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  • LGBTQIA+ Pride Month
  • Pride Day at Seashore Trolley Museum
  • Ogunquit Pride: Pride in the Park
  • Hallowell for Pride 2026
  • Bar Harbor Pride
  • Belfast Pride Celebration
  • Portland Sea Dogs Pride Night
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  • LGBTQIA+ Pride Month
  • Maine Inside Out Juneteenth Performances + Community Dialogue
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  • Juneteenth
  • LGBTQIA+ Pride Month
  • Juneteenth 2026 at Victoria Mansion
  • Downtown Biddeford Juneteenth Celebration at Rotary Park
  • Juneteenth Lecture: Portland’s Historic Black Community + the Underground Railroad
  • Juneteenth at the Opera
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  • LGBTQIA+ Pride Month
  • World Refugee Day
  • 2026 Juneteenth Celebration: We Are the Wildest Dreams
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  • Ogunquit Pride: Pride in the Park

    June 6, 2026  11:30 am - 2:30 pm

    Ogunquit Pride

    June 1st - 7th, 2026

    Get ready — Ogunquit Pride returns into kick off June 2026, and it’s going to be bolder, brighter, and even more fabulous! We're excited to once again celebrate love, community, and equality with a week full of joy, reflection, and unforgettable experiences. From the beach to the stage, every corner of Ogunquit will be glowing with Pride — and you’re invited.

    Event Schedule

    Hang tight! Full event schedule coming next week!

    Plenty is happening in town from some of your favorite local businesses including MaineStreet, Leavitt Theatre, Crew Ogunquit, and Nikanos, just to name a few. Events include drag shows, dance parties, free films, special meals and drinks, and much much more!

    Signature events include MaineStreet's Pride flag raising & BBQ on June 1 (5-7pm), Pride kickoff in Perkins Cove on June 5 (4-7pm) and Ogunquit's Pride flag raising, Pride parade, and Pride in the Park on June 6 (10:30am-2:30pm). More details soon!

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  • Pride Day at Seashore Trolley Museum

    June 6, 2026  9:30 am - 3:30 pm
    Seashore Trolley Museum, 195 Log Cabin Rd, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA

    Pride Day at Seashore

    June 6

    Join Seashore Trolley Museum on Saturday June 6 for Pride Day at Seashore.  We are going lower key this year to celebrate, but $3 from every admission ticket sold on Saturday will still be donated to OUT Maine.

    We'll be decking our trolley out in all things rainbow, and Ben & Jerry’s Kennebunkport has graciously donated one $100 gift certificate; all guests will get a free chance to enter for a chance to win!

    Learn more about OUT Maine's efforts to support LGBTQ+ youth at https://outmaine.org

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  • Bar Harbor Pride

    June 6, 2026  1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Bar Harbor, ME, USA

    Bar Harbor Pride: Pride Festival and Craft Fair

    June 6 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Downtown Bar Harbor

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  • Belfast Pride Celebration

    June 6, 2026  1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
    Belfast, ME 04915, USA

    Belfast Pride Celebration

    Come out to support and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community on Saturday, June 6.

    Parade marchers will gather at Belfast Area High School beginning at 12:30 p.m. to build your excitement before setting off at 1:00 p.m. The parade will travel down Waldo Avenue to Main Street and end at Heritage Park. You do not need to sign up to participate, just show up with a positive attitude.

    The parade will end at Heritage Park where we will celebrate together as a community.

    The Pride Parade is organized by Belfast Area High School’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance Group.

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  • Portland Sea Dogs Pride Night

    June 6, 2026  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Sea Dogs Pride Night

    OUT Maine Pride Night

    Date June 6, 2026 6:00pm

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  • Hallowell for Pride 2026

    June 6, 2026  12:00 pm - 10:00 pm

    We hope to see you back in Hallowell for Pride 2026 on Saturday, June 6th. The parade will begin at 1:30 PM and go from 222 Water St to 52 Water St. Line up begins at 12:30 PM for vehicles and 1pm for walkers at the 222 Water St, with parking available for participants nearby. More details will be provided prior to the parade.

