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Maine Craft Weekend 2026

Statewide Events

Maine Craft Weekend | October 3 + 4, 2026 Statewide Events | mainecraftweekend.org Discover Maine through its makers during Maine Craft Weekend! Join us for Maine Craft Weekend, the annual statewide celebration of Maine's vibrant craft community. For one inspiring weekend, hundreds of craft artists, galleries, and organizations open their doors, inviting you behind the...

MidCoast Maine Community Square Dance – Rockport, ME

Simonton Corner Hall 366 Main Street, Rockport

We are excited about our upcoming community square dance party at Simonton Corner coming up on Saturday, October 3rd, 2026, and we are looking forward to seeing you there! Location of this dance is the Simonton Corner Hall, 366 Main Street, Rockport, ME 04856. Our band for this next dance will be Emily Jeffries, Maisie...

$7 – $20

Self Expression Through Nature Photography

Wendell Gilley Museum 4 Herrick Road, Southwest Harbor

This full-day workshop takes place on Saturday, Oct. 3, and runs from approximately 5:30am to 6:30pm. It is led by local professional photographer, J.K. Putnam, and is designed to maximize learning opportunities and provide guidance on creating the kind of images you want to create. From sunrise to sunset, you will alternate between traveling around...

$175.00 – $200.00

Community Clothing Swap

Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill

Everyone is invited to the Blue Hill Public Library for their annual Community Clothing Swap on the library lawn on Saturday, October 3 from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity to clean out your closet and find some new (to you) items to refresh your wardrobe. Clothing of all styles and sizes will...

Free

Island Connections’ 9th Annual Run, Walk, Wag 5K honoring Mary Parker

MDI YMCA 21 Park Street, Bar Harbor

Runners, walkers, families, and (leashed, well socialized) dogs are invited to participate in Island Connections' 9th Annual Run, Walk, Wag 5K on Saturday October 3rd from 9:00-11:00. Starting line is at the MDI YMCA and the first (50) registrants receive a race t-shirt. Prizes will be awarded for fastest runner, walker, youth, and dog and...

$15 – $30

Restorative Justice Community Workshop

Restorative Justice Community Workshop
Maine Community Foundation 245 Main Street, Ellsworth

This FREE public training is for anyone interested in learning more about restorative practices, community building, becoming trauma informed, getting involved working in your community, or becoming a trained circle keeper or facilitator. The full training is required to become a volunteer to facilitator in one of our community programs. The first date is an...

Free-- Donations appreciated

Run for Peace Ridge Sanctuary

Northeast Equine Sanctuary 222 Barnes Road, Albion

Peace Ridge is hosting our 5th Annual 5k Run for the Animals & 1 Mile Fun Walk on Saturday, October 3, 2026! This family friendly event will be held at PRS’s Northeast Equine Sanctuary located at the edge of Freedom and Albion Maine. The purpose of this event is to aid and support lifesaving work...

$30

Town of Sullivan Fall Festival

Schoodic Events Center Comples 1775 US Highway 1, Sullivan

An unforgettable day of fall fun in Sullivan! For exciting Skatepark America Skateboard contests, Pumpkin Decoration, games, music, food, local craft vendors, a Rabies Clinic cat/dog and line dancing. 🍂 Celebrate Fall in Sullivan! 🎃 Join Sullivan Parks & Recreation for a fun-filled day of community activities at the Schoodic Events Center Complex. Enjoy a...

Free

Food from the Sea Talks with Brooklin Food Corps

Friend Memorial Public Library 1 Reach Road, Brooklin

How does the seafood we enjoy get to our table? Most of us don’t know much, if anything, about how it moves from our local waters and shores to the grocery stores’ and fish purveyors’ refrigerated cases. This series of talks will unpack the process of harvesting food from the sea. Our three speakers are...

Free

Watershed Workshop: Finding Magic in an Acorn with Joan Sommers

Langlais Art Preserve 576 River Rd, Cushing

Join designer, author, and educator Joan Sommers for an introduction to the magical boxes of Joseph Cornell (1903-1972). Drawing inspiration from his habitat series of boxes, participants will balance the natural and man-made, focusing on symbolic, metaphorical, or emotional connections. They will create small assemblages using natural materials from the Langlais Art Preserve and objects...

