# Poetry events in Freeport, ME, Today and Upcoming Poetry events in Freeport, ME

- **Subtitle**: All Poetry events in Freeport, Maine. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Freeport like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance
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All Poetry events in Freeport, Maine. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Freeport like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance

## Events in Freeport

- **Event Name**: A Celebration of the Maine Poets Laureate | Poetry + Conversation
  - **Description**: We invite you to a celebration with all of the Maine Poets Laureate for poetry, conversation & community.  Book signing to follow.About this EventThe Maine Arts Commission in collaboration with Maine Writers & Pub
  - **Date**: Thu Apr 30 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu Apr 30 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/freeport/a-celebration-of-the-maine-poets-laureate-|-poetry-conversation/100001984652862136
  - **Venue**: Meetinghouse Arts
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: Art, literary-art, Meetups, Business
- **Event Name**: Freeport Folio Open Mic Poetry with Featured Poet Betsy Sholl
  - **Description**: Come share your work or just enjoy the experience with the featured poet Betsy Sholl, Poet Laureate of Maine, 2006 to 2011About this EventWelcome to Freeport Folio Open Mic Poetry featuri
  - **Date**: Sat Apr 11 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat Apr 11 2026 at 02:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/freeport/freeport-folio-open-mic-poetry-with-featured-poet-betsy-sholl/100001980820657910
  - **Venue**: Freeport Community Services Inc
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, open-mic, spoken-word
- **Event Name**: Pressure Makes Diamonds | Poetry Workshop with Joseph Coleman
  - **Description**: Join us in person to turn your pressure into shining poetry at the Pressure Makes Diamonds workshop!About this EventPressure Makes Diamonds - Poetry WorkshopPressure Makes Diamonds     The most challen
  - **Date**: Sat Apr 25 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Apr 25 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/freeport/pressure-makes-diamonds-|-poetry-workshop-with-joseph-coleman/100001984158660967
  - **Venue**: Freeport Community Library
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, meetups
- **Event Name**: Gordon Thomas Ward
  - **Description**: Gordon is a storyteller who uses song, prose, and poetry to mix the ethereal world and the human condition.About this EventGordon Thomas Ward has been wowing audiences with his adult alternative/folk rock songs for many y
  - **Date**: Fri Jun 05 2026 – Sat Dec 05 2026 (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/freeport/gordon-thomas-ward/100001985673317345
  - **Venue**: Cadenza
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  - **Price**: USD 18 to 34
  - **Categories**: Music, Entertainment, Art, literary-art
- **Event Name**: Using Poetry to Process Pet Grief | Poetry Workshop with Lynne Schmidt
  - **Description**: Join Lynne Schmidt, the 2025 Maine Literary Arts Fellow, in the exploration of pet love and pet loss.About this EventUsing Poetry to Process Pet Grief - Poetry WorkshopJoin Freeport Folio, Freeport Communi
  - **Date**: Sat Apr 04 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat Apr 04 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/freeport/using-poetry-to-process-pet-grief-|-poetry-workshop-with-lynne-schmidt/100001984154242752
  - **Venue**: Freeport Community Library
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: Art, literary-art, Workshops
- **Event Name**: Community Poetry Celebration for National Poetry Month
  - **Description**: Join your neighbors to celebrate poetry with Lynne Schmidt, Joseph Coleman, and other local poets for Community Poems and live music.About this EventCommunity Poetry CelebrationCelebrate community and poetry
  - **Date**: Sat Apr 25 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat Apr 25 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/freeport/community-poetry-celebration-for-national-poetry-month/100001984185075975
  - **Venue**: Freeport Community Library
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, music, entertainment, live-music

## Trending Events in Freeport

- **Event Name**: Surfside VFD Crawfish Cookoff
  - **Description**: Oooh, people have been asking about this one! Well here you go!

Surfside is proud to Host the 16th ANNUAL  Volunteer Fire Department CRAWFISH BOIL!!!! WOOOOO!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
🎉🎉🎉

Come enjoy live music and crawfish!!!

If you want to have a cook-off team, cal
  - **Venue**: Stahlman Park
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- **Event Name**: 26th Annual Port Freeport Take-A-Child Fishing Tournament
  - **Description**: FREE and Open to the Public

Port Freeport will host the 26th Annual Take-A-Child Fishing Tournament on May 09, 2026, at the Freeport Municipal Park from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Children age 3-14 are invited to participate in the fishing tournament!

Register
  - **Venue**: Freeport Municipal Park
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- **Event Name**: Riverfest - 45th Annual Freeport Fire & EMS BBQ Cook Off
  - **Description**: 🔥 45th Annual Freeport Fire & EMS BBQ Cook-Off 🔥

The 45th Annual Freeport Fire & EMS BBQ Cook-Off is fast approaching, and we invite everyone to come out for a great time supporting your local firefighters and EMS personnel!

• BBQ Cook-Off Compe
  - **Venue**: 131 E. 4th St, Freeport, TX, United States, Texas 77541
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- **Event Name**: America 250- Freeport
  - **Description**: 🇺🇸✨ WELCOME TO AMERICA 250 – FREEPORT ✨🇺🇸

Freeport, it’s time to celebrate 250 years of American independence the way we do best — together.

