# Festivals in Bangor, ME 2026 | Culture & Street Fairs

- **Subtitle**: Your guide to festivals in Bangor, Maine 2026 — cultural celebrations, street fairs and food festivals. Find dates, locations and what to expect.
- **Category**: Festivals
- **Type**: category

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The best things to do in the world include attending top-notch festivals in Bangor. Be it a rocking music festival or scrumptious food festival in Bangor, you will have a gala time of your life with a few of your close friends or your family. With the best of fun, entertainment, and food, the experience in festivals lets the enthusiasts immerse in the local culture and vibe. Ranging from the biggest outdoor beach parties to crazy music festivals, the festivals fall under various categories to suit everybody’s tastes. If you are looking for the best events and festivals in Bangor listed on one platform - we have you covered.

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## Festivals Events in Bangor

- **Event Name**: 5th Annual Recovery Palooza
  - **Description**: Join the BARN, Wellspring, Together Place, Bangor Public Health and Community Services, ME-RAP, and Penquis SAY as we come together to celebrate National Recovery Month at Maine's largest recovery celebration.

📅 Saturday, September 26
🕚 11:00 AM–3:00 PM
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  - **Date**: Sat Sep 26 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat Sep 26 2026 at 03:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bangor/5th-annual-recovery-palooza/200030521776848
  - **Venue**: Bangor Waterfront
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  - **Categories**: music, sports, live-music, health-wellness, entertainment, tournaments, dog
- **Event Name**: Downtown Bangor Fall Sidewalk Art Festival
  - **Description**: Held during Maine Craft Weekend, the Downtown Bangor Fall Sidewalk Art Festival has more than 75 Maine artists and artist crafters, live musicians, and food trucks filling the streets of Downtown Bangor.

Jury-selected artists represent a broad array of a
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 03 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bangor/downtown-bangor-fall-sidewalk-art-festival/200029840509002
  - **Venue**: 33 State Street Ave, Bangor, ME 04401-5454, United States
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  - **Categories**: art, festivals, music, food-drinks, entertainment, food-truck-festivals
- **Event Name**: Dollar Babies Come Home - Short Film Fest at The Emporium
  - **Description**: As part of the weekend long celebration of Stephen King's Birthday we have the privledge of spending a day showing "Dollar Baby" short films. 

So what is a "Dollar Baby"? It is a nickname given to independent short films based on the short stories of Ste
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    - Count: 13
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 19 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat Sep 19 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bangor/dollar-babies-come-home-short-film-fest-at-the-emporium/200030585622033
  - **Venue**: 51 Main Street, Suite A, Bangor, ME, United States, Maine 04401
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, festivals
- **Event Name**: 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival
  - **Description**: Let's celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival on Sept. 26th at the Bangor Public Library! Many handson activities: learn to make the traditional treat Mooncakes, taste different type of teas, play Mahjong, origami (paper folding), try your hands on Chinese call
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 26 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Sep 26 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bangor/2026-mid-autumn-festival/200030698414110
  - **Venue**: Bangor Public Library
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  - **Categories**: Festivals, Art, fine-arts
- **Event Name**: Merry Maker's Market
  - **Description**: Merry Maker’s Market — Saturday, December 19

