Always the Last Saturday in September — September 30, 2023
Welcome to Eliot Maine
Eliot Festival Day is a community event featuring the Eliot Festival Day 5K Road Race in the morning and the Donut and Pie Eatin’ Contests in the afternoon. Along with crafts, food, products, and informational booths we have a Farmer’s Market for area agriculture, a Colonial Re-enactment camp, a PARADE for one and all, Chalmers Kids’ Fun Run, live music, Dancing DJ Carmen and more!
Held the last Saturday in September — this year that is September 28, 2024– right by the gazebo on State Road.
Booth Vendors
2024 Application COMING SOON
Vendors are included in our social media and webpage marketing as soon application & fee are received for the event year.
This is a family-friendly event so please ask if you have any questions. [email protected]
Who can have a booth at Eliot Festival Day?
Small businesses in the area getting out to meet potential clients
Non-profits looking to raise funds and meet new folks in the area
Local microbusinesses like farm stores/stands or services like knife sharpening and snow plowing
All types of craft makers and fine arts creators
Food trucks and food booths are a special treat for us all.
We have plenty of room for vendors of all shapes and sizes, though we will be assigning booth space closer to the day.
2023 Booth Vendors as of July
A B C Portsmouth
Anna’s Banana Bread
August Block Farm
Creations By Lia Shop
EarthLight Wellness for Life LLC
Eliot Connects/Age In Place
Eliot Democratic Committee
Eliot Garden Club
Eliot Historical Society
Great Works Regional Land Trust
King Tuts Cider
Kona Ice of the Seacoast
Living Water United Methodist Church (previously Eliot United Methodist Church)
Maine St Crafts Co
Maine Pine Yard Chair
Mainely Hotdogs
Noah’s Park
One Button Short
Renewal by Andersen
Ricks Rustic soap
Seaside Crochet
South Berwick/Eliot Knights of Columbus
South Berwick/Eliot Rotary
South Eliot Advent Christian Church
Town of Eliot Conservation Committee
Town of Eliot Agriculture Committee
Town of Eliot Planning Dept.
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Walker Keay Farm
Wicked Fit
5K Road Race
Sign-ups for 2024 race will be on RaceRoster.com soon.
You won’t be gone long when you run the Eliot Festival 5K This is a fast, smooth, straight course. And it shows off our beautiful Eliot countryside quite nicely. For you competitive types, these course records could be a challenge: Cathy O’Brien 16:06.18 in 1996 (also the Maine State 5K Road Race record) and Patrick Tarpy 14:15.72 in 2006. Click on the map to download a printable copy.
Do you love track & field, but have hung up your spikes? Come and volunteer during the Eliot Festival 5K Road Race. We need timers, people to assist runners, and other event jobs that track people know how to do. It promises to be great fun. Check out EliotFestival.com/volunteers/.
Email [email protected] with questions about the road race — running in it, volunteering at it, or sponsoring it!
A special thank you to our 2023 Sponsors:
Parade
Want to join the parade? We welcome individuals, hobby groups, businesses, marching groups and community organizations.
Set-up location FOR PARADE is the Eliot Boat Basin (aka Dead Duck) 90 Hammond Ln, Eliot, ME 03903
Parade Line-Up Schedule Saturday, September 28, 2024 (rain or shine) :
Vehicles arrive 9 – 9:30 am
Participants arrive 9 – 9:45 am
Line-up to establish order for the grandstand 10 – 10:15am
Step off onto RT 103 10:30am!!
If your parade entry includes a vehicle there will be a strictly enforced 10 MPH on State Road during the festival.
Parade application coming soon fill it out online so we know to expect your entry and so our emcee can give you a shout out!
Liability Waiver coming soon download the pdf and follow directions for applicable signatures BEFORE the Festival, please.