Belfast Harbor Fest

Belfast Harbor Fest, hosted by Belfast Rotary Club, offers an array of programs beginning Friday, August 16 at 5:30 p.m. at United Farmers Market on Spring Street in Belfast with “Evening by the Bay,” a gala with music, food, and both silent and live auctions. Proceeds support Rotary’s centennial legacy project, a $200,000 accessible playground to be built at City Park in 2025. Harbor Fest continues all day Saturday, August 17, beginning with a pancake breakfast at 7:30 a.m., a 5K road race at 8:30 a.m., and activities from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., including music, food, vendors, exhibits, boatbuilding demonstrations, kids’ activities, a rowing regatta, Front Street Shipyard tours, a tugboat parade and biplane flyover, a Pinewood Derby wooden car race and much more. Harbor Fest concludes Sunday morning, August 18 with the famous Cardboard Boat Race, Harbor Fest merchandise, vendors and food. For Evening by the Bay tickets, go to eventbrite.com/o/belfast-rotary-club/25545110717 or purchase at the door. For a full schedule of Harbor Fest events, go to belfastharborfest.com.