06/09/2026
**Gardiner Celebrates America's 250th**
The city of Gardiner will be marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with a variety of events and activities focused on the Revolutionary War, as well as Gardiner itself during that time period.
If you have any questions please contact: Judy Dorsey, 207-582-3298 or [email protected]
You can also visit https://www.gardinermaine.gov/City-News-Updates/USA250 for event information. Planning is ongoing and the schedule will be updated as necessary.
Upcoming events planned in the Gardiner area:
June 14th: Flag Day Ceremony at the Gardiner Elks Lodge #1293, 11:00am at 148 Cobbossee Ave. Open to the public.
June 23rd: Special Trivia Night at Buck’s Naked BBQ, 6:30pm
June 25th: “Keeping with the Crown: The Loyalist Dilemma”, talk by Jayne Gordon, Christ Church, 6:30 pm
June 27th: Downtown Scavenger Hunt- Word Scramble- 10am - 4pm
June 30th: “Myth vs Fact, the Lives of Benedict Arnold and Paul Revere”, movie night at Johnson Hall, 6:30 pm
July 1st: “Walking the Cobbossee” (history of uses), talk by Sara Maschino, Gardiner Public Library, 6:30 pm
July 2nd: “History of Christ Church”, talk by State Historian Earle Shetteworth, Jr., Christ Church. 6:30 pm
July 3rd: Pre-Concert Mini-Celebration at Waterfront Concert, 6 pm
July 5th: Celebratory Strawberry Shortcake Social, on the Common, 2-4 pm
July 7th: "Ripples Up North: Slavery along the Kennebec in pre- and post-Revolutionary times", talk by Scott Klinger & Philip Johnston, Christ Church, 6:30 pm
Oct. 22-23: Display of Declaration of Independence, Maine State Cultural Building
**We will make every effort to update this list as needed!**
