Jonesport ME Events
Summer time in Jonesport
There is no better way to experience Jonesport than waking up right on the water. Sea Duck Cottage puts you exactly there — directly on the beach, where your morning view is lobster boats heading out to haul traps and bald eagles circling overhead. Spend your days exploring the harbor, booking a puffin boat tour out to Machias Seal Island, kayaking the Reach, or simply sitting on the deck watching the tide come in. In the evenings, pick up fresh lobster from the local pound and cook it in your fully equipped kitchen while the sun sets over the islands. With a Main House sleeping up to 6 and a separate Guest House sleeping up to 4, Sea Duck Cottage is the perfect home base for families and groups who want the full Downeast Maine experience — unhurried, unspoiled, and completely unforgettable.
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Fourth of July
If you only visit Jonesport once, make it the Fourth of July. What happens here every summer is unlike any other Independence Day celebration in New England. Known as the Moosabec Summerfest, the festivities stretch over several days and include lobster crate races, a lobster dinner, and the famous World’s Fastest Lobster Boat Races on Moosabec Reach. The celebration runs from late June through July 5th with a full week of activities including a car show, Miss 4th of July Pageant, craft fair, community church service, children’s pet show, ice cream social, and a children’s mini parade. Right around the Fourth of July, about 100 lobster boats race on Moosabec Reach to determine who has the World’s Fastest Lobster Boat for that year — and watching them thunder down the Reach from shore is something you will never forget. Jonesport caps it all off with fireworks over the water — one of the most spectacular settings for a Fourth of July show anywhere on the Maine coast. And with Sea Duck Cottage sitting right on Moosabec Reach, you’ll have the best seat in the house for all of it.
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Spring, Summer, Fall
Enjoy Jonesport and the surrounding area spring, summer and fall. With Acadia National Park close and Campbell Island just north. There is so much to see and do while enjoying Jonesport, Maine.
Events in Jonesport
Jonesport, Maine keeps a full calendar of community events all year, anchored by the beloved Moosabec Summerfest, Fallfest, and Winterfest celebrations.
The town is best known for its Fourth of July festivities, including the famous Jonesport-Beals Lobster Boat Races and a lively 5K road race and kids’ fun run.
The local library has a book sale (pay with donation) that provides all categories fiction, non-fiction, self-help, children’s, biography and more. This wonderful event takes place all summer long. The library is a wonderful addition to the town of Jonesport.
Throughout the year, visitors and locals alike can enjoy town meetings, seasonal festivals, birding excursions to Great Wass Island Preserve, and the everyday charm of a real working lobstering village.
Whether you’re here for the fireworks or the quiet beauty of the coast, there’s always something happening in Jonesport.