Patten Pioneer Days
Join the citizens of Patten Maine for its 181st Anniversary. Patten Pioneer Days takes place August 4 through 11th, 2024.
Many activities planned for the occasion including Yard Sale, Pie Sale, Parade, Arts in the Park, Kids Activities, Escape Room, Color Run, Scavenger Hunt, Bean Hole Dinner, Watermelon Eating Contest, Car, Truck, and Motorcycle showcase, Plane demonstration, Concerts, Horseshoe Tourney, Corn Hole Tournament, Silent Auction, BBQ, Family Movie Night, Live Music, Fireworks and so much MORE!
For more information, please visit the Patten Recreation Department Facebook page: HERE
PLANNED SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Monday, August 5th, 2024
4-6PM Frog Jumping Contest
Hosted By: Craig’s Clam Shop
Location: Patten Academy Park
6PM Family Kickball
Hosted By: Richardsons
Location: Patten Ballfield
4-7PM Free Hot Dogs to Frog Jumpers
and Kickball Players
Sponsored by: Shin Pond Pub
Tuesday, August 6th
1-3PM Exploration Stations
Hosted By: Katahdin Children & Families Foundation
Location: PA Park
4PM Watermelon Eating Contest
Hosted By: Haymart
Location: PA Park
6PM Plane Demonstration
Hosted By: Ben Cullins & Friends Radio Plane Demo
Location: Albert Rickards’ Runway RT 11
Wednesday, August 7th, 2024
10AM-5PM sign up starts at 9:30AM
ESCAPE ROOM!!
Theme: The unity of Captain Bones
Location 20 Main Street in Patten
1PM Scavenger Hunt
Hosted By: Ellis Family Market
Location: PA Gazebo
8PM Family Movie Night
Hosted By: Veterans Memorial Library
Location: Patten Lumbermen’s Museum
[Snacks and drinks available by donation]
Thursday, August 8th, 2024
12-2PM Teddy Bear Picinic
Hosted by: Val Nason
Location: PA Park
(For ages 7 and under)
It’s beach day so bring swim suits!
3PM Color Run
Hosted By: Mt. Chase Lodge
Location: Mt. Chase Lodge
4-6PM United Methodist Men’s Club Spaghetti Dinner
Location: Methodist Church
5PM Anything Floats
Hosted By: Salted Butter Farm
Location: Lower Shin Pond Beach
Friday, August 9th, 2024
11:30AM Progressive Lunch
(Limited # of tickets!) pick up your lunch & join us
At the PA Park to VOTE for your favorite decorated kid’s bike
Location: Starts at Ellis Family Market
11AM-7PM Bear Mountain Smoke Shack
Axe Throwing, Darts, and Horse Shoes
Stop in to put in your name for a 50$ gift card.
Location: 927 Shin Pond Road
12-2PM Live Music
Local musicians- Peter, Matt, And Allison
Location: PA Park
12:30PM Kids Decorated Bike Parade
Sponsored By: Mt. Chase Men’s Club
Location: Patten Fire Station to PA Park
2PM
Come to PLM to watch the
16 pots of beans being put
into the ground for Saturday’s Dinner!
Location: Patten Lumbermen’s Museum
3-5PM Kids Rubber Duck Race
Hosted By: Motorsports Doctor
Location: Peavey Brook @ Park n Ride
4-8PM Katahdin Brew Works German Night
Brats and Pretzels 5:30-7PM
By donation to benefit Oatten Cultural Center
For more info visit WWW.KBW.COM
Sunset Boat Parade
Launch: 5PM
Line up: 6PM
You can watch the parade at
Lower Shin Pond Beach
(Taking donations to benefit food pantry)
Saturday, August 10th, 2024
9AM United Methodist Women’s Club
Yard Sale and Homemade Pie Sale
Location: Methodist Church
10AM Patten Pioneer Parade
Theme: AMERICAN PRIDE!
Line up starts at 9AM Mill Road
Location: Main Street Patten
Shriner Cars will be joining us!
11AM-1PM Art in the park
Join us for painting at the Patten park
Paint flowers, nature scenes and more!
All ages welcome.
Location: PA Park
Hosted by: KCFF
11AM-2PM Truck, Car, and Motorcycle
Show with Kids Activities
Location: K&C Quik Stop
11AM-3PM Patten Academy Park
Craft and Vendor Fair
Hosted by: Waiting Whiskers
Features: Kids games, Dunk Booth,
Hot Dog Stand.
NEW THIS YEAR! County Inflatables!!
Child Seatbelt Safety Check
By: East Mil Police Dept and Lone Wolf Autobody
11AM-3PM Bean Hole Dinner, Music, and
Book signing by local authors!
Horse pulls
Hosted by: George Liberty
Location: Lumbermen’s Museum
11AM-7PM Bear Mountain Smoke Shack
Axe Throwing, Darts, and Horse Shoes
Stop in to put in your name for a 50$ gift card.
Location: 927 Shin Pond Road
11AM-8PM FWOB Food Truck
Location: Katahdin Brew Works
12:30PM Corn Hole Tournament
Register & Play!
Host: Josh Guiggey of Lincoln Lakes Cornhole
Location: Shin Pond Village Pavilion
3-6PM Katahdin Brew Works
Hosting Adam Curtis Outside
Location: Katahdin Brew Works
4-7PM Silent Auction
Location:Shin Pond Village
4-7PM
Chicken BBQ & Live Music
“Thundering Country”
Location: SPV
6-9PM Tyler Healy Band playing live
Location: SPV
9PM FIREWORKS!
Sponsored By: Mt. Chase Fire Dept.
Donations Appreciated!
Location; Shin Pond Village Field
9:30PM-12”30AM “SHY BOY”
Location: Shind Pond Pub
The schedule of events can change, so please refer to the latest information posted on the Patten Recreation Department Facebook page: HERE
