OGUNQUITFEST 2019
Event Description:
Join is for OgunquitFest 2019!
The Craft Fair is NOW FULL.
Any applications received after March 8, 2019 will be added to the waitlist.
Friday, October 25, 2019
4pm - 7pm HAUNTED HOUSE Leavitt Theatre, 259 Main Street. Check out the haunted house at the Leavitt Theatre.
5:30 - 7pm TRICK OR TREATING AT DOWNTOWN SHOPS & A MOVIE Main Street, and the Main Street ends at Beach Street and Shore Road. Look for the "Come In!" poster in the windows of participating shops and get your treat inside! Head over to the Leavitt Theatre for a FREE movie, "Monsters University", at 7:30. Presented by the Ogunquit Parks and Recreation Committee.
Saturday, October 26, 2019
9am - 4pm AUTUMN BAZAAR Main Beach parking lot. Find that one-of-a-kind special item from one of our 75 vendors. Get an early jump on your holiday shopping! Non-perishable food donations being accepted for the York County Shelter or pet food for the Animal Welfare Society. While you are there, join in the Painted Pumpkin Pursuit or guess the number of gourds at the Chamber of Commerce booth to win a prize!
9am - 5pm FREE COFFEE & FALL TREATS at ALAND REALTY. Stop by and enjoy some fistive treats and coffee! Conveniently located between downtown Ogunquit and Perkins Cove at 177 Shore Road. All are welcome!
9am - 5pm FREE FALL TREATS & CANDLE POURING DEMONSTRATION Celebrate OgunquitFest with BLUE WHALE TRADING COMPANY in Perkins Cove! They will be offering Maple Moon Farm treats and homemade kettle corn, Apple Cider, Maine Maple Products delicious goodies & an In-house fall candle pouring demonstration.
10am - 1pm ANTIQUE & CLASSIC CAR SHOW Main Beach parking lot. Vote on your favorite classic car! Winners announced at 12:30pm. Free admission. Car registration (8-10am): $15. Rain date: Sunday, 10am-1pm.
10am - 11am PUMPKIN DECORATING Dunaway Center
10am - 4:45pm HUTCHINS ANTIQUES Enjoy an electric mix of vintage and antique finds from 65 dealers displayed in the huge spaces of a former car dealership.
11am - 1pm BOOK SIGNING Village Toy Funatic, 232 Main Street. Meet Paddington Bear illustrator R.W. Alley, and author Zoe B. Alley. They will be signing books including There's a Wolf at the Door, which was selected as a Washington Post Best Book of the Year and There's a Princess in the Palace.
11am - 4pm GREEK MARKET Nikanos Mediterranean Bar & Grille, 173 Main Street. Join Nikanos for their first GREEK MARKET EVENT! Pick up your favorite Greek delight! Dolmades, spanakopita, dips & spreads, baklava. Browse their new novelty Nikanos & Greek T?s. Relax on their heated patio or at the bar!
12pm - 1pm WHOOPIE PIE EATING CONTEST Old Village School Playground, Cottage Street. Who can eat Maine's favorite treat the fastest without using their hands? Adult and children's divisions. Rain location: Dunaway Center, School Street. Space is limited. If you would like to participate, please be there by 11am to reserve your spot.
1:30pm – 2:30pm, DOGTOBERFEST BEACH WALK Main Beach. Walk your dogs on the beach, socialize with other dog owners while your dog meets new friends, and enter to win great prizes. Dogs must stay on leash!
2:00 - 5:00 FREE WINE TASTING featuring wines for fall. Location: Perkins & Perkins Wine & Cheese Shop.
2:30 - 3:15pm OGUNQUITFEST OBSTACLE COURSE River side of Ogunquit Main Beach. Let the kids run off some energy in our Halloween-themed Obstacle Course on the beach. Weather permitting.
4pm - 7pm HAUNTED HOUSE Leavitt Theatre, 259 Main Street. Check out the haunted house at the Leavitt Theatre.
6pm - 8pm GHOSTLY TOURS Ogunquit Heritage Museum, Obed's Lane, stop in for a ghostly walk through Ogunquit. Tours by the Ogunquit Heritage Museum and end a the Locust Grove Cemetary. $5 Adult, children under 10 are free. Weather permitting. Refreshments served. Parking available at Obed's Lot (entrance to lot is on Cottage Street).
TBD - RIVER RALLY
Sunday, October 27, 2019
9am - 5pm FREE COFFEE & FALL TREATS at ALAND REALTY. Stop by and enjoy some fistive treats and coffee! Conveniently located between downtown Ogunquit and Perkins Cove at 177 Shore Road. All are welcome!
