Calendar of Events 2010
Daily Events :: Annual Nonprofit Events :: Special Events
Daily Events
Fireworks

For a detailed, complete listing of all the activities held year- round on the Island please consult the Penobscot Bay Press Community Calendar and the local newspaper, Island Ad-Vantages, published every Thursday.

Information is also available at the Chamber’s Welcome Center on Little Deer Isle. (Open May through October)

Annual Nonprofit Events 2010
Jan 22-24 WinterFest 5
Held the last full weekend of January, a time of year when most of us are experiencing cabin fever, WinterFest is a great opportunity to get out of the house and join your neighbors and friends for a lot of fun.
Info: www.healthyislandproject.org – Healthy Island Project – 367-6332
May 21-23 Wings, Waves & Woods
4th annual Festival for "birding by land, by sea and by art". Puffin and pelagic boat trips, eagle spotting, local foods, lectures, walks, fun! Wings, Waves & Woods 2010 Schedule
Sponsors: Deer Isle-Stonington Chamber of Commerce; Downeast Audubon; Island Heritage Trust – 348-2455
May – Oct Stonington Farmer’s Market
Held every Friday from 10am-noon at the Old Elementary School.
May 31 Memorial Day Parade
June 18-20 Lupine Festival
9th annual celebration of Island springtime: garden tours, local foods supper, open studios, boat-plane-schooner trips, quilt show, craft fair, kids activities. 2010 Lupine Festival printable schedule
Sponsor: Deer Isle-Stonington Chamber of Commerce – 348-6124
July 3 Annual July 4th Celebration
Parade & Music in Deer Isle, 10K & Walking races in Stonington, food, entertainment & fireworks in Stonington. Rain date: July 4.
Race info: please call Island Community Center – 367-2735
Sponsors: Deer Isle- Stonington Chamber of Commerce – 348-6124 and Island Fishermen’s Wives Assoc. – Manda Boyce 367-2443
2010 4th of July Celebration printable schedule
July 11 Stonington Lobster Boat Races
Sponsor: Maine Lobster Boat Races – Nick Wiberg 348-2375
July 18 Fishermen’s Day
20th Annual family fun day on the Stonington Fish Pier: crafts, slippery cod contest, whacky boat races, lots of food!
Sponsor: Island Fishermen’s Wives Assoc. – Manda Boyce 367-2443
Sep 17-19 Deer Isle Lighthouse Weekend
Visit 8 Lighthouses on the new Deer Isle Lighthouse Trail! Boat tours, sailing tours, airplane tours. U.S. Lighthouse Society passports and official passports stamps available. 2010 Lighthouse Trail Weekend schedule will be posted soon!
Special Events 2010
June 18-20 Lupine Festival
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The annual celebration of Island springtime.

Garden tours, local foods supper, open galleries and studios, boat excursions, airplane rides, schooner sailing trips, quilt show, craft fair, kid’s activities, shops and restaurants, Cuban and Cabaret Music, variety show, fields of lupine…and more!

2010 Lupine Festival Schedule

July 3 July 4th Celebration
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Come join us for a good old fashioned home spun celebration!

Parade & Music in Deer Isle, 10K & Walking races, Food, Music & Fireworks in Stonington

July 4th 2010 Celebration Schedule