Upcoming Food & Dining Events

All WeekMaine Lobster Week is taking place.

WednesdaySpace Gallery is screening the movie Holding Back the Tides. The Alna Store is serving a seafood dinner in collaboration with Drifters Fish.

Thursday – The Calamity Jayne neighborhood cookout is taking place at Ocotillo.

Saturday – The Maine Needham Festival is taking place in Wiscasset. The African Festival is taking place. Salt + Pepper Social in Damariscotta is holding their last multi-course vegan dinner of the season. The Miller’s Table in Skowhegan is serving a Harvest dinner.

Saturday/Sunday – The Pemaquid Oyster Festival is taking place in Boothbay Harbor.

September 30 – The Bitter Ball Negroni Contest is taking place at Via Vecchia, and Anoche is holding their next Paella Night.

October 3Wayside Food Programs is holding their annual fundraising event Inside Wayside.

October 5Oxbow is holding their annual Good from the Woods event in Newcastle.

October 6Dandelion Spring Farm in Bowdoinham is hold their annual Fermentation Fair.

October 10 – Apres is holding their annual Apple Tasting.

October 13 – The 16th Annual Open Creamery Day is taking place. Dandelion Spring Farm is holding a Harvest Dinner. Salt Wharf is holding the 2nd Annual Camden Oyster Festival.

October 19 – McDougal Orchards in Springvale is holding their 5th Annual Apple Tasting.

October 20 – Great Maine Apple Day is taking place in Unity.

October 23Mrs. Gee Free Living and Sur Lie are collaborating on a gluten-free dinner.

October 24 – The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs is holding the biennial Maine Food Producer Showcase & Golden Fork Awards at Brick South on Thompson’s Point.

October 24-26 – Harvest on the Harbor is taking place.

October 29 – The annual HospitalityMaine summit is taking place at Sugarloaf.

Planning a wedding, holding a business event, or hosting visitors from away? Our printed guides are a great resource to help your guests explore the Maine restaurant scene.
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Upcoming Food & Dining Events

Tuesday – Le Mu Eats in Bethel is hosting a Mexican food pop-up with chef Alan Arciga.

ThursdayMrs. Gee Free Living and Sur Lie are collaborating on a gluten-free dinner.

Friday – the first day of a week long 3-course menu at Union that features honey from the rooftop hives at the Press Hotel.

Friday-Sunday – The Common Ground Fair will be taking place.

September 21 – It’s the first day of the Novare Res Oktoberfest celebration.

September 22-29Maine Lobster Week is taking place.

September 25Space Gallery is screening the movie Holding Back the Tides.

September 26 – The Calamity Jayne neighborhood cookout is taking place at Ocotillo.

September 28 – The Maine Needham Festival is taking place in Wiscasset. The African Festival is taking place.

September 28/29 – The Pemaquid Oyster Festival is taking place in Boothbay Harbor.

September 30 – The Bitter Ball Negroni Contest is taking place at Via Vecchia.

October 3Wayside Food Programs is holding their annual fundraising event Inside Wayside.

October 5Oxbow is holding their annual Good from the Woods event in Newcastle.

October 6Dandelion Spring Farm in Bowdoinham is hold their annual Fermentation Fair.

October 10 – Apres is holding their annual Apple Tasting.

October 13 – The 16th Annual Open Creamery Day is taking place.

October 19 – McDougal Orchards in Springvale is holding their 5th Annual Apple Tasting.

October 20 – Great Maine Apple Day is taking place in Unity.

October 23Mrs. Gee Free Living and Sur Lie are collaborating on a gluten-free dinner.

October 24-26 – Harvest on the Harbor is taking place.

October 29 – The annual HospitalityMaine summit is taking place at Sugarloaf.

Planning a wedding, holding a business event, or hosting visitors from away? Our printed guides are a great resource to help your guests explore the Maine restaurant scene.
25-packs of the Portland and Midcoast pocket guides are now available on our online store.

Upcoming Food & Dining Events

Tuesday – It’s the opening day of Maine’s Untold Vegetarian History at the Maine Historical Society museum. The exhibit is curated by Avery Yale Kamila the Vegan Kitchen columnist for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram and vegetarian history researcher John Babin. Old Port Wine Merchants will be holding a Bartlett Wine tasting.

Friday – Edible Communities is holding their Waves of Change event in Portland.

Saturday – Maine PoutineFest is taking place on Thompson’s Point.

SundayMaine Apple Sunday is taking place at orchards across the state.

