Events
Check out some great events happening around Central Maine this month!
If you have an event you'd like to add to our calendar, email Duane Wheeler at duane.wheeler@gmail.com!
OCTOBER 1
MMCC Business Breakfast
Best Western Plus, Waterville, 7:15am, Entry Fee
Five For Fighting with String Quartet
Johnson Hall, Gardiner, 7:30pm, Entry
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OCTOBER 2
Rocktoberfest!
Best Western Events Center, Waterville, 8pm, Entry Fee
First Friday
Various Locations, Downtown Waterville, 5pm, Free
Natalie MacMaster & Donnel Leahy
Waterville Opera House, 7:30pm, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 3
MaineGeneral Day of Hope
76 Community Drive, Augusta, 8:30am, Donations
Met Opera Live: Cosi Fan Tutte (Mozart)
Maine Film Center, Waterville, 12:55pm, Entry Fee
Floydian Trip
Waterville Opera House, 8pm, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 4
Maine Craft Weekend
Schupf Art Center, Waterville, 10am, Free
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OCTOBER 5
Waterville Marathon
Head of Falls, 7:30am, Free
Annual Celebrity Chef Challenge
Augusta Civic Center, 5pm, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 6
Leadership Lunch with Shannon Haines
Amici's Cucina, Waterville, 11:30am, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 7
Golden Girls Laughs Continue
Waterville Opera House, 7pm, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 8
Community Plate Potluck & Storytelling
Colby Forum, 150 Main Street, Waterville, 5pm, Free
Sebasticook Land Trust Annual Meeting
Clifford Arts Center, 42 Depot Street, Unity, 5:30pm, Free
The Concert ABBA Tribute
Waterville Opera House, 7:30pm, Entry Fee
Night of Dueling Pianos
Elks Banquet Center, Waterville, 6pm, Entry Fee
KV Chamber Connection
KV Chamber Office, Hallowell, 8am, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 9
Tusk: Classic Fleetwood Mac Tribute
Waterville Opera House, 7:30pm, Entry Fee
Homegrown with Waxwing
Johnson Hall, Gardiner, 7:30pm, Entry Fee
Cynergy Night Golf Tournament
Western View Golf Course, Augusta, 5:30pm, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 9–11
Rocky Horror Burlesque Show
The Playhouse at Waterville Station, 9pm, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 10
Pine Tree Palooza
Lost Valley, Auburn, 1pm, Entry Fee
Wabanaki Artisan Celebration
Castonguay Square, Waterville, 11am, Free
Bluebird Improv
Waterville Opera House, 8pm, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 11
Waterville Marathon Running Festival
Thomas College, 7am, Free
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OCTOBER 12
Story Songs of the 70’s
The Playhouse at Waterville Station, Waterville, 7pm, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 14
Women’s Network Lunch with Laurie LaChance
KV Chamber Office, Hallowell, 11:30am, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 16
Adults Only Evening of Play
Children's Discovery Museum, Waterville, 6pm, Entry Fee
Lambo Law Guitar Duet
Johnson Hall, 7:30pm, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 16–18
Rocky Horror Burlesque Show
The Playhouse at Waterville Station, 9pm, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 17
AYCC Craft Fair
126 North Street, Waterville, Free
Met Opera Live: MacBeth (Verdi)
Maine Film Center, Waterville, 12:55pm, Entry Fee
Bob Marley
Waterville Opera House, 5pm & 8pm, Entry Fee
Maine Fermentation Festival
Castonguay Square, Waterville, 8am, Free
Household Hazardous Waste Event
Winslow Public Works, 135 Halifax Street, 8am, Free, Must make appointment with your town office, FMI: okunesh@kvcog.org
Story Songs of the 70’s
The Playhouse at Waterville Station, Waterville, 7pm, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 18
Great Maine Apple Day
Common Ground Fair Grounds, Unity, 12pm, Free
Augusta Symphony Orchestra
Cony High Viles Auditorium, 60 Pierce Drive, Augusta, Free
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OCTOBER 19
Peter Pan School Show
Waterville Opera House, 9:30am & 12pm, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 20
Cirque Kalabante: Wow-World of Words
Waterville Opera House, 7pm, Entry Fee
Joyful Leadership Virtual
Tel: 207-987-0726, 2pm, Free
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OCTOBER 22
Voyage: The Music of Journey
Waterville Opera House, 7:30pm, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 23
Nightmare on Main Street: Trunk or Treat
Downtown Waterville, 5pm, Free
Blind Boys of Alabama
Waterville Opera House, 8pm, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 23–24
Shadows in the Hall: Live Theater
Johnson Hall Gardiner, 6pm, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 23–25
Snowmobile & Powersports Show
Augusta Civic Center, 12pm, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 24
Story Songs of the 70’s
The Playhouse at Waterville Station, Waterville, 7pm, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 25
Fiddle-Icious
Waterville Opera House, 2pm, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 27
MaineCare Provider Conference
Augusta Civic Center, 8am, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 28
KLI 40th Anniversary Celebration
KSB Operations Center, Augusta, 5pm, Free
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OCTOBER 29
GrowSmart Maine Summit 2026: Building Community Strength
Rockland, 8am, Entry Fee
Ribbon Cutting: Quarry Road Trails
Waterville, 3pm, Free
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OCTOBER 30
Shizzleween
Snow Pond Center for the Arts, 8PM, Entry Fee
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OCTOBER 31
Boo Ball 107.9 The Mix
Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, 8pm, Entry Fee
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NOVEMBER 1
Jeff Tweedy
Waterville Opera House, 7:30pm, Entry Fee
DAILY EVENTS
Colby Museum of Art Tours
museum.colby.edu
Flagship Cinemas Shows
flagshipcinemas.com/waterville
Maine Film Center Shows
watervillecreates.org/mainefilmcenter
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WEEKLY EVENTS
Waterville Area Cultural History Center – Redington Museum Tours
62 Silver Street, Waterville, Fridays 2pm–6pm, Free, Schedule ahead at
watervillehistoricalsociety.org
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WEEKLY FARMERS MARKETS
MONDAY
Pittsfield, 200 Central Street, 2pm
TUESDAY
Augusta, Mill Park, 2pm
WEDNESDAY
Fairfield, 81 Main Street, 2pm
THURSDAY
Waterville, Head of Falls, 2pm
FRIDAY
Belfast, 256 High Street, 9am
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MAINE STATE FAIRS
October 1–3
Cumberland County Fair
October 4–11
Fryeburg Fair
