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WEEK OF APRIL 27 - MAY 03, 2026

From Student Clarinet Recital at Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for to Story Time at Skidompha Public Library and 101 Dalmatians Kids at Midcoast Youth Theater.

MONDAY - 4/27

Aldermere Farm (Maine Coast Heritage Trust), Rockport — Farm Hands - Spring Session at 3:30pm farm hands
Bath Parks & Recreation, Bath — Bath XC Run Club, Grades K-6 at 4:15pm run club
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — Babytime info
  • 10:30am — Family Storytime at Putterham info
  • 10:30am — CANCELED: Babytime info
  • 10:30am — Reading Rocks!: A Bubble, Comedy, and Music Show with Turtle Dance Music info
  • 3:00pm — Judaic Origami info
  • 3:00pm — Sensory Pathway Spotlight info
  • 3:00pm — LEGO Lovers info
  • 3:30pm — Craft Club info
  • 4:00pm — Watercolor Challah with Laurel Greenfield info
  • 5:00pm — Chengcheng Ma Studio Piano Recital info
  • 5:30pm — Student Clarinet Recital 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
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay
  • 10:30am — Homeschool Days: Birding (Ages 6-10) birding
  • 10:30am — Homeschool Days: Nature Yoga (Ages 4-8) nature yoga
  • 12:30pm — Homeschool Days: Garden Detectives (Ages 3-7) garden detectives
  • 12:30pm — Homeschool Days: Vernal Pool Walk (Ages 5-14) vernal pool walk
  • 1:00pm — Free Native Plant Hike native plant hike
  • 2:30pm — Homeschool Days: Life of a Plant (Ages 5-10) life of a plant
  • 2:30pm — Homeschool Days: Making Seed Paper (Ages 4-18) making seed paper
EXPLORE - The Brooklin Inn, Brooklin — Farm Hands Spring Session at 3:30pm farm fun
Midcoast Youth Theater, Rockland — 101 Dalmatians Kids at 9:00am register now
Outdoor Learning for Kids - The Trustees of Reservations, Appleton
  • - name: Explore the Neponset Greenway: Community Nature Observation — TBA nature observation
  • - name: Home to Two Revolutions: Tour of the Old Manse — TBA old manse tour
  • - name: Urban Wildlife Watching at Brooklawn Park — TBA wildlife watching
  • - name: Urban Wildlife Watching at Kennedy Park — TBA wildlife watching
Searsport Recreation Department, Searsport — Memorial Day Parade & Remembrance Ceremony at 9:00am parade
Waldoboro Public Library, Waldoboro — Music Together at 10:30am music together
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston — Brown Bag Lunch with guitarist David Rogers at 12:00pm, 1:00pm enjoy music
Wiscasset Community Center, Wiscasset
  • 2:30pm - 5:30pm — ASA - After School Adventures after school
  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm — Running Club ~ Spring running club
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation, Wiscasset
  • 2:30pm - 5:30pm — ASA - After School Adventures after school
  • 3:45pm - 5:30pm — Wiscasset Middle High School Spring Sports, Busline, JV & Varsity spring sports
  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm — Running Club ~ Spring running club
  • 5:45pm - 8:00pm — 'MidCoast' Cal Ripken Baseball & BabeRuth Softball cal ripken
  • 6:30pm - 7:30pm — Fitness Classes - Cedric's Challenge fitness class
class descriptions - The Community Center - Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay — Classic Film Series – NEVER ON SUNDAY (1960) at 12:30pm classic film series