September 17Le Mu Eats in Bethel is hosting a Mexican food pop-up with chef Alan Arciga.

September 19Mrs. Gee Free Living and Sur Lie are collaborating on a gluten-free dinner.

September 20 – the first day of a week long 3-course menu at Union that features honey from the rooftop hives at the Press Hotel.

September 20-22 – The Common Ground Fair will be taking place.

September 22-29Maine Lobster Week is taking place.

September 26 – The Calamity Jayne neighborhood cookout is taking place at Ocotillo.

September 28 – The Maine Needham Festival is taking place in Wiscasset. The African Festival is taking place.

October 3Wayside Food Programs is holding their annual fundraising event Inside Wayside.

October 10 – Apres is holding their annual Apple Tasting.

October 13 – The 16th Annual Open Creamery Day is taking place.

October 24 – Great Maine Apple Day is taking place in Unity.

October 23Mrs. Gee Free Living and Sur Lie are collaborating on a gluten-free dinner.

October 24-26 – Harvest on the Harbor is taking place.

Planning a wedding, holding a business event, or hosting visitors from away? Our printed guides are a great resource to help your guests explore the Maine restaurant scene.
25-packs of the Portland and Midcoast pocket guides are now available on our online store.

Upcoming Food & Dining Events

TuesdayYardie Ting (websitefacebookinstagram) is opening their restaurant on the first floor of the Public Market House in Monument Square.

Friday-Sunday – The 4th Annual Mycology Outside mushroom retreat is taking place.

Sunday – The Maine Cheese Festival is taking place in Pittsfield.

September 10 – It’s the opening day of Maine’s Untold Vegetarian History at the Maine Historical Society museum. The exhibit is curated by Avery Yale Kamila the Vegan Kitchen columnist for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram and vegetarian history researcher John Babin.

September 13 – Edible Communities is holding their Waves of Change event in Portland.

September 14 – Maine PoutineFest is taking place on Thompson’s Point.

September 15Maine Apple Sunday is taking place at orchards across the state.

September 16 – The African Festival is taking place.

September 19Mrs. Gee Free Living and Sur Lie are collaborating on a gluten-free dinner.

September 20-22 – The Common Ground Fair will be taking place.

September 22-29Maine Lobster Week is taking place.

September 26 – The Calamity Jayne neighborhood cookout is taking place at Ocotillo.

September 28 – The Maine Needham Festival is taking place in Wiscasset.

October 3Wayside Food Programs is holding their annual fundraising event Inside Wayside.

October 10 – Apres is holding their annual Apple Tasting.

October 13 – The 16th Annual Open Creamery Day is taking place.

October 24 – Great Maine Apple Day is taking place in Unity.

October 23Mrs. Gee Free Living and Sur Lie are collaborating on a gluten-free dinner.

October 24-26 – Harvest on the Harbor is taking place.

Planning a wedding, holding a business event, or hosting visitors from away? Our printed guides are a great resource to help your guests explore the Maine restaurant scene.
25-packs of the Portland and Midcoast pocket guides are now available on our online store.

Maine’s Untold Vegetarian History

The Maine Historical Society will launching an exhibit this month that explores the vegetarian history of Maine.

Riots, activist newspapers, corporations, and the back-to-the-land movement are connected to Maine’s vegetarian history. Reaching back 300 years, Maine’s Untold Vegetarian History features stories of Mainers who changed what vegetarians eat and opened access to plant-based foods. Canned and packaged foods, historic manuscripts, books, menus, maps, and photos illustrate vegetarianism’s deep roots in Maine in this first-of-its-kind exhibition that explores this untold story.

The exhibit has been co-curated by Avery Yale Kamila, the Vegan Kitchen columnist for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram and vegetarian history researcher John Babin.

Maine’s Untold Vegetarian History will open to the public on September 10th and be on exhibit through May 17th. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm.

Upcoming Food & Dining Events

ThursdayBlack Goat in Warren will be holding 4-course dinner in collaboration with Eve’s Cidery.

FridayThe Messy Cookie is holding the grand opening for their weekly retail bakery. Moving forward they’ll be open Fridays, 9 am – 2 pm. Circumstance in Swanville will be holding a 5-course cider dinner with Eve’s Cidery; email info@circumstancemaine.com for a reservation.

SaturdayThree Dots and Dash from Chicago will be holding a tiki bar pop-up at Crowne Jewel.

Friday-Sunday – The Maine Apple Camp is taking place.

