• 6 PM: Band Concert: A Band Concert will be held at Hathorn Park. The park is bounded by Forest, Spring, Hathorn, and Park Streets.
• Scholarship Pageant: The Scholarship Pageant will take place at the Millennium Event Center, located on Route 100 in Palmyra. Talent, modeling and photogenic – all divisions.

Tuesday, July 18th

• 6 PM: Sebasticook Valley Community Band Concert: The Sebasticook Valley Community Band will perform at Hathorn Park.
• Family Fun Walk: A Family Fun Walk, "Walking on Eggshells," will be held rain or shine at the Pittsfield Town Office parking lot. The Pittsfield Town Office is located on Park Street. Call 487-3890, extension 114, for details. Scholarship pageant: The Scholarship Pageant will continue at the Millennium Event Center. Petite Little Miss Princess, Little Miss and Princess Petite division crowning.

Wednesday, July 19th

• 10 AM: Super Heroes Egg-Lympics: Super Heroes Egg-lympics, co-sponsored by Healthy Maine Partnerships and Sebasticook Valley Hospital, will be held at Manson Park from 10 AM to 2 PM. Healthy snacks, fun games, great prizes and activities for kids of all ages will be offered. Manson Park is located on the corner of Lancey Street and Crosby Street.
• 7 PM: Street Dance: Manson Park will be the location of a Street Dance with the Music Maker D.J. from 7 to 10 PM.

Thursday, July 20th

• 8 AM: Window Painting: A Window Painting Contest open to all ages, sponsored by the MCI Key Club, will take place on Main Street merchants' windows. Prizes will be awarded. Contestants should pre-register at the Pittsfield Public Library, located on South Main Street.
• 6 PM: Kiddie Parade: The Pittsfield Kiwanis Club will sponsor a Kiddie Parade.
• 6:30 PM: Kiwanis Karnival: The Kiwanis Karnival opens at Manson Park.
• 7 PM: Karate Demonstration: A Karate Demonstration will be shown by Sensei Hamel on the Main Stage. Scholarship Pageant: The Scholarship Pageant will continue at the Millennium Event Center. Princess and Queen division crowning.

Friday, July 21st

• 8 AM: Cheesecake and Quiche Contest: A Cheesecake and Quiche Contest will be held at the Millennium Event Center and co-sponsored by Healthy Maine Partnerships, Foxy Hair Design and Sebasticook Valley Chamber of Commerce. Entry fee is $1 per entry for all categories. Prizes will be awarded. Contact Jane Briggs at 368-4698 or Sherry Davis at 852-1281 for additional information and complete rules.
• 12 PM: Cheesecake and Quiche luncheon: A Cheesecake and Quiche Luncheon, held at the Millennium Event Center, will feature an all-you-can-eat buffet for $6 per person. The public is invited to sample quiche and cheesecake contest entries served with garden salad and beverages. Tables for 10 settings may be reserved for $50. Guest speaker will be Maine's first lady, Karen Baldacci. Contact Jane Briggs at 368-4698, Sherry Davis at 852-1281, or e-mail eggfestival@hotmail.com for additional information and table reservations.
• 6:30 PM: Kiwanis Karnival: The Kiwanis Karnival continues at Manson Park.
• Petting Zoo: Pony Express Amusements will present a Petting Zoo featuring pony rides, exotic animals, snake photos and more, at Manson Park.
• 7 PM: Karate Demonstration: A Karate Demonstration will be shown by Sensei Hamel on the Main Stage.

