Complied by Lisa Blanchette, Events Editor
Visit our Events Calendar for details on all these events and events to come.
Monday, Oct. 9
No School – Sanford, Indigenous Peoples Day
Sanford Public Works Administrative Offices Closed, Indigenous Peoples Day
Community Cares Day, 8:30 am-1 pm, North Parish Congregational Church, 893 Main St.
Tuesday, Oct. 10
Sanford Transfer Station/Demo Debris Area Closed Today
Municipal Operations & Property Subcommittee Meeting, 8:30 am, Online
Public Safety Subcommittee Meeting, 11 am, Online
Matthew Meal, 5:30-6:30 pm, St. Thomas School, 69 North Ave.
Wednesday, Oct. 11
Land Bank Authority Meeting, 8:45 am, Online
Fire Station Working Group Meeting, 11 am, Online
Friends of Downtown Meeting, 4:30-6 pm, Sanford Economic Growth Council Office, 919 Main St.
Thursday, Oct. 12
Senior Citizen Mobile Food Distribution, 10-11:30 am, Crossroads United Methodist Church, 15 Grammar Rd.
Job Fair, 3-5 pm, Sanford Community Adult Education, 668 Main St.
City Council Local Candidates Night, 6 pm, Sanford City Hall, 919 Main St.
Friday, Oct. 13
Salvation Army Produce Pantry & Staple Box Distribution, 9 am-3 pm, 871 Main St.
The Southern Maine Agency on Aging Medicare Series, 12:30-3:30 pm, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 1364 Main St.
Sanford Arts Commission Art Walk, 4-7 pm, Downtown Sanford, 900 Block of Main St.
Saturday, Oct.14
Southern Maine Artists & Crafters Festival, 9 am-2 pm, Sanford Performing Arts Center Plaza. 100 Alumni Blvd.
Party in the Park, Noon-3 pm, Carpentier Park, 71 High St.
Sunday Oct.15
2023 5K Run/Walk & Celebration, 8-10 am, Anderson Learning Center, 21 Bradeen St., Springvale
Annual Firefighters Memorial, 12:45-2 pm, Sanford Regional Technical Center, 100 Alumni Blvd.
DSOM South Fall Festival, 2-5 pm, Dance Studio of Maine South, 751 Main St.
Mondays
A Matter of Balance, 9-11 am, Mayflower Place, 27 Mayflower Dr. (through 10/11)
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 Rhyme Time, 10:30, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, Shaws Plaza
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
A Matter of Balance, 9-11 am, Mayflower Place, 27 Mayflower Dr. (through 10/11)
Lego Builders Club, 2:30-3:30 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
Homeschool Meetup – STEM Related Activity, 10-11 am, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St., Springvale (through 11/9 excluding 11/2)
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
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)
10/16 Baby Rhyme Time
10/16 Sanford Food Pantry
10/16 Pumkin Decorating at Pleasant Street FBC
10/16 Lego Builders Club
10/16 Mindfulness and Sound Therapy with Sarah Daigle
10/17 Baby Rhyme Time
10/17 Site Plan Review Committee Meeting
10/17 Pre-K Story Time
10/17 YCSP hosts Free Lunch at Sanford Housing Authority’s Sunset Towers
10/17 Elks Bingo
10/17 City Council Meeting
10/18 Homeless Veterans’ Mobile Stand Down
10/18 Make It/Take It Crafts
10/18 Lego Club
10/18 Planning Board Meeting
10/19 YCSP hosts Free Lunch at Sanford Housing Authority’s Sunset Towers
10/19 Homeschool Meet-Up
10/20 Friday Story Time
10/20 YMCA Kid’s Paint Night
10/21 Sanford Farmers’ Market
10/21 Corner Cupboard
10/21 All You Can East Buffet VFW Post 9935
10/21 SPAC “Capitol Fools”
10/21 Fright Night Horror Inspired Improv Show
10/22 Chamber Talk on Radio Station 104.3 The Oldies
10/22 Songs from Here: Wood and Waters – Sanford Opera
Visit our Events Calendar for details on all these events and events to come.
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Many mallards gather on Number 2 Pond next to Oscar Emery Drive. Photo: Terry Jellerson
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