The Kennebunks are known nationwide for hosting several major events, most notably Christmas Prelude, which recently earned Kennebunkport the honor of being named the #2 Christmas Town in America by HGTV. This spirited 10-day Christmas celebration is our busiest time of year – even busier than the Fourth of July!
Christmas Prelude is just one of many special events throughout the area catering to the every budget, age and interest. In January, the Chamber of Commerce sponsors the Annual Wedding Show. In February, many of our local inns offer affordable February is for Lovers get-away "couples" packages. In May, Kennebunk features its annual May Day Celebration, and President Bush Sr. and Mrs. Bush often partake in the Kennebunkport Memorial Day parade festivities. In June, Kennebunkport Arts in the Inns pairs palates with palettes! In July, many of our lobstermen take visitors out to watch our spectacular fireworks just off from the Colony Hotel.
In September and October, the Trolley Museum hosts its annual Pumpkin Patch Trolley family fun weekends, and many farms throughout the region host fall festivals and crafts fairs. Even Halloween is celebrated in grand style, when hundreds of trick-or-treaters can be seen haunting Kennebunk's Summer Street and its gracious Victorian mansions. From family oriented activities and traditional bean suppers to upscale performance arts events, there's never a lack of reasons to visit the Kennebunks year-round.
Featured Events
The Molenes in Concert
June 27, 2009 - June 27, 2011
Alt-Country band The Molenes perform in an acoustic setting...
Let's Talk About It
January 4, 2010 - May 6, 2010
a free reading and discussion group provided by the Maine Humanities Council. This year’s theme, Across Cultures & Continents: Literature of the South Asia...
Lifewise at Lunch
January 7, 2010 - November 4, 2010
Lifewise at Lunch: a personal and professional development series. Monthly workshops designed to help you feel happier and more productive at home and wo...
Lifewise at Lunch
January 7, 2010 - November 4, 2010
Lifewise at Lunch
features free monthly workshops designed to help you feel happier and more productive at home and work. They are presented by Amy Wood,...
Pennies to Ride: The Kennebunks' Turn-of-the-Century Trolleys
January 12, 2010 - May 1, 2010
Take yourself back to the heyday of trolley travel on the seacoast, when passengers could ride the electric railway the 21 miles from Sanford to Cape Porpo...
Human Action League After School Kids Club
January 25, 2010 - December 27, 2010
The Humane Action League is an after-school kids club that meets at the Animal Welfare Society on Holland Road in West Kennebunk every Monday afternoon fro...
DO ARE YOU?
February 20, 2010 - March 31, 2010
Topping Heads off for a unique Photography Exhibit apturing what people do for a profession and hobby, New England Photographer Danie Connolly celebrates t...
Business After Hours At Garrett-Pillsbury
March 17, 2010 - March 17, 2010
Spring might technically arrive on March 20th but the real marker for Spring is the March 17th Business After Hours hosted by Garret-Pillsbury in Kennebunk...
Worthy Wednesday: Brick Store Museum Night
March 17, 2010 - March 17, 2010
Celebrate your St. Patrick's Day with a dinner of "native Maine cuisine with a bold fusion flair" at One Dock. Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has hailed it a...
Fun with Bunnies
March 27, 2010 - March 27, 2010
It's that time of year again, time for Fun with Bunnies. Come help McKenney Photography celebrate one year at their new studio with these precious portrait...
Animal Welfare Society Mobile Adoption
April 3, 2010 - April 3, 2010
The Animal Welfare Society Mobile Adoption Team invites you to join them and some very special shelter dogs to help spread the word about Prevention of Ani...
Animal Welfare Society Mobile Adoption
April 3, 2010 - April 3, 2010
PetSmart in Biddeford hosts the Animal Welfare Society Mobile Adoption Team with adoptable canines from 11am – 2pm. Come and meet some of our adorable dog...
Craft Fair
May 1, 2010 - May 1, 2010
Wallingford Farm's Craft Fair is a showcase for local crafters. Our next Craft Fair will be in the spring. Space is limited, so sign up early. Other upcomi...
Tenth Annual Dinner and Auction
May 7, 2010 - May 7, 2010
Friday, May 7th is the date of Kennebunk Land Trust's Tenth Annual Dinner and Auction - a great celebration is planned! The event will take place at St. M...
For Pastels Only: Pastel Painters of Maine 11th International Juried Exhibition
May 22, 2010 - June 12, 2010
Organized by The Pastel Painters of Maine (PPOM), this exhibition features a juried selection of approximately 60 stunning works submitted by artists inter...
Kennebunkport Fine Living Festival
June 2, 2010 - June 6, 2010
The Fine Living Festival will take place in Kennebunkport from June 2 to 6, 2010. For the past five years, the event has been called Arts in the Inns, but ...
George HW Bush Celebrity Golf Classic
June 8, 2010 - June 8, 2010
A day of golf followed by an evening gala at The Colony Hotel. Celebrities TBA..stay tuned for details....
Kennebunks Tour de Cure
June 13, 2010 - June 13, 2010
Kennebunks Tour de Cure, Sunday, June 13, 2010
Start/Finish Kennebunk High School, 89 Fletcher Street, Kennebunk, ME 04043
A fund-raising bicycle rid...