    Lineup order will be determined by Hallowell Pride Alliance to maximize the attendee experience. 

    This application is for organizations that wish to participate in the Hallowell Pride 2026's parade. Applications are due by 10 PM on May 30th.


    This year’s theme is FREEDOM! ☁
    Inspired by George Michael's Freedom! '90 and the lyrics:
    “I won’t give you up, I won’t let you down.”
    In a time when rights are being challenged and taken away, we’re holding fast to what matters most:
    💜 our humanity
    💜 our shared dignity
    💜 our personal and collective freedom
    We won’t give up on each other. We won’t back down.
    Freedom means all of us. Or it means nothing.

    Please complete the registration survey to let us know that you plan to join us: Hallowell 2026 Pride Parade Application

    For any questions, please email hallowellpridefest@gmail.com

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  • LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

    June 6, 2026

    The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual Pride Month is celebrated in the U.S. throughout the month of June to honor Manhattan's Stonewall Uprising in1969, which was a key moment in the Gay Liberation Movement.

    Local Events

    • Coming soon...

    Learning Resources

    Learn about LGBTQIA+ history

    Learn about supporting LGBTQIA+ community members 

    • Check out these queer-owned or LGBTQIA+ focused businesses in Portland, ME. 
    • Compass offers New England Transmasculine Resources, an extensive list of general transgender resources in New England.
    • MaineTransNet is an organization led by transgender people for transgender people. Check out their website for resources, training opportunities, and for connecting with Maine's transgender community.  
    • OUTMaine is a nonprofit organization working to build affirming and empowering communities in rural Maine for LGBTQIA+ youth. Check out the resources on their website and sign up for their newsletter. 
    • Outright Lewiston/Auburn aims to create safe environments for Maine’s LGBTQ+ community between the ages of 12 and 21. Check out their website for programs and for ways to get involved. 

    See more details

  • Maine Inside Out Juneteenth Performances + Community Dialogue

    June 17, 2026  6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

    Maine Inside Out Juneteenth Performances + Community Dialogue (Portland)

    Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

    Mayo Street Arts
    10 Mayo Street
    Portland, ME, 04101
    United States

    Your voice matters. Come to reckon, reflect, and act together.

    This Juneteenth, Maine Inside Out invites you into an open community dialogue about mass incarceration in the US, anchored by original theater, film, and the lived experience of Maine artists. Come to think, feel, and reckon together about what liberation looks like in our communities. At a moment when civic engagement is vital, these events are an opportunity for active participation. 

    Doors 6:30pm

    Performance and dialogue 7:00pm

    Tickets available here (free or by donation!)

    This gathering centers your voice alongside the voices of Maine Inside Out’s newly formed 2026 Creative Ensemble, community artists who have developed original work this year drawn from lived experience of the criminal justice system.

    The evening includes a first showing of that work: an original piece by the ensemble, alongside the premiere of a short documentary film about the 2025 ensemble’s “Broken Clock” tour inside prisons, on college campuses, and in communities across Maine. The performance is a starting point, not the destination. This is a chance to be a room where the walls between audience and performer dissolve. What we’re really here for is each other - to think, feel, and reckon together about US mass incarceration and what liberation actually looks like in our communities. 

    At a moment when so much is at stake - when the US incarcerates more people than any other nation, and when civic life demands more of all of us - these events are democracy in action. Honoring Juneteenth means honoring Black history and the ongoing, unfinished work of collective liberation. MIO believes that work happens in community, in rooms exactly like this one, when people are willing to show up and speak honestly together.