TUESDAY - 4/28

Avena Botanicals, Rockport — 2026 Medicinal Herb Garden Walks at 3:00pm buy tickets
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay
  • 10:00am — Trail Tuesday: Oak Point Farm trail tuesday
  • 10:00am — Trail Tuesday: Hike Ocean Point Preserve trail tuesday
  • 10:00am — Trail Tuesday: Hike Penny Lake Preserve trail tuesday
  • 10:00am — Trail Tuesday: Gregory Hiking Trail trail tuesday
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — Brookline Community Playgroup with Hip Kids info
  • 11:45am — Extended Day Program Roland Hayes School info
  • 3:00pm — Stitch in Time info
  • 3:30pm — Salamanders Novels in Verse Book Club 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 - Phippsburg Elementary School, Phippsburg
  • - name: Totman Library Book Sale, continued — TBA library book sale
  • 4:00pm — Weekly Read-aloud and Fun Activity read aloud
  • 6:00pm — Pick-up Kickball kickball
Calendar - The Game Loft, Belfast — TBA at - name: Community Clay Studio for Kids clay studio
EXPLORE - The Brooklin Inn, Brooklin — Orchard Work Day at Kelley Farm at 9:00am help grow
Events – Appleton Children's Week, Appleton — YMCA Rock the Block at 4:30pm - 7:30pm join us
Family Calendar - Cushing Community School, Cushing — Kids' Theater Camp at 9:00am theater camp
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
  • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM — Kids Alley kids crafts
  • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM — Windjammers for Wee Mateys and Summer Reading Kickoff wee mateys
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM — Pirates of the Dark Rose Puppet Show puppet show
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM — Pirates Tortuga Open pirate bazaar
  • 11:30 AM — Crudbeard’s Cannon Lessons cannon lessons
  • 1:30 PM — Hot dog eating contest hot dog contest
  • 2:00 PM — Pirates of the Dark Rose Weapon Show weapon show
  • 3:00 PM — Recruitment of Young Pirates young pirates
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM — Pirate Coin forging pirate coins
Outdoor Learning for Kids - The Trustees of Reservations, Appleton
  • - name: Barnyard Story Hour at Appleton Farms — TBA story hour
  • - name: Hull FireFly Storytelling at Weir River Farm — TBA storytelling
Parks, Playgrounds and Gardens - Town of Sorrento, Maine, Somerville — Designing Your Somerville: A Youth Mobility Workshop at 3:00pm, 5:00pm youth workshop
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta — Story Time at 10:00am story time
Wiscasset Community Center, Wiscasset — Youth T-Ball & Baseball (Rookie League) at 5:30pm - 7:00pm youth t-ball
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation, Wiscasset — Youth T-Ball & Baseball (Rookie League) at 5:30pm - 7:00pm youth t-ball

WEDNESDAY - 4/29

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, Boothbay Harbor
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — Family Storytime info
  • 10:30am — Singalong info
  • 10:30am — CANCELED: Family Storytime info
  • 10:30am — Baby Sign Language Series 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
  • 4:30pm — Spring Piano Recital info
  • 6:00pm — Pups @ Putterham: Read to a Dog! info
Brooks - Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce, Brooklin
  • - name: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! — TBA see the show
  • 11:00am — Mini Mingle play learn
Calendar - Phippsburg Elementary School, Phippsburg
  • 1:00pm — Phippsburg Sharing Table sharing table
  • 6:00pm — Free One-Night Flower Arranging Class flower arranging
  • 9:00am — Play Date for K-5 students and their siblings play date
Camden Public Library, Camden
  • 10:00am — Book Time for Babies with Miss Amy book time
  • 11:30am — 6th Grade “Art with Impact” Kick-Off art impact
  • 4:30pm — Camden Nursing Circle nursing circle
Children Activities - General 2 — Brooksville, Maine, Brooks — TBA at - name: Community Clay Studio for Kids explore clay
Coastal Mountains Land Trust, Camden — Happy Wanderers: Waldo Pound Preserve to Belfast Area Children’s Center at 10:00am happy wanderers
EXPLORE - The Brooklin Inn, Brooklin — Garlic Mustard Pulling Volunteer Day at Manset Fields at 10:00am help out
Events – Appleton Children's Week, Appleton — FREE Annual BFK Children’s Parade at 6:00pm register here
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM — Pirates of the Dark Rose Tortuga Open pirate bazaar
  • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM — Maine State Aquarium aquarium
  • 12:00 PM — The Battle for Boothbay Harbor battle
  • 12:30 PM — Lobster Eating Contest lobster contest
  • 2:00 PM — Cod Fish Races fish races
  • 4:00 PM — Street Parade street parade
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — Wednesday Wander: Crust Fungi at Whitten Hill Trail wander fungi
  • 8:30pm - 9:30pm — Fireflies: Bioluminescence in the Night fireflies night
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta
Thomaston Community Events, Thomaston — Playgroup at 10:30am play together
Thomaston Recreation, Thomaston — Playgroup at 10:30am play together
Waldo Peirce Reading Room, Frankfort — TBA at - name: RSVP to Join Plant Species Documentation on May 27 at Camden Hills State Park plant documentation

