Aug. 31-Sept. 4 Blue Hill Fair
Blue Hill Fairgrounds
Wild blueberry baking contest, livestock shows, Northeast Sheep Dog Trials, arts and crafts, midway and games.
Sept. 1-2 Camden Windjammer Festival
Camden Harbor
Watch the fleet arrive, catch a concert at Harbor Park, cheer on competitors during the Lobster Crate Race and take in the fireworks on Friday.
Sept. 8-9 Lewiston-Auburn Greek Festival
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Lewiston
Get your fill of Greek food, including souvlaki, spanakopita, gyros and baklava.
Sept. 8-11 Clinton Lions Agricultural Fair
Clinton Fairgrounds
Carnival rides, agricultural exhibits, food, women’s skillet toss, men’s hammer throw.
Sept. 8-10 Eastport Pirate Festival
Water Street and downtown Eastport and Lubec
Masquerade soiree and auction, ship tours, walk the plank contest, run barrel relay race, storytelling, music, food, pirate ball and parade.
Sept. 9 Maine Open Lighthouse Day
Various locations around the state
Take advantage of a rare opportunity to enter and learn about more than a dozen historic Maine lights between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Sept. 9-10 35th Annual Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival
Wells Reserve at Laudholm
Juried exhibit of arts and crafts, plus music and food.
Laurenne Mikoiche competes in the women’s log-rolling competition during the Woodsmen’s Field Day at the Fryeburg Fair. Gregory A. Rec/Portland Press Herald
Sept. 16-17 Maine Brew Fest
South Ridge Lodge, Sunday River, Newry
Expect craft beer and cider from more than 30 Maine breweries. Live music on Sunday.
Sept. 22-24 Common Ground Country Fair
Common Ground Education Center, Unity
Speakers, demos, food, exhibits, farmers market, children’s activities.
Sept. 24-30 Cumberland County Fair
Cumberland Fairgrounds
Midway, livestock shows, harness racing, food vendors, agricultural exhibits, blacksmith demos, 4-H competitions.
Oct. 1-8 Fryeburg Fair
Fryeburg Fairgrounds
Musical entertainment, fireman’s muster, woodmen’s field day, tractor pulls, harness racing, midway, skillet and anvil toss.
Oct. 6-8 Freeport Fall Festival
L.L. Bean campus and Freeport Village Station
Local arts and crafts, live music, kids’ activities, food vendors.
Oct. 7 North American Wife Carrying Championship
Sunday River
Couples must tackle a 278-yard obstacle course featuring hurdles, a mud pit and a sand hill for the prize of the wife’s weight in beer and five times her weight in cash. Free to spectate.
Oct. 8 New England Cornhole Championship
Sunday River
There will be cash prizes and bragging rights as 48 teams compete mountainside for the title.
Oct. 14 HarvestFest
Short Sands Beach, York
There will be live music, local food vendors a juried craft market and kids activities from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Oct. 20-22 OgunquitFest Weekend
Throughout Ogunquit
Events include a Dogtoberfest costume parade, a classic car show, a craft fair and a High Heel Dash to benefit the Frannie Peabody Center.
Oct. 26-28 Harvest on the Harbor
O’Maine Studios, Portland
Featured events include a night with the Maine Distillers Guild, Gourmet Graze, the Maine Lobster Chef of the Year competition and Maine OysterFest.
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