Thursday – Bold Coast Spirits will be the featured guest at the next Crafted Conversations event at the Five of Clubs bar at the Longfellow Hotel. Coffee by Design is holding an Ethiopian New Year celebration which will include a guided tasting of Ethiopian coffees and an Ethiopian dinner prepared by Niyat Catering.
Friday – Friends & Family is holding a tasting featuring wines from Kellerei Bozen.
Saturday – Orange Bike Brewing is hosting a Gluten-Free Market & Expo. Set Lunch is holding their next pop-up at Total Loss Books—they’re producing a 3-course vegetarian takeout lunch.
Sunday – The Tender Table BIPOC Night Market is taking place in Congress Square Park. The 10th Annual Maine Cheese Festival is taking place in Pittsfield. Maine Apple Sunday is taking place at orchards around Maine.
September 15 – High Roller is holding a Maker’s Mark tasting dinner.
September 16 – Chaval is holding a 5-course dinner that will feature wines from Olé & Obrigado with owner Patrick Mata attending the dinner.
September 19 – PoutineFest is taking place. En-Noble and Ugly Duckling are collaborating on a global dinner series celebrating the food of Asia, Africa and Latin America. The focus of the September dinner is the food of Latin America. The West End Let’s Eat Out event is taking place “Encouraging West End neighbors to share a snack and a conversation, and to gather together outside and connect.”
September 19-26 – Maine Lobster Week is taking place.
September 23 – The 2nd Annual Lobster Roll Remix is taking place—nine local chefs are will be serving their take on a globally-inspired version of the classic Maine lobster roll.
September 25 – The Maine collaborative dining start-up company JoynaTable is holding a party at Definitive Brewing.
September 25-27 – The 50th Annual Common Ground Fair is taking place in Unity.
September 26 – The 2nd Annual Portland Hotdog Safari is taking place.
September 29 – Via Vecchia is hold the 3rd Annual Bitter Ball Negroni Contest. Press Herald food section editor Peggy Grodinski will be speaking at an event organized by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at USM.
September 30 – Glenn Prickett, the CEO of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, will be the guest speaker at an Open Door event organized by the Maine Trust for Local News.
October 1 – Wayside Food Programs is holding their annual Inside Wayside event with food provided by the Casco Bay Chapter of the American Chefs Federation.
October 2 – Somali chef Ifrah F. Ahmed will be at Coffee by Design for a book signing for her cookbook Soomaaliya.
October 3 – Oxbow Brewing’s annual Goods from the Woods event is taking place in Newcastle; tickets are now on sale.
October 5 – Luncheonette is relaunching their Korean Night Dinner series.
October 8 – The Maine Food Producers Showcase & Golden Fork Awards are taking place in Portland.
October 11 – 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 15-17 – Harvest on the Harbor is taking place. Tickets are now on sale for all three events.
October 24 – The 21st Annual Veg Fest is taking place.
October 25 – The Great Maine Apple Day is taking place in Unity.
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.
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