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WEEK OF MAY 11 - MAY 17, 2026

From Xuanhao Li Farewell Performance - Hunneman Hall at Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for to Sweet Social at Recreation Calendar - Sebago ME and Stars, Stripes and Art: Free Admission July 2026 at Children and Families - Appleton Museum of Art / College of.

MONDAY - 5/11

Aldermere Farm (Maine Coast Heritage Trust), Rockport — Farm Hands - Spring Session at 3:30pm farm hands
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay — TBA at - name: Story Trail: Noticing story trail
Bowdoinham Public Library, Bowdoinham — Intro to Beekeeping by Frank Drummond at 6:30pm learn more
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
  • 3:00pm — Nina Bishop studio recital info
  • 3:30pm — Craft Club info
  • 5:00pm — Chengcheng Ma Studio Piano Recital info
  • 5:30pm — Student Clarinet Recital info
  • 6:00pm — Student Music Recital info
  • 6:30pm — Girls Who Code - Grades 3-5 info
Camden Community Events, Camden — Monday Movies in the Park at dusk movies in park
Children Activities - General 2 — Brooksville, Maine, Brooks — Bird Walk through the Gibson Preserve in Searsmont at 7:00am explore nature
Maine Outdoor Education Program - Penobscot River Trails, Penobscot
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson — Afterschool Mountain Bike Ride at 3:30pm - 5:00pm explore
Midcoast Youth Theater, Rockland
Searsport Recreation Department, Searsport — Memorial Day Parade & Remembrance Ceremony at 9:00am parade ceremony
Waldoboro Public Library, Waldoboro
Youth Programs - Brooks Free Library, Brooks
  • - name: Day Camp Session I Begins — TBA day camp
  • - name: Day Camp Session II Begins — TBA day camp
  • - name: Stages & Studios Week 1 Begins — TBA stages studios
  • - name: Stages & Studios Week 2 Begins — TBA stages studios

TUESDAY - 5/12

Avena Botanicals, Rockport — 2026 Medicinal Herb Garden Walks at 3:00pm buy tickets
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay
  • 10:00am — Trail Tuesday: Hike Penny Lake Preserve trail tuesday
  • 10:00am — Trail Tuesday: Gregory Hiking Trail trail tuesday
  • 10:00am — Trail Tuesday: Hike Porter Preserve trail tuesday
  • 10:00am — Trail Tuesday: Hike Saunders Preserve trail tuesday
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — Family Storytime info
  • 10:30am — Brookline Community Playgroup info
  • 10:30am — Matt Heaton Family Singalong info
  • 10:30am — Summer Storytime info
  • 11:45am — Extended Day Program Roland Hayes School info
  • 2:30pm — The Mighty Honey Bee with Nora Neale - Session 1 info
  • 2:30pm — Dr. Rosie Helps the Animals: Book Reading and Stuffed Animal Vet Clinic! info
  • 3:00pm — Stitch in Time info
  • 3:00pm — The Odyssey on the Lawn with New Muse Productions info
  • 3:00pm — Student Recital info
  • 3:30pm — Spring Things Neighborhood Walk info
  • 3:30pm — Salamanders Novels in Verse Book Club info
  • 4:00pm — Xuanhao Li Farewell Performance - Hunneman Hall info
  • 4:00pm — The Mighty Honey Bee with Nora Neale - Session 2 info
  • 6:30pm — Make a Felted Panda: Child-Adult Craft Session with Pop Up Art School info
  • 6:30pm — Music Recital info
Brooks - Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce, Brooklin
Children Activities - General 2 — Brooksville, Maine, Brooks — Bird Walk on Sears Island at 7:00am explore nature
Children and Families - Appleton Museum of Art / College of, Appleton — Stars, Stripes and Art: Free Admission July 2026 at 10:00am stars stripes art
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay
Events – Appleton Children's Week, Appleton — YMCA Rock the Block at 4:30pm - 7:30pm family fun
Family Calendar - Cushing Community School, Cushing — Kids’ Theater Camp with Lois Pernice at 9:00am theater camp
Fiction A Novel Bookshop, Wiscasset — Ellen Baker Book Launch in Wiscasset at 6:00pm view event
Gibbs Library, Washington — Children’s Story Time at 10:00am story time
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
  • 10:00am — Kids Alley - crafts and activities for the kids kids alley
  • 10:00am — Pirates of the Dark Rose Puppet Show puppet show
  • 10:00am — Windjammers for Wee Mateys wee mateys
  • 11:00am — Pirates Tortuga Open pirate bazaar
  • 11:30am — Crudbeard’s Cannon Lessons cannon lessons
  • 12:00pm — Navy Band Northeast’s Jack Tar Brass Ensemble navy band
  • 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
  • 7:00pm — Navy Band Northeast Pops Ensemble navy band
  • 9:00am — Pirate Coin forging at Whale Park pirate coins
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 story time
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta
Youth Programs - Brooks Free Library, Brooks — Lost & Found Open (Session 1) at 4:00pm lost found

