NEK Outdoor Rec Expo

When: September 7th, 2024 from 11 am-2 pm

Where: Memphremagog Trails (3892 Darling Hill Rd. Newport, VT, VT 05855)

Cost: By donation (all proceeds go to local charities and organizations promoting physical and mental health and suicide prevention.

What: The NEK Outdoor Recreation Expo is a community event with local food, beverages, music, and family fun. Additionally, 14-plus local organizations will be on hand, each promoting the outdoors, physical, and mental health. All community members are invited to join!

Who Will Be There:

Food
Sessions Food Trailer (Smoked meat sandwiches)
Dirt Church Brewery
Eden Ciders
Paisley Scoops Gelato

Music
Glorious Leader

Outdoor Organizations
Memphremagog Trails
Newport Downtown Development
Louis Garneau
Jay Cloud Cyclery and Grateful Treads Mountain Bike Club
NEK Guides
Bluffside Farms and Vermont Landtrust
Memphremagog Watershed Association
Newport Sailing Center
Bike Borderlands and Ride with Gratitude
Pride Pottery from North Country Union High School Visual Arts Department
Northern Border Run Club
Northstar Cruises

Post-Expo Activities (2 pm-4 pm):

Attendees will have the chance to sign up for several post-expo activities hosted by various organizations. Each activity is FREE and welcomes all ages and abilities.

Group mountain bike rides hosted by Memphremagog Trails (all abilities invited)
Group bike tour of Beebe Spur Rail Trail and Bluffside Farm hosted by Vermont Land Trust and Memphremagog Trails
Gravel group ride hosted by NEK Gravel
Guided Canoe tours of Lake Memphremagog hosted by NEK Guides
Group trail run hosted by Northern Border Run Club