Category: Events

Tuesday – Isa is holding a dinner featuring wines from Cantina Flori in Piedmont.

Wednesday – Coffee by Design owner Mary Allen Lindemann will be the guest speaker at an event organized by the Maine Trust for Local News. Winemaker and author Peter Hahn will be at Marquis for a book signing for Angels in the Cellar.

Saturday/Sunday – Rockland’s Ruckus Donuts will be at Thompson’s Point for the Lost & Found Market.

Sunday – Mr. Tuna is kicking off their Toastie Takes series with a special version of their toastie ice cream dessert developed by Luncheonette.

November 5 – Twelve is holding their 3rd Annual Harvest Dinner.

November 7 – The 4th Annual Potato Palooza is taking place at DiMillo’s.

November 16 – The 2026 Hospitality Maine Summit and Awards Gala is taking place.

November 25 – It’s the last day of the year for the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market.

Thanksgiving – See the Maine Thanksgiving List for a statewide list of community meals, restaurants serving Thanksgiving dinners and buffets,  and where you can pre-order turkeys, sides, pies and other dishes to serve at your home meal. We’re adding to the list as businesses and organizations publish details on their plans for the holiday.

November 30 – The deadline for the Open Call for the 2027 Beard Awards process.

December 5 – It’s the first day of the 2026/27 Winter Farmers’ Market at Stevens Square Community Center at the corner of Stevens Avenue and Walton Street.

January 8 – The 7th Biennial Maine Aquaculture Research, Development & Education Summit is taking place at UNE in Biddeford.

Planning a wedding, holding a business event, or hosting visitors from away? Our printed guides are a great resource to help your guests explore the Maine restaurant scene. The 2026 Portland and Midcoast pocket guides are now for sale in packs of 25 on our online store.

Palaver Strings, Outstanding in the Field and Hogfish are collaborating on a production of Be the Oyster. The “immersive, multi-sensory performance” and dinner will be taking place May 27 – 29th at Broadturn Farm in Scarborough, and May 12-14th at the Brooklyn Grange in New York. Tickets are now on sale.

The chamber opera explores the “human experiences of food systems across agricultural America” and integrates music composed by Andrew Yee and performed by Palaver Strings with vocalists Eliza Bagg and Vuyo Sotashe with a multicourse dinner prepared by Outstanding in the Field.

Composed by Grammy Award-winning, Andrew Yee, the work is scored for string ensemble and two singers. The opera unfolds across several musical vignettes and food and wine pairings, each centered on a distinct food and region, including oysters from the Northeast, citrus from the Southeast, fungi from the Pacific Coast, meat from the Southern Plains, taro from the Pacific Islands, dairy from the Midwest, and grains from the Mountain States. The vignettes are presented in diverse vocal styles, exploring both regenerative and extractive agricultural practices, with librettos developed by visual storyteller Ariel Aberg-Riger . Edwin Cahill, founder and director of the contemporary opera company Hogfish, joins the project as co-librettist, dramaturg, and director.

Palaver Strings (website, facebook, instagram) is a Grammy-nominated 13-person ensemble founded in 2014 and headquartered in Portland. Palaver is fundraising to support their element of the experience and to make a portion of the tickets available at an accessible price point.

Outstanding in the Field (website, facebook, instagram) is a roving table-to-farm restaurant and events production company that partners with local chefs and venues to produce outdoor dining experiences all across the country. Their most recent dinner in Maine took place in August at the Perkins House Museum in York was a partnership with chefs Damian Sansonetti and Ilma Lopez from Chaval.

Hogfish (website, facebook, instagram) is a performing arts organization in Cape Elizabeth which seeks to “[heal] the division of our times by cultivating a new genre of Regenerative Arts – stories and artistic experiences that help us remember our connection to each other and the earth.”

Mr. Tuna is collaborating with 10 Maine bakeries and restaurants on Toastie Takes. November through March the Mr. Tutna menu will feature a special version of the popular Mr. Tuna dessert toastie—an ice cream filled hand pie.

The series kicks off with Luncheonette’s toastie on November 1st. Also participating are Cherie, Taj, Onggi, Benny’s, Tandem, Lotso Tacos, Solo Pane, Bread & Friends and Norimoto.

Wednesday – Chaval is serving a 4-course Burgundy wine dinner. Root Wild is teaching a fire cider workshop in collaboration with Seed Sound Herbal Apothecary.

Friday – Marquis is holding a Chamapagne and caviar event.

Saturday – The 21st Annual Veg Fest is taking place. Sawyer’s is teaching a sausage making class, “The class will give an in depth demonstration of our sausage making process from meat selection, grinding, mixing, stuffing and twisting.” McDougal’s Orchards in Springvale is holding their 6th Annual Apple Tasting.

Sunday – The Great Maine Apple Day is taking place in Unity.

October 27 – Isa is holding a dinner featuring wines from Cantina Flori in Piedmont.

October 28 – Coffee by Design owner Mary Allen Lindemann will be the guest speaker at an event organized by the Maine Trust for Local News.

November 5 – Twelve is holding their 3rd Annual Harvest Dinner.

