Pie Stops Announced!
PIES ON PARADE PIE STOPS ANNOUNCED
Time to Make Your Pie Plan for March 14-15, 2026!
Pies on Parade is a community-wide event that provides an opportunity for people to sample delicious sweet and savory pies, and pie inspired creations over the course of a weekend, while providing critical support for AIO Food & Energy Assistance, serving all of Knox County. AIO Food & Energy Assistance is excited to celebrate the 18th year of Pies on Parade and is grateful to the event sponsors – Marquee Sponsor, Machias Savings Bank; Leadership Sponsor: LimeRock Inn and Champion Sponsors, First National Bank Wealth Management and Hazel’s Take Out. All ticket sales will benefit AIO’s programs- including the Food Market, Home Delivery, Weekend Meal, and Community Food Shelves, as well as Energy and Diaper Assistance Programs.
Over the “Pi Day” weekend March 14–15, hundreds of people will have the opportunity to visit about 45 participating "Pie Stops" from Thomaston to Camden to sample delicious pies. It’s a fun and flavorful way to give back to the community while showcasing the wonderful businesses that make our towns so special. Thank you to all the businesses who have signed up to be Pie Stops along the Pies on Parade route!
The weekend schedule includes the following:
Friday March 13: Weekend Kickoff Event at AIO, 4-6pm. Ticket pickup, tours, raffle and a special pie tasting made by Village Ice Cream. Location: 1A Gordon Drive, Rockland.
Saturday March 14, 11:30 to 3:30pm Camden & Rockport
Camden: 16 Bay View Hotel; Buttermilk Kitchen at Marriner’s; Camden Harbour Inn; Equinox Climbing; Lone Pine Real Estate; Lucky Betty’s; Once a Tree (pies made by CRMS teachers Sue Burwell and Jessie Odgren); Quarry Hill; Sea Bags (pies by Linas Kitchen Garden); Sea Dog Brewing Co; Simply Blessed N More Gift Shoppe; Small Wonder Gallery; The Villager Café; Zoot Coffee
Rockport: American Flatbread; Barnswallow Books; Bleecker and Greer; Graffam Bros. Seafood; Rockport Harbor Hotel; The Samoset Resort, Seafolk; The Country Inn at Camden Rockport
Sunday March 15 11:30 to 3:30pm Rockland & Thomaston
Rockland: 13 Oak; Atlantic Baking Company; Bixby Chocolate; Coastal Recovery; FIORE Artisan Olive Oils & Vinegars; Grasshopper Shop (pies made by Rock Coast Roller Derby team); Hill’s Seafood; Home Kitchen Café; LimeRock Inn; Maine Sport Outfitters (pies made by Café Grazi) ; Mise En Place; Olive Rose Chocolate; Park Street Grille; Project Puffin Visitor Center; Puffin's Nest; Rock Harbor Pub & Brewery; Sea Bags; The Apprenticeshop (pies made by Jeff's Marine); The Causeway Restaurant co-located at Hill’s Seafood; The Old Granite Inn; The Lemon Bar; Tides to Pines Realty; The Wine Seller; Winifred & Evalyn
Thomaston: Flaura Flowers & Wine (pies made by Thomaston Grocery); Flipside Coffee; Maine State Prison Showroom; The Episcopal Church of St. John Baptist; UpRoot Pie Co.
“Pies on Parade is an amazing community event, giving all of us who have been pent up all winter a chance to get out, perhaps discover some new businesses and of course enjoy great culinary treats along the way. We anticipate that the funds raised will support the needs of AIO's food programs and the 2,300 people each week who rely on them through the balance of winter and into spring. Thank You PoP participants!" shares AIO Executive Director Alan Kearl. “We would like to thank Machias Savings Bank, LimeRock Inn, First National Bank Wealth Management and Hazel’s Take Out for their sponsorship support! Thank you as well to the 51 pie stops and many volunteers who will make this weekend memorable.”
“At Machias Savings Bank, we are proud to sponsor the Pies on Parade fundraiser for AIO,” shares Lisa Gundel, Machias Savings Bank, Rockland Branch Manager. “This event supports essential programs such as Food Assistance, Heating Assistance, and Diaper Assistance. These programs are vital to ensuring that our community members have access to necessary resources. We believe in the power of collaboration, as together we help create thriving communities.”
“LimeRock Inn was one of the founders of Pies on Parade more than 20 years ago and we also worked hard to bring it back after the COVID pandemic,” shares Sean Padgett, owner of the Limerock Inn.”Supporting AIO to provide food and heating assistance is our way of contributing back to a community that has supported LimeRock Inn for more than 30 years.”
Tickets and more information are now available at www.aiofoodpantry.org/piesonparade. Tickets are $25 for one-day ticket or $45 for a two-day/weekend ticket.
Are you interested in volunteering at Pies on Parade? Great, because we can sure use your help! We are now signing up volunteers to help run this weekend-long event. Please visit www.aiofoodpantry.org/piesonparade for more information and sign up to be a volunteer.