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WEEK OF APRIL 20 - APRIL 26, 2026

From Kids Camp Meet & Greet at Penobscot Marine Museum to Learn Ukulele for Kids at Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for and Earth Day Fest @ Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library at class descriptions - The Community Center - Boothbay Harbor.

MONDAY - 4/20

Aldermere Farm (Maine Coast Heritage Trust), Rockport — Farm Hands - Spring Session at 3:30pm farm hands
Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center, Bristol — Lincoln Academy’s Student Art Exhibition at 9:00am art exhibition
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — Babytime info
  • 10:30am — Family Storytime at Putterham info
  • 3:00pm — Judaic Origami info
  • 3:00pm — LEGO Lovers info
  • 3:30pm — Craft Club info
  • 3:30pm — Relationship Trading Cards (with REACH and Brookline DPH) info
  • 5:00pm — Chengcheng Ma Studio Piano Recital info
  • 5:30pm — Student Clarinet Recital info
  • 6:30pm — Girls Who Code - Grades 3-5 info
  • 7:00pm — Watercolor Challah with Laurel Greenfield info
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay
  • 10:30am — Homeschool Days: Birding (Ages 6-10) learn birding
  • 10:30am — Homeschool Days: Nature Yoga (Ages 4-8) nature yoga
  • 1:00pm — Vernal Pool Discovery Hike (Ages 4+) explore nature
EXPLORE - The Brooklin Inn, Brooklin — Farm Hands Spring Session at 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. farm hands
Merryspring Nature Center, Camden — Workshop – Worm Bin Harvest with Jock Robie at 5:30pm worm harvest
Outdoor Learning for Kids - The Trustees of Reservations, Appleton
  • - name: Appleton Farms April Vacation Week Camp — TBA vacation week camp
  • - name: Hike & Seek: Sprouts of Spring — TBA hike seek
PENOBSCOT NATION COMMUNITY DAYS, Penobscot — Penobscot Café at 10:00am socialize
Penobscot Bay YMCA, Rockport — TBA at - name: Family Flow Yoga family flow
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 at 11:00am toddlers
Thomaston Community Events, Thomaston — Watts Hall Re-Opening Celebration Free Community Events: Brown Bag Lunch with David Rogers at 12:00pm re-opening celebration
Thomaston Recreation, Thomaston — Watts Hall Re-Opening Celebration Free Community Events: Brown Bag Lunch with David Rogers at 12:00pm community lunch
Waldoboro Public Library, Waldoboro — Music Together at 10:30am music together
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston
  • 12:00pm — Brown Bag Lunch with guitarist David Rogers view event
  • 6:00pm — Maine Speaks: Libby Bischof presents A Visual History of Maine Through Postcards view event
Wiscasset Community Center, Wiscasset
  • 2:30pm - 5:30pm — ASA - After School Adventures after school
  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm — Running Club ~ Spring running club
  • 7:30am - 5:30pm — April Vacation Camp vacation camp
class descriptions - The Community Center - Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay — Classic Film Series – NEVER ON SUNDAY (1960) at 12:30pm, 2:30pm classic film

TUESDAY - 4/21

Avena Botanicals, Rockport — 2026 Medicinal Herb Garden Walks at 3:00pm buy tickets
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — Jammin' with You info
  • 10:30am — Matt Heaton Family Singalong info
  • 10:30am — Brookline Community Playgroup with Hip Kids 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 — Creative Writing Workshop w/ Author Kosoko Jackson info
  • 3:30pm — Spring Things Neighborhood Walk info
  • 4:00pm — Xuanhao Li Farewell Performance - Hunneman Hall info
  • 6:30pm — Make a Felted Panda: Child-Adult Craft Session with Pop Up Art School info
Brooks - Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce, Brooklin
Calendar - The Game Loft, Belfast — TBA at - name: Community Clay Studio for Kids clay studio
EXPLORE - The Brooklin Inn, Brooklin
  • 10:00 a.m. — Brown Tail Moth Volunteer Day volunteer day
  • 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. — Orchard Work Day at Kelley Farm work day
Family Calendar - Cushing Community School, Cushing — Kids' Theater Camp at 9:00am kids theater camp
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
  • 10:00am - 10:30am — Pirates of the Dark Rose Puppet Show puppet show
  • 10:00am - 1:00pm — Kids Alley kids crafts
  • 10:00am - 1:00pm — Windjammers for Wee Mateys and Summer Reading Kickoff wee mateys
  • 11:00am - 1:00pm — Pirates Tortuga Open pirate games
  • 11:30am — Crudbeard’s Cannon Lessons cannon lessons
  • 1:30pm — Hot dog eating contest eating 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 — Story Time with Splash & Mini-Mariners Cruise at 10:00am, 11:30am story time
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson — Wednesday Wander: Crust Fungi at Whitten Hill Trail at 10:00am – 12:00pm nature wander
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta — Story Time at 10:00am story time
Wiscasset Community Center, Wiscasset
  • 5:30pm - 7:00pm — Youth T-Ball & Baseball (Rookie League) youth t-ball
  • 7:30am - 5:30pm — April Vacation Week Camp - Daily Option vacation camp

