The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront
From Aug. 28-30, the Bangor, Maine, waterfront is home to the American Folk Festival, which is a large, three-day event that focuses on the many cultures that make up America today. At the festival, you can see the nation’s finest performing groups sharing the traditional arts of their region and culture, which includes story telling! For more on the festival, visit www.americanfolkfestival.com.
World Folk 2015
The World Folklore Championship is Aug. 20-30 at Nessebar, a beach resort in the European country of Bulgaria. Hundreds of folk performers from music to dance to storytelling gather to compete for the world championship. This year, all of the performances will be videoed and shown throughout Europe, you can also catch it on the Internet at World Internet Television “EuroFolkTV” at tv.eurofolk.com. There are seven days of competition, and thanks to technology, you don’t have to miss any of them!
Rockland, Maine Lobster Festival
The people of Maine are known for a lot of things, one of which is their catch of fresh lobster. For the past 68 years, the town of Rockland, Maine, has celebrated its commercial fishing success with the Annual Maine Lobster Festival.
The festival begins each year on the Wednesday before the first full weekend in August and runs through Sunday. In the case of this year, it is July 29-Aug. 2. If you decide to attend the festival, you will find some interesting things, the most important of which is the 20,000 pounds of lobster that will be sold in various forms throughout the event. Throw in a big parade, entertainment, arts and crafts, a carnival, a seafood cooking contest and a blueberry pancake breakfast and it’s a party you don’t want to miss! For more on the festival, visit www.great-maine-vacations.com/maine-lobster-festival.html#sthash.xHpwfRh9.dpuf.