’Tis the last weekend before the holidays! Join us for the Merry Maker’s Market, a festive, one-day shopping celebration featuring 100+ local makers, artists, and food purveyors. Discover unique, handmade gift
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    - Count: 143
  - **Date**: Sat Dec 19 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat Dec 19 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bangor/merry-makers-market/200030522349830
  - **Venue**: Cross Insurance Center
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  - **Categories**: art, food-drinks, fine-arts, holiday, shopping, christmas-markets-and-fairs
- **Event Name**: TARTAN TERRORS, A Celtic Holiday!
  - **Description**: Tartan Terrors bring their Celtic Invasion to the Gracie's holiday season blending the energy of a rock show with humor and step dance. With a distinctive sound and proud tradition of making Celtic music fun and accessible to any audience, the Terrors hav
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    - Count: 18
  - **Date**: Fri Dec 04 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bangor/tartan-terrors-a-celtic-holiday/200030598027424
  - **Venue**: Husson University, 1 College Circle,, Bangor, ME, United States, Maine 04401
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  - **Categories**: holiday, festivals, beer-festivals, art, music-festivals
- **Event Name**: Glass Paradox @ the Maine Harvest Festival
  - **Description**: For the very first time, Glass Paradox will be participating in the Maine Harvest Festival! The event is held at the Cross Center in Bangor and admission is free. We'll have an assortment of "fall themed" artware, everyday artware and a small selection of
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    - Count: 15
  - **Date**: Sat Nov 21 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun Nov 22 2026 at 04:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bangor/glass-paradox-the-maine-harvest-festival/200030347899906
  - **Venue**: Cross Insurance Center
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  - **Categories**: festivals, harvest-festival, holiday
- **Event Name**: Bangor Authors' Book Fair and Literary Festival 2026
  - **Description**: Join us for Maine’s largest authors’ fair and meet 85+ notable local Maine authors and publishers. FREE admission and free programming! Get your books signed, and support the local literary arts with your purchase of personalized books! Enjoy a day of fre
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  - **Date**: Sat Dec 12 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Dec 12 2026 at 02:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bangor/bangor-authors-book-fair-and-literary-festival-2026/200029932971121
  - **Venue**: Bangor Public Library
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  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, festivals, it, trips-adventures, nonprofit, charities, shopping, holiday, science-fair
- **Event Name**: Bangor's FIRST Annual Comedy Festival!
  - **Description**: Be part of history as we launch the first-ever Bangor Comedy Festival, a weekend dedicated to stand-up comedy, comedy education, and unforgettable live entertainment. Whether you're a lifelong comedy fan, an aspiring comedian, or simply looking for a uniq
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    - Count: 94
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 23 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat Oct 24 2026 at 11:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bangor/bangors-first-annual-comedy-festival/200030640677659
  - **Venue**: 500 Main St, Bangor, ME, United States, Maine 04401
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  - **Categories**: comedy, festivals, entertainment
- **Event Name**: MAINE SIRE STAKE RACING 3-YEAR-OLD FINALS
  - **Description**: Today is the BIG day that these 3 year olds have been racing for all season. Today the top 8 horses in each of the 4 racing divisions will compete for the title of CHAMPION of the 2026 Sire Stakes Season. We hope you will come support these top Maine bred
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    - Count: 6
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 03:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bangor/maine-sire-stake-racing-3-year-old-finals/200030502624948
  - **Venue**: Hollywood Casino Hotel & Raceway Bangor
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  - **Categories**: sports
- **Event Name**: O.N.E. Distortion tour
  - **Description**: Having a return celebration with live performances, music, vendors, plenty of time and space. This event is from Friday November 6th, 2026 to November 8th, 2026. tickets are available online or in-person at the gates (Only for ages 18+ must have state id
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    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Fri Nov 06 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sun Nov 08 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bangor/one-distortion-tour/200030496994810
  - **Venue**: Bangor, Maine
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  - **Categories**: performances, Entertainment

## Trending Events in Bangor

- **Event Name**: Sesame Street Live: Elmo's Got the Moves
  - **Venue**: Cross Insurance Center
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- **Event Name**: Elmo's Got the Moves
  - **Description**: InformationSENSORY NOTICE THE SHOW CONTAINS FLASHING LIGHTS HAZE (FOG) AND CONFETTI Make unforgettable memories with your little ones at Elmo's Got the Moves- the all-new Sesame Street Live Show! This exciting experience brings Elmo and
  - **Venue**: Cross Insurance Center
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- **Event Name**: Natalie Merchant & Erik Della Penna
  - **Venue**: Gracie Theatre - Bangor
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- **Event Name**: Paws on Parade
  - **Description**: WALK THIS WAY to Bangor Humane Society's 33rd Annual Paws on Parade!! We'll be back on the Bangor Waterfront with vendors, food trucks, prizes, and DOGS, DOGS, DOGS!! 

