Activities & Events Listing

Honor the Past,Celebrate the Present, Invest in the Future
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January 2018

  • January 11, Community Conservation: Finding the balance between nature and culture, film screening, hosted by Falmouth Land Trust, The Episcopal Church of St. Mary, Foreside Road §
  • January 16, “The Power of Place,” featured speaker Richard Blanco, inaugural event of the Changing Landscapes, Shifting Tides:  The Story of Falmouth Event Series, presented by Stantec, Falmouth High School Theater §
  • January 27, 5th Annual Falmouth Recycling & Energy Advisory Committee Home Energy Fair, Falmouth Elementary School Cafeteria 
  • January 28, 5th Annual Falmouth’s Got Talent—An All-School Talent Competition, Tercentennial Edition, to benefit Project Graduation for the Class of 2018, Falmouth High School Theater
  • January Donate300:  Town of Falmouth, Town Hall, Falmouth Road, collecting cereal (hot & cold) to benefit Falmouth Food Pantry

February 2018

  • February 4, “Quakers in Falmouth,” tour & talk with Wayne Cobb and Donna Little, presented by Falmouth Historical Society, hosted by Hall’s Tavern Quaker B&B, 377 Gray Road
  • February 11, Falmouth Parks and Community Programs Great Outdoor Maine Week-Ends:  Snowshoe Trek at Falmouth Nature Preserve 
  • Febraury 15, "The Changing Nature of Maine's Woods," Andrew Barton, Forest Ecologist, University of Maine at Farmington, hosted by Maine Audubon, part of the Changing Landscapes, Shifting Tides: The Story of Falmouth Event Series, presented by Stantec, Maine Auduon § 
  • February 17, Winter Carnival, Maine Audubon
  • February 22, Falmouth Lion's Roaring Raffles Drawing Night, to benefit local community projects and non-profits, Madden’s Pub & Grill
  • February Donate300:  Gorham Savings Bank, 65 Gray Road and 202A US Route 1, collecting non-perishable food items to benefit Falmouth Food Pantry 

March 2018

April 2018

  • April 3, Falmouth High School Speech and Debate Showcase, Falmouth High School Theater 
  • April 5, 12th Annual FEF Spelling Bee, 300th Anniversary Edition, to benefit Falmouth Education Foundation, Falmouth Elementary School Cafeteria 
  • April 6, Kick Hunger OUT!, Kickboxing workshop and family event to benefit The Locker Project as part of April's Donate300 Challenge, Centerpoint Martial Arts 
  • April 17, “Next Stop, Falmouth:  Restoring the Narcissus, Sole Surviving High Speed Wooden Trolley from the Portland-Lewiston Interurban Trolley System,” lecture presented by Phil Morse, hosted by Falmouth Memorial Library
  • April 23-May 1, 2018,  Falmouth Parks and Community Programs 2018 Tercentennial Tour:  Falmouth, ME to Falmouth, UK §
  • Falmouth Parks and Community Programs River Point Naturalist Series
  • April Donate300:  Centerpoint Martial Arts, 65 Gray Road, collecting food, personal hygiene products, and backpacks for at-risk and underserved youth to benefit The Locker Project

May 2018

  • May 3 & 4, Bye Bye Birdie, presented by The Theatre Company at Falmouth High School, Falmouth High School Theater 
  • May 10,11 & 12, Bye Bye Birdie, presented by The Theatre Company at Falmouth High School, Falmouth High School Theater 
  • May 12, Falmouth Community Day with the Seadogs at Hadlock Field, hosted by Falmouth Elementary PTO and Falmouth Little League
  • May 12, Falmouth Rotary's Electronics Recycling Collection Day, Falmouth Shopping Center Parking Lot 
  • May 15, Falmouth Parks and Community Programs Senior Senior Prom for 55+, Mason-Motz Activity Center, Middle Road
  • May 16, Falmouth Historic Sites Guided Tour, hosted by Falmouth Parks and Community Programs and the Falmouth Historical Society
  • May 17, "Destination Falmouth: From Farmland to Vacationland," hosted by Falmouth Historical Society, part of the Changing Landscapes, Shifting Tides: The Story of Falmouth Event Series, presented by Stantec. Falmouth By the Sea, Foreside Road § 
  • May 19, Pollinator Parade, Maine Audubon
  • May 25, The Casco Bay Anchors Film Festival, Falmouth High School Theater
  • May 26, Falmouth Fest and Old Home Days, presented by Cumberland County Federal Credit Union, Community Park, Winn Road §
  • May 28, Memorial Day Parade, presented by the American Legion Post #164
  • May 28, Community Reception, following the Memorial Day Parade, hosted by the Episcopal Church of St. Mary’s, Foreside Road  
  • Falmouth Parks and Community Programs River Point Naturalist Series
  • May Donate300:  Falmouth Hearing Aids, 4 Fundy Road, collecting non-perishable food items to benefit Portland Vet Center 

