Logging Festival Days – July 11 – 12, 2025

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Logging Festival Days – July 11 & 12, 2025 

The Maine Forestry Museum sponsors multiple events in mid-July to celebrate our region's timber heritage. Join us at our fairgrounds for our 44th Annual Logging Festival. This popular two-day event features an Educational Day, Logging Parade, and Logging Festival. Educational Day (Free) - July 11, 2025 (8:00 AM - 3:30 PM) Join us at our museum fairgrounds for our 44th Annual Logging Festival. Interested in understanding and visiting an actual logging site? Then, sign up for our "Working Forest Tour"!  See more information below. ($8.00 fee for tour). Looking to see older equipment operate? Then come see a two- man chainsaw in operation! Attend a unique historical presentation about logging in the Rangeley region. We'll be burying the beans (around 3:00 PM) for the Bean Hole Dinner that will be served on Saturday. Don't miss this interesting day! Come back on Saturday and visit our vendors and attend the festival too! 

Logging Parade, Logging Festival and Arts and Crafts Vendor Day - July 12, 2025

Logging Parade - July 12, 2025 (10:00 AM - 11:00 AM) We sponsor a morning parade along Rangeley's Main Street featuring loaded big rig logging trucks, floats, bands, antique cars and much more! This year’s parade theme is “Forests from Around the World”. Winners for “Best Loaded Truck”, “Most Appropriate to Logging” (logging industry equipment), and “Best Fitting Parade Theme” for floats and other entries will be chosen. 

Want to have some fun? Create a float and march in the parade! To participate in the parade, please contact our parade coordinator, Linda Sikes at (207) 491-6566.

Logging Festival and Arts & Crafts Vendor Day - July 12, 2025 (10:00 AM - 4:00 PM) At the conclusion of the morning Logging Parade, The Logging Festival kicks off on museum fairgrounds with our opening ceremonies followed by our Hall of Fame inductions, famous Bean Hole Dinner, biscuits baked on reflector ovens and our exciting logging competition. Come see the axe throw, hot saw, and crosscut challenge. There will be children's activities all day, including our popular barrel train ride, mini excavator, clown, face painting, bouncy house and more. Our vendors, artisans and crafters will be there too! Don't forget to check out our beer garden as well! 

Entrance Fee for Logging Festival 

Adults - $8.00

Children (Ages 6 - 17) - $5.00

Children (Ages 5 - Under) - Free