Rockport Donut Festival: June 12 & 13, 2026

Start: Friday, June 12, 2026 4:00PM
End: Saturday, June 13, 2026 10:00PM

ROCKPORT, MAINE – The Town of Rockport presents the wildly popular Rockport Donut Festival for its 4th year on June 12 & 13, 2026. While paying homage to the history of the donut, the two-day summer kick-off event will be jam packed with family-friendly activities in downtown Rockport and Marine Park, live music, food trucks, a parade, artisan market, the CedarWorks Kids Tent with activities by the Penobscot Bay YMCA, the Salty Seal Beer Garden, and thousands of delicious donuts from popular vendors from the Midcoast and beyond! Gates open at 4pm on Friday and at 7am on Saturday. Admission to this volunteer-supported event is FREE, thanks to the generous support of individual and business sponsors and on-site donations from the community. Featured donut vendors include Ruckus Donuts, Old Time Donuts, The Only Doughnut, Eighty 8 Donut Cafe,The Donut Grove, Graffiti Donuts, and The Holy Donut. Expect more Maine-based donut vendors to be added to the line-up as the festival nears. Savory and alternative food options will be offered by a variety of vendors and food trucks. Visit the Salty Seal Beer Garden with Tap Truck 207 for a variety of beers and signature cocktails, and don’t miss the Friday night happy hour with raw bar and donut themed cocktails. Live music and dancing will be a major festival attraction on both Friday and Saturday. The Undertow Brass Band takes the stage at 7pm on Friday night. Saturday will feature live music throughout the day and evening with a grand finale community contra dance with Belfast Flying Shoes at 7pm. All Rockport Donut Festival events are FREE to the public. The community is encouraged to register in advance for the 5K Donut Dash Fun Run and the Dash for the Donuts Lobster Crate Race for a nominal fee, and to compete in the Homemade Donut Contest! Registration information can be found on our website: www.rockportdonutfestival.com. Families will want to visit the CedarWorks Kids Tent and participate in activities presented by the Penobscot Bay YMCA. “It has been said that the esteemed Captain Hanson Gregory of Rockport’s Glen Cove invented the donut with a hole in the center in 1847,” says Rockport Town Manager Jon Duke. “We are looking forward to celebrating that legacy with our neighbors - and with people from all over Maine and beyond – with an outrageous amount of fun and DONUTS!” Generous sponsors who offset festival expenses and help keep this event free to the public include - but are not limited to - CedarWorks, Penobscot Bay YMCA, Midcoast Villager, Renewal by Anderson, First National Bank, Rockport Steel, Adventure Advertising, Rockport Harbor Hotel, LeafFilter Gutter Protection, Dead River Company, and Binnie Media.