Community Calendar: Aug. 31-Sept. 8, 2024 

Compiled by Lisa Blanchette, Events Editor 

Visit our Events Calendar https://sanfordspringvalenews.com/events/ for details on these and future events.  

Saturday, Aug. 31

• Sanford Farmers’ Market, 8 am-noon, Central Park, 920 Main St.
• 22^nd Annual Randall’s Run/Walk for the Gym, 8:30-10:30 am, Nasson Community Center, 457 Main St., Springvale
• Ride For Mercy, 10:30 am, Mercy Chapel, 1861 Main St.

Monday, Sept. 2 Labor Day

• Maine Attraction Labor Day Water Ski Show, 4 pm, Number One Pond, River St.

Tuesday, Sept. 3

• First day of school – grades 1 to 9 and SRTC
• Salvation Army Food Pantry, 10 am-noon, Salvation Army of Sanford, 871 Main St.
• Family Story Time, 10:30-11:30 am, Goodall Library, 1364 Main St.
• Free Lunch at YCSP’s Recovery Community Center, noon-1 pm, 69 Brook St.
• York County Food Pantry, noon-3 pm, York County Shelter Program, 5 Swetts Bridge Road, Alfred
• Red Cross Blood Drive, noon-5 pm, Nasson Community Center, 457 Main St, Springvale
• Cribbage, 2-3 pm, Springvale Library-Williams Reading Room, 443 Main St.
• Knit Lits, 3-4 pm, Springvale Library
• Bingo, 4 pm (doors open) 6 pm (games start), Sanford Elks Lodge, 13 Elm St.

Wednesday, Sept. 4

• First day of school – kindergarten and grades 10-12
• Community Café, noon, Mayflower Place, 27 Mayflower Dr.
• Lego Club, 2:30-4:30 pm, Goodall Library
• Sanford Schools Legacy Foundation Dedication Ceremony for Bruce Mackinnon, 4-5 pm, SHS, 100 Alumni Blvd.
• Fiber Arts Group, 5-7 pm, Goodall Library
• Wednesday Night Bite Free Community Meal, 6-7 pm, Curtis Lake Church, 38 Westview Dr.
• Family History Library, 6:30-7:30 pm, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 25 Westview Dr.

Thursday, Sept. 5

• First day of school, pre-K
• Free Lunch at YCSP’s Recovery Community Center, noon-1 pm, 69 Brook St.
• Food Bank at St. Thérèse of Lisieux, noon-2 pm, Holy Family Church, 66 North Ave.
• Free Community Meal, 5 pm, New Beginnings Christian Church, 181 Grammar Rd.
• Scrabble Night, 5-7 pm, Goodall Library
• Author Talk, “Goode Vibrations of the Wresting Place,” 6-7 pm, Goodall Library

Friday, Sept. 6

• Salvation Army of Sanford Harvest Table food pantry, 9-11 am, 871 Main St.
• Annual Springvale Library Book Sale and Fall Festival, 9 am-2 pm
• Music on the Patio – Gus and Mary, noon-1 pm, Springvale Library
• York County Food Pantry, noon-3 pm, York County Shelter Program, 5 Swetts Bridge Road, Alfred
• First Friday Spaghetti Dinner, 5-7 pm, New Beginnings Christian Church, 181 Grammar Rd.
• “Mary Poppins” Auditions, 6:00-8:30 pm, Nasson Little Theatre, 457 Main St., Springvale
• Sound Journey, 6:30-7:30 pm, YMCA, 1 Emile Levasseur Dr.

Saturday, Sept. 7

• Sanford Farmers’ Market, 8 am-noon, Central Park
• Mario Kart Tournament for Teens, 1-3 pm, Goodall Library
• “Mary Poppins” Auditions, 2-6 pm, Nasson Little Theatre
• St. Thomas School’s Bean Supper, 4:30-6:30 pm, 69 North Ave.

Check Sanford School Department sports schedules here.

Visit our Events Calendar for details on these and future events.