November 16 – The 2026 Hospitality Maine Summit is taking place.

November 25 – The last day of the year for the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market.

Thanksgiving – See the Maine Thanksgiving List for a growing statewide list of community meals, restaurants serving Thanksgiving dinners and buffets,  and where you can pre-order turkeys, sides, pies and other dishes to serve at your home meal.

November 30 – The deadline for the Open Call for the 2027 Beard Awards process.

December 5 – The first day of the 2026/27 Winter Farmers’ Market at Stevens Square Community Center at the corner of Stevens Avenue and Walton Street.

Planning a wedding, holding a business event, or hosting visitors from away? Our printed guides are a great resource to help your guests explore the Maine restaurant scene. The 2026 Portland and Midcoast pocket guides are now for sale in packs of 25 on our online store.

We’ve begun building the 2026 Maine Thanksgiving List . It already includes 110 options for Thanksgiving dinners, free community meals and food baskets, special takeout and take home options from restaurants, bakeries, butcher shops, and markets from all over the state. We’ll be adding to the list as businesses and organizations publish details on their plans for the holiday. Drop us a line if you know of any local resources that should be included.

Monday – Ladyfish will be holding an “all-you-can-eat buffet plus passed bites throughout the evening” on their last day in business.

Tuesday – High Roller is holding a Maker’s Mark tasting dinner.

Thursday – Adega is holding a pop-up at Lambs.

Thursday-Saturday – Harvest on the Harbor is taking place. Tickets are now on sale for all three events.

Friday – The Pierogi Prince is holding a pop-up at the Local 188 event space.

Saturday – The Maine Tool Library is holding a cider pressing.

Saturday-Sunday – The Messy Cookie is hold the 2nd Annual Cookie Fest.

Sunday – Providence restaurant Frank and Laurie’s (website, instagram) will be at Luncheonette for a pop-up breakfast.

October 21 – Chaval is serving a 4-course Burgundy wine dinner. Root Wild is teaching a fire cider workshop in collaboration with Seed Sound Herbal Apothecary.

October 24 – The 21st Annual Veg Fest is taking place. Sawyer’s is teaching a sausage making class, “The class will give an in depth demonstration of our sausage making process from meat selection, grinding, mixing, stuffing and twisting.”

October 25 – The Great Maine Apple Day is taking place in Unity.

October 27 – Isa is holding a dinner featuring wines from Cantina Flori in Piedmont.

October 28 – Coffee by Design owner Mary Allen Lindemann will be the guest speaker at an event organized by the Maine Trust for Local News.

November 5 – Twelve is holding their 3rd Annual Harvest Dinner.

November 16 – The 2026 Hospitality Maine Summit is taking place.

November 25 – The last day of the year for the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market.

November 30 – The deadline for the Open Call for the 2027 Beard Awards process.

December 5 – The first day of the 2026/27 Winter Farmers’ Market at Stevens Square Community Center at the corner of Stevens Avenue and Walton Street.

Planning a wedding, holding a business event, or hosting visitors from away? Our printed guides are a great resource to help your guests explore the Maine restaurant scene. The 2026 Portland and Midcoast pocket guides are now for sale in packs of 25 on our online store.

Thursday – The Maine Food Producers Showcase & Golden Fork Awards are taking place in Portland.

Friday – Austin Street is hosting a food truck gathering featuring Hank & Artie’s, K-Pop Kimbap, OystahGuy, Portland Cake Company and Young Nonna.

Saturday – Angoor Wine Bar is holding a 3-course Puerto Rican and Indian wine dinner.

Sunday – Chef and author Erin French will be speaking at the State Theatre. Tickets include a copy of her book The Lost Kitchen: Seize the Supper.

October 12 – Ladyfish will be holding an “all-you-can-eat buffet plus passed bites throughout the evening” on their last day in business.

October 13 – High Roller is holding a Maker’s Mark tasting dinner.

October 15 – Adega is holding a pop-up at Lambs.

October 15-17 – Harvest on the Harbor is taking place. Tickets are now on sale for all three events.

October 16 – The Pierogi Prince is holding a pop-up at the Local 188 event space.

October 17 – The Maine Tool Library is holding a cider pressing event.

October 17-18 – The Messy Cookie is hold the 2nd Annual Cookie Fest.

October 18 – Providence restaurant Frank and Laurie’s (website, instagram) will be at Luncheonette for a pop-up breakfast.

October 21 – Chaval is serving a 4-course Burgundy wine dinner.

October 24 – The 21st Annual Veg Fest is taking place.

October 25 – The Great Maine Apple Day is taking place in Unity.

October 27 – Isa is holding a dinner featuring wines from Cantina Flori in Piedmont.

November 16 – The 2026 Hospitality Maine Summit is taking place.

November 25 – The last day of the year for the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market.

December 5 – The first day of the 2026/27 Winter Farmers’ Market at Stevens Square Community Center at the corner of Stevens Avenue and Walton Street.

Planning a wedding, holding a business event, or hosting visitors from away? Our printed guides are a great resource to help your guests explore the Maine restaurant scene. The 2026 Portland and Midcoast pocket guides are now for sale in packs of 25 on our online store.