June 2018

  • June 2, Falmouth Lion's 66th Annual Auction, to benefit over 40 local organizations, Public Works Barn, Woods Road
  • June 7, Falmouth Food Pantry Celebration and Open House, Falmouth Food Pantry, Falmouth Road 
  • June 12, Election Day, Falmouth High School Gymnasium
  • June 12, Parks and Open Space Tour, hosted by Falmouth Parks & Community Programs 
  • June 15, Twilight Walk & Movie in the Park  hosted by Falmouth Land Trust part of the  Changing Landscapes, Shifting Tides:  The Story of Falmouth Event Series, presented by Stantec §
  • June 16, Native Plants Sale & Festival, Maine Audubon
  • June 20, Peony Bloom Ice Cream Social, Maine Audubon
  • June 24, Volksmarch (“people’s walk”) Falmouth, sponsored by Southern Maine Volkssport Association, Maine Audubon, and Falmouth Parks and Community Programs, Maine Audubon
  • June 25, Falmouth Parks and Community Programs “Concerts in the Park” Kick-Off featuring The Flukes (Falmouth Memorial Library Ukulele Ensemble), Village Park, Hat Trick Drive
  • Falmouth Parks and Community Programs River Point Naturalist Series
  • June Donate300:  Town Landing Market, 269 Foreside Road, collecting peanut butter to benefit Falmouth Food Pantry 

July 2018

  • July 9, Falmouth Parks and Community Programs “Concerts in the Park,” featuring the Don Campbell Trio, Park, Hat Trick Drive
  • July 15, Musical Memories Concert, three generations of musical talent presented by the Maine Pops Band, Falmouth Middle School, and OceanView at Falmouth, Town Green, Lunt Road
  • July 19, “The Presumpscot River: An Environmental History,” presented by Michael Shaughnessy, President, Friends of the Presumpscot River, hosted by Falmouth Memorial Library at Falmouth Congregational Church, part of the Changing Landscapes, Shifting Tides:  The Story of Falmouth Event Series, presented by Stantec §
  • July 23, Falmouth Parks and Community Programs “Concerts in the Park,” featuring the Maine Pops Band, Village Park, Hat Trick Drive
  • July Donate300:  Maine Soggy Dog, 251 US Route 1, collecting dry food for cats and dogs, wet food for cats, and dog toys (no polyester toy fill please) to benefit the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland 

August 2018

  • August 6, Falmouth Parks and Community Programs “Concerts in the Park,” featuring Schooner Fair, Village Park, Hat Trick Drive
  • August 8, Plummer High School Lunch Bunch Alumni Luncheon
  • August 8, Community Picnic & Street Dance presented by Back Cove Financial, Village Park, Hat Trick Drive §
  • August 9, "Native Plants and Indigenous Wisdom," Robin Kimmerer, SUNY-EFS, hosted by Maine Audubon, part of the Changing Landscapes, Shifting Tides: The Story of Falmouth Event Series, presented by Stantec, Falmouth High School Theater § 
  • August Donate300:  Lebel & Harriman, LLC, 366 US Route 1 Suite 2, collecting school supplies for Falmouth Elementary Students in need.  Items requested:  crayons, markers, Twistables, colorful folders with pockets, composition books, pencils, pencil containers and pencil sharpeners.  

