Community Events Calendar
CAL's Drive-Thru Chowderfest Fundraiser!
Pick Up April 11th - 1:00pm-3:00pm
at The Center for Active Living - 36 Main Street
$7.00 Suggested Donation per Serving
Starting April 1st order chowder in person at CAL
or by phone at 207-363-1036
All proceeds to benefit the Center for Active Living
Sponsored by The St. Aspinquid Masonic Lodge
Chowders are prepared by
St. Aspinquid Lodge of Freemasons and CAL's Chef Sean
Clam Chowder - Corn Chowder - Fish Chowder - Lobster Bisque
Big A 50K
Saturday, May 2nd
Three 10.35 mile loops starting
at the Mount Agamenticus Summit
Volunteers Needed
More Information & Registration
Calendar of Events
March 2026
Saturday, March 28th - Spring with White Pine Programs for ages 6-9
10:30am-12:00pm in York Public Library Children's Storytime Area
Saturday, March 28th - Frog Songs & Vernal Pools: Guided Forest Bathing Session
1:00pm-3:00pm at Fuller Forest Preserve, YLT
Monday, March 30th - Revolution Q&A with Historian Dr. Alan Taylor
7:00pm via Zoom, Old York Historical Society More Info
April 2026
Bird Walk Wednesdays - 3rd Wednesday of Every Month
9:00am-10:30am at Highland Farm Preserve, 321 Cider Hill Road
With York Land Trust and White Pine Programs
Starting in April - Sit-Spot and Phenology Observation
10:00am-11:00am at Mount Agamenticus
Shrubland Spot: Every 2nd Wednesday
Forest Spot: Every 2nd Friday
York Student Art Show from April 1st-April 25th at York Public Library
Wednesday, April 1st - MOFGA Presents: Grow Your Own Organic Garden
6:00pm-7:30pm at York Land Trust
Saturday, April 4th - Climate Series: Sea Change: Peril in the Gulf of Maine Part 2
11:00am-12:00pm at York Public Library
Saturday, April 11th - Chowder Fest at The Center for Active Living
1:00pm-3:00pm at 36 Main St. Starting April 1st, call or order in person at 36 Main Street, 363-1036
Sunday, April 12th - Lecture: The Emerson Wallpaper: From York to Mount Vernon with Peggy Wishart and Richard Nylander
2:00pm at Old York Museum Center More Info
Tuesday, April 14th - Invasive Species Clean-Up Day at York Public Library
9:00am-12:00pm at YPL
Wednesday, April 15th - Climate Series: GMRI Presents Coastal Flooding Community Science
4:00pm-5:00pm at York Public Library
Wednesday, April 22nd - Webinar: The Influence of Joe Polis' Woodcraft on Henry David Thoreau with David B. Raymond
6:00pm Zoom More Info
Thursday, April 23rd - Peering into Vernal Pools
5:30pm-7:30pm - Register through Center for Wildlife - https://www.thecenterforwildlife.org/
Saturday, April 25th - Watercolor Class with Kristin Fuhrmann-Simmons
1:00pm-3:30pm at Old York Museum Center More Info
May 2026
Saturday, May 2nd - Big A 50K -Benefit for Mount Agamenticus Conservation Region
Start & Finish at Mount A Summit. Registration is Free, Donations Appreciated
Register Here
Sunday, May 3rd - Salty's 5K & 10K Double Nubble
9:00am at York Beach Ball Field
Saturday, May 9th - York Land Trust Native Plant Sale
9:00am-12:00pm at 1 Long Neck Marsh Road
Saturday, May 9th - Nature Printmaking Workshop
1:00pm-4:00pm at the Mount Agamenticus Summit Register Here
Saturdays, May 23rd-October 10th - Farmer's Market
9:00am-1:00pm at 1 Stonewall Lane
Monday, May 25th - Memorial Day Parade
10:00am from St. Christopher's Church to the First Parish Cemetery, ceremony at the cemetery.
