What's Happening at the Lebanon Festival?

In only a few weeks the 4th annual Lebanon Festival will happen, in conjunction with the Celebration of Learning at the Hanson and Lebanon Elementary Schools. Why do we love that these two events are happening at the same time?

                                                

1. People who normally would not have taken the time to attend the Lebanon Festival now have the opportunity to come to the field after visiting in their child's classroom and participating in the games available to their children, see the animals, listen to live music, eat lunch from our selection of vendors and support local business! 

2. People who normally wouldn't have any idea what goes on at our elementary schools have an opportunity to see just how great our school, staff and families who make up the schools really are! The Celebration of Learning is a day for students and teachers to showcase all the learning that has happened throughout the year. 

We have a rare opportunity to merge a large demographic of this community on this one day. There is a lot of fun to be had from being a part of the Pancake Breakfast being served 7-10 am to listening to the live music we have booked for this day! You can walk around and see all the vendors who will be there, many selling items that would make perfect gifts for birthday's, Father's Day even Christmas if you like to plan ahead! Supporting local business is a big part of community and we hope you will consider supporting some of the one's that will be there. 

Do you like to read? As parents we are always encouraging our kids to read. Our elementary schools do an awesome job of encouraging reading and at the Lebanon Festival we will have two local author's, both who published books recently and will have them for sale at their booths. One author is even planning a book signing at 1:30! Her book, Tea for a Sweep, is a charming book for the young and old alike! Our other Author will be signing copies of her book all day for those who purchase it, The Weathering of Sea Glass. The Martha Sawyer Community Library will also be having a Book Fair in the library all day. Books make awesome gifts! 

We have a variety of direct sale vendors like LulaRoe, Thirty-One Gifts, Damsel in Distress, Paparrazi Jewelry and Younique. Many, if not all, will have cash and carry items and some accept debit/credit cards. We also have many local crafters who will have their handmade items for sale! 

If you have any interest in soccer then you will want to head on down to the field because the Lebanon Youth Soccer Association will have their snack shack open and will also be having soccer sign-ups. If your child wants to play this fall, find Georgie at the snack shack and get them signed up! We will also have Noble Youth Travel Soccer available to answer any questions you have about travel soccer and you'll have the opportunity to sign your child up if this interests them. 

Do you enjoy supporting the youth in our community? Colby Amidon is a student raising money for his Eagle Scout project and will be offering children's games and face painting! What a great way to support a great cause. We've also been told there is a good possibility that the 2nd graders celebration of learning project will happen on the field of the festival...more details to come on that! 

Do you run? Do your children like to run? For the first time we are having a 5K/Fun Run. You can register right here on the blog by clicking on the RaceWire link. This race is open to anyone who wants to participate and there will be an awards ceremony and prizes directly following the races! 

If you like Scavenger Hunts then you're in luck! We are putting together a fun hunt for your family to participate in. Anyone who completes the hunt is entered into our raffle to win one of the several gift cards we have for prizes! 

Do you like Magic? Do your kids like Magic? Well if so you are NOT going to want to miss our Magician, BJ Hickman who will be putting on a 45 minute show from 11:15-12. Then at 12:00 you will want to head over to the Lebanon Fire/EMS because they have a pretty incredible demo planned for you from 12-1! 

There is so much do at the Lebanon Festival that you are going to want to set aside a few hours to be there. Everything that the Lebanon Festival provides for the community by way of entertainment is FREE! Invite your friends and family and make a day of it. The blog is being updated daily as vendor registration forms continue to come and the community continues to express an interest in being involved so keep checking back here for all the info you need about the festival. You will find the pancake breakfast menu here, the schedule of events and all the vendors coming. If you have any questions or if you would like to be a part of the day you can contact us as lebanonfestival1@yahoo.com.