Healthy Kids' ninth annual Chocolate Fest includes delicious chocolate treats, jazz music, and a silent auction to benefit Healthy Kids, a child abuse prevention agency.

Come to the Boothbay Harbor region for terrific savings in local stores from 6 to 9 a.m.Wear PJs and possibly get a better discount!

The third annual Paul D. Merrill Business Ethics Lecture at the University of New England. The lecture series creates an opportunity for future business leaders from the university and the broader community to learn about and reflect upon the important role that ethical considerations play in business decisions, and the impact these choices have on our communities. This year's speaker is Matthew R. Simmons, chairman emeritus of Simmons & Company International, a specialized energy investment banking firm.

The eighth annual Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors boat and home show features boats in the water, boats on land, marine gear vendors, fine furniture and home wares, the arts, architecture, and delicious food. This event is Maine’s only in-the-water boat show, and it is also the only show to feature dozens of Maine's most talented furniture makers, architects, and builders combined on one spectacular waterfront site. Gates open at 10 a.m. daily. Please leave all pets at home; they will not be allowed on show grounds.

A weekend celebration of the holiday season. Shopping, musical entertainment, community tree lighting ceremony, horse-drawn wagon rides, Holiday House Tour of private residences and inns. Holiday sales and dining specials. Photos and children's story hour with Santa — who arrives by boat.

Celebrate Camden's maritime heritage and have a family-friendly time in on of the world's prettiest harbors.

the midcoast towns of Camden, Rockport, Owls Head and Thomasto team up to offer the Festival of Independence: four days of fun with concerts, family events, parades, and two nights of fireworks throughout the Penobscot Bay region.

Create the wedding of your dreams at the Midcoast Wedding Expo and get to interact with the area's finest wedding vendors.

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Celebrate New Year's Eve — twice. Once in Atlantic Time and once in Eastern Time. The fifth annual Sardine and Maple Leaf Drop takes place at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, Bank Square, Eastport, on New Year's Eve at midnight, Atlantic Time and midnight, Eastern Time.