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2025 River herring festivals and events

Benton Alewife Festival, May 17, 11am-3pm: https://townline.org/events-benton-alewife-festival-to-be-celebrated-on-may-17-2025/
Blackman Stream - Maine Forest and Logging Museum, Alewife Day, May 17, 10am-3pm: https://umaine.edu/mafes/event/alewife-day/
Skutik River Alewife Run, Sipayik to Forest City, May 24: https://www.mitsc.org/news/2025-skutik-river-alewife-run
Pennamaquan Alewife Festival, May 24, 10am-5pm: https://greenhorns.org/alewife-festival/
Damariscotta Mills Run with the Alewives, May 24: https://damariscottamills.org/run-with-the-alewives/. Damariscotta Mills will also have volunteers at the fish ladder to answer questions and sell t-shirts and other items on weekends in between 10-2 during the run.
Orland alewife festival, May 24, 10am-2pm
Bagaduce alewife celebration, May 24 from 11-2 at Pierce’s Pond in Penobscot, ME: https://www.worldfishmigrationday.com/event/bagaduce-alewife-celebration/
Brunswick Dam fish viewing station, May 1st through early June, Wednesday-Sunday from 1-5pm
Penobscot Running of the Alewives, Penobscot Nation Farm, May 31, 12-5pm: https://www.penobscotnation.org/event/running-of-the-alewives/