Lebanon Recreation, Arts, & Parks

06/08/2026

It is TIME! To start getting excited about this summer's free Front Porch Summer Concert Series in Colburn Park! 🎶

At 7 PM every Thursday night from July 2 to Aug 20, join us in the park for summer evenings full of live music of every variety. This year's lineup features artists from near and far, playing everything from Zydeco blues to country. There is sure to be something for everyone, of any age, in this year's lineup.

Thank you to this year's Front Porch Concert Series sponsors, who have generously made this year's free shows possible. We can't wait to celebrate every performer with you in Colburn Park this summer! 🎸

06/02/2026

06/02/2026

🌎🎶🍴 Experience the World at Taste & Traditions! 🍴🎶🌎

Join us at Colburn Park on Saturday, June 13 for an afternoon celebrating the cultures, traditions, music, food, and creativity that make our community vibrant and diverse!

🎤 Performance Schedule
🕚 11:15 AM – Bollywood Zumba with Nikki Batra & CCBA
🕛 12:10 PM – Erhu, Traditional Chinese Instrument with Vicky Zhi
🕧 12:25 PM – Rueda de Casino with UV Casineros
🕐 1:05 PM – Inclusive Fashion Show presented by Dartmouth Health's Emerging Leaders Employee Resource Group partnering with LISTEN
🕑 1:55 PM – Intro to Belly Dancing with Gina Capossela

🍽️🛍️ Featured Food & Cultural Vendors
• K&P Catering Services LLC
• Sweet K's Lemonade
• Dartmouth Health EmBody+ Employee Resource Group
• I Can't Print Straight
• Aloha & Bloom Hawaiian Food LLC
• The Woolly Thistle
• Taste of the Island Haitian Cuisine
• Marry Me Basbosah
• Dartmouth Health International Employee Resource Group

Plus, visit community partners including the Lebanon Public Libraries, Replay Arts, Upper Valley Equity Alliance for Racial Justice (UVEAR), Mosaic Network, and more!

Bring your family, invite your friends, and come celebrate the many cultures that enrich our community.

06/01/2026

Join our stars, stripes, and spokes kids' bike parade on July 4th around Colburn Park!

Children of all ages are welcome. All we ask is to bring your best creativity and patriotism!

Decorate your vehicles with balloons, flags, pinwheels, etc in Red, White, and Blue colors!

Helmets are strongly recommended.

Parade staging and line-up starts at 10:45am behind the CCBA Recreation Center. The parade will commence at 11:30am and finish at 12pm

Gather your friends, family, and neighbors and join in on this special USA 250 community celebration!

05/12/2026

Pollinator Plants Find New Home: Recreation, Arts, and Parks staff gardener worked with volunteer gardeners and relocated a mature pollinator garden near the Mascoma River Greenway, preserving dozens of flowering plants for pollinators and visitors to enjoy.

Volunteer gardeners Joan McGovern, Barbara Slaiby, and Jesse Elfstrom joined Recreation, Arts, and Parks Department staff gardener Susan Johnson on Sunday, May 10, 2026, to carefully transplant a mature pollinator garden from the Mascoma River Greenway trailhead, where construction of the new Mechan...

05/01/2026

The City of Lebanon is excited to commemorate America's 250th birthday with a memorable and traditional 4th of July Celebration this summer! 🎉

Join us at Colburn Park on Thursday, July 2nd for music, entertainment, and fireworks after the Farmer's Market.

Then, come on down this Saturday, July 4th for the Red White and Blue 6.2 and 5K running race in the morning, followed by a spectacular 4th of July Parade and a celebration in Colburn Park. 🎉

We are excited to celebrate this national milestone with our community celebration. Please stay tuned for more information about the festivities on July 2nd and July 4th coming soon.

04/20/2026

We are gathering in Colburn Park on June 13 for a celebration of culture, unity, and community in the Upper Valley and you are cordially invited to join us for Taste and Traditions 2026!

Help us bring this event to life by sharing food, dance, music, artwork, storytelling, or another idea you'd like to bring to our celebration. Please visit LebanonNH.Gov/Recreation to submit your ideas by Monday, May 4.

We can't wait to gather soon to celebrate culture and community in the Upper Valley!

04/14/2026

Do you know a 5th-8th grader looking for something AWESOME to do during April Break next week? We'd love to have them join us for one of our April Breakaway trips!

Each trip runs from 9 AM-4 PM (unless otherwise specified), and most trips have lunch provided. Grab a friend or two and choose one or more trips from our list of April Break adventures! Let's make this April Break the best one yet.

Registration and more information available at LebanonNH.gov/Register.

04/13/2026

Share Your Culture at Taste and Traditions!: Come celebrate the many cultures of Lebanon and the Upper Valley with music, art, and delicious food! Taste and Traditions is a vibrant celebration of cultural diversity, unity and community. We invite you to be part of it!

Come celebrate the many cultures of Lebanon and the Upper Valley with music, art, and delicious food! Taste and Traditions is a vibrant celebration of cultural diversity, unity, and community. We invite you to be part of it!

04/02/2026

Leb Rec Team Gear: Lebanon Recreation has partnered with Top Stitch Embroidery to offer optional Team Gear this spring!

Lebanon Recreation has partnered with Top Stitch Embroidery to offer optional Team Gear this spring! Show your team spirit and represent the sport you love both on and off the field.