Dear Editor:

It is with great sadness that we announce the decision to cancel Harbor Fest for another year. The past year has been incredibly trying for our beloved small businesses, and at this time their primary focus is to provide their customers with the best experience in service and food. As you can imagine, the food tasting event involves an incredible amount of extra time, staff and effort; all of which they are still catching up on.

We encourage you to keep your plans, visit our beautiful region, and patronize these wonderful businesses who have given us so much over the past 8 years of Harbor Fest.

For those who purchased tickets in 2020 and planned to use them this year, please reply to this email for a full refund.

We thank you for your understanding, and wish you a wonderful summer season.

Awesome events that are still happening include Windjammer Days: June 25th-July 3rd; Olde Village Days: July 3rd; Fall Foliage Festival: October 9th & 10th

There will also be a 5k & Half Marathon virtual race. From August 23rd – September 5th, we invite you to take part in completing your race by running a route across Boothbay Harbor to strengthen your mind, body, and spirit! Enjoy the scenic harbor, waterfront parks and nature trails.

All registered participants of the virtual event will receive a T-shirt and all participants of the half marathon will also receive an exclusive finisher’s medal.

Online registration for the Harbor Fest Virtual Races will open on Monday, June 14th. Visit BoothbayHarborFest.com or clcymca.org to register.

The race is to benefit the YMCA's Chronic Disease Prevention & Management Programs.

Lori Reynolds

Boothbay Harbor Fest