52nd Annual Blueberry Festival Coming to Winslow
Saturday, August 12!
One of Maine’s all-time most popular, beloved, and downright yummy summer events—Winslow’s annual Blueberry Festival—is coming this year on Saturday, August 12, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., to Winslow Congregational Church, 12 Lithgow Street, Winslow. Admission to the festival grounds is FREE.
Nearly 750 mouth-watering blueberry pies and “all things blueberry” baked goods will be available for sale. Blueberry pies ($15 each; 2 for $25) may be picked up at the church anytime from 3 to 7 p.m. the previous evening (Friday, August 11) or the day of the festival (Saturday the 12th) from 7 a.m. until they are sold out.
Blueberry Pancake Breakfast
Kicking off the 52nd Annual Blueberry Festival on Saturday will be a delicious Blueberry Pancake Breakfast, from 7 to 10 a.m. Cost of the breakfast will be $7 per person and $5 for children ages 12 and under, payable at the door.
Other Great “Festival Festivities”
In addition to the “all things blueberry” pies and other culinary delights, festival patrons will enjoy a Lobster Shore-Dinner Raffle; a silent auction; a Blueberry Café; live classical, pop, folk, and blues music from musicians Josh Bickford (11 a.m. church organ concert), Ritchie Bartolo, Will McPherson, Noah Carrett, Jake Hickey, and others; local crafts vendors; a yard sale; children’s activities; a FREE BOOKS for kids table; an agricultural exhibit featuring goats; a firetruck and police car, and more.
More about the 52nd Annual Blueberry Festival
A beloved community favorite since 1972, the Blueberry Festival raises funds to empower the local humanitarian/Christian-service work of Winslow Congregational Church. Celebrating its 195th birthday this year, the historic church is housed in a building dating from 1796, which has been home to a worshipping congregation since 1828.
Everyone seeking a wonderful opportunity to gather and enjoy a treasure trove of “all things blueberry” is cordially invited to attend this year’s Blueberry Festival!
For more information about the 52nd annual Blueberry Festival, please call (207) 872-2544
or visit: https://winslowucc.org/blueberry-festival/