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13 Porch Notes tagged “festivals,” from counties across Colorado.
History and culture - Otero County
Rocky Ford melons and a fair that has run since 1878
Rocky Ford's cantaloupes and watermelons anchor the Arkansas Valley Fair, the oldest continuous fair in Colorado, whose mid-August Watermelon Day hands out free melons to everyone who comes.
Read note ->History and culture - San Miguel County
Telluride runs on festivals, and Bluegrass weekend is the heart of it
Telluride's summer calendar is built around festivals, from Bluegrass in Town Park each June to the Film Festival's secret program on Labor Day weekend.
Read note ->History and culture - Weld County
The Greeley Stampede grew from a 1922 rodeo for potato farmers
Weld County's marquee summer event traces back to a one-day 1922 'Spud Rodeo' honoring potato growers and now runs nearly two weeks around the Fourth of July.
Read note ->History and culture - Morgan County
The Brush Rodeo: a Fourth of July tradition on the plains
The City of Brush lists the Brush Rodeo as a July 2-4 community event with rodeo events, a parade, barbecue, and fireworks.
Read note ->History and culture - Park County
Every July, Fairplay races burros over a 13,000-foot pass
Fairplay's Burro Days festival each July features the World Championship Pack Burro Race, where runners and their burros climb over Mosquito Pass on a course of more than 29 miles.
Read note ->History and culture - Yuma County
Old Threshers Day in Yuma: a harvest run on steam
Each year the weekend following Labor Day, Yuma fires up antique steam engines and threshing machines and works real wheat the old way, twice a day.
Read note ->History and culture - Mineral County
Taste of Creede: a painter's festival that turned a mountain town into an arts hub
A festival started by a watercolorist more than 35 years ago fills Creede's Main Street with working artists, a Silver Chef cook-off, and a one-hour Quick Draw each Memorial Day weekend.
Read note ->History and culture - Delta County
Cedaredge keeps Surface Creek's apple story alive
Cedaredge's Pioneer Town Museum and annual Applefest keep the orchard and pioneer history of the Surface Creek Valley in everyday view.
Read note ->History and culture - Broomfield County
Broomfield Days is the city's big September festival on Midway Boulevard
Broomfield Days is a long-running one-day community festival each September at Midway Park, with a parade, 5K, vendor booths, and food along Midway Boulevard.
Read note ->History and culture - Pueblo County
The Pueblo Chile is a point of local pride and its own festival
The Pueblo chile grown on the farms around the city anchors the annual Chile & Frijoles Festival downtown, a community event run by the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce.
Read note ->History and culture - Conejos County
Manassa's Pioneer Days puts the town's founding story on display
Manassa's annual Pioneer Days reflects the town's Latter-day Saint roots and its place in the San Luis Valley's wider cultural story.
Read note ->History and culture - Garfield County
Carbondale's Potato Day celebrates the valley's farming roots
Carbondale holds an annual Potato Day, a long-running community event that points back to the area's history of potato farming and ranching.
Read note ->History and culture - Logan County
Sugar Beet Days and the county fair are the two days Logan County all shows up
Logan County's two big yearly gatherings are Sugar Beet Days on Sterling's courthouse square each September and the Logan County Fair and Rodeo at the fairgrounds each summer.
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