see movie
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 - 5:00pm bike ride
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport — April Break Kids Vacation Mini Camps at 9:00am vacation mini camps
Searsport Recreation Department, Searsport — Memorial Day Parade & Remembrance Ceremony at 9:00am parade ceremony
Waldoboro Public Library, Waldoboro — Music Together at 10:30am music together
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston — Brown Bag Lunch Series: Guitarist David Rogers at 12:00pm - 1:00pm lunch series
Whitefield Library, Whitefield — Music With Jackson at 10:00am music
Wiscasset Community Center, Wiscasset

TUESDAY - 3/31

Bath Parks & Recreation, Bath
  • 4:30pm — Lacrosse, Grades 3-6 - Boys 3/4 Grade Lax: Practice lacrosse practice
  • 5:30pm — Lacrosse, Grades 3-6 - Girls 3/4 Grade Lax: Practice lacrosse 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
  • 11:45am — Extended Day Program Roland Hayes School info
  • 12:00pm — LED Mini Golf with One Up Games info
  • 1:00pm — Space Week Trivia info
  • 3:00pm — Stitch in Time info
  • 3:30pm — Salamanders Novels in Verse Book Club info
  • 3:30pm — Spring Things Neighborhood Walk info
  • 6:30pm — Make a Felted Panda: Child-Adult Craft Session with Pop Up Art School info
Brooks - Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce, Brooklin
Family Calendar - Cushing Community School, Cushing — TBA at - name: Kids' Theater Camp with Lois Pernice theater camp
Gibbs Library, Washington — Children’s Story Time at 10:00am story time
Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us - Maine Mem, Islesboro — TBA at - name: Trashion Tuesdays and Weekend Workshop trashion workshop
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
  • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM — Windjammers for Wee Mateys and Summer Reading Kickoff wee mateys
  • 10:00am - 1:00pm — Kids Alley kids crafts
  • 10:00am – 10:30am — Pirates of the Dark Rose Puppet Show puppet show
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM — Pirates Tortuga Open pirate bazaar
  • 11:30am — Crudbeard’s Cannon Lessons cannon lessons
  • 1:30pm — Hot dog eating contest hot dog contest
  • 2:00pm — Pirates of the Dark Rose Weapon Show weapon show
  • 3:00pm — Recruitment of Young Pirates young pirates
  • 9:00am - 5:00pm — Pirate Coin forging pirate coins
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
Mildred Stevens Williams Memorial Library, Appleton — Fiber Arts "Make and Mend Circle" at 4:00pm stitch with us
Outdoor Learning for Kids - The Trustees of Reservations, Appleton
  • - name: Barnyard Story Hour at Appleton Farms — TBA story hour
  • - name: Barnyard Story Hour at Weir River Farm — TBA story hour
  • - name: CraneExplorer: Family Full Moon Hike in the Dunes — TBA family hike
Owls Head Transportation Museum, Owls Head — Owls Nest: Lava Lamps at 10:30am - 11:30am explore science
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta — Story Time at 10:00am story time

WEDNESDAY - 4/1

About Us - Phippsburg Historical Society, Phippsburg — A Seal’s Journey at Goodall Memorial Library at 11:00am seal journey
Avena Botanicals, Rockport — 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
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay — Bird Songs and How to Remember Them at 10:00am learn birds
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 — The Odyssey on the Lawn with New Muse Productions info
  • 3:00pm — Hedgehog Painting with Pop-Up Art School info
  • 3:30pm — Pipe Cleaner Animal Rings info
  • 3:30pm — Snapping Turtles: Tween Book Club 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
Camden Public Library, Camden
  • - name: Earth Day Park Cleanup — TBA earth day cleanup
  • - name: Middle School Minute to Win It Competition — TBA minute win it
  • - name: Write Poetry with Miss Stefanie — TBA write poetry
  • 10:00am — Book Time for Babies with Miss Amy 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
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson — Wednesday Wander: Crust Fungi at Whitten Hill Trail at 10:00am - 12:00pm wander fungi
Mildred Stevens Williams Memorial Library, Appleton — Family Story Time! at 10:00am join in
Owls Head Transportation Museum, Owls Head — Junior Inventors – Water Cycle at 4:30pm - 6:30pm invent and learn
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta
Thomaston Community Events, Thomaston — Playgroup at 10:30am playgroup
Thomaston Recreation, Thomaston — Playgroup at 10:30am playgroup
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston — Brown Bag Lunch Series: Sean "Flying Fingers" Fleming at 12:00pm - 1:00pm lunch series

