It’s party time at the Old Lincoln County Jail on Federal Street in Wiscasset! Gather your friends and family for a rousing good time at Jailhouse Rock on Saturday, Aug. 8 beginning at 5 p.m. Jailhouse Rock is an event for all ages with dancing, food, lawn games, and tours of the jail cells. 

The stewardship committee of Lincoln County Historical Association’s (LCHA) Old Jail invites young and old for an evening of music by the jazz-rock-blues band, Leopard Girls, and their set of foot-tapping music. 

Bring your own picnic or purchase food at the jail. Event organizers have partnered with Wiscasset Partners in Education to sell picnic fare at reasonable prices to benefit school programs. In addition, kids and kids-at-heart will participate in games and races, and those interested in glimpsing the austere cells in the 215 year-old granite jailhouse will be treated to brief tours.

Partygoers should note that arrests have been made at this event in the past for rocking too hard. It might just happen again. Perhaps you have a deviant friend, kid, or spouse who needs to be locked up. The “sheriff” will be taking requests. Be sure to have some cash on hand to bail them out.

Tickets for adults are just $5; kids are free. Jailhouse Rock will be held rain or shine. Visit the LCHA website at lincolncountyhistory.org to purchase tickets online.

The Lincoln County Old Jail is located at 133 Federal St. in Wiscasset.

Lincoln County Historical Association is a non-profit organization that provides stewardship for the 1754 Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, the 1761 Pownalborough Court House in Dresden, and the 1811 Old Jail and Museum in Wiscasset. For more information, please visit www.lincolncountyhistory.org or Facebook at Lincoln County Historical Association (Maine).