9am - 5pm FREE FALL TREATS & CANDLE POURING DEMONSTRATION Celebrate OgunquitFest with BLUE WHALE TRADING COMPANY in Perkins Cove! They will be offering Maple Moon Farm treats and homemade kettle corn, Apple Cider, Maine Maple Products delicious goodies & an In-house fall candle pouring demonstration.
10am - 3pm AUTUMN BAZAAR Main Beach parking lot. See Saturday description.
10am - 11:30am CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT AND COSTUME CONTEST Ogunquit Village School, Cottage Street. Win prizes for great costumes! Rain location: Dunaway Center, School Street. Presented by Ogunquit Parks and Recreation Committee.
10am - 4:45 HUTCHINS ANTIQUES Enjoy an electric mix of vintage and antique finds from 65 dealers displayed in the huge spaces of a former car dealership
11am - 11:30 COSTUME PARADE (also part of DOGTOBERFEST) Ogunquit Village School, School Street to Main Beach. 11am step-off. Costumed kids, adults, and canines welcome to parade down the sidewalks! Miss Maine 2019 will be making a special appearance! Rain location: Under the tents at the Main Beach Parking Lot. Weather permitting.
11:30am - 12:15pm DOGTOBERFEST POOCH COSTUME AWARDS (or immediately after the Costume Parade), End of Beach Street. Let your dog strut its stuff during the parade, then judges will choose their favorites. After walking in costume in the parade, your dog deserves the opportunity to win a fun doggie prize and the bragging rights of "Ogunquit's Best Dressed Dog"!
12:30pm WAITER RACES end of Beach Street. See if you can make the cut! Waiters will race the cul-de-sac at the end of Beach Street through an obstacle course and holding a full tray! Contestants must make it around the course without spilling in order to win the prize! Anyone can participate. Weather permitting.
3pm HIGH HEEL DASH AND WALK-OFF Perkins Cove. Watch the hijinks as brave souls race around Perkins Cove in high heels! Better yet, join in the race! Heels must be at least 2? high. Don't have any? We have some you can borrow. Prizes awarded for Best Time, Highest Heel and Most Outrageous Costume! Proceeds from registration will go to Frannie Peabody Center (peabodycenter.org). Please note that Perkins Cove Road will be closed to traffic from 2:30pm until the end of the Dash (approximately 3:30pm).
***All activities are subject to change.***
Check back frequently for more details.
The Craft Fair is NOW FULL.
Any applications received after March 8, 2019 will be added to the waitlist.
Friday, October 25, 2019
4pm - 7pm HAUNTED HOUSE Leavitt Theatre, 259 Main Street. Check out the haunted house at the Leavitt Theatre.
5:30 - 7pm TRICK OR TREATING AT DOWNTOWN SHOPS & A MOVIE Main Street, and the Main Street ends at Beach Street and Shore Road. Look for the "Come In!" poster in the windows of participating shops and get your treat inside! Head over to the Leavitt Theatre for a FREE movie, "Monsters University", at 7:30. Presented by the Ogunquit Parks and Recreation Committee.
Saturday, October 26, 2019
9am - 4pm AUTUMN BAZAAR Main Beach parking lot. Find that one-of-a-kind special item from one of our 75 vendors. Get an early jump on your holiday shopping! Non-perishable food donations being accepted for the York County Shelter or pet food for the Animal Welfare Society. While you are there, join in the Painted Pumpkin Pursuit or guess the number of gourds at the Chamber of Commerce booth to win a prize!
9am - 5pm FREE COFFEE & FALL TREATS at ALAND REALTY. Stop by and enjoy some fistive treats and coffee! Conveniently located between downtown Ogunquit and Perkins Cove at 177 Shore Road. All are welcome!
9am - 5pm FREE FALL TREATS & CANDLE POURING DEMONSTRATION Celebrate OgunquitFest with BLUE WHALE TRADING COMPANY in Perkins Cove! They will be offering Maple Moon Farm treats and homemade kettle corn, Apple Cider, Maine Maple Products delicious goodies & an In-house fall candle pouring demonstration.
10am - 1pm ANTIQUE & CLASSIC CAR SHOW Main Beach parking lot. Vote on your favorite classic car! Winners announced at 12:30pm. Free admission. Car registration (8-10am): $15. Rain date: Sunday, 10am-1pm.
10am - 11am PUMPKIN DECORATING Dunaway Center
10am - 4:45pm HUTCHINS ANTIQUES Enjoy an electric mix of vintage and antique finds from 65 dealers displayed in the huge spaces of a former car dealership.