THURSDAY - 4/2

Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center, Bristol — Guided hike at Tracy Shore at 2:00pm - 4:00pm explore nature
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay — Spring Work Party at Oak Point Farm at 9:00am help out
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — Music and Movement info
  • 10:30am — Wally the Green Monster Visits the Library! info
  • 1:00pm — Space Week Silk Painting Workshop info
  • 1:30pm — Northeast Animals in Spring with Joys of Nature - Session 1 info
  • 1:30pm — Let's Make Kawaii Bento Together! 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
  • 3:00pm — Learn Ukulele for Kids info
  • 3:30pm — Public Health Fair info
  • 3:30pm — Kids Crafternoon info
  • 5:00pm — Pokémon League info
  • 5:00pm — Recital Performance Recording info
  • 5:30pm — Canines at Coolidge Corner info
  • 6:00pm — Rising Artist—Bowen Chen Violin Recital info
Camden Community Events, Camden — The Camden Art Walk at 5:00pm art walk
Camden Public Library, Camden — TBA at - name: Creative Art Afternoons creative art
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
Gibbs Library, Washington — The 21st Annual Prescott Memorial Student Art Show! at 4:00pm art show
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
  • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM — United States Coast Guard Station - Boothbay Harbor coast guard
  • 10:00 am - 2:00 pm — U.S. Navy Exhibit navy exhibit
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon — Boothbay Farmer’s Market farmer's market
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM — Artists Alley artists alley
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport — Monthly Sea Chantey Singalongs at 4:00pm sea chantey singalongs
Searsport Recreation Department, Searsport — Cinderella Prom Dress Giveaway at 9:00am dress giveaway
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta — Toddler Time at 9:30am toddler time
Westport Weston Family YMCA - Membership, Westport Island — TBA at - name: School's Out Camps creative day off

FRIDAY - 4/3

Avena Botanicals, Rockport — Hummingbird Homecoming at 6:30pm buy tickets
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay — Within the Whale: Spring Break Edition! at 1:00pm explore ocean
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 — 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
  • 2:00pm — Kid's Earth Day Event with Mothers Out Front 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 preschool story
Children Activities - General 2 — Brooksville, Maine, Brooks — TBA at - name: Belfast Flying Shoes Community Dance and Contra Dance dance together
Kid Friendly Activities, Bremen
  • 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm — Kieve Wavus Education's Community Climb Night climb night
  • 7:00 pm — Caribbean Night with Pan Fried Steel caribbean night
Maine Maritime Museum, Bath — Weaving Workshop on the Water at 4:00pm - 8:00pm weaving workshop
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson — Understanding Ticks: Tick Prevention for Maine Residents, Families, and Pets at 10:00am - 12:00pm tick prevention
Owls Head Transportation Museum, Owls Head — Pine Tree Jamboree at TBD celebrate culture
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
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch easter egg hunt
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm — Hoppy Hour with The Easter Bunny hoppy hour
Programs - Bath Parks and Recreation, Bath — The Play That Goes Wrong at 7:30pm buy tickets
Thomaston Community Events, Thomaston — Family Movie Night at 5:00pm movie night
Thomaston Recreation, Thomaston — Family Movie Night at 5:00pm movie night
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm — Celebration Open House featuring UkesRock open house
  • 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
Whitefield Library, Whitefield — Storytime with Dawna at 10:30am storytime

