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Fairs, Festivals and Special Events
Come celebrate with us. Most every sizable city and town in Maine’s Kennebec Valley will play host to annual Memorial Day,
Independence Day and Labor 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.
MAY ‘ 15
Dead River Release Event
May 24
The Forks
The Kneading Conference
July 30–31
Skowhegan
Monmouth Fair
JUNE July 30–August 2
Monmouth
Whatever Family Festival Country Fest
June 5–July 4
Augusta, Hallowell, Gardiner
Maine Fiber Frolic
June 6–7
Windsor
Blistered Fingers Family
Bluegrass Festival
June 17–20
Litchfield
Greater Gardiner
River Festival
July 30–August 2
Litchfield
AUGUST
Maine Artisan Bread Fair
August 1
Skowhegan
AQUAFEST
August 1
Belgrade Lakes
Skowhegan River Fest
June 20
Gardiner August 4–9
Skowhegan
Whatever Kids Day in
Capital Park Taste of Waterville
June 27
Augusta
JULY
Maine International
Film Festival
July 10–19
Waterville
Central Maine Egg Festival
July 13–18
Pittsfield
Old Hallowell Day
July 18
Hallowell
Pittston Fair
July 24–27
Pittston
August 5
Downtown Waterville
Winslow Blueberry Festival
August 13
Winslow
Skowhegan State Fair
Blistered Fingers Family
Bluegrass Festival
August 26–29
Litchfield
The Great Windsor Fair
August 30–September 2
Windsor
Harmony Free Fair
August 30–September 2
Harmony
SEPTEMBER
Litchfield Fair
September 6–8
Litchfield
Clinton Lions Fair
September 10–13
Clinton
Common Ground Fair
September 25–27
Unity
Monmouth Apple Festival
September 28
Monmouth
Manchester Apple Festival
September 29
Manchester
August 13–22
Skowhegan OCTOBER
Maine Outdoor
Film Festival Columbus Day Weekend
Belgrade Lakes
August 15
The Forks
Anson-Madison Days
August 20–23
Madison
Harvest Festival
Moose River Valley
Enduro 500 Auto Race
October 9 –12
Jackman
Swine & Stein
October 10
Gardiner
NOVEMBER
Waterville Parade
of Lights
November 27
Downtown Waterville
Kringleville
November 27 – December 22
Downtown Waterville
DECEMBER
Holiday Stroll
December 4–5
Skowhegan
Christmas in
Old Hallowell
December 4
Hallowell
Belgrade Holiday Stroll
December 5
Belgrade
FEBRUARY ‘ 16
Winter Carnival and
Ice Fishing Derby
Lake George Regional Park
Canaan
MARCH
Northeast Championships
Dogsled Races
First Weekend
Jackman
Annual Maple Festival
March 20–22
Skowhegan
Maine Maple Sunday
Fourth 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.
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