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Friday, July 22, 2016

Less Than Two Weeks, Maine Lobster Festival Kicks Off

Rockland, Maine - In less then two short weeks the 5 day Maine Lobster Festival will kick off in beautiful coastal Maine city of Rockland.

Maine Lobster Festival which features music, food, games, Sea Goddess Coronation, parade, tours of the Coast Guard base at the end of Tilson Ave, Navy ship USS Oak Hill, races and more kicks off for it's 69th year on August 3rd, 2016 in Rockland, Maine.

Kicking off the festival on August 3rd, 2016 at noontime will be King Neptune, Blackbeard, his court, Crown Princess and Sea Goddess arriving by Coast Guard boat welcoming everyone to this annual event.

Sea Goddess Coronation later on Wednesday night is when where one of 13 young ladies will be crowned your new Sea Goddess. The coronation is Wednesday night, August 3rd, 2016 from 8pm-10pm. This is an event not be missed.

Thursday highlight will be The Mallett Brothers Band taking the main stage at 8:30pm. The Mallett
Brothers Band, a nationally touring alt-country/Americana/rock band is based in Maine.

Friday highlights will be the annual seafood cooking contest from 9am-12pm, Courtney Cole opening for Diamond Rio from 7:30pm-8:30pm with Diamond Rio taking the stage at 8:30pm.

Highlights for Saturday is a big parade down Rockland's main street at 10am and band Smashmouth taking the main stage at 7:30pm.

Sunday highlight includes children events and crate race.

Throughout the week are a lot of other events taking place. Below is the full schedule for this year's festival.

Wednesday
69TH ANNUAL MAINE LOBSTER FESTIVAL OPENS
Other

Festival Opens

Wed August 3 - 12pm

Thur August 4  through  Sun Aug 7AM

Festival officially opens, along with exhibition tents, booths, vendors, carnival rides and games.

Wednesday at 12pm:

King Neptune and his court, along with Jacquelyn Olivia Thorbjornson, the 2015 Maine Sea Goddess, arrive on the main dock from the briny deep to raise the flag and officially open the 2016 Maine Lobster Festival. Opening ceremonies will take place next to the flagpole by the Harbor Master’s building 

All Day
ART SHOW AT MAIN STREET BRANCH OF CAMDEN NATIONAL BANK

Art Show at Main Street branch of Camden National Bank (300 Main Street).

All Day
FREE SHUTTLE BUS
Other

Sponsored by Boston Financial 

The Festival provides free shuttle services to and from the festival grounds from the following locations (free parking at both locations):

Oceanside High School (formerly Rockland District High School)
Rockland District Middle School
Bus arrives at each location approximately every 30 minutes.

        CHECK DAYS FOR DETAILED SCHEDULE:

Wednesday Aug 3 - Bus starts running at noon and ends at 10PM

Thursday and Friday Aug 4 & Aug 5 - Bus starts at 9AM and ends at 11:30PM

Saturday August 6 - Bus starts after parade (usually around noon) and ends at 11:00PM

Sunday August 7 - Bus starts at 9AM and ends at 6PM

9:00 a.m.
4-DAY PASSES AND ENTERTAINMENT TICKETS
Entertainment

4-Day passes and entertainment tickets go on sale at the Main Gate. You may purchase passes and tickets throughout the week while the gates are open.

11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
LOBSTER SERVING BEGINS
Food

Lobster serving begins in the Food Tent. All food vendors also open as well as the popular Lobster Cafe Lobster Rolls, Lobster Wraps and Lobster Caesar Salad.

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.

SUNDAY - Lobster serving ends at 5PM, so get your dinner early!

12:00 p.m.
SMOKEY'S GREATEST SHOWS CARNIVAL 2016 OPENS
Entertainment

 The schedule for Smokey's:

Open 12pm-10pm Wednesday - Saturday; Sunday 12-5pm

Bracelet price: $15 per bracelet.

Bracelet days are:

Thursday, 12 - 6 p.m.

Friday, 12 - 6 p.m.

Sunday, 12 - 5 p.m. 

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
CORONATION REHEARSAL- MAIN STAGE
Entertainment

1:00 p.m.
ALL TENTS OPEN

Children’s Tent, Fine Arts & Crafts Tent, Marine Tent, Maine Made Tent, ongoing demonstrations, all vendors.

