DEXTER — The 2025 Maine Red Hot Dog Festival began on Saturday morning, Aug.

DEXTER — The timer was nearing the end of the five minutes allotted for competitors to scarf down 10 hot dogs in the eating contest of the eighth annual Maine Red Hot Dog Festival on Saturday, Aug.

DEXTER — The Maine Red Hot Festival will be back in downtown Dexter on Saturday, Aug.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff DEXTER — Julia Gagnon, the Cumberland singer who made it to the top seven on “American Idol” last year, is scheduled to perform at the upcoming Maine Red Hot Dog Festival in Dexter in August.

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromEVERYONE’S A WEINER – The seventh edition of the Maine Red Hot Dog Festival was held in downtown Dexter on Saturday, Aug.

DEXTER — The Maine Red Hot Festival will be back in downtown Dexter on Saturday, Aug.