WEDNESDAY - 5/13

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, Boothbay Harbor
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — Singalong info
  • 10:30am — CANCELED: Family Storytime info
  • 10:30am — Baby Sign Language Series info
  • 2:00pm — Pollination with Massachusetts Horticultural Society info
  • 3:00pm — LEGO Time info
  • 3:30pm — Pollywogs Book Club info
  • 3:30pm — Felted Countrysides with Pop-Up Art School info
  • 3:30pm — Snapping Turtles: Tween Book Club info
  • 4:30pm — Spring Piano Recital info
  • 6:00pm — Pups @ Putterham: Read to a Dog! info
  • 7:00pm — Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer Band Concert info
Brooks - Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce, Brooklin
  • - name: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! — TBA musical fun
  • 11:00am — Mini Mingle play and learn
Camden Community Events, Camden
Camden Public Library, Camden
  • 10:00am — Book Time for Babies with Miss Amy baby time
  • 1:30pm — Middle School Movie & Popcorn: The Secret Life of Pets movie time
Children Activities - General 2 — Brooksville, Maine, Brooks — TBA at - name: Bird Walk through the Head of Tide Preserve explore nature
Events – Appleton Children's Week, Appleton — FREE Annual BFK Children’s Parade at 6:00pm register here
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
Maine Tasting Center: Education Center, Tasting Events ..., Edgecomb — Family Paint Night at 5:30pm paint night
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — Wednesday Wander: Crust Fungi at Whitten Hill Trail explore
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — Wednesday Wander: Nature Journals at Griggs Preserve explore
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Animal Adaptations: Skulls, Pelts, and Paws explore
Owls Head Village Library – Owls Head Library, Owls Head — TBA at - name: Maine Lobster Festival day one
Rutherford Library, South Bristol — TBA at - name: Plant Species Documentation at Camden Hills State Park document plants
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta
Thomaston Community Events, Thomaston — Playgroup at 10:30am playgroup
Thomaston Recreation, Thomaston — Playgroup at 10:30am playgroup
Waldo Peirce Reading Room, Frankfort — TBA at - name: RSVP to Join Plant Species Documentation on May 27 at Camden Hills State Park plant documentation
Youth Programs - Brooks Free Library, Brooks
  • - name: Patriotic Dress-Up Day — TBA dress up
  • - name: WOW Event-Believe in the Magic- Petting Zoo & Magic Show — TBA magic show
  • - name: WOW Event-Color Splash Wars & Swim-a-Thon — TBA color splash

THURSDAY - 5/14

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, Boothbay Harbor — Storytime at 10:30am storytime
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay — Midday Books at Oak Point Farm at 12:00pm midday books
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — CANCELED: Music and Movement info
  • 10:30am — Music and Movement info
  • 10:30am — Singalong with SolBe Learning - English and Español info
  • 12:45pm — Unavailable Children's info
  • 3:00pm — Tween Crafternoon info
  • 3:00pm — Learn Ukulele for Kids info
  • 3:00pm — Tween Time: LEGO Builds info
  • 3:00pm — Summer Reading Kickoff: Ice Cream info
  • 3:30pm — Kids Crafternoon info
  • 4:45pm — Studio Piano Recital of David Cucchiara info
  • 5:00pm — Egle Jarkova Violin Academy Students Recital info
  • 5:00pm — Pokémon League info
  • 5:30pm — Canines at Coolidge Corner info
  • 6:00pm — Watercolor Basics with Brooke Lambert info
  • 6:30pm — Felted Mushroom Hoop with Pop Up Art School info
Camden Community Events, Camden — The Camden Art Walk at 5:00pm camden art walk
Camden Public Library, Camden — Creative Art Afternoons at 4:00pm art fun
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay
  • 10:30am — Homeschool Days: Nature Yoga (Ages 4-8) nature yoga
  • 12:30pm — Homeschool Days: Life of a Plant (Ages 5-10) life of a plant
Coastal Mountains Land Trust, Camden — Happy Wanderers: Bald Mountain at 10:00am happy wanderers
Events – Appleton Children's Week, Appleton — Annual Parks & Recreation Department’s Playground Fair at 2:00pm - 8:00pm playground fair
Fiction A Novel Bookshop, Wiscasset
  • 6:00pm — Author Chat with Rylan Hynes ~ Grafting view event
  • 6:00pm — Oyster Society: Adventures with the Shellfishly Motivated view event
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
Merryspring Nature Center, Camden — Merryspring Plant Sale at 3:00pm plant sale
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson — Fireflies: Bioluminescence in the Night at 8:30pm - 9:30pm explore
Outdoor Learning for Kids - The Trustees of Reservations, Appleton — TBA at - name: Farm Explorers at Weir River Farm explore farm
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport
  • 10:00am — Maritime Craft Workshops for Teens—Tide Pool Friends Puppets or Pillows craft workshop
  • 1:00pm — Homeschool Days—Hello! Communication in the 1800s explore history
  • 1:00pm — Homeschool Days—Down by the Bay & Off to Sea explore sea
  • 1:00pm — Homeschool Days—Boats, Boats, Boats explore boats
  • 4:00pm — Monthly Sea Chantey Singalongs sing along
Rutherford Library, South Bristol
  • - 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
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta
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
Wanderwood, Nobleboro — Farm Dinner - July 23, 2026 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm farm dinner

