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 not be available from 9 am - noon due to the parade.

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 pm - 10:00 am: Pancake Breakfast (in the Food Tent)

10:00 am: The Big Parade, Rockland Main Street
This year's theme is "Through The Years." The Big Parade features a Grand Marshal, Color Guard, bands, floats, and so much more! Parking lot shuttle will not be running from approximately 9 am - noon.

10:00 am: The Big Parade, Rockland Main Street
This year's theme is "Dog Days of Summer." The Big Parade features a Grand Marshal, Color Guard, bands, floats, and so much more! Parking lot shuttle will not be running from approximately 9 am - noon.

12:00 pm - 8:00 pm: The food tent opens to serve fresh Maine lobsters and other seafood. Menu
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.

Midday - King Neptune and his Court, 2025 Maine Lobster Festival Delegate, and Black Beard visit the festival.

1:30 pm: Presentation of Parade Awards, Main Stage
Awards will be presented to participants in The Big Parade in the categories of People's Choice, Antique Vehicle, Commercial, Non-Profit, Marching, Band, Director's Choice, and Theme.

2:15 pm - 3:30 pm: Boondock Sinners, Main Stage
A fun mix of acoustic pop, rock, oldies and country.

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Piracy 101, Buoy Park
Everything one needs to know to be a pirate!

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

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm: King Kyote, Main Stage
King Kyote echoes the yells of Rock and Roll's fore-bearers while having a deeply rooted harmony with the blues, roots-rock and indie-americana genres.

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Pre-registration for the 10K Road Race and 5K Run/Walk, Information Booth
Last chance to pre-register for the 10K Road Race and 5K Run/Walk. If you've already registered online, you can pick up your packet at this time so you can head straight to the starting line in the morning. Come to the tent at the bottom of the hill inside the Main Gate.

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

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Stephanie Ryann, Main Stage
Former volunteer firefighter turned fashion model turned country artist, Stephanie Ryann is a woman who's got something to say from her storyteller lyrics to the way she empowers women through her songs.

8:00 pm - 9:30 pm: The Mallett Brothers Band, Main Stage
With a style that ranges from alt-country to Americana, country, jam and roots rock, theirs is a musical melting pot that's influenced equally by the singer/songwriter tradition as by harder rock, classic country and psychedelic sounds.

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