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Land Trust festival and Scarecrow Festival approved with conditions
Summary
The council approved the Land Trust's Trek & Tunes event for Sept. 26 (rain date Oct. 3) and granted a license for Friendship Lodge's Scarecrow Festival on Oct. 17, 2026, with standard conditions including insurance, food-safety and police presence.
Council approved the Land Trust's Trek & Tunes event at Sprague Farm for Sept. 26, 2026 (rain date Oct. 3), authorizing added performers, shuttle parking plans, and accessibility accommodations. The organizer described prior-year logistics and coordination with police and ATV support for crowd movement.
Separately, Friendship Lodge #7 asked the council to waive a public hearing for its Scarecrow Festival application and to approve the use of town spaces on Oct. 17, 2026. The council waived the hearing and approved the application with stipulations including a certificate of insurance, limits on sales, food-safety compliance, provision of porta-johns, and coordination on parking and police staffing. The approvals were unanimous and include standard conditions to protect public safety and town property.
What comes next: Event organizers must meet the listed stipulations prior to issuance of final licenses; police and recreation staff will coordinate for logistics and staffing.