    With support from:

    • Maine’s Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations

    • Androscoggin Bank

    • Berman & Simmons

    • KeyBank

    • Little Chair Printing

    • Sam L. Cohen Foundation

    • The Youth Justice Clinic and the Center for Youth Policy & Law at Maine Law

    This event is entirely supported by donations, sponsorship contributions, and grants. Contact us for sponsorship opportunities.

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  • LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

    June 17, 2026

    The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual Pride Month is celebrated in the U.S. throughout the month of June to honor Manhattan's Stonewall Uprising in1969, which was a key moment in the Gay Liberation Movement.

    Local Events

    • Coming soon...

    Learning Resources

    Learn about LGBTQIA+ history

    Learn about supporting LGBTQIA+ community members 

    • Check out these queer-owned or LGBTQIA+ focused businesses in Portland, ME. 
    • Compass offers New England Transmasculine Resources, an extensive list of general transgender resources in New England.
    • MaineTransNet is an organization led by transgender people for transgender people. Check out their website for resources, training opportunities, and for connecting with Maine's transgender community.  
    • OUTMaine is a nonprofit organization working to build affirming and empowering communities in rural Maine for LGBTQIA+ youth. Check out the resources on their website and sign up for their newsletter. 
    • Outright Lewiston/Auburn aims to create safe environments for Maine’s LGBTQ+ community between the ages of 12 and 21. Check out their website for programs and for ways to get involved. 

    See more details

  • Juneteenth 2026 at Victoria Mansion

    June 19, 2026  10:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Victoria Mansion, 109 Danforth St, Portland, ME 04101, USA

    Juneteenth 2026

    In observance of the holiday, we are offering a community day with free admission and a special activity. We invite guests to celebrate the final reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, held in Galveston, TX on June 19, 1865. We will tell the stories of individuals enslaved by the Morses in New Orleans, whose lives we work to uncover and share.

    Date & Time:
    June 19, 2026, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

    Location:
    Victoria Mansion
    109 Danforth Street
    Portland , ME 04101

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  • Downtown Biddeford Juneteenth Celebration at Rotary Park

    June 19, 2026  3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Downtown Biddeford Juneteenth Celebration at Rotary Park

    Join the City of Biddeford's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, the Maine Black Chamber of Commerce, and Heart of Biddeford to celebrate Black freedom, culture, resilience, and joy. Enjoy food from Go See Tyce, live music, and guest speakers in a welcoming space for friends, families, and allies.

    This event honors the history and spirit of Juneteenth, centering BIPOC voices and experiences while inviting the broader community to gather in celebration and reflection.

    🎫 Reserve Your Free Ticket on Eventbrite
    All attendees are asked to reserve a ticket in advance through Eventbrite to help us plan for food and activities:
    www.eventbrite.com/e/biddeford-juneteenth-tickets-1986026118583

    Tickets are free in honor of Juneteenth.

    Supporters and allies are encouraged to contribute on a sliding scale when reserving tickets. These optional contributions help cover event costs and ensure the celebration remains accessible, inclusive, and sustainable for all.

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  • Juneteenth Lecture: Portland’s Historic Black Community + the Underground Railroad

    June 19, 2026  3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Juneteenth Lecture: Portland’s Historic Black Community + the Underground Railroad

    Portland’s Historic Black Community and the Underground Railroad: Historian Seth Goldstein offers tours of the Portland Freedom Trail and has translated some of his tour content for this presentation. Using artwork from the PMA collection Seth will provide an examination of Portland’s historic Black community. Community members purchased their homes in the Munjoy Hill section of the city and built a house of worship; the Abyssinian Meeting House. Many of these individuals found work as mariners or in shoreside jobs related to the maritime trades. Audience members will learn how Portland’s 19th Century Black community helped self-emancipators from the American South disguise themselves and make their way to Canada. These efforts became increasingly important following the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act. Seth Goldstein received his bachelor’s degree in European History from the University of California at Santa Cruz and his master’s degree in World History from Northeastern University. His research interests include the historic North Atlantic fishery, global piracy, New England shipwrecks and lighthouses, the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the Vietnam War era counterculture. He is a member of the Atlantic Black Project; a grass roots non-profit that examines Maine and New England’s marginalized history and the regions complicity with the economics of enslavement. Seth is the Director of the Cushing’s Point Museum at Bug Light Park and is the Director of Development for the South Portland Historical Society.

