Friday, December 8

5:30pm - 7:30pm. Carolers. Throughout town, stopping at sponsors’ locations. Sponsored by Meadowmere Resort, Julie’s Ristorante, Five-O Shore Road, Gorges Grant Hotel, Juniper Hill Inn, Wild Blueberry Cafe.

7pm - 8pm. Concert by Melodies and Memories, A Barbershop Quartet. Ogunquit Baptist Church. Sponsored by Anchorage by the Sea, Barrel Stave and Out of the Blue.

8:30pm. Bonfire. Ogunquit Main Beach. Sponsored by Meadowmere Resort.

Saturday, December 9

9am - 3pm. Hay Rides. (Weather permitting.) Originating from Veteran’s Park, Beach Street. $5 per person.

10am - 11am. Kids’ Ornament-Making. Ogunquit Baptist Church, downstairs. Sponsored by Raspberri’s Restaurant.

10am – 4pm. 3rd Annual Arts & Crafts Show. Firs Station, downstairs. Featuring many fine New England artisans. Free admission. Sponsored by Ogunquit Fire Rescue. Proceeds benefit Ogunquit Fire Rescue.

10:30am – noon. Visit with Santa. Fire Station, upstairs. Santa will be available for a chat and photos. Santa courtesy of Clay Hill Farm. Photos courtesy of Ogunquit Camera Shop and Santa’s treats courtesy of Harbor Candy Shop.

10:30am - 2pm. Bake Sale and Ornament Sale. Dunaway Center, downstairs. Come try the homemade treats lovingly baked by our members, and take advantage of our reduced prices to stock up on the limited edition Christmas by the Sea ornaments you may be missing! Sponsored by Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce.

10:30am - 2pm. The “Giving Tree” Silent Auction. Dunaway Center, downstairs. Theme-decorated artificial trees have been donated by local businesses, groups, and individuals, to be silent auctioned. Come see the popular Lottery Tree. 100% of the proceeds to benefit Hospice of York.

11:30am - 1:30pm. Chowder & Chocolatefest. 18th Annual Chowder Tasting Competition. Dunaway Center, upstairs. This year, we’re adding a chocolate dessert competition! Area restaurants compete – you be the judge! Present a non-perishable food item at the door and be entered to win gift certificates from the winning businesses. Donated food items will be delivered to St. Mary’s Ecumenical Food Pantry and York Community Food Pantry. Once within, please help Santa fill the stockings of the Chamber’s non-profit members. Stocking stuffer donations will go directly to the member organization of your choice. Admission: $10.

1pm – 5pm. Open House. Ogunquit Heritage Museum at the Winn House. 18th century decorations, special Santa and angel exhibit, menorah exhibit and holiday refreshments.

2pm – 3pm. Storytelling with Diana Abbott. Ogunquit Library. Sponsored by Animal Instinct.

3pm. The Village Spirit Committee presents the Christmas Parade. Beginning at the Main Beach and ending at Perkins Cove.

4pm – 4:45pm. Children’s Christmas Plays by Danie Connolly. Dunaway Center, upstairs. Preview two short plays about Christmas. Performed by area high school kids. Sponsored by Pink Blossoms.

6pm - 6:30pm. Tree Lighting & Caroling. Rotary Park, Perkins Cove. Christmas tree sponsored by Ogunquit Rotary Club. Caroling led by the realtors of Rivers by the Sea. Hot cocoa and cookies provided by

6:30pm - 7pm. Candlelight Walk, Perkins Cove to Ogunquit Baptist Church. Luminaries sponsored by Spoiled Rotten. Walk sponsored by Rivers by the Sea. Living Manger sponsored by Ogunquit Baptist Church.

7pm - 8pm. Concert by Melodies and Memories, A Barbershop Quartet. Ogunquit Baptist Church. Sponsored by Norseman Resort.

8pm - 8:15pm. Candlelight Walk, Ogunquit Baptist Church to Veteran’s Park. Sponsored by Rivers by the Sea.

8:15pm. Town Tree Lighting & Caroling. Veteran’s Park. Announcement of the town-wide decorating contest winners. Hot cider and cookies provided by Village Food Market. Tree decorating courtesy of Spoiled Rotten.

