Call for Sponsors - HOW CAN YOUR BUSINESS BECOME A PART OF WHEAT RIDGE’S BIGGEST EVENT? Did You Know the Carnation Festival is a FREE celebration of our city and is made possible through generous donations such as yours? What makes this event special and why should you donate? The Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival celebrates our city and our citizens.   Ever since our city was formed in 1969 there has been a Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival.  Parents bring their children because they attended the Festival when they were kids.  You have an opportunity to . . . . (read more)