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WEEK OF MAY 11 - MAY 17, 2026

From Pop-Up Market! at Summer Camp - Frinklepod Farm to Cards at Limerick Parks and Recreation and KCS Field Day at Kennebunkport Parks & Recreation.

MONDAY - 5/11

Farm and Nature Education Programs - Carlisle Academy, Lyman
Kennebunk Free Library (Family Place), Kennebunk — Storytime at 10:00am join in
Kennebunkport Parks & Recreation, Kennebunkport — After School Adventures '25/'26 at 2:30pm - 5:30pm after school
Limerick Parks and Recreation, Limerick — Cards at 1:00pm cards
Parsons Memorial Library, Alfred — Summer Strumming at 1:00pm summer music
Summer Programs - Briarwood Children's House of Lyman, Maine, Lyman
  • - name: Day Camp 1 - 2026 — TBA day camp
  • - name: Day Camp 2 - 2026 — TBA day camp
  • - name: Day Camp 3 - 2026 — TBA day camp
Wells Parks & Recreation, Wells — Brilliant Bloomers Graduation at 8:45am, 1:45pm graduation
Wells Reserve at Laudholm, Wells — Estuary Discoveries at 10:00am explore nature
York Land Trust, York — Tool Sharpening Workshop at 10:00am tool workshop

TUESDAY - 5/12

Arundel Parks and Recreation, Arundel — Spring Flag Football! - Grades 1,2,3 at 4:00pm play football
Eliot Recreation Department, Eliot — Coyote Club Wildlife Education - Coyote Club at 3:30pm - 5:00pm wildlife education
Frinklepod Farm, Arundel — Sauerkraut & Kimchi: Fermenting Workshop at 5:00pm, 6:30pm fermenting workshop
Kennebunk Free Library (Family Place), Kennebunk — Kindness Crew at 3:45pm join in
Kennebunk Parks & Recreation, Kennebunk
Kennebunkport Parks & Recreation, Kennebunkport — Tennis in the Parks - Learn and Play (Youth) - Spring Session at 4:00pm - 5:00pm tennis youth
Limerick Parks and Recreation, Limerick
  • 10:00am — Storytime for Toddlers and Preschool storytime
  • 3:00pm — Lego Club lego club
Plan Your Family Vacation in Maine - Camp Arcadia, Newfield — TBA at - name: Youth Paper Airplane Day join us
Summer Camp - Frinklepod Farm, Arundel — Sauerkraut & Kimchi: Fermenting Workshop at 5:00pm fermenting workshop
York County Audubon, York — May 19th – Exploring the Life and Times of an Extraordinary Bird: the Purple Martin – with Anna Forsman at 7:00pm explore birds
York Land Trust, York
  • 12:00pm — Special Places in York and How We Can Protect Them Webinar learn webinar
  • 9:00am — Invasive Plant Pull pull plants

WEDNESDAY - 5/13

Arundel Parks and Recreation, Arundel
  • 11:45am — 2025/2026 School Year Half-day no-school day & vacation week trips & activities - Wednesday, 6/3/2026 Half-day trip/activity: Hilltop Fun Center, Dover, NH go to fun center
  • 4:00pm — Spring Flag Football! - Grades 4&5 play football
Classes - The Eliot School of Fine & Applied ..., Eliot
Frinklepod Farm, Arundel — Strawberry Jam: Canning Workshop at 5:00pm, 7:30pm canning workshop
Kennebunk Free Library (Family Place), Kennebunk — TBA at - name: Bead Craft create
Kennebunk Parks & Recreation, Kennebunk
Kennebunkport Parks & Recreation, Kennebunkport
  • 10:30am - 11:15am — Music Together - Kazoo Song Collection music together
  • 12:00pm - 4:30pm — 4th/5th Grade Early Release Wednesdays early release
  • 12:00pm - 5:30pm — Early Release Wednesdays '25/'26 early release
Limerick Parks and Recreation, Limerick — Storytime for Toddler/Preschool at 10:00am storytime
Parks and Recreation - Acton, MA, Acton
  • 6:00pm — Kids Concert Night-Ben Rudnick & Friends kids concert
  • 6:00pm — Kids Concert Night-Jeff Jam kids concert
Parsons Memorial Library, Alfred
Plan Your Family Vacation in Maine - Camp Arcadia, Newfield
  • - name: Teen World Otter Day — TBA come celebrate
  • - name: Youth Weights & Measures Day — TBA stop in
  • 4:00pm, 5:00pm — Lego Club free play
Summer Camp - Frinklepod Farm, Arundel — Strawberry Jam: Canning Workshop at 5:00pm canning workshop
Wells Parks & Recreation, Wells
  • 4:00pm — Tennis in the Parks-Youth - Red Ball Tennis: SPRING play tennis
  • 5:00pm — Tennis in the Parks-Youth - Red Ball Tennis (2): SPRING play tennis
York Land Trust, York
  • 10:00am — Saving the Planet, One Gardener at a Time save planet
  • 10:30am — Storytime at York Land Trust: May story time
  • 10:30am — Storytime at York Land Trust: June story time
  • 6:00pm — Group Trail Run with SoMe Brewing Co. trail run
  • 8:00am — Garden in the Woods Guided Tour garden tour
  • 9:00am — Fuller Forest Preserve Invasive Plant Pull pull plants

