• Journey Through the Dawnland – 2nd Annual Wabanaki Homelands Scavenger Hunt

    The Hudson Museum is excited to participate in the second annual Wabanaki Homelands scavenger hunt, Journey Through the Dawnland! You can get a travel log at any participating location (Including the Hudson Museum!), or print your own!  Stamp your travel log at participating destinations throughout what is now called Maine, and learn more about the […]

  • Dawnland Festival of Arts and Ideas

    College of the Atlantic (COA), Bar Harbor, ME 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, ME, United States

    The Abbe Museum’s Dawnland Festival of Arts and Ideas will return on July 12 & 13, 2025, at the College of the Atlantic (COA) in Bar Harbor, Maine. This unique multi-day event is an evolution of our popular Abbe Museum Indian Market (AMIM) and Native American Festival that featured invitation-only Native arts markets and performances. […]

  • Shaker Village’s Wabanaki Summer Market

    Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village 707 Shaker Rd, New Gloucester, ME, United States

    The annual festival of Wabanaki’s finest, award-winning artists is BACK! The Wabanaki Marketplace at Shaker Village provides a rare opportunity to purchase museum-quality crafts directly from Maine’s finest Wabanaki artists, nationally recognized and honored for their role in the preservation of important traditions. A wide selection of crafts are offered for a range of prices […]

  • 2025 Common Ground Country Fair

    MOFGA Fairgrounds 294 Crosby Brook Road, Unity, Maine

    This 2025 Common Ground Country Fair will be held at the Common Ground Education Center in Unity, Maine on September 19, 20 and 21, 2025. The fairgrounds are open Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association’s (MOFGA) annual celebration of […]

  • Why return land to Indigenous Nations without restriction? Discussions on Wáhsehtəkʷ and Wabanaki-Land Trust Partnerships

    Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions 107 Norman Smith Hall, University of Maine Campus, Orono, ME, United States

    Monday, October 20 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.Panelists: • Chuck Loring, Penobscot Nation • Betsy Cook, Maine State Director, Trust for Public Land • Darren Ranco, Chair, Native American Programs, University of Maine All talks are free and open to the public. Talks are held virtually via Zoom and in-person at the Mitchell Center, 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, […]

  • Archaeology Month Lecture – Exploring Archaeology, Social Memory, and Climate Change with Kristina Douglass

    Donald P. Corbett Room 100 28 Beddington Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Award-winning archaeologist Kristina Douglass, Associate Professor of Climate, Columbia Climate School, will present an illustrated public lecture at 7pm on Tuesday, October 28 in Rm 100 Donald P Corbett Hall.  Douglass's research explores the dynamic co-evolution of people, land, and seascapes. She is a 2021 Carnegie Fellow and currently serves as an Associate Professor of […]

  • Day of the Dead with the Hudson Museum

    Hudson Museum 5746 Collins Center for the Arts , Orono, United States

    Please join us for our annual celebration of Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday that honors departed family, friends, and ancestors. This event includes a presentation by Eunice Loredo, traditional decorations tutorials, and refreshments. Students may also explore the Hudson Museum’s Pre-Columbian collections. This event is geared for Middle and […]

  • 2025 Wabanaki Winter Market

    Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono, ME, United States

    The Wabanaki Winter Market is New England’s largest holiday gathering of Wabanaki artists. This annual event features artists who have received national awards, as well as new artists representing the next generation of weavers. The event provides the public with an opportunity to purchase Wabanaki art directly from the artists and to learn about these […]

  • Media Gallery Opening Reception

    February 5th, 5pm - 6pm, Collins Center for the Arts Join us for an opening reception for the newest Media Gallery exhibit Where we Land: A visual anthology by Camacho, Wolf, and Wine This exhibit will be on view January 12 - March 27. This event and the exhibit are free and open to the […]

  • Lunar New Year 2026

    Join us in celebrating the Year of the Horse! Click here to visit our Lunar New Year resources page for videos, information, and crafts to celebrate the new year. The Hudson Museum will offer a limited number of Lunar New Year craft kits to create traditional decorations! These kits will include arts and crafts materials […]