"Five Days of Feasting and Fun on the Fabulous Coast of Maine!"
What do you get when you mix the world’s greatest lobster cooker, 20,000 pounds of lobster, a sea goddess coronation, a big parade, top notch entertainment, an international crate race, fine art, talented crafts people and vendors, US Navy ship tours, cooking contests, marine tent and MORE?!
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AUGUST 1 | |
| 7:00 a.m. | EVERYDAY EVENTS
Tours of the US Coast Guard Station Rockland will be open every day except for Sunday. Check the particular day for details.
Wednesday: US Coast Guard tours of a four units start at 1pm until 4pm and run every 30 minutes.
Art Show at Main Street branch of Camden National Bank.
Experience Maritime Maine - everyday in the Maine Tent - website
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| 9:00 a.m. | 4-DAY PASSES AND ENTERTAINMENT RESERVED SEAT TICKETS ON SALE
Four Day passes and reserved seating Entertainment tickets on sale at the Main gate.
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| 12:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. | FREE SHUTTLE BUS
The Festival provides free shuttle services to and from the festival grounds from the following locations (free parking at both locations):
Bus arrives at each location approximately every 30 minutes.
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| 12:00 p.m. | 65TH ANNUAL MAINE LOBSTER FESTIVAL OPENS
Festival officially opens, along with exhibition tents, booths, vendors, carnival rides and games. Gates open at noon and stay open until 10pm.
Admisison is $5 for adults and $2 for children.
Also, lobster serving begins in the Eating Tent immediately, fresh from the ocean. King Neptune and his court, along with Kristen Margaret Sawyer, the 2011 Maine Sea Goddess, arrive on the main dock from the briny deep to raise the flag and officially open the 2012 Maine Lobster Festival. Opening ceremonies will take place next to the flagpole by the Harbor Master’s building.
All tents open at 1pm - Children's Tent, admission free - Fine Arts Tent - Marine Tent - Maine Craft Tent: ongoing demonstrations - Maine Products Tent - North Tent - all vendors.
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| 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. | CORONATION REHEARSAL
The Coronation rehearsal takes place on the Main stage.
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| 12:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. | CHILDREN'S TENT - DENA'S BAREFOOT BOOK NOOK & ACTIVITIES
August 1, Wednesday 12-5pm
August 2, Thursday 9am-4pm
August 3, Friday 9am-4pm
August 4, Saturday 12-4pm
August 5, Sunday 9am-6pm
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| 12:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. | CHILDREN'S TENT - FACE PAINTING BY OCEANSIDE HIGH SCHOOLERS
August 1, Wednesday 12-4pm
August 2, Thursday 10am-4pm
August 3, Friday 10am-4pm
August 4, Saturday 10am-4pm
August 5, Sunday 10am-4pm
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| 12:00 p.m. | LOBSTER SERVING BEGINS
Lobster serving begins in the Food Tent. All food vendors also open as well as the new Lobster Cafe Lobster Rolls.
Come in for one, two or three lobster dinners includes a buttery roll and fresh local corn on the cob. The menu includes lobster dinners, but also steamed clams, Fisherman's platter, crab cakes, Shore dinner, fried shrimp, fried haddock, and fried calamari. Check out our 2012 menu, it will be available by July.
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| 12:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. | CHILDREN'S TENT - CHINESE PAPER FOLDING
Traditional Chinese Culture-Learn how to fold paper lotus flower
Wednesday - noon - 7PM
Thurs.- Sat. 9AM- 7PM
Sunday - 9AM - 6PM
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| 12:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m. | ART TENT - POSTER ARTIST BETSY BARNES
Buy your poster at the Information Booth and then drop by to have the artist sign it!
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| 2:00 p.m. | LIVE MUSIC - MAIN STAGE - SWING SHIFT
Swing Shift is a 7-piece band offering decades of experience playing every kind of music -- from the Motown favorites of the 60's, and the dance music of the 70's, up through today's current hits.
