LISBON— The Half Moon Jug Band will bring its toe-tapping, hand-clapping brand of musical mayhem and comedy to Lisbon’s Moxie Festival on Saturday, July 9. Band members Troy R. Bennett, Carter Ruff, Mike the Drummer and Steve Brewer will play at 11:30 a.m. at the Marion T. Morse Center on School Street.

Besides live music, the festival taking place Friday through Sunday, July 8-10, will also feature a Spirit of the Wolf Pow Wow, book sale, turkey supper, pancake breakfast, road race, parade, Moxie recipe contest, fireworks and lots more.

Here is a schedule of events:

Friday, July 8

4-10 p.m.: Spirit of the Wolf Pow Wow, behind Lisbon High School, Route 196

4-6 p.m.: Lisbon Fire Department carwash, Main Street, Lisbon Falls

4-8 p.m.: Friends of the Lisbon Library book sale, MTM Center, School Street

4:30-6 p.m.: Alma-Lea Dance Studio performance, Mid Town Plaza, Route 196

5-6:30 p.m.: Turkey supper, Lisbon Falls Masonic Hall, Route 196

6-8 p.m.: Lisbon Historical Society Museum open house, MTM Center, School Street

6:30-8:45p.m.: Public safety demonstrations, Lisbon Public Safety Departments, Lisbon High School

6:30-8:30 p.m.: Rick Graham Band, Mid Town Plaza

8:45-9:15 p.m.: Fire Poi juggling troupe, Mid Town Plaza

9:15-10 p.m.: Fireworks display, Mid Town Plaza

Saturday, July 9

All day: Spirit of the Wolf Pow Wow, behind Lisbon High School, Route 196

All day: Children’s entertainment, including bouncy houses, pony rides, bungee jumping, face-painting, MTM Park and downtown Main Street, Lisbon Falls

6:45-9:15 a.m.: Pancake breakfast, Lisbon Falls Masonic Hall, Route 196

7:30-9 a.m.: Moxie 5K Road Race, behind Xtra Mart across from Lisbon High School

9 a.m.-3 p.m.: Open house, Lisbon Falls Masonic Hall, Route 196

9 a.m.-2 p.m.: Friends of the Lisbon Library book sale, MTM Center, School Street

9 a.m.-2 p.m.: Holy Trinity Church bake sale, Maine Art Glass Studio, Main Street

10 a.m.-noon: Moxie Festival parade, featuring Grand Marshall Dick LaRoche, starting on Capitol Avenue

11 a.m.-noon: Moxie recipe contest registration, Main Street stage, Lisbon Falls

11 a.m.-4 p.m.: Chicken barbecue, under the tent, Main Street, Lisbon Falls

11 a.m.-3 p.m.: 106 WQRY Internet radio broadcast, Lisbon Library, Main Street

11 a.m.-3 p.m.: Child identification program, Lisbon Falls Masonic Hall, Route 196

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Half Moon Jug Band, MTM Center Pavilion, School Street

Noon-5 p.m.: Lisbon Historical Society Museum Open House, MTM Center, School St.

Noon-2 p.m.: New England Moxie Congress Moxie cars display, Crosman’s parking lot,

Main Street, Lisbon Falls

12:30-1:30 p.m.: Guitar workshop featuring Martin Gibson, Dube’s Music, Midtown Plaza

1-2 p.m.: Moxie recipe contest judging, Main Street stage, Lisbon Falls

1:30-4 p.m.: Balloon twisting and face-painting by Party Palooga, MTM Center

1:45-2:30 p.m.: The Great Stephan Magic Show, MTM Center Pavilion

2-3 p.m.: Moxie Chug N Challenge Moxie store, Main Street and Route 196, Lisbon Falls

2-4 p.m.: Fireman’s muster, Upper Main Street

2-4 p.m.: Butterfly and insect museum tour, Maine Glass Art Studio, Main Street

2-2:30 p.m.: Penny scramble, MTM Center

2:45-4 p.m.: Martin Gibson, MTM Center Pavilion

4-5:30 p.m.: Dube’s Music student bands, MTM Center Pavilion

Sunday, July 10

9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.: Spirit of the Wolf Pow Wow, behind Lisbon High School, Route 196

9-11 a.m.: Registration for 13th annual Chief Worumbo Androscoggin River Race, Durham boat launch, Route 136

11 a.m. start time: 13th annual Chief Worumbo Androscoggin River Race

11:30 a.m.-1p.m.: Moxie pulled pork and hot dogs with Moxie mustard at river race finish, Sabattus River boat launch

11:45 a.m.-12:15p.m.: Spirit of the Wolf Pow Wow representatives at the river race finish, Sabattus River boat launch

Noon-3 p.m.: Ridge School open house, Lisbon Historical Society, Ridge Schoolhouse, Route 9

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