These Are a Few of My Favorite Things (summer festival edition)

I am going to try a little something new on my blog today, I am going to try a little segment (for lack of a better word) that I like to call 'These Are a Few of My Favorite Things' in each 'edition', I will feature a specific topic from time to time and post about my favorite things in that topic. I don't know if that was very clear, but this is how it's gonna work, for instance I am calling this 'edition' the 'Summer Festival Edition', in which I will list my favorite summer festivals throughout Colorado... makes more sense now, doesn't it? Well, I hope so anyway.

So, in honor of the fact that one of my favorite summer festivals, FIBArk, officially starts tomorrow, my first edition of 'These Are a Few of My Favorite Things' will be all about the awesome festivals that Colorado has to offer!

#1. My very, very, very favorite festival of the summer without fail is the Colorado Brewers Rendezvous.

The Brewers Rendezvous is every craft beer lovers dream come true. It takes place in Salida, CO every July (usually like the 2nd Saturday) at Riverside Park. This year the cost is $35, but that covers a collectible Pint Glass (most of which I still have from over the years), all the beer you can drink, from over 45 Colorado microbreweries, and tons of swag from the individual breweries. ***And for anyone who 'likes' my facebook page - link at bottom of post - I will be having a 'Brewers Rendezvous Swag Give Away', stay tuned for details on how to enter***

#2. Although I know that this is not a small town event, my 2nd favorite festival is the Denver Greek Festival

Why does this get second place? Well, because I am a sucker for all things Greek, particularly Greek men and Greek food. And when you are looking for some absolutely amazing Greek food this is the place to get it! I discovered this event accidentally many years ago when I was living in Denver not very far from the Assumption Greek Orthodox Cathedral, which is where they hold the festival.

#3. Now, this festival I have only missed a hand full of times in my life and have been going to it as long as I can remember. Of course that festival would be FIBArk

Artist: Jesse Crock

FIBArk is  apparently 'America's Oldest Boating Festival', this being the 64th year. FIBArk stands for First In Boating on the Arkansas and it goes from Thursday to Sunday over Fathers Day weekend. There's live music, beer, kayak and raft races, arts and crafts booths, food booths and it's just a good way to enjoy a few days relaxing by the river. Now since not all of us are lucky enough to get to be there the entire (long) weekend, if there is one event not to miss it is the Hooligan Race on Saturday afternoon. The basic rules of the race are 'anything that floats that's not a boat', and it is a spectacle not to be missed. 

#4. Palisade Peachfest, now there really isn't much of a better way to spend a HOT summer day than with fresh peaches and and a festival in the park.

Palisade is a pretty small town, but it's just a hop, a skip and a jump (oh so cheesy) away from Grand Junction.  The festival has everything that you could want; live music, food (mostly peach foods), pancake breakfast, fresh peaches (obviously), and wine tasting! Of course I would love that the peach festival happens in the heart of 'Colorado Wine Country', so you have to make sure and do some wine tasting while you're there.

So, there you have it, four festivals worth checking out. There are plenty of other festivals throughout the summer, in fact it's pretty hard to find a weekend that doesn't have something going on, but those are my very very favorites. And of course, 'like' my facebook page if you haven't already, thanks!

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