Town of Kittery 375th Celebration

11/01/2022

And what a year it's been! Thank you to Senator Mark W. Lawrence, Kristiforkittery, Re-Elect Michele Meyer for Maine House, Governor Janet Mills, and Town Manager, Kendra Amaral for their warm wishes as we wrap up Kittery's 375th Celebration. 🎉

This year was as memorable and special as it was because of how many of you showed up to support the community. From tasting treats to participating in the arts, exploring local history to meeting new friends and neighbors...you helped Kittery shine brighter than ever. 🌟

Thank you for joining, supporting, sponsoring, volunteering and honoring this milestone celebration with us. Now, who's excited for the 400th?! 😍

10/05/2022

Around this time last year, we were preparing for the first Taste of . We had no idea we'd be hosting the event again in 2022, but it was just too much fun the first time around that we had to bring it back. 🤩

Thank you to everyone who participated, sponsored, supported, volunteered and joined us a week or so ago at the 2nd Annual Taste of Kittery. Kittery has some of the most delicious restaurants and breweries around and this community never misses an opportunity to celebrate and appreciate all they have to offer. We hope you all had as much fun as we did!

It's amazing to think about what Kittery might look like (and taste like) in another 375 years. One thing we do know is that this community will always be ready to celebrate Maine's oldest Town. 🎉

09/28/2022

Thank you to everyone who helped organize, support and participate in the 375th Birthday Bash last weekend at the Kittery Community Center and STAR Theatre! 😁

Whether you bounced around, participated in the dessert walk, decorated a bicycle, threw some baseballs or footballs, got your face painted or your fortune told, enjoyed a snack, played games with friends, shared a laugh with your neighbors or got to check out the inside of a fire truck, we hope you had as much fun as we did.

Happy birthday, . 375 sure looks good on you! 🎂

09/24/2022

✨ It's finally here! Join us today for the 2nd Annual Taste of ! The event will be from 1 PM - 4 PM at Post Office Square in Kittery. There will be an incredible array of sips and bites from some of your favorite restaurants and breweries throughout the community. ✨

Tickets will be available at the door until we're sold out. Standard tickets are $45 and upgraded tickets are $50. If you're pre-purchased a ticket, please print it, or have a copy ready to roll on your phone to make checking-in quick and easy. Come enjoy a fantastic afternoon filled with food, drinks, live music, community spirit and a whole lot of fun.🎫

There will be limited parking available in the event parking lot. Overflow parking can be found at Traip Academy (12 Williams Ave), St. Raphael's Catholic Church (6 Whipple Rd(, Old York Historical Society (22 Shapleigh Rd), the Kittery Community Center (120 Rogers Rd) and Best Automotive (2 Rogers Rd). All locations are within walking distance. There are no shuttles for this event.

We hope to see you there to help support our local business owners and wrap up the Kittery 375th Celebration in style! 🤩

09/23/2022

T-Minus 1 hour until the 375th Birthday Bash! (We're excited, can you tell? 🤣)

Join us at the Kittery Community Center and STAR Theatre today from 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM to celebrate Kittery's birthday with awesome games, fun activities, pony rides, a bike parade, dessert walk, glitter tattoos, prizes, live music and a whole lot more.

You only turn 375 once, so let's make it count! 🥳

09/22/2022

🌟 SWAG ALERT! 🌟

We are so excited to celebrate the 375th Birthday Bash TOMORROW, Friday, September 23rd from 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM at the Kittery Community Center and STAR Theatre and now we have some swag you're not going to want to miss!

Kittery 375th t-shirts will be on-sale at the Bash for $10 each, available in adult and children sizes. 👕

Ooooooooh! See you there! 🤩

09/20/2022

Not only will the Taste of be jam-packed with food and sips, but there will also be some AWESOME music to groove to while you sample. Check out Saturday's line-up! 🎤

Soulcolour will be live at 1:15 PM
Elroy will be live at 2:15 PM
Jake Davis & The Whiskey Stones will be live at 3:15 PM

Get your tickets at: https://bit.ly/tasteofkittery.

2ND ANNUAL TASTE OF KITTERYSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PMPOST OFFICE SQUARE - 10 SHAPLEIGH ROAD | TICKETED EVENTWhat better way to close out Kittery's 375th Celebration than the way it began - with the Taste of Kittery! Join your friends and neighbors for the 2nd Annual Taste of Ki...

09/19/2022

The countdown to the 2nd Annual Taste of is on! 🍜

Check out the latest installment of a Kittery 375th Minute (or 2) featuring Patrick Rowan of Woodland Farms Brewery. Patrick talks all things tasty and delicious and he may even have a little something up his sleeve that's made special, just for the Taste. 🍺

Still need to get your tickets? Get them at: https://bit.ly/tasteofkittery 😍

🎥: Spruce Creek TV

09/15/2022

We're back for another and this time, we're getting a little help from the Kittery Community Center and STAR Theatre Visual Arts Committee. 📸

Check out the VAC's new Historic Photo Tour in honor of Kittery's 375th Celebration. The photo tour includes 13 photos from the turn of the century, placed throughout Kittery and Kittery Point for the public to enjoy. 🤩

For a full list of photos and locations, visit the photo tour website here 👉https://kitteryvisualarts.wixsite.com/historic-photos.

Celebrating Kittery’s 375th, by taking a walk back in time…  13 Photos from the turn of the century are placed throughout Kittery and Kittery Point for the public to enjoy.  For information on the photos and locations, see the QR code descriptions below.  

08/29/2022

In the latest installment of D. Allan Kerr's historical articles for Kittery's 375th, we're learning more about 's Rock Rest and the legacy of Hazel and Clayton Sinclair. 🚗

Want to know something really cool? In Kittery's Maine Ingredients, the newly published Kittery 375 Celebration Cookbook, there's an entire section dedicated to Rock Rest. So, if you're looking to get your hands on some of Hazel's famous carrot "copper pennies" fudge, why not make some?! 😋

In the mid-20th century, the residence of Hazel and Clayton Sinclair was known to a number of African-American motorists as Rock Rest – a rare place of comfort where they could feel welcomed while traveling through Maine.

08/25/2022

Back again with another ! Okay, who remembers the Sea Gull Diner in ? Marilyn Johnson was kind enough to pass along an original menu from the Sea Gull for us to check out and boy - it's filled with nostalgia. 🦞

Shrimp cocktail for less than $1, lobster rolls for $2.25 and pot roast for $2.10 - what a deal!

If you have memories of the Sea Gull, we'd love to hear about them in the comments below. 😍