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