The Lisbon Recreation Department and the Moxie Festival Committee are pleased to announce that the Moxie Vintage Car Show has returned after a more than 10-year hiatus to the Moxie Festival weekend. Proceeds will benefit the Sunshine Hill Neighbor’s Senior Citizen Program.

The Moxie Car Show takes place in the fields behind Lisbon High School. Spectator admission is $5, $3 for children 12-17, and children under 12 are free. There is an entry fee of $10 for the driver and passenger.

The car classes include Antiques, Special Interest, Street Rods, Camaros, Corvettes, Mustangs, Mopars, Motorcycles, Tuner Cars, Pick-up Trucks 2 Wheel, Pick-up Trucks 4 Wheel, Best of the 50s, Best of the 60s, Best of the 70s, Best of the 80s, Best of the 90s, Kids’ Pick, and Senior’s Pick.

All entries will receive a souvenir dash plate and the trophies will definitely have “Moxie.”

Other Moxie Car Show attractions include a swap meet, car corral, entertainment from WQRY, concessions, Moxie-style trophies.

According to Lisbon public safety officials, an estimated 50,000 people attend the three-day Moxie Festival. The town of Lisbon has approximately 9,300 residents.

Since 1982, the Moxie Festival in Lisbon, Maine has been held on the second weekend in July. The Festival now includes a three-day Pow Wow; Friday night fireworks; a Saturday 5K Race, parade, Street Fair, and Concert in the Park; and on Sunday, the Chief Worumbo Androscoggin River Race and the Moxie Car Show. Moxie was designated Maine’s official soft drink on May 20, 2005.


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