Kennebunkport Christmas Prelude’s Best Events!
Kennebunkport’s Christmas Prelude’s Biggest Best Events Anually Christmas Prelude in Kennebunkport, celebrating 44 magical years of family fun – Dec 4 – 14, 2025. Prelude is bustling and brilliant – spanning the first two weeks of December. As the seaside towns of Kennebunkport, Kennebunk and Cape Porpoise transform to a winter postcard of Christmas spirit, with so many magical holiday happenings! See the typical Christmas Prelude schedule and Christmas Prelude Photos from years past. Here are a few of our favorite Christmas Prelude Events: Thurs. Dec 4, 6-9pm Christmas Prelude Gala at White Columns – The locals unofficial start to […]
Admin Kennebunkport / November 1, 2025
44th Annual Kennebunkport Christmas Prelude 2025
44thAnnual Kennebunkport’s Christmas Prelude – December 4-14, 2025 Kennebunkport’s Christmas Prelude is among the Top Christmas celebrations in the country… Prelude lovers, we’re now in our 44th year of holiday cheer! Kennebunkport’s Christmas Prelude is over a four-decade long holiday tradition. See our sample Christmas Prelude Schedule of Events. Kennebunkport’s Christmas Prelude Signature Events Dec 4, 6 – 9 pm Prelude Gala at White Columns Enjoy the beautifully decorated White Columns, the 1853 Greek Revival home of the Perkins family, with hors d’oeuvres, music, and festive beverages. Presented by the Kennebunkport Historical Society. Tickets are limited and sell out, call […]
Admin Kennebunkport / October 30, 2025
Halloween in Kennebunkport!
Halloween in Kennebunkport and Kennebunk is freakishly fun, for kids and for kids-that-never-grew-up. Just drive around town and see the crazy, scary, silly scarecrows and pumpkins for a hint of how spirited the Kennebunks can be. You might even see some local “Sand Witches of The Kennebunks” wicked fun women dressed in witchy attire pub crawling about The Kennebunks. Don’t be afraid, these are Good Witches, who do Good Deeds locally all year round. Halloween they kick up their brooms and heels to celebrate! As for the best decorations, if you’ve never seen Kennebunk’s Summer Street decorated in the […]
Admin Kennebunkport / October 8, 2025
The best things to do in Fall in Kennebunkport
What’s the most beautiful time of year in Kennebunkport? Many would say summer…but fall is magical on the Maine coast and especially in the beautiful seaside town of K’port. In September and October you can still walk the beaches of Gooches, Mother’s Beach and Colony Beach in Kennebunkport…and it’s a much easier to find that parking spaces. Fall brings cool crisp evenings, while you still have warm sunny summer days. The temperatures in Maine in fall are splendid, 70-s by day and 50’s at night for perfect sleeping under a down duvet at a local Kennebunkport inn or cozy bnb. […]
Admin Kennebunkport / October 1, 2025
Fall festivals in the Kennebunks
If you don’t already love The Kennebunks, you will shore-ly fall for our seaside community in fall! See our Fall photos out and about Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Lower Village and Cape Porpoise. First, there’s the perfect temperatures and beautiful foliage. The beach walks are brilliant, and the sales in the Dock Square shops, art galleries and boutiques of Dock Square and downtown Kennebunk are also worth falling for. Kennebunk Farmers Market is open every Saturday from 8am – 1pm. This fresh outdoor farmers market goes on all summer, spring and fall but its best during harvest time when local farmers have a […]
Admin Kennebunkport / September 2, 2025
Restaurant Favorites in Kennebunkport
Restaurant Favorites in Kennebunkport While the Maine Coast is noted for its fabulous seafood and top restaurants, it seems Portland gets all the culinary accolades. Truth is Kennebunkport and Kennebunk have some stellar dining experiences too! Kennebunkport’s coastal charm and seafood sophistication “spills” over on its dining plates. Bes time to dig in is off-season by the way. Take advantage of the affordable rates at luxury hotels, inns and BnBs, and off season dining deals and happy hours, and more. Many Kennebunkport restaurants remain open year round, no lines or waiting, walk in and enjoy with the locals. Here, a list […]
Admin Kennebunkport / August 15, 2025
Dog-Friendly Places in Kennebunkport
Kennebunkport Maine “must love dogs” to quote the dating movie. You will see pups, pooches and dogs out and about everywhere in Kennebunk and Kennebunkport! There’s even several pet stores in Dock Square – Scalawags and Digs, Divots & Dogs. In downtown Kennebunk, Reigning Cats and Dogs is a fun four-legger shop next to Garden Street Bowl! This is a town that celebrates Christmas Prelude with a big Dog Parade every December, where pets and their two-legged owners dress for the holidays and stroll Dock Square. But your dog can’t just romp all over town. Restaurants, beaches and lodging establishments […]
Admin Kennebunkport / August 13, 2025
Happy Hour in the Port
Several Kennebunkport and Kennebunk restaurants and pubs offer happy hours, some are more frequent in the off-season – October to May, while others continue year round. Truth is Kennebunkport folks love their happy hours, some say “Kpt is a drinking town with a fishing problem,” others call it “Kenne-drunk-port” If you agree there is nothing better than a beverage overlooking the Kennebunk River or the sea, read on… and be sure to call ahead to confirm dates, times and deals. Be sure to call ahead to Kennebunkport & Kennebunk area restaurants for reservations, and outdoor dining and take out! See […]
Admin Kennebunkport / August 5, 2025
Kennebunkport Local Slang
Kennebunkport locals can be salty, a bit sarcastic… hard-working. They can also be wicked funny… if you know their lingo. While Kennebunkport has become a bit “bougie” with “instagram-able” trendy hotels, bars and restaurants… you can still seek out fishermen, business owners, and families who have lived here for decades, even centuries! They take tremendous pride in their seaside community, and sometimes they poke fun at “folks from away”…aka: tourists. If you meet an authentic “Mainah”, at Bradbury’s Market, the historic Kennebunkport Post Office, the Pilot House bar, or the fishing docks at Government Wharf, here’s a guide to know […]
Admin Kennebunkport / August 1, 2025