PALISADE, Colo. — Colorado peach lovers, rejoice.
One of the country's most renowned peaches will be celebrated at the 55th annual Palisade Peach Festival this weekend.
Held in the western Colorado town of Palisade, this year's Palisade Peach Festival celebrates 131 years of peaches.
The annual August festival celebrates the "world famous, sweet, juicy, Palisade peaches and the growers who work so hard to provide these gems of the valley," according to the Palisade Colorado Chamber of Commerce.
The peach festival offers food, live music, peach-eating contests, kids’ activities and recreation opportunities.
The festival begins Thursday with an ice cream social and street dance at the downtown plaza. Events planned for Friday and Saturday include the Just Peachy 5K run, a parade, a BBQ contest, a peach-eating contest, live music, street dancers, and a farm tour.
From blossom to market on a Palisade peach farm
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