PORTLAND (AP) — The 41st annual Old Port Festival is getting under way in earnest with a day of circuses and scavenger hunts in Portland, Maine.

The festival, which celebrates the waterfront of Maine’s largest city, began on Friday evening and continues Saturday. It will include a downtown scavenger hunt that begins at 1 Monument Way. The Circus Conservatory of America will present “Circus in the Park” at noon and again in Lincoln Park.

The main day of the festival, which includes live music and amusement rides, is scheduled for Sunday.

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