Fall Guide

Festivals

Acadia Night Sky Festival, various locations in Bar Harbor. Offering presentations, gatherings, & activities to be fnalized, Sept. 21–25. 801-2566.

Camden International Film

Festival, online & in person at venues in Camden, Rockport, & Rockland. Filmmakers will be in attendance, the Points North Pitch will return as a live event, & over 50 flmmaker fellows will be on the ground for the fest, Sept. 15–25. 200-3171.

Common Ground Country

Fair, 294 Crosby Brook Rd., Unity. Celebrate the organic and rural version of the good life and learn new things about farming. Agricultural demonstrations plus produce & crafts vendors, food, & music, Sept. 23–25. 568-4142.

Cumberland

County Fair, Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Rd. All American Rodeo, exhibition halls, animal shows, midway, livestock, animal pulls, demolition derby, & harness racing, Sept. 25–Oct. 1. 829-5531.

Damariscotta

Pumpkinfest

& Regatta, downtown Damariscotta. Pumpkin-boat regatta & derby, pumpkin catapulting, giant pumpkin art, pumpkin-pie eating, & parade, Oct. 7–10. 380-3160. Eliot Festival Day, Hammond Park & Eliot Elementary School, 1298 State Rd. Community event featuring a 5K road race, outhouse race, crafts, food, live music, dancing, parade, & colonial reenactment, Sept. 24. eliotfestivaland5k.com.

Sting performs at Maine Savings Amphitheater in Bangor on September 11.

Fall Foliage Festival, Railway Village, 586 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay. Artisan demos, food trucks, music, & children’s corner, Oct. 8–9. 633-4727. Family Harvest Days, Railway Village, 586 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay. Celebrate the bounty of autumn at this old-fashioned, family friendly festival, Oct. 1. 633-4727. Freeport Fall Festival, L.L. Bean, 95 Main St. Over 150 of the best New England artists, craftsmen, & local food producers, with live music, Sept. 30–Oct. 1. Freeportfallfestival.com. Fryeburg Fair, 1154 Main St. Features livestock, agriculture & farming exhibitions, live entertainment, skillet & anvil throw, Woodsmen's Field Day, midway, & food, Oct. 2–9. 935-3268. Harvestfest, Short Sands Beach, York. Local food vendors, kids activities, juried crafters, old-fashioned market vendors, & live music, Oct. 15. 363-4422.

Maine Lakes

Brew Fest, 261 Point Sebago Rd., Casco. The area’s largest annual sampling event features Mainemade beers, micro-brews, & wine; with food, live music, & Artisans Craft Show, Sept. 24. mainelakesbrewfest.com. Maine Lobster Week, statewide. The state’s frst weeklong celebration of lobster. Lobster shacks, diners, food trucks, & restaurants across the state will prepare Maine lobster in dishes ranging from classic lobster rolls to fne dining multi-course meals, Sept.19–25. mainelobsterweek.com. New Portland Lion’s Fair, 280 School St., New Portland. Demolition derby, truck & tractor pulls, cornhole, & on-site camping, Sept. 16–18. 628-3171.

Old Orchard Beach Car

Show, 11 First St. One of New England’s largest car shows highlighting cars in many different categories & classes, Friday Night Showcase, & live music, Sept. 16–17. 934-2500. Oxford County Fair, 67 Pottle Rd. Livestock shows, horse pulling, traditional farming & crafting demonstrations, live music, food, & woodsmen day competitions, Sept. 14–17. 739-2204.

Southern Maine Steam-

punk Fair, Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St., Kennebunk. Maine’s only steampunk fair with vendors of Victorian-futuristic arts & crafts and Victorian lawn games, Sept. 17. 985-4802. Strung Together Campout, Searsport Shores Ocean Campground, 216 W. Main St., Searsport. Old Time, Americana, & Bluegrass jams, workshops, & performances for musi-cians of all abilities. With a Gee’s Bend Quilting retreat, Sept. 16–18. makersguildmaine.org/strungtogether.

Swine & Stein Brewfest,

Water St., Gardiner. All-day sampling of Maine beers, wines, & spirits with great music, food vendors, and fun games, Oct. 8. 582-3100.