THURSDAY - 4/30

Aldermere Farm (Maine Coast Heritage Trust), Rockport — Bird Walk at 8:00am go bird watching
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:15am — Brookline Community Playgroup info
  • 10:30am — Music and Movement info
  • 1:00pm — LED Mini Golf with One Up Games info
  • 1:30pm — Let's Make Kawaii Bento Together! 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
  • 6:30pm — Make a Painted Corgi: Child-Adult Craft Session with Pop Up Art School info
Calendar - Phippsburg Elementary School, Phippsburg
Camden Community Events, Camden — The Camden Art Walk at 5:00pm art walk
Camden Public Library, Camden — Creative Art Afternoons at 4:00pm art time
EXPLORE - The Brooklin Inn, Brooklin — Woodcock Walk at 7:30pm explore nature
Events – Appleton Children's Week, Appleton — Annual Parks & Recreation Department’s Playground Fair at 2:00pm - 8:00pm explore
Family Calendar - Cushing Community School, Cushing
  • - name: Creations in Cushing — TBA view art
  • - name: Maine Wildlife — TBA view art
  • - name: Mark Christopher, Bruce Bickford and John Sawyer — TBA view art
  • - name: Peonies, Pines, Plovers & Panoramas of the Midcoast — TBA view art
  • - name: Seth Aylmer, paintings — TBA view art
  • - name: Summer Blues — TBA view art
  • - name: Summertime — TBA explore art
  • - name: Threshold — TBA view art
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay — United States Coast Guard Station - Boothbay Harbor at 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM coast guard open house
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson — World Fish Migration Day on the Sheepscot River at 4:00pm - 5:30pm fish migration
Mildred Stevens Williams Memorial Library, Appleton — Family Story Time at 10:00am story time
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport — Monthly Sea Chantey Singalongs at 4:00pm sea chantey
Programs - Bath Parks and Recreation, Bath — Rising Stars: Kids Vaudeville Variety Show at 4:30pm buy tickets
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta — Toddler Time at 9:30am toddler time
Waldo Peirce Reading Room, Frankfort
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Cobscook Bay State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Fort O'Brien State Historic Site — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Lamoine State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Quoddy Head State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Roque Bluffs State Park — TBA story path
  • - name: Downeast Story Path at Shackford Head State Park — TBA story path

FRIDAY - 5/1

Avena Botanicals, Rockport — Hummingbird Homecoming at 6:30pm buy tickets
Bath Parks & Recreation, Bath — Spring Into Summer Book Sale at 7:00am book sale
Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center, Bristol — Field Trip into the Salt Marsh at 3:30pm explore marsh
Belfast Community Events, Belfast — Theatre Nouveau 2026 Season Kick Off at 7:00pm, 9:00pm see theatre
Boothbay Community Events, Boothbay — TBA at - name: FREE FAMILY PASSES FOR GOAT FRIDAY NIGHT get passes
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, Boothbay Harbor
Bristol Area Library, Bristol — Stories and activities for children at 10:30am join in
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 — Matt Heaton Family Singalong info
  • 10:30am — Mandarin Storytime - 中文故事會 info
  • 10:30am — French Storytime – L'heure du Conte en Français info
  • 2:30pm — Summer Reading Kickoff: Alex Makes Art info
  • 3:00pm — Crochet Club info
  • 3:00pm — Water Safety with Goldfish Swim School info
Calendar - Phippsburg Elementary School, Phippsburg
  • 10:00am — Annual Summer Craft and Bake Sale craft bake sale
  • 5:00pm — Popham Art Show Opening Reception art show
Camden Public Library, Camden — Preschool Story Time at 10:00am story time
Children and Families - Appleton Museum of Art / College of, Appleton
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay — Free Hike the Trolls at 1:00pm hike the trolls
Coastal Mountains Land Trust, Camden — Nature Program: Vernal Pool Parties at 10:00am explore nature
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, Damariscotta — Field Trip into the Salt Marsh at 3:30pm explore marsh
EXPLORE - The Brooklin Inn, Brooklin
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay — Annual Vintage Boat Parade at 4:00 PM vintage boat parade
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson — Ride the Rails to Hike the Trails at 11:00am - 2:00pm ride hike
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 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
Searsport Recreation Department, Searsport
Thomaston Community Events, Thomaston — Family Movie Night at 5:00pm movie night
Thomaston Recreation, Thomaston — Family Movie Night at 5:00pm movie night
Wanderwood, Nobleboro — Farm Dinner - May 29, 2026 at 6:00pm, 9:00pm join in
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston — Watts Hall Community Players present: Annie at 7:00pm, 9:30pm see annie
Whitefield Library, Whitefield — Storytime with Dawna at 10:30am storytime
Wiscasset Community Center, Wiscasset — Fitness Classes - Cedric's Challenge at 6:30pm - 7:30pm fitness class

