10 Ways to Celebrate the Holidays in Maine

By The Boulos Company Team

Snow has started to fall, the clearest signal that the holiday season is upon us. As deep-rooted Mainers, The Boulos Company team has visited just about every festive market, celebration, and experience our wonderful region offers. We’ve combined our years of seasonal exploration to put together a list of our favorite winter activities, some beginning as early as this weekend! If you visit something below, tag @theboulosco on Instagram and tell us what you thought. We wish you all a very happy holiday season!

The Sparkle Celebration, Freeport
December 6th-15th

Gardens Aglow at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay
November 16th–December 31st
Thursdays-Sundays, plus select dates

Maker’s Market at Thompson’s Point, Portland
Select Sundays

Christmas Prelude, Kennebunkport
December 5th-15th

The Polar Express on the Maine Narrow Gauge Railway, Portland
Now-December 23rd

The Magic of Christmas at the Merrill Auditorium, Portland
December 13th-22nd

Christmas Boat Parade of Lights, Portland
December 14th

Christmas by the Sea, Ogunquit
December 13th-15th

Festival of Lights Parade, Bangor
December 7th

Santa Sunday, Newry
December 8th