Saturday, May 30th - Old York Garden Club Annual Plant Sale
9:00am-12:00pm at Goodrich Park, 200 US Rte 1 - Rain or Shine
Sunday, May 31st - Blue Moon Hike
8:30pm-10:00pm from base to summit and back at Mount Agamenticus. Prior hiking experience recommended. Register Here
Saturday & Sunday, May 30th & 31st - SOLO Wilderness First Aid
9:00am-5:00pm at the Mount Agamenticus Summit. See card below for details.
June 2026
Saturday, June 6th - York Hospital 5K Road Race
8:30am Start and Finish at York Hospital
Info & Registration
Saturday, June 20th - Pattern Making - Nature as My Muse at Mount A
10:00am-12:00pm at Mount A Summit. Register through Center for Wildlife
July 2026
Saturday, July 4th - Annual four on the 4th Road Race
Saturday, July 4th - Fireworks at Short Sands Beach - 9:30pm
Friday, July 31st - Sunday, August 9th
York Days Lighting of the Nubble
August 2026
Saturday & Sunday, August 8th-9th - York Days Craft Fair
9:00am-3:00pm at Beach Ball Field
Tuesday, August 4th - National Night Out
5:00pm-8:00pm - Join the York Police and York Fire Departments at Bog Road Athletic Fields Complex
Sunday, August 9th - York Days Fireworks
9:00pm at Short Sands Beach. Sponsored by the York Beach Fire Department
Saturday, August 15th - York Village Fire Department Annual Parade & Muster
12:00pm - Parade starts at Woodbridge & York St. and finishes at the York Public Library. Muster follows at Moulton Park
September 2026
Saturday, September 5th - Beach Bonfire Benefit at Long Sands Beach
6:00pm-10:00pm - Entertainment, Concessions, Raffles and Food Drive to benefit the York Food Pantry
Saturday, September 26th - Community Wellness Fest
9:00am-12:00pm at the Village Green next to Town Hall
York Public Library
March 28th, Saturday - Spring with White Pine Programs - Ages 6-9 with caregiver
10:30am-12:00pm in the Children's Storytime Area
York Student Art Show - April 1st-April 25th
Reception, Wednesday, April 1st
5:00pm-6:00pm Upper Level of YPL
April 2nd, Thursday - The History of US Women Astronauts with Smithsonian Curator Emerita Valerie Neal
2:00pm Online Virtual Author Talk
April 2nd, Thursday - Screenwriters Group
5:00pm-6:30pm in the Study Room
This is a new group for screenwriters, playwrights, or anyone writing a script. All levels welcome! Will meet the 1st Thursday of each month.
April 3rd, Friday - Our Amazing Birds: 65 Years of Birding
2:00pm-3:15pm - Virtual Program Registration Required
April 4th, Saturday - Climate Change Series: Sea Change: Peril in the Gulf of Maine
11:00am-12:00pm in the Community Room
April 14th, Tuesday - Invasive Species Cleanup Day at YPL
9:00am-12:00pm Meet in the Library Parking Lot
April 15th, Wednesday - Climate Series: GMRI Presents Coastal Flooding Community Science
4:00pm-5:00pm at York Public Library
Mondays
Budding Builders
10:30am-11:30am - Ages 3-5 with caregiver in the Craft Area
Chess Club for 16 years and over
5:15pm-6:45pm - Wheeler Room at YPL
Register at yorkpubliclibrary.org/calendar
Tuesdays
Preschool Storytime - 10:30am-11:30am
YPL Writing Group - 5:30pm-7:00pm
Wednesdays
Morning Yoga - 10:15am-11:30am
Thursdays
YPL Crafting Group - 10:00am-12:00pm
Meets 2nd & 4th Thursday each month
Little Movers - 10:30am-11:30am
Fridays
Baby & Toddler Storytime - 10:30am-11:30am
Week in Review Discussion Group - 3:00pm-4:00pm
York Land Trust
Bird Walk Wednesday
3rd Wednesday of Every Month
with YLT and White Pine Programs
9:00am-10:30am at Highland Farm Preserve 321 Cider Hill Road in York. Free and open to all!
