For decades, Belfast has been a destination for makers. In our historic downtown, located on the picturesque Penobscot Bay, you will find the arts district filled with galleries and studios, retailers, and restaurants. Watch maker demonstrations at Belfast Fiber Arts, Fiddlehead Artisan Supply, Heavenly Yarns, Waterfall Arts, and more. Find local open galleries and studios eager to share their work with you. Visit the local craft brewery, Marshall Wharf Brewing, or any of the many eateries downtown. Visit the United Farmers Market on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. to find makers of jewelry, food, crafts, and more. As you head out of town be sure to visit Mainly Gallery and Studio for glass-blowing and visit their showroom of local Belfast artists.
Schedule of Activities
Activities will continue to be added, please check back.
Saturday, 2:00 – 10:00 p.m.: Marshall Wharf Brewing Co. will host their Annual Beer Festival on Oct 5. There will be 40+ beers on tap, 2 bands, 3 food trucks, and a whole lot of laughs! $35 presale/$30 day of. Learn more here.
Saturday,12:30 – 3:30 p.m.: $10 – $20. Learn more here. 256 High Street
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.: $65 – $85. Learn more here. 256 High Street
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Learn more here. 64 Main Street.
Saturday & Sunday, all day: Visit Waterfall Arts to view the installation of a nw public art piece on the Waterfall Arts’ building is a way for the community arts center to offer something beautiful and thought-provoking to the public while highlighting our mission of connecting people with the power of art whether they choose to enter our building or not. The mural’s theme is a nod to Waterfall Arts’ long history of collaboration between artists and its foundational understanding of the innate value that the arts brings to a place. It will tell a story that links the exterior of the building to the ongoing activity on the interior, while bringing color and visual interest to the center.
Over thirty local artists are set to participate by completing individual reflective narratives on the theme of home. When joined together, these panels will form a whole; a creative placemaking that will highlight and celebrate the natural assets of Midcoast Maine. Waterfall Arts is an active home, a nest, an incubator for the fine arts, a hive of energy and inspiration for the entirety of the Midcoast and beyond.
“HERE IS MAGIC” PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Kirk Linder, Deborah Jellison, Christina Barstow, Allegra Kuhn, Elizabeth Moore, Sally Stanton, Marjorie Arnett, Liz Kalloch, Tara Morin, Victoria Barnes, Willy Reddick, Annadeene Fowler, Sam Maheu, Devon Kelley-Yurdin with Lilah Akin, Abbie Read, Heidi Reader, David Estey, Libby Sipe, Emily Sabino, Karen Jelenfy, MJ Viano Crowe, Nell Parker, Amy Lowry, Ruby Day, Julie Crane, Lesia Sochor, Paul Valentine, Ashley Megquier, Kelly Desrosiers, Barbara Sullivan, Stew Henderson, Peter Walls, and Amy Tingle. 256 High Street
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 131 High Street
Unique sculptural/functional ceramics. The studio is located in a reconstructed barn just 3 miles from the Penobscot Bay and the beautiful town of Belfast. 10 am-4 pm, October 5 & 6, 2024. Homemade biscotti as well! 39 Homestead Close.
Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00. 171 High Street
Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – Noon: $15 – $25. Learn more here. 256 High Street
Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Learn more here. 34 Front Street
We will be demonstrating how our large vessels and vases are made using hand-building techniques. In addition, we will be demonstrating throwing on the wheel and giving visitors the opportunity to try it out for themselves.
The gallery will also be open for shopping. 10-4pm Saturday and Sunday. Learn more here. 107 Church Street.
Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Shop 70+ Makers of food, homegoods, jewelry, ceramics, flowers, fabrics, and so much more! 18 Spring Street
Saturday & Sunday, all day: As you experience all that Belfast has to offer, find the 15 Sit Down Belfast chairs Our Town Belfast has installed throughout downtown. The are all designed and painted by local artists. You will find a plaque on each reprenting that artist.
Join us Maine Craft Weekend to watch Belfast glass artists create in our on site working studio. Want to try making a glass bead yourself? We will be offering walk-in beginner experiences for the weekend, and can lead you through a beadmaking process. Visit our gallery shop building also which has over 30 local artists in different mediums including glass, ceramic, wood, metal, fiber, painting & wood. Learn more here. 81 Searsport Avenue.
Saturday, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Learn more here. 171 High Street
Immerse yourself in a world of artistic expression at Waterfall Arts, as our vibrant programming comes alive with engaging workshops,classes, and live demonstrations. Unleash your creativity in life drawing, ceramics, and printmaking community studios. Feel the heat and magic of glassblowing, and get hands-on in our special Crankie Workshop with the talented Lucky Platt. Come and be a part of the dynamic, creative community at Waterfall Arts during Maine Craft Weekend! Learn more and pre-register by visiting waterfallarts.org