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READFIELD — Readfield Heritage Days will take place the weekend of Aug. 9-11, with events that range from food, to history to music, and include fireworks and a free movie at the beach.
Originally a fundraiser to assist the town library, Heritage Days has grown and transformed over the years to become a town-wide celebration.
On Friday, Aug. 9, Heritage Days get started with the Historical Society’s Wine and Cheese Social from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is also a membership drive.
Also on Aug. 9, there is a comedy show with Capital City Improv, presented by the Friends of the Readfield Community Library at 7:30 p.m. at Asa Gile Hall. Tickets are $10.
On Saturday, Aug. 10, there is an all-day kids’ fishing derby, pancake breakfast at the Masonic Hall from 8 to 10 a.m., a book sale at the library, and a consignment sale and maker’s market at Union Meeting House with live music from 9 a.m. to noon. At noon Dale Potter Clark will lead a history walk from Mill Stream Park to the Church Road cemetery, and the 2019 Readfield Kickball Championship gets underway at the Fairgrounds Ball Field.
At noon, food trucks will take over the upper beach parking lot, and at 1 p.m., an outdoor beer garden at The Weathervane will open. At 2 p.m., local band The Shizzle will perform.
At 4:30 p.m., the annual Bean Hole Supper takes place at the fire station. Children are encouraged to bring their fish for weigh-ins from 4 to 5 p.m. at the station to win a prize.
At 7 p.m., David Mallet performs at the Readfield Union Meeting House, and at 9:15, there are fireworks at the beach.
On Sunday, Aug. 11, the Readfield Recreation Committee presents Family Movie Night at the Beach. “The Goonies” will play on the big screen by the beach at dusk.
