COVID-19 UPDATE: maine bicentennial commission postpones commemorative events to 2021. read more about it here.

maine200 signature events

The Maine Bicentennial Commission is sponsoring five major events to celebrate Maine200:

STATEHOOD
DAY

march 21, 2021

augusta

The public is invited to join us for an afternoon of speeches, music, poems, birthday cake and much more.

State of Maine Bicentennial Parade

may 15, 2021

auburn/lewiston

An historic parade celebrating Maine's veterans, youth, and culture, with floats, bands and more from across Maine. Presented by Poland Spring.

SAILING SHIPS FESTIVAL

summer 2021

up & DOWN the coast

Visits from a variety of sailing vessels from around the world, at multiple ports along the Maine coast, with associated festivals and activities. Presented by Bangor Savings Bank.

innovation
expo

november 20, 2021

portland

A hands-on experience, viewing awe-inspiring demonstrations of new technologies and more. Presented by Central Maine Power.

time capsule sealing

fall 2021

tbd

A collection of items installed on the State Capitol grounds for future generations to discover. More details coming soon!

events calendar

COVID-19 UPDATE: MOST BICENTENNIAL EVENTS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR MARCH–MAY, 2020 HAVE BEEN POSTPONED, AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED ONCE THE COURSE OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK IS BETTER KNOWN.

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Submissions must be open and accessible to the public, relevant to the bicentennial commemoration, and include a title, brief description, and image. Events listed on this calendar are not necessarily endorsed by the Maine Bicentennial Commission. Get more information on applying for a Maine200 endorsement of your event.

Events Calendar

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A Walk Through Time in Portland - Celebrating 200 Years!

Sep 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020

Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

250 Commercial Street at Maine's Pantry

OPENING POSTPONED: Notre Pain Quotidien: Franco-American Entrepreneurs Sustaining Community Exhibit

Sep 1, 2020 to Sep 6, 2020

Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

University of Southern Maine, Lewiston-Auburn College
51 Westminster St., Lewiston, ME 04240

20 x 20: Marking 200 Years of Maine History

Sep 1, 2020 to Oct 25, 2020

Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Portland Museum of Art, Portland ME

20x20: Marking 200 Years of Maine History represents the PMA’s contribution to this anniversary by presenting twenty stories of Maine’s past, present, and future for 200 years of statehood.

A Walk Through Time in Bar Harbor- Celebrating 200+ Years!

Sep 1, 2020 to Oct 30, 2020

Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Bar Harbor, Maine

Fort Gorges Sea Kayak Tour

Sep 1, 2020 to Sep 15, 2020

Time: 9:30 AM

East End Beach, Portland.

Presque Isle Historical Society's Bicentennial Exhibit - Grand Opening

Sep 1, 2020 to Oct 24, 2020

Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

The Maysville Museum, 165 Caribou Road, Presque Isle

Presque Isle Historical Society's Bicentennial Exhibit opens to the public on opening day of the Maysville Museum, 165 Caribou Road (US Route 1) on Saturday, May 30.

Demonstration Gardens of Flax, Natural Dyes & Heritage Wheats

Sep 1, 2020

Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Searsport Shores Ocean Campground
216 W Main St
Searsport, ME 04974

Kennebunkport: A Walk Through Time - Celebrating 200 Years!

Sep 1, 2020 to Oct 17, 2020

Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Dock Square, Kennebunkport, Maine

$Exhibition: \$

Exhibition: "At First Light: Two Centuries of Artists in Maine"

Sep 1, 2020

Time: All Day

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine

Bicentennial Corn Maze

Sep 1, 2020 to Oct 31, 2020

Time: All Day

Treworgy Family Orchards - 3876 Union Street
Levant, Maine

Celebrate Maine with a Bicentennial themed corn maze. Treworgy Family Orchards designs and hosts the state's oldest continuously running and nationally awarded corn maze.

Zac McDorr Presentation: Maine’s First Governor

Sep 8, 2020

Time: 7:00 PM

Watts Hall, 174 Main St., Thomaston

Hallowell Granite Symposium

Sep 10, 2020 to Sep 20, 2021

Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Stevens Commons, Hallowell, Maine

Bicentennial Exhibit - Mapping Maine: The Land and its Peoples, 1677–1842

Sep 10, 2020 to Mar 3, 2021

Time: 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Osher Map Library & Smith Center for Cartographic Education
314 Forest Ave.
Portland, ME

17th Annual Maine Lighthouse Ride

Sep 12, 2020

Time: 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM

South Portland to Kennebunkport

The Maine Lighthouse Ride benefits the Eastern Trail Alliance, an organization dedicated to building a 65-mile greenway from Kittery to South Portland, Maine.

20th Century Saturday

Sep 12, 2020

Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

117 Main Street
Kennebunk, Maine 04043

1860's Base Ball Game

Sep 13, 2020

Time: 12:00 PM

117 Main Street
Kennebunk, Maine 04043

Maine 2020 - 200 years of statehood culminates in one wild year

Sep 24, 2020

Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson St, Portland, ME 04101

This Day in Maine with Joseph Owen

Sep 24, 2020

Time: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

ONLINE via ZOOM

Dempsey Challenge

Sep 26, 2020 to Sep 27, 2020

Time: 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Lewiston, ME

The Dempsey Challenge is a fundraising experience to benefit the Dempsey Centers located in Lewiston and South Portland, Maine. It’s two days of outdoor fun, celebration and camaraderie. It’s a welcoming year-round community dedicated to bringing programs and services at no cost to cancer patients.

Statehood Day Ceremony

Sep 27, 2020

Time: 1:00 PM

Augusta Armory, 179 Western Ave., Augusta

The public is invited to join us for an afternoon of speeches, musical pieces performed by the Bangor Symphony Orchestra and bicentennial choir, poems, birthday cake generously provided by Bicentennial sponsor, Hannaford Supermarkets, and much more!

Come out and celebrate with us on Maine’s 200th birthday!