
LebFest 2023
Saturday, September 16, 2023 from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm at Colburn Park in Lebanon, NH.
LebFest is a family-centered, FREE community event for all ages with over 70 booths of activities, games, crafts, raffles, local vendors, music, food vendors and a Mac & Cheese competition featuring local restaurants. LebFest celebrates the Upper Valley community as a great place to live and raise a family! (Food and drink will be available for purchase.)
Presented by Upper Valley Business Alliance and Lebanon Recreation, Arts & Park
LIVE ANIMAL PRESENTATION
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join us by the stage at LebFest in Colburn Park for this live-animal educational presentation by the Wildlife Encounters Ecology Center and meet a diverse selection of animals in this “imaginary safari around the world”!
Meet animals whose ancestors lived in a variety of habitats and discover their amazing adaptations and environmental contributions - while considering how we can positively affect our human impact and become positive environmental stewards.
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
In addition to the Wildlife Encounters animal presentation, check out the live music line up happening on the bandstand at Colburn Park during LebFest!
- 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Jason Tardy: Extreme Juggling Show
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Jamie Barnhill: Acoustic Guitar Set
MAC & CHEESE COMPETITION

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Or Until Samples Are Gone
3rd Annual LebFest Mac & Cheese Competition!
Sample homemade mac & cheese, made by local restaurants and then vote for your favorite! The winner will receive bragging rights and the coveted “Mac & Cheese Bowl”. (Samples are free so get to the tent early to taste them all!)
Participants include:
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Renehan's Roti Catering
FOOD VENDORS

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Still hungry after the LebFest Mac & Cheese Competition? Check out these tasty food vendors!
Black Magic Food Truck
K.C. Moore's Ice Cream Truck
Lanoue Maple Farm
Munchas Marshmallows
Munchie-Rollz
Renehan's Roti Catering
Taste of Punjab
Yao-Thai BBQ
VENDOR BOOTHS & ACTIVITIES

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
LebFest is all about community and family fun! Check out all the local business booths for crafts, activities, games, raffles, giveaways and more!
ALL Together: Jenga
Andara: Hula Hooping - Beat The Record!
Anytime Fitness: Fitness Activities
AVA Gallery: Art Table & Art Demos
Balanced Speech Therapy: Craft
Black Moon Games: Family-friendly Board and Card Game Demos
Black House Real Estate: Game
Claremont Savings Bank: Decorate Your Own Piggy Bank
Color Street: Prize Wheel, Free Samples, and a Giveaway Package
Comparion Insurance: Wonky Goggles Game
Coop Food Stores: Milk Bottle Ring Toss
Crossroads Academy: Math Magic
Dartmouth Athletics: TBD
Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine: TBD
4 Legs & a Tail: Fun Page Activities
Four Seasons Sotheby's International Realty UV: TBD
Gary Summerton Photography: Balloons
Girl Scouts of the Green & White Mountains: TBD
Global Rescue: Cornhole Game
Great Eastern Radio: 11:00 - 1:00 Percy The Penguin and Karen Liot Hill
Hato Viejo Coffee: Coloring Pages
Hopkins Center for the Arts: TBD
JAM (Junction Arts & Media): Collage animation with iPads
Knock on Woodcarvings: TBD
Lanoue Maple Farm: Mix Your Own Cotton Candy
Lebanon Ballet School: Visit our booth in Colburn Park for Crafts and Giveaways, and we will have (3) Three Performances of "Peter & The Wolf" at our 22 Hanover Street studio - 11:30 am, 1:30 pm & 5:30 pm
Legacy Mortgage: Decorate Your Own Birdhouse
LISTEN Community Services: Giant Jenga
Mascoma Bank: Face Painting and Bean Bag Toss
Om Mani Mama: Face Painting
Nerd Squad: STEM Activities
New England School of the Arts: Origami Craft with Three Different Designs
New Hampshire Foster Care: Family Fun Zone
New London Barn Playhouse: Create Your Own Puppet Activity
North Country Community Theater: Costume & Props For A Dress-up Photo Booth!
ReGROWth Wellness: DIY Breathing Bead Activity
Revels North: Music & Dancing Activities by Revels Kids and Children’s Chorus Programs
Riverbank Church: Bean Bag Toss
River Valley Club: Pickleball
RootFix Laser Hair & Skincare: Paint & Decorate Garden/Plant Pot Rocks
Rose of the Wood: Paint Your Own Garden Rock Creature To Take Home
Royal Fluff Minis: Crochet Turtle Memory Game & Crochet Tutorials
Running Water Recreation Center: TBD
Scouts BSA Troop 279: Gaga Ball Pit
Service Credit Union: Cornhole, Bubbles, Coloring Table, and Bracelet Making Station
Simply Beeutiful Events: Floral Design Activity
SPARK!: TBD
Strong Rabbit Designs: Customized Sticker Station
Survivor's Paws Animal Rescue: Tennis Ball Game, and Learn How To Care For Dogs & Be A Junior Volunteer
TPI Staffing: Prize Wheel and Slushies
Upper Valley Aquatic Center: Spin To Win For UVAC passes, prizes and other fun stuff. Get a free Body Composition Analysis
Upper Valley BIPOC Network: TBD
Upper Valley Circus Camp: Juggling, diablo devil sticks, scarves, tightwire, hand balancing and stilts!
Upper Valley Music Center: Instrument Petting Zoo
Upper Valley Young Professionals: TBD
VISIONS For Creative Housing: Make Your Own Upcycled Suncatcher
Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Vermont & New Hampshire: Play Ladder Ball for Prizes
Waypoint: TBD
Well Chosen Words: Stamping Activity
Whaleback Mountain: Raffles for Ski Passes & More!