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| 2:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m. | CHILDREN'S TENT - DAILY CRAFT TIME
August 1, Wednesday 2-3pm
August 2, Thursday 2-3pm
August 3, Friday 1-2pm
August 5, Sunday 2-3pm
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| 3:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. | LIVE MUSIC - NORTH ENTERTAINMENT TENT - BOB BAND
The Bob Band All Dylan, but no Bob. Catch this great Maine group in their first Festival appearance!
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| 6:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. | LIVE MUSIC - NORTH ENTERTAINMENT TENT - CHAOS SAUCE
Chaos Sauce - local boys make good music.
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| 8:00 p.m. | 2012 SEA GODDESS CORONATION
Don't miss the Crowning of the 2012 Sea Goddess on the Main Stage. We have music, all the sea princesses and their escorts made up of US Coast Guard and US Navy and local dignitaries. Its a show not to miss!
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| 10:00 p.m. | FESTIVAL CLOSES FOR THE NIGHT |
AUGUST 2 | |
| 7:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m. | PANCAKE BREAKFAST
All you can eat pancake breakfast in the Food Tent featuring blueberry pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee and milk. Cost: $6 for adults, $3 children (no gate charge from 7-8:45am at 9am to end of breakfast Gate charges apply).
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| 9:00 a.m. -11:00 p.m. | FREE SHUTTLE BUS
The Festival provides free shuttle services to and from the festival grounds from the following locations (free parking at both locations):
Bus arrives at each location approximately every 30 minutes.
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| 9:00 a.m. -11:00 p.m. | GATES OPEN
Gates open at 9AM, admission is $8/adults (12 yr old and older), $5/children (ages 5 to 11 yr olds), under age 5 is free. All exhibition tents open: Info booth also has souvenirs, Maine Made products, Children's tent, Marine tent, Heritage tent, Food tent, North Entertainment tent, and Craft tent with demos throughout the day.
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| 9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. | EVERYDAY EVENT
Thursday-Saturday: Tours of the US Coast Guard's four units are 30 minutes and start at 9am- noon and 1pm-4pm. They will start at the station and finish on the cutters, if currently available. Look for changes and ask if interested.
Carnival hosted by Smoky's Greatest Shows!
Experience Maritime Maine - everyday in the Maine Tent - website
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| 9:00 a.m. -7:00 p.m. | CHILDREN'S TENT - CHINESE PAPER FOLDING
Traditional Chinese Culture-Learn how to fold paper lotus flower
Wednesday - noon - 7PM
Thurs.- Sat. 9AM- 7PM
Sunday - 9AM - 6PM
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| 10:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m. | GROUNDS - TRICKSTER FOX
Strolling the Grounds on stilts and performing all manner of hijinks is Sheila Curtis, long-time Festival veteran.
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| 10:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. | CHILDREN'S TENT - FACE PAINTING BY OCEANSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
August 1, Wednesday 12-4pm
August 2, Thursday 10am-4pm
August 3, Friday 10am-4pm
August 4, Saturday 10am-4pm
August 5, Sunday 10am-4pm
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| 10:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m. | MARINE EXPERIENCE TENT - BOOK SIGNING - JEFF BOWMAN
Thursday August 2 from 10am to 2pm Jeff Bowman will be signing a new Children's book on lobster.
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| 11:00 a.m. | LOBSTER SERVING BEGINS
Lobster serving begins in the Food Tent. All food vendors also open as well as the new Lobster Cafe Lobster Rolls.
Come in for one, two or three lobster dinners includes a buttery roll and fresh local corn on the cob. The menu includes lobster dinners, but also steamed clams, Fisherman's platter, crab cakes, Shore dinner, fried shrimp, fried haddock, and fried calamari. Check out our 2012 menu, it will be available by July.
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| 11:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m. | ART TENT - POSTER ARTIST BETSY BARNES
Buy your poster at the Information Booth and then drop by to have the artist sign it!
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| 12:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. | MARINE EXPERIENCE TENT - "EVOLUTION OF LOBSTERS"
Barbara Tommlinson will be entertaining and educating visitors on the "Evolution of Lobsters", Thurs. 12-4pm.
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| 12:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. | MARINE EXPERIENCE TENT - BOOK SIGNING - KEVIN MILLS
Also on Thurs. Kevin Mills will be signing 2 of his books "Breakwater" and "Sons and Daughters of the Ocean" from 12-4pm.
