Unplug. Unwind. Indulge – The Maine Way!
Harvest on the Harbor’s 19th Year!
October 30 to November 1, 2025
New: At Maine Studio Works, 170 Anderson St., Portland, ME 04101
All HOTH events are 21+
Opening Night: The Maine Pour!
Thursday, October 30, 2025
5 to 7 PM
Join us for classic cocktails crafted with Maine-made gins, vodkas, bourbons, rums, and more! Meet the makers behind the spirits, enjoy bites and snacks by Maine makers, and discover your new favorite bottle. You’ll meet and learn from the distillers from these members of the Maine Distillers Guild: New England Distilling, Mossy Ledge Spirits, Chadwick’s Craft Spirits, Portland Distilling Co., Hardshore Distilling, Wiggly Bridge Distillery, Three of Strong Spirits, Pennant Distilling & Brewing, Fermentation and Distillation, and Round Turn Distilling. Enjoy bites from Maiz, Maine cheesemakers Fuzzy Udder Creamery, Lakin’s Gorges Cheese and Winter Hill Farm, Colvard Sausages, Backriver Blends and Kittylamb Brownies. Live music too, with the Hadacol Bouncers. All of our distillers and Maine food producers will also have their products available for purchase, so you can take some of the delicious goods home with you!
The Maine Lobster Chef of the Year Competition
Friday, October 31, 2025
Doors open at 12:30 PM
A must for all lobster lovers! This friendly competition features a mix of rising stars and established Maine chefs sharing their lobster dishes in the hopes of becoming the next Maine Lobster Chef of the Year. Guests will graze and mingle, visiting each chef’s station to sample their creations at their own pace while enjoying Portland’s Blue Lobster Urban Winery wine and Après seltzer, Hendrick’s Gin, Monkey Shoulder Whiskey, and Ketel One Vodka. Cheer on the chefs, and help crown the People’s Choice winner while our judges select their top pick.
This Harvest on the Harbor signature event is proudly in partnership with Shuck’s Maine Lobster and Whitecap International Seafood Exporters.
2025 Competitors:
Christian Bassett, Union, Press Hotel
Thomas Barthelmes, Finestkind
Hema Latha Guntaka and Sai Kumar R. Guntaka, Taj
Ryan Hickman, The Knotted Apron
Ramiz Jasic, Sea Glass, Inn By The Sea
Wes Philbrick, Clay Hill Farm – winner of the Lobster Bite Challenge, Ogunquit, People’s and Judges’ Choice
Wilson Rothschild and Al Zoni, Ocotillo and Terlingua – 2024 Maine Lobster Chef of the Year
Hannah Ryder, Twelve – 2023 Maine Lobster Chef of the Year
SMCC Culinary Arts Students
Ralph Smith, Mine Oyster – winner of the Claw Down, Boothbay Harbor, People’s and Judges’ Choice
From the Sea: A Coastal Celebration + Oyster Shucking Competition
New: Presented by Browne Trading Company
Friday, October 31, at Maine Studio Works
Doors open at 6 PM.
Experience the bounty of Maine’s waters with a showcase of locally harvested seafood and ocean-inspired products. Meet some of Maine’s pioneering aquaculture innovators. Enjoy seafood from Browne Trading Co., Dunstan Smokehouse, and Downeast Day Boat. Taste Mar Mar Noodle‘s kelp noodles, check out Planet Botanicals seaweed hand cream, sip on wines from Côté Mas wines, spirits from Hendrick’s Gin, Monkey Shoulder Whiskey, and Ketel One Vodka, snack on cookies from Thank You Cookies, and watch the second annual Maine Oyster Shucking Competition, produced by Lady Oyster and judged by the founder of the Oyster Master Guild, Julie Qiu. Tickets are all-inclusive.
Maine OysterFest with The Maine Oyster Company 2025 – Two Sessions!
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Calling all oyster lovers! Join us for an unforgettable celebration of Maine’s finest oysters, drinks, and DJ Eagle Electric. Each ticket 18 oysters! Sip on Lunetta Prosecco, Yealands Sauvignon Blanc, Hendrick’s Gin, Monkey Shoulder Whiskey, Austin Street Brewery beer, Ketel One Vodka, and Coffee By Design coffee, included in your ticket.
Session One: 1:30 to 3 PM
Session Two: 3:00 to 4:30 PM
New for 2025: VIP Guests are invited to enter the venue at 1 p.m., enjoy an oyster from every farm (that’s at least 30!) and stay until their hearts’ content (the event wraps at 4:30).
**Consuming raw or undercooked seafood may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.**
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