FLAMINGOS ARRIVE THIS WEEKEND!
This festival is flamboyantly fabulous
SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Flamingos come to town this weekend for the annual Flamingo Festival, which runs from July 12-14, 2025.
The annual festival occurs mid-July each year on Mount Desert Island, usually after the Fourth of July weekend.
The Harbor House hosts the three-day event, which features pink flamingos, pink clothes, flamingo clothes, and a whole lot of fun. You can purchase flamingos or an original Don Featherstone Flamingo box (set of two) for $25 at the Harbor House.
SATURDAY’S EVENTS
A pancake breakfast outside the Pemetic School lawn from 7:30 to 9 a.m. $7 a person until they run out of batter.
The Flamingo Parade begins at 9:15 a.m. on Seal Cove Road then down Main Street and onto the Clark Point Road.
The Harbor House will have children’s games and a bounce house from 10:30 a.m. to noon. There is also a craft fair.
The U.S. Coast Guard will host an open house after the parade.
The Southwest Harbor Public Library book sale at the American Legion Hall at 22 Village Green Way happens from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Southwest Harbor Historical Society Meeting House on the Seawall Road will host an open house on Seawall Road from noon to 4 p.m.
SUNDAY’S EVENTS
The book sale continues from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The craft fair continues from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
The historical society open house continues from 1-3 p.m.
Rodick Takeout and Golf of Maine host a car and motorcycle show from 2-4 p.m.
The annual polo and yacht club cocktail party runs from 5-7 p.m. at the Causeway Club Barn. Tickets cost $45 per person. That includes hors d’oeuvres, two drink tickets and live music from the Seal Harbor Boys.
MONDAY’S EVENTS
Flash in the Pans Steel Drum Band performs at the Pemetic School lawn at 7:30 p.m. The suggested donation is $5 per person.
Visit www.harborhousemdi.org or call Diana Novella at (207) 244-3713 for information.
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