LebFest 2023

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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PINE Restaurant

Renehan's Roti Catering

Salt hill Pub

Visions for Creative Housing

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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

Hato Viejo Coffee

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

Kimball Union Academy: TBD

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