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Maine Festivals
Maine
June
Old Port Festival in Portland: music, parades, kiddie rides, dance and activities.
July
Yarmouth Clam Festival: crafts, seafood, performances and various artists.
August
Arts and Craft show in Cumberland: to admire Maine craftsmen.
September
County Fair in Cumberland: unmissable events like pumpkin contests, harness races, bull rides and a lot of music.
Fall Festival of Arts and Crafts in Westbrook with the Maine craftsmen.
Early December
Sparkle Week in Freeport: Carriage racing, Santa, carollers and hot cocoa for everyone.
Holiday Arts and Crafts Show in Portland with the Maine craftsmen.
The Queen’s birthday in Amsterdam
It is on the occasion of the Queen’s birthday that Amsterdam becomes an even more special city. The daily routine is forgotten and celebrations start the day (evening) before, i.e. on April 29th, with concerts, shows and, of course, lots of beer…
On April 30th (the Queen’s actual birthday) the atmosphere of the town is joyful: a rather peculiar second-hand market is set up practically before all houses. What has become useless is on sale at rather interesting low prices.
The merrymaking for the Queen is really worth a visit to Amsterdam at the end of April. And if you want another “plus” do not forget that this is the period when tulips are in full blossom and the botanical garden at Keukenhof (some half an hour from Amsterdam) awaits you with its bikes to enjoy the multicolored fields (it is not the beer’s side-effect, they are indeed tulips).
But don’t forget, if you plan to visit Amsterdam in this special period of the year, to book your hotel in advance.
