Community Calendar Oct. 24-Nov. 1, 2026

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, 9:00 am-noon, 893 Main St.
• Mon – Sanford Food Pantry, 10 am-noon, 1204 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.
• Wednesday Night Bite Community Meal, Curtis Lake Church, 6-7 pm, 38 Westview Dr.
• 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/desserts, & meat, 9 am-noon
• Sat (10/24)-10 am-noon, Baby Blessings, St. George’s Church, 3 Emerson St.

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.
• Mon (10/26) Caregiver Support Group (Age Maine), 6:30-7:30 pm, Online
• Tues – AA, St. George’s, noon-1 pm, 3 Emerson St.
• Wed – TOPS, 4:30-6:30 pm, Crossroads Church, 15 Grammar Rd.
• 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.
• Sun (10/25) – Homefront Peer Group, 6-7-pm, Heritage Place, 469 Main St., Springvale

Ongoing

• Hannaford Hunger Bags-Benefits Sanford Backpack Program, (Oct. 1-31)
• Food Pantry Food Drive-collecting at Partners Banks, YCCC, Lighthouse CU, Water Dist., Central Furniture, & others [see poster] (Oct. 1-31)
• Annual Selfies with Scarecrows (Friends of Downtown), (Oct. 17-31)
• 6^th Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest Drop Off (Marc Motors) (Oct. 28-29)

Saturday, Oct. 24

• Farmers Market, 8 am-noon, Central Park, 920 Main St.
• Mainly Cards Shows, 8:00 am-3:00 pm, Memorial Gym, 678 Main St.
• Fall Clean Up-Notre Dame Cemetery Springvale, 9 am-noon, 23 Goodwin St.
• Free Craft Swap, 9 am-2 pm, Springvale Library, 443 Main St.
• Pop-Ups of Possibility-Soup and Sing, 3-5 pm, Unitarian Church, 5 Lebanon St.
• 6^th Annual Apple Tasting, 5:30-7:30 pm, McDougal Orchard, 201 Hanson Ridge Rd., Springvale
• Halloween Bash, 8 pm, Mill Towne Tavern, 898 Main St.

Sunday, Oct. 25

• Morton Gold-Once More with Feeling, 3-5 pm, Performing Arts Center, 100 Alumni Blvd.

Monday, Oct. 26

• Baby Rhyme Time, 10 & 11 am, Springvale Library
• Red Cross blood drive, noon-5:30 pm, North Parish Church, 893 Main St.
• Lego Builders Club, 3:30-4:30 pm, Springvale Library

Tuesday, Oct. 27

• Family Storytime, 10:30-11:00 am, Goodall Library, 952 Main St.
• Hiring Event, 11 am-1:30 pm, YC Career Center, 9 Bodwell Ct., Springvale
• Cribbage, 1-3 pm, Springvale 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.
• Pop-Ups of Possibility-Transformation Underground-The Black Panthers-Part 1, 5-7 pm, Goodall Library
• Springvale Dulcimers Group, 5:30-6:45 pm, Springvale Library
• Paint Night, 5:30-7:00 pm, Springvale Library

Wednesday, Oct. 28

• Weekly Play & Learn, 9:30-11:00 am, 1^st Baptist Church, 429 Main St., Springvale
• Toddler Play Time, 10:30-11:00 am, Goodall Library
• Fiber Arts Group, 5-7 pm, Goodall Library
• Business After Hours (Chamber), 5-7 pm, Partners Bank, 900 Main St.
• Paint Night, 5:30-7:00 pm, Springvale Library
• Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee, 6-8 pm, City Hall, 919 Main St.
• JMG Distorted Dreams-Scary Woods Event, 6-8 pm, Gowen Park

Thursday, Oct. 29

• Sensory Story Time, 10-11 am, Springvale Library
• Medicare Info Session, 10 am-noon, Goodall Library
• Lego Club, 2:30-4:30 pm, Goodall Library
• Game Nights at the Library, 5-7 pm, Goodall Library
• MCS Trick or Treat by grades, 5:30-6:30 pm, MCS School, 248 Twombly Rd.
• Dementia Friends Maine Info Session (Age Maine), 6:30-7:30 pm, online
• Mania-The Abba Tribute, 7pm, Performing Arts Center, 100 Alumni Blvd.

Friday, Oct. 30

• Sensory Haunted House, 3:00-4:30, Springvale Library
• Tavern Night @ Sweat-Morin Homestead, 5:30-7:30 pm, 374 School St. 
• Trick or Treat @ Summer Commons, 6:00-7:00 pm, 21 June St.
• Free Movie in the Gym (not the Park), 6-8 pm, Memorial Gym, 678 Main St.
• Wintery Mix @ River Junction Brewing, 6:30-8:00 pm, 1491 Main St.
• 21+Halloween Party, 8-10 pm, Smitty’s Cinema, 1327 Main St.

Saturday, Oct. 31 Happy Halloween!

• Farmers Market/Art Walk Halloween Special, 8 am-noon, Central Park, 920 Main St.
• Spooky Sprint 5K Walk/Run, 8:30-10:30 am YMCA, 1 Emile Levasseur Dr.
• Trunk or Treat, 4-7 pm, VFW Post 9935, 1 Hutchinson St.
• Tavern Night #2 @ Sweat-Morin Homestead, 5:30-7:30 pm, 374 School St.
• Halloween Dance Party, 8 pm-Midnight, VFW Post 9935, 1 Hutchinson St.

All Sanford High School Sports can be found at the following link: https://www.gobound.com/me/schools/sanfordhs

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.

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