Rum Riots, Coffee Houses, Crawfish Boil, and More

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are five choice dining events going on around the city:

1) Crawfish Boil
When: Sunday, June 1, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Po' Boys & Pickles
What: The third annual parking lot crawfish boil, featuring live music, Louisana crawfish, bread pudding, and Shipyard brews. Details here.

2) Spring Festival on the Farm
When: Saturday, May 31, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Wolfe's Neck Farm
What: Look for hayrides, face painting, food, and all kinds of educational demonstrations at this festival. Non-member tickets are $7 per person; children under 2 can enter for free.

3) Rum Riots
When: Saturday, May 31, to Monday, June 2
Where: Various locations around Portland
What: Celebrate Maine's bars past and present with a weekend full of events like happy hours, bartender brunches, and tasting rooms. Check the schedule here.

4) Book Launch
When: Saturday, May 31, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Sherman's Books
What: The launch party and book signing for Kate McCarty's Portland Food: The Culinary Capital of Maine.

5) Portland Loves Coffee Tour
When: Sunday, June 1, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Various; starts at Coffee by Design
What: Join Portland Food Map's Anestes Fotiades and the Maine Brew Bus—for which Eater Maine editor Adam H. Callaghan is the curriculum coordinator—for a tour of four Portland coffee houses. Fotiades will make a rare appearance to lead the tour and educate the public on roasting, cupping, pouring, and more.