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May 2026

SAT 16
May 16 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Beech Hill Farmstand opening day

College of the Atlantic Beech Hill Farm 171 Beech Hill Rd, Bar Harbor, ME, United States

 The farmstand at College of the Atlantic Beech Hill Farm opens for the season on Saturday, May 16 and will be stocked with a wide array of farm-grown seedlings, MOFGA certified fruits and vegetables, local meats, cheeses, preserves, and more. Read More

SAT 16
May 16 @ 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Benefit lunch

Blair Dining Hall 105 Eden St, Bar

Come eat delicious food while raising funds for educational initiatives at the Benefit Lunch. Read More

SAT 16
May 16 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Share the Harvest bowl-a-thon

Ceramics Studio 105 Eden St, Bar Harbor, United States

Support local food access by joining interdisciplinary arts professor Anna Ialeggio and studio potter/adjunct instructor Kreg McCune to craft bowls for Share the Harvest’s annual community supper fundraiser. Read More

SUN 17
May 17 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

May Day Renaissance Celebration

Kathryn W. Davis Center for International & Regional Studies 12 South Rd, Bar Harbor, ME, United States

Celebrate spring and warmer weather with an afternoon of music, outing program activities, and a cookout.  Read More

WED 20
May 20 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

All College Meeting

Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Community Center 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, ME, United States

Students, staff, and faculty gather to discuss and make decisions on important College of the Atlantic policies and community issues. Read More

WED 20
May 20 @ 4:10 pm – 5:30 pm

Thorndike Library talk: Transgender health through an economic Lens

Thorndike Library Reading Room Kaelber Hall, 105 Eden St, Bar Harbor, ME, United States

Cody van Heerden Chair in Economics & Quantitative Social Sciences Dr. Hien Nguyen. Nguyen explores questions around transgender health through the lens of economics, a discipline that has significant influence over current public health policy and debates. Read More

MON 25
May 25 @ 4:10 pm – 5:30 pm

Gillis Blue Humanities Forum: Jeffrey McCarthy

Davis Center for Human Ecology 105 Eden St, Bar Harbor, ME, United States

Scholar, sailor, and writer Jeffrey McCarthy presents Participate in the Polycrisis: Blue Humanities Now. Read More

WED 27
May 27 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

All College Meeting

Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Community Center 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, ME, United States

Students, staff, and faculty gather to discuss and make decisions on important College of the Atlantic policies and community issues. Read More

June 2026

SAT 6
June 6 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

53rd Commencement

The North Lawn 105 Eden St, Bar Harbor, ME, United States

Commencement is a special time of year when students, families, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees, and friends come together to celebrate the fruits of many years of hard work. Read More

SUN 21
June 21 – June 27

Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance

College of the Atlantic 105 Eden St, Bar Harbor, ME, United States

A week of workshops, community singing, jam sessions, ensembles, social dances, and concerts. Read More