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Bangor Public Library

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This beloved cultural resource offers more than just books – although there are plenty of great things to read here, of course. There’s lectures and workshops for adults, art exhibitions, children’s storytimes, teen book clubs, gaming clubs and other regular programming.

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Downtown Bangor is for everybody, whether you’re 1 or 100. There are ample opportunities for the littlest folks to the grownups that are with them to have fun all year long! Downtown Bangor’s beautiful community gardens, grassy parks, interesting architecture, and beautiful public art make it a wonderful place for families to enjoy unstructured time together.

Downtown Bangor has plenty of family-friendly places to shop, including a beloved independent bookstore, a toy store, bakeries, arcades, and many retail locations have goods that delight the child in all of us! In addition, the Bangor YMCA, Maine Discovery Museum, and Bangor Public Library are wonderful stops for the entire family.

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Maine Discovery Museum

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This downtown institution has for more than two decades offered three floors of activities for learners and their grownups. With exhibits on everything from science and nature to music and literature, there’s hand-on fun to be had for the whole family.

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Bangor Region YMCA

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Stay healthy, meet friends, learn and have fun: that’s what you can do at the Bangor Y. Swimming, working out, classes, children’s programming and much more happen every day at this venerable Bangor institution. 

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Summer 2026 Exhibitions at the Zillman Art Museum – University of Maine

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The Zillman Art Museum – University of Maine, opens five new exhibitions that run June 1 – September 5, 2026. ZAM is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 5 pm and brings modern and contemporary art to the region, presenting approximately 21 original exhibitions each year. 2026 SUMMER EXHIBITIONS AT ZAM SAM CADY: Helter Skelter […]

Bangor Farmers Market

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Every Sunday from 11:00-1:30, across from Bangor Public Library (corner of Franklin & Harlow Streets)

Tie-Dye Party

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Children and Teens, join us for an afternoon of t-shirts and tie-dye. Colors will be red, white and blue themed! Grades K – 12 Supplies will be provided but it is encouraged for participants to bring your own white t-shirt (plain or designed are both acceptable)

Bouncing Baby Story Time

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Come, sing, clap and bounce along to action rhymes, songs and stories with Miss Savannah! Recommended for babies up to 24 months and their caregivers.

Tiny Tots Storytime

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A 30-minute program for 2 to 4 year-olds, with a participating adult, filled with stories, games, songs and finger plays. Ages 2 – 4

Summer Music Series – PanStorm

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Rain date: Thursday, July 2, 6 pm. PanStorm is a community steel band based in the Bangor area. They play weekly at a park in Bangor through the summer as well as festivals and parades. Their mission is to spread unbridled joy to everyone through steelpan music, the happiest music in the world.

The Fantasticks

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Matt & Luisa’s parents have been feuding for years. They’ve even built a wall between their gardens. Despite that Luisa and Matt have fallen in love, a love they’ve kept secret from their parents. But the feud is fake and the parents want their children to fall in love. The parents hire a dashing actor, […]

The Fantasticks

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Matt & Luisa’s parents have been feuding for years. They’ve even built a wall between their gardens. Despite that Luisa and Matt have fallen in love, a love they’ve kept secret from their parents. But the feud is fake and the parents want their children to fall in love. The parents hire a dashing actor, […]

The Declaration at 250: A Rare July Fourth Viewing

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Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with an up-close view of the William J. Stone copy of the Declaration of Independence. This exhibit will be a rare opportunity to see what is called the “official copy” of the Declaration. Commissioned in 1820, it took William Stone three years to produce the copperplate […]