This event is all about honoring the thriving farm culture that makes Maine so special. Who better to partner with than the Cumberland Farmer’s Club, ambassadors for agriculture since 1875! We so appreciate their agreeing to make the fairgrounds the heart of this community gathering. And we are happy to share the Farmer’s Club has donated 8 Day passes to the Fair in September for the raffle.

Look for MaineLove at the finish line.

Nestled amidst the lush forests, crystal clear lakes, and endless coastlines, Maine captures the hearts of all who visit. Inspired by this profound connection, mainelove emerged from a dedicated team of 12th-generation Mainers and newcomers who fell for the state's natural beauty and decided to celebrate it by establishing a business. At the heart of Maine’s appeal lies Sebago Lake, an infinitely renewable source of some of the cleanest water on the planet.

The craft beer brewing community in Maine saw an opportunity: utilizing their idle facilities to run a water line when not producing beer. Facing the global single-use plastic crisis, the team opted for sustainable aluminum cans to package their water, prioritizing the health of people and the planet.

Clean, simple and sustainable, mainelove is the way water should be.

Look for owner Danielle Root before and after the race for a massage!

Starting Line is a hybrid facility dedicated to returning runners and active individuals to their next starting line through services rooted in education, empowerment, and personalized care. We offer physical therapy for runners, massage therapy, personal training, and fitness classes to bridge the gap between injury and performance. It is our #1 priority to help YOU reach your goals and discover your true potential!

We scored the best dj around to keep the energy up on event day! We are so so grateful to Joanna for volunteering to be our dj for the day! She has been working as a Human Resources Professional for over twenty years, within Industry Leading organizations in Animal and Human Health. She is the kindest person and also hilarious, always eager to make people smile (and dance). So if you are a runner or walker, get ready for awesome tunes that will give you the push for a strong racetrack finish! Thanks for this generous gift of your music to this event!

With 7 locations in Maine, Reform is a Maine owned and operated clinic that focuses on treating the individual, not just the injury. Reform’s licensed therapists have extensive training and knowledge to determine your treatment plan and course of action. At Reform you will receive one-on-one personal attention and treatment. For injury rehab or progressive strength training, Reform is ready to become part of your team. We are so grateful they joined ours as a GOLD sponsor!

Maine Track Club is Maine's largest running club, founded in 1979 and based in southern Maine. They are excited to meet you at the Fairgrounds 5K, Mile and 5K and would love to welcome you as a member! Maine Track Club is a home for every runner. A great place to connect and run with a friend and host to many of Maine’s most popular races including:

Midwinter Classic 10-Miler

Longfellow Frostbite 2.5K

Peaks Island Road Race

Maine Marathon and Half Marathon

Farm to Farm Ultra

Turkey Trot

Mother's Day 5K

Clam Festival Classic

Thanks to the generous support of Lee Auto Malls and Adam Lee, Chairman, every in-person participant at the Fairgrounds 5K & Mile on August 31 will receive a $5 Bumper Crop voucher in their race packet!

The Bumper Crop program, run by the Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets, is essentially a gift certificate to spend at Maine farmers markets!

Lee Auto Malls is a true long-term champion of this program and a steadfast supporter of Maine farms. It’s a win-win for the vendors setting up at our market that day and for everyone lacing up for the races. We’re so grateful for this addition to our registration packets!Lee Auto Malls is Maine's No.1 Auto Dealer. Family owned and operated since 1936, Lee Auto Malls now operates 13 car dealerships in Maine, with stores in Auburn, Portland-Westbrook, Bangor, Lewiston, Topsham, Waterville, Augusta and more. We sell more cars than any other dealer in Maine because we have spent decades building relationships with our valued customers. From new and used auto sales to vehicle financing to quality auto service with genuine OEM parts, Lee gives you the highest quality service for all of your vehicle needs.  

The Foreside Tavern is a a true community spot! We are so thankful for their gold sponsorship for this event.

Since the day we opened our doors in 2004, we have loved being Falmouth's first choice for a special night out, grabbing a booth after little league, watching the Pats win, or playing board games over nachos to pass the time on a snow day.

What makes us unique is our wide-ranging menu that has something for everyone:

Offering Maine must-haves like the famous Fried Haddock Sandwich, or something a little fancier when you're in the mood, and kids favorites that are sure to please.

Our menu is ever-changing and features locally sourced products.

We cherish the families we serve: the kids we've watched grow, the celebrations we've hosted, and the community we share.

