Maine Events for March 2016

  

Acadia Winter Festival

9 Atterbury Circle
Winter Harbor, Maine 04693 Phone: (207) 288-1310 Winter Harbor

          

Feb 26 thru Mar 06, 2016. You're invited to be a part of the first Acadia National Park Centennial celebration! Bring your family and friends and be part of the winter magic and fun! Presented by Schoodic Institute and Camp Beech Cliff, this event offers over 45 activities in ten days on both MDI and Schoodic Point. Outdoor activities include snow shoeing, cross country skiing, outdoor dutch oven cooking, art and photography. Indoors you'll find hands-on workshops, lectures, movies, wood-carving, art presentations and more. Many events are free and open to the public and others have workshop fees. See the Title link above for a schedule of events, community sponsors and partners, and contact info. 

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Annual Maple Syrup Festival & Irish Celebration - Curran Homestead

372 Fields Pond Road
Orrington, Maine 04474 Phone: (207) 745-4426 Orrington

          

Mar 19, 2016. Curran Homestead annual Maple Syrup Festival and Irish Celebration. Sap will be turned into maple syrup on the wood stove, and there will be Irish music and food in celebration of the Curran family's Hibernian ancestry. Event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Skowhegan Maple Festival

Main Street
Skowhegan, Maine Phone: (207) 612-2571 Skowhegan

          
Mar 25 thru Mar 27, 2016. Celebrating Somerset County's status as the top maple-producing county in the United States, this festival of all things maple offers fun activities and events for all ages with a talent show, pancake breakfast, marshmallow roasting, a scavenger hunt, a Rotary-sponsored beer, wine, and food tasting, and more. The Festival leads up to Maine Maple Sunday where sugarhouses around the state open their doors to the public offering free maple syrup samples and demonstrations on how pure Maine maple syrup is made. Many farms offer games, activities, treats, sugarbush tours and more. 

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Belfast Winter Frost - Waterfall Arts

High Street
Belfast, Maine 04915 Phone: (207) 338-3370 Belfast

          

Mar 01, 2015. First ever Belfast Winter Frost with ice skating, snow sculpture competition, snowshoeing, sledding challenges, snowball art competition, music with the Belfast Bay Fiddlers, food vendors and an indoor Flea Market. All participants receive coupons for discounted food items. Festival is free and open to the public from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

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Bath Blarney Days

Bath, Maine Phone: (207) 442-7291 Bath

          

Mar 13 thru Mar 17, 2015. For a few days each March, the City of Ships becomes the City of the Irish as Downtown Bath celebrates Bath Blarney Days. Join us in downtown Bath for a week of fun, including Maine's largest St. Patricks Day Parade and many more activities. 

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St. Patrick's Day Parade in Portland

Commercial Street
Portland , Maine 04104 Phone: (207) 232-7786 Portland

          

Mar 15, 2015. The Irish American Club is excited to once again honor our Patron Saint and the Irish American community in Greater Portland as we host the 2015 St. Patrick's Parade on March 15, 2015. As usual Pipe Bands, dignitaries and the flags of all the counties of Ireland will be on display on Commercial Street as we celebrate our Irish heritage, culture and traditions. For St. Patrick's Day parade details as they are developed see the Title link above or the Facebook page.