WEDNESDAY - 4/22

Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center, Bristol — Earth Day Trash Cleanup at 1:00pm trash cleanup
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, Boothbay Harbor — Tidepool Adventures at Boothbay Sea & Science Center at 10:00am explore nature
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay — Midday Books at Oak Point Farm at 12:00pm read together
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — Family Storytime info
  • 10:30am — Singalong info
  • 11:00am — The Heart Beat Project with Brookline Public Health info
  • 3:00pm — TO BE RESCHEDULED: The Odyssey on the Lawn with New Muse Productions info
  • 3:00pm — Hedgehog Painting with Pop-Up Art School info
  • 3:00pm — LEGO Time info
  • 3:30pm — Pollywogs Book Club info
  • 3:30pm — Snapping Turtles: Tween 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
  • 4:30pm — Spring Piano Recital info
  • 6:00pm — Wild World of Reptiles with Joys of Nature - Session 2 info
  • 6:00pm — Pups @ Putterham: Read to a Dog! info
Brooks - Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce, Brooklin — Mini Mingle at 11:00am play learn
Camden Public Library, Camden
  • - name: Earth Day Park Cleanup — TBA clean up
  • 10:00am — Book Time for Babies with Miss Amy join in
Coastal Mountains Land Trust, Camden — Happy Wanderers: Waldo Pound Preserve to Belfast Area Children’s Center at 10:00am happy wanderers
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, Damariscotta — Earth Day Trash Cleanup at 1:00pm - 3:00pm join in
EXPLORE - The Brooklin Inn, Brooklin — Garlic Mustard Pulling Volunteer Day at Manset Fields at 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. volunteer day
Friend Memorial Public Library, Brooklin — TBA at - name: Earth Day at the Friend Memorial earth day
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
Parks, Playgrounds and Gardens - Town of Sorrento, Maine, Somerville
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta
Thomaston Community Events, Thomaston
  • 10:30am — Playgroup playgroup
  • 12:00pm — Watts Hall Re-Opening Celebration Free Community Events: Brown Bag with Sean Fleming's Real Ragtime re-opening celebration
Thomaston Recreation, Thomaston
  • 10:30am — Playgroup play together
  • 12:00pm — Watts Hall Re-Opening Celebration Free Community Events: Brown Bag with Sean Fleming's Real Ragtime community brown bag
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston — Brown Bag Lunch with Sean Fleming’s Real Ragtime Concert at 12:00pm view event

THURSDAY - 4/23

Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center, Bristol
  • 1:00pm — April Trail Tamers℠ trail tamers
  • 7:00pm — 2026 Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Tour in Damariscotta film festival
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, Boothbay Harbor — Storytime at 10:30am read aloud
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:15am — Brookline Community Playgroup info
  • 10:30am — Wally the Green Monster Visits the Library! info
  • 10:30am — Music and Movement info
  • 1:00pm — Space Week Silk Painting Workshop info
  • 1:30pm — Let's Make Kawaii Bento Together! info
  • 2:00pm — Fire & Ice with Mad Science info
  • 2:00pm — Helping Endangered Animals with Joys of Nature- Session 1 info
  • 3:00pm — Tween Crafternoon info
  • 3:00pm — Learn Ukulele for Kids info
  • 3:00pm — Summer Reading Kickoff: Ice Cream info
  • 3:30pm — Kids Crafternoon info
  • 4:00pm — Helping Endangered Animals with Joys of Nature- Session 2 info
  • 4:30pm — Egle Jarkova Violin Academy Students Recital info
  • 5:00pm — Pokémon League info
  • 5:30pm — Canines at Coolidge Corner info
  • 6:00pm — Rising Artist—Bowen Chen Violin Recital info
  • 6:30pm — Felted Mushroom Hoop with Pop Up Art School info
Brooks - Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce, Brooklin — Little Learners Art Lab at 11:30am art lab
Camden Community Events, Camden — The Camden Art Walk at 5:00pm kids crafts
Camden Public Library, Camden — Creative Art Afternoons at 4:00pm create art
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay — Earth Day Family Walk (Ages 3-10) at 10:30am celebrate earth day
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, Damariscotta — April Trail Tamers℠ at 1:00pm - 3:00pm build trails
Family Calendar - Cushing Community School, Cushing
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay — United States Coast Guard Station - Boothbay Harbor at 10:00am - 3:00pm coast guard open house
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson
  • 4:00pm – 5:30pm — World Fish Migration Day on the Sheepscot River fish migration
  • 8:30pm – 9:30pm — Fireflies: Bioluminescence in the Night firefly watch
PENOBSCOT NATION COMMUNITY DAYS, Penobscot — K9 Frisbee Toss & Fetch at 5:30pm join us
Parks, Playgrounds and Gardens - Town of Sorrento, Maine, Somerville
  • 10:00am — Bingo at Holland Street (Council on Aging) bingo
  • 10:30am — Coffee & Conversation Holland Street (Council on Aging) coffee conversation
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
  • 4:00pm — Monthly Sea Chantey Singalongs sea chantey
Playtown Benton - Imaginative Play Center For Parents and Ch, Belmont
Programs - Bath Parks and Recreation, Bath — Rising Stars: Kids Vaudeville Variety Show at 4:30pm kids show
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta — Toddler Time at 9:30am toddler time
Whitefield Library, Whitefield — Storytime with Dawna at 10:30am storytime

