ROCKLAND – The weekend promises many events at the 56th annual Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland. The festival began on Thursday, and the following is a schedule for Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday, Aug. 2: Limited seating for evening concert in reserved section $25, includes festival admission.

7-10 a.m. Pancake breakfast.

8:30 a.m. Lineup for parade, Rockland District High School.

9 a.m. Festival gates open.

10 a.m. Parade, Main Street.

11 a.m. Lobster serving begins.

Noon-11 p.m. Free parking shuttle.

Noon. Atlantic Challenge, near city floats.

12:30-5 p.m. “Host your own Fishing Show,” north tent.

1-4 p.m. Open house, U.S. Coast Guard station, Tillson Avenue.

1:30 p.m. Blindfolded Rowboat Race, waterfront.

2 p.m. Parade awards, main stage.

2 p.m. “Fish Talk,” marine tent.

5-8 p.m. Fred Woodard Trio, jazz, eating tent.

6:30 p.m. Steelin’ Thunder, steel band, north tent.

7:30 p.m. The Boneheads, main stage.

8:30 p.m. The Neville Brothers, main stage.

11 p.m. Festival closes.

Sunday, Aug. 3: Admission $5 all day; $2 ages 6-12; free 5 and under.

7-10 a.m. Pancake breakfast.

7 a.m. Registration for Fun Run and 10K road race, main stage.

7:30 a.m. Children’s 1-mile run, Main Street entrance to festival grounds.

8:30 a.m. 10K road race, Main Street entrance to festival grounds.

9 a.m. Gates open, contests sign up at information booth.

10 a.m. road race awards, main stage.

10 a.m. Windjammer Chorus, barbershop quartet, north entertainment tent.

11 a.m.-11 p.m. Free parking shuttle.

11 a.m. Lobster serving begins.

11 a.m. Historical society demonstration and talk, marine tent.

11:15 a.m. Windjammer Chorus, north tent.

11:30 a.m. Cod Fish Carrying Contest, main stage.

Noon. Children’s Lobster Eating Contest, ages 8-12, main stage.

12:30 p.m. Little Lobster Diaper Derby, main stage.

1 p.m. Marine tent activities.

1:15 p.m. Inanna, percussion ensemble, main stage.

2 p.m. William Atwood Great International Lobster Crate Race, waterfront.

3:15 p.m. Innervisions, reggae, main stage.

4:30 p.m. Crate Race awards presentation, near eating tent.

5 p.m. Wreath commemorating fishermen lost at sea; King Neptune & Court return to the sea, waterfront.

6 p.m. Festival closes.