Since 2004, Bob the Screenprinter has been doing just what the name says, putting ink through screens. We’re a small shop that specializes in traditional screen printing and embroidery using state of the art equipment to complete your orders with consistency and efficiency.

Hall Implement Company is a family run business since 1961, which George founded/started. They offer John Deere agricultural products along with the consumer & commercial equipment lines. They are proud to be a John Deere dealer and look forward to serving the community. Stop by and see why people have been coming to Hall Implement for over 60 years. THANK YOU to all our loyal customers.

We very much appreciate their sponsorship for this event.

Founded in 1975 in a renovated first-floor apartment near Harvard Square, we have grown to 27 retail locations covering the Boston metro area, north and south shores, central and western Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.

We are so thankful to the Portland Maine store for their support of this race and the Maine running community overall . Their gift will become prizes for race winners.

Cumberland House Of Pizza: where every pizza 🍕, pasta 🍝, salad 🥗, and sandwiches🍔🥖are made with love ❤️(and the freshest ingredients!). Join us for a casual meal, take your favorites to go, or unwind with a drink and friends at our bar 🍻🍷🍸🍹.

We are extremely excited and proud to bring our quality, home-made food to our friends here in Cumberland. We use only the finest, freshest ingredients, and make our signature pizza dough and sauce daily. You'll always find our staff friendly and courteous. 

We hope you enjoy our delicious pizza and subs and make us a regular stop for lunch or dinner during the week!

Thanks so much to the Cumberland House of Pizza for providing a $200. pizza party for the team with the most registrations. What a wonderful way to celebrate community!

Coveside Coffee is a neighborhood coffee shop and community gathering spot in Portland's Back Cove / Woodford's Corner.

We very much appreciate their sponsorship for this event.

We opened the original Cheese Louise food truck in 2018 to create a fun summer job for ourselves. Since then, our fun summer job has grown into a small collection of fast causal restaurants and a fleet of food trucks that roam New England. Our mission is to build the most people focused restaurant company we can imagine, and to us, this means cultivating a nurturing "team first" culture within our company, supporting and engaging with our local communities, and providing our guests with a remarkable experience.

We are so thankful to them for their support.

Jeff holds a Finance degree from Bentley University and has a strong business and financial background having worked in corporate finance at both IBM and IDEXX Laboratories. Jeff has been a successful agent with Keller Williams Realty for over 10 years and has created an outstanding website with a nationwide following – www.ILovePortlandMaine.com. He strongly believes that together everyone achieves more and with this philosophy, Jeff has led the team to be #2 in the state of Maine. In his spare time, Jeff enjoys traveling all over the world, spending time with family, as well as studying other businesses and how they operate. We are so thankful to Jeff for his support of this community event.

make marketing poetic.

Poesy Co. is your dedicated partner in crafting compelling narratives and engaging content. We believe in the power of storytelling to captivate audiences and elevate brands. Let us help you tell your unique story and make a lasting impact. Our team is passionate about creating authentic, resonant, and memorable experiences through words, visuals, and strategy.

Jordan Peden, Founder, is a poet at heart whose path led her to marketing after a fulfilling teaching career. After years of freelancing & working with a local in-house marketing team, she founded Poesy Co. with a desire to create connection and community by serving small businesses. When she’s not weaving words into campaigns, Jordan spends her time with her partner and their daughter.We very much appreciate her sponsorship for this event.

[Open to the Public for free visiting Saturdays 11-5 from May 24th-October 25th 2025.]

Welcome to Sunflower Farm - where all the romance of farm life is still very much a reality. Looking for delicious local cheese made in small daily batches? You have come to the right place. May-October, our feta, chevre, yogurt, caramels, fudge, truffles and cajeta are available in our self serve farm shop. Come check out what is available, then relax a bit and watch the goats grazing in the field.

There are lots of hot words in the sustainable food movement. Some mean very different things depending on who is using them and for what purpose, but for us, “local” dairy products are unique because each bite is intimately connected to the way the animals at our farm live. Even a town over, the goats are eating different grass, enjoying a different breeze, their milk is not from Claire and Radish and Cinnamon. We find great joy in sharing our lovely goats with visitors so that when they eat our chèvre or feta or yogurt or caramels, they taste even better because they are remembering a sunny summer day in the field with our herd. Hopefully you can taste the love.

Talulah’s Garden, founded by Pam Cates in Gray Maine in 2024, is a local organization dedicated to fostering community, promoting wellness, and supporting Maine nonprofits. Talulah’s Garden was established to expand the donation-based Backyard Yoga classes Pam initiated in 2022, providing a space for other community initiatives to emerge under the same ethos of community, wellness, and giving.  