Spring Classic: 13th Annual Golf Tournament & Dinner
June 14, 2010 - June 14, 2010
Enjoy an afternoon of golf and camaraderie at Webhannet Golf Club for the Museum’s annual fundraiser. There'll be great prizes for the golfers, and a raffl...
1st ANNUAL ST. MARK'S WHATEVER WEEK ARTS FESTIVAL
June 26, 2010 - June 26, 2010
The St. Mark's Whatever Week Arts Festival will be held on Saturday, June 26, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the entire campus of St. Mark's Episcopal Churc...
13th Edition Library Race
July 9, 2010 - July 9, 2010
5K Run/Walk to benefit the Kennebunk Free Library...
All Events
The Molenes in Concert
June 27, 2009 - June 27, 2011
Alt-Country band The Molenes perform in an acoustic setting...
Let's Talk About It
January 4, 2010 - May 6, 2010
a free reading and discussion group provided by the Maine Humanities Council. This year’s theme, Across Cultures & Continents: Literature of the South Asia...
Lifewise at Lunch
January 7, 2010 - November 4, 2010
Lifewise at Lunch: a personal and professional development series. Monthly workshops designed to help you feel happier and more productive at home and wo...
Lifewise at Lunch
January 7, 2010 - November 4, 2010
Lifewise at Lunch
features free monthly workshops designed to help you feel happier and more productive at home and work. They are presented by Amy Wood,...
Pennies to Ride: The Kennebunks' Turn-of-the-Century Trolleys
January 12, 2010 - May 1, 2010
Take yourself back to the heyday of trolley travel on the seacoast, when passengers could ride the electric railway the 21 miles from Sanford to Cape Porpo...
Human Action League After School Kids Club
January 25, 2010 - December 27, 2010
The Humane Action League is an after-school kids club that meets at the Animal Welfare Society on Holland Road in West Kennebunk every Monday afternoon fro...
DO ARE YOU?
February 20, 2010 - March 31, 2010
Topping Heads off for a unique Photography Exhibit apturing what people do for a profession and hobby, New England Photographer Danie Connolly celebrates t...
Business After Hours At Garrett-Pillsbury
March 17, 2010 - March 17, 2010
Spring might technically arrive on March 20th but the real marker for Spring is the March 17th Business After Hours hosted by Garret-Pillsbury in Kennebunk...
Worthy Wednesday: Brick Store Museum Night
March 17, 2010 - March 17, 2010
Celebrate your St. Patrick's Day with a dinner of "native Maine cuisine with a bold fusion flair" at One Dock. Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has hailed it a...
Fun with Bunnies
March 27, 2010 - March 27, 2010
It's that time of year again, time for Fun with Bunnies. Come help McKenney Photography celebrate one year at their new studio with these precious portrait...
Animal Welfare Society Mobile Adoption
April 3, 2010 - April 3, 2010
The Animal Welfare Society Mobile Adoption Team invites you to join them and some very special shelter dogs to help spread the word about Prevention of Ani...
Animal Welfare Society Mobile Adoption
April 3, 2010 - April 3, 2010
PetSmart in Biddeford hosts the Animal Welfare Society Mobile Adoption Team with adoptable canines from 11am – 2pm. Come and meet some of our adorable dog...
Craft Fair
May 1, 2010 - May 1, 2010
Wallingford Farm's Craft Fair is a showcase for local crafters. Our next Craft Fair will be in the spring. Space is limited, so sign up early. Other upcomi...
Tenth Annual Dinner and Auction
May 7, 2010 - May 7, 2010
Friday, May 7th is the date of Kennebunk Land Trust's Tenth Annual Dinner and Auction - a great celebration is planned! The event will take place at St. M...
For Pastels Only: Pastel Painters of Maine 11th International Juried Exhibition
May 22, 2010 - June 12, 2010
Organized by The Pastel Painters of Maine (PPOM), this exhibition features a juried selection of approximately 60 stunning works submitted by artists inter...
Kennebunkport Fine Living Festival
June 2, 2010 - June 6, 2010
The Fine Living Festival will take place in Kennebunkport from June 2 to 6, 2010. For the past five years, the event has been called Arts in the Inns, but ...
George HW Bush Celebrity Golf Classic
June 8, 2010 - June 8, 2010
A day of golf followed by an evening gala at The Colony Hotel. Celebrities TBA..stay tuned for details....
Kennebunks Tour de Cure
June 13, 2010 - June 13, 2010
Kennebunks Tour de Cure, Sunday, June 13, 2010
Start/Finish Kennebunk High School, 89 Fletcher Street, Kennebunk, ME 04043
A fund-raising bicycle rid...
Spring Classic: 13th Annual Golf Tournament & Dinner
June 14, 2010 - June 14, 2010
Enjoy an afternoon of golf and camaraderie at Webhannet Golf Club for the Museum’s annual fundraiser. There'll be great prizes for the golfers, and a raffl...
1st ANNUAL ST. MARK'S WHATEVER WEEK ARTS FESTIVAL
June 26, 2010 - June 26, 2010
The St. Mark's Whatever Week Arts Festival will be held on Saturday, June 26, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the entire campus of St. Mark's Episcopal Churc...
13th Edition Library Race
July 9, 2010 - July 9, 2010
5K Run/Walk to benefit the Kennebunk Free Library...
