The schedule shown below is from the 2007 festival.
The 2008 festival
schedule will be posted prior to the event.
Pre-Festival Events (Tuesday, August 14 through Thursday, August 16)
- Tue 09:00 am
- Sale of Festival T-shirts, hats, pins, cookbook, berries - CSCC until 4:00 pm.
- Burnham Tavern Tours until 5:00 pm ($).
- Tue 06:30 pm
- Blueberry Musical at CSCC - Open dress rehearsal, no band ($)
- Wed 09:00 am
- Sale of Festival items, CSCC until 4:00 pm.
- Burnham Tavern tours until 5:00 pm ($).
- Wed 07:00 pm
- Blueberry Musical at CSCC ($)
- Thu 09:00 am
- Sale of Festival items - CSCC until 4:00 pm.
- The Art of Downeast Maine exhibit - CSCC until 4:00 pm
- Burnham Tavern Tours until 5:00 pm ($).
- Blueberry Museum until 4:00 pm.
- Thu 11:00 am
- Blueberry Farm Tour.
- Thu 03:00 pm
- Information Booth open until 5:00 pm - CSCC.
- Thu 04:30 pm
- Chicken BBQ - CSCC, under the tent ($).
Friday, August 17, 2007
- 08:00 am
- Flea Market - CSCC until 2:00 pm.
- 09:00 am
- Sale of Festival Items, CSCC until 4:00pm
- 09:00 am
- Sale of Festival items - CSCC until 4:00 pm.
- Information Booth until 5:00 pm.
- The Art of Downeast Maine Exhibit - CSCC until 4:00 pm.
- Burnham Tavern Tours until 5:00 pm. ($).
- Blueberry Museum at Machias Savings Bank until 4:00 pm.
- 11:00 am
- Blueberry Farm Tour.
- 04:30 pm
- Fish Fry - under the tent CSCC ($)
- 05:45 pm
- Children's Parade forms at Machias Valley Baptist Church, entertainment to follow.
- 07:00 pm
- Blueberry Musical at CSCC ($).
Saturday, August 18, 2007
- 06:00 am
- Registration for Blueberry One-Mile and Five-Mile Races ($).
- 06:30 am
- Blueberry Pancake Breakfast, CSCC until 10:00am($)
- 08:00 am
- Blueberry Races begin
- 09:00 am
- The Art of Downeast Maine Exhibit, CSCC until 5:00pm
- Pie Eating Contest Registration CSCC
- Burnham Tavern Tours until 5:00pm ($)
- 09:00 am
- Blueberry Museum at Machias Savings Bank until 5:00pm
- 09:00 am
- Over 200 Craft Booths open
- 09:30 am
- Blueberry Race Awards at Parish House
- Wenona's Band, CSCC steps
- 10:00 am
- Blueberry Quilt Exhibit, CSCC
- Blueberry Farm Tour
- Discovery Zone for Children, Parish House
- U.S. Postal Blueberry Stamp, next to CSCC
- 11:00 am
- Pie Eating Contest, CSCC
- Blueberry Dessert Bar opens
- 12:00 am
- Historic Talk at Centre Street Church
- 01:00 pm
- Machias Community Band, CSCC steps
- Blueberry Farm Tour
- 02:00 pm
- Blueberry Tug-O-War, Parish House - NEW
- 03:00 pm
- Old Timers Band on CSCC steps
- Blueberry Cooking Contest winners announced
- 04:30 pm
- Baked Bean Supper in Masonic Hall ($)
- 06:00 pm
- Blackfly Ball, Grange Hall - Alcohol & chem free, 3 bands ($)
- 07:00 pm
- Blueberry Musical in CSCC ($)
- Jazz Concert, Performing Arts Center, UMM Blue Hill Brass Band ($)
Sunday, August 19, 2007
- 07:00 am
- Machias Rotary Breakfast, Kay Parker Building (shuttle bus parking lot) ($)
- 09:00 am
- Over 200 Craft Booths Open
- Information Booth open until 4:00pm
- Porter Memorial Book Sale until 4:00pm
- Blueberry Museum at Machias Savings Bank until 4:00
- 09:25 am
- Ringing the Paul Revere Bell for call to Worship, CSCC
- 09:30 am
- Blueberry Festival Community Worship Services, CSCC
- 12:00 am
- Blueberry Dessert Bar, CSCC ($)
- Sale of Festival Items, CSCC until 4:00pm
- The Art of Downeast Maine, CSCC
- Lobster Dinner under the Tent, CSCC ($)
- 02:00 pm
- Luxembourg Children's Chorus, CSCC
- Blueberry Quilt Drawing, CSCC (You need not be present to win)