Many Maine summer fairs and festivals have been canceled or postponed this year due to COVID-19 concerns.
The Skowhegan State Fair will be held in September, there will be virtual events and the exhibition halls will be open. The Common Ground Fair in Unity has been changed to a virtual event.
Farmington Fair has joined most Maine fairs and canceled this year’s events. New Portland Lions Club Fair in New Portland and Oxford County Fair organizers are still considering possibilities.
The Maine International Film Festival will be held at the Skowhegan Drive-In July 7-16.
The Camden Windjammer Festival and Skowhegan Craft Brew Festival are still slated for Labor Day weekend. The Taste of Greater Waterville has been postponed to Oct. 11.
Below is a partial list of fairs, festivals and events with dates or cancelation statuses and website information.
FAIRS
Acton Fair, canceled, actonfair.net
Bangor State Fair, canceled, bangorstatefair.com
Blue Hill Fair, canceled, bluehillfair.com
Clinton Lions Agricultural Fair, canceled, clintonlionsagfair207.com
Common Ground Fair, virtual event — Sept. 25, 26 & 27, mofga.org/The-Fair
Cumberland Fair, canceled, cumberlandfair.com
Farmington Fair, canceled, farmingtonfairmaine.com
Fryeburg Fair, canceled, fryeburgfair.org
Harmony Free Fair, canceled, harmonyfreefair.weebly.com
Houlton Fair, canceled, houltonfair.org
Litchfield Fair, canceled, litchfieldfair.com
Monmouth Fair, canceled, monmouthfair.com
New Portland Lions Fair, Sept. 18-20, newportlandlionsfair.com
Northern Maine Fair, Presque Isle, canceled, northernmainefairgrounds.com
Ossipee Valley Fair, canceled, Ossipeevalleyfair.com
Oxford County Fair, is monitoring the situation and hopes to hold Sept. 16-19 festivities, oxfordcountyfair.com
Piscataquis Valley Fair, canceled, piscataquisvalleyfair.com
Pittston Fair, canceled, pittstonfair.com
Skowhegan State Fair, moved to September, skowheganstatefair.com
Topsham Fair, canceled, topshamfair.net
Union Fair, canceled, unionfair.org
Waterford’s World Fair, canceled, waterfordworldsfair.org
Windsor Fair, canceled, windsorfair.com
FESTIVALS
Artisan Bread Fair, canceled, skowheganstatefair.com/event/artisan-bread-fair/
Belfast Harbor Fest, canceled, belfastharborfest.com
Camden Windjammer Festival, Sept. 4 and 5, camdensnowbowl.com/cwf
Festival de la Bastille, canceled, calumetclub.com
Great Falls Balloon Festival, canceled, greatfallsballoonfestival.org
Kennebec River Brewfest, Augusta, Aug. 1, at-home event, kennebecriverbrewfest.com
The Kneading Conference, canceled, skowheganstatefair.com/event/the-kneading-conference/
Maine Authors Book Festival, Thomaston, canceled, MaineBookFestival.com
Maine Antiques Festival, canceled, maineantiquesfestival.com
Maine Celtic Celebration, Belfast, canceled, mainecelticcelebration.com
Maine International Film Festival, Waterville, July 7-16, Skowhegan Drive-In, U.S. Route 201, Skowhegan, miff.org
Maine Lobster Festival, Rockland, canceled, mainelobsterfestival.com
Maine Sunflower Festival, Dayton, dates to be determined, mainesunflowerfestival.com
Maine Whoopie Pie Festival, Dover-Foxcroft, moved to Oct. 3, mainewhoopiepiefestival.com
North Atlantic Blues Festival, Rockland, canceled, northatlanticbluesfestival.com
OakFest, Oakland, July 24-26, oakfestmaine.com
Old Hallowell Day, canceled, oldhallowellday.org
RiverFest, Skowhegan, postponed — dates to be announced, runofriver.org/river-fest/
Scarborough Summerfest, canceled, scarboroughmaine.org/departments/community-services/special-events
Skowhegan Craft Brew Festival, Sept. 5, ticket launch date to be announced, skowhegancraftbrewfest.com
Taste of Greater Waterville, Oct. 11, tasteofwaterville.com
Wilton Blueberry Festival, canceled, wiltonbbf.com
Yarmouth Clam Festival, canceled, clamfestival.com
This list will be updated as needed.
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