Community Calendar: Oct. 23-29 2023

Complied by Lisa Blanchette, Events Editor

Visit our Events Calendar for details on all these events and events to come.

Monday, Oct. 23

American Red Cross Blood Drive, Noon-5:30 pm, North Parish Congregational Church, 893 Main St.

Tuesday, Oct. 24

Police Citizen Advisory Group, 6 pm, Sanford Police Department, 935 Main St.

Wednesday, Oct. 25

Friends of Downtown Sanford, 4:30-6:00 pm, Sanford Regional Economic Growth Council Office, 919 Main St.

Poetry Group Meeting, 5-7 pm, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 1364 Main St.

The Capital Crime of Witchcraft by Margo Burns, 5:30 pm, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St. Springvale

Thursday, Oct. 26

Homeschool Meet-up (Slime Time), 10 am, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St. Springvale

Great Bay Services Haunted House, 5-7 pm, Sanford Mills, 61 Washington St. Suite 4

Friday, Oct. 27

4^th Annual Candlepin Bowling Competition to benefit Special Olympics York County, 9 am-1 pm, Bowl-A-Rama, 1217 Main St.

Salvation Army Staple Box Distribution, 9 am-4 pm, Salvation Army of Sanford, 871 Main St.

Salvation Army Produce Pantry, 10 am-Noon, Salvation Army of Sanford, 871 Main St.

Trick or Treat at the Library, Noon-3 pm, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 1364 Main St.

The Southern Maine Agency on Aging Medicare Series, 12:30-3 pm, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 952 Main St.

Smitty’s Killer Halloween Party, 8:30-10:30 pm, Smitty’s Cinema, 1327 Main St.

Saturday, Oct. 28

Spooky Sprint 5K, 8 am-Noon, Sanford-Springvale YMCA, 1 Emile Levasseur Dr.

Baby Blessings, 10 am-Noon, St. George’s Episcopal Church, 3 Emerson St.

Harvest Festival/Open House The Salvation Army, 10 am-2 pm, 871 Main St.

Halloween Pet Costume Parade, 11 am, Pet Supply Plus, 1364 Main St.

Angel Babies 5k and Raffle, 11 am, Springvale Social Club, 22 Bridge St. Springvale

Mercy Chapel Harvest Party, 2-5 pm, Mercy Chapel, 1861 Main St.

5^th Annual Flight or Fright, 2-4 pm, Pilot’s Cove, 199 Airport Rd.

Noir-Halloween Spooktacular, 9:30 pm, Pilot’s Cove, 199 Airport Rd.

MBDA Marching Band Finals, 5 pm, Sanford High School-Alumni Stadium, 100 Alumni Blvd.

Crown Jewels-Halloween with the Queens, 7:30 pm, Nasson Community Center and Little Theatre, 457 Main St. Springvale

Ongoing Weekly Events

Mondays

Baby Rhyme Time, 10 am, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St. Springvale (through 11/27)

Sanford Food Pantry, 10 am-Noon, Sanford Food Pantry, 1204 Main St. (weekly)

Lego Builders Club, 3:30-4:30 pm, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St., Springvale (through 11/27)

Tuesdays

Baby/Toddler Rhyme Time, 10:30 am, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 1364 Main St.

Pre-K Story Time, 11 am, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 1364 Main St.

York County Shelter Program Hosts Free Lunch at Sanford Housing Authority’s Sunset Towers, Noon – 1 pm, Sunset Towers, 941 Main St. (Tuesdays & Thursdays weekly)

Sanford Elks Bingo, 4 pm, Sanford Elks Lodge, 13 Elm St. (weekly)

Wednesdays

Lego Builders Club, 2:30-4:30 pm, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 1364 Main St.

Wednesday Night Bite Free Community Meal, 6-7 pm, Curtis Lake Church, 38 Westview Dr. (weekly)

Thursdays

York County Shelter Program Hosts Free Lunch at Sanford Housing Authority’s Sunset Towers, Noon – 1 pm, Sunset Towers, 941 Main St. (Tuesdays & Thursdays weekly)

St. Therese of Lisieux Food Bank, Noon-2 pm, St. Ignatius Gym, 25 Riverside Ave (weekly)

Free Community Meal, 5 pm, New Beginnings Christian Church, 181 Grammar Rd. (weekly)

Fridays

Free Toddler Time, 9-11 am, Sanford Community Adult Education, 668 Main St. (through December)

Friday Storytime, 10 am, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St., Springvale (through 12/1)

TOPS Club Meeting 10-11 am, Sanford Community Adult Education, 668 Main St.

Saturdays

Sanford Farmers’ Market, 8 am-Noon, Central Park, 920 Main St. (through 10/28)

Sundays

Chamber Talk with Rick Stanley, 7-8 am, Radio Station 104.3 The Oldies (weekly)

Coming Soon…

10/31 Site Plan Review Committee Meeting

10/31 American Red Cross Blood Drive

10/31 Truck or Treat at Mikini

11/01 Community Café at Mayflower Place

11/01 Sam’s Book Club-Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

11/01 Planning Board Meeting

11/02 Fall Job Fair at Crystal Athletic Training Facility

11/02 Job Fair at SCAE

11/02 Defusing Challenging Behaviors: How to Effectively De-Escalate Your Child

11/02 SRTC/SHS Financial Aid Information Night

11/03 First Friday Spaghetti Dinner

11/04 CrossRoads United Methodist Women’s Fall Fair

11/04 Jocelyn Boucher-North Shore Medium Hosted by 2024 Project Graduation

11/04 Antonov & Kazantsev at Sanford-Springvale Historical Society

11/05 Mingle Jingle Run 5K Run & Vendor Fair

Visit our Events Calendar for details on all these events and events to come.

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