JUN
Acadia Birding Festival
June 3–6, 2027 · Mount Desert Island, based in Southwest Harbor. Published dates from the festival.
Events calendar
Acadia events, season by season.
Confirmed dates come from organizers and official sources. Annual fixtures whose next dates are not yet published are labeled honestly as “dates to be announced” — never guessed.
Confirmed dates
JUL
Fourth of July — Bar Harbor
July 4, 2026 · Parade, concerts, and fireworks over Frenchman Bay. Confirmed by the Chamber.
JUN
Bar Harbor Music Festival
June 17 – September 9, 2026 · The festival’s 60th season of concerts across Bar Harbor venues.
JUL
Flamingo Festival
Mid-July · Southwest Harbor’s pink weekend; the 2026 parade was Saturday, July 11, 2026.
JUL
Schoodic Arts Festival
July 19 – August 8, 2026 · Winter Harbor. Official festival dates.
AUG
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival
Second Saturday of August · August 8, 2026 — boat races, parade, and a lobster dinner in Winter Harbor.
OCT
Acadia’s Oktoberfest
Saturday, October 10, 2026 · Bass Harbor / Tremont. The 29th annual edition.
OCT
MDI Marathon, Half & Relay
October 18, 2026 · Bar Harbor to Southwest Harbor. Official race date.
Annual fixtures — dates to be announced
TBA
Bar Harbor Winter Beer Fest
Typical timing: a mid-January Saturday at Atlantic Brewing, Bar Harbor. Current edition not yet published — dates to be announced.
TBA
Acadia Winter Festival
Typical timing: February, at Schoodic Institute in Winter Harbor. Current edition not yet published — dates to be announced.
TBA
Abbe Museum Indian Market
Typical timing: a mid-May weekend in Bar Harbor, annual since 2018. Next dates to be announced.
TBA
Art in the Park
Typical timing: June, on the Bar Harbor Village Green. Next dates to be announced.
TBA
Dawnland Festival of Arts & Ideas
Typical timing: early July in Bar Harbor (College of the Atlantic / Abbe Museum). Next dates to be announced.
TBA
Bar Harbor Fine Arts Festival
Typical timing: late August in Bar Harbor. Next dates to be announced.
TBA
Acadia Night Sky Festival
Typical timing: 4–5 days in September across MDI and Schoodic. Next dates to be announced.
TBA
Village Holidays & Midnight Madness
Typical timing: early December in Bar Harbor. Next date to be announced.
Year-round series
NPS ranger-led programs run most of the year in Acadia National Park, heaviest May–October — see the NPS park calendar. Schoodic Institute hosts lectures year-round and a science symposium each fall. Jesup Memorial Library runs talks and concerts in Bar Harbor, and the 1932 Criterion Theatre screens films and hosts live events in every season.
This calendar is refreshed from official sources (NPS, chambers, venues). Confirm the date and time with the organizer before you travel — small-island schedules move.