The annual Western Slope calendar

Mesa County Community Highlights & Events

Peach Fest to Winefest — the festival rhythm that shapes a Mesa County year.

Mesa County

Community Highlights & Events

The annual festival calendar that shapes a year on the Western Slope.

Farmers market produce stalls overflowing with summer harvest

🧺 Headline Tradition

Every week · Mid-July through Mid-August

Grand Valley Farmers Markets

Three signature markets, one valley harvest: Market on Main in downtown Grand Junction, the Fruita Farmers Market on Reed Park, and the Palisade Sunday Market in the heart of peach country.

GJ · Fruita · Palisade
Thu · Sat · Sun
Free to walk
Peak peach + corn season

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The Annual Calendar

Signature Grand Valley Events

Block these on your calendar — the festivals and traditions that define the rhythm of life here.

Weekly Tradition

Market on Main

Thursday Evenings · Summer Downtown Grand Junction

Every Thursday from June through September, Main Street closes to traffic and fills with farmers, makers, food trucks, and live music. The de-facto weekly community gathering.

SINCE 1968

Palisade Peach Festival

MID-AUGUST PALISADE, CO

Three days of orchard tours, peach-eating contests, and the world's best stone fruit at its absolute peak. The festival that put Palisade on the national food map since 1968.

Largest in CO

Colorado Mountain Winefest

Mid-September Riverbend Park, Palisade

Colorado's largest and oldest wine festival — 50+ wineries, grape stomps, and harvest-season ceremony in the heart of wine country. Tickets sell out months ahead.