Spring Festivals in Maine
Celebrate the Season of Renewal
Spring in Maine means maple syrup, music, and fresh air. From sugarhouse tours and fiddlehead feasts to coastal art fairs and small-town parades, Maine’s spring festivals celebrate renewal, community, and the joy of the season’s first warm days.
Featured Spring Events and Festivals in Maine
Maine Maple Sunday Weekend (Various locations) - 3rd Weekend of March
Open sugarhouses, sap boiling demos, pancake breakfasts, tours & maple treat sampling
Maple Week at Pineland Farms (New Gloucester, ME) - 3rd Week of March
Farm market, maple tastings & tours during the entire week
Open Studio Saturday (Statewide) - April
Artist studios open to public, crafts & local art show (part of VisitMaine events)
Tall Timber Music Festival (Carrabassett Valley) -1st Week of April
A spring music festival high in the mountains (folk, acoustic, local acts)
Spring Festival at York Woods Tree & Products (Arundel area) - Mid April
Local crafts, vendors, food trucks, live music from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
SpringFest / South Portland Spring Fest (South Portland, Mill Creek Park) - Mid May
Community festival with food trucks, music, family events
Kennebunk May Day Festival (Kennebunk, ME) - 1st Week of May
Traditional May Day celebrations: crafts, parades, family entertainment
Boothbay Harbor Spring Fling (Boothbay Harbor region) - Memorial Day Weekend
Waterfront, local arts, spring market events
What to Expect at Spring Festivals in Maine
Spring in Maine is a season of renewal, when the snow melts, maple sap flows, and the first wildflowers and fiddleheads appear. Across the state, towns and communities celebrate this vibrant transition with festivals that bring people outdoors after a long winter.
You’ll find family-friendly events like the Kennebunk May Day Festival, with parades, craft vendors, and live music filling downtown streets. Food lovers can savor sweet traditions during Maine Maple Sunday Weekend, when sugarhouses open their doors for tastings, pancake breakfasts, and syrup-making demonstrations. In northern Maine, the Fiddlehead Festival honors the arrival of spring’s first harvest with local food, artisan goods, and music.
Art, music, and community spirit shine through at events such as Open Studio Saturdays and the Tall Timber Music Festival in the western mountains, while coastal towns like Boothbay and Camden host spring markets, boat-launch celebrations, and harbor walks.
Expect warmer days, crisp mornings, and plenty of small-town charm, along with blooming trees, local crafts, and the unmistakable sense that summer is just around the corner. Whether you’re sampling maple treats, tapping your feet to live music, or exploring Maine’s scenic towns in full thaw, spring festivals are all about reconnecting with the land, the community, and the joy of the season’s first sunshine.