CELEBRATING 56 YEARS | WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO | Family Fun SINCE 1969

Keys:

Blue = General Information
Red
= Music
Yellow = Parade
Purple = Art Show
Black = Car Show
Green = Food/Vendors

General Festival Hours

Friday 4:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Saturday 12:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Sunday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Friday, August 8, 2025

5:00 p.m.
Free Shuttle service Starts

- FirstBank – 44th Ave. & Wadsworth Blvd.

- St. James Episcopal Church – 44th Ave. & Brentwood St.

- Pennington Fields – 44th Ave. & Jellison St.

- Jefferson Avenue United Methodist Church – 44th Ave. & Kipling St.

  • Clear Creek Church - 10555 W. 44th Ave.

4-11 p.m.
Beer Garden, Food Court, Carnival Rides & Vendors

4-9 p.m.
Wheat Ridge Art League Fine Art Show
Anderson Building Gymnasium
Outdoor Art Demonstrations

4:30-8 p.m.
Famous Spaghetti Dinner
Food Court Main Tent

5:00 p.m.
Live Music - Grunge Lite
Main Stage

5:30 p.m.
Live Music - Credence Colorado Revival
Carnation Pavillion

7:00 p.m.
Live Music - Message in a Bottle
Main Stage

7:40 p.m.
Live Music - Boogie Machine
Carnation Pavilion

9:15 p.m.
FIREWORKS!

9:30 p.m.
Live Music – Dreamboat Annie
Main Stage

11:15 p.m.
Free Shuttle service ends

Saturday, August 9

7:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Grange Pancake Breakfast

3850 High Court (Behind Wheat Ridge Cyclery)

9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Carnation Festival Grand Parade

38th Ave. between Ames and Upham Streets

12:00 p.m.
Free Shuttle service Starts

- FirstBank – 44th Ave. & Wadsworth Blvd.

- St. James Episcopal Church – 44th Ave. & Brentwood St.

- Pennington Fields – 44th Ave. & Jellison St.

- Jefferson Avenue United Methodist Church – 44th Ave. & Kipling St.

-Clear Creek Church - 10555 W. 44th Ave.

 

Noon - 11 p.m.
Beer Garden, Food Court, Carnival Rides & Vendors

Noon - 9 p.m.
Wheat Ridge Art League Fine Art Show
Anderson Building
Outdoor Demonstrations

1:45 p.m.
Live Music – El Loco
Carnation Pavilion

2:30 p.m.
Parade Awards
Main Stage

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m
Chili Cook Off

3:00 p.m.
Pie Contest Judging Starts
(Bring Your Pie Entry between 1:30-2:50 pm)

4:00 p.m.
Home Baked Pie Contest Winner Announced

Pie slices available for purchase until gone.

3:00 p.m.
Live Music – Sons of Genesis
Main Stage

3:45 p.m.
Live Music – Fire & Ice

Carnation Pavilion

4:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Famous Spaghetti Dinner
Food Court Main Tent

5:00 p.m.
Live Music – Ten Years Gone
Main Stage

5:40 p.m.
Live Music – Sonic Highways
Carnation Pavilion

7:00 p.m.
Live Music – Paradise Theater
Main Stage

7:45 p.m.
Live Music – Project Foreigner
Carnation Pavilion

9:15 p.m.
FIREWORKS!

9:30 p.m.
Live Music – Stone Beat Invasion
Main Stage

11:15 p.m.
Free Shuttle service ends

Sunday, August 10

No shuttle service on Sunday

9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Big Wheels on the Farm Car Show

9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Beer Garden, Food Court, Vendors, Carnival Rides (start at 11am)

11:30 a.m.
Live Music – The Delta Sonics
Main Stage

Noon - 4 p.m.
Wheat Ridge Art League Fine Art Show
Anderson Building
Outdoor Demonstrations

2:15 p.m.
Live Music – Kingpin Posse
Main Stage

4:30 p.m.
Live Music – Ryan Chrys and The Rough Cuts
Main Stage

WE ASK THAT EVERYONE PLEASE LEAVE THEIR PETS AT HOME.
NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE PERMITTED OUTSIDE OF FESTIVAL GROUNDS.