Eliot Festival Days & 5K Road Race

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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.

🎉🎉We will have FIREWORKS on Friday night at the Eliot Boat Basin. We still need volunteers to help onsite Friday, September 27. If you can help, please email us at [email protected] with Firework Volunteer in the subject line.

Click here for a pdf of the full schedule

Click here if you want a separate bus time table SATURDAY ONLY.

Eliot Festival Days and 5K Road Race is a community event that relies on the generosity of many families, businesses, individuals and the town itself. If you would be interested in participating as a sponsor, we would love to extend some special perks.

Email [email protected] with questions with “Sponsor” in the subject line.

Sign-up here for the 2024 Eliot Festival 5K Road Race.

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. 

Please note for 2024 we will be starting at the Police Station due to construction on the Town Hall. Consult your Runners email for details.

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!

Want to join the parade? We welcome individuals, hobby groups, businesses, marching groups, and community organizations.

The 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 the order for the grandstand 10 – 10:15 am
•      Step off onto RT 103 10:30 am!!

If your parade entry includes a vehicle there will be a strictly enforced 10 MPH on State Road during the festival.

Parade application fill it out online so we know to expect your entry and so our emcee can give you a shout out!

Liability Waiver download the pdf and follow the directions for applicable signatures BEFORE the Festival, please.

Please email your parade questions to  [email protected]. 

10:15 am Parade kicks off from Eliot Boat Basin to arrive at Eliot Elementary School reviewing stand at 11:00 am

So don’t leave it too late to grab a great seat for our Annual Parade.

Parking is at the Eliot Commons on Route 236 with shuttles running regularly.

Our Kids’ fun covers everything from Chalmer’s Kids Fun Run to bouncy houses, face painting, and balloon creations along with fun crafts. Adults must accompany children the entire time they are in these areas.

Download the Chalmers’ Kids’ Fun Run Registration and Flyer so you are ready to join the fun on Saturday (yes we will have some paper copies there too)

Thank you to our Kids Area Sponsor

Thank you to our Kids Fun Run Sponsor