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Community Calendar: Aug. 1-9, 2026

Jack Mcadam 2 hours ago

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Compiled by Lisa Blanchette

Visit our Events Calendar https://sanfordspringvalenews.com/events/ for details on these events and on events to come.

Free Meals & Pantries

Mon/Wed – Free Store @ North Parish, 9 am-noon, 893 Main St.
Mon – Sanford Food Pantry, 10 am-noon, 1204 Main St.
Tues – Salvation Army Food Pantry-nonperishable items, 9 am-noon, 871 Main St.
Tues/Fri – First County Food Pantry, noon-3 pm, 5 Swetts Bridge Rd., Alfred
Tues/Thurs – YCSP’s “To-Go” Lunch @ Roger’s Supa Dolla, 2-3 pm, 81 Cottage St.
Wed-It Takes a Village 207 – Meal for Unhoused, St. George’s, 2-3 pm, 3 Emerson St.
Thurs – St. Therese of Lisieux Food Bank, noon-2pm, Holy Family, 66 North Ave.
Thurs – Free Community Meal, 5-6 pm, New Beginnings Church, 181 Grammar Rd.
Fri – Salvation Army Harvest Table-fruits/veg, bread/deserts, & meat, 9 am-noon

Local Support Meetings

Mon – Narcotics Anonymous, St. George’s, 1:30-2:30 pm, 3 Emerson St.
Mon – Alcoholics Anonymous, St. George’s, 6:30-7:30 pm, 3 Emerson St.
Tues – AA, St. George’s, noon-1 pm, 3 Emerson St.
Wed – AA, St. George’s, 6:30-7:30 pm, 3 Emerson St.
Thurs – National Alliance on Mental Illness, St. George’s, 3-4 pm, 3 Emerson St.
Fri – Al-Anon, St. George’s, 10:30-11:30 am, 3 Emerson St.
Fri – NA, St. George’s, 6:30-8:30 pm, 3 Emerson St.

Ongoing

Adult Summer Reading Program, Goodall Library, (June 2-Aug. 25)
Reading Program: Children, Teens, & Adults, Springvale Library, (June 15-Aug. 15)
Summer Nutrition Program Monday-Fridays (June 22-Aug. 7)
- Breakfast 7:30-CJL, SMS, SHS, Pride Elementary, Curtis Lake Church, & YMCA
- Breakfast 8:45-Springvale Playground
- Lunch11:00-CJL, SMS, SHS, Pride Elementary, Curtis Lake Church, & YMCA
- Lunch 11:15-Carpentier Park
- Lunch 11:30-Springvale Playground
Sanford Backpack Summer Series Thursdays (June 25-Aug. 20)
- At above Lunch locations/times students can receive free fresh produce bags
Spart Mart Student Market Tue & Thurs (June 25-Aug. 20)
- 11:30-12:30, 100 Alumni Blvd./students can receive free fresh produce
Holdsworth Park (The Rec), Closed Tue/Wed 7:30 am-5:30 pm for Day Campers, 320 Main St., Springvale (through Aug. 19)

Saturday, Aug. 1

Yoga & Pilates @ McDougal Orchard, 8-9 am, 201 Hanson Ridge Rd., Springvale
Farmers Market, 8 am-noon, Central Park, 920 Main St.
Stuff The Bus Donation Day, 9 am-4 pm, Walmart, 1930 Main St.

Sunday, Aug. 2

Summer Splash @ Curtis Lake Church, noon-3 pm, 38 Westview Dr.
World War I Exhibit Opening, 3-5 pm, Historical Society, 505 Main St., Springvale

Monday, Aug. 3

Baby Rhyme Time, 10 & 11 am, Springvale Library, 443 Main St.
Red Cross blood drive, 10 am-3:00 pm, Elks Lodge, 13 Elm St.
Lego Builders Club, 3:30-4:30 pm, Springvale Library

Tuesday, Aug. 4

Nasson Health Patient Appreciation Day, 8 am-5 pm, 15 Oak St., Springvale
Baby Rhyme Time, 10:30 am, Goodall Library, 952 Main St.
Cribbage, 1-3 pm, Springvale Library
Paint Fun for Kids, 2:00-3:30 pm, Goodall Library
Craft Time, 2:20-4:30 pm, Goodall Library
Knit Lits, 3:00-4:30 pm, Springvale Library
Elks Bingo, 4 pm doors open, 6 pm games start, Elks Lodge #1470, 13 Elm St.
City Council Executive Session, 5-6 pm, City Hall, 919 Main St.
Welcome to Medicare (Southern Maine Agency on Aging), 5:00-6:30 pm, online
City Council meeting, 6-8 pm, City Hall, 919 Main St.

Wednesday, Aug. 5

Sanford Adult Ed & YC Community College Info Table @ Goodall Library, 10 am-1pm
Adult Day Programming Info (In Southern Maine Agency on Aging), 5:00-6:30 pm, online
Community Café, noon-1 pm, Mayflower Place, 27 Mayflower Dr.
Lego Club, 2:30-4:30, Goodall Library
YC Commissioners meeting, 4:30-6:30 pm, Gov. Bldg., 149 Jordan Springs Rd., Alfred
T.O.P.S. meeting, 4:30-6:30 pm, Crossroads Methodist Church, 15 Grammar Rd.
Fiber Arts Group, 5-7 pm, Goodall Library
Sam’s Book Group-Heartwood by Amity Gaige, 5:30-6:30 pm, Springvale Library
Family History Library, 6:30-7:30 pm, Church of Jesus Christ, 25 Westview Dr.

Thursday, Aug. 6

Sensory Storytime, 10:00-10:30 am, Springvale Library
Game Nights at the Library, 5-7 pm, Goodall Library
Maine Attraction water ski show (make-up from July 30), 6:30 pm, Number One Pond
Fish & Game Protective Association meeting, 7-8 pm, 449 Country Club Rd.

Friday, Aug. 7

Music on the Patio/Erica Scarano, noon-1 pm, Springvale Library
Y2K Rewind Party, 7-11 pm, Smitty’s Game LAB, 1327 Main St.

Saturday, Aug. 8

Yoga & Pilates @ McDougal Orchard, 8-9 am, 201 Hanson Ridge Rd., Springvale
Farmers Market, 8 am-noon, Central Park, 920 Main St.

Sunday, Aug. 9

Holy Rollers Car Show, 8 am-1 pm, St. Thomas School, 69 North Ave.

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

1. Email mailto:https://sanfordspringvalenews.com/events/?subject=Events

2. Create your activity as a Facebook “event” not just 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.