The free Dawnland Festival of Arts & Ideas returns to Bar Harbor’s College of the Atlantic campus July 12-13, 2025. The festival, organized by The Abbe Museum, celebrates and showcases the culture of Maine’s four Wabanaki tribes — Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot — along with that of other Indigenous peoples. Activities include performances, demonstrations, panels featuring Indigenous thought leaders, and a Native arts market.
“The Abbe Museum is thrilled to be able to bring this vibrant festival to the COA campus again this year,” says Betsy Richards (Cherokee Nation), Executive Director & Senior Partner with Wabanaki Nations. “Native arts and cultures cannot be separated from Native ways of knowing. The Dawnland Festival of Arts & Ideas celebrates the Native creative economy while also lifting up Indigenous thought leadership vital to the conversation on a healthy planet and society for us all.”
Here’s the full Dawnland Festival schedule.
