Below are events taking place on the University of Maine at Farmington campus or at a UMF home sports facility. These events are sponsored by UMF or a UMF-affiliated organization.

For sports away games, please see the UMF Athletics website.

  • April 28, 2025@ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Student Teaching Portfolio Presentations and Pinning Ceremony

    UMF student teachers present their portfolios demonstrating their knowledge and skills to meet the Common Core/InTASC Teaching Standards. At the end of each day there will be a short ceremony presenting each student teacher with a pin of achievement. 428, 4/29, and 5/2. Location: North Dining Halls, A, B and C. FREE. Open to the Public. Sponsored by: UMF Field Services. Contact: Noel Wilson, 207-778-7171, noel.wilson@maine.edu.

  • May 1, 2025@ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    BFA in Creative Writing Senior Reading

    Join us in the Emery Center at 7 p.m. to celebrate with BFA candidates from the spring 2025 Senior Seminar in Creative Writing as they present work from their capstone portfolios. Location: Emery Community Arts Center. FREE. Open to the Public. Sponsored by: The UMF Bachelor of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing. Contact: Gretchen Legler,  207-500-3251, gretchen.legler@maine.edu.  

  • May 2, 2025@ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Student Teaching Portfolio Presentations and Pinning Ceremony

    UMF student teachers present their portfolios demonstrating their knowledge and skills to meet the Common Core/InTASC Teaching Standards. At the end of each day there will be a short ceremony presenting each student teacher with a pin of achievement. 428, 4/29, and 5/2. Location: North Dining Halls, A, B and C. FREE. Open to the Public. Sponsored by: UMF Field Services. Contact: Noel Wilson, 207-778-7171, noel.wilson@maine.edu.

  • May 3, 2025@ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Fiddlehead Festival

    Mark your calendars for the annual Maine Fiddlehead Festival on Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the University of Maine at Farmington campus. This year’s festival is the 12th celebration of local food organized cooperatively by UMF faculty, students, staff and local community members, with the generous support of local area businesses. Attendance is free and open to the public. Expect to find spring greens, fresh dug parsnips, seedlings, the last of the overwintered root crops, farm raised herbs and teas and specialty food products galore from farmers and artisan food vendors. In addition there will be Tent Talks on gardening and local food, UMF Community Garden activities, music and lots of fun! Location: UMF campus. FREE. Open to the public. Sponsored by UMF and the Farmington community. Contact: Mark Pires, edward.pires@maine.edu.

  • May 10, 2025@ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
    UMF 2025 Commencement

    We are excited to celebrate the achievements of our graduating class at this year’s Commencement Ceremony. This year’s ceremony will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 10, 2025, at the new, larger, outdoor facility, on the grounds of the Narrow Gauge Outdoor Venue, located off Front Street in Farmington near UMF's Prescott Field.

    The UMF 2025 Commencement Ceremony will be a live, in-person event. The new outdoor venue offers plenty of room for students, guests, and alumni, so tickets won’t be necessary. For spectators who cannot sit outdoors, limited indoor seating and a livestream of the event will also be available inside Narrow Gauge Cinemas, next to the outdoor venue. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held at the same time in the UMF Fitness & Recreation Center.