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Community Calendar Oct. 31-Nov. 8, 2026

Jack Mcadam 1 hour 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, 9:00 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 (11/4)-Community Café-noon-1 pm, Mayflower Place, 27 Mayflower Dr.
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

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-Bereaved Parents Support for the Holidays, 11 am-noon, Center for Grieving Children, 1209 Main St. (11/5-12/17 excluding 11/25)
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)
Campaign for Ending Hunger Calendars-Atlantic FCU (Oct. 1-Nov. 30)
Annual Selfies with Scarecrows (Friends of Downtown), (Oct. 17-31)

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.

Monday, Nov. 2

Tuesday, Nov. 3

In Person Voting, 7 am-8 pm, Sanford High School, 100 Alumni Blvd.
Family Storytime, 10:30-11:00 am, Goodall Library, 952 Main St.
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.
Welcome to Medicare (Age Maine), 5:00 pm-6:30 pm, online
Pop-Ups of Possibility-Transformation Underground-The Black Panthers-Part 2, 5-7 pm, Goodall Library
Springvale Dulcimers Group, 5:30-6:45 pm, Springvale Library

Wednesday, Nov. 4

Weekly Play & Learn, 9:30-11:00 am, 1^st Baptist Church, 429 Main St., Springvale
Adult Ed. & YC Community College Info Table, 10 am-1 pm, Goodall Library
Toddler Play Time, 10:30-11:00 am, Goodall Library
Salvation Army Holiday Assistance Applications, 11 am-1 pm & 3-5 pm, 871 Main St.
What is Adult Day Programing (Aging Maine), noon-12:30 pm, online
YC Commissioners meeting, 4:30-6:30 pm, Gov. Bldg., 149 Jordan Springs Rd., Alfred
Fiber Arts Group, 5-7 pm, Goodall Library
Sam’s Gook Group “Everything is Tuberculosis”, 5:30-6:30 pm, Springvale Library
Family History Library, 6:30-7:30 pm, Church of Jesus Christ, 25 Westview Dr.

Thursday, Nov. 5

Friday, Nov. 6

Saturday, Nov. 7

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.

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