Palisade, Colorado, is known for having some of the best peaches in the whole wide world, so it only makes sense that they have a festival to pay homage to this beloved fruit! If you, too, love this Western Slope delicacy, mark your calendar for Colorado's super-sweet Palisade Peach Festival 2024! It's one of the best summer festivals in Colorado - and, if you ask me - one of the best festivals in Colorado overall. You won't want to miss this one. Get ready to have peach juice all over your face and shirt, while you love every minute of this spectacular event. Read on to learn more about it. This is about to become your favorite event of the year.
Taking place Friday, August 16th, and Saturday, August 17th, 2024, the Palisade Peach Festival is just that: a weekend dedicated to Colorado's favorite fruit!
This year's event will be the 56th annual Palisade Peach Festival. I wonder if there's anyone alive who has been to them all?! That's one committed fruit lover. And who could blame them? Peaches are one of the best parts of summer.
Located at Riverbend Park, the Palisade Peach Festival takes place during the peak of peach season and features peaches and other peach-flavored products for sale, plus peach-eating contests, orchard tours, and more.
You've never tasted so many delicious peach dishes as at this festival. Be sure to come hungry.
Don't forget to sign up for the pièce de résistance: a gourmet five-course meal with peaches as the main ingredient.
The chefs get so creative with these dishes. It'll make you want to start experimenting with peaches in your own food.
What's a peach festival without peach wine, pie, and other treats? The Palisade Peach Festival has those, too!
If you're worried about all that food intake, the program also includes a 5K run, a classic car show, orchard tours, live music, and so much more.
In addition to all of the above, the Palisade Peach Festival also boasts live entertainment, a car show, a parade, unique shopping, and tons of other fun surprises.
Attendees over 21 can enjoy the peach pit bar with peachy cocktails and alcoholic beverages.
Admission to the Palisade Peach Festival is free, but we recommend taking money so you can bring some delicious peach goodness home with you.
There will be lots of local businesses on-site for you to support.
To learn more about this can't-miss annual event, check out the Visit Palisade Facebook page.
Every year the festival gets better and better so even if you've been before it's bound to be a fabulous new experience.
The Palisade Peach Festival runs on Friday. August 16th, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., and all day Saturday, August 17th from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The Palisade Peach Festival is one of the best festivals in Colorado at any time of the year, but it's certainly one of the very best summer festivals in Colorado! You're going to love everything about it, and it's fun for the whole family. Celebrate peaches and celebrate Colorado at the Palisade Peach Festival 2024!
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Have you been to this festival before? Let us know in the comments below! We love to get your firsthand accounts of these unique events and experiences.
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