Ogunquit Patriots Day Weekend Celebration | Events

Location:36 Main Street, Ogunquit, ME 03907 (Map)

April 13-15, 2012! 

Vendor applications for the 2012 Beach Bazaar are available! Click here.

THANK YOU TO OUR 2012 PATRIOTS DAY SPONSORS:

Title Sponsor:
KENNEBUNK SAVINGS BANK

Premier Sponsor:
WEEKLY SENTINEL

Official Sponsor:
HANSON GROUP: GORGES GRANT HOTEL, JUNIPER HILL INN, THE MILESTONE

Associate Sponsor:
OGUNQUIT BAPTIST CHURCH

Supporting Sponsor:
ANIMAL INSTINCT
MEADOWMERE RESORT
REVELATIONS GIFT SHOP
SPARHAWK RESORT
TRELLIS HOUSE
CLIFF HOUSE RESORT & SPA

ARROWS RESTAURANT & MC PERKINS COVE
BEACHFIRE BAR & GRILLE
BREAD & ROSES BAKERY
CAPE NEDDICK INN
CLAY HILL FARM
EAST RESTAURANT
FEILE RESTAURANT & PUB
FIVE-O SHORE ROAD & CAFFE PREGO
FOOTBRIDGE LOBSTER
THE FRONT PORCH
HARVEST & PLATE CATERING
JAKE'S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
JONATHAN'S RESTAURANT
KATIE'S ON SHORE ROAD
MOUNTAIN CATERERS
POST ROAD TAVERN & ROCKY COAST BREWERY
PRIME RESTAURANT
ROOST CAFE & BISTRO
SUNDAES AT THE BEACH 
VILLAGE FOOD MARKET

READ MORE FOR THE TENTATIVE 2012 SCHEDULE.

22nd Annual

PATRIOTS DAY WEEKEND CELEBRATION

 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, April 13, 2012

9:00am-5:00pm: LIBRARY BOOK SALE (Ogunquit Memorial Library) Used book sale, with proceeds to fund the Ogunquit Memorial Library.

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: SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (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 as a fundraiser for new tennis courts.

9:30am  - 11:00am: COLONIAL CHILDREN’S GAMES (upstairs at the Fire Station, School Street) Play games from the colonial era, and make your own to take home and play later! Play with Jacob’s Ladder; make your own Bilbo Catcher, Button Whirligig, Thaumatrope, or Toothpick Top, then learn how they work. Weather permitting, we’ll go outside to the playground next door to play jackstraws, fox and geese, roll hoops and more.

9:30am – 11:00am: COLONIAL CHILDREN’S CRAFTS (upstairs at the Fire Station, School Street) Learn about the crafts of the colonial times. Make your own woven paper basket, and make a doll of rags or yarn. We will also make our own butter and try it on some traditional breads.

9:00am-5:00pm: OGUNQUIT MEMORIAL LIBRARY BOOK SALE (Ogunquit Memorial Library, 166 Shore Road)

9:00am-2:00pm: ABC SALE (Art, Books & Collectibles) (Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Road)

9:30am-3:30pm: HISTORICAL FIGURE TREASURE HUNT Collect signatures of all of our historic characters. Return your book for inspection to the Chamber table at the Beach Bazaar to be entered to win a great prize! See the list of available figures. They may be seen throughout town, but will also be available in specific locations at specific times. Historical characters courtesy of Ogunquit’s unparalleled residents.

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. Professional photographer Marina Demarco will be taking photos inside the Fire Truck from noon to 3pm.

10:00am – 4:00pm: ROAMING RAILROAD & PONY RIDES (Main Beach Parking Lot) Take a ride on the railroad as it wanders throughout the parking lot, or choose to ride a pony on a much smaller loop.

10:00am – 3:00pm: HAY RIDES (Main Beach Parking Lot. Weather permitting.) $5 per person.

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) Phyllis Wheatley was born in Africa in 1753, and at the age of seven was sold into slavery. While in bondage, she learned to read and write, and in 1773 her "Poems on Various Subjects Religious and Moral" was published in London.  She died in 1784, but her poetry still resonates to readers today. Mercy Otis Warren was born into a prominent New England family; she was the sister and wife of two well-known revolutionaries. Mercy was best know for her history of the revolution, but wrote poetry as well. Her poetry reflects the concerns of the time.

2:00pm – 5:00pm: WINE & BEER TASTING (Village Food Market, 230 Main Street) Sample beers with house-made sausages, and wines with cheese and fruit.

3:00pm – 6:00pm: WINE TASTING (Perkins & Perkins Wine & Cheese Shop, 478 Main Street) Stop in and sample some great wines for the upcoming summer season.

6:30pm – 11:00pm: FUNDRAISER GALA (Ramsdell-Rogers Function Facility - American Legion Post 56) Fun-filled evening to help support the Youth Enrichment center at Hilton-Winn Farm. Hors d'oeuvres, food stations, desserts, silent auction, live auction, raffles. Live music and dancing. Tickets are $40 per person. FMI or RSVP to 207-361-1385.

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.

10:00am – 3:00pm: ROAMING RAILROAD & PONY RIDES (Main Beach Parking Lot) Take a ride on the railroad as it wanders throughout the parking lot, or choose to ride a pony on a much smaller loop.

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!