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| 12:00 p.m. | CARNIVAL BRACELET DAY - SMOKEY'S GREATEST SHOW
Smokey's Greatest Show! $15 bracelet
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| 12:00 p.m. | LIVE MUSIC - MAIN STAGE - HALF MOON JUG BAND
The spirit of homemade music lives! Half Moon Jug Band
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| 2:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. | LIVE MUSIC - MAIN STAGE - PETE KILPATRICK BAND
This great Portland band returns after having shared stages with such notable acts as Dave Matthews Band, David Gray, Jason Mraz, Ray Lamontagne, Guster, Amos Lee, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, to name just a few!
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| 2:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m. | CHILDREN'S TENT - DAILY CRAFT TIME
August 1, Wednesday 2-3pm
August 2, Thursday 2-3pm
August 3, Friday 1-2pm
August 5, Sunday 2-3pm
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| 3:00 p.m. | LIVE ENTERTAINMENT - NORTH ENTERTAINMENT TENT - MAINE SPEED KNITTERS
If you thought the Olympics was exciting, don’t miss Maine fastest knitting competition! Maine Speed Knitters
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| 5:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. | LIVE MUSIC - MAIN STAGE- LYLE DIVINSKY BAND
This Maine-born, NewYork City resident has a very special brand of soul music. Lyle Divinsky Band website - Facebook page
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| 6:00 p.m. | LIVE MUSIC - NORTH ENTERTAINMENT TENT - CREATURES OF HABIT
Local favorites will crank out the street-party dance vibe! FB.SITE
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| 7:30 p.m. | LIVE MUSIC - MAIN STAGE - DON CAMBELL BAND
The Don Campbell Band “Maine’s favorite troubadour returns to the Festival"!
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| 8:30 p.m. | LIVE MUSIC - MAIN STAGE - JONATHAN EDWARDS
Jonathan Edwards & Band Jon was last part of the Festival in 1985. See how our boy has grown up!
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| 10:00 p.m. | FESITVAL CLOSES FOR THE NIGHT |
AUGUST 3 | |
| 7:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m. | PANCAKE BREAKFAST
All you can eat pancake breakfast in the Food Tent featuring blueberry pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee and milk. Cost: $6 for adults, $3 children (no gate charge from 7-8:45am at 9am to end of breakfast Gate charges apply).
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| 9:00 a.m. -11:00 p.m. | FREE SHUTTLE BUS
The Festival provides free shuttle services to and from the festival grounds from the following locations (free parking at both locations):
Bus arrives at each location approximately every 30 minutes.
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| 9:00 a.m. | GATES OPEN
Gates open at 9AM, admission is $8/adults (12 yr old and older), $5/children (ages 5 to 11 yr olds), under age 5 is free. All exhibition tents open: Info booth also has souvenirs, Maine Made products, Children's tent, Marine tent, Heritage tent, Food tent, North Entertainment tent, and Craft tent with demos throughout the day.
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| 9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. | EVERYDAY EVENTS
Thursday-Saturday: Tours of the US Coast Guard's four units are 30 minutes and start at 9am- noon and 1pm-4pm. They will start at the station and finish on the cutters, if currently available. Look for changes and ask if interested.
Carnival hosted by Smoky's Greatest Show
Experience Maritime Maine - everyday in the Maine Tent - website
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| 9:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. | NORTH ENTERTAINMENT TENT - COOKING CONTEST
The contest will begin at 9 a.m., Friday, Aug. 3, in the North Entertainment Tent on the festival grounds. Judging will begin at 11:30 a.m., with prizes announced and awarded around 12:30 p.m. First prize is $200, second prize is $175, and third prize is $150. Bangor Daily News sponsors the prize money for the contest.
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| 9:00 a.m. -7:00 p.m. | CHILDREN'S TENT - CHINESE PAPER FOLDING
Traditional Chinese Culture-Learn how to fold paper lotus flower
Wednesday - noon - 7PM Thurs.- Sat. 9AM- 7PM Sunday - 9AM - 6PM |
| 10:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m. | FESTIVAL GROUNDS - TRICKSTER FOX
Strolling the Grounds on stilts and performing all manner of hijinks is Sheila Curtis, long-time Festival veteran.
