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Fruita Festivals and Events
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Every year, Fruita plays host to a number of truly unique festivals in Colorado! We celebrate fun with a variety of classic and unique events from the Hometown Christmas and the Fruita Fall Fest, to the red rock classic Fat Tire Festival, and the unusual, bizarre and very humorous "Mike the Headless Chicken" Festival. Every year the fun just grows at these exciting events. We have lots of sunshine and friendly smiles awaiting you!
Start off the 2009 mountain bike season the right way with the 14th Annual Fruita Fat Tire Mountain Bike Festival! From April 23th to the 26th, join us in Fruita for a weekend of spring riding, good friends, and the famous Beer Garden. Throw in a week full of group rides, parties and live music, and you won’t want to miss out on any of the fun!
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| We celebrate fun with a variety of classic and unique events from the Hometown Christmas and the Fruita Fall Fest, to the redrock classic Fat Tire Festival and the unusual, bizarre, and very humorous "Mike the Headless Chicken" Festival. Every year the fun just grows at these fun events. We have lots of sunshine and friendly smiles awaiting you! |
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Farm & Ranch Day
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March 14, 2009 |
The Farm & Ranch Day will host many
agricultural vendors who will present
information on issues important to farming
and ranching; i.e., fencing, livestock
management, water use concerns, weed and
pest control, seed and fertilizer information,
and proper landowner etiquette. Vendors from
these various industries will be available to the
public.
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Fat Tire Festival
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April 23 - 26, 2009
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Celebrating its 14th Anniversary as the "unofficial" start of Colorado Mountain Bike season with a week of incredible spring riding, good friends - new and old, friendly guides, an impressive product expo, live music, and big party's. A great way to start off the season.
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18 Hours of Fruita
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May 1-2, 2009
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Kickoff the mountain bike season with the 5th Anniversary edition of Colorado's only 18 Hr Team Mountain bike race which includes the "famous" Midnight start at Highline Lake State Park, the "oasis in the desert". |
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Mike the Headless Chicken Festival
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May 15-16, 2009
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Don't miss this Unique Fun!
Enjoy – eating contest, chicken receipe contest, a car show, great music and "chicken dance" contest, more chicken, the 5K “run like a headless chicken”, chicken games which includes "chicken bingo", "Mike's" market (probably the only place in the world you can get chicken noodle soap)…GREAT FAMILY FUN! |
Thursday Night Variety Show
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Thursdays,
June 4 - August 13, 2009
7:30 pm - |
Live entertainment Thursday evenings beginning in June and continuing into August. Bring your lawn chair and a picnic basket. Great fun for the family. |
| Fireworks |
July 3, 2009 |
Fireworks diplay at Snooks Bottom. |
| Dinosaur Day |
July 25, 2009
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Monstrous Good Fun! A fun family event at Fruita's Dinosaur Journey Museum with the 5K Pteranodon Ptrot. Fred & Barney would be proud, and who knows, they might just be in the crowd! |
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Western Colorado Triathlon
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September 19,2009
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Ascent Productions, Inc is excited to bring you the Western Colorado Triathlon at Highline State Park, September 19, 2009. This is a USAT sanctioned course that will include a .9 mile swim, 24 mile road bike and 6.2 mile trail run. Registration is open at ACTIVE.COM Campsites are available and being held by the park for this event. Please email Alan Martinez at Highline State Park to reserve your space today! |
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Fruita Fall Festival
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September 24 - 27, 2009 |
Originally a harvest festival beginning in 1910. It's now a bluegrass venue at Circle Park has been a main attraction for many years. Today this is the BIG One in Fruita.
There is much to do and see. With a newly added Civic Center Pavilion stage, additional live music can be enjoyed which features a variety of high quality music, from country, to blues and funk.
A BIG Fruita event with a parade, carnival rides, and over 150 vendors of every description, including food, clothing, arts and handcrafts, and the unusual.
An award winning festival, (Best of the West Award, for Best Local Festival of Event, years 2000 & 2002). The BOW awards are based upon a Daily Sentinel readership survey, and presented by the Daily Sentinel. |
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Rim Rock Marathon
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November 14,2009
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On November 14, 2009 Ascent Productions, Inc is producing the Rim Rock Marathon! Do not miss this epic event as it travels from Grand Junction to Fruita, CO. The course winds its way through paved roads in the Colorado National Monument and provides one of America's most scenic runs. The course takes you from high desert through red rock canyons, majestic mesas and towering rock monoliths down to the finish location at James M Robb State Park. Registration is open at ACTIVE.COM - Register early field is limited to 400 participants!
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| Hometown Christmas |
December 12, 2009 |
Fruita Hometown Christmas and Parade of Lights...Special events, downtown shopping & more. |
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