CannaBliss Festival Draws Significant Crowd

CannaBliss Festival 2025- July 26th/27th 

DELHI — This July was the kickoff for a new type of festival that encompasses all things cannabis. Presented for the first time at Maple Shade Farm in Delhi was the CannaBliss Festival. This festival welcomed experts, consumers, and local dispensaries. Perfect for any cannabis enthusiasts, or for anyone looking to check out a unique type of festival. This event is only for those 21 years of age and older. The price to get in was $20 at the door if paying with cash, and for visitors that paid online, the price was a little more at $22. Parking for this event was hassle free and free of charge.

Food: If visitors decided to take part in cannabis festivities, they could expect to become hungry, to which there was no problem due to the wide array of food choices. Ranging from tacos, pizza, ice cream or dumplings, the food selection was great. A handful of local food distributors attended the event, such as Robins Pizza, Ty's Taqueria, Harold's Cold Comfort, and Catskill Momos.

Activities: There were many workshops going on both days of this event to help spread knowledge, and to get involved in fun activities surrounding the theme of cannabis. One activity many enthusiasts greatly enjoyed was being able to create a veggie bong. With this activity, visitors were able to use freshly harvested eggplant, zucchini, or other vegetables to create fully functional one of a kind farm fresh bong. 

Music: The weekend was packed full of great music, keeping the vibe of this festival thriving. The bands that attended were the Herbologists, Sundogs, Caviar & Grits, KidBess, and Magic Ring. 

Meditation: Visitors even had the chance to partake in a blessing circle that encouraged meditation given by the Sisters of the Valley. On day two of this event, the meditation circle was brought over to Maple Shade Farms’ beautiful historic barn. This experience began by finding a quiet place inside the barn, which then led guests to a quieted mind through use of a unique glass sound bowl. Peace was easily able to be obtained as participants were guided through 15 minutes of meditation to aid in gratitude and calmness. Cannabis use was also permitted during this sacred activity, and visitors were left feeling more grounded and at ease.

Purchases: To further explore/purchase any herbal products, visitors must scan a QR code on their phone. Cash was not accepted at this festival when it comes to buying cannabis products. 

There were many different cannabis exhibitors present at this festival that were able to display their products and get to know the customers, while also letting visitors smell/ look at what each vendor had to offer. Exhibitors that came to this event consisted of Alchemy Pure, Aster Farms, Blackbird Gardens, Cornucopia Growers LLC, Flamer, Green Spectrums, Ithaca- Cultivated, Ithaca Organic Cannabis Co, Jenny’s, MFNY, Mighty Lucky, NY Small Farma, Umamii, Supernatural, and Ravens View Genetics. This event even had a ”Grower’s Competition”. The competition highlights small batch, high quality cannabis grown by different small growers. There is a mix of expert judges that determine the best micro businesses in New York State. The competitions include the best sativa flower, best hybrid flower, and best indica flower. There's also Longest Legs award, Turpin Award, Giggle Attack award, People's Choice Award and an Innovator award. 

Crysta L, a Delhi local/ attendee of this event said “I loved the vibes! It was great to get to meet all the vendors to find some new brands I’ve never tried before. I really enjoyed getting to partake in activities while listening to music walking around the farm.”

For more details/ information regarding this past event or future CannaBliss events, please visit www.cannablissinthecatskills.com