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Community Calendar: Aug. 16-24, 2025

Jack Mcadam 4 weeks ago

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Compiled by Lisa Blanchette

Visit our Events Calendar https://sanfordspringvalenews.com/events/ for more details.

Ongoing

Holdsworth Park/The Rec, closed Tues/Wed day camp use 7:30 am-5:30 pm, 6/24-8/20
Acton Fair, 9 am-9 pm, 550 Route 109 Acton, 8/21-8/24

Saturday, Aug. 16

Sanford Farmers’ Market, 8 am-noon, Central Park, 920 Main St.
Girls Who Grant yard sale, 8 am-1 pm, location TBD
Stuff The Bus donation collection @ Sanford Walmart, 9 am-4 pm, 1930 Main St.
Corner Cupboard, 10 am-noon, Unitarian Universalist Church, 5 Lebanon St.
Sweat-Morin Homestead public tour, 10 am-noon, 374 School St.
Call Me Madam: A Visit with Clara Goodwin, 10 am-2 pm, Historical Society, 505 Main St., Springvale
“Disney Frozen Jr.” Summer Youth Theatre Camp production, 2-4 pm, Nason Little Theatre, 457 Main St., Springvale
Jass Boxing annual fundraiser, 5-8 pm, Sanford Memorial Gymnasium, 678 Main St.

Monday, Aug. 18

Sanford Food Pantry, 10 am-noon, 1204 Main St.
Red Cross blood drive, 10 am-3 pm, Nasson Community Center, 457 Main St., Springvale
Lego Builders Club, 3:30-4:30 pm, Springvale Library, 443 Main St.
School Committee meeting, 6-9 pm, Sanford City Hall, 919 Main St.
Trivia Night @ Springvale Social Club (open to the public), 6:30-8:30 pm, 22 Bridge St.

Tuesday, Aug. 19

Salvation Army Food Pantry-nonperishable Items, 9 am-noon, 871 Main St.
Baby/Toddler Rhyme Time, 10:30-11 am, Goodall Library, 952 Main St.
Pre-K Story Time w/Craft, 11-11:30 am, Goodall Library
YCSP Food Pantry, noon-2 pm, 5 Swetts Bridge Rd., Alfred
Cribbage, 1-3 pm, Springvale Library
YCSP’s “To-Go” lunch @ St. George’s Episcopal Church, 2-3 pm, 3 Emerson St.
Paint Fun for Kids, 2-3:30 pm, Goodall Library
Knit Lits, 3-4:30 pm, Springvale Library
Sanford Elks Bingo, 4 pm doors open, 6 pm games start, 13 Elm St.
Dulcimer Group, 6-7 pm, Goodall Library
High School Fall Meet the Coaches Night, 6-9 pm, SHS, 100 Alumni Blvd.

Wednesday, Aug. 20

Career Center hiring event, 2:30-4:30 pm, Goodall Library
Community Café, noon-1 pm, Mayflower Place, 27 Mayflower Dr.
It Takes a Village 207-Meal for the Unhoused, St. George’s Episcopal Church, 2-3 pm, 3 Emerson St.
Lego Club, 2:30-4:30 pm, Springvale Library.
Fiber Arts Group, 5-7 pm, Goodall Library
Wednesday Night Bite community meal, 6-7 pm, Curtis Lake Church, 38 Westview Dr.

Thursday, Aug. 21

Sensory Story Time, 10 am-noon, Springvale Library
St. Therese of Lisieux Food Bank, noon-2 pm, Holy Family Church, 66 North Ave.
YCSP’s “To-Go” lunch @ St. George’s Episcopal Church, 2-3 pm, 3 Emerson St.
Golden Hour @ McDougal Orchards, 4-6 pm, 201 Hanson Ridge Rd., Springvale
Free community meal, 5-6 pm, New Beginnings Christian Church, 181 Grammar Rd.
Game Nights @ the Goodall Library, 5-7 pm

Friday, Aug. 22

Salvation Army Food Pantry-produce, meats, breads, 9 am-noon, 871 Main St.
Music on the Patio-David Carpenter, noon-1 pm, Springvale Library
Community Café, noon-1 pm, Southern Maine Agency on Aging, 21 Bradeen St., Springvale
YCSP Food Pantry, noon-3 pm, 5 Swetts Bridge Rd., Alfred
Golden Hour @ McDougal Orchards, 4-6 pm, 201 Hanson Ridge Rd., Springvale
“The Sound of Music” auditions, 5-8 pm, Nasson Little Theatre, 457 Main St., Springvale
Music After Hours: Ragtime Destroyers, 6:30-8:30 pm, Springvale Library

Saturday, Aug. 23

Sanford Farmers’ Market, 8 am-noon, Central Park, 920 Main St.
Stuff the Bus distribution, 9 am-noon, Curtis Lake Church, 38 Westview Dr.
Baby Blessings, 10 am-noon, St. George’s Episcopal Church, 3 Emerson St.
Sweat-Morin Homestead public tour, 10 am-noon, 374 School St.
5th Annual Heart Peace & Love for Kids 5K, 10 am-3 pm, Gowen Park
Family Game Time, 1-2 pm, Sanford Springvale YMCA, 1 Emile Levasseur Dr.
“The Sound of Music” auditions, 5-8 pm, Nasson Little Theatre, 457 Main St., Springvale
Annual Lobster Bake, 6-8 pm, First Baptist Church of Springvale, 429 Main St,

Sunday, Aug. 24

3D Wood Sign fundraiser/Sanford Music Boosters, 11 am-1:30 pm, Hammer & Stain, 890 Main St., Ste 205

Does your organization have an event coming up? Please let us know.

1. Email events@sanfordspringvalenews.com

2. Create your activity as a Facebook “event” not just a posting on your Facebook page. This allows us to accurately copy it to our community calendar AND gives us the ability to share your event on our Facebook page.