Pond Fest 2026 Press & Partner Kit
Everything you need to write about, promote, or share Pond Fest. Questions or a request we haven't covered? Email pondfest@friendsoflumspond.org.
Fast Facts
- What
- Pond Fest 2026, the third annual Pond Fest
- When
- Saturday, October 10, 2026, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Rain date
- Sunday, October 11, 2026
- Where
- Lums Pond State Park, Bear, DE (1068 Howell School Rd, Bear, DE 19701)
- Admission
- Free to attend. The standard Delaware State Parks vehicle entrance fee applies at the gate: $5 Delaware plates, $10 out-of-state; annual passes accepted.
- Footprint
- Three park areas, connected by a free all-day shuttle
- Attendance
- About 1,500 attended in 2025; 2,500+ expected in 2026
- Music
- 11 volunteer musical acts across three stages
- Fundraising goal
- $30,000 in a single day
- Beneficiaries
- Title I school field trip assistance, and the adaptive kayak launch at Lums Pond
- Presented by
- Friends of Lums Pond State Park, a 100% volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Downloads
Right-click and save, or tap to open. These are free to use in coverage of Pond Fest and in your own promotion of it. Please keep the logos unaltered: no recoloring, no stretching, and nothing added inside the mark. Need a bigger file or a vector version? Email pondfest@friendsoflumspond.org and we will send it over.
- Official press release (Pond Fest 2026) The full release, with quotes, the area-by-area breakdown, and the fundraising numbers. Free to quote from.
- Pond Fest logo The round Pond Fest mark, on a transparent background.
- Friends of Lums Pond logo (seal) Our round heron seal, on a transparent background. Use this one where the logo has to sit in a small square.
- Friends of Lums Pond logo (horizontal) The seal with the wordmark alongside it, on a transparent background. Best for a banner, a footer, or a sponsor board.
- Pond Fest 2026 lineup graphic All 13 volunteer performers, ready to post or print.
- Event map (full resolution) All three areas, with stages, vendors, food, and parking.
- Social share card Sized for a Facebook or LinkedIn link preview.
The Delaware State Parks 75th anniversary logo is not in this kit. It is licensed to Friends of Lums Pond for our own use and is not ours to pass along. For 75th anniversary assets and information, see destateparks.com/75-years .
Photos
The following photos from past Pond Fest events are available for editorial use. Please credit the photographer as noted. For additional images or high-resolution files, contact pondfest@friendsoflumspond.org.
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Live music at Pond Fest at Lums Pond State Park in Bear, Delaware.
Credit: Amanda Rose Photography
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A young visitor gets her face painted at Pond Fest.
Credit: Amanda Rose Photography
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Visitors line up at food trucks during Pond Fest at Lums Pond State Park.
Credit: Amanda Rose Photography
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Kids paint pumpkins in the Junior Jam kids' zone.
Credit: Amanda Rose Photography
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The Pond Fest beer garden features local Delaware craft breweries.
Credit: Amanda Rose Photography
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A fire engine on display at the First Responders Block Party.
Credit: Amanda Rose Photography
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Boilerplate
Copy this paragraph as-is for the "about" line at the end of a story or release.
The Friends of Lums Pond State Park is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that partners with Delaware State Parks to support programs, projects and experiences at Lums Pond State Park. The organization is 100% volunteer-run. To learn more or get involved, visit friendsoflumspond.org.
Share It
Sponsors, vendors, and performers: these are yours to use. Post them, print them, hand them out.
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Points at friendsoflumspond.org/pondfest, which holds the schedule, the map, and everything else, and doubles as the day-of program.