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| 10:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. | CHILDREN'S TENT - FACE PAINTING BY OCEANSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
August 1, Wednesday 12-4pm
August 2, Thursday 10am-4pm
August 3, Friday 10am-4pm
August 4, Saturday 10am-4pm
August 5, Sunday 10am-4pm
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| 11:00 a.m. | LOBSTER SERVING BEGINS
Lobster serving begins in the Food Tent. All food vendors also open as well as the new Lobster Cafe Lobster Rolls.
Come in for one, two or three lobster dinners includes a buttery roll and fresh local corn on the cob. The menu includes lobster dinners, but also steamed clams, Fisherman's platter, crab cakes, Shore dinner, fried shrimp, fried haddock, and fried calamari. Check out our 2012 menu, it will be available by July.
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| 11:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m. | ART TENT - POSTER ARTIST BETSY BARNES
Buy your poster at the Information Booth and then drop by to have the artist sign it!
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| 12:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. | MARINE EXPERIENCE TENT - BOOK SIGNING - BROOKE DOJNY
Brooke Dojny, author of "Dishing Up Maine", "The New England Clam Shack Cookbook", and "Lobster!"-12-4pm.
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| 12:00 p.m. | CARNIVAL BRACELET DAY - SMOKEY'S GREATEST SHOW
Smokey's Great Show! $15 for the braclet
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| 12:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. | MARINE EXPERIENCE TENT - BOOK SIGNING, KEVIN MILLS
Kevin Mills will once again be signing 2 of his books "Breakwater" and "Sons and Daughters of the Ocean" from 12-4pm.
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| 12:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. | MARINE EXPERIENCE TENT - BOOK SIGNING - STEVEN POWELL
Steven Powell a local author will be signing his book "Patch Scratch" from 12-6pm.
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| 1:00 p.m. -2:00 p.m. | CHILDREN'S TENT - DAILY CRAFT TIME
August 1, Wednesday 2-3pm
August 2, Thursday 2-3pm
August 3, Friday 1-2pm
August 5, Sunday 2-3pm
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| 1:00 p.m. | MARINE EXPERIENCE TENT - SURVIVAL SUIT DEMONSTRATION
The Coast Guard will demonstrate the use of a survival suit.
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| 1:30 p.m. | LIVE MUSIC - NORTH ENTERTAINMENT TENT - THE VEAYO TWINS
Lovely and talented just begins to describe this gifted duo.
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| 3:00 p.m. | LIVE ENTERTAINMENT - NORTH ENTERTAINMENT TENT - JOHN MCDONALD
Storyteller, Radio Host, and all-around funnyman returns to the Festival with a new book!
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| 6:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. | LIVE MUSIC - NORTH ENTERTAINMENT TENT - FREEZE FRAME
A local 7-piece band makes their first Festival appearance.
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| 7:30 p.m. | LIVE MUSIC - MAIN STAGE - AMY ALLEN
Amy is from South Portland, Maine. She has made a definite impression on the local music scene and on the national stage as well, trying out for the popular TV show "The Voice." Her website.
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| 8:30 p.m. | LIVE MUSIC - MAIN STAGE - RANDY HOUSER
Randy Houser is a man refreshed. “I don’t know how it happened, but everything in my life has started lining up,” says the Lake, Mississippi native. “I must have done somebody right in the past.”
Houser’s own past contains no shortage of achievement, including multiple nominations for ACM and CMA Awards, a #2 single in the form of “Boots On,” and songwriting credits for major names such as Trace Adkins, Justin Moore and Chris Young. In 2008—mere months after the release of his debut single, “Anything Goes”—Houser was even asked by David Letterman himself to appear on the Late Show. The singer’s first full-length, Anything Goes, came out later that year, followed in 2010 by They Call Me Cadillac.
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| 11:00 p.m. | FESTIVAL CLOSES FOR THE NIGHT. |
AUGUST 4 | |
| 7:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m. | PANCAKE BREAKFAST
All you can eat pancake breakfast in the Food Tent featuring blueberry pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee and milk. Cost: $6 for adults, $3 children (no gate charge from 7-8:45am at 9am to end of breakfast Gate charges apply).
