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LISBON — Register now for the following Moxie Festival events. Sign up at www.MoxieFestival.com for events taking place July 11-13.

Friday, July 11, will be the Moxie Recipe Contest. Moxie lovers from near and far make food taste better by adding Moxie soda to the mix. Email entries to [email protected] by midnight on July 1. The categories are appetizers, salads, dressings, sauces (no alcoholic beverages, please); main dishes, meat dishes, casseroles; and desserts, pies, pastries. Bring your recipe from 4 to 4:45 p.m. Recipe judging will take place at Chummys Mid-Town Diner from 5 to 7 p.m.

Saturday, July 12, events will include the Moxie Day 5K, the new Moxie Bike Rally and the Moxie Chug-n-Challenge.

The 19th annual Moxie Day 5K Road Race will begin at 7:30 a.m., rain or shine. It is an early and quick scenic run through the outskirts of Lisbon Falls. The route includes two steep upgrades, one at the start and the second at the two-mile mark. The Moxie 5K Race begins and ends near Lisbon High School. The $15 preregistration and $20 day of race fee includes a free Moxie 5K Race T-shirt. At 7 a.m., the Moxie 5K Kids Fun Run will take place at Gazebo Park across from Lisbon High School and the cost is $5.

The Moxie Day 30- and 50-mile bike rally will begin at 8:30 a.m., rain or shine, at Crafts Car on Route 196 and end at the Railroad Diner in Lisbon Falls. The first 50 registrations will receive commemorative mugs. Preregistration is $25; $30 day of race.

The Moxie Chugging Challenge is not for the faint of heart or esophagus. If you can’t hold your Moxie, this is not a challenge for you. If, however, you aspire to gastronomic greatness, the cheers of amazed crowds and the title of “Moxie Chugging Challenge Champion,” here’s what you’ll need to do: Be one of the first five chuggers to arrive at the Main Street Stage at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, and pay the $5 entry fee.

The events on Sunday, July 13, include the Moxie Car Show and the 16th annual Chief Worumbo Androscoggin River Race.

The Moxie Car Show will take place in the fields behind Lisbon High School on Route 196 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 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.

Registration for the River Race is $30 for adults and $15 for children 12 and under if registered by end-of-business Monday, July 8. The registration fee includes a T-shirt, lunch and free shuttle service. The Worumbo Race is an amateur competition of approximately six miles, with possible class I rips and easy class II rapids, depending on water levels on race day. The race is a family-friendly event and allows racers to experience a section of the Androscoggin River with many other recreational enthusiasts.

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