Maine’s Food Festivals

Maine is justly celebrated for its vibrant dining scene, but the state also boasts numerous food festivals that showcase its local produce, harvests, and unique culinary offerings. Only in Maine would you discover events like the Moxie Festival in Lisbon and the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival in Dover-Foxcroft. Up at the northern tip of Maine, Fort Kent celebrates French Acadian culture at the annual Ploye Festival.

 

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Maine Artisan Bread fair. Courtesy Visit Maine

 

The Maine Grain Alliance hosts The Maine Artisan Bread Fair in Skowhegan. At the same time, the Maine Cheese Guild sponsors Open Creamery Day at various locations around the state in October. Maple syrup is celebrated on Maine Maple Sunday at sugarhouses throughout the state.  The Yarmouth Clam Festival and the Pemaquid Oyster Festival celebrate two of the state’s most famous shellfish.

 

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Salmon and Seafood Festival. Courtesy Visit Eastport

At the same time, Eastport has an annual Salmon and Seafood Festival on Passamaquoddy Bay and Rockland hosts the king of crustaceans at the Maine Lobster Festival.

 

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Maine Lobster Festival. Courtesy Maine Lobster Festival.

 

Fall brings the Damariscotta Pumpkin Festival and the Maine Potato Blossom Festival to Aroostook County. It also welcomes Harvest on the Harbor in Portland, when restaurants offer unique tasting menus, an Oysterfest, a Maine distillers’ happy hour, and a grand tasting and culinary marketplace. Go to Visit Maine for more on the state’s food festivals.

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