Top Spring Activities

Ok...so there is a little more than ten, there is just so much to do we couldn't limit it.

Activities are in random order

Attend the Portland Boat Show or Portland Boatbuilders Show in March. Start to imagine getting out on the Bay in a new boat or just enjoy looking at all the new boats and marine equipment. Link to Maine's seafaring history and enjoy the view.
Attend the Portland Flower Show and experience the sights and smells of spring. This show marks the sensory end of winter and gets everyone thinking about flowers and gardens.
Walk the Boulevard or one of the Promenades and look for signs of spring. Grass greening, crocuses coming up, and migrating birds.
Take a canoe or kayak on the Scarborough Marsh. Visiting the marsh provides you with an opportunity to spot herons, egrets, ducks, and the resident bald eagles.
Take in an AHL playoff game at the Civic Center. The Portland Pirates have made the playoffs and will be playing into the spring.
Opening Day at Hadlock Field. See the newest version of the Portland Sea Dogs in their home stadium. Watch the future Major Leaguers in action at this fan friendly stadium.
Wander the Old Port, checking out the various shops and restaurants. End your stroll with a gelato from Gorgeous Gelato on Fore Street. Attend the Old Port Festival in June.
Take a cruise on the Bay or in the Harbor. Several cruise lines start their seasons in late May and June and Casco Bay Lines adds fun cruises to its normal inter-island schedule.
Visit the Maine Wildlife Park. Opening in mid-April, the park has over 25 species of native wildlife, including moose, deer, bears, porcupines, lynx, and eagles.
Enjoy one of the L.L. Bean Spring Weekends or one of their Walk-on Outdoor Discovery Schools. They cover everything from cross-country skiing and snowshoeing to fly-fishing and kayaking and wilderness first aid.
Attend one or more of the offerings at the Maine Jewish Film Festival. This festival happens in the week of March 26-31 at the Nickelodeon Cinemas, Temple Street in Portland.
Make a trip in June to the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden in Boothbay Harbor. Enjoy the special events and walk the various paths exploring all of the gardens' early blooms. Take a picnic and enjoy a scenic picnic in one of the gardens or by the water. Combine it with a stop at the outlets in Freeport on the return trip.