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  • Juneteenth at the Opera

    June 19, 2026  7:00 pm - 8:20 pm

    Juneteenth at the Opera

    A musical and historical celebration of the Juneteenth federal and state holiday, featuring video clips of intense performances by some of opera's greatest talents: Grace Bumbry, Shirley Verrett, Leontyne Price, Lawrence Brownlee, Denyce Graves, Jessye Norman and Pretty Yende. The segments are annotated in a printed handout that also includes a factual history of the struggle against slavery. The event is presented free of charge as an educational and cultural service. Hosted and researched by John Curtis.

    Old Surry Village School
    07:00 PM - 08:20 PM on Fri, 19 Jun 2026

    Event Supported By

    Old Surry Village School Preservation Group
    207-667-4877
    JC.Surry.1@gmail.com
    oldsurryvillageschool.org

    Artist Group Info

    jc.surry.1@gmail.com

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  • Juneteenth

    June 19, 2026

    Juneteenth is a U.S. federal holiday that commemorates the liberation of enslaved African Americans in 1865.

    Local Events

    • Coming soon...

    Learning Resources

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  • LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

    June 19, 2026

    The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual Pride Month is celebrated in the U.S. throughout the month of June to honor Manhattan's Stonewall Uprising in1969, which was a key moment in the Gay Liberation Movement.

    Local Events

    • Coming soon...

    Learning Resources

    Learn about LGBTQIA+ history

    Learn about supporting LGBTQIA+ community members 

    • Check out these queer-owned or LGBTQIA+ focused businesses in Portland, ME. 
    • Compass offers New England Transmasculine Resources, an extensive list of general transgender resources in New England.
    • MaineTransNet is an organization led by transgender people for transgender people. Check out their website for resources, training opportunities, and for connecting with Maine's transgender community.  
    • OUTMaine is a nonprofit organization working to build affirming and empowering communities in rural Maine for LGBTQIA+ youth. Check out the resources on their website and sign up for their newsletter. 
    • Outright Lewiston/Auburn aims to create safe environments for Maine’s LGBTQ+ community between the ages of 12 and 21. Check out their website for programs and for ways to get involved. 

    See more details

  • 2026 Juneteenth Celebration: We Are the Wildest Dreams

    June 20, 2026  4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
    Benjamin Mays Center, 95 Russell St, Lewiston, ME 04240, USA

    Organized by the Community Organizing Alliance
    Benjamin Mays Center, Lewiston, ME
    Saturday, June 20  •  4:30 PM - 7 PM

    A powerful celebration honoring the past, uplifting Black voices in the present, and empowering youth to build a stronger future.

    Join Community Organizing Alliance (COA) for our annual Juneteenth Celebration at the Benjamin Mays Center at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.

    This year’s theme, “We Are the Wildest Dreams,” explores stories across generations — honoring the past, recognizing the present, and imagining the future we continue building together as a community.

    Throughout the evening, guests can expect live performances, storytelling, community conversations, and opportunities to connect with local organizations and resources in a welcoming and celebratory space.

    Whether you attended last year or are joining us for the first time, we invite you to grab a delicious plate of Bab’s Table’s southern food and be part of our growing community tradition.

    What to Expect

    Food, Music & Celebration:

    Come enjoy an evening filled with food, live performances, music, and celebration. Last year, some of the best moments came from people gathering around tables, sharing meals, reconnecting with friends, and celebrating together in one space filled with energy and joy.

    Stories Across Generations:

    This year’s theme, “We Are the Wildest Dreams,” will come to life through conversations and storytelling centered around the past, present, and future. Hear reflections, lived experiences, and perspectives from community members across generations.

