What is Yarmouth Clam Festival?
The '''Yarmouth Clam Festival''' is a yearly event in [[Yarmouth, Maine]]. It started in 1965 to raise money for around forty local [[non-profit organization]]s, 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.clamfestival.com/insider.php |title=ClamFestival.com - The Press Room |access-date=2012-10-27 |archive-date=2012-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103184134/http://www.clamfestival.com/insider.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> No festival has been held since 2020 on grounds of [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{coord|43|48|N|70|11.1|W |type:event_region:US-ME_dim:500 |display=title}} {{US-stub}} [[Category:Festivals in the United States]] [[Category:Maine]] [[Category:1965 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:20th-century establishments in Maine]] [[Category:July events]]