Eliot Festival Days & 5K Road Race

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Download our Event Schedule for 2026 or the Bus Schedule when they become available at the end of summer.

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, Kids’ Fun Run, live music, Dancing DJ Carmen and more!

Held the last Saturday in September — this year that is September 26, 2026– 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 25. If you can help, please email us at EliotFestivalDays@gmail.com with Firework Volunteer in the subject line.

2026 Booth Vendor sign-up for RETURNING VENDORS opens April 1 thru 5th via email invitation. On April 6 2026 we will be open for new sign-ups with a link right here.

This is a family-friendly event so please ask if you have any questions. EliotFestivalDays@gmail.com

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.

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

LOOK FOR 2026 FORMS IN APRIL

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.

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 26, 2026 (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.

Please email your parade questions to  Eliot.parade@aol.com. 

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 the 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.

Thank you to our Kids Area Sponsor

Download the Kids’ Fun Run Liability Waiver when it becomes available so you are ready to join the fun on Saturday (yes we will have some paper copies there too).

Just like the 5K, the course starts at the TOWN HALL and is an out and back set up but now the kids can “run their age”. Every 100M is a sticker bucket and optional turn around point for younger kids

○ Under 2 run to first bucket & turn around (200m total)

○ 2 yr olds to 2nd bucket (400m total)

○ 3 yr olds to 3rd bucket (600m total))

○ 4 yr olds to 4th bucket (800m total)

○ 5 and older run full 1k course out to their bucket and back to Town Hall

 “Price of Admission” will still be a box of cereal to donate to Footprints. First 75 kids to turn in their donation and completed paperwork will receive a t-shirt with this year’s new logo.

Every child participating will receive a medal at the end along with water and fruit snacks.

Thank you to our Kids Fun Run Sponsor