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| 9:00 a.m. | GATES OPEN
Gates open at 9AM, admission is $8/adults (12 yr old and older), $5/children (ages 5 to 11 yr olds), under age 5 is free. All exhibition tents open: Info booth also has souvenirs, Maine Made products, Children's tent, Marine tent, Heritage tent, Food tent, North Entertainment tent, and Craft tent with demos throughout the day.
Walk the local boardwalk, a half mile around and next to the water, the boardwalk has been the favorite of locals and visitors alike.
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| 9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. | EVERYDAY EVENTS
Thursday-Saturday: Tours of the US Coast Guard's four units are 30 minutes and start at 9am- noon and 1pm-4pm. They will start at the station and finish on the cutters, if currently available. Look for changes and ask if interested.
Carnival hosted by Smokey's Greatest Show!
Experience Maritime Maine - everyday in the Maine Tent - website
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| 9:00 a.m. -7:00 p.m. | CHILDREN'S TENT - CHINESE PAPER FOLDING
Traditional Chinese Culture-Learn how to fold paper lotus flower
Wednesday - noon - 7PM Thurs.- Sat. 9AM- 7PM Sunday - 9AM - 6PM |
| 10:00 a.m. | THE BIG PARADE
Big Parade down Main Street features the Grand Marshall, the newly crowned 2012 Sea Goddess, the Sea Princesses and their Escorts, King Neptune and his court and a variety of marching bands and units, floats, drill teams and more. It's one of the finest parades that Maine has to offer.
It starts at the high school on Broadway and travels down North Main St onto Main Street and ends at the Main Entrance to the Festival. Folks from all over line the streets with strollers, bag chairs or sit right on the curb to enjoy the music, marching band, sea princesses and our very own 2012 Sea Goddess with King Neptune and Blackbeard followed up with their court of clams, lobsters and seahags.
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| 10:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. | CHILDREN'S TENT - FACE PAINTING BY OCEANSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
August 1, Wednesday 12-4pm
August 2, Thursday 10am-4pm
August 3, Friday 10am-4pm
August 4, Saturday 10am-4pm
August 5, Sunday 10am-4pm
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| 11:00 a.m. | LOBSTER SERVING BEGINS
Lobster serving begins in the Food Tent. All food vendors also open as well as the new Lobster Cafe Lobster Rolls.
Come in for one, two or three lobster dinners includes a buttery roll and fresh local corn on the cob. The menu includes lobster dinners, but also steamed clams, Fisherman's platter, crab cakes, Shore dinner, fried shrimp, fried haddock, and fried calamari. Check out our 2012 menu, it will be available by July.
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| 11:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m. | ART TENT - POSTER ARTIST BETSY BARNES
Buy your poster at the Information Booth and then drop by to have the artist sign it!
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| 12:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m. | FREE SHUTTLE BUS
The free shuttle services to and from the festival grounds DO NOT START until noon on Saturdaybecause of the parade! Please plan to come early, park and get to Main Street in time. The parade lines up on North Main St and Broadway at the High School by 9am. If you can get to the Middle School, you can walk to Main Street from there to see the parade and the festival just check the map on our web site.
Oceanside High School East (formerly Rockland District High School) - 400 Broadway
Rockland District Middle School - 30 Broadway
(Free parking at both locations) Bus arrives at each location approximately every 30 minutes.
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| 12:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. | MARINE EXPERIENCE TENT - BOOK SIGNING - BILL DIAMOND
Senator Bill Diamond from Windham will be signing and selling his book, “The Evil and the Innocent” Saturday Noon-4pm in the Marine Experience Tent.
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| 12:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. | MARINE EXPERIENCE TENT - BOOK SIGNING - CHRISTINA LEMIEUX
"How to Catch a Lobster in Downeast Maine"
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| 12:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. | MARINE EXPERIENCE TENT - BOOK SIGNING - DARCY SCOTT
Darcy Scott signing her book "Matinicus" from 12-4pm.
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| 1:30 p.m. | LIVE MUSIC - MAIN STAGE - BIG 'OLE DIRTY BUCKET
A high-energy funk/world music band from Boston.
