Maine Food & Drink Festivals 2026: A Complete Guide
Maine's summer and fall calendar runs on food. From the lobster wharves of the Midcoast to the wild blueberry barrens Down East, nearly every town marks its harvest with a festival — and most of them welcome food and craft vendors too. Here's a season-by-season guide to Maine's food and drink festivals in 2026.
Summer: June through August
Early summer kicks off with strawberries and the state's quirkiest celebrations, then builds toward peak lobster, clam, and blueberry season:
- Maine Whoopie Pie Festival — June 13, Dover-Foxcroft
- South Berwick Strawberry Festival — June 27, South Berwick
- Maine Oyster Festival — June 27-28, Freeport
- Strawberry Festival (Oquossoc) — July 9, Oquossoc
- Moxie Festival — July 10-12, Lisbon Falls
- Wayne Strawberry Festival — July 11, Wayne
- Maine Potato Blossom Festival — July 11, Fort Fairfield
- Yarmouth Clam Festival — July 17, Yarmouth
- Maine Lobster Festival — July 29, Rockland
- Winter Harbor Lobster Festival — August 8, Winter Harbor
- Kittery Point Blueberry Festival & Craft Fair — August 9, Kittery Point
- Machias Wild Blueberry Festival — August 14-16, Machias
- Seacoast Food Truck Festival — August 29, Kittery
Fall and harvest season: September through November
As the season turns, the festivals follow the harvest — apples, pumpkins, brews, and Maine's biggest indoor food markets:
- Shaker Hill Apple Festival — September 19, Alfred
- Family Harvest Day at Boothbay Railway Village — October 3, Boothbay
- Damariscotta Pumpkinfest — October 9, Damariscotta
- Swine & Stein Brewfest — October 10, Gardiner
- York Harvestfest — October 17, York
- Harvest on the Harbor — October 24, Portland
- Saco Pumpkin Harvest Festival — October 24, Saco
- Maine Harvest Festival — November 22, Bangor
Cluster deep-dives
We've published full visitor's guides to four of the marquee events above:
- Machias Wild Blueberry Festival 2026: Visitor's Guide
- Maine Whoopie Pie Festival 2026: Visitor's Guide
- Maine Oyster Festival 2026: Visitor's Guide
- Moxie Festival 2026: Visitor's Guide
Q: What is the best-known food festival in Maine?
The Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland, held in late July, is among the most famous — a Midcoast institution centered on freshly caught Maine lobster. The Machias Wild Blueberry Festival Down East and the Yarmouth Clam Festival are other long-running favorites.
Q: When is the Maine Oyster Festival in 2026?
The Maine Oyster Festival runs June 27-28, 2026, in downtown Freeport, with free general admission and raw oyster tasting tickets available separately.
Q: Are Maine food festivals free to attend?
It varies by event. Some, like the Maine Oyster Festival, offer free general admission with paid tasting tickets; others charge a small gate fee (the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival is $6, with kids 12 and under free). Check each event's page for current pricing.
Q: What food festivals happen in the fall in Maine?
Fall brings the harvest festivals — Damariscotta Pumpkinfest in October, Harvest on the Harbor in Portland, and the indoor Maine Harvest Festival in Bangor in November, among others.
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Last updated: June 2026