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
FASTEST KNITTERS CONTEST - NORTH TENT
Entertainment

3:00 p.m.
MICK DEVIN - NORTH TENT
Entertainment

Scientist and lawmaker will discuss the secret habits of tiny invertebrate creatures in a way that is both entertaining and educational.

6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
SIDEWAYS HIGHWAYS - NORTH TENT
Entertainment

Come join Sideways Highways (Rock) in the North Tent for great entertainment.

Local favorites will rock the Festival.

8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
THE 69TH MAINE SEA GODDESS CORONATION
Entertainment
Main Stage

Come see the coronation of the 69th Maine Lobster Festival Sea Goddess be crowned! Festivities begin at 8 p.m. with music and the introduction of the Sea Princesses.

The winner received a cash prize and the title of The Maine Lobster Festival Sea Goddess with a very lovely crown. She reigns at many events throughout the year culminating with the start of the 2017 Lobster Festival. Also crowned is the Crown Princess and Miss Congeniality.

Thursday
COAST GUARD BASE TOURS
Other

Coast Guard Base tours will be available on Thursday, Friday and Sunday at the following times

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM each day, 
  
The Station is located at 54 Tillson Avenue, tours will start promptly and will only be given at the time listed.  

NO backpacks/luggage and sensible footwear is required. 

All Day
FREE SHUTTLE BUS
Other

Sponsored by Boston Financial 

The Festival provides free shuttle services to and from the festival grounds from the following locations (free parking at both locations):

Oceanside High School (formerly Rockland District High School)
Rockland District Middle School
Bus arrives at each location approximately every 30 minutes.

        CHECK DAYS FOR DETAILED SCHEDULE:

Wednesday Aug 3 - Bus starts running at noon and ends at 10PM

Thursday and Friday Aug 4 & Aug 5 - Bus starts at 9AM and ends at 11:30PM

Saturday August 6 - Bus starts after parade (usually around noon) and ends at 11:00PM

Sunday August 7 - Bus starts at 9AM and ends at 6PM

7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Food

Pancake Breakfast in the Food Tent featuring blueberry pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee and milk.  

Sponsored by Gosline Insurance

9:00 a.m.
4-DAY PASSES AND ENTERTAINMENT TICKETS
Entertainment

4-Day passes and entertainment tickets go on sale at the Main Gate. You may purchase passes and tickets throughout the week while the gates are open.

11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
LOBSTER SERVING BEGINS
Food

Lobster serving begins in the Food Tent. All food vendors also open as well as the popular Lobster Cafe Lobster Rolls, Lobster Wraps and Lobster Caesar Salad.

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.

SUNDAY - Lobster serving ends at 5PM, so get your dinner early!

12:00 p.m.
SMOKEY'S GREATEST SHOWS CARNIVAL 2016 OPENS
Entertainment

 The schedule for Smokey's:

Open 12pm-10pm Wednesday - Saturday; Sunday 12-5pm

Bracelet price: $15 per bracelet.

Bracelet days are:

Thursday, 12 - 6 p.m.

Friday, 12 - 6 p.m.

Sunday, 12 - 5 p.m.

1:00 p.m.
MICHAEL TRAUTMAN - A STROLL AROUND THE GROUNDS
Entertainment

Michael Trautman


A visual comic and physical comedian strolls the grounds.

4:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
STEINS & VINES TASTING EVENT
Entertainment

Please join us at our 3rd annual tasting event with local beers and wines made right here in Maine, sponsored by Hampton Inn & Suites.

Location: North Entertainment tent

Music Provided by: Best in Show

When: Aug 4th,  Thursday at 4:00PM - 7:30PM for 2 separate tastings:

Tasting 1: 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Tasting 2: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

How much: $25; available ONLINE or at the gate prior to the event.

Sponsored by: Hampton Inn & Suites

4:30 p.m.
THIRD UNION - MAIN STAGE
Entertainment

6:30 p.m.
MARIMBA ENSEMBLE-MAIN STAGE
Entertainment

7:45 p.m.
LULA WILES - MAINE STAGE
Entertainment 

7:45 p.m.
STESHA CANO BAND - NORTH TENT
Entertainment

8:30 p.m.
THE MALLETT BROTHERS BAND - MAIN STAGE
Entertainment

Friday

7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Food

Pancake Breakfast in the Food Tent featuring blueberry pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee and milk.  

