Maine Whoopie Pie Festival nominated for national honor
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Whoopie Pie Festival organizers announced that it has been nominated for the best Specialty Food Festival in USA Today’s 10Best Reader’s Choice Award. The Festival is one of 20 festivals around the country that were nominated, but is the only festival in Maine to receive the honor in 2026. Voting runs through Monday March 2, with winners being announced on Wednesday, March 11.
“We’re thrilled to receive this honor and look forward to the coming month of voting,” said Patrick Myers, executive director of the Center Theatre for the Performing Arts and organizer of the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival. “We’re reaching out to fans of the Maine Whoopie Pie around the state and around the world to vote for the Festival. People are allowed to vote once per day online, and we’re encouraging everyone to vote now and vote often!”
TOP FESTIVAL NOMINEE — The Maine Whoopie Pie Festival has been nominated as one of the 10Best Specialty Food Festivals in the country. Voting runs through March 2. The 2026 Festival will take place at the Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds in Dover-Foxcroft on Saturday, June 13.
The voting link can be found at www.MaineWhoopiePieFestival.com. The direct voting link is:
The Maine Whoopie Pie Festival started in 2009 and celebrates the taste of Maine’s Official State Treat, the whoopie pie. The Festival, taking place on June 13 at the Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds, will bring together dozens of bakers, hundreds of vendors, thousands of whoopie pie fans and tens of thousands of whoopie pies. Baker and vendor registration is now open at the festival website or by calling the Center Theatre at 207-564-8943.
The Festival is the largest annual fundraiser for the Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce and the Center Theatre for the Performing Arts and supports the Theatre’s mission to engage and inspire by making art, education and entertainment accessible to our rural communities.