Always the Last Saturday in September — September 28, 2024
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.
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!
Parade
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 applicationfill 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.