Theater

Belfast Maskers, 17 Court St., Belfast. The Lady in the Van, Oct. 6–16. 619-3256. Carousel Music Theater, 196 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. The Marvelous Wonderettes, through Sept. 24. 633-5297. City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. Sylvia, Oct. 7–23. 282-0849. Good Theater, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. The Lifespan of a Fact, Oct. 5–30. 835-0895. Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Rd., Madison. Anything to Declare?, Sept. 15–18 & 21–24. 474-7176. Mad Horse Theater, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. When We Were Young and Unafraid, Seot.

29–Oct. 23. 747-4148. Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Sept. 15–Oct. 30. 646-5511. Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. Clarkson, Sept. 15–Oct. 2; Ready, Set, Go!, Sept. 25 & Oct. 30. 942-3333. Portland Ovations, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Broadway National Tour: Chicago, Oct. 7–8. 842-0800. Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. The Great Leap, Sept. 14–Oct. 2. 774-0465. Public Theater, 31 Maple St., Lewiston. Morning After Grace, Sept. 16–25 (on-demand Sept. 20–25). 782-3200. Theater at Monmouth, Cumston Hall, 796 Main St. A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sept. 15–25. 933-9999. Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. School Show: The Emperor’s New Clothes, Oct. 4; School Show: As You Like It, Oct. 12. 873-7000.

Dance

Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Farruquito | Flamenco Íntimo, Oct. 26. 842-0800. Portland Ballet, Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St. Giselle, Oct. 28–29. 857-3860.

Music

Aura, 121 Center St. Panorama, Oct. 1; Clannad Farewell Tour, Oct. 2; Dirty Deeds: The AC/DC Experience with Bad Marriage, Oct. 8. 772-8274. Blue, 650A Congress St. Choro Louco, Sept. 16; Way It Works, Sept. 24; Michael Beling, Oct. 1;

Billy Ocean performs at Aura on September 30.

Tracy McMullen, Oct. 15; Jazz Sesh, every Tue; Irish Session, every Wed. 774-4111. Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. Anni Clark, Sept. 17; Bess Jacques, Sept. 24; Blues on Sunday with Nelson Checkoway, Per Hanson & Jon Ross, Oct. 2 & 30. 560-5300. Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Rd., South Paris. The Gawler Family Band, Oct. 1. 7438452. Denmark Arts Center, 50 W. Main St. Will Woodson & Caitlin Finley, Sept. 23. 452-2412. Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln. Catie Curtis & Mark Erelli, Sept. 18; Cris Williamson, Oct. 7; Suede with Fred Boyle & Rich Hill, Oct. 8; Jim Brickman, Oct. 12; Moondance, Oct. 14. 6464777. Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Orff’s Carmina Burana, Oct. 2 (on-demand Oct. 10). 553-4363. Maine Savings Amphitheater, 1 Railroad St., Bangor. Five Finger Death Punch, Sept. 17; REO Speedwagon & Styx, Sept. 18. 358-9327. Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. Symbio, Oct. 8. 879-4629. Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Héritier Watanabe, Sept. 30. 842-0800. One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. Portland Jazz Orchestra, Sept. 22; Funkationland, Sept. 23; Emilia Dahlin & Sorcha Cribben-Merrill, Sept. 30; Mary Gauthier & Jaimee Harris, Oct. 7; Mindy Smith, Oct. 14; David Mallett, Oct. 15. 761-1757. Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. James Montgomery & his band with Deric Dyer, Sept. 16; Genticorum, Sept. 24; Donna the Buffalo, Oct. 1; Hot Club of Cowtown, Oct. 8. 633-5159. Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St. Enter the Haggis, Sept. 17; The Infamous Stringdusters, Sept. 20; Tessa Violet, Sept. 21; Superorganism, Sept. 27; Maine Dead Project, Sept. 28. 805-0134. Portland Symphony Orchestra, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Opening Night: DANCE, Sept. 20. 842-0800. Saco River Theater, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton. Kyle Carey, Sept. 17; MetaBeat, Sept.18. 929-6473.

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