10th Annual Maine Boats, Home and Harbor Show

Event date/time:
August 10, 2012 – 10:00am – August 12, 2012 – 4:00pm
Where ‘Tradition Shapes Innovation’. Maine’s only in-water boat and home show features artists, architects, boatbuilders, craftsmen, designers, furniture makers, and marine gear vendors, plus music, food, and the 10th Annual World Championship Boatyard Dog® Trials (Sunday). $12 adults, under 12 free. No pets allowed.
Location Address: Harbor and Buoy Parks Rockland, ME

65th Annual Lobster Festival

Event date/time:
August 1, 2012 (All day) – August 5, 2012 (All day)
World-famous festival, one of New England’s great summer events. This year’s festival and parade theme is “65 and still going strong”. Saturday night concert by 38 Special. Tons of steamed Maine lobsters served; pageantry, waterfront activities, maritime displays and demonstrations, Maine arts and crafts, visits to Navy and Coast Guard ships, harbor cruises, entertainment, parade, lobster-crate race and more.
Location Address: Harbor Park Rockland, ME

Maine Windjammer Parade

Event date/time:
July 13, 2012 – 2:00pm – 4:00pm
The entire windjammer fleet participates in an afternoon Parade of Sail past the mile-long Rockland Breakwater, providing spectators with stunning, close-up views of Maine’s fleet of tall ships.
Location Address: Rockland Harbor Rockland, ME

North Atlantic Blues Festival

Event date/time:
July 14, 2012 – 9:00am – July 15, 2012 – 10:00pm
This annual festival features more than 15 blues artists from the U.S. and abroad. Saturday night “Club Crawl” starts at 9:00 p.m. Advance tickets ($25/day, $50/weekend): 207-593-1189; www.northatlanticbluesfestival.com
Location Address: Harbor Park Rockland, ME