Scott Whalen checks out the cooking lobsters Saturday just before the third and final lobster dinner during the Auburn Lobster Festival in downtown Auburn. He and other Auburn Exchange Club members cooked every lobster and clam they had as all three dinners sold out, but hungry patrons had other choices at several food trucks and booths with food and beverages of all kinds.

Odin Labonte dances with his shadow to live music on the stage during Saturday's Auburn Lobster Festival in downtown Auburn.

Harper Nesbit points to her favorite buoy Saturday while she voted in a contest with her mother, Ashley, right, during the Auburn Lobster Festival downtown.

Tiana Lacombe and co-workers from Hearth & Key Realty had fun at their booth Saturday during the Auburn Lobster Festival in downtown. They were one of several sponsors of the event that drew thousands of people.

Festival Plaza and Main Street were crawling with people Saturday during the Auburn Lobster Festival in downtown Auburn.

Odin Labonte dances with his shadow to live music on the stage during Saturday's Auburn Lobster Festival downtown.