Chatham Summer Fest

Saturday, Jul 12, 2025 at 10:00am

Various Venue

We hope that you will join us for Summerfest 2025 and help make this another terrific event. Our annual street fair will be held throughout the village: Main Street, Hudson Avenue and Park Row. Chatham Summerfest attracts hundreds of visitors from the Hudson Valley, the Capital Region, the Berkshires as well as our local community. In addition to craftspeople, food purveyors and nonprofits, there will be artisans and vendors, foot trucks, live music and other family-friendly entertainment.

Village Events:

10:00-10:30am - Ragamuffins processional and performance. On the green
10:00-10:30am - Drop off entries for Bake-Off competition. At the gazebo
10:30-11:00am - Register for Pie-Eating Contest. On the Chatham Brewing stage
11:00am-1:00pm - Magic show with balloon-twisting and face-painting. At the gazebo
11:30am-Noon - Pie-Eating Contest. On the Chatham Brewing stage
12:30-2:30pm - Music by The Beaks. On the Chatham Brewing stage
1:00-2:00pm - Columbia County Youth Theatre Performance Company performs songs from Schoolhouse Rock Live! On the green next to The Morris
1:00pm - Bake-Off competition winners announced
2:00-4:00pm - Music by Scott Stockman and Son. At the gazebo
3:00-5:00pm - Music by Bits & Pieces Stage. On the Chatham Brewing stage
6:00-8:00pm - Music by Almost Vintage. On the Chatham Brewing stage

All Day Events:

Hay wagon rides to Crellin Park and The Tracy
Strawberry shrub lemonade, Med wraps and baked goods. Fork & Whisk, 20 Main Street
Bimi’s Food and Drink Tent: Frozen cocktails and beer, gelato. 17 Main Street
Games – Jenga, Connect Four, corn hole, bubbles. Bimi’s, 19 Main Street
Additional outdoor seating and tables. Bimi’s, 21 Main Street
Bimi’s “Say Cheese” photo booth
The People’s Pub, 36 Main Street
Tamales, agua fresca, muffins and ice cream. Fiesta Café, 41 Main Street
Snow cones. Still Life, 37 Main Street
Red Mannequin Strolling Fashion Show
DJ records. Stonykill Coffee & Records, 36 Main Street Floor 2
Beer and grill. Chatham Brewing, 59 Main Street
Kids Club – sprinklers; build a boat and float it in a kiddie pool, reusable water balloons, DIY sailboat kits
Movie popcorn. Crandell Theatre, 48 Main Street
Village Scavenger Hunt – A family-oriented hunt for rubber duckies hidden in local businesses. Prize: family pack of Columbia County Fair tickets
Chatham Yoga Center (tentative) – 2 free kids yoga classes during Summerfest

Crellin Park Events:

Town of Chatham Community Picnic
Pack 127 Boys Scouts hot dogs and hamburger
Friendly banjo workshop and signing with Zach Munsall
Bloody Hollow Bluegrass
Mr. Ding-A-Ling

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