A huge thank you to all the businesses, organizations, entertainers, and sponsors who made last year’s LebFest such a success! We’re excited to bring the community together again for another incredible celebration this year—mark your calendars and stay tuned for exciting updates!
LebFest 2025
Saturday, September 20, 2025 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 80 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
12:30 PM - 1:30 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!
- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Jason Tardy: High Energy Juggling Show
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm The Tricksters Band
MAC & CHEESE COMPETITION
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Or Until Samples Are Gone
5th 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!)
Who’s got the cheesiest, gooiest, most mouthwatering mac in the Upper Valley? We’ll find out soon! Competitors are still being confirmed—check back for the official lineup!
FOOD VENDORS
Still hungry after the LebFest Mac & Cheese Competition? Check out these tasty food vendors!
Cotton Candy Kids
More to come!
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 Weather HVAC: Modified race car show and tell.
Alzheimer's Association MA/NH: Coloring pages, word puzzles and memory games.
Artisan Eyewear: Eyeglasses and sunglasses to try on; giving away some swag.
Berkshire Hathaway HS Verani Realty: Coloring pages and temporary tattoos.
Budget Print: Coloring pages, giveaways, games.
Canaveral Candles: Kids will be able to take out a sculptured candle from molds.
CCBA: TBD
City Center Ballet: TBD
DB Lights: TBD
Domino's Pizza: Cornhole game to win slices and other food items.
Early Care & Education Association: Plinko.
Hopkins Center for the Arts: TBD
Kate & Co Real Estate: Bean bag toss with prizes and temporary tattoos.
Ledyard Charter School: Fall themed kids craft.
Legacy Mortgage: Decorate Your Own Birdhouse.
Listen Community Services: Giant Jenga.
New England School of the Arts: Karaoke.
Northern Stage: TBD
Novo Nordisk: SPONSOR
Revels North: Sing-a-longs and costumes for dress-up.
Revo Casino: SPONSOR
Riverbank Church: Ski-ball.
Rose of the Wood: Rose of the Wood will have kids garden rock painting. Let the imagination flow, and add color and flair to your spirit stone. Stones can be kept and moved to the garden or placed in a natural location as a gift for another to find. The possibilities are endless!
Running Water Recreation: Hover ball - shoot balls floating in the air with bows and arrows, mini golf.
Sweetland Farm: Name the vegetable game or an apple activity.
Unmask the Invisible: "This is your brain on art" painting project.
Upper Valley BIPOC Network: TBD
Upper Valley Family Child Care Network: Sensory bin & games.
Upper Valley Music Center: Instrument Petting Zoo.
Upper Valley Young Professionals: TBD
Vital Communities: Farm animal mask-making for kids, Upper Valley trivia game for adults.
Waypoint: TBD
West Lebanon Feed & Supply: Temporary tattoo booth for kids, guess the kibble in the jar for adults.
THANK YOU TO OUR LEBFEST SPONSORS!