March 28th, Saturday - Frog Songs & Vernal Pools: Guided Forest Bathing Session
1:00pm-3:00pm at Fuller Forest Preserve, Bartlett Road
April 1st, Wednesday - MOFGA Presents: Grow Your Own Organic Garden
6:00pm-7:30pm at York Land Trust
April 2nd, Thursday - Invasive Plant Pull at Fuller Forest Preserve
9:00am-12:00pm at Fuller Forest Preserve, Bartlett Road
April 4th, Saturday - Climate Series: Sea Change: Peril in the Gulf of Maine
11:00am-12:00pm at York Public Library
April 9th, Thursday - Storytime with York Public Library
10:30am-11:30am at York Land Trust Headquarters
April 14th, Tuesday - Invasive Species Cleanup Day at York Public Library
9:00am-12:00pm - Meet at YPL Parking Lot
April 15th, Wednesday - Climate Series: GMRI Presents Coastal Flooding Community Science
4:00pm-5:00pm at York Public Library
April 16th, Thursday - Ferns of Southern Maine
6:00pm-7:00pm Spring Webinar
May 9th, Saturday - Native Plant Sale
9:00am-12:00pm - 1 Long Neck Marsh Road
Mount Agamenticus
Registration is Open for the Big A 50K
Race Day is May 2nd, 2026
Register Here
Starting in April
Sit-Spot and Phenology Observation
10:00am-11:00am-Monthly - Drop In
Shrubland Spot: Every 2nd Wednesday
Forest Spot: Every 2nd Friday
April 23rd, Thursday
Peering into Vernal Pools
5:30pm-7:30pm - Register Here
May 9th, Saturday
Nature Printmaking Workshop
1:00pm-4:00pm at the Summit Register Here
May 31st, Sunday
Blue Moon Hike
8:30pm-10:00pm Nighttime hike from base to summit and back. Moderate difficulty, prior hiking experience recommended. Register Here
May 30th & 31st, Saturday & Sunday
SOLO Wilderness First Aid
9:00am-5:00pm at Mount A Summit Lodge
This program will introduce you to patient assessment, treatment, and management of injuries in backcountry conditions. You will learn to improvise splints and litters, stop bleeding, and other potentially lifesaving skills.
Cost: $225 Register Here
Click Here for More SOLO information
Adopt-A-Trail
The Mount Agamenticus Conservation Region depends upon volunteers to help maintain 15 miles of popular trails. Adopters take responsibility for stewardship of a specific trail.
To register for a Community Work Day or to learn more about Adopt-A-Trail, please email: Ben Jankowski at bjankowski@yorkmaine.org
Center for Wildlife
March 4th, Wednesday
Climate Series: Seabird Habitats and Climate Change
4:00pm-5:30pm at the York Public Library
May 26th-29th
Monhegan Island Trip
Birds & Nature
June 20th-21st
Boreal Birding Weekend
Coos County, NH with Dan Gardoqui
Regular Happenings:
Creature Features
Story Time
Guided Tours
Ambassador Meet & Greets!
York Art Association
Renovations planned for 2026
Learn more on our website
July 27th-July 31st, Monday-Friday
YAY Arts Camp 2026
9:00am-3:30pm at YAA. Focus on creativity & interaction
September 19th, Saturday
Art in the Park 2026
10:00am-4:00pm at Moulton Park
Calendar
If you have an event that is open to the public that you want to be part of the community calendar, please complete the form at the bottom of this page.
Click below for a calendar view of upcoming events in York.
Web Calendar
For Regional Happenings Click Here:
Event Calendar | York Region Chamber of Commerce
