The Kennebec Explorer 2014 Visitor's Guide to Maine's Kennebec Valley | Page 29

Come celebrate with us. Most every sizable city and town in Maine’s Kennebec Valley will play host to an annual Memorial Day, Labor Day and Independence Day parades, fall harvest festivals and Christmas festivities, so what we have assembled here are the fairs and festivals that celebrate the unique agricultural and celebratory nature of this welcoming region. JUNE ‘14 Winslow Blueberry Festival August 9 Winslow Kringleville November 24– December 22 Water ville SEPTEMBER DECEMBER Clinton Lions Fair September 4–7 Clinton 2012 Holiday Stroll! November 28–30 Skowhegan Litchfield Fair September 5–7 Litchfield Christmas in Old Hallowell December 5 Hallowell New Portland Lions’ Fair September 12–14 New Por tland Belgrade Holiday Stroll December 5 Belgrade Country Fest August 1–3 Litchfield Common Ground Fair September 19–21 Unity FEBRUARY ‘15 Skowhegan State Fair August 7–16 Skowhegan Fairgrounds Monmouth Apple Festival September 27 Monmouth 44nd Annual Waterville Intown Arts Fest July12 Water ville Winter Carnival and Ice Fishing Derby Lake George Regional Park Canaan Maine Outdoor Film Festival August 22–24 The Forks OCTOBER MARCH Central Maine Egg Festival July 14–19 Pittsfield Anson-Madison Days August 21–24 Madison The Kneading Conference & Maine Artisan Bread Fair July 24–26 Skowhegan Fairgrounds Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival August 21–24 Litchfield Pittston Fair July 24–27 Pittston The Great Windsor Fair August 24–September 1 Windsor Skowhegan RiverFest July 29–August 3 Skowhegan Harmony Free Fair August 29 - September 1 Harmony Maine Fiber Frolic June 7–8 Windsor Fairgrounds Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival June 18–21 Litchfield Greater Gardiner River Festival June 21 Gardiner Whatever Family Festival June 18–July 4 Augusta, Hallowell, Gardiner JULY Maine International Film Festival July 11–20 Water ville Monmouth Fair July 31–August 3 Monmouth AUGUST AQUAFEST August 2 Belgrade Lakes Taste of Waterville August 6 Water ville Athens Wesserunsett Valley Fair August 1–3 Athens Harvest Festival Columbus Day Weekend Belgrade Lakes Manchester Apple Festival October 4 Manchester Moose River Valley Enduro 500 Auto Race October 10–13 Jackman NOVEMBER Waterville Parade of Lights November 24 Downtown Water ville Northeast Championships Dogsled Races First Weekend Jackman Annual Maple Festival March 14th–23th Skowhegan Maine Maple Sunday Four th Sunday Annually Regionwide Exact dates for every event cannot always be determined by time of publication. Please visit the website for more information as it becomes available. To learn more about Fairs, Festivals and Events in the region, visit KennebecValley.org. 27 27