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| 1:30 p.m. | BLINDFOLD ROW BOAT RACE
Registration for both adults and children classes of the Blindfold Rowboat races takes place anytime before 1 p.m. at the Information Booth. Fee:$2 per two-person entry. Participants must be at least 8 years old. The age of the rower determines the class. The races starts at 1:30 p.m.
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| 2:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. | LIVE MUSIC - NORTH ENTERTAINMENT TENT - PLAYIN' POSSUM
local traditional music favorites!
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| 6:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m. | LIVE MUSIC - NORTH ENTERTAINMENT TENT - STEELIN' THUNDER
A Festival favorite, our local community steel band, a Rockland tradition, and pans full of fun! Steelin Thunder
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| 6:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. | 10K ROAD RACE AND 5K WALK PREREGISTRATION PICK UP
Enjoy a lobster dinner before the .38 Special entertainment. Come early, have dinner on the waterfront and enjoy the show on the Main Stage or the North Entertainment tent.
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| 7:30 p.m. | LIVE MUSIC - MAIN STAGE - MALLETT BROS
Mallett Brothers Band - led by the sons of the legendary Maine song poet Dave Mallett, this outfit combines earthy rock-driven Americana with a folk-blues originality that screams originality and defies categorization.
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| 9:30 p.m. | .38 SPECIAL - MAIN STAGE
A legendary rock band http://38special.com/home
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| 11:00 p.m. | FESTIVAL CLOSES FOR THE NIGHT |
AUGUST 5 | |
| 7:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m. | GATES OPEN - FAMILY DAY
Maine Lobster Festival opens for the day along with exhibition tents, booths and vendors. Sunday is now our Family Fun Day . Free admission.
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| 7:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m. | PANCAKE BREAKFAST
All you can eat pancake breakfast in the Food Tent featuring blueberry pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee and milk. Cost: $6 for adults, $3 children (no gate charge from 7-8:45am at 9am to end of breakfast Gate charges apply).
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| 7:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. | THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL LOBSTER CRATE REGISTRATION AND RACE INFORMATION
Registration for The Great International Lobster Crate Race starts at 7am. Fee: $3 for all ages.Limited number of entries.
Sign-up at the information booth. Come early if you want spot and get in line.
The Great International Lobster Crate Race begins on the waterfront at 2pm.
Come watch your favorite racer fall in the ocean. Get a good spot on the wall to watch.
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| 7:00 a.m. -8:00 a.m. | CHILDREN'S ONE MILE FUN RUN BEGINS
Registration is $5 and starts at 7am at the Main Stage.
The Children's one mile fun run starts and finishes at the Main Street entrance to the grounds. The children run down Main Street and back. Awards ceremony starts at 10am on the Main Stage.
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| 7:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m. | 10K ROAD RACE BEGINS
10K Road Race Registration starts at 7am on the Main Stage.
The race starts at 8:30am at the Main Gate. Get more details at this link: RACE
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| 9:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. | FREE SHUTTLE BUS
The Festival provides free shuttle services to and from the festival grounds from the following locations (free parking at both locations):
Bus arrives at each location approximately every 30 minutes.
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| 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. | CHILDREN'S COD FISH CARRY
Registration begins for Children's Cod Fish Carry at 9:00am. Sign up at the Information Booth.
The Cod Fish Carry starts at 11:30am on the Main Stage.
Open to children entering grades 2, 3 and 4. Twelve entrants allowed and there is no fee. An Adult relative must be there to sign for entrants younger than 18. There will be three first prizes.
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| 9:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m. | CHILDREN'S PARADE
Sign up for the Children's Parade at 9:00AM in the south end of the Food tent.
The Children's Parade begins at 10:00AM and wends around the festival grounds. All children are accepted and there is no charge to enter.
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| 9:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m. | CHILDREN'S TENT - CHINESE PAPER FOLDING
Traditional Chinese Culture-Learn how to fold paper lotus flower
Wednesday - noon - 7PM Thurs.- Sat. 9AM- 7PM Sunday - 9AM - 6PM |
| 9:00 a.m. | EVERYDAY EVENTS
Carnival hosted by Smokey's Greatest Show!