A Note From Pam

“Embrace being in this great purpose phase of your life and realize this truth: being an advocate for something bigger than you will always, always, always trump just focusing on yourself. It is indeed the path to a more sacred union inside and out.” - Excerpt from Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper - A Woman’s Moonshot

I love being inspired. I love that energized feeling that makes you want to pay good things forward. I read Maria’s statement, I don’t know when, but it inspired me. In that moment, I realized that I’m living in the great purpose phase of my life. People often ask why I’m doing this and what I come back to is that each day matters. How we exist in our community matters and helping where we can is a privilege.

Life’s priorities shift when you lose a loved one. The loss of my brother a few years back has inspired me to approach each day with a whole lot of gratitude. It’s abundantly clear to me now that every day truly is a gift. Backyard Yoga was the start of a sweet adventure, one that created Talulah’s Garden. We are growing something beautiful and where that will lead is still unfolding. I’m compelled to keep exploring and hope you’ll join me.

Valor Track Club Portland is a USATF-certified club for track, trail, tar, and triathletes from beginner to elite and youth through masters USATF Certified. We are based out of Portland, Maine and support athletes around New England and the east coast. We strive for excellence while serving our community by teaching the fundamentals of training for life long success and skill building. We are dedicated to creating a positive and constructive team culture where good sportsmanship and ethical conduct are the guiding principals behind our actions. Most importantly, VTC is all about having fun while achieving personal success at the highest level possible.

Paige Mills Head Coach & Founder: “It is an honor to spearhead this new branch of VTC where I will have the flexibility to continue my own training while paying it forward and supporting athletes of all ages and abilities. My vision is to build a team that becomes a force on the east coast where we have representation and depth across event groups. Developing a competitive team to compete at an elite level is absolutely a goal, however I plan to create a positive and supportive club culture where beginners and recreational athletes can be developed and supported. For those that reminisce and long for those sacred team environments we left behind in our youth or college days, we are here for you!”

MAINE IS MORE THAN A STATE.

It’s kindness and goodness all wrapped up into a state of mind of the people who live and work here. It’s what we call Maineness. It’s what we’re about and what we want to share. Real Milk. Real Maine. That’s Oakhurst.

Life in Maine isn’t always easy. The winters are long and the summers are short. But we’ve always made the most of all we have. And providing fresh, local food has been part of our heritage for more than 100 years.

From the original Oakhurst Dairy, founded by the Bennett family on Woodford Street in Portland in 1921, to the modern 100% farmer-owned dairy on Forest Avenue in Portland, Oakhurst has stood for The Natural Goodness of Maine. It’s our heartfelt pledge to not only offer you the freshest products day in and day out, but to conduct business transparently, in ways that honor our customers, the environment, and our responsibility to the next generation.

All of our milk comes from local Maine farmers who took the first farmers pledge to keep artificial growth hormone out of our milk. That now-famous fight with Monsanto was the right thing to do then, and stands today as an example of our dedication to doing what’s right—even when it’s hard.

Today we extend this commitment by reducing our environmental impact, keeping our footprints as small as possible, and finding ways to support healthy active kids. It’s a long journey we’re all on. We thank you for supporting local food. We thank you for supporting quality. And we thank you for choosing Oakhurst. It’s about more than milk.

•CUMBERLAND FARMERS CLUB - 8 DAY PASSES TO THE CUMBERLAND FAIR

•PORTLAND OVATIONS - 4 TICKETS TO RECYCLED PERCUSSION JANUARY 22 PERFORMANCE

•PINELAND FARMS - MAINE GIFT BASKET

•2 TICKETS TO 9/27 5:00PM HEARTS OF PINE X TEXOMA GAME AT FITZPATRICK STADIUM

•FORM LAB - 3 GROUP CLASS PASSES

•SEASON PASS TO GOAT YOGA AT SUNFLOWER FARM CREAMERY OR GOLDEN TICKET, WINNERS CHOICE

•MARATHON SPORTS - SHOES, INSOLES & SOCKS!

•PORTLAND YOGA PROJECT - 5 CLASS PASSES

•BIRDFEEDERS BLISS 5 ASSORTED SUET AND BAG OF SEED FROM BLUE SEAL IN NORTH YARMOUTH

•CHILDREN’S MUSEUM & THEATRE OF MAINE - 4 ADMISSION PASSES

•AMAZING ON GIFTS