Youth Arts & Flavors Festival

06/06/2026

💛 Kind Words from a Festival Family 💛

One of the most rewarding parts of the Youth Arts & Flavors Festival has been hearing from families about their experiences.

After the event, one parent shared:

“Thank you so much for the opportunity for my daughter. She had a blast and learned a lot. We truly appreciate it and look forward to seeing you all again in the future.”

We are so grateful to every family, vendor, volunteer, performer, mentor, sponsor, and community member who helped make this event possible.

Thank you for supporting opportunities that encourage young people to create, learn, lead, and grow. ✨

05/30/2026

🎨✨ Happy National Creativity Day! ✨🎨

Every invention, business, work of art, and big dream starts with an idea.

Creativity is about being curious, trying new things, solving problems, and bringing those ideas to life. 💡

Whether you’re 🎨painting, building, writing, making 🎶music, crafting, or dreaming up your next big idea, your creativity matters.

Today, make something. Share something. Create something that didn’t exist yesterday. 💛

05/24/2026

And to end a beautiful event last Saturday… a bonfire. 🔥✨

One of the most special parts of the Youth Arts & Flavors Festival was watching everyone slow down at the end of the evening, gather together, relax, and simply enjoy the moment.

What started as an idea to support young entrepreneurs became a full day of creativity, community, music, laughter, and connection. 💛

Thank you to everyone who helped make this day so memorable.

Until next time. ✨

05/23/2026

Even though it’s a rainy Saturday today… last Saturday was filled with sunshine, community, and support at the Youth Arts & Flavors Festival. ☀️💛

Thank you to all of the families, friends, neighbors, and community members who came out to support young entrepreneurs, artists, performers, and creators throughout the day.

Seeing people walk from booth to booth, stop to talk with vendors, shop handmade items, try activities, and encourage these young creators made the event feel incredibly special. ✨

We are so grateful to everyone who helped make the day such a success.

05/17/2026

A special performance by Layla at the Youth Arts & Flavors Festival yesterday.🎻✨

Layla has loved the violin since she was little, and it was so special watching her share her talent with everyone during the event. 💛

05/17/2026

💖 Thank you Jenna & Avery! 💖

These young entrepreneurs not only joined us as vendors at the Youth Arts & Flavors Festival, but also taught others how to make friendship bracelets. ✨

Thank you both for sharing your creativity and helping make the event so special! 💕

05/17/2026

Thank you again to New Milford Mayor - Pete Bass for stopping by the Youth Arts & Flavors Festival yesterday and taking the time to support and encourage our young entrepreneurs, artists, and performers. 💛

We appreciate your kind words and your support of youth creativity and community connection.

05/17/2026

A huge THANK YOU to our incredible volunteers who helped make yesterday’s Youth Arts & Flavors Festival such a success. 💛

We truly could not have done it without you.

Special shoutout to Isabelle Stein, our Youth Volunteer Leader, who recruited volunteers and did an amazing job leading the volunteer team throughout the day. 👏

From Isabelle and Richard helping set up tables, chairs, and tents first thing in the morning, to Kaylee jumping in to help finish everything needed before kickoff — your hard work made a huge difference.

Throughout the day, our volunteers helped direct traffic, answer questions, support vendors and guests, and keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes.

And thank you to Kris, Delaney, Thomas, and Jeremy for stepping in later in the day to help with breakdown and cleanup so everything wrapped up smoothly.

It takes a team to bring a community event like this together, and we are so grateful for every one of you. ☀️

05/16/2026

✨ There was definitely plenty of sparkle today thanks to Samantha’s Sparkles Jewelry! 💖✨

From colorful jewelry and accessories to dazzling handmade creations, Samantha’s booth was shining all day long and drawing lots of happy shoppers. 💎🌈

05/16/2026

Thank you to New Milford Mayor - Pete Bass for stopping by the Youth Arts & Flavors Festival and supporting our talented young entrepreneurs, artists, and creators. 💜

We truly appreciate your support of youth creativity, community, and small business innovation. ✨

Stopped in to see Allison and her Mom Cynthia who had their Youth Arts and Flavors Festival at the Silo.
Over 35 Young Entrepreneurs brought their products/ businesses to network and sell!
In speaking with some of our young entrepreneurs it was inspiring to see their passion for their businesses and their innovative processes!
Great job to Allison for spearheading this event!
Outstanding!
New Milford Proud and Strong!