Add an Event

Event listings on VisitMaine.com, WesternMaine.org, DowneastAcadia.com, and VisitAroostook.com are special events that occur in a town, region or at an individual business such as a fair, festival, lecture, sporting event, etc.

You may request a free calendar listing on VisitMaine.com, WesternMaine.org, DowneastAcadia.com, and VisitAroostook.com using the procedure below. The event must be open to the public and be inherent to tourism. The idea is that the event must be something that a visitor can do while on vacation in Maine. It cannot be something like a six-week pottery making class because the average traveler would not have time to come to Maine every week to participate. Events do not include special lodging packages. Those should be added to the Getaways system.

Instructions for adding an event

1. Go to MOTPartners.com and click “Manage Listings”.
2. Input your email address and password and you will go to a page called “Manage Listings”. If you do not have an account, continue on to the next step. If you have forgotten your password, follow the below sub-steps. Otherwise skip to Step 5.
   1. Click on the “Forgot your password?” link.
   2. Input your email address. This sends you an email message with a link you must open to reset your password.
   3. Click on the link in the email and input your new password and click on “Save”.
3. If this is your first time adding a listing to VisitMaine.com, WesternMaine.org, DowneastAcadia.com, and VisitAroostook.com click on the “Register” link.
4. Complete the form including your name, email address, password and phone number, and then click “Submit”.

   Fig. 1.1 Registration form.

5. A page entitled “Listing Administration” appears. Click “Add a New Event”.

   Fig. 1.2 Where to add an event.

6. The category checkboxes at the bottom of the form are there so that you can check off the categories that are most relevant to your event.

   Fig. 1.3 Event categories.

7. Complete all the steps of the form and click “Finish”. This submits your event listing to VisitMaine.com, WesternMaine.org, DowneastAcadia.com, and VisitAroostook.com for review. (Note: Your event listing will be submitted to WesternMaine.org, DowneastAcadia.com, and VisitAroostook.com only if your event is taking place in those regions.)

   Fig. 1.4 Add an event form.

The Maine Office of Tourism, Maine’s Lakes & Mountains Tourism Council, Aroostook County Tourism, and DownEast & Acadia Region must review all listings prior to their appearance on each site. Please allow five business days for approval.

The Maine Office of Tourism, Maine’s Lakes & Mountains Tourism Council, Aroostook County Tourism, and DownEast & Acadia Region request that all businesses receiving a free link on VisitMaine.com, WesternMaine.org, DowneastAcadia.com, and VisitAroostook.com provide a reciprocal link on your site. A simple link to our sites from yours will increase the relevancy of all sites in search engine rankings and increase the likelihood that more people will click on them.

If you have any questions please call us at (207) 624-9808.