THURSDAY - 5/14

Arundel Parks and Recreation, Arundel — Spring A"Run"del Running Club - Kindergarten - 5th at 4:00pm join running club
Classes - The Eliot School of Fine & Applied ..., Eliot
Eliot Recreation Department, Eliot
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm — Youth Craft Fair at Ice Cream Smorgy - Youth Craft Fair youth craft fair
  • 9:00am - 5:00pm — A to Z end of year party end of year party
Event Calendar - Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of, Arundel — UPCYCLED BOOK ART at 5:30pm craft hours
Kennebunk Free Library (Family Place), Kennebunk — Lego Club at 3:45pm build
Kennebunkport Parks & Recreation, Kennebunkport — Lacrosse for Beginners at 4:30pm - 5:30pm lacrosse beginners
Parks and Recreation - Acton, MA, Acton — TBA at - name: Independence Day Celebration independence day
Plan Your Family Vacation in Maine - Camp Arcadia, Newfield — TBA at - name: Youth Talk Like Yoda Day join us
Wells Parks & Recreation, Wells
York Public Library, York

FRIDAY - 5/15

Classes - The Eliot School of Fine & Applied ..., Eliot — Last Day of Grades - 12 pm dismissal at 8:30am - 12:00pm grades last day
Event Calendar - Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of, Arundel — NEW ENGLAND AUTHOR JUDITH STILES at 2:00pm author visit
Farm and Nature Education Programs - Carlisle Academy, Lyman — Biddeford Art Walk at 5:00pm, 8:00pm biddeford art walk
Kennebunkport Parks & Recreation, Kennebunkport
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Run with ME 2026 run with me
  • 8:00am - 2:00pm — KCS Field Day field day
Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library, Kennebunkport — STORYTIME – FRIDAYS 10 AM at 10:00am storytime
Plan Your Family Vacation in Maine - Camp Arcadia, Newfield
Wells Parks & Recreation, Wells
  • 10:00am, 4:00pm — King-Graduation Celebration celebration
  • 10:30am, 12:30pm — North Berwick Elem- Field Trip field trip
Wells Reserve at Laudholm, Wells — Sense of Wonder Walk at 1:00pm immerse in nature
York Land Trust, York — Group Mountain Bike Ride at Fuller Forest Preserve with SoMe Brewing Co. at 3:00pm bike ride
York Public Library, York

SATURDAY - 5/16

Berwick Public Library, Berwick — Annual Community Plant Sale at 9:00am plant sale
Classes - The Eliot School of Fine & Applied ..., Eliot — Mayfaire Festival at 10:00am - 2:00pm mayfaire festival
Frinklepod Farm, Arundel — Grow Your Garden Workshop, Part 2 at 2:00pm, 3:30pm grow garden
Kennebunk Parks & Recreation, Kennebunk — TBA at - name: Celebration of Our Fish and Rivers - World Fish Migration Day fish rivers
Parks and Recreation - Acton, MA, Acton — TBA at - name: Great American Campout at NARA campout
Parsons Memorial Library, Alfred — 4th Annual PML Community Picnic at 12:00pm community picnic
Plan Your Family Vacation in Maine - Camp Arcadia, Newfield
  • - name: Youth Creativity Day — TBA join us
  • 10:00am, 12:00pm — Youth World Turtle Day join us
Sanford Parks & Recreation, Sanford
Summer Camp - Frinklepod Farm, Arundel — Grow Your Garden Workshop, Part 2 at 2:00pm grow garden
Wells Parks & Recreation, Wells
York County Audubon, York
  • 1:00pm — May 23rd – A Celebration of Fish and Rivers on World Fish Migration Day celebrate fish
  • 7:30am — May 16th – Saturday Morning Bird Walks at the Wells Reserve (Every Other Week from May 16th to August 8th) bird walks
York Land Trust, York
  • 10:00am — Drawing and Mounting Seaweeds draw seaweeds
  • 2:00pm — The Half-Written Play: A Theatrical Exploration of Community Decision Making in the Face of Climate Change see play
York Public Library, York — Baby and Toddler Storytime at 10:30am baby toddler storytime

SUNDAY - 5/17

Classes - The Eliot School of Fine & Applied ..., Eliot
Frinklepod Farm, Arundel — Pop-Up Market! at 12:00pm, 4:00pm pop up market
Hackmatack Playhouse, Berwick — Sundays At The Farm at 1:00pm join in
Kennebunk Parks & Recreation, Kennebunk
  • 10:00am — Spring Tennis in the Parks (Youth) - Spring Red Ball - Grades 1-2 youth tennis
  • 11:00am — Spring Tennis in the Parks (Youth) - Spring Orange Ball - Grades 3-5 youth tennis
  • 2:30pm — Spring Tennis in the Parks (Youth) - Spring Green Ball - Grades 6-8 youth tennis
Sanford Parks & Recreation, Sanford — Family Gospel Singers at 12:00pm - 3:00pm family gospel
Summer Camp - Frinklepod Farm, Arundel — Pop-Up Market! at 12:00pm pop up market
Wells Parks & Recreation, Wells

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