I can’t believe it is almost the 4th of July! In Paonia, Colorado we have our biggest community celebration of the year, Paonia Cherry Days. The festival was actually organized over 60 years ago to celebrate the Cherry Harvest, Community, and family. My family and I always look forward to all the events, especially “church-in-the-park” followed by a community barbecue sponsored by my church.
Anyone living in the Front Range of Colorado really should consider visiting Paonia for old-fashioned family fun and delicious, locally grown cherries over the fourth of July or make plans to visit later in the summer when the fruit harvest is fully under way.
Cherry Days is one the oldest continuously running annual outdoor festivals in Colorado. This year the festivities begin on July 3rd with Downtown Days featuring food and entertainment along with sidewalk sales and fun activites for the whole family. July 4th will start with the Firefighters Breakfast and after breakfast be sure to head downtown for Paonia’s 1st Annual Bed Race, beginning at 1st & Grand at approximately 9am.
The race will be followed by our traditional Parade through town culminating in the Town Park. Both the 4th & 5th will feature musical entertainment, arts & crafts fair, silent auction and a great family carnival in the Park. The evening of the 4th you can celebrate with Sweet Sunny South and Three In The Morning, performing, live, in the Town Park. Plan your Fourth of July celebration with a visit to Paonia…Where Fun Happens Naturally!
Visit the Paonia Chamber of Commerce website for more information.
Will you be holding the annual festivities for cherry days since the 4th of July falls on a Monday in 2011?