Yarmouth Clam Festival

Coordinates: 43°48′N 70°11.1′W / 43.800°N 70.1850°W / 43.800; -70.1850
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The Yarmouth Clam Festival is a yearly event in Yarmouth, Maine. It started in 1965 to raise money for around forty local non-profit organizations, churches, and school groups. The event lasts three days. It is held the third weekend in July.

Yarmouth has around 9,000 people. During the Festival the town has about 120,000 people visit over the course of the weekend.[1]

No festival has been held since 2020 on grounds of COVID-19 pandemic.

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  1. "ClamFestival.com - The Press Room". Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-10-27.

43°48′N 70°11.1′W / 43.800°N 70.1850°W / 43.800; -70.1850