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Wabanaki Marketplace at Shaker Village
August 26, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Saturday, August 26, 2023
10am-3:30pm
On-Site
FREE Admission
The annual festival of Wabanaki’s finest, award-winning artists is BACK! The Wabanaki Marketplace at Shaker Village provides a rare opportunity to purchase museum-quality crafts directly from Maine’s finest Wabanaki artists, nationally recognized and honored for their role in the preservation of important traditions. A wide selection of crafts are offered for a range of prices from a few dollars to several hundred dollars (cash/personal check accepted by all artists).
BBQ dinner plates will be for sale to the public (while supplies last).
More than 40 members of the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Micmac and Maliseet tribes will demonstrate traditional Wabanaki art forms including basketmaking, stone carving, bark etching, beadwork and jewelry. A full list of participating artists to be released soon.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn about and experience first-hand Maine’s Native American culture.
FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS to be announced
1pm- Burnaburnuskek Singers & Drummers
Thank you for your support of this event and for your recognition of important traditions!
Street parking is available.