Join Rek'-Lis Brewing Company and Troutsmith for the North Country's newest grassroots outdoor festival.
two days of guided adventures, live music, craft beer, food, outdoor films, and the community energy that makes the white mountains so special!
The White Mountains are home to some of the best outdoor recreation in the Northeast and to a community of people and businesses that make it all possible. RekFest is a weekend outdoor festival designed to celebrate exactly that: the diverse spaces, people, and businesses that define the North Country.
Hosted at Rek'-Lis Brewing Company in partnership with Troutsmith, our goal is to build a weekend experience rooted in the vibrancy of this region; one that puts local businesses, guides, and outdoor enthusiasts front and center.
We're putting this together because we believe there's something special about gathering the people who live, work, and play in these mountains. But we can't do it alone. We're actively looking for businesses, organizations, and individuals who want to be part of something new — whether that means volunteering, hosting an experience, setting up a booth, or simply showing up and sharing what you do.
Experiences, live vendors, music, craft beer, food, and short films.
The main event space at the pint house will serve as home base, a hub where attendees can connect with vendors, grab food and drinks, and catch live music. From there, roughly half of the weekend's programming will take people off-site and into the field: guided hikes, fly fishing excursions, trail runs, paddles, and more across local trails, rivers, and backcountry.
Think of it as a basecamp model. Attendees loop between the brewery and the surrounding landscape, giving local guides, outfitters, and outdoor businesses the chance to showcase what they do, right in their element. It's an opportunity to get people from across the region out on the trails and water with the folks who know them best.
The Best Day Ever documentary follows adaptive mountain bikers Greg Durso and Allie Bianchi as they tackle the daily challenges of disability—and find joy, connection, and belonging in Vermont's mountain biking community.
Set in the Green Mountains, this is a story of grit, independence, and what’s possible when community and creativity come together. At its heart is the world’s first fully adaptive trail network—built to prove that everyone belongs outside.
Visually stunning and emotionally powerful, Best Day Ever challenges perceptions of disability and celebrates community.
We’re raising funds to expand adaptive trails and equipment access—because for a wheelchair user, a mountain bike isn’t just fun. It’s freedom.
At Rek'-Lis Brewing Company, we've always had one foot on the trail one foot in the brewery. Since day one, we've been deeply connected to the White Mountains, not just as a place to brew, but as a place to build community.
As avid hikers, skiers, paddlers, and anglers ourselves, it's always been important to us that our business reflects what we care about. Over the past eight years, we've developed a lineup of beers that directly support trail maintenance, conservation efforts, and local search and rescue teams. It's our way of giving back to the places and people that make this region what it is.
Our annual Full Conditions Winter Kickoff has become a staple event in the North Country.
This event was developed in collaboration with the SLASR (sounds Like a search and rescue) podcast and author Ty gagne. The goal was to create a beer and release event that would promote safe hiking and awareness towards the extreme conditions that exist in the white mountains. But most importantly the goal is to fundraise and thank the teams who are on call for when disaster strikes on the mountain.
this grass roots event, now in it’s 4th year, takes over the town of bethlehem in novemeber. Selling out all 300 seats at the colonial theater for a film screening and live podcast. Brining out 80 hikers for a summit meet up and beer tasting. Connecting outdoor brands and donors such as burgeon outdoor, stio, skida hats, lahouts ski shop and eastern mountain sports.
thanks to our primary partner Burgeon and the help of all the brands and volunteers we raised over $11,000.00 for search and rescue teams in NH.
Troutsmith Fly Fishing opened their doors in August of 2025 in Littleton, New Hampshire. Owners Sean Doll, Kevin Gordon, and Jim McCann bring a wide range of experience on the water and enjoy helping anglers connect with the region and experience everything New Hampshire has to offer. Sean has over 30 years of fly fishing experience and an expansive background in the outdoor industry.
Kevin is a the owner of Freestone Guide Service and has been a full time guide for 10 years. He specializes in float trips on the Connecticut and Androscoggin Rivers and enjoys working with anglers of all ability levels.
Jim is a newly minted guide and is eager to bring his passion for the outdoors to folks looking to get further into the backcountry and explore the small waters of the White Mountains on the hunt for native trout.
Troutsmith carries a wide variety of flies known to work on the waters of the Northeast and elsewhere as well as everything you need from rods and reels, to nets, packs, and outwear from Patagonia Fly Fishing and Fishpond.
Our goal is to build a full, high-energy outdoor weekend, one that brings people together and offers enough variety to keep everyone engaged from first pour to last song.
2pm - 6pm check in period: attendees can check in, get there welcome pack, and meet their guide. this is a great time to get in person additional information about their saturday excursion and meet other people in their group.
2pm - 6pm gear swap: we would like to host a gear swap. People can bring personal outdoor gear to trade or sell with other people.
2pm - 6pm vendor tent: any of our vendors, outdoor brands, breweries, nonprofits, ect can hand out info, demo gear or anything else they may want to do.
2pm - 8pm food trucks: we will have a food truck operating for people to get food at and or people can order from our main restaurant.
4pm - 6pm music: live band! We plan to have music through the evenning.
6pm - 7pm INtroductions: welcome talk. us the host will talk to all attendees and thank our partners. We will take this time to explain how the next day works and why we are hosting this event.
7pm - 9pm Short films: short film screening. we aim to screen an outdoor short film. we are trying to source a new england based film.
early am - 4pm guided experinces: during this time attendees will meet at the designated spot determined by their guide and will spend the day out with their guide and group adventuring!
2pm - 7pm vendor tent: any of our vendors, outdoor brands, breweries, nonprofits, ect can hand out info, demo gear or anything else they may want to do.
2pm - 8pm food trucks: we will have a food truck operating for people to get food at!
4pm - 6pm music: live band! We plan to have music through
6pm - 7pm TALKS: ANY PARTNERS OR OUTDOORS ADVOCATES THAT WANT AN OPPERTUNITY TO SPEAK, THIS WOULD BE THE OPPERTUNITY.
7pm - 9pm music: SECOND live band! We plan to have music through THE NIGHT
Our goal is to spotlight the local businesses, guides, and outdoor community that make this region special. RekFest is built to be a platform for the people who live and work here
but we can’t do it without you!
If any part of this sounds like something you want to be a part of, we'd love to hear from you.
We are looking for licensed guides that can offer unique experiences.
Volunteers that know the trails well or are connected with a nonprofit who would want to leads hikes or rides
Nonprofits or businesses who would like to set up their booths over the weekend
Musicians who want to play at our festival
anyone in the outdoor space who is also connect in the film world who may want to show an outdoor film
Food trucks or other vendors who want to offer something unique to weekend experience
Outdoor figures who would want to speak
any donation that can be put towards a raffle or giveaway to increase revenue for final fundraiser
