Lee Founders Weekend 2026: What a Weekend!
September 18 – 20
Lee Founders Weekend, brought to you by the Lee Chamber of Commerce, was one for the books!
Friday and Saturday filled the streets, Town Park, and businesses throughout Lee with people enjoying the Taste of Lee, live music, fireworks, the Beer Garden, vendor and craft fairs, the Family Fun Zone, Touch-a-Truck, the Saturday morning parade, classic cars and antique fire trucks, community groups, and so much more.
From the youngest entrepreneurs taking part in the Youth Commission’s Family Fun Zone to the incredible lineup of food, shopping, activities, and entertainment happening throughout town, there was something happening around every corner.
And it takes a lot of people to make a weekend like this happen.
A huge thank-you to the Town of Lee, especially our Police, Fire, EMS, and DPW teams, who helped keep everything moving throughout the weekend. Thank you to the Lee Youth Commission, Lee Lions, Founders Weekend committee and volunteers, Town partners, community organizations, participating businesses, vendors, and performers. We are grateful to everyone who contributed their time, energy, and resources to make the weekend such a success.
We absolutely have to recognize the Greener Gateway team and their incredible crew of community volunteers. They not only helped keep our town clean and tidy throughout the weekend, they helped make Founders Weekend a more sustainable event by making sure compost was collected for composting, recyclables were sorted for recycling, and trash was kept out of those streams.
And please join us in thanking our generous Founders Weekend sponsors. Their support helps make the fireworks, parade, entertainment, Family Fun Zone, Beer Garden, and so much more possible. We couldn’t do it without them!
And, of course, thank you to everyone who came out and celebrated with us. You brought the energy!
Want to see just how many people were out enjoying Friday night? Check out this amazing drone shot!
More details, including participating vendors, entertainment, and activity information, will be added as the weekend approaches. Check back often for updates!
Save the Date!
September 17, 18 & 19, 2027
Next year’s Founders Weekend will be an especially big one as Lee celebrates its 250th Anniversary! We hope you’ll join us again — and keep an eye out for more information about Lee’s 250th Anniversary celebrations throughout 2027.
More from The Berkshire Edge
The Berkshire Edge was there to capture some of the weekend, including:
And before the weekend, The Berkshire Edge also featured the young entrepreneurs preparing to take part in the Family Fun Zone: