Events and Attractions
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Events and Attractions on Mount Desert Island and the surrounding areas 2012. Please check back for 2013 updates.
June
National Trails Day:
June 4
www@americahiking.org
13th Annual Acadia Birding Festival:
June 2 to 5
info@acadiabirdingfestival.com (207) 288-8128
MDI YMCA Spring 10K
June 11
www.mdiymca.org (207) 288-8128
61st Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Art Show
Art by the Sea
June 25,26
www.barharborinfo.com
July
Bar Harbor Music Festival -45th Season
July 1 to 31
info@barharbormusicfestival.org, www.barharbormusicfestival.org (207) 288-5754
July 4th Celebration
Events all day. Parade at 10, Fireworks 9:15
www.barharborinfo.com
Flamingo Festival:
July 15 to 18
www.harborhousemdi.org 244-3713 x102
Southwest Harbor Public Library Paperback Book Sale
July 15-17
www.swharbor.lib.mc.us (207) 244-7065
Flamingo 4-Miler and Fun Run
July 17th
www.harborhousemdi.org
Island Gardens
Garden Tours
July 17 (10 to 4)
barharborgardenclub.com (207) 288-9689
A Festival of Flowers
July 24
Tour 6 private gardens to benefit the Southwest Harbor Public Library
www.swharbor.lib.mc.us (207) 244-7065
Claremont Croquet Classic:
July 31 to August 6
infor@theclaremonthotel.com, www.theclaremonthotel.com, (207) 244-5036
Bangor State Fair:
July 29 to August 7
www.bangorstatefair.com
August
Lobsters on the Sound:
August 2 (5 to 10)
www.harborhousemdi.org (207) 244-3713 x102
Giant Used Book Sale
August 6-8
www.swharbor.lib.mc.us (207) 244-7065
7th Annual Bar Harbor Jazz Festival:
August 18 to 22
infor@barharborjazzfest.com, www.barharborjazzfest.com
Bar Harbor Fine Arts Festival:
August 12 to 14 (Fri. 12-8, Sat. 10-8, Sun 10-5)
www.marcfink.com/bhfaf/show.asp
American Folk Festival:
August 26, 27, 28
www.americanfolkfestival.com
September
Blue Hill Fair:
September 1 to 5
office@BlueHillFair.com, www.bluehillfair.com (207) 374-3701
MDI YMCA Fall 5K
September 17
www.mdiymca.org (207) 288-3511
Acadia Night Sky Festival:
September 22 to 26
www.nightskyfestival.org (207) 288-5103
Art in the Park: Village Green Bar Harbor
September 24-25 (9 to 5 Sat. 10 to 4 Sun.)
www.barharborinfo.com (207) 288-5103x112
Mount Desert Island Garlic Festival
September 17th
288-0269
October
MDI Marathon:
October 16 (7am early start, 8am general start)
276-4226 information@mdimarathon.org, www.mdimarathon.org (207) 276-4226
Acadia’s Oktoberfest:
www.acadiachamber.com (207) 244-9264
Things to do
Acadia National Park
288-9442 www.nps.gov/ACAD
Oceanarium & Lobster Hatchery
288-5005 theoceanarium@earthlink.net, www.theoceanarium.com
Abbe Museum – Maine Indian Heritage
288-3513 info@abbemuseum.org, www.abbemuseum.org
Seal Cove Auto Museum
244-9242 www.sealcoveautomuseum.org
Mount Desert Land & Garden Preserve
276-3727 info@gardenpreserve.org, www.gardenpreserve.org
The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden
276-3330 (By appointment only)
Garland Farm: Beatrix Farrand Society
288-0237 editor@beatrixfarrandsociety.org, www.beatrixfarrand.org
Wild Flower Gardens of Acadia
288-3400
Southwest Cycle
244-5856 swcycle@gmail.com, www.southwestcycle.com
Mail Boat Ferry Service - Beal & Bunker
244-7485
The Cat
288-9521 (Bar Harbor), 902-742-8600 (Yarmouth) www.catferry.com
Cranberry Cove Ferry
244-5882, 800-666-2927, www.barharborferry.com
Maine State Ferry Service
www.maine.gov/mdot/opt/ferry/maine-ferry-service.php
Island Explorer – Acadia Free Shuttle
667-5796 infor@exploreacadia.com, www.exploreacadia.com
National Park Canoe Rental
244-5854, 244-1151 nprc@aol.com, www.nationalparkcanoerental.com
Bar Harbor Whale Watch
288-2386 info@barharborwhales.com, www.barharborwhales.com
Deep Sea Fishing – Masako Queen
244-5385 www.MasakoQueen.com
Island Cruises
244-5785 infor@bassharborcrusises.com, www.bassharborcruises.com
Scenic Nature Cruises – Sea Princess
276-5352 www.barharborcruises.com
Water Taxi & Custom Cruises - The Delight
244-5724 www.islesford.com
Acadia National Park Tours
288-0300 www.acadiatours.com
Maine State Sea Kayak
244-9500, 877-481-9500 info@mainestatekayak.com, www.mainestateseakayak.com
Downeast Friendship Sloop Charters
266-5210 info@downeastfrienshipsloop.com, www.sailacadia.com
Causeway Golf
244-7220, 244-3780 www.thecausewayclub.org
Kebo Valley Golf Club
288-5000 KeboPro@kebovalleyclub.com, www.kebovalleyclub.com
Miniature Golf: Pirates Cove
288-2133 www.piratescove.net
Carriage Rides: Carriages of Acadia
877-276-3622 info@carriagesofacadia.com, www.carriagesofacadia.com
Criterion Theatre & Arts Center
288-3441 office@criteriontheatre.com, www.criteriontheatre.com
Reel Pizza Cinerama
288-3811 info@reelpizza.com, www.reelpizza.net
Acadia Repertory Theatre
244-7260 arep@acadia.net, www.acadiarep.com
