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Join in on the 2026 Liberty Festival Celebration!

We wish to thank our generous sponsors and volunteers, who helped to make the 2025 Liberty Festival possible, and continue to ensure 


29th Annual Liberty Festival
Friday, July 3, 2026  & Saturday July 4, 2026  Lewiston/Auburn, Maine

photo from Sun Journal, Lewiston, ME

photo from Sun Journal, Lewiston, ME

The Lewiston/Auburn Liberty Festival. A Celebration of Freedom.

Across the country, communities are celebrating their independence.
The Liberty Festival is an Independence Day celebration along the banks
of the Androscoggin River, and it’s uniquely L/A. With a focus on the Great Falls,
the Liberty Festival an example of two communities rich in heritage
working and celebrating together.

Friday, July 3, 2026
Veterans Park – Lewiston 

Join the Lewiston/Auburn Liberty Festival as we kick off Independence Day Weekend and celebrate America’s 250th Birthday with a free community event on Friday, July 3, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM in Lewiston’s Veterans Park (GPS: 52 Main Street, Lewiston, Maine)! Public parking available in area parking garages.

Enjoy an evening of live music, food vendors, novelty vendors, and a cash bar as we come together to celebrate this historic milestone. Live entertainment will feature Hairy Pie, an ’80s cover band bringing a rock show of the past with their own twist, and ISH, bringing the best of ’90s and 2000s alternative and classic rock like no other!

Bring your family, friends, and community spirit as we celebrate Independence Day Weekend and honor 250 years of America together! (No Raindate for this event)

Saturday, July 4, 2026 
Veterans Park, Lewiston, ME & Great Falls Plaza, Auburn, Maine

We are excited to announce a Fourth of July Parade on July 4, 2026, as part of the nationwide celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. This historic milestone marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and our community looks forward to coming together to celebrate this momentous occasion.
 
The Parade will start at 3:30 p.m. on July 4th — additional details, including parade route, to be announced and emailed to participants soon. You can still signup as a participant of the parade, here: https://forms.gle/buJh2Az84W7zfna78
 

Following the parade entertainment will start on the Lewiston stage featuring Two Wrongs make a Right band, Matt Fournier, and Joanna Hughes & the Ditch Lilies.  Be sure to check out the Twisted Steel Car Club Show — they’ll be staging an epic display in the parking lot of the Lincoln Street Garage! A cash bar will also be setup in Lewiston. In Auburn, we will have a dance party & karaoke with DJ Scotty Dawg, aerial arts with Aerial Jade and more. On both sides of the river you will find various vendors ! Fireworks will be at 9:30 PM. Come and enjoy the communities of Lewiston/Auburn, where after a fun-filled day, you can find a spot along the river and experience the festival’s fireworks finale. (Rain Date: Sunday, July 5, 2026).

Complete schedule can be found, here: https://www.libertyfestival.org/festival-info/entertainment-schedule/

Vendors to include:

 

M&M Concessions

Nash Family Concessions

Exchange Club of Auburn