experience
CAPITAL DAY 2026
Activities
- Kids Building Blocks
- Historic Walking Tours
- Coloring Books
- Art Exhibits
- History Tables
- Beer Garden
- Capital Day Trivia
- Lancaster Capital Day Parade
- Pet Costume Contest
- Historic Costume Contest
Food & Drink
- Noels Cafe
- Lazzaro’s Food Truck
- Bala Saahas
- Rendezvous Wood-Fired Pizza
- Freshly Greek
- Antonella Modern Italian Fare
- Extra Rice
- Ph'Usion
- Grasshopper's Wicked Pickles
- Bella Sicilia
- Jimmy Juice (over 21)
- Cartel Brewing (over 21)
- Vine Bar (over 21)
Performances
- Historic Actors
- Malta Band
- Barkley Cove
- The Moonlighters Big Band
- Big Boy Brass
- Conestoga Susquehannock Tribe
- The PA Sons of the Revolution
- Living the Experience (LTE)
- Liederkranz Hobby Choir
- Rock Ford Dancers
- Lancaster Vice
- Church World Service
- Uncharted Lancaster
- MamboJaz Dance
- Sir Dominique Jordan with support from Swamprat, Jam Hot Radio and Lex’e Jae
Exhibitors
- Season’s Taproom
- Monarch Gardens
- Addvent
- Love & Kindness Candles
- Fairytale Fragrance Co.
- Seek the Light Creations
- Andy Smith
- Rebecca Straub Art
- Faye & Daughter's Co
- Mona's Creations
- Custom Reclaimed
- Uncharted Lancaster
- Mennonite Life
- Lancaster Medical Heritage Museum
- Lititz Historical Foundation
- LEADS
- Nottingham Bonsai
- Maddabet Bakes
- My Herbal Apothecary
- Lancaster Vice
- New School Montessori
- ATTOLLO Prep
- Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum
- Living The Experience (LTE)
- Historic Rock Ford
- Church World Service
- Catherine Hershey Schools
2026 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
HAMILTON STAGE
10:00 am | WELCOME REMARKS
10:05 am | COLOR GUARD & PROCLAMATION
10:30 am | VOICES OF THE 1700’S
10:45 am | LIEDERKRANZ HOBBY CHOR
11:15 am | ROCK FORD DANCERS
11:30 am | CAPITAL DAY ORIGIN STORY & SONG
11:45 am | CAPITAL DAY PARADE
12:15 pm | COSTUME CONTEST AWARDS
12:30 pm | HISTORY OF SEPT. 1777
1:00 pm | ROCK FORD DANCERS
1:30 pm | LIVING THE EXPERIENCE
2:30 pm | MAMBOJAZ DANCE
4:00 pm | SIR DOMINIQUE JORDAN
4:30 pm | LANCASTER OF TODAY
5:00 pm | CLOSING REMARKS
FULTON STAGE
10:00 am | MCCASKEY DRUMLINE
11:00 am | ALPENROSE DANCE TROUPE
12:00 pm | MALTA CONCERT BAND
1:30 pm | BARKLEY COVE STRING BAND
3:30 pm | MOONLIGHTERS BIG BAND
FEATURED SPEAKERS
at the Hamilton Stage
10:15 am | CHRISTA MYLIN
Mennonite Life
10:30 am | MATT JOHNSON
Lancaster enthusiast
12:30 pm | ADAM ZURN
Uncharted Lancaster
1:00 pm | CHRISTINA MCSHERRY
Historic Rock Ford
2:00 pm | VALENTINA ROSS
Church World service
2:10 pm | MICHAEL MANTOOTH
Conestoga Susquehannock Tribe
2:20 pm | ALISON KIBLER
Lancaster Vice
3:35 pm | IZZY SMITH-WADE-EL State Representative
4:30 pm | JAIME ARROYO
City of Lancaster
Interested in Becoming a Vendor?
Vendor applications are closed for the 2026 festival. Please check back next year to get involved!