FREEPORT — Outdoor retailer L.L. Bean, best known for its Bean Boot and 100 percent satisfaction guarantee, is conducting its 32nd annual PaddleSports Weekend this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

According to a news release, this year’s event will feature a variety of waterfront activities just minutes from the store on Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9 at the L.L. Bean Paddling Center. There will be free boat testing with hundreds of kayaks, stand-up paddleboards and canoes and the chance to speak with industry vendors and experts.

Additional highlights include a stand-up paddleboarding race for all abilities on Saturday and Sunday. Space for the race is limited, so call 888-552-3261 to register. On Saturday, world champion snowboarder and L.L. Bean testing and design partner Seth Wescott will be on hand during the race to visit with racers, sign autographs and hand out awards after the race.

In addition, there will be live music with the Lay-Z-Gait Band on Saturday and Sylvain’s Acadian Aces on Sunday, craft making for kids and more. Fresh sandwiches and snacks will be available with all proceeds benefiting the Boy Scouts of America, Fire Explorer Post 60 of Freeport. Free shuttles will be running all weekend long to and from the flagship store and paddling center.

The L.L. Bean Outdoor Discovery Schools will also offer 90-minute tandem kayak tours and 90-minute stand-up paddleboarding tours, both for $35, and kayaking discovery courses for only $20. Space is limited, so call 888- 552-3261 to reserve your spot or sign up at the flagship store.

At the L.L. Bean campus of stores in downtown Freeport, there will be more events such as demonstrations and clinics, guests, vendors and much more. Special promotions start Friday and include a free kayak tour or introductory course with the purchase of any kayak, 20 percent off all kayaks, canoes, stand-up paddleboards and Thule racks, and 10 percent off paddling accessories with the purchase of a boat. And if you buy a car rack system or component during the event, L.L. Bean will install it for free.

For more information, visit www.llbean.com/stores or call 877-755-2326.

¦ FOR MORE information on the PaddleSports Weekend, visit www.llbean.com/stores or call 877- 755-2326.