Saturday, July 22nd

• 6 AM: Early Bird Breakfast: The ARTS Club will sponsor an Early Bird Breakfast on the Festival Grounds from 6 to 8 AM. The menu will consist of eggs, ham, toast, beans, milk, juice and coffee. Meal cost is $5 for adults and $2.50 for children ages 12 and younger.
• 8 AM: Horseshoe Tournament: A Horseshoe Tournament will be held at the horseshoe pits in Manson Park. This is a team competition and the entry fee is $5 per person. Cash prizes will be awarded. Disputes will be settled by coordinator Peter Kett.
• Antique Car and Tractor Show: The Duster's Car Club will host an Antique Car and Tractor Show from 8 AM to 2 PM at Manson Park. To register entries in the show, contact Cheryl or Steve Burton at 277-4142.
• Motorcycle Show: A Motorcycle Show, hosted and sponsored by Switzer Brothers Cycles, will be held from 8 AM to 2 PM at Manson Park. Peoples Choice Award trophies and gift certificates will be awarded. The entry fee is $2 per person. Contact coordinator Jamie Switzer at 487-6900 for more information.
• 9 AM: Craft Tents: Craft Tents open.
• Petting Zoo: The Petting Zoo will re-open from 9 AM to dusk.
• 9:15 AM: Famous Big Parade: The Famous Big Parade will begin at the Industrial Park, located off Somerset Avenue, and proceed to Manson Park. The traveling trophy will be awarded to the business with the best float entered in the parade.
• 11:30 AM: Kiwanis Karnival: The Kiwanis Karnival continues at Manson Park.
• 12 PM: Chicken Barbecue: The Detroit Fire Department will sponsor a Chicken Barbecue on the Festival Grounds.
• Karate Demonstration: A Karate Demonstration will be shown by Sensei Hamel on the Main Stage.
• 12:30 PM: All Star Softball Game: Local Merchants vs. Channel 7 will compete in an All Star Softball Game. The game is co-sponsored by Sebasticook Valley Federal Credit Union and Finyl Vinyl.
• Aaron McCannell Concert: Aaron McCannell will perform children's music and lead sing-a-longs from 12:30 to 1:30 PM.
• 1:30 PM: The Greater Bangor Players concert: The Greater Bangor Players, featuring Bangor High students and instructor Mike Sinclair, will perform from 1:30 to 2:45 PM.
• 2:45 PM: Carol Dean & Black Lab: Children's author Carol Dean will read her newest book, Children Are No Match For Fire, and her dog will demonstrate "Stop, Drop & Roll" from 2:45 to 3 PM.
• 3 PM: Sam and Jim Whitman concert: Sam and Jim Whitman will perform folk and contemporary music from 3 to 4:15 PM.
• 4:30 PM: Don Levesque concert: Don Levesque will perform rock, Irish, country and bluegrass music from 4:30 to 6 PM.
• 6 PM: Dog costume contest and parade: The Dog Costume Contest, sponsored by Moosehead Trail Veterinary Hospital will take place in the Entertainment Tent. Prizes will be awarded in all categories. There is no entry fee. All contestants will be invited to march in the Pretty Puppy Parade around the Festival Grounds following the awards ceremony.
• 7:15 PM: High on Country Concert: The band High on Country will perform rock music from the 50s, 60s and 70s, as well as new country and country gold music, from 7:15 to 8:30 PM.
• 9:45 PM: Fireworks Display: A Fireworks Display will be launched from Pittsfield Airport (Curtis Air), located across from Manson Park.

A final accounting of profits and losses won't be available until the Egg Festival Committee's September business meeting, according to Sheri Davis, publicity chairman, but anecdotally, most vendors said attendance slumped with the rain.

"On Saturday, from 11 [a.m.] to about 2 [p.m.] we had the biggest crowd ever," Davis said. Crowds were four or five people deep in places along the mile-and-a-half parade route. Many of those people streamed into Manson Park after the parade for the festival's largest-ever craft fair and other events, including horseshoe tournaments, dog contests and the popular carnival.

"Traditionally there is a lull in the afternoon followed by huge crowds again at night. But when the rains started, the people didn't come back," Davis said.

The local Kiwanis Club, which sponsors the carnival and fireworks, may have really lost money. "I think we might be $30,000 in the hole," Bill Varney said Saturday night as tents began shutting down.

Davis - who commented Monday "I don't know what sleep is" - said the committee will meet in September for a final accounting and to choose next year's theme.

This year, the theme was "Super Heroes" and winners in the Big Parade were:
. Individual: Central Maine Lawn Chair Drill Team.
. Small business: Nexus
. Big business: Shop 'N Save
. Organization: Daisy Scouts. The Scouts also took the overall traveling trophy.

The World's Largest Frying Pan weighs 300 pounds and has a five-foot diameter. It was created by Alcoa Aluminum and Teflon coated by DuPont in New Jersey. The cookware arrived in Pittsfield for the Egg Festival by truck in special packing frame on August 10th, 1973. The frying pan features its own special burner designed by Mainegas of Pittsfield, also in 1973, and is currently serviced by Mid State Gas. The World's Largest Frying Pan is stored locally each year after the Central Maine Egg Festival, in its original packing frame.

This year's Early Bird Breakfast will be served on Saturday, July 22nd from 6 to 8 AM, rain or shine. The menu features eggs, ham, toast, beans, juice, milk and coffee. Meal cost is $5 for adults and $2.50 for children ages 12 and younger.

Kiwanis Karnival

The Kiwanis Karnival started many, many years prior to the Egg Festival. The kiddie parade on Thursday night starts the Kiwanis Karnival and the fireworks, which are sponsored by the Greater Pittsfield Area Kiwanis, ends the event on Saturday night.

The Greater Pittsfield Area Kiwanis raises the majority of its funds from all of the activities that they sponsor. They host all the rides; games; kiddie games; hot dog, onion rings and French fry booths. The beano, raffle, kiddie parade and bouncing ball tent are all part of the Kiwanis Karnival.

All the funds that are raised by the Kiwanis at these activities are put back into the surrounding communities through scholarships, food banks, donations to other local organizations and Terrific Kids programs to name a few. The Greater Pittsfield Area Kiwanis also sponsors the Nokomis Key Club and the M.C.I. Key Club.

For more information on the Greater Pittsfield Area Kiwanis please call Crystal at 487-3719 or e-mail ericcrystalw@msn.com.

Those interested in participating in this years Central Maine Egg Festival Pageant, contact Terri at 368-4640.