Welcome to the Maine Lobster Festival!

The Maine Lobster Festival is five days of fun and feasting on the fabulous coast of Maine! This annual seafood festival takes place during the first weekend of August, from Wednesday through Sunday.

What started as an idea for a local marine festival to revive Midcoast Maine communities has turned into an internationally-recognized celebration of local seafood. The Maine Lobster Festival attracts visitors from as near as our local communities to those from countries around the globe.

Schedule of Events:

All Day
Free Shuttle Bus
The festival provides free shuttle services to and from the festival grounds from the following locations. A bus arrives at each location approximately every 30 minutes.

South Elementary School: 30 Broadway, Rockland, ME
Oceanside High School: 400 Broadway, Rockland, ME
Check days for detailed schedule:

Wednesday: 11 am - 10 pm
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday: 8:30 am - 11:30 pm
Sunday: 8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Bus arrives at each location approximately every 20 minutes. Saturday morning shuttle service will be limited due to the parade. Shuttle will not be running approximately 9 am - noon Saturday, Aug. 2.

All Day - Art Show at Fine Art and Craft Tent

"Heritage, History, and Ancestry" (at the Maine Heritage Tent at Middle Pier)
Listen for music and festival announcements in the PA booth.
Touch Tank, Books, and Demonstrations of the Maritime Industry in the Marine Tent, on Middle Pier

07:00 am - 10:00 am: Pancake Breakfast (in the Food Tent)
09:00 am: Pirates of the Dark Rose raid Buoy Park!
09:15 am - 02:00 pm: Pirate encampment, Buoy Park
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Piracy 101, Buoy Park - Everything one needs to know to be a pirate!

12:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Paddy Mills, Food Tent
An award-winning folk singer/songwriter whose songs are as salty as the Maine coast he calls home.
12:00 pm - 8:00 pm: The food tent opens to serve fresh Maine lobsters and other seafood. 

Midday
King Neptune and his Court, 2025 Maine Lobster Festival Delegate, and Black Beard visit the festival grounds to meet visitors.

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Cannon Lessons, Buoy Park
Our visiting pirates will teach guests all about cannons, and even fire some off.

2:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Pirate Lessons, Buoy Park - Learn what it takes to be a pirate!
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Steins and Vines
Celebrate our annual event, showcasing Maine brewers and vintners. Additional charge for admittance, age 21 or older, photo ID is required.

2:15 pm - 3:30 pm: Midcoast Music Academy, Main Stage
Students and staff of MCMA will perform in various ensembles.

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Pirate Weapons Demonstrations, Buoy Park
A demonstration of the piratical arts.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Pirate Weapons Demonstration, Buoy Park
A demonstration of the piratical arts.

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Steins and Vines
Celebrate our annual event, showcasing Maine brewers and vintners. Additional charge for admittance, age 21 or older, photo ID is required.

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Bait Bag, Main Stage
A feminist punk band from North Haven island.

5:00 pm: Cannon Fire, Buoy Park
The pirates will be firing cannons.

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Spencer Albee, Main Stage
A Portland based, nationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, and producer. Rolling Stone Magazine called Spencer a "21st century master in the lost art of Beatlesque hooks."

8:00 pm - 9:30 pm: Rigometrics, Main Stage
Bringing original, raw, high-energy rock music to the stage.

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