September 6-8 – The 4th Annual Mycology Outside mushroom retreat is taking place.

September 8 – The Maine Cheese Festival is taking place in Pittsfield.

September 13 – Edible Communities is holding their Waves of Change event in Portland.

September 14 – Maine PoutineFest is taking place on Thompson’s Point.

September 15Maine Apple Sunday is taking place at orchards across the state.

September 19Mrs. Gee Free Living and Sur Lie are collaborating on a gluten-free dinner.

September 20-22 – The Common Ground Fair will be taking place.

September 22-29Maine Lobster Week is taking place.

September 28 – The Maine Needham Festival is taking place in Wiscasset.

October 3Wayside Food Programs is holding their annual fundraising event Inside Wayside.

October 10 – Apres is holding their annual Apple Tasting.

October 13 – The 16th Annual Open Creamery Day is taking place.

October 24 – Great Maine Apple Day is taking place in Unity.

October 23Mrs. Gee Free Living and Sur Lie are collaborating on a gluten-free dinner.

October 24-26 – Harvest on the Harbor is taking place.

Planning a wedding, holding a business event, or hosting visitors from away? Our printed guides are a great resource to help your guests explore the Maine restaurant scene.
25-packs of the Portland and Midcoast pocket guides are now available on our online store.

Upcoming Food & Dining Events

Wednesday – San Diego cocktail bar Mothership will be at Crown Jewel for a pop-up.

Saturday – The Maine State Cake Decorating Contest is taking place in Paris, Maine.

August 27Yardie Ting will be reopening in their new spot on the first floor of the Public Market House.

August 29Black Goat in Warren will be holding 4-course dinner in collaboration with Eve’s Cidery.

August 30The Messy Cookie is holding the grand opening for their weekly retail bakery. Moving forward they’ll be open Fridays, 9 am – 2 pm.

August 30September 1 – The Maine Apple Camp is taking place. Circumstance in Swanville will be holding a 5-course cider dinner with Eve’s Cidery; email info@circumstancemaine.com for a reservation.

September 6-8 – The 4th Annual Mycology Outside mushroom retreat is taking place.

September 8 – The Maine Cheese Festival is taking place in Pittsfield.

September 19Mrs. Gee Free Living and Sur Lie are collaborating on a gluten-free dinner.

September 20-22 – The Common Ground Fair will be taking place.

September 28 – The Maine Needham Festival is taking place in Wiscasset.

October 13 – The 16th Annual Open Creamery Day is taking place.

October 23Mrs. Gee Free Living and Sur Lie are collaborating on a gluten-free dinner.

October 24-26 – Harvest on the Harbor is taking place.

Planning a wedding, holding a business event, or hosting visitors from away? Our printed guides are a great resource to help your guests explore the Maine restaurant scene.
25-packs of the Portland and Midcoast pocket guides are now available on our online store.

Upcoming Food & Dining Events

Monday2Gether is holding their next Secret Table dinner at an as-yet-undisclosed farm in the Portland area.

Tuesday – The Best of 2024 Awards celebration is taking place at Portland House of Music—tickets are available online.

Thursday – Billy Hager and Hannah Buoye from Waxwing Bakery will be the featured chefs at the August taco night at Dandelion Spring Farm in Bowdoinham.

SundayTender Table is holding its annual food music and art market in Congress Square Park.

August 21 – San Diego cocktail bar Mothership will be at Crown Jewel for a pop-up.

August 29Black Goat in Warren will be holding 4-course dinner in collaboration with Eve’s Cidery.

August 30September 1 – The Maine Apple Camp is taking place.

September 8 – The Maine Cheese Festival is taking place in Pittsfield.

September 19Mrs. Gee Free Living and Sur Lie are collaborating on a gluten-free dinner.

September 20-22 – The Common Ground Fair will be taking place.

October 13 – The 16th Annual Open Creamery Day is taking place.

October 23Mrs. Gee Free Living and Sur Lie are collaborating on a gluten-free dinner.

October 24-26 – Harvest on the Harbor is taking place.

Planning a wedding, holding a business event, or hosting visitors from away? Our printed guides are a great resource to help your guests explore the Maine restaurant scene.
25-packs of the Portland and Midcoast pocket guides are now available on our online store.

Upcoming Food & Dining Events

Monday – It’s the re/opening day of Tiqa on Commercial St (reservations on OpenTable).