Sunday, December 10

10am - 2pm. Hay Rides. (Weather permitting.) Originating from Veteran’s Park, Beach Street. $5 per person.

11am - 1pm. FREE Gift Wrapping; Drop Box for Caring Unlimited. Gypsy Sweethearts Restaurant. Purchase your holiday gifts at our members’ shops, then bring them to be wrapped for free! (See the attached list of open member businesses.) Gift wrapping sponsored by Gypsy Sweethearts Restaurant and Harbor Candy Shop. In the holiday spirit, purchase something extra for Caring Unlimited, York County’s domestic violence program. We will also have our limited edition ornaments available at reduced prices.

1pm - 4pm. Ogunquit Open House. Come in and view our members’ properties decked out for the holidays. Please see the map for participating locations.

1pm – 5pm. Open House. Ogunquit Heritage Museum at the Winn House. 18th century decorations, special Santa and angel exhibit, menorah exhibit and holiday refreshments.

Community Events:

Saturday:

8am – 11am. All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast. Wells-Ogunquit Senior Center, 300 Post Road. All you can eat pancake breakfast with sausage, orange juice and coffee. $4.50 per person.

10am. Holiday Shopping. Throughout town. Most shops serving refreshments. In the holiday spirit, pick up an extra gift for Caring Unlimited, York County’s domestic abuse program. The Ogunquit Chamber will collect your donations and wrap your other gifts for free on Sunday. Participating businesses will have a Caring Unlimited Wish List. Please see the attached list of open member businesses.

Sunday:

10am. Holiday Shopping. Throughout town. Most shops serving refreshments. In the holiday spirit, pick up an extra gift for Caring Unlimited, York County’s domestic abuse program. The Ogunquit Chamber will collect your donations and wrap your other gifts for free on Sunday. Participating businesses will have a Caring Unlimited Wish List. Please see the attached list of open member businesses.

2pm. 24th Annual Southern Maine Christmas Parade. Wells Plaza to Wells Junior High. Sponsored by Wells Chamber of Commerce.

 FMI   207-646-2939

Welcome to the 23rd Annual Harvestfest! 
Click here to download the 2007 Vendor Application or feel free to peruse the information about this year’s exciting celebration!

It’s time for the 23rd year of Harvestfest and the plans for this year include some new and exciting activities along with the grand old traditions. The celebrations begin with the Annual Sidewalk Sales at Short Sands York Beach on Columbus Day weekend where the shops move their merchandise to the sidewalks for their end of the season sales.

Friday, October 12th kicks off Harvestfest and includes the Old Fashioned Marketplace with crafts and wares from all across the country, and a food festival on the Village Green in historic York Village. A discount coupon for New England’s best lobster rolls will be available for Senior! Friday night features the Chocolate Lover’s Fling, offering a gigantic selection of everything chocolate, under the big top tent out at Short Sands Beach Ball Park.  

On Saturday, October 13th, activities in the Village will include Kidsfest, which has always been a family favorite, the juried craft show, an ox roast, live entertainment and the Esplanade, showcasing non-profit organizations of York. The celebrations and festivities continue at the York Beach Ballpark. This will include crafters, live entertainment, and the new Corn Toss Challenge under the big top tent!  Make sure to take the trolley for a tour of the area and stop at the ballpark. Festivities at Short Sands continue on into the evening with the Annual Pumpkin Stroll. Carve your pumpkin and bring it down for everyone to enjoy! Tickets for any of the additional events will be available on-line at www.gatewaytomaine.org or at our York Visitors’ Center.

Sunday October 14th events include the Classic Car Show, crafts at the ballpark, fantastic food, and a Native American POW-WOW under the big tent at the Short Sands ball field.  Sunday afternoon will also feature the Reap the Harvest T-shirt raffle prize drawing.  With thousands of dollars in prizes to give away, the 500 t-shirts and 500 limited edition posters, which are the tickets for the raffle, will sell out quickly!  Be sure to purchase yours now!

For more information call the Greater York Region Chamber of Commerce at 207-363-4422. Major sponsors for the event are Kennebunk Savings Bank, the Cutty Sark Motel and Guest Suites, Tapley Insurance Agency, and Woods Family, Inc.

