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| 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Celebrate the Official Opening on Memorial Green
Join Festival mascot, "Steamer" the Clam, for the official opening of the 45th Annual Yarmouth Clam Festival. Scout Troop #35 will assist Steamer by raising the flag leading the Pledge of Allegiance. The Royal River Chorus, award-winning international women's barbershop harmony chorus, will lead the National Anthem. |
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| 10:00 AM |
Carnival Opens at Bennett Field by Rowe School. Rides and amusements by Smokey's Greater Shows, Inc. |
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| 10:00 AM - 5 PM |
NEW! Free Kids Zone at the Library Lawn. Kids of all ages are welcomed to join L.L. Bean staff for a weekend full of games, fun activities, and much more.
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| 10:00 AM - 3 PM |
Kids' Fun Run Pre-Registration and Race Package Pick-Up on Memorial Green. |
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| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Tour of Historic First Parish Church 
Take a guided tour of the authentically restored First Parish Church (116 Main Street). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 1868 church includes richly colored Victorian wall stenciling and a historic tracker organ built in 1870.
Tour Schedule
Friday: 11 AM and 3 PM
Saturday: 11 AM and 3 PM
Sunday: 11 AM |
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| 11:30 AM |
NEW! Fight at the Family Picnic at the NYA Tent. Rock / Folk / Funk / Disco band from Yarmouth, Maine. |
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| 12:00 PM | Monday Night Posse at the Memorial Green Tent. Yarmouth's very own community garage band! These guys jam on Monday nights, matching their favorite tunes with their favorite instruments. In their opinion, if you've never heard a pedal steel and harmonica version of the Rolling Stones' "Miss You," you haven't lived! For a preview, visit the Monday Night Posse website. |
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| 12:00 PM | Ann Sparling on the Library Lawn. Children's interactive entertainment. |
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| 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Horse & Wagon Rides 
Enjoy a free, gentle ride along Main Street in a Belgian-horse-drawn wagon owned by Dwayne and Becky Durgin of Meadow Creek Farm in Sumner.
Departing from Railroad (Village Green) Park or at the intersection of Main and Portland Streets.
Ride Schedule
Friday: 12 - 3 PM
Saturday: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM and 4-7 PM
Sunday: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM and 2-5 PM
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| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Strause & Company
at NYA.
A distinctive and engaging blend of roots, Americana, old-time rock & roll, pre-war blues, and folk and country ballads. The Company consists of Brad Strause (rhythm guitar/vocals), John Nunan (percussion/backing vocals), Dan Knight (bass), Mark McDonough (lead guitar), Joe Bloom (harmonica), and Neal Shepherd (keyboard). For a preview, visit Strause & Company's website
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| 1:30 PM |
Buddy Moore at the Memorial Green Tent.
Acoustic rock classics and familiar originals. |
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| 2:30 PM | The Mutineers at NYA. Yarmouth's own acoustic traditional folk trio comprised of guitarist Stuart MacDonald, acoustic bassist Rod Pervier, and multi-instrumentalist Jeff Trippe. The band plays traditional songs ranging from folk to blues and old-time country inspired by Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, and Hank Williams. For a preview, visit The Mutineers' website. |
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| 3:00 PM |
NEW! Band Overboard at the Memorial Green Tent.
Music for all occasions! |
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| 3:00 - 4:00 PM | Tour of Historic First Parish Church
Take a guided tour of the authentically restored First Parish Church (116 Main Street). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 1868 church includes richly colored Victorian wall stenciling and a historic tracker organ built in 1870.
Tour Schedule
Friday: 11 AM and 3 PM
Saturday: 11 AM and 3 PM
Sunday: 11 AM |
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| 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Tangletoons on the Library Lawn. Sing-along musical fun for children. |
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| 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Mail Your Postcards - with a Special Festival Postal Cancellation at NYA. Mail your Festival post cards right from the Festival with a special postal cancellation illustrated by local postal carrier, Mark McAfee. Also Saturday, 12-5 pm |
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| 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | The McCarthy's in front of Memorial Green. Enjoy original country tunes while waiting for the parade to begin. |
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| 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Pan Fried Steel
at NYA.
Comprised of musicians from throughout the region, this 25-member steel-drum band plays infectious island-inspired Calypso music.
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| 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | CLAM CLASSIC!
Clam Festival Parade
Streets Closed
The following streets will be closed from 5:30 to 8:00 PM for the parade:
- Main St.
- West Elm St.
- McCartney St.
- Portland St.
- School St. (until 10 PM)
Main Street
This year's theme is "Great American Inventions."
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| 8:15 PM - 9:30 PM | Dunlap Highland Band
at Memorial Green.
Traditional Bagpipes Band. For a preview, see the Dunlap Highland Band's website.
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| 8:15 PM - 10:00 PM | New! Carbon Leaf at NYA.
Five-piece rock band from Richmond, VA, known for their Celtic/bluegrass rock.
Check out their website.
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| 9:30 PM | No Banjos at Memorial Green. Alan Dickson, Doug Cantwell, and Lee Stearns cover the Beatles, REM, Kinks, Monkees, Stealers Wheel, Allman Brothers, and Rockpile with mandolin, ukulele, acoustic slide, harmonica, and vocals. |
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Live musical entertainment is scheduled on four tented stages (Memorial Green, NYA, Serendipity, and the Library Lawn) all weekend from morning 'til nighttime.
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