Tuesday – It’s the opening day for Lucky Cheetah (reservations available on OpenTable) in the Old Port. It’s the opening day for the new Taj (reservations available on Resy) restaurant in South Portland. Acclaimed author Dana Cowin along with Allagash brewer Jason Perkins and Maine Grain Alliance executive director Tristan Noyes will be participating in a panel discussion at Allagash Brewing to “discuss the ways that locally sourced food / food systems can bring joy, connection and positive transformation.” The Best of 2024 Awards celebration is taking place at Portland House of Music—tickets are available online.

Friday/Saturday – The Saint Peter’s Italian Bazaar is taking place.

Saturday – Space Gallery along with Goodfire Brewing, The Jewel Box and the Ten Mothers food truck will be holding Feastland, a farm dinner, at Broadturn Farm in Scarborough.

SundayDinner en Blanc—a food event and auction—is taking place in East Boothbay as a benefit for Veggies to Table.

Sunday/Monday2Gether is holding their next Secret Table dinner at an as-yet-undisclosed farm in the Portland area.

August 15 – Billy Hager and Hannah Buoye from Waxwing Bakery will be the featured chefs at the August taco night at Dandelion Spring Farm in Bowdoinham.

August 18Tender Table is holding its annual food music and art market in Congress Square Park.

August 30September 1 – The Maine Apple Camp is taking place.

September 8 – The Maine Cheese Festival is taking place in Pittsfield.

September 19Mrs. Gee Free Living and Sur Lie are collaborating on a gluten-free dinner.

September 20-22 – The Common Ground Fair will be taking place.

October 13 – The 16th Annual Open Creamery Day is taking place.

October 23Mrs. Gee Free Living and Sur Lie are collaborating on a gluten-free dinner.

October 24-26 – Harvest on the Harbor is taking place.

Planning a wedding, holding a business event, or hosting visitors from away? Our printed guides are a great resource to help your guests explore the Maine restaurant scene.
25-packs of the Portland and Midcoast pocket guides are now available on our online store.

Upcoming Food & Dining Events

Tuesday – Thai supper club Gaaeng will be at Crispy Gai for a pop-up menu.

Wednesday – The Taste of Waterville at the Waterville Riverwalk.

Thursday – It’s the grand opening day of Aki Japanese Fusion in Freeport, and Sebagels is holding a pop-up bagel dinner at Apres.

Wednesday-Sunday – The Maine Lobster Festival is taking place in Rockland.

FridayCrown Jewel is hosting a (sold out) Art of Entertaining dinner in collaboration with Cherry Bombe.

Saturday/Sunday – The Maine Wild Blueberry Weekend is taking place.

SundayYardie Ting will be in Deering Oaks for the 9th Annual Jamaican Independence Day Festival.

August 6 – Acclaimed author and thought leader Dana Cowin along with Allagash brewer Jason Perkins and  Maine Grain Alliance executive director Tristan Noyes will be participating in a panel discussion at Allagash Brewing to “discuss the ways that locally sourced food / food systems can bring joy, connection and positive transformation.” It’s the tentative opening day for Lucky Cheetah.

August 9/10 – The Saint Peter’s Italian Bazaar is taking place.

August 10 – Space Gallery along with Goodfire Brewing, The Jewel Box and the Ten Mothers food truck will be holding Feastland, a farm dinner, at Broadturn Farm in Scarborough.

August 11Dinner en Blanc—a food event and auction—is taking place in East Boothbay as a benefit for Veggies to Table.

August 11/122Gether is holding their next Secret Table dinner at an as-yet-undisclosed farm in the Portland area.

August 15 – Billy Hager and Hannah Buoye from Waxwing Bakery will be the featured chefs at the August taco night at Dandelion Spring Farm in Bowdoinham.

August 18Tender Table is holding its annual food music and art market in Congress Square Park.

August 30September 1 – The Maine Apple Camp is taking place.

September 8 – The Maine Cheese Festival is taking place in Pittsfield.

September 19Mrs. Gee Free Living and Sur Lie are collaborating on a gluten-free dinner.

September 20-22 – The Common Ground Fair will be taking place.

October 13 – The 16th Annual Open Creamery Day is taking place.

October 23Mrs. Gee Free Living and Sur Lie are collaborating on a gluten-free dinner.

October 24-26 – Harvest on the Harbor is taking place.

Planning a wedding, holding a business event, or hosting visitors from away? Our printed guides are a great resource to help your guests explore the Maine restaurant scene.
25-packs of the Portland and Midcoast pocket guides are now available on our online store.