FRIDAY - 5/15

About Us - Phippsburg Historical Society, Phippsburg — Visiting Scientist Program for Children at 12:00pm explore science
Aldermere Farm (Maine Coast Heritage Trust), Rockport — Aldermere Farm Tours at 10:00am farm tours
Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center, Bristol — Field Trip into the Salt Marsh at 3:30pm explore marsh
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 — French Storytime – L'heure du Conte en Français info
  • 10:30am — Japanese Storytime – 日本語おはなし会 info
  • 10:30am — Music at the Blissful with Evan Haller info
  • 10:30am — Mandarin Storytime - 中文故事會 info
  • 12:00pm — Summer Recital info
  • 2:00pm — Music at the Blissful Concert info
  • 2:30pm — Summer Reading Kickoff: Alex Makes Art info
  • 3:00pm — Crochet Club info
Camden Public Library, Camden — Preschool Story Time at 10:00am story time
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, Damariscotta — Field Trip into the Salt Marsh at 3:30pm explore marsh
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
Maine Tasting Center: Education Center, Tasting Events ..., Edgecomb — Seaside Celebration at 6:00pm celebration
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — Journal making: A seed collecting masterpiece create
  • 4:00pm - 5:30pm — World Fish Migration Day on the Sheepscot River explore
  • 5:00pm - 8:00pm — A Decade in the Making: 10th Anniversary Party celebrate
Midcoast Recreation Center, Rockport
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm — Disco Themed Late Skate disco skate
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm — Harry Potter Themed Late Skate harry potter skate
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm — Play-it-Forward Late Skate: Camden-Rockport School Alliance play skate
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm — Play-it-Forward Late Skate: Islesboro Central School play skate
Midcoast Youth Theater, Rockland
  • 7:00pm — Honk Jr. Performance watch show
  • 7:00pm — Finding Nemo Jr. Performance watch show
  • 7:00pm — 101 Dalmatians Kids Performance watch show
Recreation Calendar - Sebago ME, Searsport
Searsport Recreation Department, Searsport
Thomaston Community Events, Thomaston — Communi-Tea at 3:00pm communi-tea
Thomaston Recreation, Thomaston — Communi-Tea at 3:00pm communi-tea
Wanderwood, Nobleboro — Farm Dinner - May 29, 2026 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm farm dinner
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston
  • 7:00pm - 9:00pm — Country Western Dance Night dance night
  • 7:00pm - 9:30pm — Watts Hall Community Players present: Annie annie
Whitefield Library, Whitefield — Storytime with Dawna at 10:30am storytime
Youth Programs - Brooks Free Library, Brooks
  • - name: School Spirit Dress-Up Day — TBA dress up
  • - name: Sports Team Dress-Up Day — TBA dress up

