Camden Maine Area Links & Events

Area Links & Events

Cake Walk

Event date/time:

May 12, 2012 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Tour more than 10 Camden area inns and sample cake and other goodies at each stop. Tickets are $20 per adult and can be purchased at the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce, HAV II on Elm St. in Camden, at the Market Basket on Route 1 in Rockport, and Dot's on Route 1 in Lincolnville.

www.conwayhouse.org

Pop The Cork

Event date/time:

June 28, 2012

Join Cellardoor Winery for its 5th annual Pop the Cork Celebration! This multi-venue event benefits a local non profit organization while celebrating food, wine, music, and art. Enjoy live music by four time Grammy award winning Boyz II Men and celebrate the music and styles of Motown. Please call 207-763-4478 for tickets and more information visit Cellardoor Winery.
$75 per person

Maine Home+Design Midcoast Show

Event date/time:

June 30-July 1, 2012
10 am – 5 pm Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm Sunday

Come out and enjoy Maine's creative economy. Architects, builders, landscape designers, interior designers, kitchen suppliers, artists, food purveyors and more will be represented in over 130 booths. This show is a must for people interested in any aspect of building, remodeling and enjoying their homes. For more info, visit Maine Home and Design
$10 per person, children under 12 free

Festival of Independence

Event date/time:

July 1 – 5, 2012

Midcoast organizations team up to offer four days of fun in the midcoast over the Fourth of July holiday period. Concerts, family events, parades, and fireworks (July 4), with fun and affordable options for all tastes.

8th Annual Maine Windjammer Parade

Event date/time:

July 13, 2012

2 – 4 pm at Rockland Breakwater
Geared for spectators on shore and Windjammer guests, this event provides views of the fleet as it sails past Rockland Breakwater Light. For more information, visit sailmainecoast.com

Summer Harbor Arts Juried Arts & Craft Show

Event date/time:

July 21 & 22, 2012
More than 100 artists and craftspeople anchor Camden's Harbor Arts Juried Arts & Crafts Show. Presented by the Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce, this 33rd summer show has become a two-day celebration of the arts in and around downtown Camden and its harbor. For more information, visit camdenmaineexperience.com.

Lobster Festival

Event date/time:

August 1 – 5, 2012
Location: Rockland Harbor Park
This world famous festival, now in its 65th consecutive year, is one of New England grand summer events. Tons of steamed Maine Lobster, pageantry, waterfront activities, maritime displays and demonstrations, Maine arts and crafts, visits to Navy and Coast Guard ships, harbor cruises, entertainment and much more. For more information, visit www.mainelobsterfestival.com

Beech Hill Blueberry Free Pick

Event date/time:

August 4, and 5, 2012 - 8:00am - 2:00pm

Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust for a weekend of picking free blueberries! Our organic blueberry fields are open to you to pick as many berries as you can. Bring a picnic and take a tour of Beech Nut, the historic stone hut on top of the Beech Hill Preserve. Saturday is open to our current members only, and Sunday is open to all! Anyone is welcome to make a membership donation at our registration table to join the fun on Saturday.

10th Annual Maine Boats, Homes and Harbor Show

Event date/time:

August 10 - 12, 2012

Maine's only in-the-water boat show brings dozens of Maine's furniture makers, architects and builders to the waterfront site of Rockland Harbor Park. For more information, please visit maineboats.com

Penobscot Bay Rendezvous 2012

Event date/time:

August 16-19, 2012

Last year's inaugural event was a smashing success! Presented by Wayfarer Marine and Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, the 2012 Penobscot Bay Rendezvous, August 16-19st will once again be Maine's most exciting sail and powerboat regatta of the season. Super yachts, to classics to performance racers, passagemaking power cruisers, Picnic Boats and lobster yachts are invited to enter. The Penobscot Bay Rendezvous is a celebration of boating and boatbuilding. Featuring daily races for sailboats and a Poker Run and Photo Pursuit events for powerboats, the participants will be hosted each night at a different exclusive venue. Lobster bakes, barbeques, dancing and fireworks are all a part of the ticket. Join us!              

www.penobscotbayrendezvous.com

35th Annual New England Auto Auction

Event date/time:
August 25, 2012

Location: Owls Head Transportation Museum, Owls Head
Up to 200 classic, antique and special interest vehicles consigned. For more information owlshead.org

Camden Windjammer Festival

Event date/time:

August 31-September 2, 2012

Location: Camden Harbor Park and Public Landing
Join us for Labor Day weekend for a celebration of Camden's Maritime heritage and living traditions. From the great age of sail when four, five, and even six-masted schooners were launched into Camden Harbor, through the birth of the windjammer business here in the 1930s and continuing with the elegant yachts that visit or call Camden home every summer, sailing ships have always defined this gorgeous community. Including a Windjammer parade, chowder competition, lobster crate races, arts, entertainment, fireworks and much, much more. For more information, please visit Camden Windjammer Festival

8th Edition of Camden International Film Festival

Event date/time:

September 27, 2012 (All day) - September 30, 2012 (All day)

Various times and locations in Camden, Rockport, and Rockland.

www.camdenfilmfest.org

VinFest Dinner and Dance 2012

Event date/time:

September 28, 2012 - 5:00pm - 10:00pm

Enjoy an elegant dinner-dance under a tent in the vineyard. Each course will be prepared by a local chef. Dance to fabulous live music. Special surprises guaranteed. $125 per person; advance ticket purchase required.

www.mainewine.com

Cellardoor Winery Vinfest 2012

Event date/time:

September 29, 2012 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

A family-friendly festival celebrating the Fall Harvest. Grape-stomping, food and wine pairings, BBQ lunch, music, winery tours and demos, and much more. Event is $10 per person.

www.mainewine.com

Pop!Tech Conference

Event date/time:

October 18, 2012 - 8:00am - October 20, 2012 - 6:00pm

Visionaries from around the world in dialogue about science, technology, and the future of ideas.

www.poptech.org

26th Annual Camden Christmas by the Sea

Event date/time:

November 30 – December 2, 2012
Christmas by the Sea in Camden is a community celebration of the holiday season. Hoiday parade, Santa's arrival by boat to the Midcoast, photo's with Santa, craft fiars and Christmas at the inns tour. visit visitcamden.com for a complete schedule of events

Toboggan National Championships

Event date/time:

February 8 – 10, 2013
Every year the Toboggan Nationals boast a field of 400 teams and nearly 1,300 racers, with a spectator base of more than 5,000 over two days of heated competition. Without fail, the limited number of team slots annually sells out and the crowds of spectators makes the Ragged Mountain Recreation Area the most popular place to be each February. Visit Camden Snow Bowl for more information

26th Annual Camden Conference

Event date/time:

February 22 - 24, 2013
The 24th Annual Camden Conference will be called "The Rise of Asia – Challenge to the United States". For more information visit Camdenconference.org

For more information on most events, you can also visit www.camdenmaineexperience.com