Welcome to Grand Lake Stream, Maine, and the 23rd Annual Grand Lake Stream Folk Art Festival!
A celebration of Grand Lake Stream’s natural beauty and unique cultural heritage, the festival brings together artists, artisans, and craftsmen to display and demonstrate their works, musicians to perform and entertain, and families and friends from near and far to enjoy all of this in a magical setting just off the beaten path.
The quaint village of Grand Lake Stream is nestled in the woods of Washington County, Maine, about ten miles off Route One, which runs along the Canadian border. Eastern Maine’s commercial center, the city of Bangor, is about a two hour drive away. The Grand Lake Stream Area has a long history of catering to those desiring outdoor activities including fishing, hunting, canoeing, hiking, birding, wildlife watching, photography, and the winter sports of cross-country skiing and snowmobiling. Although lumbering, the tanbark industry, and mills have historically played a major role in supporting the towns of Grand Lake Stream and nearby Princeton, the abundant wilderness and many pristine lakes and streams created the perfect setting for lodges, inns, and sporting camps dating back to the 1800s…and many still to be found today! The outdoor experiences in this unspoiled corner of Maine are incomparable and keep folks coming back year after year to escape from the stresses of their busy lives and enjoy the lost art of relaxation!
FOLK ART
Browse the unique creations of more than 60 folk artists and craftsmen. Watch as many demonstrate their talents! Shop for traditional and contemporary folk art and handcrafts in a wide variety of mediums. Kids can enjoy arts and crafts instruction all day long!
MUSIC
Enjoy live performances on stage all weekend by Maine’s premier American roots, Celtic, Bluegrass, Folk and Jazz musicians. Sunday morning, the always popular Old Time Music Jam Session welcomes all. You won’t want to miss it!
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CULTURE
Immerse yourself in the culture and history of Grand Lake Stream, with canoe-building displays and historical photos in our Remembrance Tent. New this year, fiber artists will delight you with their creativity in a display featuring a variety of mediums including spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, rug hooking and quilting.
FOOD
Satisfy your cravings in the food tent, with something for everyone’s tastes! Local vendors will tempt you with downeast favorites like lobster rolls and smoked salmon; traditional burgers, hot dogs and fried chicken; wood-fired pizza; and summertime ”must-haves”, strawberry shortcake and ice cream sundaes!
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2 weeks ago
As we pick up the pieces and pack them away for next year, we must give a shout out to the young men who did a lot of the grunt work leading up to and during the festival. We couldn't do it without them! Zack, Nolan, David, Beau and Owen...we thank you!!! Hope all of our tired volunteers are enjoying this beautiful stretch of Maine weather and basking in the glory of a job well done!
3 weeks ago
Festival 2017 is in the books and what a success! We couldn't have asked for better weather to welcome the wonderful crowds to beautiful Grand Lake Stream, Maine! Thanks to all who made this weekend such an enjoyable time...the exhibitors, the musicians, the food vendors, the many volunteers, the generous donors and YOU...the people who came from near and far! Please take a minute to comment with your feedback...just one word or several. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Best festival ever-weather, food, music, art, variety of dogs!!
Awesome festival thanks to you all who make it happen!
Amazing weekend 2017
Thank you. We New Brunswick visitors had a great time. Well done!
Fabulous festival! It was a wonderful weekend!
Best promoters and festival and we do many! So happy to be part of this awesome festival family. We can't wait until next year!
I made it a point to be up from Southern Maine to check out your festival because I had heard so many good things. I was not disappointed. Had great day on Sunday
3 weeks ago
The gates are open for the 2nd and final day of Festival 2017! If you're reading this within an hour or two of Grand Lake Stream, load up the car and come spend a few hours with us. More than 50 of the finest folk artists, a day full of music, local foods, historic canoes, kids' crafts, a fiber arts display and so much more! Come join us! Dogs welcome, too!
3 weeks ago
Day 2 of the Festival gets underway at 10 a.m.! Be sure to come early and join us for the Old Time Music Jam Session under the music tent at 10:30. Shop, sing, dance, eat and take a stroll down to the stream! Life is good in Grand Lake Stream any day...but, it's absolutely perfect this weekend!
3 weeks ago
The 23rd Annual Festival is underway! Hope to see you today or tomorrow. We're just a pleasant road trip from wherever you are in eastern or central Maine, or New Brunswick. Check our website to see all that's happening www.grandlakestreamfolkartfestival.com.
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The Helpers are fabulous. Many thanks to them for their help and youthful enthusiasms!!
to these hard working young people and all the volunteers, THANK YOU.
Thank you guys!
They did a great job! Thank you!
The music was GREAT! The crafts were TOP NOTCH.👍
The did a awesome job Thank You!
my husband and i had so much fun on sunday, looking forward for next year. we met wonderful kind people while there,
Great job!
The young men did a fabulous job!!
These young men did an awesome job and were so awesome!!
Had a lovely time, good food and wonderful vendors.
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