Lincoln County
Maine
Lincoln County
CELEBRATES
America's
250
Now Available - Online Interactive Map and Printed Guides
We're proud to share a new online interactive map and printed guides compiling all the 250th events happening this summer throughout Lincoln County.
Local historical societies collaborated with the team at
Lincoln County Regional Planning Association to make
this available in time for summer fun.
Printed copies at the local Chambers of Commerce!
See below for other highlighted events
2026 Events for the 250th
July 1
The Community Center presents
"One of the Greatest Movie Musicals" 1776
Harbor Theater, Boothbay
6 PM Evening includes light bites, desserts and drinks
$25 tickets available at door and online
July 4
July 7
Lincoln County Commissioners Special Meeting
Pownalborough Courthouse, Dresden
9 AM in the Courtroom on the second-floor
Lawn Party Following with Tours of the Courthouse with lemonade and cookies
July 18
Boothbay Harbor Hosts Maine's Largest Drone Show
Boothbay Harbor, sponsored by Friends of Windjammer Days
9:30 PM start time
Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with a 700-drone light show put on by Wisconsin-based Northern Lights Drone Shows. The 17-minute show will feature over 20 patriotic and locally themed formations, paired with music.
The drones are launching from Maine Department of Marine Resources on McKown Point, which will be closed off for public safety. The best views will be along the inner harbor, from Sample’s Shipyard to Whale’s Tale.
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July 24-25
Declaration of Independence Tour Stop
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, 60 Bigelow Drive, East Boothbay, Lincoln County
Friday 9:00-5:00 p.m. | Saturday 9:00-5:00 p.m.
Join Maine Historical Society and Bigelow Laboratory for an incredible opportunity to view the Dunlap broadside of the Declaration of Independence, one of 26 surviving copies printed on July 4, 1776. Explore Maine's important role in the American Revolution and our country's continuing effort to uphold our founding principles in this interactive traveling exhibition. For more information go to https://www.mainehistory.org/revolutionary-maine-doi-boothbay/