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What: Fruita Fall Festival
When: Sept. 25-27
Where: Downtown Fruita
Info: 858-3894; fruitafallfestival.com
When: Sept. 25-27
Where: Downtown Fruita
Info: 858-3894; fruitafallfestival.com
The Fruita Fall Festival kicks off today and continues all weekend.
The 95th annual festival opens today at noon with a carnival and vendor booths set up on Aspen Street and Circle Park. The traditional Lioness Spaghetti dinner is held from 5 to 8 p.m. with a street dance at Circle Park, and a magic show at Pavilion Stage at 7 p.m.
Local favorite country band Exit 42 performs for tonight's street dance.
Festivities begin again Saturday morning at 9, with the sixth annual bed race, followed by a parade at 10, a “beer garden” from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., a baking and canning contest in the afternoon and Rimrock Rodeo finals at 7 p.m.
Entries for the baking and canning contest can be dropped off today or Saturday between 10 a.m. and noon. Winners will be announced at 5:30 p.m. at the Civic Center Stage.
The theme for this year's bed race is “Legends of the West.” For a bed race application visit www.fruitafallfestival.com.
The Pavilion stage's headline music act Saturday night is Grammy-nominated singer-guitarist Don Edwards.
Sunday opens with Cowboy Church from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A youth pet and talent show is from 1 to 4 p.m. Award-winning cowgirl balladeer Juni Fisher will perform at noon, and then again at 4 p.m. Saturday.
Headlining the Circle Park Bluegrass stage is the Sons and Brothers, a family acoustic, western, bluegrass, gospel band. They perform Sunday at 4 p.m.
The Fruita Fall Festival is sponsored by Alpine Bank.
The 95th annual festival opens today at noon with a carnival and vendor booths set up on Aspen Street and Circle Park. The traditional Lioness Spaghetti dinner is held from 5 to 8 p.m. with a street dance at Circle Park, and a magic show at Pavilion Stage at 7 p.m.
Local favorite country band Exit 42 performs for tonight's street dance.
Festivities begin again Saturday morning at 9, with the sixth annual bed race, followed by a parade at 10, a “beer garden” from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., a baking and canning contest in the afternoon and Rimrock Rodeo finals at 7 p.m.
Entries for the baking and canning contest can be dropped off today or Saturday between 10 a.m. and noon. Winners will be announced at 5:30 p.m. at the Civic Center Stage.
The theme for this year's bed race is “Legends of the West.” For a bed race application visit www.fruitafallfestival.com.
The Pavilion stage's headline music act Saturday night is Grammy-nominated singer-guitarist Don Edwards.
Sunday opens with Cowboy Church from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A youth pet and talent show is from 1 to 4 p.m. Award-winning cowgirl balladeer Juni Fisher will perform at noon, and then again at 4 p.m. Saturday.
Headlining the Circle Park Bluegrass stage is the Sons and Brothers, a family acoustic, western, bluegrass, gospel band. They perform Sunday at 4 p.m.
The Fruita Fall Festival is sponsored by Alpine Bank.
Here's a lineup of the weekend music:
Friday, Sept. 25 Circle Park
7 p.m. Street Dance with Exit 42
Pavilion Stage
6 p.m. Peggy Malone
7 p.m. Coloramo Magic Show
Saturday, Sept. 26
Circle Park bluegrass stage
Noon Way Down Yonder
1 p.m. Palmer Divide
2 p.m. Eric Uglum & Sons Trio
3 p.m. Lonesome Traveler
4 p.m. Chris Stuart & Back Country
5 p.m. - Dinner Break -
6 p.m. Burnett Family Bluegrass
7 p.m. Palmer Divide
8 p.m. Chris Stuart & Back Country
9 p.m. Lonesome Traveler Bluegrass
Pavilion stage
Noon Juni Fisher
1 p.m. Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams
2 p.m. Sons and Brothers Band
3:10 p.m. Don Edwards
4 p.m. Juni Fisher
5 p.m. - Dinner Break -
6 p.m. Sons and Brothers Band
7 p.m. Don Edwards
8 p.m. Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams
Sunday, Sept. 27
11 a.m. Way Down Yonder
11:30 a.m. Burnett Family Bluegrass
Noon Lonesome Traveler Bluegrass
12:30 p.m. Chris Stuart & Back Country
1 p.m. Burnett Family Bluegrass
2 p.m. Chris Stuart & Back Country
3 p.m. Sons and Brothers Band
Fruita Cowboy Church
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sons and Brothers & Friends