SATURDAY - 5/16

Avena Botanicals, Rockport — Grow A Row of Calendula at 2:00pm register free
Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center, Bristol — Twin Villages Arbor Day Celebration at 9:30am celebrate trees
Boothbay Railway Village Museum, Boothbay
  • 10:00am — Museum Season Opening Weekend! open now
  • 10:00am — Veterans and Community Connection Expo connect now
  • 10:00am — Antique Engine Meet see engines
  • 9:00am — Antique Auto Day auto day
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay — Morning Bird Walk at 7:30am bird walk
Bowdoinham Public Library, Bowdoinham
  • - name: Not Your Mothers Garden Tour 2026 — TBA explore gardens
  • 4:00pm — You asked for it... Another Puzzle Race join in
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:15am — Piano Recital of Tianyi Huang info
  • 10:15am — Piano Recital with Natalia Harlap 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
  • 10:30am — Student Piano Recital info
  • 11:00am — Happy Piano Recital info
  • 1:00pm — Summer Reading Kickoff: Party in the Park info
  • 1:15pm — Piano recital of the students of Armine Donato 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 — Chinese Acrobatics with Li Liu - Session 2 info
  • 3:00pm — Music Connect End of Year Recital info
  • 3:15pm — Ali's Music Studio Summer Recital info
Camden Community Events, Camden
Camden Public Library, Camden — Saturday Storytime with Miss Stefanie at 10:00am story time
Children and Families - Appleton Museum of Art / College of, Appleton
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay — Paper Flowers Family Art Workshop (Ages 8+) at 10:00am paper flowers
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
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
  • 11:00am — Boat Bar Party…come Skip, Tug & Be Merry boat bar party
  • 11:30am — 21st Annual Orne's Candy Store International Rock-Skipping Contest rock skipping
  • 2:00pm — Tug Across The Harbor tug harbor
  • 7:30pm — Lucy Wainwright Roche and Suzzy Roche mother daughter duo
Maine Outdoor Education Program - Penobscot River Trails, Penobscot — FORAGING FOR WILD EDIBLES at 9:30am foraging
Maine Tasting Center: Education Center, Tasting Events ..., Edgecomb — KBIA Day at the Beach 5K/1K Road Race at 8:00am day at beach
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm — Native Plant Fair & Sale explore
  • 11:00am - 2:00pm — Ride the Rails to Hike the Trails explore
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm — Rooted Together: Annual Meeting & Appreciation celebrate
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — New Trail Opening! Bolen Hill Trails explore
  • 9:00am - 1:00pm — Sebasticook River Paddle explore
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport — Kids Camp Meet & Greet at 10:30am meet camp
Recreation Calendar - Sebago ME, Searsport
Searsport Recreation Department, Searsport
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta
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 — Farm Dinner - June 27, 2026 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm farm dinner
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston — Swing Dance Night feat. The Ragtime Destroyers at 7:00pm - 9:00pm swing dance
Westport Weston Family YMCA - Membership, Westport Island — Kids Spring Student Exhibition at 3:00pm-4:30pm celebrate art
What's New - Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters, St. George — LEGO Brick Derby at 10:30am, 2:30pm build race try
Youth Programs - Brooks Free Library, Brooks — Summer at Brooks Open House at 11:00am open house
class descriptions - The Community Center - Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay — Veggies to Table Farm Tour at 3:30pm - 5:00pm farm tour

SUNDAY - 5/17

Boothbay Railway Village Museum, Boothbay
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 1:15pm — June Piano Studio 2026 End of Year Recital info
  • 1:15pm — Piano recital of the students of Armine Donato - Hunneman Hall info
  • 1:15pm — Student Concert info
  • 1:30pm — Hold for YS Program 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
  • 2:00pm — Summer Studio Recital info
  • 3:15pm — Cello Concert info
  • 3:15pm — Alla's Piano Recital info
Camden Community Events, Camden
Events, Bremen
  • 12:00pm, 4:30pm — Hanami - Flower Viewing, Orchard Tour + Picnic 2026 view event
  • 12:00pm, 5:00pm — The Prohibition Tipple - Roaring 20's Lawn Party view event
Events – Appleton Children's Week, Appleton — Children’s Week Kick-Off Event At Appleton Memorial Park at 6:30pm register here
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
  • 6:00pm — Boothbay’s Got Talent talent show
  • 7:00pm — Decorated Boat Parade boat parade
  • 9:00am — R/C sailing competition at Spruce Point Inn r/c sailing
ME Water Buffalo Co., Appleton — CALF CUDDLING DAYS at 11am-3pm calf cuddling
Maine Tasting Center: Education Center, Tasting Events ..., Edgecomb — Reid Sacco Family Regatta at 12:00pm family regatta
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — Welcoming Walkabout explore
  • 1:30pm - 4:30pm — Diverse ecological communities at burkett mills preserve explore
  • 2:30pm - 4:30pm — Theatre in the trees: Stories, Masks, and Magic play
  • 2:30pm - 4:30pm — Stand up paddleboard yoga: basics for beginners explore
  • 5:00am - 8:45pm — Damariscotta Lake Adventure Bingo play
  • 8:00pm - 10:30pm — Full Moon Paddle explore
  • 9:00am - 11:30pm — Old Forests in the Sheepscot Headwaters explore
Recreation Calendar - Sebago ME, Searsport

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