SATURDAY - 4/4

About Us - Phippsburg Historical Society, Phippsburg
  • 10:00am — Wells Beach Cleanup beach cleanup
  • 1:00pm — Seal Day with the Portland Sea Dogs seal day
Avena Botanicals, Rockport
  • 10:00am — Birding with Children and their Families buy tickets
  • 2:00pm — Grow A Row of Calendula register free
Bath Parks & Recreation, Bath — Bath Farmers Market at 7:00am farmers market
Boothbay Community Events, Boothbay
  • 10:00am — Eastertime Eggspress to SeaLyon Farm eggspress
  • 1:00pm — Easter 'Eggstravaganza' fun eggstravaganza fun
  • 1:00pm — Easter Eggstravaganza April 4 at Boothbay FD eggstravaganza
  • 3:30pm — Spring blooms early in Boothbay with 'Flower Show' flower show
Boothbay Railway Village Museum, Boothbay — Museum Season Opening Weekend! at 10:00am - 5:00pm open now
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
  • 10:30am — Taiwanese Storytime - 台語講古時間 info
  • 10:30am — Chess Club info
  • 10:30am — Spanish Storytime – La Hora de Cuentos en Español info
  • 10:30am — Puppet Storytime with Leigh Baltzar info
  • 11:00am — Little Groove Family Concert info
  • 11:00am — Miracle Princess Party - Session One info
  • 1:00pm — Student Recital info
  • 1:45pm — Rising Artist—Jungmin Kim and Ashley Liu oboe 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
  • 3:00pm — Student Piano Recital info
Camden Community Events, Camden — TBA at - name: Camden is Blooming celebrate spring
Camden Public Library, Camden
Coastal Mountains Land Trust, Camden — Nature Program: Vernal Pool Parties at 10:00am nature program
Kid Friendly Activities, Bremen
  • 10:00 am - 3:00 pm — Ladies Day ladies day
  • 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm — Nettle Cordial Workshop nettle workshop
  • 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm — Sheepscot Chorus sings Bernstein's "Chichester Psalms" chorus concert
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
ME Water Buffalo Co., Appleton — CALF CUDDLING DAY at 11am-3pm calf cuddling
Maine Maritime Museum, Bath
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm — Community Day community day
  • 10:30am - 11:30am — STEAMbox Family Workshop: Remarkable Raptors steam box
  • 10:30am - 11:30am — STEAMbox Family Workshop: The Power of Plants steam box
Merryspring Nature Center, Camden — Seed Starting Workshop at 10:00am start seeds
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson — Vernal Pool Exploration at 1:00pm - 3:00pm explore pools
Owls Head Transportation Museum, Owls Head
Playtown Benton - Imaginative Play Center For Parents and Ch, Belmont
Searsport Recreation Department, Searsport
  • 1:30pm — Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers at Union Hall puppet show
  • 2:00pm — Searsport Egg Hunt egg hunt
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta
Strand Theatre (Family Series), Rockland
  • - name: Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man — TBA burt dow
  • - name: DIG UP! A Dinosaur Expedition — TBA dig up
Thomaston Community Events, Thomaston
  • 10:00am — Easter Egg Eggstravaganza egg hunt
  • 10:30am — All Ages Story Time story time
Thomaston Recreation, Thomaston
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston
  • 7:00pm - 9:00pm — Watts Hall Community Players present: A Few of Our Favorite Things community players
  • 7:00pm - 9:00pm — Latin Dance Night with Primo Cubano dance night
Whitefield Library, Whitefield — ENCORE! Free Concert for Children at 2:00pm concert
Wiscasset Community Center, Wiscasset — Easter Egg Hunt 2026 at 9:30am egg hunt
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation, Wiscasset — Easter Egg Hunt 2026 at 9:30am egg hunt

SUNDAY - 4/5

About Us - Phippsburg Historical Society, Phippsburg — Pup Shower at 8:00am pup shower
Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center, Bristol — Salt Bay Sunday with Mid-coast Audubon at 7:00am - 10:00am bird watching
Boothbay Railway Village Museum, Boothbay
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm — Children’s Day kids day
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm — Museum Season Opening Day! open now
  • 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 — William Xuan's Public Piano Recital info
  • 2:00pm — Brookline Music School Concert info
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, Damariscotta — Salt Bay Sunday with Mid-coast Audubon at 7:00am - 10:00am bird watching
Kid Friendly Activities, Bremen — APRIL IN PERSON Live From Love Peace Project Monthly Meeting at 11:30 am - 12:25 pm peace project
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay — Boothbay’s Got Talent at 6:00pm talent show
Maine Maritime Museum, Bath — Story Time with Chris Van Dusen at 10:00am - 11:00am story time
Owls Head Transportation Museum, Owls Head — Holidays at the Museum at 10:00am - 1:00pm holiday fun
Playtown Benton - Imaginative Play Center For Parents and Ch, Belmont — Pet Photos with The Easter Bunny at 6:00pm - 8:00pm pet photos
Programs - Bath Parks and Recreation, Bath — Dream Lab: Youth Art Camp at 10:00am register
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston — Old Fashioned Family BINGO Game at 2:00pm - 3:00pm family bingo
midcoast sailing center - Rockland - Sail Power and Steam Mu, Rockland — Walk on the Wild Side: An Exploratory Workshop for Families at 1:00pm explore nature

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