They thought it would be a tossup but it wound up a beautiful day for a festival

David Wheeler of Pittston showing the proper way to toss a Knitty Friz skyward on Saturday at the annual Lebanon Festival held at the Hanson School. (Rochester Voice photos)

LEBANON, Maine - There was dancing, wagon riding and Knitty Friz tossing as Lebanon held is annual town festival on Saturday.

But the most important thing was what it didn't have. Rain, at least not until midafternoon when a lot of the activities had been already held or previously postponed until next month.

Georgianna Allen, in her first year running the event, said she was very pleased that the rain had held off.

A poker run by Military Cohorts, a local motorcycle club, and a nighttime movie for the children have both been rescheduled for June 23, Allen said.

David Jones of Sanford, a member of the Military Cohorts, on his custom Harley in front of a Military Cohorts Motorcycle Club booth at Lebanon's Festival on Sunday.

Meanwhile, beautiful sunny skies and cool temps took command for much of the day, with vendors with all sorts of wares lining the parking lots and nothing but games games and more games for the kids on the soccer fields adjacent to the Hanson School where the festival has always been held.

Two vendors making their festival premiere on Saturday included Phoenix Elite Dance Studio and the Knitty Friz, whose founder David Wheeler of Pittston hawked his unique product, sort of an acrylic Frisbee, as a panacea for getting young people away from their online devices and getting outside and being active.

"I got the idea for this when I was at home and looking around and all I saw was five people all staring at their phones," he told a crowd of prospective buyers. "So I got the idea to make something that would get them out of the house."

That idea became the Knitty Friz. He demonstrated how it can be tossed high in the air or across a long distance like a Frisbee.

Danielle Doty of the Phoenix Elite Dance Studio performs some impromptu tap moves on Saturday at Lebanon's Festival. Doty is from Alfred.

Several stalls away was a booth announcing a new dance studio in town. The Phoenix Elite Dance Studio has its grand opening on June 16 and owner Kaylee Balcewicz of Berwick said she is very excited about the event.

Balcewicz has been dancing for 17 years and teaching for five years.

She said the studio will teach several dance types, including hip-hop, ballet, tap and lyrical.

The studio will be located at 7 Upper Middle Road next to the Fun Center.

Meanwhile, over in the games area, the biggest hit was a humongous bounce house that commanded the most attention as well as a dunk tank and other kids' activities.

Children have a ball on a giant bounce house Saturday at the Lebanon Festival. (Courtesy photo/Lebanon Rec)