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| 7:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Blueberry Pancake Breakfast 
at Memorial Green.
Breakfast includes 2 golden pancakes, plain or blueberry, topped with real Cabot butter and maple syrup, a sausage patty, and your choice of two beverages (choose from juice, coffee, and milk) ($8).
Don't like pancakes? Order a breakfast sandwich ($3)!
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| 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Flapjack Breakfast 
at First Parish Church.
Enjoy a hearty breakfast for the busy day of fun ahead. You'll get 2 good-sized buttermilk pancakes (with or without blueberries), 2 link sausages, regular or decaf coffee (from Portland's Coffee by Design), and milk or orange juice — all for only $7. |
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| 7:15 AM - 7:45 AM | CLAM CLASSIC!
Clam Festival Kids' Fun Run For children 3-12.
Starts and ends on Main Street at Memorial Green.
Streets Closed
The following streets will be closed from 6:30 to 9 AM for the Fun Run and the Pat's Pizza 5-Mile Classic:
- Main St.
- East Elm St.
- School St.
- Bridge St.
RACE-DAY SCHEDULE
6:00–7:10 AM
— Race-Day Registration ($12)
7:15 AM
— 1/2-mile fun run for 3-6 year olds
7:30 AM
— 1-mile race for 7-12 year olds
9:00 AM
— Awards presentation
EARLY REGISTRATION
By mail or in person before Monday, July 12
Get the low $10 entry fee and beat race-day crowds!
*** First 400 registered runners get T-Shirts!***
Download a 2011 Fun Run Registration Form (199KB PDF)
EARLY RACE-PACKET PICK-UP
Memorial Green
Friday, July 16
10:00 AM–3:00 PM
Also last chance for $10 early-registration fee
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | CLAM CLASSIC!
30th Annual Pat's Pizza Clam Festival Classic: Five-Mile Road Race Starts and ends on Main Street at Memorial Green.
Streets Closed
The following streets will be closed from 6:30 to 9 AM for the Fun Run and the Pat's Pizza 5-Mile Classic:
- Main St.
- East Elm St.
- School St.
- Bridge St.
Flat, fast, scenic, certified 5-mile course (USATF# ME98006WN). Chip timing by Bay State Race Services. Entries accepted on race day. Sanctioned by the Maine Track Club.
Pre-register at www.active.com
Download a 2011 Race Registration Form (160 KB PDF)
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | CLAM CLASSIC!
Yarmouth Clam Festival Canoe & Kayak Race 
The race starts at Yarmouth Town Landing and goes down river, around Lanes Island, and up Cousins River to finish at the Muddy Rudder (approx. 6 miles).
Download a race map (187k PDF).
Download a 2010 Race Registration Form
Race-day registration begins one hour prior to race start time at Yarmouth Town Landing. Racers who are already registered should arrive one-half an hour prior to race time to have your boat in the water 15 minutes prior to race start.
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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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| 10:30 AM - 12:30 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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| 11:00 AM | Castlebay at Memorial Green. Harp and violin duet, Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee, weave together the heritages of the Celtic Isles and the Coast of Maine. They sing beautiful ballads featuring Julia's ethereal soprano and Fred's rich baritone, and they mix in joyous dance tunes played on Celtic harp, guitar, fiddle, and tin whistle. Castlebay will treat you to a musical journey through time and across the Atlantic. For a preview, see Castlebay's website. |
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| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Port City Jazz at NYA. This dynamic septet plays standards from the Great American Songbook, a mix of music that will keep your feet tapping and make you want to dance. Learn more about the band at the Port City Jazz website.
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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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| 11:00 AM | CLAM CLASSIC!
Maine State Clam Shucking Contest
on the Library Lawn.
Come, watch — and compete! Prizes go to the fastest shuckers in professional and amateur heats.
Register to compete at 10:00am on the Library Lawn.
TWO celebrity heats set the competitive edge, both TV and radio on air personalities compete for bragging rights!
