Downeast Acadia Events
,See annual events below, and upcoming events here.
Our local visitor information centers and Chambers of Commerce
also provide events calendars on their websites.
Annual Events
March
May
Down East Spring Birding Festival, Cobscook Bay Area
East Grand Adventure Race, Danforth
Spring Birds of Acadia with Puffin Cruise, Schoodic Institute, Winter Harbor
Wings Waves & Woods Birding Festival, Stonington & Deer Isle
June
Acadia Birding Festival, Mount Desert Island
Art in the Park, Bar Harbor
Margaretta Days, Machias
Monteux Music Festival, Hancock
July
Campobello Fogfest, Campobello Island, NB, CA
Down East Sunrise Trail Relay, Ellsworth to Eastport
Flamingo Festival, Southwest Harbor
Grand Lake Stream Folk Art Festival
Monteux Music Festival, Hancock
Native American Festival and Basket Makers Market, Bar Harbor
Puckerbrush Primitive Gathering, Columbia Falls
August
International Homecoming, Calais and St. Stephen, NB, CA
Machias Wild Blueberry Festival
Schoodic Arts Festival, Winter Harbor
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival
September
Acadia Night Sky Festival, Acadia National Park
Eastport Salmon and Seafood Festival
October
Acadia’s Oktoberfest, Mount Desert Island
Autumn Gold, Ellsworth
Fright at the Fort, Bucksport
November
Downeast Cider + Cheese Festival, Ellsworth
December
The Great Sardine & Maple Leaf Drop, Eastport
For more information on events, visit facebook.com/DownEastAcadia/events. Our local visitor centers and Chambers of Commerce also provide events calendars on their websites.
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