2026 Festival
Friday, Sept. 4 – Monday, Sept. 7
Labor Day Festival News
The Labor Day Festival will have a new carnival operator in 2026: Snyder’s Attractions from Pennsylvania. They expect to bring 14 or more quality amusement rides, a mix of adult, kiddie and family type attractions, including a mechanical bull, and they are busy this winter cleaning, repainting and getting the rides ready. They will also provide an assortment of midway-style games. Also new this year: electronic ticketing and wristbands for the rides, with unlimited ride options on all 4 days and during all the hours the midway is open!
Labor Day Festival 2025
Congratulations to the 2025 Outstanding Citizen – Robert Goldberg-Strassler!
Thank you to our 2025 sponsors & patrons!
Find out about our new “Festiv-All” accessibility initiatives for 2025, including vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free food options!
Did you know that you can park at Greenbelt Elementary or Eleanor Roosevelt High School and ride the free shuttle to the Festival? The shuttle bus also picks up from Springhill Lake Rec Center, Greenbelt Metro, and Greenbelt Station Townhouses. Find out more here.
Check out the great line-up of new bands we had for 2025! Listen to the GLDF Spotify list.
And there was chamber music at the Art & Photo Show in the Community Center gym, provided by members of Greenbelt Community Orchestra plus the Zookulele Collective
BINGO! Not only was there the regular bingo on the lawn all weekend, but there was also children’s bingo in the Youth Center on Sunday afternoon, plus anyone stopping by the Information Booth opposite the stage could pick up a Festival Bingo Card! This is like a scavenger hunt, where you can mark off doing all kinds of fun things around the festival, and win a special button and/or a sticker!
ABOUT US
The Greenbelt Labor Day Festival was started in 1955 to raise funds to build a Youth Center. It has been held every year since by the Greenbelt Labor Day Festival Committee and is one of Maryland’s largest all-volunteer-organized events.
Greenbelt Labor Day Festival 