Sweet Summer Fun: Colorado’s 3 Peach Festivals to Check Out

One of best things about living in Colorado is the availability of fresh peaches every summer. Three communities in the state hold festivals to celebrate the sweet, fuzzy fruit.

Three Peach Festivals Across Colorado Each Summer

Summer in Colorado is made for outdoor festivals, without question. Sure, there may be the occasional scattered storm, but they move on pretty quickly, and we get back to the fun. There's definitely something fun when it comes to peach festivals.

Grab your shorts, your sunglasses and your sunscreen and get out to at least one of Colorado's three annual peach festivals. If you live in Northern Colorado, you could hit two of them; if you live on the western slope, hitting just that big one is probably the best option.

What Are Colorado's Three Peach Festivals in 2025?

• Fort Collins Peach Festival
• Saturday, August 16.
• Civic Center Park.
• 11:00 am. - 7:00 p.m.
• $10 entry fee.

The Fort Collins Peach Festival (established in 2010) will have live music (including 12 Cent for Marvin and The Burroughs,) a kids pie eating contest, vendors, and beers from Horse & Dragon and ODell. The event raises money for the Rotary Club of Fort Collins/Northern Colorado.

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• Lafayette Peach Festival
•  Saturday, August 16.
• Old Town Lafayette on South Public Road.
• 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Free admittance.

The Lafayette Peach Festival (previously unbeknownst to this writer) has been happening since 1999. The 2025 event will included 30,000 peaches from three different Colorado farms, vendors, kids activities.

• Palisade Peach Festival
• Friday & Saturday, August 15 & 16.
• Riverbend Park.
• 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Friday)
• 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Saturday)
• $10-$54.

Colorado's biggest peach festival, the Palisade Peach Festival, enters its 57th year in 2025 with food trucks, live bands, the Peach Pit Bar, "paddle boarding for peaches," kids activities, and peach cuisine demos with professional chefs.