10 AM
Palace Playland
1 Old Orchard St · Family
New England's only beachfront amusement park -- roller coaster, Ferris wheel, arcade and midway games, open daily in the warm season.
4:50 PM
sun-timed
Thursday Night Fireworks
Beach by the Pier · Family
Fireworks over the beach beside the Pier every Thursday night in summer, roughly late June through late August, around 9:45 PM. The whole strip turns out.
La Kermesse Franco-American Festival
Biddeford-Saco's celebration of the region's French-Canadian heritage just inland -- parade, music, poutine and tourtiere, a nod to the crowds who built Old Orchard Beach.
Beach Olympics
A three-day summer festival of sand volleyball, tug-of-war and games at Town Square and Palace Playland, benefiting Special Olympics Maine. Mid-August.
OOBtoberfest / Car Shows
Late-summer and fall classic-car shows and street festivals along Grand Avenue as the season winds down.
see you out there
Every week is the beach’s recurring lineup. Times shift and seasons end, so check the venue before you go. Sun-timed events track each day’s real sunset and the countdown runs on the live local clock.
At Old Orchard Beach, the sun sets at 6:50 PM today — about 12h 26m of daylight. Sunrise was 6:24 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Old Orchard Beach update at the top of the conditions page.