All are invited to join the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust for a public birthday party to celebrate, honor, and remember - (what would have been) Barbara Bush's 100th birthday! The celebration will take place Sunday, 8 June 2025 and is part of a nationwide yearlong celebration of our hometown First Lady.

The festivities will kick off with Barbara's Beach Walk – a dog walk on Gooch's Beach - at 7am with optional dress-up/decorate your dog and your human in Barbara Bush style!

The free public birthday celebration will continue from 12-3PM on the River Green where Barbara Bush’s own Ganny’s Garden is located! Celebrate in style with live music, fun and games, a book sale to benefit Ganny’s Garden, photo op stations and props, kid’s activities, book readings, food vendors, slideshow, a chance to write a personal message to the Bush family which will be delivered directly to them, FREE cake for all, and more!

Home bakers, local businesses, restaurants, and eateries are invited to bake a cake to be served at Barbara Bush's Community Birthday Party. Themed cakes designed around the First Lady and her love of the area are encouraged but not required.

Cake drop-off will be between 9-11am at The River Green in Kennebunkport on Sunday, June 8, 2025. RSVP is required from committed bakers by May 25, 2025.

To RSVP to donate a home baked cake, and/or FMI, or to receive a cake recipe from the Bush Family Cookbook, please contact KCT co-coordinator of the day’s events Kim Schutsky at: kimschutsky@gmail.com