FRIDAY - 4/24

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, Boothbay Harbor — Earth Day Fest 2026! at 10:00am celebrate earth
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
  • 10:30am — Music at the Blissful with Evan Haller info
  • 2:00pm — Earth Day Extravaganza with Mothers Out Front info
  • 2:30pm — Summer Reading Kickoff: Alex Makes Art info
  • 3:00pm — Crochet Club info
  • 3:00pm — Water Safety with Goldfish Swim School info
Camden Public Library, Camden — Preschool Story Time at 10:00am story time
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay — Free Hike the Trolls at 1:00pm hike the trolls
Coastal Mountains Land Trust, Camden
  • 10:00am — Nature Program: Vernal Pool Parties explore nature
  • 10:00am — Nature Program: Vernal Pool Parties part 2 explore nature
EXPLORE - The Brooklin Inn, Brooklin
  • 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. — Bird Walk at Woodward Point bird walk
  • 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m — Orange River Community Paddle community paddle
Maine Maritime Museum, Bath — Weaving Workshop on the Water at 4:00pm, 8:00pm weaving workshop
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson — RESTORATION PLANTING DAY ON THE SHEEPSCOT RIVER at 9:00am – 3:00pm plant trees
Midcoast Recreation Center, Rockport
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm — Disco Themed Late Skate view event
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm — Harry Potter Themed Late Skate view event
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm — Star Wars Themed Late Skate view event
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm — Play-it-Forward Late Skate: Camden-Rockport School Alliance view event
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm — Play-it-Forward Late Skate: Islesboro Central School view event
PENOBSCOT NATION COMMUNITY DAYS, Penobscot — Music Buffet at 7:00pm hear music
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport — Homeschool Days—Boats, Boats, Boats at 1:00pm homeschool days
Searsport Recreation Department, Searsport — Searsport Holiday Ship Lighting at 4:15pm holiday lights
Thomaston Community Events, Thomaston
Thomaston Recreation, Thomaston
Wanderwood, Nobleboro — Farm Dinner - May 29, 2026 at 6:00pm, 9:00pm view event
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston — Watts Hall Community Players present: Annie at 7:00pm view event
Wiscasset Community Center, Wiscasset — Fitness Classes - Cedric's Challenge at 6:30pm - 7:30pm fitness class
class descriptions - The Community Center - Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay — Earth Day Fest @ Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library at 10:00am, 1:00pm earth day fest

