Join in on the 2025 Liberty Festival Celebration!

We wish to thank our generous sponsors and volunteers, who helped to make the 2024 Liberty Festival possible, and continue to ensure

28th Annual Liberty Festival
Friday, July 4 – 6, 2025| Lewiston/Auburn, Maine

photo from Sun Journal, Lewiston, ME

The Lewiston/Auburn Liberty Festival. A Celebration of Freedom.

Across the country, communities are celebrating their independence.
The Liberty Festival is an Independence Day celebration along the banks
of the Androscoggin River, and it’s uniquely L/A. With a focus on the Great Falls,
the Liberty Festival an example of two communities rich in heritage
working and celebrating together.

Friday, July 4, 2025
Veterans Park – Lewiston & Great Falls Plaza – Auburn

On Friday, July 4th, festivities will begin at 4:30 PM in Lewiston at Veterans Park and 6 PM in Auburn at Great Falls Plaza. On the Lewiston Stage will be performances by Country Roads, Zack Pomerleau, and National Award Winning Robert Washington as “Elvis”, Bazinga. In Auburn, we will have a dance party & karaoke with DJ Scotty Dawg, aerial arts with Aerial Jade and more. On both sides of the river you will find various vendors ! Fireworks will be at 9:30 PM. Come and enjoy the communities of Lewiston/Auburn, where after a fun-filled day, you can find a spot along the river and experience the festival’s fireworks finale. (Rain Date: Saturday, July 5, 2025).

Saturday, July 5, 2025
Veterans Park, Lewiston, ME

On Saturday, July 5th, 2025, starting at 5:30PM the Liberty Festival is excited to announce an additional night of great music, dancing, and fellowship. Featuring Maine’s Got Talent 2024 winner Joanna Hughes and her band The Ditch Lilies, Josh Hatfield Music, and Amanda Tubbs and friends present Just Dance – A tribute to Lady Gaga. (Rain Date: There is no rain date for this event).

Sunday, July 6, 2025
Veterans Park, Lewiston, ME

Join us on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at 11 AM as the Liberty Festival proudly presents “A Salute to the American Flag and Retirement Ceremony.” The event will feature performances by the 195th Maine Army National Guard Brass & Rock Bands, a special presentation by the Kennebec County Veterans Honor Guard, and a flag retirement ceremony led by Bettyann Sheats.

Be sure to bring a chair and any American flags you wish to have respectfully retired.

In case of rain, the event will move indoors to the Franco American Heritage Center. Please note: the flag retirement ceremony will not take place if held indoors.

Vendors to include: