BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//NONSGML Sandhills Development\, LLC//NONSGML Sugar Calendar Fe eds v3.6.6//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Stephen King's 79th Birthday Carnival X-WR-CALDESC:Bangor Downtown X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20260322T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20260322T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Stephen King's 79th Birthday Carnival DESCRIPTION:Join Bangor in celebrating Stephen King's 79th birthday with a 3-day party with a old-timey carnival\, book signings\, parade\, acti vities\, scavenger hunt\, local-area beer garden\, free activities\, and more! \n\n\n\nStephen King's 79th Birthday Carnival and "Pet Sematary" Pet Parade are on Sunday\, Sept. 20. This event is free and EVERYONE IS WELCOME!\n\n\n\nCome downtown to celebrate the King of Horror's 79th bir thday at \;2 Feet Brewing \;with a spooktacular 3-day street par ty\, sponsored in part by SK Tours of Maine and the In Derry\, Maine T-s hirt company. This year we've added an "Antique Roadshow"-style event fo r those who own King memorabilia -- come find out what it's really worth -- "Photo Booths" and a "Dollar Babies Come Home" Film Festival\, all o n Saturday. \n\n\n\nThe Carnival and Pet Parade and many other activitie s are free for participants\, thanks to generous community sponsors\, li ke SK Tours of Maine\, local attorney Zachary Smith and Birchbrook.\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSept. 18-20 - all weekend long!\n\n\n\n"Long Walk " Scavenger Hunt\, business hours (free)\n\n\n\nThere are 10 locations i n downtown Derry (Bangor)\, Maine that are featured in Stephen King book s or movies. Find all 10 and be entered into a drawing for a large prize . Free to enter. \n\n\n\nFind "Steve\," business hours (free)\n\n\n\nWe' ve hidden a picture of Stephen King -- actually a "Steve" face -- in sev eral downtown locations. Find them all and get entered into a drawing fo r a big prize! Free to participate.\n\n\n\nThemed Dining Specials in THI RTEEN Downtown Locations\n\n\n\nStephen King Birthday Carnival Weekend D ining Specials: Eat your way through the 3-day celebration of Bangor's b eloved horror novelist's 79th birthday celebration! Learn more and see t he dining map...\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFRIDAY Sept. 18\n\n\n\n"Still Fl oating: 40 Years of Pennywise" book signing with Tom Deady\, 6:00 PM&nbs p\;- \;8:00 PM (free)\n\n\n\n"In Still Floating: 40 Years of Pennywi se" author Tom Deady (Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Haven) brings together 33 authors\, artists\, scholars and publishers to examine King' s "IT." The book includes essays\, artwork\, and interviews with Glenn C hadbourne\, Richard Chizmar\, Brian Freeman\, Jonathan Janz\, Paul Micha el Kane\, Hans-Ake Lilja\, Bev Vincent\, Kris Webster and others. LOCATI ON: THE EMPORIUM SPOOKY GOODS &\; MORE\, 51 MAIN STREET\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSATURDAY Sept. 19\n\n\n\nStephen King Roadshow appraisals\, 9: 00 AM \;- \;12:00 PM (free)\n\n\n\nStephen King roadshow event f eaturing Jake from Jake's Rare Books. (Similar to Antiques Roadshow but with Stephen King items). Jake will help determine if items are authenti c and if they have a real King signature. He'll provide market value est imates for your Stephen King items and offer tips to properly preservati on and care for books and other itmes. LOCATION: Nocturnum Draft Haus\, 56 MAIN STREET.\n\n\n\nKing-themed "Photo Booths\," 12:00 PM \;-&nbs p\;3:30 PM (free)\n\n\n\nWe're created a few Stephen King-themed "photo booths" and games of fun. Free. LOCATION: Columbia Street parking lot ac ross from 2 Feet Brewing.\n\n\n\nDollar Babies Come Home Film Festival\, 12:00 PM \;- \;6:30 PM (free)\n\n\n\nMental Health Warrior Max Blaska from Madison\, Wisconsin is returning to Bangor to host the “Do llar Babies Come Home Film Festival." Stephen King’s "Dollar Baby" pro gram allowed aspiring filmmakers to adapt his short stories for $1. The program ended in 2023\, but 100s of short films were made. “I like the idea of all these films coming back to where the author wrote the stori es they were based on\,” said Blaska\, who made a Dollar Baby called Last Rung on the Ladder.” He added the film fest program will center on mental health and bullying since September is suicide awareness mont h. NAMI Maine will be on hand to provide resources. LOCATION: The Empori um Spooky Goods and More\, 51 Main Street.\n\n\n\nAuthor's Alley\, 1:00 PM \;- \;04:00 PM (free)\n\n\n\nThree King-authors make up this killer "Author's Alley." Caroline Bicks is the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine at Orono. She has published a book called "Monsters in the Archives." King said about this book "the best book about my process that I have read." Bram Stoker Award-winning autho r Tom Deady will be on hand signing "Still Floating: 40 Years of Pennywi se" along with other contributors to the compilation book. And... Sharon Kitchens will have her popular "Stephen King's Maine: A History and Gui de\," which gives you a look around the state King calls home. LOCATION: Nocturnem Draft Haus\, 56 Main St.\n\n\n\nDerry\, Maine Beer Garden\, 4 :00 PM \;- \;08:00 PM *tickets required\n\n\n\nThe Derry\, Maine Beer Garden will feature brews from 2 Feet Brewing\, Bangor Beer Compan y and other Derry\, Maine-area breweries\, and each ticket holder will g et a one-of-a-kind souvenir Derry\, Maine beer goblet. Stephen King-them ed appetizers will be served in the garden\, along with birthday cake. L OCATION: parking lot across from 2 Feet Brewing on Columbia Street. TICK ETS required. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stephen-kings-79th-birthday-c arnival-tickets-1989221950402\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSUNDAY Sept. 20\n\n\n\nStep hen King's 79th Birthday Carnival\, 2:00 PM \;- \;05:00 PM (free )\n\n\n\nThe Stephen King-themed old-time carnival will include a variet y of games and crafts\, including making paper boats out of newspaper an d seeing if they float at the "We All Float" booth or posing for picture s with a life-size cutout of Stephen King at the "Stand By Me" picture b ooth ... and many more. All this takes place for free thanks to a number of local supporters. Plus\, vendors like The Emporium Spooky Gifts and More and the Not So Empty Nest will be on hand for those looking for th e perfect King-themed item. Sawyer's Hawaiian Shave Ice &\; Coffee an d Salt &\; Cedar Kitchen will be back again to provide carnival fare. LOCATION: Cross Street.\n\n\n\n"Pet Sematary" Pet Parade\, 5:00 PM  \;- \;5:30 PM (free)\n\n\n\nThe "Pet Sematary" Pet Parade is for any pets or anyone dressed as a King Character to show off their outfits an d have a blast doing it. This short parade ends with cheesecake provided by 2 Feet Brewing. Expect creepy clowns\, gunslingers\, and bloody prom dresses\, along with some Stephen King-themed amusements. There's somet hing for every King fan. Don't miss out on this wonderfully frightening event that will leave you screaming for more!LOCATION: Columbia Street. URL;VALUE=URI:https://downtownbangor.com/events/stephen-kings-79th-birth day-carnival/ UID:urn:uuid:c804f8ee-b673-4393-b1c6-3595c777308c STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER: DTSTAMP:20261101T150000Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T170000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR