The Kennebunkport Inn Hosts The Fine Living Festival

In the last five years the Fine Living Festival has blossomed into one of the premiere events of the summer season in Kennebunkport. What was originally known as Arts in the Inns, collaboration between local artists and the historical Inns and homes of Kennebunkport and provided a self guided walking tour showcasing them. Now five years later the evolution of a celebration of arts in Kennebunkport has taken on a new life and the marriage between brush and palette has a whole new meaning.

The Fine Living Festival is a perfect example of what happens when you mix residents, local businesses, a little bit of charity and a front runner sponsor like Maine Magazine, your final creation is a week full of stunning artwork, gorgeous historical inns and scrumptiously creative tastes that heighten all your five senses.

This year the Kennebunkport Inn and One Dock hosted an exclusive ticket only dinner at one of Kennebunkport’s historic private homes. Executive Chef John Shaw paired his creative and delicious creations with ones of artistic luminary William B. Hoyt in a multi. course menu that teased the eye and the palette.

Members of the Inn’s staff along with ones of the Cottages of Cabot Cove had a first hand and front row seat to some of the festival’s most talked and highly anticipated events, the Taittinger Festival Preview and the always popular Twilight Soiree. The Taittinger Festival Preview kicks off the Festival as a sort of meet and greet of the guests, winemakers chefs, and of course the artists. Plenty of mingling and wine was to be had and it was. The Twilight Soiree is hosted at St. Ann’s in Kennebunkport, an absolute breathtaking location. Some claim it’s one of the best if not the best event of the week. The Soiree offers displays of art, Champagne, Wine, an Oyster bar and passed hor d'oeuvres. All food is done by the White Barn Inn in extreme style and creativity.

With this years Fine Living Festival winding down to a close, we definitely noticed a huge response as far as attendees from previous years and it looks that the Fine Living Festival has the room and potential to keep growing.