| May - October
VillageSoup.com Online Newspaper, area info, real estate, news, arts
& entertainment www.waldo.villagesoup.com
Public Suppers, Belfast United Methodist Church (and other area churches),
first Saturday of each month, Belfast
Farmers' Market, fresh produce, foods, and crafts, downtown Belfast,
Friday mornings
The Clown Wine and Antique Shop, free wine tasting, 3rd Thursday of
each month, Belfast www.the-clown.com
Belfast Summer Nights, outdoor music and performances, free, downtown
Belfast, Thursday evenings, 5 - 7pm
Belfast Maskers Theater, live community theater, performances throughout
the summer, Belfast www.belfastmaskerstheater.com
Colonial Theater, new release movies, three newly renovated Art Deco
style theaters, Belfast www.colonialtheater.com
Penobscot Marine Museum, Maritime history, exhibits and events for the
whole family, Searsport, 3 miles north www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org
Sailing expeditions on Penobscot Bay, Belfast www.wanderbirdcruises.com
Water Walker Sea Kayak Tours, guided kayak tours of Penobscot Bay, Belfast
www.touringkayaks.com
Penobscot Bay Outfitters, fishing trips on Penobscot Bay, Belfast 207-338-5412
The Friendship Sloop "Amity" sails daily from the public docks in Belfast,
Maine. "Amity" is one of the last original Friendship Sloops - handsome,
able vessels built for lobster fishing under sail. Belfast www.friendshipsloopamity.com
Belfast Bay Cruises, cruise beautiful Penobscot Bay in search of seals
and porpoises. Visit historic Castine. Learn about lobstering as you haul
traps, up to 47 passengers aboard the 50 foot wood powerboat "Good Return".
Belfast www.belfastbaycruises.com
Gafia Sailing Charters. Sailing from Belfast City Harbor since 1999.
Come sail with us aboard s/v ViVA a registered National Historic Treasure.
www.gafia.com
Area lighthouses www.mainelighthouses.org
Owls Head Transportation Museum, antique air & auto events, Owls
Head, 35 miles south www.owlshead.org
Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory, open daily to public, fantastic
views of the state of Maine from the top of the 42-story (442 feet) high
observation tower, parking and elevator. The new bridge¹s Observation
Tower is the first such innovation of it¹s kind in the United States
and only the third in the world. The other two bridges with Observation
towers are in Thailand and Slovakia. www.penobscotnarrowsbridgefest.com
Early July
Pick your own strawberries, Schartner Farms, Thorndike, 20 miles north
July 4
4th of July celebration in Searsport, parade, cookout, fireworks, 3
miles north, Rte 1
Brooks Community Fair, parade, games, field competitions, fireworks,
Brooks, 10 miles north, Rte 7
July 5 - 6
Arts in the Park, Juried Arts and Crafts Show and Sale, music and food,
on the waterfront, Belfast www.fobp.org
July 11 - 12
Waldo County Hospital Aid Garden Walk, Belfast area www.wchi.com
July 12 - 13
North Atlantic Blues Festival, Rockland, 26 miles south www.northatlanticbluesfestival.com
July 17 - 19
Friendship Sloop Days, annual regatta and races, Rockland, 26 miles
south www.fss.org
July 19 - 20
Belfast Celtic Festival, music, food, dancing, singing, to celebrate
Belfast's heritage www.belfastmaine.org
July 26
Lobster Ride and Roll , Bicycle Coalition of Maine, Belfast www.bikemaine.org
July 26 - 27
Wooden Boat Building Competition, Belfast harbor, sponsored by Wooden
Boat Magazine and Belfast Chamber of Commerce www.woodenboat.com
July 30 - August 3
Maine Lobster Festival, Maine's premier seafood / lobster event, Rockland
waterfront, 26 miles south www.mainelobsterfestival.com
Early August
Stewart's Blueberry and Honey Farm, gift shop, Stockton Springs, 8
miles north, Rte 1A
August 16
Northport Yacht Club Annual Retired Skippers Race, Northport www.northportyachtclub.com
August 16
Lobsterboat Race, Searsport www.lobsterboatracing.com
August 17 - 23
Union Fair and Maine Wild Blueberry Festival, classic rural agricultural
fair, Union, 35 miles south www.unionfair.org
August 29 - 31
Annual Windjammer Weekend, celebration of windjammer heritage, Camden,
21 miles south www.windjammerweekend.com
September 7
Annual Wienerfest, for Dachshund dogs, games, Belfast
September 19 - 21
Common Ground Fair, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association,
celebration of rural living, Unity, 35 miles north www.mofga.org
mid September - October
Pick your own apples, Schartner Farms, Thorndike, 20 miles north www.getrealgetmaine.com
September 27- 28
Juried Harbor Arts and Crafts Show, Camden, 21 miles south
October 1 - 15
View peak Fall foliage, mid-coast area www.maine.gov/doc/foliage
October 5
Belfast Pie and Storytelling Festival, Belfast www.jenniferarmstrong.com/piestory
October 4 - 5
Fling Into Fall Festival, community wide Fall celebration, crafts,
food, and games for the whole family, Searsport, 3 miles north
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