Lisbon to hold annual harvest festival Oct. 29

Deardra Laudieri, secretary at Lisbon Community School and contest winner, participates in the 2021 Harvest Festival’s pie eating contest. Lynette Carver photo

The 13th annual Lisbon Harvest Festival is set for 3-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at the MTM Rec Center, 18 School St. in Lisbon Falls.

The festival, organized by Positive Change Lisbon, provides an opportunity for local nonprofit groups to raise money for their programs, according to a news release from Lynette Carver, harvest festival coordinator.

This event is free to attend. The various games and activities require a range of one to four tickets to participate and are priced at 50 cents each. Free activities include balloon twisting, raffles, competitions, a children’s costume parade and a pumpkin carving contest. For contest details, visit positivechangelisbon.org.

The festival’s gold sponsor this year is Crosman Funeral Home, and the silver sponsor is Barnard Financial, both of Lisbon Falls.

If necessary, the rain date is Sunday, Oct. 30.

Positive Change Lisbon is a nonprofit organization of business owners, citizens and government officials. For more information, email [email protected].

For more information about the event, call Carver at 207-402-8664.