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Time flies, doesn't it?The Celebration Committee has an exciting year-long calendar of events and activities planned that bring the community together in celebration of the 375th anniversary of the Town of Kittery’s Incorporation and the State of Maine’s bicentennial. Stay tuned as we add to this great celebration of the oldest town in Maine! |
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Calendar of Upcoming EventsREAD ME - A Shared Reading Experience - Beginning June 3, 2022
Rice Public Library | 8 Wentworth Street, Kittery, ME 03904 This summer, the Rice Public Library is celebrating the Town's 375th birthday by partnering with Maine State Library for a program called READ ME. Learn more here. Maritime Concert with David Coffin - September 8, 2022
6:00 PM | Rice Public Library | Free - Registration Required Explore the life of a sailor, a whaler, a fisherman and hear the songs that illustrate the life they pursued at sea. Learn more here. 375th Birthday Bash - September 23, 2022
4:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Kittery Community Center - Frisbee Lawn It's time to throw a bash and have a ball at the Town of Kittery's 375th Birthday Bash. Learn more here. 2nd Annual Taste of Kittery - September 24, 2022
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Post Office Square | Ticketed Event - On Sale Now This foodtastic event will showcase Kittery’s vibrant restaurant community with a delicious mix of sips and bites, music and fun. Learn more here. Reflections on Robert W. Traip Academy - Date TBD
7:00 PM | KCC Star Theatre | Free Local historian Donald Hands, will review the history of high school education in Kittery. Learn more here Previous EventsKittery Arts Festival - July 14, 2022 - August 18, 2022
Join us as we celebrate the artists, performers and creators that make Kittery such a creative and unique community. Learn more here. Helping Others Through Fireworks - August 6, 2022
9:00 PM | Great Island Commons, New Castle, NH Join us as we celebrate the Town of Kittery's 375th birthday, alongside the U.S. Coast Guard's 232nd birthday! Learn more here. Kittery Seaside Gardens Tour: Through the Centuries - July, 9, 2022
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Various sites | Ticketed Event - On Sale Now Join the Kittery Historical & Naval Society for a one of a kind garden tour. Learn more here. Town of Kittery Independence Day Celebration - Saturday, June 25, 2022
9:00 AM | Thresher Memorial Park| Free Join your friends and neighbors as the Town celebrates Independence Day with native son "General William Whipple". Learn more here. Historic Home Tour: William Dean Howells House - Tuesday, May 10, 2022
10:00 AM & 2:00 PM | 36 Pepperrell Road, Kittery Point, ME | Ticketed Event Of all the many places William Dean Howells lived, none so captured his imagination or felt as much fully home as the gambrel-roofed house looking out toward the sea in Kittery Point. Learn more here. William Dean Howells Lecture - Wednesday, May 4, 2022
7:00 PM | KCC Star Theatre | Free Susan Goodman, author of William Dean Howells: A Life, will discuss “Literature and Life” (to borrow one of his titles) and his connection to Kittery. Learn more here. The Men of the USS Thresher - Lunch & Learn - Thursday, April 21, 2022
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | KCC Star Theatre | Registration Required The 129 individuals lost in the world’s worst submarine disaster almost 60 years ago were seemingly ordinary men charged with an extraordinary task. Learn more here. Four Centuries of New England Garden History - Wednesday, April 13, 2022
7:00 PM | KCC Star Theatre | Free Learn about New England garden history from celebrated horticulture historian, John Forti. Learn more here. Family Valentine's Dance - Cancelled
6:00 - 8:00 PM | $20 per couple or family | KCC Star Theatre Isles of Shoals: Then and Now - Wednesday, February 9, 2022
7:00 PM | KCC Star Theatre | Free Learn the storied history of the Isles of Shoals, once the cod fishing capital of the world. Learn more here Santa Claus Is Coming to Kittery! - Cancelled Due to Weather
Saturday, December 18, 2021 | Cancelled Unfortunately, due to some not so jolly weather heading our way, Santa will not be able to make it on Saturday, December 18, 2021 for his ride around Kittery. Learn more here Letters to Santa
December 1 - 15, 2021 | Free Tell Santa how good you've been this year! Learn more here Woodland Farms Launches Fort Foster Lager
October, 2021 | Woodland Farms, Kittery, ME Woodland Farms has created a series of 4 different brews showcasing Kittery landmarks in celebration of the Town's 375 Celebration. First up is Fort Foster Lager which is now available both on draft and in cans, locally. Learn more here Taste of Kittery
Saturday, October 9, 2021 | Ticketed Event The fun kicks off with the Taste of Kittery on October 9, 2021 from 1 PM - 4 PM at Post Office Square (10 Shapleigh Road, Kittery, ME). This foodtastic event will showcase Kittery’s vibrant restaurant community with a delicious mix of sips and bites, music and fun. Standard admission ($15.00) includes entry and tastes from all participants. Attendees can also purchase an upgraded ticket ($25.00) to get up to (5) pours of local beers, including a one-of-a-kind 375th Celebration brew, courtesy of Woodland Farms in partnership with the Kittery Celebration Committee. |
Featured eventsKittery at the turn of the Last century
As part of the Town of Kittery’s 375th Celebration, the Rice Public Library is excited to debut a brand new exhibit, a century in the making. Kittery at the Turn of the Last Century: A Roadmap features 46 postcards from the library’s collection...
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