$10

“The Sacred Descent: Inanna, the Seven Gates & the Journey Within”

The Fae Forest 499 Orrin Rd., Mariaville

Pamela Vaillant and Eileen Mielenhausen will facilitate an immersive one-day forest workshop inspired by the ancient story of Inanna's Descent into the Underworld--a sacred journey of surrender, release, awakening, and transformation. Join us at a beautiful waterfront location for a deep dive into personal myth with writing, storytelling, sharing, drumming, and a nourishing meal!! Open...

$25 – $50

The Outhouse Association at the Alna Meeting House

Alna Meetinghouse 1789 Alna Road, Alna

Join us at the beautiful Alna Meeting House for an evening with the Outhouse Association -- Ian Ludders on banjo and guitar and Tony Scott on guitar and mandolin. The two will display their signature wild-island sound as they share songs and stories of the working people of the sixteen counties of the Great State...

Free

B4 (Belfast Bay Beer Bash)

Marshall Wharf Brewing Co. 36 Marshall Wharf, Belfast

Marshall Wharf Brewing Company will be hosting our annual festival B4 (Belfast Bay Beer Bash) on Saturday, October 3 from 4 – 10 pm featuring: 30+ Craft Beers * including limited release of cask and barrel conditioned specialty beers Live Music *Emmett Lalor & Friends @ 4 pm * Rigometrics @ 7 pm Food Trucks...

$20 – $40

Holden Congregational Church -UCC Annual Harvest Supper

Holden Congregational Church-UCC 9 Rider Bluff Rd, Holden, ME 04429, Holden

Holden Congregational Church-UCC, 9 Rider Bluff Rd. Holden, will be holding its annual Ham Harvest Supper, Saturday Oct. 3, 5-6:30 PM. The menu includes ham, a variety of fall vegetables, rolls, a beverage and a variety of desserts all for 12:00.

$12.00

Twilight in the Park

Deering Oaks Park -Children's Ravine Park Ave, Portland

Imagine thousands of luminarias glowing warmly at dusk, each light representing someone who has brought love and light into our lives. At Twilight, thousands of luminarias are lit, each one bearing the name of a loved one being remembered, or a special person being honored. Join us at 6:00pm for the lighting of the luminarias....

$15.00

A celebration of songwriters and lyricists of the 60s and 70s

Marsh River Theater 24 Monroe Highway, Brooks

A benefit performance with all proceeds towards the Marsh River Theater. Brooks resident and singer/songwriter Dan Forero will perform original compositions of folk, country, soft rock and covers of influential lyricists/writers such as Bernie Taupin, Simon and Garfunkel, John Lennon, George Harrison, and others

Dolly’s Coffeehouse

First Congregational Church of Blue Hill 22 Tenney Hill, Blue Hill

Singer song-write, Geoff Warner will perform a mix of original songs and roots covers on guitar and a few fiddle tunes for good measure! Blues legends, Reverend Garry Davis, and Mississippi John Hurt and the 60s Rock and Roll he grew up with are influences in Geoff’s fingerpicking guitar style. Nature, love, sailing, dogs, birds,...

Good Trouble Concert to benefit New Hope Midcoast

Pascal Hall 86 Pascal Avenue, Rockport

The Good Trouble Project will present a benefit concert for New Hope Midcoast featuring singer songwriter Seth Gallant with John and Rachel Nicholas hosting the event. 90% of proceeds will benefit New Hope. Sponsored by Harbor Square Gallery and The Lesher Family Foundation.

$15

Comedian Bob Marley

Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Rd, Orono

Celebrate Family & Friends Weekend with one of New England’s favorite comedians. Bob Marley returns to the Collins Center with another evening of laugh-out-loud stories, sharp observations, and the unmistakable humor that has made him a regional institution. Drawing inspiration from everyday life, family, work, and the quirks of living in Maine, Marley has a...

$45.50