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MAINE POTATO BLOSSOM FESTIVAL FORT FAIRFIELD
The Maine Potato Blossom Festival celebrates the region’s agricultural heritage and honors veterans. Events typically include a town wide yard sale, human chess, photography and coloring contests, sports tournaments and swim meets, pet show, potato picking contest, a parade, mashed potato wrestling, and more. July 13-21. FORTFAIRFIELD.ORG
EASTPORT PIRATE FESTIVAL EASTPORT
Arrgh! Grab your eyepatch and head to this celebration of all things pirate! One of the wackiest and most-fun festivals in Maine is set this year for Sept. 6-8, and ye’ll be wantin’ to bring your saltiest dogs with ye, as the Eastport Pirate Festival is meant for scurvy brigands of the sea only. Translation: wear pirate gear and be prepared to have a good time. It’s all-ages fun. EASTPORTPIRATEFESTIVAL.COM
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