Fests & Celebrations

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!

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!

Sweet Heart Health Expo 5kRun/Walk -10k Run
February 12, 2011 More Information Company Website	PhotoDescriptionMap Come run for your heart in a 5KRun/Walk or 10K Run. Health vendors will be available from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. For More Information Visit: http://www.fruita.org/pr.htm No map available.
Fat Tire Festival
April 28 - May 1, 2011 More Information Company Website Additional Venue Photos	PhotoDescriptionMap Join us again at the end of April for the celebration of another great season of Fruita Singletrack Mountainbiking. Hundreds of miles of world class mountain bike trails across the high desert and red rock canyon country of western Colorado. Lets ride with friends form all over the world and the shop that launched a MTB revolution - Over the Edge Sports - Great riding, legendary parties and live bands every evening in downtown Fruita! April 28-May 1, 2011 under the spring sunshine in Fruita Colorado USA No map available.
Mike the Headless Chicken Festival
May 20 & 21, 2011 More Information Company Website	PhotoDescriptionMap 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! No map available.
Fruita Farmer’s Market
Saturday Mornings June 25th to September 17th, 2011 More Information Company Website	PhotoDescriptionMap The Fruita Farmers Market every Saturday from June 25 to September 17, 2011 From 8:00 AM until 2:00 PM At The Fruita Civic Center. View Larger Map
Thursday Night Concert
June 2 through August 11, 2011 More Information	PhotoDescriptionMap Enjoy a FREE concert every Thursday night infront of City Hall, 325 E Aspen, Fruita Colorado. Date Band Genre June 2 Trez Equis ZZ Top Tribute June 9 Spring Creek Blue Grass June 16 Flat Top Reed Rockin' Blues June 23 King N Trio Originals & Classics June 30 Centennial Band Band Americana July 7 Urban Island Steel Drum Band July 14 Pinnapple Crackers Reggae July 21 Stray Grass Bluegrass July 28 Latin Nights & Suave New Mexican August 4 Desert Moon County Rock August 11 Under the Radar Rock/Soul No map available.
Fireworks
July 3, 2011 More Information Additional Venue Photos	PhotoDescriptionMap Fireworks diplay at Snooks Bottom No map available.
Dinosaur Days
July 29 & 30, 2011 More Information Company Website	PhotoDescriptionMap 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! No map available.
Fruita Fall Festival
September 23-25, 2011 More Information Company Website	PhotoDescriptionMap 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. No map available.
Bikes Bands & Brews
October 14th and 15th, 2011 More Information	PhotoDescriptionMap   Info Comming     No map available.
Truck-N-Treat
October 22, 2011 More Information	PhotoDescriptionMap Wear your costume and explore unique vehicles. View Larger Map
Hometown Christmas
December 17th, 2011 More Information	PhotoDescriptionMap Fruita Hometown Christmas and Parade of Lights...Special events, downtown shopping & more. 5:30 to 7:30pm Downtown Fruita No map available.