Sponsored by Gosline Insurance

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
MAINE LOBSTER FESTIVAL SEAFOOD COOKING CONTEST
Food

North Entertainment Tent

Amateur chefs are invited to sign up for the annual Maine Lobster Festival Seafood Cooking Contest. The contest is part of the 69th annual festival, which will be held Aug 3 through Aug. 7, 2016 at Harbor Park along the city’s waterfront. 

Amateur chefs age 18 and older are welcome to compete for more than $500 in prize money during this popular event. A panel will pick five contestants and their recipes to participate in the contest. Selection is based on creativity, suitability of the seafood to the recipe and simplicity. The recipes can be any dish and must contain seafood found in Maine waters. 

The contest will begin at 9 a.m., Friday, August 5, 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.  

The contest audience will have the opportunity to sample the prepared recipes in the cooking area and pick up the contestants’ recipes after the awards are presented. 

Sponsored by Fiore Artisan Oils and Vinegars

11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
LOBSTER SERVING BEGINS
Food

Lobster serving begins in the Food Tent. All food vendors also open as well as the popular Lobster Cafe Lobster Rolls, Lobster Wraps and Lobster Caesar Salad.

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.

SUNDAY - Lobster serving ends at 5PM, so get your dinner early!

12:00 p.m.
ROAN YELLOWTHORN - MAIN STAGE
Entertainment

12:00 p.m.
SMOKEY'S GREATEST SHOWS CARNIVAL 2016 OPENS
Entertainment

 The schedule for Smokey's:

Open 12pm-10pm Wednesday - Saturday; Sunday 12-5pm

Bracelet price: $15 per bracelet.

Bracelet days are:

Thursday, 12 - 6 p.m.

Friday, 12 - 6 p.m.

Sunday, 12 - 5 p.m. 

1:00 p.m.
MICHAEL TRAUTMAN - A STROLL AROUND THE GROUNDS
Entertainment


A visual comic and physical comedian strolls the grounds.

1:15 p.m.
JOHN MCDONALD - NORTH TENT
Entertainment

Storyteller, humorist, and radio host.

3:00 p.m.
MOSES BROS BAND- NORTH TENT
Entertainment

Tight harmonies and energetic music from this duo featuring, folk, rock, bluegrass, and much more.
7:30 p.m.
HEADLINER: DIAMOND RIO WITH SPECIAL GUEST COURTNEY COLE
Entertainment

Six-time Vocal Group of the Year, Diamond Rio, will headline the Main Stage at the Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland's Harbor Park on Friday, August 5th 2016.

Diamond Rio features lead singer Marty Roe, guitarist Jimmy Olander, drummer Brian Prout, keyboardist Dan Truman, bassist/harmony Dana Williams and Gene Johnson on mandolin/harmony.  Known for such hits as “Meet in the Middle,” “How Your Love Makes Me Feel,” “Norma Jean Riley,” “Beautiful Mess," “Love a Little Stronger," and "One More Day."  The band has sold over 10 million albums earning three platinum and five gold records and won the Country Music Association’s Vocal Group of the Year award four times as well as netting two Academy of Country Music Awards in the top Vocal Group of the Year category and thirteen GRAMMY ® nominations.

Special Guest:

Nationally known country artist Courtney Cole

For her complete biography, please visit: courtneycolemusic.com

Saturday

7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Food

Pancake Breakfast in the Food Tent featuring blueberry pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee and milk.  

Sponsored by Gosline Insurance

10:00 a.m.
THE BIG PARADE SATURDAY
Entertainment

The Big Parade, Rockland Main Street: “For the Love of Lobster.” 

Grand Marshal:  The Knit Wits

Parade: Jen Chapman - 1-800-LOB-CLAW

11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
LOBSTER SERVING BEGINS
Food

Lobster serving begins in the Food Tent. All food vendors also open as well as the popular Lobster Cafe Lobster Rolls, Lobster Wraps and Lobster Caesar Salad.

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. 

SUNDAY - Lobster serving ends at 5PM, so get your dinner early!