We need YOUR help to make it a huge success! This is our largest fundraiser each year
  - **Venue**: Front St, Bangor, ME 04401, United States
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- **Event Name**: 5th Annual Recovery Palooza
  - **Description**: Join the BARN, Wellspring, Together Place, Bangor Public Health and Community Services, ME-RAP, and Penquis SAY as we come together to celebrate National Recovery Month at Maine's largest recovery celebration.

📅 Saturday, September 26
🕚 11:00 AM–3:00 PM
  - **Venue**: Bangor Waterfront
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- **Event Name**: Sesame Street Live - Bangor
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: Cross Insurance Center
🏠 Address: 515 Main Street, Bangor, ME 04401
🌆 City: Bangor
📍 Location: 44.7882, -68.7782✨ Embark on an extraordinary journey at Sesame Street Live - Bangor, where every moment promises to be unforgettable
  - **Venue**: Cross Insurance Center
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- **Event Name**: Sesame Street Live! - Elmo's Got The Moves at Cross Insurance Center
  - **Venue**: Cross Insurance Center
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- **Event Name**: Downtown Bangor Fall Sidewalk Art Festival
  - **Description**: Held during Maine Craft Weekend, the Downtown Bangor Fall Sidewalk Art Festival has more than 75 Maine artists and artist crafters, live musicians, and food trucks filling the streets of Downtown Bangor.

Jury-selected artists represent a broad array of a
  - **Venue**: 33 State Street Ave, Bangor, ME 04401-5454, United States
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- **Event Name**: John Mulaney at Cross Insurance Center
  - **Venue**: Cross Insurance Center
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Festivals events in Bangor?
  - **A:** 5th Annual Recovery Palooza (Sat Sep 26 2026 at 11:00 am at Bangor Waterfront), Downtown Bangor Fall Sidewalk Art Festival (Sat Oct 03 2026 at 04:00 pm at 33 State Street Ave, Bangor, ME 04401-5454, United States), Dollar Babies Come Home - Short Film Fest at The Emporium (Sat Sep 19 2026 at 12:00 pm at 51 Main Street, Suite A, Bangor, ME, United States, Maine 04401), 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival (Sat Sep 26 2026 at 10:00 am at Bangor Public Library), Merry Maker's Market (Sat Dec 19 2026 at 12:00 pm at Cross Insurance Center).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Bangor this weekend September 18–20, 2026?
  - **A:** Dollar Babies Come Home - Short Film Fest at The Emporium (Sat Sep 19 2026 at 12:00 pm at 51 Main Street, Suite A, Bangor, ME, United States, Maine 04401).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Bangor in September 2026?
  - **A:** 5th Annual Recovery Palooza (Sat Sep 26 2026 at 11:00 am at Bangor Waterfront), Dollar Babies Come Home - Short Film Fest at The Emporium (Sat Sep 19 2026 at 12:00 pm at 51 Main Street, Suite A, Bangor, ME, United States, Maine 04401), 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival (Sat Sep 26 2026 at 10:00 am at Bangor Public Library).
- **Q**: How can I find Festivals events in Bangor?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Festivals events in Bangor on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Festivals events in Bangor?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Festivals events in Bangor?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Festivals events in Bangor include Bangor Waterfront, 33 State Street Ave, Bangor, ME 04401-5454, United States, 51 Main Street, Suite A, Bangor, ME, United States, Maine 04401.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Festivals events in Bangor?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Festivals events in Bangor include Bangor Area Recovery Network - BARN, Downtown Bangor, The Emporium Spooky Goods & More LLC.
- **Q**: Are there any online Festivals events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Festivals events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Festivals events in Bangor?
  - **A:** Follow the Festivals category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Festivals events are listed in Bangor.

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