Fourth Annual Ukulele Picnic/Festival 6/3/2017

06/15/2017

I had a ball at the festival and got to perform a few numbers solo!

05/27/2017

Details below.

Professor of Ukeology Frets Halligan, and his sidekick Mr. Fingers, will be appearing on Belfast Community Radio, WBFY, 100.9 FM, Sunday May 28th from 6-8pm. Frets will take listeners on a tour of recorded ukulele music from the 1920's until today, and the lads will also play a few tunes live. You can listen via internet streaming at belfastcommunityradio.org. The show will be repeated at 6 on Thursday, June 1st.

All this is in support of the 4th Annual Belfast Ukulele Festival, which is Saturday, June 3rd, 10am to 6pm at Steamboat Landing Park.

05/02/2017

https://ourtownbelfast.org/uke/ for current info! See you there!

10:00 Ukes Rock 10:45 Oxford Hills 11:30 Flukes 12:15 RACHEL MANKE (1 hour) 1:30 Grand Lake Stream Strummers 2:15 STUART FUCHS (1 hour) 3:30 Bucksport Bluegrass Ukes 4:15 Merry Plinksters 5:00 Midcoast Ukes (leads into group jam)

06/08/2016

Great News! Belfast's next Ukulele Festival will be June 3, 2017. Mark your calendar!

06/06/2016

Does anyone have suggestions for next year's festival?

06/05/2016

What a great day at the 3rd Annual Ukulele Festival! Fun, Fun, Fun! Thanks to all the folks who attended, performed and volunteered. See you next year!

06/02/2016

In case you missed it previously, here's the schedule for Saturday's Uke Fest:

BELFAST UKE FEST SCHEDULE, June 4, 2016

MAIN TENT PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE (30 minute spots unless noted):
10:00 Common Good Band (Southwest Harbor)
10:45 Ukes Rock (Rockland)
11:30 Peaks Island
12:15 Ben Hassenger (1 hour)
1:30 Flukes (Falmouth)
2:15 Victoria Vox (1 hour)
3:30 Merry Plinksters (Farmington)
4:15 Machias
5:00 Group Jam

GAZEBO PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE (15 minute spots):
11:15 Lake Larsson/Remedy
12:00 MidCoast Ukes
1:15 Frets and Fingers
2:00 Oxford Hills
3:15 Jeff Weinberger
4:00 Midcoast Ukes

WORKSHOPS:
10:30 Victoria Vox “Strumming and Rhythm Fun”, 1 hour
11:00 Frets Halligan “Meet Your New Best Friend” 45 min.
1:15 Jeff Weinberger “Ensemble Style” 1 hour
3:30 Ben Hassenger “Uke the Beatles” 1 hour

Go to www.facebook.com/Third-Annual-Ukulele-PicnicFest for more information, and to www.ourtownbelfast.org/uke to register for workshops.

06/01/2016

Getting close now! Bring your ukes and join in the strum!

05/26/2016

Where's the Belfast Uke Fest? It's at Steamboat Landing on the Belfast Waterfront. The happy ukulele-strumming creature marks the spot on the map!

05/26/2016

The official Belfast Uke Fest Tee. Get yours on June 4th!

05/15/2016

HERE's THE LATEST!!!!
BELFAST UKE FEST SCHEDULE, June 4, 2016

MAIN TENT PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE (30 minute spots unless noted):
10:00 Common Good Band (Southwest Harbor)
10:45 Ukes Rock (Rockland)
11:30 Peaks Island
12:15 Ben Hassenger (1 hour)
1:30 Flukes (Falmouth)
2:15 Victoria Vox (1 hour)
3:30 Merry Plinksters (Farmington)
4:15 Machias
5:00 Group Jam

GAZEBO PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE (15 minute spots):
11:15 Lake Larsson/Remedy
12:00 MidCoast Ukes
1:15 Frets and Fingers
2:00 Oxford Hills
3:15 Jeff Weinberger
4:00 Midcoast Ukes

WORKSHOPS:
10:00 Frets Halligan “Meet Your New Best Friend” 45 min.
10:30 Victoria Vox “Strumming and Rhythm Fun”, 1 hour
11:00 Frets Halligan “Meet Your New Best Friend” 45 min.
1:15 Jeff Weinberger “Ensemble Style” 1 hour
3:30 Ben Hassenger “Uke the Beatles” 1 hour

Go to www.ourtownbelfast.org/uke to register for workshops.