Chatham SummerFest 2025 will be held Saturday, July 12
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.
Scavenger Hunt
Kids’ Activities
Columbia County Youth Theatre Performance
Hay Wagon Rides
Strolling Fashion Show
Live Music
Wine Tasting
Vermouth and Brandy Tasting
Ragmuffins Performance
Photo Booth
Magic Show, Balloon Twisting & Face-Painting
NO FORKS, NO SHAME—JUST FAME
The Marton & Davis Pie Eating Contest
No forks, no shame—just fame! Sign up for the Marton & Davis Pie Eating Contest! Try and finish a chocolate cream pie faster than anyone else- with your hands tied behind your back!
Contest begins at 11:30am on the Chatham Brewing stage. Sign up to take part beforehand at the table near the stage. There is one heat for adults and one for kids under 18.
THE THIRD ANNUAL
Great Chatham
Bake-Off
Judges: nationally-acclaimed chef, author, and editor Ruth Reichl, Ellsworth Kelly Foundation president Jack Shear, and Nine Cakes founder/baker Betsy Thorleifson.
Held at the village gazebo, amateur bakers of all ages are invited to compete for the blue ribbon. (Bring entries to the gazebo by 10:30. All baked goods are eligible.)
Village Events
| 10:00-10:30am | Ragamuffins Processional and performance. On the green |
| 10:00-10:30am | Drop off bake goods contest. At the gazebo |
| 10:30-11:00am | Pie Eating Contest sign up. 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 | Baking Contest winners announced |
| 2:00-4:00pm | Music by Scott Stockman and Son. At the Gazebos |
| 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 Streetgoods |
| Bimi’s Food and Drink Tent: Frozen cocktails and beer Gelato. 17 Main Street |
| Bimi’s Games – Jenga, Connect Four, corn hole, bubbles. 19 Main Street |
| Additional outdoor seatin and tables at Bimi’s – 21 Main Street |
| Bimi’s “Say Cheese” photo booth |
| Peoples Pub |
| 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 |
| Scavenger Hunt – Find the rubber duckies |
| 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)1 – 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 |
Vendors
9 Woodworking Artisan/Crafter
Alight Non-Profit
Arkenstone Gems Artisan/Crafter
Betsy Jacks Art Artisan/Crafter
Chatham Athletics Booster Club Non-Profit
Chatham Rescue Squad, Inc. Non-Profit
Citizens’ Climate Lobby/Citizens’ Climate Education Non-Profit
Columbia County Youth Theatre Non-Profit
Columbia Land Conservancy Non-Profit
Cooper’s Daughter Spirits Other
Crème de la Crème Food Service
DMC Tattoo Artisan/Crafter
Ellen Devens Artisan/Crafter
Fitting Creek Farm Flowers Artisan/Crafter
IndivisibleColumbiaNY Non-Profit
Knot Frayed Away Artisan/Crafter
Looming Madness Artisan/Crafter
Mac-Haydn Theatre Non-Profit
Marshallhealth Direct Sales/Retail/Commercial
Mastodon Direct Sales/Retail/Commercial
Mina Saffron & Spices Other
N.O.T. Enterprises- I’m N.O.T. Gonna Get Ticked Artisan/Crafter
New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Non-Profit
New York State Police Non-Profit
Oxford House Non-Profit
Payne AME Church Non-Profit
Robert Bradway Plumbing Commercial
She She Designs Artisan/Crafter
Simply Darling Permanent Jewelry Direct Sales/Retail/Commercial
Spherical Therapies Direct Sales/Retail/Commercial
Taste of India Food Service
The Bee Boy Other
The Gnome Bistro Food Service
Tri-Village Fire Company Other
Walker Woodcrafts Artisan/Crafter
Wylde Collective Other