2008 Festival Schedule
Here are the dates and times for all scheduled activities and events for the 32nd Annual Machias Wild Blueberry Festival. You can download a printable copy of the schedule as a two-page brochure on the downloads page.
Tuesday August 12, 2008
9:00 am- Sale of Festival T-shirts, hats, pins, cookbook. CSCC* until 4:00 pm
- Burnham Tavern Tours until 5:00 pm ($)
- Blueberry Musical at CSCC - Open Dress Rehearsal, no band ($)
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
9:00 am- Sale of Festival items CSCC until 4:00 pm
- Burnham Tavern Tours until 5:00 pm ($)
- Blueberry Musical at CSCC ($)
Thursday, August 14, 2008
9:00 am- Sale of Festival items CSCC until 4:00 pm
- The Art of Downeast Maine exhibit,CSCC until 4:00 pm
- Burnham Tavern Tours until 5:00 ($)
- Blueberry Farm Tour, Info at CSCC
- Information Booth open until 5:00 pm CSCC
- Chicken BBQ, under the Tent, CSCC ($)
- Blueberry Museum, Business After Hours at Machias Savings Bank
- Blueberry Musical at CSCC ($)
Friday, August 15, 2008
8:00 am- Flea Market, CSCC until 2:00 pm
- Sale of Festival items CSCC until 4:00 pm
- Information Booth until 5:00 pm
- The Art of Downeast Maine Exhibit, CSCC until 4:00 pm
- Burnham Tavern Tours until 5:00 ($)
- Blueberry Museum at Machias Savings Bank Community Room until 4:00
- Blueberry Farm Tour, Info at CSCC
- Fish Fry under the Tent, CSCC ($)
- Children's Parade forms at Machias Valley Baptist Church
- Blueberry Musical at CSCC ($)
- Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers: University of Maine at Machias Performing Arts Center
Saturday, August 16, 2008
6:00 am- Registration for Blueberry One Mile and Five Mile Race Hemmingway Annex, Court Street ($)
- Blueberry Pancake Breakfast, CSCC until 10:00 am ($)
- Blueberry Races begin
- Over 200 Craft Booths open
- Information Booth open until 5:00 pm CSCC
- Blueberry Museum at Machias Savings Bank Community Room until 5:00
- Porter Memorial Library Book Sale
- Machias Eastern Star food and craft items in Masonic Lodge until 2:00 pm
- Cooking entries accepted at the Blueberry Museum (The Community Room at MSB) until 11:00 am
- The Art of Downeast Maine Exhibit, CSCC until 5:00 pm
- Blueberry Pie Eating Contest Registration CSCC
- Burnham Tavern Tours until 5:00 pm ($)
- Blueberry Race Awards, Court Street
- Wenona's Band, CSCC steps
- Blueberry Farm Tour, Info at CSCC
- Blueberry Quilt Exhibit, CSCC (upstairs)
- Kids' Zone, Bangor Savings Bank Parking Lot
- U.S. Postal Blueberry Stamp, next to CSCC
- Pie Eating Contest, CSCC steps
- Blueberry Dessert Buffet opens, CSCC
- Historic Talk on Centre Street Church (upstairs), John Ahlin
- Machias Community Band on CSCC steps
- Blueberry Farm Tour, Info at CSCC
- Wild Blueberry Jam, University of Maine at Machias 'til 9:00 p.m. (chem free) ($)
- BB Tug of War at CSCC
- Old Timers Band on CSCC steps
- Blueberry Cooking Contest winners announced
- Baked Bean Supper in Masonic Hall ($)
- Blackfly Ball Machias Valley Grange Hall, alcohol and chem free, live music ($)
- Blueberry Musical in CSCC ($)
- Blueberry Quilt Drawing CSSC* (You need not be present to win.)
Sunday, August 17, 2008
7:00 am- Machias Rotary Breakfast, Kay Parker Building (shuttle bus parking lot) ($)
- Over 300 Craft Booths Open
- Information Booth open until 4:00 pm
- Porter Memorial Book Sale until 4:00 pm
- Blueberry Museum at Machias Savings Bank Community Room until 4:00
- Ringing the Paul Revere Bell for call to Worship, CSCC
- Blueberry Festival Community Worship Service, CSCC
- Blueberry Dessert Bar, CSCC ($)
- Sale of Festival items,CSCC until 4:00pm
- The Art of Downeast Maine, CSCC
- Lobster Dinner under the Tent, CSCC ($)
- Passamaquoddy Bay Symphony Orchestra conducted by Trond Saeverud, CSCC*
- Thanks for coming!