Name: Maine Fiddlehead Festival 2026
Start: 2026-05-02T04:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-05-02T04:00:00.000Z
Location: University of Maine at Farmington

The 13th Annual Maine Fiddlehead Festival celebrates Maine's spring foraging tradition with vendors, programming, and family activities on the University of Maine at Farmington campus. Free admission, free parking, family-friendly, dog-friendly. 70+ vendors are expected — Maine farms, foragers, food makers, artisans, and homesteaders. Tent Talk Schedule: Five named speakers covering fiddlehead harvesting, foraging, Maine farming, and related topics — Olivia Ruhlin, Dave Fuller, Elizabeth Smedberg, Chris Knapp, and Abbie Perry. Tent talks run throughout the day on the festival grounds. Kid's Zone Petting Zoo: Four farm partners host an up-close animal experience for children — Martin Woods Farm, Fred and Matilda, Happy Snowman Alpaca Farm, and Tlee's Rabbits. When and where: Saturday, May 2, 2026 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM on the UMF campus, 224 Main Street, Farmington, Maine. Suitable for all ages. The festival is a longstanding community event that traditionally marks the start of Maine's spring foraging season.