Laporte Festival

12/06/2025

Reminder that there will be a meeting at Me Oh My this morning at 9am for those interested in being part of the committee for organizing and planning this annual community event scheduled for May29-30, 2026.

11/29/2025

Six months for the festival. May 29 and 30. The committee will hold a meeting at Me Oh My, December 6 at 9am. If you are interested in helping plan this community event we would love to have you come join us.
We are looking for those that are hoping to keep this event going. As you can tell from our photo, we aren't getting any younger and would love some young blood involved to take over in the coming years.
Thank you all who have volunteered and participated in past years.
The Laporte Festival Committee

08/01/2025

Hello all,

First, mark your calendars for 2026. The festival is scheduled for May 29-30. Friday night music was a success so it will be back again next year!

Over the past six years, we have had items donated and purchased for the festival -- tents, tables, coolers, and smaller items such as signage, office supplies and other necessary items to make the festival successful. These items take up space. So far, this storage space has been donated, but it has been spread out over 3 locations.

It is time that these items have their own space. A space that will also accommodate some of the new items donated, as we are working on creating a durable medical equipment closet which will be available to the community for use.

To that end, we plan to build a shed. Linda Sawyers has donated space outside of her fenced yard, for easy access by the Laporte Festival Team, and Wolf roofing is donating the roofing materials. An amazing local handy woman has agreed to build it.

Before we spend money on construction materials, the suggestion was made to put it out on Facebook, as many people have items that are just laying left around from other projects. Please see the list below.

If you have any of these items or would like to contribute financially, please let us know.
Both cash and in-kind or cash donations are tax deductible.
For in-kind donations, please send us an email with the fair market value of the item(s). We will send you a donation receipt.

The festival is becoming something that our community enjoys. We hope it continues for years to come with the generous support of Greyrock Landscaping, the Collins's, and our diverse community.

2-2x6 12’ pressure treated
10- 2x6 8’ pressure treated
3-3/4” 4x8 tongue and grove orb
7-2x4 12’
10-2x4 10’
70-2x4 8’
13-T1-11 siding 4x8
10-1x4 10’ trim
4-Large gate hinges
4-1/2” 4x 8 osb

06/01/2025

Thank you all goes coming out and enjoying the beautiful day.

05/29/2025

Field is mowed and ready for a fun weekend.

05/27/2025

The festival is quickly approaching, and we have had several people reach out to volunteer but have not signed up for anything. We need help in the afternoon on Saturday along with the silent auction. Please, if you are thinking of helping, sign up for just one session of things that need to happen. We can't make this a community event without the help of the community.

The festival is a scheduled community event with music, food, vendors and activities focusing on our local business and residents. This amazing community event relies on volunteers to make everything happen. Please consider helping out for 1 shift and then you can stay and enjoy the rest of the fest...

05/27/2025

It is official. Thank you Dakota and Lorin for generously hosting the festival again this year. Grey Rock will have open house so stop in and see the transformation to the inside of the building.

05/21/2025

Hello all,
We are less than two weeks away from the festival and we have plenty of volunteer options still available.
In checking the young entrepreneurs' space, there are still a few spots for that opportunity also.

Please go to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054AAFAC2EA2F58-56813494-2025 #/
for either of these options to engage with your community.

The festival is a scheduled community event with music, food, vendors and activities focusing on our local business and residents. This amazing community event relies on volunteers to make everything happen. Please consider helping out for 1 shift and then you can stay and enjoy the rest of the fest...

05/10/2025

If this is a duplicate post, my apologies. It looks like it was deleted.
CLPE PTO has offered to help us coordinate volunteers needed.
Should you want to be part of this a little or alot please go to

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054AAFAC2EA2F58-56813494-2025 #/

There is also a place for young entrepreneurs, ages 10-16, to sign up for a slot that we are providing for them to sell their crafts or business ideas.

If you have questions, contact us at [email protected].

Thank you to all who make this possible.

The Laporte Festival Committee

The festival is a scheduled community event with music, food, vendors and activities focusing on our local business and residents. This amazing community event relies on volunteers to make everything happen. Please consider helping out for 1 shift and then you can stay and enjoy the rest of the fest...

05/10/2025

The CLPE PTO has generously offered to help in the volunteer sign up. Should you want to help a little or get more involved in this community event, please go to this site.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054AAFAC2EA2F58-56813494-2025 #/
Times and activities are listed.

If you have a young entrepreneur who would like to sell their items or business idea, they also can sign up here for a slot at the free space we have set aside for this opportunity. For additional information on this contact us at [email protected].

Thank you in advance to all volunteers and to the PTO for this assistance. Laporte is an amazing community.

The festival is a scheduled community event with music, food, vendors and activities focusing on our local business and residents. This amazing community event relies on volunteers to make everything happen. Please consider helping out for 1 shift and then you can stay and enjoy the rest of the fest...