Acadia 70.8 Triathlon

Welcome to the 2nd Acadia 70.8 Triathlon! We are so excited to have you join us. The money raised through your entry fees help sustain the YMCA’s scholarship programs, ensuring that individuals and families have access to the care, services, and programs that can help them improve their lives through healthy living or community activities.

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43rd Annual Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Half Marathon and 5K

The BHBT Half Marathon and 5K is one of our largest fundraisers of the year. The money raised through your entry fees help sustain the YMCA’s scholarship programs, ensuring that individuals and families have access to the care, services, and programs that can help them improve their lives through healthy living or community activities.

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Fourth of July Celebration

Bar Harbor’s Fourth of July has been voted the #1 Fourth of July celebration in America by the Today Show, and recognized by National Geographic as one of the top ten in the U.S.

Schedule of Events (subject to change)
Pancake Breakfast
6am-10am

Blueberry or plain pancakes, sausage, juice, milk, and coffee. All proceeds from the event support local nonprofits. Bar Harbor Athletic Field, Park Street.

Independence Day Parade
10am

The community shows off its patriotism and good humor. Parade route winds through downtown Bar Harbor from Main Street to Cottage Street to Eden Street to Mt. Desert Street to Ledgelawn Avenue. Produced by the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce.

Seafood Festival
11am – 2pm
Enjoy lobster, mussels, corn, lobster rolls, hot dogs, hamburgers, and more at the area’s largest seafood festival! All proceeds from the event support local nonprofits. Bar Harbor Athletic Field, Park Street.

Fireworks Over Frenchman Bay
9:15pm (approx.)
Enjoy the spectacular display on the waterfront, downtown Bar Harbor. Sponsored by Ocean Properties and produced by the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce.

Bar Harbor Bed Races

Watch as teams from area businesses and organizations race decorated beds down Cottage Street. The race starts in front of The 1932 Criterion Theatre.

Early Bird Pajama Sale

Shop at participating businesses & receive amazing discounts! Wearing your pajamas can earn additional discounts with some of the participants.

Movies in the Park

Mark your calendars, because we have the schedule of free movies that will be shown in Bar Harbor on Wednesday nights, as part of the Seaside Cinema Outdoor Movie Series, shown in Agamont Park.

The Seaside Cinema Outdoor Movie Series is a partnership between the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce and Reel Pizza.
Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, blankets, bug spray and snacks! Popcorn is provided!

Schedule can be found at wdea.am/sea-side-cinema-free-movies-in-agamont-park-in-bar-harbor/