Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

June
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Fiber & Felines June Exhibit - Pemetic 4th Grade & Kindergarten
From June 3rd to 27th, don’t miss “Fiber & Felines: Art of Pemetic Elementary School 4th Graders & Kindergarteners” at the Southwest Harbor Public Library. Join us at the Meet the Artists Reception on Friday, June 6th from 4:00-5:30 p.m. This year’s art show is a collection of 4th grade weavings and kindergarten cat portraits. Click here for more info!

Friday, June 20
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Summer Reading Kick-off
5:30PM: The Safe Harbor Alano Club (formerly The American Legion Hall), the Southwest Harbor Public Library will celebrate the Summer Reading Kick-off and Sign-up Event with a puppet show by Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers. Sign up your babies, kids, and teens for summer reading. Then enjoy a Wild-West themed puppet show from 6-7PM. No registration needed! Click here for more information.

Tuesday, June 24
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Carey Kish Hiking
5:30PM: Experience the highs and lows of long-distance hiking with Carey Kish, whose words, images and footsteps will take us over America’s Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail. click here for more information and to register.

Wednesday, June 25
Friends of Acadia Presents: Save Our Summits
8:15AM: Hike to one of Acadia’s iconic summits AND help the Park’s efforts to restore native vegetation! Acadia National Park, with Friends of Acadia and Schoodic Institute, invites tenacious hikers to bring bags of soil to the summits of Penobscot and Sargent Mountains. You’ll get to choose how much soil you’ll carry – carrying as little as five pounds. Click here to here to register.

Thursday, June 26
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Acadia Explorers: Carroll's Homestead
10AM: Calling all outdoor explorers – the Southwest Harbor Public Library is teaming up with Acadia National Park again to offer this adventurous, outdoor educational program for grades K-5 & caregiver. Registrants will have the chance to enjoy a storytime by an SWHPL librarian, then explore and learn at park locations by a Park Ranger. Click here for more information and to register.

Friday, June 27
2025 Backside Blast!
Join us for a whole weekend of fun! Lobster claws, fast cars and screaming diesels! Click here to see the whole line up. And don;t miss the lobster boat race on Sunday!

Saturday, June 28
Friends of Acadia Presents: Save Our Summits
8:15AM: Hike to one of Acadia’s iconic summits AND help the Park’s efforts to restore native vegetation! Acadia National Park, with Friends of Acadia and Schoodic Institute, invites tenacious hikers to bring bags of soil to the summits of Penobscot and Sargent Mountains. You’ll get to choose how much soil you’ll carry – carrying as little as five pounds. Click here to here to register.

Sunday, June 29
16th Annual Bass harbor Lobster Boat Race
8AM: Please join us for the Bass Harbor Boat Races on June 29rd, 2025. Registration is between 8am-9am and the races begin at 10am. PRE-REGISTRATION IS LIVE at https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScdirIF1vX.../viewform... Food trucks, after party with a DJ on the dock & more!

Tuesday, July 1
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Banning Books in America: Not a How-To with Samuel Cohen
5:30PM: Since 2020, the U.S. has seen many efforts at the state and local level to exert control over what is taught and read by banning, challenging, or censoring books in K-12 schools, colleges and universities, and public libraries. In this talk, Sam Cohen will look at contemporary battles in the contexts of the long history of book bans and more. Click here for more info and to register.

Monday, July 7
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Read to Argos
Noon: Want to make reading even more fun for kids? Register your child for a 15-minute time slot to Read to Argos, a charming certified therapy dog, at the library on July 7th & 14th from 12:00 - 2:30 p.m. After the session, your reader will get a chance to win summer reading prizes for a job well done! Click here for more info and to sign up!

Wednesday, July 9
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Summer S.T.E.A.M.
2-3PM: To kick off the 130th anniversary of the Southwest Harbor Public Library, Leah will lead a hands-on seaweed lava lamp workshop. Youth can explore the importance of seaweed aquaculture, learn about the foods we know and love that benefit from seaweed, and get to take home their very own lava lamp. Click here for more info and to sign up!

Saturday, July 12
Harbor House's Diamond Jubilee Flamingo Festival!
A whole weekend of fun events! A craft fair, a very pink parade, live music, great food and even a cocktail party! Stay tuned for more information!

Sunday, July 27
Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Pig Roast 130th Celebrations Finale Event
5-7PM on the lawn of St. Andrew’s and St. John’s Episcopal Church. Pig Roast Plus! catered by Clark Point Cafe with live music by J.B. Harrison and the Seal Harbor Boys. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets!

Thursday, July 31
Charlotte Rhoades Park's 27th Annual Butterfly Release
The Annual Butterfly Release is divided into two sessions to ensure that guests can enjoy all of the activities and stroll through the park at their own pace, allowing families and individuals to come and go at their leisure during their session time. Enjoy refreshments and fun activities for all ages. Tickets are limited and advance ticket purchase is required. Click here to order your tickets.

Saturday, September 13
Tremont First Responders Day: Promoting Health and Safety
The Tremont Fire Department, along with the Southwest Harbor / Tremont Ambulance Service, A Climate to Thrive, Healthy Acadia, and the Tremont Sustainability Committee are planning a community event centered around 9/11. A centerpiece of the event will be training on home fire safety including the use of fire extinguishers and fire blankets. For more information, click here.

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