If you’ve never taken part in a Tintamarre, or eaten ployes or pot en pot, now’s your chance. 15, a Canadian holiday also celebrated in Maine honoring the centuries of history and culture of the Acadian people. The six days are jam-packed with events, like the Party du Main Street on Friday night and the family fun day on Saturday. John Valley, and if you want to enjoy it in its full glory, head up to Madawaska for the 45th annual Acadian Festival, a celebration of French Acadian culture in Maine. There’s no place else in the country quite like the St. Laissez le bon temps rouler in Madawaska Abram Nadeau 2, marches to the beat of his drum while keeping dry during a rainy Tintamarre parade celebrating Acadian Day in Madawaska in August 2018. And if mermaids aren’t your style, wait a month and go to the Eastport Pirate Festival instead, Sept. Eat some seafood at a local restaurant, grab a beer at Horn Run Brewing. It includes loads of live music, workshops on creating art out of things you find on the beach, puppet shows and a mermaid parade. It’s always a nice time to visit Maine’s easternmost city, but for an extra special occasion, try Mermaid Weekend, a series of community and arts events themed to the mythical creature and set for Aug. Put on your mermaid tails in Eastport A man walks along Main Street in downtown Eastport past the reflection in a store window of the city’s well-known fisherman statue. There are still weekend passes available for information, like ARME Group on Facebook. 4 and 5, two stages will host bands like Maine legends Rustic Overtones (featuring 2023 Grammy Award winner Dave Gutter), Seepeoples, Vapors of Morphine, Murcielago, Scissorfight, Bait Bag, The Worst and many others. More than 30 bands from all over Maine will converge on Thresher’s Brewing in Searsmont for ARME Boot Camp, two days of music, camping, food and beer organized by Portland-based promo group ARME.
Dave Gutter Credit: Courtesy of Dave Gutter
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