4th Annual OgunquitFest

Friday, October 19th

Ghostly Tours         6:30 & 7:30   A Ghostly through the streets of Ogunquit! Tours conducted by Friends of the Winn House. Tours originate at the Winn House, 86 Obeds Lane, Ogunquit, Maine. Adults $5.00, children under 10 free. Refreshments served

Bats in the Belfry Bonfire     9:oo pm   Ogunquit Beach

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

Kidstown Carnival     9:00 - 5:00   In the parking lot across from Ogunquit Resort Motel, 724 Main Street, Ogunquit, Maine. Train ride, swing ride, play area, bounce ride, games & traditional carnival food.

Monster Mall Marketplace  10:00 - 4:00   Ogunquit Dunaway Center. Crafts, artists and local retailers.

Horse Drawn Wagon Rides   10:00 - 4:00. Rides originate at Veteran’s Park, Corner of Beach and Main Street. $5.00 per person

Great Pumpkin Patch Celebration   10:00 - 12:00   Upstairs at the Ogunquit Firehouse. A Fall delight for kids of all ages. Pumpkins, markers, paints, stickers, etc.  All parents will receive a Childprint ID kit. Sponsored by Raspberri’s Restaurant, Gorges Grant Hotel, Juniper Hill Inn & The Milestone

Kidz Zone   11:00 - 3:00  Dunaway Center, Ogunquit, Maine. Ring toss, face painting, temporary tattoos.  Sponsored by Raspberri’s Restaurant, Gorges Grant Motel, Juniper Hill Inn & The Milestone

Kids’ Treasure Hunt  1:00 pm     Appropriate for ages 7-12. Follow clues throughout town to find the treasure. All children will win a prize and all parents receive a ChildPrint ID kit.Registration at the Norseman Resort. $5.00 per Team.

Treasure Hunt    1:30 pm    Appropriate for ages 13+. Follow clues throughout town to find hidden treasure. Registration at the Norseman, $5.00 per team.

Children’s Fall Story Telling   3:00 - 4:00 pm. Upstairs at the Ogunquit Firehouse. Listen to local storyteller Diana Abbott tell tales of spooks and haunted happenings.

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Kidstown Carnival      9:00 - 4:00 in the parking lot across from Ogunquit Resort Motel. Train, swing, bouncy rides. Traditional carnival foods.

Monster Mall Marketplace     10:00 - 3:00   Dunaway Center, Ogunquit, Maine. Local crafters and retailers will have that one of a kind special item.

Scavenger Hunt       10:00 am , The Milestone, 687 Main Street, Ogunquit, Maine. Appropriate for children up to 6 years. Find a variety of nature items from a list. $1.00 per child. All children will win a prize and all parents will receive a ChildPrint ID kit. Sponsored by Raspberri’s Restaurant, Gorges Grant Hotel, Juniper Hill Inn & The Milestone.

Graveyard Golf     11:00 am, Footbridge Beach. Miniature 9 hole golf for adults on the beach! Bring your putter, prizes awarded, $5.00 per Person.

Kidz Zone     11:00 - 2:30    Dunaway Center, Ogunquit, Maine. Face painting, temporary tattoos, ring toss and more.  Sponsored by Raspberri’s Restaurant, Gorges Grant Hotel, Juniper Hill Inn & The Milestone

Costume Parade   11:30 - 12:30. Costumed kids, adults and canines welcome! ( Weather permitting. Rain location upstairs at the Ogunquit Fire-station- sorry no dogs allowed.) Registration begins at 10:30.

Post Parade Reception     12:30 pm, The Win House. Treats will be available for parade participants. Rain location is the Ogunquit Fire-station, no pets allowed.

Pawsitively Ogunquit Grand Adoption Auction    6:00 pm  Ogunquit Playhouse, Ogunquit, Maine. The culmination of a year long art project. 16 of the artistically painted animals will find a Permanent home. Reception at 6:00 pm, auction at 6:30. Tickets are $25 each.

Enjoy the beautiful Fall foliage in Ogunquit with the return of Sally Struthers and Hunter Foster in “The Full Monty.”

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