Chatham SummerFest 2025 was held Saturday, July 12, 10:00am-4:00pm
Summerfest 2025 was another terrific event. Our annual street fair was held throughout the village: Main Street, Hudson Avenue and Park Row. Chatham Summerfest attracted 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 were artisans and vendors, foot trucks, live music and other family-friendly entertainment.
Hay Wagon Rides
Crellin Park to The Tracy
Scavenger Hunt
Columbia County Youth Theatre Performance
Live Music
Strolling Fashion Show
Vermouth, Brandy and SpiritsTasting
Free Yoga for Families/Kids
Ragmuffins Performance
Photo Booth
Kids’ Activities
Magic Show, Balloon Twisting & Face-Painting
NO FORKS, NO SHAME—JUST FAME
The Marton & Davis Pie-Eating Contest
No forks, no shame—just fame! Contestants tried to finish a chocolate cream pie faster than anyone else—with their hands tied behind your back!
Contest began at 11:30am on the Chatham Brewing stage. Entrants signed up to take part beforehand at the table near the stage. There was 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 competed for the blue ribbon. (Entries were brought to the gazebo by 10:30. All baked goods were eligible.)
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 |
| 2:00-2:45pm | Free Yoga for the whole family or drop off your child (7 years+) at Chatham Yoga Center. 3 Railroad Avenue |
| 2:00-4:00pm | Music by Scott Stockman and Son. At the gazebo |
| 2:00-5:00pm | Spirits tasting with Ten Mile Distillery from Wassaic. Chatham Wine & Liquor. 53 Main Street |
| 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 |
| Free movie popcorn and member sign-up. 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 |
| Enter raffle to win Tanglewood Basket. Approximate value $300. Zonta Club of Upper Hudson Valley and the Z-Club |
Town of Chatham Community Picnic
at Crellin Park 11:00am-4:00pm
Gather your friends, family and loved ones for a delightful day filled with laughter, delicious food, and the beauty of the park.
| Friendly banjos with Zack! music workshop Noon-1:00pm |
| Ice cream provided by Mr. Ding-A-Ling 1:00-2:30pm |
| Music by Bloody Hollow Bluegrass 1:00-3:00pm |
| Hot dogs and hamburgers to benefit Club Scout Pack 127 |
| Free hay wagon rides to and from Crellin Park and Summerfest |
| Free store wagon | swimming | touch-a-tractor | crafts |
| Crellin Park Picnic rain date: Sunday, July 13 |
Vendors
Alight
Arkenstone Gems
Aroma Home
Bags ‘n Barbecue
Bath Fitter
Betsy Jacks Art
Black Lotus Designs Cape Cod
Bradway Plumbing
Camphill Ghent
Chatham Area Recreation Project
Chatham Athletics Booster Club
Chatham Dems
Chatham Republican Committee
Chatham Rescue Squad, Inc.
Citizens’ Climate Lobby/Citizens’ Climate Education
Columbia County Youth Theatre
Columbia Land Conservancy
Cooper’s Daughter Spirits
Counter Balance woodworking
Crème de la Crème
Deep Earth Pottery
Detail Lab
DMC Tattoo
Ellen Devens
Equine Advocates
Fitting creek farm flowers
Five-O
Gilded Lily Tattoo
Go Mushrooms
Hudson Meal Co
IndivisibleColumbiaNY
Inphorm
Katherine’s Henna
Kinetic Fitness
Knot Frayed Away
Let My Legacy Be Love, LLC
Lily-Belle Designs
Liz Shaw Design
Looming Madness
Mac-Haydn Theatre
Maplewood Farm
Marshallhealth
Mary Kay Cosmetics
Mastodon
Mina Saffron & Spices
Mr. Ding-A-Ling Ice Cream
N.O.T. Enterprises – I’m N.O.T. Gonna Get Ticked
New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
New York State Police
Old Chatham Hunt Club
Our Community Cares
Oxford House
Payne AME Church
Pixie Floss, llc
Rebel Designs
Sanctuary Without Walls
She She Designs
Simply Darling Permanent Jewelry
Skull and Moons
Spherical Therapies
Taste of India
The Bee Boy
The Gnome Bistro
Together For Youth
Trending Insights
Tri-Village Fire Company
Twin Wolves Healing Arts, LLC
Walker Woodcrafts
Wonder Pawz
Wylde Collective
Xanadu Crystals
Z Club
Zonta Club of UHV
3D Printing By Greg
9 Woodworking