Join us on July 4th at Riverside Park for a full day of hometown pride, riverfront fun, and unforgettable memori
  - **Venue**: Freeport Riverside Park
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- **Event Name**: Nick’s Seafood Restaurant Annual Pigs on the Beach Community Event and Free Concert
  - **Description**: Are you looking for some outdoor fun after all the Spring Breakers leave? Look no further! Nick's Seafood Restaurant is hosting itsAnnual Pigs on the Beach onApril 26, 2026.
We’re doing things a little differently this year:
    •    New Heights Wrestling
  - **Venue**: 7585 State HWY 20 West, Freeport, FL
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- **Event Name**: Pride Sunset Cruise Party 🌈
  - **Description**: ⸻

Join us for an unforgettable Pride Sunset Cruise Party on Saturday, July 19th from 5PM–9PM in Freeport, Long Island!

Set sail on a beautiful two-level boat as we celebrate Pride with music, dancing, sunset views, and amazing community energy. Enjoy a
  - **Venue**: Freeport Charter Boats
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- **Event Name**: Pretzel Fest
  - **Description**: 🥨✨ Downtown Freeport’s 5th Annual Pretzel Fest is HERE! ✨🥨

Welcome to Pretzel City, where the salty snack isn’t just a craving… it’s a full-blown celebration 😏

In honor of National Pretzel Day on April 25, Downtown Freeport is bringing the twists, the c
  - **Venue**: 101 W. Main St., Freeport, IL
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- **Event Name**: YKTV Private Zess
  - **Description**: The annual YKTV event is back, this time we're on a boat! Get your ticket now to be in the "Private Zess"About this EventSave The Date#ƳƘƬᐯ[🆁🅸🆅🆃🅴 🆉🅴🆂🆂 ]Food Inclusive Boatride----------------------
  - **Venue**: Captain Lou Fleet
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- **Event Name**: Seagrass at the Maine Oyster Festival
  - **Description**: Join  Seagrass at this years Maine Oyster Festival in Freeport.
  - **Venue**: The Maine Oyster Festival
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Freeport?
  - **A:** A Celebration of the Maine Poets Laureate | Poetry + Conversation (Thu Apr 30 2026 at 06:30 pm at Meetinghouse Arts), Freeport Folio Open Mic Poetry with Featured Poet Betsy Sholl (Sat Apr 11 2026 at 01:00 pm at Freeport Community Services Inc), Pressure Makes Diamonds | Poetry Workshop with Joseph Coleman (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 10:00 am at Freeport Community Library), Gordon Thomas Ward (Fri Jun 05 2026 at Cadenza), Using Poetry to Process Pet Grief | Poetry Workshop with Lynne Schmidt (Sat Apr 04 2026 at 12:00 pm at Freeport Community Library).
- **Q**: What are the top free events in Freeport?
  - **A:** A Celebration of the Maine Poets Laureate | Poetry + Conversation (Thu Apr 30 2026 at 06:30 pm at Meetinghouse Arts), Freeport Folio Open Mic Poetry with Featured Poet Betsy Sholl (Sat Apr 11 2026 at 01:00 pm at Freeport Community Services Inc), Pressure Makes Diamonds | Poetry Workshop with Joseph Coleman (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 10:00 am at Freeport Community Library), Using Poetry to Process Pet Grief | Poetry Workshop with Lynne Schmidt (Sat Apr 04 2026 at 12:00 pm at Freeport Community Library), Community Poetry Celebration for National Poetry Month (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 07:00 pm at Freeport Community Library).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Freeport today April 04, 2026?
  - **A:** Using Poetry to Process Pet Grief | Poetry Workshop with Lynne Schmidt (Sat Apr 04 2026 at 12:00 pm at Freeport Community Library).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Freeport this weekend April 3–5, 2026?
  - **A:** Using Poetry to Process Pet Grief | Poetry Workshop with Lynne Schmidt (Sat Apr 04 2026 at 12:00 pm at Freeport Community Library).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Freeport in April 2026?
  - **A:** A Celebration of the Maine Poets Laureate | Poetry + Conversation (Thu Apr 30 2026 at 06:30 pm at Meetinghouse Arts), Freeport Folio Open Mic Poetry with Featured Poet Betsy Sholl (Sat Apr 11 2026 at 01:00 pm at Freeport Community Services Inc), Pressure Makes Diamonds | Poetry Workshop with Joseph Coleman (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 10:00 am at Freeport Community Library), Using Poetry to Process Pet Grief | Poetry Workshop with Lynne Schmidt (Sat Apr 04 2026 at 12:00 pm at Freeport Community Library), Community Poetry Celebration for National Poetry Month (Sat Apr 25 2026 at 07:00 pm at Freeport Community Library).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Freeport?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Freeport on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Freeport?
  - **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 events in Freeport?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Freeport include Meetinghouse Arts, Freeport Community Services Inc, Freeport Community Library.
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Freeport?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Freeport range from USD 18 to USD 34. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Freeport?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Freeport include Freeport Folio, Cadenza.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many 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 events in Freeport?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Freeport.

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