    Community Resources & Connections:

    Meet local organizations, businesses, and community groups sharing resources, opportunities, and support. Whether you’re looking to get involved, learn something new, or connect with community services, this space is designed to help people feel supported and connected.

    Community Support

    This celebration is built through community collaboration and support.

    As funding for cultural and community programming continues to be challenged, events like this are only possible because of local organizations, businesses, volunteers, and community members who choose to invest in spaces that bring people together.

    If you’re interested in sponsoring, tabling, volunteering, or contributing in any way, we’d love to connect.

    mohamed.khalid@coamaine.org

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  • LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

    June 20, 2026

    The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual Pride Month is celebrated in the U.S. throughout the month of June to honor Manhattan's Stonewall Uprising in1969, which was a key moment in the Gay Liberation Movement.

    Local Events

    • Coming soon...

    Learning Resources

    Learn about LGBTQIA+ history

    Learn about supporting LGBTQIA+ community members 

    • Check out these queer-owned or LGBTQIA+ focused businesses in Portland, ME. 
    • Compass offers New England Transmasculine Resources, an extensive list of general transgender resources in New England.
    • MaineTransNet is an organization led by transgender people for transgender people. Check out their website for resources, training opportunities, and for connecting with Maine's transgender community.  
    • OUTMaine is a nonprofit organization working to build affirming and empowering communities in rural Maine for LGBTQIA+ youth. Check out the resources on their website and sign up for their newsletter. 
    • Outright Lewiston/Auburn aims to create safe environments for Maine’s LGBTQ+ community between the ages of 12 and 21. Check out their website for programs and for ways to get involved. 

    See more details

  • World Refugee Day

    June 20, 2026

    World Refugee Day, an international day designated by the United Nations, celebrates and promotes empathy for people who flee their home countries for the fear of persecution or conflict.

    In 2019, Governor Janet Mills proclaimed World Refugee Day to be celebrated throughout the state of Maine in recognition of the contribution of refugees to Maine’s economy and culture for more than 40 years. Celebrate the day by financially supporting the education of refugee children, creating art to raise funds for refugees, and share information on social media to raise awareness.

    Local Events

    • Coming soon... 

    Learning Resources

    Learn about refugees and refugee history in Maine and beyond

    Volunteer at or donate to local organizations supporting refugees in Maine

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What is the UMA Heritage Month Calendar?

As part of the Fostering Inclusion objectives of its 2021-25 Strategic Plan to create a more inclusive and equitable educational environment, the University of Maine at Augusta has taken the initiative to introduce a dynamic Heritage Month Calendar. This calendar showcases various days of importance across cultural and religious traditions, provides additional resources for community members to learn about one another’s heritage, and shares ongoing online and in-person events at the university, local, and state level that anyone can participate in.

The goals of this calendar include:

  • giving institutional recognition to the value each member of the university community adds to the institution
  • highlighting the rich tradition and history of various demographics marginalized based on economic, ethnic, gender, national, religious, sexual, and other identities and abilities
  • emphasizing the central and essential role of diversity, equity, and inclusion in any pedagogical project
  • helping schedule university events and classroom instructions mindful of the needs of everyone
  • highlighting which identity groups might be in need of greater efforts to be included in the community through more inclusive event planning and institutional efforts

The calendar, featuring 91 holidays at present, is not meant to be comprehensive, and members of the university community are encouraged to utilize the submission form at the bottom of this page to suggest ongoing events pertaining to the different holiday traditions featured in the calendar as well as contribute information about holidays that are currently not included. The learning resources provided with each holiday are chosen based on the renown and potential reliability of a source and should not be considered as endorsements from UMA.

Consider submitting holidays currently not featured here or submit upcoming or past events at UMA, in Augusta, or in Maine pertaining to specific holidays that you want to see reflected on the Heritage Month Calendar.

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