Governor Janet Mills has proclaimed August 2–3, 2025 as Maine’s 5th Annual Wild Blueberry Weekend and encouraged residents and visitors to celebrate Maine’s state berry at participating farms, restaurants, ice cream shops, breweries, wineries, and distilleries across the state.
Maine produces nearly 100% of all wild blueberries in the United States. Last year alone, Maine farmers harvested 88 million pounds of wild blueberries—and we know that these are healthy, they have more antioxidants, and they’re tastier and juicier than any other kind of blueberry in the world.
There are 512 farms in Maine that grow blueberries, and 46,370 acres in Maine are blueberry barrens. The Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine has reported that there were thousands of dollars in direct farm sales when they first opened those farms for visits, and thousands of visitors who enjoyed touring the places where wild blueberries grow, maybe picking a few of their own, like I did recently.
This year, the 5th Annual Wild Blueberry Weekend will feature farm tours and other family-friendly activities at 16 different wild blueberry farms in Franklin, Hancock, Cumberland, Lincoln, Kennebec, Knox, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Waldo, and Washington Counties, and wild blueberry-themed menu items and products will be available throughout that weekend at restaurants, ice cream shops, breweries, wineries, and distilleries all across the state.
To see the full list of participants, click HERE or at RealMaine.com, for ideas on how you can support all of Maine’s agricultural community all year long.
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