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Kelsey Cross, 14, of Gorham, with her cow Socks, after showing him at the Fryeburg Fair last year. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer

The forecast is questionable, but let’s not let that get in the way of having a fun-packed weekend.

The Farmington Fair, Common Ground Country Fair and Cumberland County Fair are all happening, so make a plan to get yourself to at least one. Livestock, entertainment, education and a galaxy of food await you.

Pinky D’s Poutine Factory food truck. Photo courtesy of Pinky D’s Poutine Factory

Should you find yourself at the Cumberland Fair, which starts Sunday and runs through Sept. 28, be sure to visit Pinky D’s Poutine Factory Food Truck. It will be parked there for the duration, and the award-winning poutine is not to be missed.

Maine Roller Derby Teams R.I.P. Tides and Shipwreckers in action at Happy Wheels Skate Center in Westbrook. Photo by Jim Vernier

Portland Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 100th season with a free block party on Friday outside Merrill Auditorium. Other weekend highlights include an audience-involved murder mystery at The Hill Arts on Friday and Maine Roller Derby’s season-starting bout at Happy Wheels Skate Center in Westbrook on Saturday.

Marc Chillemi warms up before performing on trumpet while playing with Primo Cubano. Photo by Rich Abrahamson

Another fun option Saturday is at 5 p.m. at Congress Square Park in Portland when there’s a free salsa dance party with live music from Primo Cubano. Fear not if you don’t know how to salsa dance; a lesson will kick things off.

Vigorous Tenderness musicians Kal Sugatski right, and Katherine Liccardo play their instruments on a stone wharf on the backside of Mackworth Island for a portrait. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer

Mark the fall equinox by attending the outdoor, experiential Vigorous Tenderness music performance on Sunday afternoon at Bug Light Park in South Portland. If Mother Nature is in a rainy mood, the event will happen at 5:30 p.m. Monday.

Actors Derek Kingsley and Denise Shannon fall in love in Maine-made “43 Degrees North.” But that’s just for starters. Courtesy of Ezziebaby Productions

Catch a screening of the Maine-made genre-defying supernatural love story “43 Degrees North” at the Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta on Sunday night. Eric Norcross shot it entirely in Maine, and the score comprises songs from Maine acts like Schooner Fare and Noel Paul Stookey.

Aimsel Ponti is a music writer and content producer for the Portland Press Herald. She has been obsessed with – and inspired by – music since she listened to Monkees records borrowed from the town...

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