September 2018

  • September 8, Town Landing Waterfront Bash, presented by Town Landing Market, Town Landing §
  • September 16, "A Deserted and Conquered Country: Falmouth's Tumultuous Birth," lecture by Zachary Bennett, part of the  Changing Landscapes, Shifting Tides:  The Story of Falmouth Event Series, presented by Stantec.  Lunt Auditorium at OceanView, Lunt Road. §
  • September 26, Falmouth Historic Sites Guided Tour, hosted by Falmouth Parks and Community Programs and the Falmouth Historical Society
  • September 27, Harvest Moon Farm Party to benefit Falmouth Land Trust
  • September Donate300:  Southern Maine Audiology, 251 U.S. Route 1, collecting non-perishable food items to benefit Preble Street Resource Center 

October 2018

  • October 6, Apple Day, Maine Audubon
  • October 13, Annual Falmouth Fire-EMS Open House and Touch-a-Truck, Central Station, Bucknam Road
  • October 13-14, Class of 1958 High School Reunion
  • October 16, “Writing and Researching Falmouth History,” Annual Meeting of the Falmouth Historical Society
  • October 17, Falmouth Historic Sites Guided Tour, hosted by Falmouth Parks and Community Programs and the Falmouth Historical Society
  • October 18, Annual Harvest Community Supper for Falmouth residents, to benefit Falmouth Food Pantry, Falmouth Congregational Church, Falmouth Road
  • October 18, “The History of Falmouth Congregational Church,” a multi-media presentation hosted by Falmouth Congregational Church, Falmouth Road
  • October 19-21, "James & The Giant Peach," presented by The Theatre Company of Falmouth High School, Falmouth High School Theater, Woodville Road 
  • October 27, Falmouth Police Department Open House, 2 Marshall Drive  
  • October Donate300:  Falmouth Memorial Library, collecting hand-knit and store bought hats, scarves, and mittens to benefit Falmouth Food Pantry

November 2018

  • November 1-4, "Scapin," presented by The Theatre Company of Falmouth High School, Falmouth High School Theater, Woodville Road 
  • November 6, Election Day, Falmouth High School Gymnasium
  • November 7, A Night of Historical Theater, featuring, "Little Schooner on the Big Sea," a Falmouth Middle School Production on the history of Falmouth in the 1800s, and performances by the Falmouth High School chorus and the Theatre Company of Falmouth High School on Danish settlement in Falmouth, Falmouth High School Theater, Woodville Road 
  • November 11, Veterans Day Ceremony, hosted by American Legion Post #164, Depot Road 
  • November 11, Incorporation Day Day Ceremony, Falmouth High School Theater, Woodville Road §
  • November 29-December 1, Very Merry Falmouth presented by the Town of Falmouth and the Falmouth/Cumberland Community Chamber of Commerce
  • November 30, Falmouth300 Closing Fireworks at Very Merry Falmouth, presented by Bath Savings Institution § ■ 
  • November 30, Very Merry Mix & Mingle, part of Very Merry Falmouth, presented by the Cumberland/Falmouth Communtiy Chamber of Commerce, Route 1 
  • Postponed, Annual Town-Wide Volunteer Fair, hosted by Falmouth Community Volunteer Cooperative
  • November Donate300:  Norway Savings Bank, 266 U.S. Route 1, collecting canned goods to benefit Falmouth Food Pantry 

December 2018

  • December 1, Ugly Sweater 5K & Merry Mile, to benefit Falmouth Memorial Library, part of Very Merry Falmouth, Route 1 
  • December 1, Hot-in-a-Pot Cook Off, part of Very Merry Falmouth, Event Tent, Route 1
  • December 1, Cookie Walk & Bake sale, to benefit local booster groups, part of Very Merry Falmouth, Event Tent, Route 1 
  • December Donate300:  Falmouth Martial Arts, Mason-Motz Center, 190 Middle Road, collecting unwrapped, new toys to benefit Toys for Tots 

Note: Events listed are subject to change.  Some events are ticketed or require reservations.  New events will be added as planning moves forward. Visit Falmouth300.org regularly for updates on dates, times, venues, ticketing, and reservations. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Falmouth300/ or sign up for updates sent right to your inbox at Falmouth300.org.  

Watch for these additional Falmouth300 signature events:

Changing Landscapes, Shifting Tides:  The Story of Falmouth Event Series, presented by Stantec, monthly events exploring the interactions between humans and the landscape over Falmouth’s 300 year history.

The Story of Falmouth Traveling Exhibit, presented by Leavitt & Sons Deli, at locations throughout Falmouth in 2018.

Is your organization planning a tercentennial-related event that you’d like included in the Falmouth300 online calendar?  Email:  falmouth300@falmouthme.org.