Returning champions, Shannon Moss and Norm Karkos from News 8 defend their title against News Center's 6 team with Kathleen Shannon and Brian Yocono and News 13's team headed up by Doug Rafferty as well as a new group of radio competitors, WGAN's morning team, Mike Violette and Ken Altshuler, the Q's Jeff Parsons and Teddy McKay as well as Stan and Heidi from The Frank Morning Show.
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| 12:00 PM - 5:00 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 Friday, 4-8 pm |
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| 12:30 PM | NEW! Dave Marr Band at Memorial Green. A classic rock and roll band. |
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| 12:30 PM | Jerks of Grass at NYA Tent. Gathered around one microphone in the traditional style, with one foot in traditional and the other in progressive roots music, over the past decade New England's own Jerks of Grass have become a formidable purveyor of their own brand of bluegrass music. For a preview, visit Jerks of Grass website. |
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| 1:00 - 3:30 PM | CLAM CLASSIC!
Firefighters' Muster
on Main Street in front of Memorial Green.
Street Closed
Main St., from York St. to School St., will be closed from 12:30 to 3:30 pm for the Muster.
High-spirited competition among area fire departments.
Hosted by WGME.
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| 2:00 PM | The Clams at NYA. Surf's up with these rockin' crustaceans. Straight from the clambake of your dreams, this trio dishes up tasty 1960s instrumental surf classics. For a preview, visit The Clams website. |
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| 3:00 PM | NEW! Mike Abbott Band at Memorial Green.
Contemporary country music. |
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| 3:00 PM - 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 - 8:00 PM | Capt'n Eli's Clam Festival Karaoke Challenge on the Library lawn. Belt out your favorite Rock 'n' Roll tunes at Capt'n Eli's Karaoke Challenge. All brave Karaoke singers/performers will be entered into a drawing for cool CDs, concert tickets, and a one-year supply of Capt'n Eli's Soda.
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| 3:30 PM | The Downeasters Barbershop Harmony Society at NYA Tent. The Downeasters, with over fifty members, are part of the Portland Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. For a preview, see the Downeasters' website. |
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| 4:00 PM - 7:00 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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| 4:30 PM | NEW! Shanna Underwood
on the Memorial Green.
Americana acoustic guitar blues.
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| 5:00 PM | Sara Cox at NYA.
Portland, Maine singer/songwriter Sara Cox has just released her third solo cd, "Crowded is the New Lonely."
For a preview, see Sara Cox's MySpace page.
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| 6:00 PM | JimmyJo & the Jumbol'ayuhs at Memorial Green. Cajun music with a Maine twist. For a preview, see JimmyJo & the Jumbol'ayuhs' website. |
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| 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM | CLAM CLASSIC!
Block Party with DJ Central Nexus
on Main Street at Memorial Green.
Street Closed
Main St., from York St. to School St., will be closed from 7:30 to 9:00 PM for the block party.
Music and dancing until the Fireworks start!
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| 7:30 PM | NEW! Gypsy Tailwind
at the NYA Tent.
Portland band featuring folk, rock, and alternative country. For a preview, see Gypsy Tailwind's website
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| 9:15 - 9:45 PM | CLAM CLASSIC!
Fireworks Best viewed from behind the Library, Smokey's, or Memorial Green.
Street Closed
The School St. ramp will be closed from 9:00 to 10:30 PM for the fireworks.
Fireworks will be set off from Royal River Park. The park will be closed to pedestrian traffic at noon.
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| 9:30 PM | Guv'nors at NYA.
Rock 'n' Roll music of the 1960's British Invasion. The Guv'nors formed in 2005 by four musicians who shared a passion for the Beatles. They host a concert series called "The Beatles Albums Live" in which they and guest bands perform entire Beatles albums. John Davison (drums/vocals); Dale Holden (guitars/harmonica/vocals); Jimmy McGirr (bass/vocals); Tim Emery (guitars/keyboard/vocals).
For a preview, see the Gov'nors' MySpace page.
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| 9:30 PM | Kevin Midgley at Memorial Green. Local Delta bluesman plays slide guitar.
For a preview, see Kevin Midgley's website. |
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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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