12:00 p.m.
SMOKEY'S GREATEST SHOWS CARNIVAL 2016 OPENS
Entertainment

 The schedule for Smokey's:

Open 12pm-10pm Wednesday - Saturday; Sunday 12-5pm

Bracelet price: $15 per bracelet.

Bracelet days are:

Thursday, 12 - 6 p.m.

Friday, 12 - 6 p.m.

Sunday, 12 - 5 p.m.

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
USS OAK HILL (LSD 51) TOUR
Entertainment

For other tour times, click here.

2:00 p.m.
UKESROCK - NORTH TENT
Entertainment

2:30 p.m.
MOJO - MAIN STAGE
Entertainment

The Monday Night Jazz Orchestra plays big band, jazz, standards and favorites

2:30 p.m.
MONDAY NIGHT JAZZ ORCHESTRA - MAIN STAGE
Entertainment

Big Band jazz and pop standards.

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
RACE PRE-REGISTRATION AND PACKET PICK-UP

Last chance to pre-register for the 10K Road Race and 5K Walk. If you've already registered online, you can pick up your packet at this time so you can head straight to the start line in the morning. Come to the tent at the bottom of the hill inside the Main Gate.

6:00 p.m.
STEELIN' THUNDER - NORTH TENT
Entertainment

Steelin’ Thunder – Watch these Festival favorites play a wide variety of music on steel drums.

7:30 p.m.
HEADLINER- SMASH MOUTH WITH SPECIAL GUEST KRIS ROGERS & DIRTY GEMS
Entertainment

Sunday

8:00 a.m.
KIDS' FUN RUN
Children

Not to be outdone, the kids have all the glory before the adult race with their own 1-mile fun run down Rockland Main Street. The Fun Run begins outside the Main Gate of the Festival grounds. Registration opens at 7 a.m. on the Main Stage the morning of the race. The Kids' Fun Run is sponsored by Lyman Morse.

8:30 a.m.
5K WALK

Start your Sunday morning with a 5k (3.2 mile) walk around the beautiful town of Rockland. Begin and end the walk at Harbor Park, the site of the festival, and enjoy the views of the waterfront. The walk will NOT be timed.

8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
10K ROAD RACE
Entertainment

Start your Sunday morning of the Festival with a bang ... the bang of the gun starting the race! More than 300 runners compete in the 10K road race through the streets of Rockland and Owls Head. Online registration is available through August 6th at noontime. The 10K Road Race is sponsored by Allen Insurance & Financial.

11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
LOBSTER SERVING BEGINS
Food

Lobster serving begins in the Food Tent. All food vendors also open as well as the popular Lobster Cafe Lobster Rolls, Lobster Wraps and Lobster Caesar Salad.

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.

SUNDAY - Lobster serving ends at 5PM, so get your dinner early!

11:30 a.m. 
CHILDREN'S COD FISH CARRY
Children

Registration is at the Information Booth

12:00 p.m. 
CHILDREN'S LOBSTER EATING CONTEST
Children

Registration is at the Information Booth

12:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. 
SMOKEY'S GREATEST SHOWS CARNIVAL 2015
Entertainment

12:30 p.m. 
LITTLE LOBSTER DIAPER DERBY
Children

12:00 p.m.
SMOKEY'S GREATEST SHOWS CARNIVAL 2016 OPENS
Entertainment

 The schedule for Smokey's:

Open 12pm-10pm Wednesday - Saturday; Sunday 12-5pm

Bracelet price: $15 per bracelet.

Bracelet days are:

Thursday, 12 - 6 p.m.

Friday, 12 - 6 p.m.

Sunday, 12 - 5 p.m. 

2:00 p.m.
BAY WINDS/BREAKERS - MAIN STAGE
Entertainment

2:00 p.m.
INTERNATIONAL GREAT CRATE RACE
Entertainment

Registration starts at 7AM at the Information Booth. The race is at the Waterfront.

Sponsored by: Machias Savings Bank

3:00 p.m.
HARBORSIDE HARMONY - NORTH TENT
Entertainment

Harborside Harmony – Perennial favorite women’s chorus.

6:00 p.m.
69TH MAINE LOBSTER FESTIVAL CLOSES
Other

Gates close to end the 68th Maine Lobster Festival.

All photographs in this article are from 2015.

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