Experience Maritime Maine - everyday in the Maine Tent - website
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| 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. | CHILDREN'S LOBSTER EATING CONTEST
Registration begins for Children's Lobster Eating Contest at the Information Booth at 9:30am.
Open to children ages 8-11. Fee: $1. An adult relative must sign for the entrant.
The Lobster Eating Contest begins at 12 noon on the Main Stage.
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| 10:00 a.m. | ROAD RACE AWARDS CEREMONY
Road race awards ceremony on the Main Stage.
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| 10:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. | CHILDREN'S TENT - FACE PAINTING BY OCEANSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
August 1, Wednesday 12-4pm
August 2, Thursday 10am-4pm
August 3, Friday 10am-4pm
August 4, Saturday 10am-4pm
August 5, Sunday 10am-4pm
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| 11:00 a.m. | LOBSTER SERVING BEGINS
Lobster serving begins in the Food Tent. All food vendors also open as well as the new Lobster Cafe Lobster Rolls.
Come in for one, two or three lobster dinners includes a buttery roll and fresh local corn on the cob. The menu includes lobster dinners, but also steamed clams, Fisherman's platter, crab cakes, Shore dinner, fried shrimp, fried haddock, and fried calamari. Check out our 2012 menu, it will be available by July.
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| 11:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m. | ART TENT - POSTER ARTIST BETSY BARNES
Buy your poster at the Information Booth and then drop by to have the artist sign it!
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| 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m. | LIVE MUSIC - NORTH ENTERTAINMENT TENT - THE ECONOMISTS
Newly formed group of local musicians with tons of potenital, this group.
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| 12:00 p.m. | "LITTLE LOBSTER" DIAPER DERBY
Registration begins for "Little Lobster" Diaper Derby at 10am at the Information Booth. Crawlers only. Twelve crawlers allowed to compete. Prizes for costumes and swiftness of the crawler. There is no fee.
"Little Lobster" Diaper Derby starts at 12:30pm at the Main Stage.
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| 12:00 p.m. | CARNIVAL BRACELET DAY - SMOKEY'S GREATEST SHOW
Smokey's Greatest Show! $15 bracelet
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| 12:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. | MARINE EXPERIENCE TENT - BOOK SIGNING - GEORGE CHRISTIE
George Christie signing his comical book with a lobster on the cover called "I'm Just Sayin" from 12-4pm.
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| 1:30 p.m. | LIVE MUSIC - MAIN STAGE - BAY WINDS
Bay Winds North Wind Ensemble and Breakers Jazz are under the musical direction of Marlene Hall.
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| 2:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. | THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL LOBSTER CRATE RACE
The Race begins on the waterfront! - Come down and cheer on your favorite racer, watch them try to keep from falling into the cold Atlantic ocean. Have a lobster roll at the Food Tent and watch from the seawall on the grounds. Its a lot of fun.
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| 2:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m. | CHILDREN'S TENT - DAILY CRAFT TIME
August 1, Wednesday 2-3pm
August 2, Thursday 2-3pm
August 3, Friday 1-2pm
August 5, Sunday 2-3pm
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| 2:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. | MARINE EXPERIENCE TENT - BOOK SIGNING - STEVEN POWELL
Steven Powell will also once again be signing his book "Patch Scratching" from 2-6pm.
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| 2:30 p.m. | LIVE MUSIC - MAIN STAGE - BREAKERS JAZZ
Big Band, Contemporary, and Swing!
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| 4:00 p.m. | CRATE RACE AWARDS PRESENTED
Lobster Crate Race awards presented at the waterfront.
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| 5:00 p.m. | WREATH CEREMONY
Wreath Ceremony for Fisherman lost at sea, after which King Neptune and his court depart the public Pier for the briny deep.
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| 6:00 p.m. | GATES CLOSE TO END THE 65TH ANNUAL LOBSTER FESTIVAL
The 65th Annual Maine Lobster Festival closes for this year. Come see us next year at the 66th July 31st to Aug 4th.
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For more information about this years Maine Lobster Festival you can visit: http://www.mainelobsterfestival.com/main-events/
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