SATURDAY - 5/2

Aldermere Farm (Maine Coast Heritage Trust), Rockport — Calf Unveiling Day at 10:00am unveil a calf
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
Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center, Bristol — Twin Villages Arbor Day Celebration at 9:30am celebrate trees
Belfast Community Events, Belfast
  • 10:00am, 3:00pm — Glassblowing Mini Session: May Flowers explore art
  • 9:00am, 2:00pm — Come Boating Nautical Yard Sale yard sale
Boothbay Community Events, Boothbay
  • 2:00pm — Drum Circle join in
  • 2:00pm — GEORGIA O'KEEFFE FILM SATURDAY 2 PM watch film
Boothbay Railway Village Museum, Boothbay
  • 10:00am, 2:00pm — Veterans and Community Connection Expo connect expo
  • 10:00am, 5:00pm — Museum Season Opening Weekend! open now
Bowdoinham Public Library, Bowdoinham
  • 10:00am — Dahlia Sale 2026 dahlia sale
  • 4:00pm — You asked for it... Another Puzzle Race puzzle race
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
  • 10:15am — Piano Recital with Alexander Harlap info
  • 10:30am — Puppet Storytime with Leigh Baltzer 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 — Family Zumba & Dance Fitness info
  • 12:00pm — Piano Recital with Natalai Harlap - Hunneman Hall info
  • 1:00pm — Student Recital info
  • 1:00pm — Summer Reading Kickoff: Party in the Park 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 — Student Piano Recital info
  • 3:00pm — Chinese Acrobatics with Li Liu - Session 2 info
  • 3:00pm — Music Connect End of Year Recital info
Calendar - Phippsburg Elementary School, Phippsburg
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
Children and Families - Appleton Museum of Art / College of, Appleton — Kenneth Treister: The Fusion of Architecture and Art at 2:00pm art talk
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay — Free “Let’s Talk Biodiversity” Tour at 1:00pm talk biodiversity
Coastal Mountains Land Trust, Camden — Nature Program: Vernal Pool Parties part 2 at 10:00am explore nature
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, Damariscotta — Twin Villages Arbor Day Celebration at 9:30am celebrate trees
EXPLORE - The Brooklin Inn, Brooklin
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
  • 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM — Boat Bar Party…come Skip, Tug & Be Merry boat bar party
  • 11:30 AM -1:00 PM — 20th Annual Orne's Candy Store International Rock-Skipping Contest rock skipping
  • 2:00 PM — Tug Across The Harbor tug of war
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson — Full Moon Paddle at 8:00pm - 10:30pm full moon
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 Marine Museum, Searsport — Kids Camp Meet & Greet at 10:30am kids camp
Searsport Recreation Department, Searsport
  • 10:00am — Fling Into Fall - Maine Made @ Mosman plus other activities fling fall
  • 1:30pm — Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers at Union Hall puppets
  • 9:00am — Independence Day Parade & Celebration parade celebration
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 explore art
  • 6:00pm, 9:00pm — Farm Dinner - June 27, 2026 join in

SUNDAY - 5/3

Bath Parks & Recreation, Bath
Boothbay Community Events, Boothbay — Springtide May 3 at the Rockport Opera House - Spring Music for May! at 4:00pm hear music
Boothbay Railway Village Museum, Boothbay
  • 10:00am, 5:00pm — Museum Season Opening Day! open now
  • 10:00am, 5:00pm — Father’s Day celebrate dad
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 1:15pm — Spring Students Recital info
  • 1:15pm — June Piano Studio 2026 End of Year Recital info
  • 1:15pm — Piano recital of the students of Armine Donato - Hunneman Hall info
  • 1:30pm — Little Universe Academy Students' talent show 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
Calendar - Phippsburg Elementary School, Phippsburg
Camden Community Events, Camden — TBA at - name: Paces for PAWS fun walk
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay
Events – Appleton Children's Week, Appleton — Children’s Week Kick-Off Event at 6:30pm register here
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay — Boothbay’s Got Talent at 6:00 PM talent show
ME Water Buffalo Co., Appleton — CALF CUDDLING DAYS at 11:00am, 3:00pm calf cuddling
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson
  • 2:30pm - 4:30pm — Theatre in the trees: Stories, Masks, and Magic theatre magic
  • 3:30pm - 5:00pm — Afterschool Mountain Bike Ride bike ride
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston — Mother's Day Tea at 2:15pm, 3:45pm celebrate mom

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