Patriots Day in Ogunquit | Arts & Culture

Annual Patriots Day Weekend Celebration

Location:36 Main Street, Ogunquit, ME 03907

April 13-15, 2012! <br/> SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, April 13, 2012

7:15pm-7:45pm: HISTORICAL RE-ENACTMENT: SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS (downstairs at the Ogunquit Baptist Church, 157 Shore Road)

8:00pm: FIFE AND DRUM CONCERT (upstairs at the Ogunquit Baptist Church, 157 Shore Road) Learn about our colonial heritage of song as the Patriot Fife and Drum Duo play traditional songs and teach us about the instruments themselves and the signals revolutionary fifers and drummers gave to the soldiers in the heat of battle.

9:00pm: HISTORICAL RE-ENACTMENT(upstairs at the Ogunquit Baptist Church, 157 Shore Road).

Saturday, April 14, 2012

9:00am – 4:00pm: BEACH BAZAAR (at the Kennebunk Savings Bank tents on the Main Beach parking lot) Over 50 vendors will sell their wares under the tent! You may find yourself shopping beside or from one of our historical personages! Ogunquit Parks & Recreation will serve a variety of refreshments and snacks.

9:30am  - 11:00am: COLONIAL CHILDREN’S GAMES & CRAFTS (upstairs at the Fire Station, School Street)  9:30am-3:30pm: HISTORICAL FIGURE TREASURE HUNT

10:00am – 3:00pm: OGUNQUIT STOCKS, FIRE TRUCK, POLICE CAR, AND MORE (Main Beach Parking Lot)

10:00am – 3:00pm: HAY RIDES (Main Beach Parking Lot. Weather permitting.) $5 per person.<br/>11:00am – 2:00pm: “TASTE OF THE TOWN” (Dunaway Center, 23 School Street) A large variety of over 15 area restaurants will serve up their special dishes for you to try out! $10 regular admission; $12 VIP tickets. Buy tickets at the door or ahead of time under the tent at the beach! Tickets also available until April 9 in Ogunquit.org’s online store. Offerings range from seafood mac n cheese and steak to crab rolls and foccacia to ice cream and mini-muffins.

1:30pm - 2:00pm: POETRY READING - CELEBRATING COLONIAL FEMALE POETS (downstairs at the Dunaway Center)

2:00pm – 5:00pm: WINE & BEER TASTING (Village Food Market, 230 Main Street)  

3:00pm – 6:00pm: WINE TASTING (Perkins & Perkins Wine & Cheese Shop, 478 Main Street) 

Sunday, April 15, 2012

10:00am – 3:00pm: BEACH BAZAAR (at the Kennebunk Savings Bank tent at the Main Beach parking lot) See Saturday description.

10:00am – 3:00pm: OGUNQUIT STOCKS, FIRE TRUCK, POLICE CAR, AND MORE (Main Beach Parking Lot) Photo opportunities for the whole family! Don’t worry, the stocks don’t lock, but they will be available all weekend for photo opportunities.  Another fun photo opportunity available with a life-size cut-out stand-up where you can take a photo of yourself dressed in old-time bathing suits! The kids can also climb in and on an Ogunquit fire truck and police car.<br/>10:00am – 3:00pm: HAY RIDES (Main Beach Parking Lot. Weather permitting.) $5 per person.

10:00am: DUCK RACE (at the Beach Street Bridge) Proceeds fund Wells/Ogunquit Cub Scout Pack #356. Buy your duck under the tent on Saturday, or email Pack356@ymail.com for more information.

10:30am – 12:00pm: BOOK SIGNING (Animal Instinct, 232 Main Street) Local author and illustrator Matt Tavares will be signing his new book, There Goes Ted Williams. Books can be ordered in advance at 207-646-7728.

12:00 – 3:00pm: PATRIOTIC POOCH PAGEANT AND FASHION SHOW (Angelina’s Ristorante Parking Lot, 655 Main Street. Weather permitting.) Dress your dog in costume, or just come to watch the show! Two costume categories: Patriotic (red, white, and blue) and Favorite American (any Abe Lincoln wannabe’s out there?) Prizes will be awarded for most patriotic costume and best costume impersonation. Dog friendly area establishments will also be represented, including Animal Welfare Society, Country Time Pet Boarding Kennels, Gazebo Inn Ogunquit, Studio East Motel, York Bark n Play and more!