2022 Schedule
August 19, 20, 21, 2022
(Times Subject to Change)
$ = cost involved
“CSCC” = Centre Street Congregational Church
The schedule is subject to change
2022 Machias Wild Blueberry Festival Schedule
Sunday, August 13 | ||
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TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
10:00 am | 10:00 am After the 10:00 am worship service, a large blueberry will be dropped from the church steeple, heralding the start of the 45th Annual Machias Wild Blueberry Festival. This will happen at about 11:15. | CSCC steps |
Friday, August 19 | ||
TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
9 am- 5 pm | Craft Booths and food vendors | Church Commons |
11:00 am | Blueberry Farm Tour Directions at CSCC Info Booth |
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4-7 pm | Special Preview Book Sale Event | Porter Memorial Library |
5:45 pm | Children’s Parade Forms | Machias Valley Baptist Church, Broadway Street |
6 pm | Children’s Parade | ends at CSCC |
Saturday, August 20 | ||
TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
8 am | Virtual Run Registration Anyone in the area that wants to run the race course is welcome to do so, the race course will be marked. |
Court Street |
8 am-10 am | Pie Eating Contest Lottery Registration | CSCC Steps |
9 am-5 pm | Information Booth | CSCC |
9 am-5 pm | Brian Giles, Master of Ceremonies | CSCC steps and outdoor stage |
9 am-5 pm | Craft Booths | |
9 am-5 pm | Food Court | Church Commons |
9 am-5 pm | Free Shuttle Service | Park at Hannaford’s and get shuttled to the festival |
9 am-3 pm | Porter Memorial Library Book Sale | Court Street |
9 -3 pm | Burnham Tavern Tours | Colonial Way $ |
9 am | Church Crafts | CSCC yellow and white tent |
9 am | Quilt Ticket Sales | CSCC yellow and white tent |
10 am-4 pm | Live Music | Church Commons Outdoor Stage |
10:00 am- 2:00 | Unites States Postal Service Stamp Cancellation | Next to CSCC steps |
10:15 am | Names drawn and announced for the blueberry pie eating contest | CSCC steps |
11 am | Blueberry Pie Eating Contest | CSCC steps |
11:30 am- 3 pm |
CSCC Dessert Buffet | CSCC yellow and white tent |
12:30 pm | Free shuttle to Blueberry Farm Tour | Hannaford, Dublin St |
1 pm | Blueberry Farm Tour at Welch Farms | 186 Roque Bluffs Rd, Roque Bluffs |
6:15 pm | Naval Battle Reenactment – Battle of the Rim | Machias River Launch |
6 pm | Bad Little Falls Wild Blueberry Ball | Bad Little Falls Park |
Sunday, August 21 | ||
TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
9 am-3 pm | Craft Booths | |
9 am-3 pm | Food Court | Church Commons |
9:55 am | The Ringing of the Paul Revere Bell for Call to Worship | CSCC |
10 am | Community Worship Service – wear your BBF T-shirt | CSCC |
11 am-2 pm | CSCC Dessert Buffet | CSCC yellow and white tent |
11 am-3 pm | Live Music | Church Commons |
2 pm | Drawing for the winner of this year’s Blueberry Quilt | CSCC steps |
The Schedule of events is subject to change!
See you next year on August 18, 19, and 20, 2023.