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 | |
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February 20, 2010 |
Come run for your heart in a 5KRun/Walk
or 10K Run. Health vendors will be available from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. No map available. |
| Talent Show | |
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March 26, 2010 |
Come show off your talents.
No map available. |
| Easter Egg Scramble | |
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March 31, 2010 |
The Little Salt Wash Park lawn will be full
of plastic eggs to find. Coloring contest judging begins at 4:00 pm. Egg Hunt begins at 4:15 pm. No map available. |
| Bike Rodeo | |
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April 17, 2010 |
Discover your biking skills at the Bike
Rodeo. Paperboy skills, obstacle course, tire tossing, wheelie contest, and tight-rope rides. No map available. |
| Fat Tire Festival | |
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April 29-May 2, 2010 |
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 29-May 2, 2010 under the spring sunshine in Fruita Colorado USA No map available. |
| Dinosaur Days | |
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July 23 & 24, 2010 |
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. |
| 18 Hours of Fruita | |
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May 7-8, 2010 (Race starts at Midnight Friday night) |
 One of the most loved endurance events in the west gets new singletrack for 2010 and an increased rider limit. With a 90% Singletrack Lap and the posh environs of Highline Lake State Park with its green grass and warm showers; the only way to make this better would be perfect weather and the best Beer sponsor on the planet... so I guess we will see you there? Register soon as this event has filled up every year and surely will again. We'll see you in Fruita!! May 7-8, 2010 (Race starts at Midnight Friday night) |
| Mike the Headless Chicken Festival | |
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May 14 & 15, 2010 |
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 | |
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Saturday Mornings June to October 2010 |
Buy local produce and connect with your
friends. No map available. |
| Thursday Night Concert | |
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June 3 through August 12, 2010 |
Enjoy a FREE concert every Thursday
night. No map available. |
| Fruita City Council Ice Cream Social | |
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July 1, 2010 |
FREE cup of ice cream and meet your local
City Council during the FREE Thursday Night Concert No map available. |
| Fireworks | |
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July 3, 2010 |
Fireworks diplay at Snooks Bottom
No map available. |
| Fruita Fall Festival | |
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September 24-26, 2010 |
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 | |
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October 16, 2010 |
An Event of food and fun and music. Bike
event in the morning. No map available. |
| Truck-N-Treat | |
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October 23, 2010 |
Wear your costume and explore unique
vehicles. No map available. |
| Trick-or-Treat Street | |
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October 29, 2010 |
Visit the downtown businesses for a lot of candy
No map available. |
| Hometown Christmas | |
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November 27, 2010 |
Fruita Hometown Christmas and Parade of Lights...Special events, downtown shopping & more.
No map available. |
| Breakfast with Santa | |
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December 11, 2010 |
Have breakfast with Santa and Western
Colorado Museum in Fruita No map available. |