SATURDAY - 4/25

About Us - Phippsburg Historical Society, Phippsburg — Seal Day with the Portland Sea Dogs at 1:00pm seal day
Aldermere Farm (Maine Coast Heritage Trust), Rockport — Calf Unveiling Day at 10:00am calf unveiling
Avena Botanicals, Rockport
  • 10:00am — Birding with Children and their Families join in
  • 2:00pm — Grow A Row of Calendula register free
  • 9:30am — Summer Solstice Sacred Plant Initiation learn more
Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center, Bristol — TBA at - name: Bristol’s Elmer Tarr Roadside Cleanup roadside cleanup
Boothbay Railway Village Museum, Boothbay
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm — Veterans and Community Connection Expo community expo
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm — Museum Season Opening Weekend! opening weekend
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay
Bowdoinham Public Library, Bowdoinham
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:15am — Michelle's Studio Violin Recital info
  • 10:15am — Piano Recital of Tianyi Huang info
  • 10:30am — Puppet Storytime with Leigh Baltzar info
  • 10:30am — Taiwanese Storytime - 台語講古時間 info
  • 10:30am — Reading Rocks!: A Bubble, Comedy, and Music Show with Turtle Dance Music at Emerson Garden info
  • 11:00am — Miracle Princess Party - Session One info
  • 11:00am — Family Zumba & Dance Fitness info
  • 12:00pm — Piano Recital with Natalai Harlap - Hunneman Hall info
  • 1:00pm — Raising Awareness About Social Bullying info
  • 1:00pm — Student Recital info
  • 1:30pm — Julia's Violin Studio Student Recital info
  • 2:00pm — Chinese Acrobatics with Li Liu - Session 1 info
  • 2:00pm — Learn Origami with Jingting info
  • 2:00pm — Piano Recital info
  • 2:00pm — Rescheduled: Autism Acceptance Community Event info
  • 3:00pm — Miracle Princess Party - Session Two info
  • 3:00pm — Student Piano Recital info
  • 3:00pm — Chinese Acrobatics with Li Liu - Session 2 info
  • 3:00pm — Music Connect End of Year Recital info
Camden Community Events, Camden — TBA at - name: Camden is Blooming celebrate spring
Camden Public Library, Camden — Saturday Storytime with Miss Stefanie at 10:00am story time
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay — Free “Let’s Talk Biodiversity” Tour at 1:00pm talk biodiversity
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, Damariscotta — TBA at - name: Bristol’s Elmer Tarr Roadside Cleanup help out
EXPLORE - The Brooklin Inn, Brooklin — Calf Unveiling Day at 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. calf unveiling
Family Fun - Visit Belmont County, Belmont — Youth Spelling Bee at 11:00am compete
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
Maine Outdoor Education Program - Penobscot River Trails, Penobscot — FORAGING FOR WILD EDIBLES at 9:30am wild edibles
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson
  • 11:00am – 2:00pm — Ride the Rails to Hike the Trails train hike
  • 1:00pm – 3:00pm — Vernal Pool Exploration explore nature
  • 8:00pm – 10:30pm — Full Moon Paddle moon paddle
Midcoast Recreation Center, Rockport
  • 4:00pm - 6:00pm — Rock Coast Roller Derby Skate-a-thon view event
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm — Rollin' with Minivan Carpool view event
PENOBSCOT NATION COMMUNITY DAYS, Penobscot — TBA at - name: Pancake and More Breakfasts breakfast
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport — Kids Camp Meet & Greet at 10:30am kids camp
Playtown Benton - Imaginative Play Center For Parents and Ch, Belmont
Searsport Recreation Department, Searsport
  • 10:00am — Fling Into Fall - Maine Made @ Mosman plus other activities fall fun
  • 1:30pm — Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers at Union Hall explore puppets
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta — Saturday Storytime at 10:30am saturday storytime
Thomaston Community Events, Thomaston — All Ages Story Time at 10:30am story time
Thomaston Recreation, Thomaston — All Ages Story Time at 10:30am story time
Wanderwood, Nobleboro
  • 12:00pm, 3:00pm — Spring Flowers: Watercolor and Ink with Artist Claire Loon Baldwin view event
  • 6:00pm, 9:00pm — Farm Dinner - June 27, 2026 view event

SUNDAY - 4/26

Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center, Bristol
Belfast Community Events, Belfast — Community Tea Party at 1:00pm join in
Boothbay Railway Village Museum, Boothbay
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 1:00pm — Unavailable Children's info
  • 1:15pm — Spring Students Recital info
  • 2:00pm — Shadow Puppet Show with Shadow Joy Lab info
  • 2:00pm — Meet a Raptor info
  • 2:00pm — Brookline Music School Awards Concert info
Camden Community Events, Camden — TBA at - name: Paces for PAWS family fun walk
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay — Insect Specimen Mounting Class at 1:00pm create specimens
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, Damariscotta
  • 7:00am - 10:00am — Salt Bay Sunday with Mid-coast Audubon go birding
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — River~Link Trail Workday maintain trails
Events, Bremen — Hanami - Flower Viewing, Orchard Tour + Picnic 2026 at 12:00pm, 4:30pm view event
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay — Boothbay’s Got Talent at 6:00pm talent show
ME Water Buffalo Co., Appleton — CALF CUDDLING DAYS at 11:00am, 3:00pm calf cuddling
Maine Maritime Museum, Bath
  • 10:00am, 11:00am — Story Time with Chris Van Dusen story time
  • 7:00pm, 8:30pm — Full Moon Gathering with Maya Rook full moon gathering
Maine Outdoor Education Program - Penobscot River Trails, Penobscot
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson — Afterschool Mountain Bike Ride at 3:30pm – 5:00pm bike ride
Playtown Benton - Imaginative Play Center For Parents and Ch, Belmont
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston — Mother's Day Tea at 2:15pm view event

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