Come celebrate the powerful little fruit that put our corner of Downeast Maine on the map. Centre Street Congregational Church, UCC, rolls out the blue carpet each August with crafts, food, entertainment, contests, and all things blueberry. There’s no admission charge. We are on the Downeast part of Maine’s beautiful, rugged coast, two hours from Bangor, about an hour and a half from Bar Harbor, and a little more than an hour from St. Stephen, New Brunswick. From whale-watching to lighthouses, from hiking and kayaking to eagles and lobster rolls, our little corner of Maine has a lot to offer!

Schedule:

Sunday, August 14, 2022

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.

Location: CSCC steps

Friday, August 19, 2022

9:00am - 5:00pm: Craft Booths and food vendors    
Location: Church Commons
11:00am: Blueberry Farm Tour
Directions at CSCC Info Booth    
5:45pm: Children’s Parade Forms
Location: achias Valley Baptist Church, Broadway Street
6:00pm : Children’s Parade
Location: ends at CSCC

Saturday, August 20, 2022

8:00am: 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.
Location: Court Street
8:00am-10:00am : Pie Eating Contest Lottery Registration
Location: CSCC Steps
9:00am-5:00pm : Information Booth
Location: CSCC
9:00am-5:00pm : Brian Giles, Master of Ceremonies    
Location: CSCC steps and outdoor stage
9:00am-5:00pm :Craft Booths    
9:00am-5:00pm : Food Court    
Location: Church Commons
9:00am-5:00pm : Free Shuttle Service    
Location: Park at Hannaford’s and get shuttled to the festival
9:00am-3:00pm : Porter Memorial Library Book Sale    
Location: Court Street
9:00am-3:00pm :    Burnham Tavern Tours    
Location: Colonial Way $
9:00am : Church Crafts    
Location: CSCC yellow and white tent
9:00am : Quilt Ticket Sales    
Location: CSCC yellow and white tent
10:00am-4:00pm: Live Music    
Location: Church Commons Outdoor Stage
10:00am- 2:00 : Unites States Postal Service Stamp Cancellation    
Location: Next to CSCC steps
10:15 am: Names drawn and announced for the blueberry pie eating contest    
Location: CSCC steps
11:00am: Blueberry Pie Eating Contest    
Location:CSCC steps
11:00am-5:00pm :CSCC Dessert Buffet and Food Court    
Location: CSCC yellow and white tent
12:30pm: Free shuttle to Blueberry Farm Tour    
Location: Hannaford, Dublin St
1:00pm: Blueberry Farm Tour at Welch Farms    
Location: 186 Roque Bluffs Rd, Roque Bluffs
4:30pm: Naval Battle Reenactment – Battle of the Rim    
Location: Machias River Launch
6:00pm: Bad Little Falls Wild Blueberry Ball      
Location: Bad Little Falls Park

Sunday, August 21, 2022    

9:00am-3:00pm : Craft Booths    
9:00am-3:00pm : Food Court
Location: Church Commons
9:55am : The Ringing of the Paul Revere Bell for Call to Worship    
Location: CSCC
10:00am:Community Worship Service – wear your BBF T-shirt    
Loication: CSCC
11:00am-3:00pm: CSCC Dessert Buffet and Food Court    
Location: CSCC yellow and white tent
11:00am-3:00pm : Live  Music    
Location:Church Commons
2:00pm :    Drawing for the winner of this year’s Blueberry Quilt    
Location: CSCC steps

Date: August 19, 2022  - August 21, 2022

Location: Centre Street Congregational Church - 9 Center St,  Machias, ME 04654

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