BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181104T010000 RDATE:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 RDATE:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 RDATE:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211107T010000 RDATE:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 RDATE:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 RDATE:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 RDATE:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 RDATE:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180621T000000 RDATE:20181104T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 RDATE:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 RDATE:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 RDATE:20211107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 RDATE:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 RDATE:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 RDATE:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 RDATE:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c35e94e09acd60bedf0fcc999c0bd0ab CATEGORIES:Community Events CREATED:20190607T122828 SUMMARY:Greater Gardiner River Festival LOCATION:Downtown Gardiner DESCRIPTION:
Summer unfolds in Gardiner with two popular community events. Johnson Ha
ll
Performing Arts Center leads off the summer festivities at Waterfro
nt Park on June 21st with a
Battle of the Bands kicking off the Waterf
ront Concert Series at 7pm, followed by a dazzling
display of firework
s.
The excitement continues Saturday, June 22nd with the much-a
nticipated Greater
Gardiner River Festival. Activities run from 8am un
til 10pm. Festival organizers have continued
to find ways to celebrate
life on the Kennebec River from land to shore. Activities at the
wate
rfront are free to the public thanks to the area’s generous sponsors with e
ntertainment,
children's activities, food trucks, and a community orga
nization showcase. Friends of the
Cobbossee Watershed are returning th
is year to provide free boat rides, a popular attraction.
Burns Bears
will create incredible, detailed wood chainsaw carvings. SoKenSup will get
people
on the river with stand-up paddle board demonstrations. To cont
inue the theme of wellness and
celebrating the outdoors beyond the fes
tival local businesses have donated bikes to be given
away to attendee
s. Historic Water Street will be transformed into a pedestrian mall with ar
tists,
crafters, and specialty food vendors exhibiting their products
from 10am-4pm. Double Entendre’,
The Pat Pepin Project, and Runaway Ho
me will perform live on the Waterfront Stage. The
evening will wrap up
with the popular Kennebec Savings Bank Talent Show and conclude with
Fireworks from Greater Gardiner Federal Credit Union.
The Great
er Gardiner River Festival is organized by Gardiner Main Street and made
possible with financial support from Dominos, Kennebec Savings Bank, Gar
diner Federal Credit
Union, Wellness Connection of Maine, Randolph Har
dware, American Legion Smith Wiley Post
4, G&E Roofing, and Boys a
nd Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley.
Schedule of Events
Highlighted Activities
Food and Novelty Vend
ors - All day
18th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival 10am-4pm
C
ommunity Organization Showcase - 10am-4pm
Burns Bears Live Chainsaw C
arving - 11am-3pm
Standup Paddleboard Demonstrations - 11:30am-3:30pm
Kennebec Savings Bank Talent Show - 7:30pm
Gardiner Federal Cr
edit Union Fireworks - 9pm
Starting at 8am
8am-11am Christ Episcopal Church Pancake Breakfast ($)
2 Dresden
Ave
8am-2pm Christ Episcopal Church Lawn Sale ($)
2 Dresden A
ve
8am-12pm Ice Cream for Breakfast
Boys and Girls Clubs of Ke
nnebec Valley, 14 Pray St
Starting at 9am
9am-10am Yoga on the Boardwalk with Kim Nixon
Waterfront Park
9am-4pm Book Sale
Gardiner Public Library
9:30am-2pm Listeni
ng tent with Upstream
Pump Deck
Starting at 10am
10am-4pm 18th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival
Hist
oric Downtown Gardiner
10am - 3pm Story Walk with Nature Hunt and Wan
d Making
Literacy Volunteers of Greater Augusta
Circus Themed
Obstacle Course
Children’s Discovery Museum
Robot Demonstration
s
Gardiner Iron Tigers Robotics Team
Face Painting, Popcorn, an
d Kids Activities
Grace Community Chapel
Gaga Ball
Kenneb
ec Valley YMCA
Corn Hole, Snap-ed Taste Test, and Flavored Water
Healthy Communities of the Capital Area
Giant Jenga and Duck Pool G
ame
Gardiner Democratic Committee
Board Breaking and Games for
Kids
MIKA Randolph
Throughout the Day
11am Dedication of “Dilly Dally”
11am - 3pm Burns Bears Chainsaw
Carving
11am-4pm FREE Boat Rides (Registration begins at 10:45
)
Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed
11:30-3:30 Stand-up Paddle
board Demonstrations
SoKen SUP, Kayak Launch (far end of Waterfront P
ark)
2-3pm Live Music: Double Entendre
3:30-5pm Live Music: The
Pat Pepin Project
5:30-7pm Live Music: Runaway Home
7:30pm Ken
nebec Savings Bank Talent Show
9pm Gardiner Federal Credit Union Fire
works
by Central Maine Pyrotechnics