11am - 1pm BOOK SIGNING Village Toy Funatic, 232 Main Street. Meet Paddington Bear illustrator R.W. Alley, and author Zoe B. Alley. They will be signing books including There's a Wolf at the Door, which was selected as a Washington Post Best Book of the Year and There's a Princess in the Palace.
11am - 4pm GREEK MARKET Nikanos Mediterranean Bar & Grille, 173 Main Street. Join Nikanos for their first GREEK MARKET EVENT! Pick up your favorite Greek delight! Dolmades, spanakopita, dips & spreads, baklava. Browse their new novelty Nikanos & Greek T?s. Relax on their heated patio or at the bar!
12pm - 1pm WHOOPIE PIE EATING CONTEST Old Village School Playground, Cottage Street. Who can eat Maine's favorite treat the fastest without using their hands? Adult and children's divisions. Rain location: Dunaway Center, School Street. Space is limited. If you would like to participate, please be there by 11am to reserve your spot.
1:30pm – 2:30pm, DOGTOBERFEST BEACH WALK Main Beach. Walk your dogs on the beach, socialize with other dog owners while your dog meets new friends, and enter to win great prizes. Dogs must stay on leash!
2:00 - 5:00 FREE WINE TASTING featuring wines for fall. Location: Perkins & Perkins Wine & Cheese Shop.
2:30 - 3:15pm OGUNQUITFEST OBSTACLE COURSE River side of Ogunquit Main Beach. Let the kids run off some energy in our Halloween-themed Obstacle Course on the beach. Weather permitting.
4pm - 7pm HAUNTED HOUSE Leavitt Theatre, 259 Main Street. Check out the haunted house at the Leavitt Theatre.
6pm - 8pm GHOSTLY TOURS Ogunquit Heritage Museum, Obed's Lane, stop in for a ghostly walk through Ogunquit. Tours by the Ogunquit Heritage Museum and end a the Locust Grove Cemetary. $5 Adult, children under 10 are free. Weather permitting. Refreshments served. Parking available at Obed's Lot (entrance to lot is on Cottage Street).
TBD - RIVER RALLY
Sunday, October 27, 2019
9am - 5pm FREE COFFEE & FALL TREATS at ALAND REALTY. Stop by and enjoy some fistive treats and coffee! Conveniently located between downtown Ogunquit and Perkins Cove at 177 Shore Road. All are welcome!
9am - 5pm FREE FALL TREATS & CANDLE POURING DEMONSTRATION Celebrate OgunquitFest with BLUE WHALE TRADING COMPANY in Perkins Cove! They will be offering Maple Moon Farm treats and homemade kettle corn, Apple Cider, Maine Maple Products delicious goodies & an In-house fall candle pouring demonstration.
10am - 3pm AUTUMN BAZAAR Main Beach parking lot. See Saturday description.
10am - 11:30am CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT AND COSTUME CONTEST Ogunquit Village School, Cottage Street. Win prizes for great costumes! Rain location: Dunaway Center, School Street. Presented by Ogunquit Parks and Recreation Committee.
10am - 4:45 HUTCHINS ANTIQUES Enjoy an electric mix of vintage and antique finds from 65 dealers displayed in the huge spaces of a former car dealership
11am - 11:30 COSTUME PARADE (also part of DOGTOBERFEST) Ogunquit Village School, School Street to Main Beach. 11am step-off. Costumed kids, adults, and canines welcome to parade down the sidewalks! Miss Maine 2019 will be making a special appearance! Rain location: Under the tents at the Main Beach Parking Lot. Weather permitting.
11:30am - 12:15pm DOGTOBERFEST POOCH COSTUME AWARDS (or immediately after the Costume Parade), End of Beach Street. Let your dog strut its stuff during the parade, then judges will choose their favorites. After walking in costume in the parade, your dog deserves the opportunity to win a fun doggie prize and the bragging rights of "Ogunquit's Best Dressed Dog"!
12:30pm WAITER RACES end of Beach Street. See if you can make the cut! Waiters will race the cul-de-sac at the end of Beach Street through an obstacle course and holding a full tray! Contestants must make it around the course without spilling in order to win the prize! Anyone can participate. Weather permitting.
3pm HIGH HEEL DASH AND WALK-OFF Perkins Cove. Watch the hijinks as brave souls race around Perkins Cove in high heels! Better yet, join in the race! Heels must be at least 2? high. Don't have any? We have some you can borrow. Prizes awarded for Best Time, Highest Heel and Most Outrageous Costume! Proceeds from registration will go to Frannie Peabody Center (peabodycenter.org). Please note that Perkins Cove Road will be closed to traffic from 2:30pm until the end of the Dash (approximately 3:30pm).
***All activities are subject to change.***
Check back frequently for more details.
