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 7, 2026
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
5:00-8:00 p.m.
Famous Spaghetti Dinner
Food Court Main Tent
5:00 p.m.
Live Music - Judgment Day
Main Stage
5:30 p.m.
Live Music - Boogie Machine
Carnation Pavillion
7:00 p.m.
Live Music - Kingpin Posse
Main Stage
7:45 p.m.
Live Music - HAZEL MILLER and the COLLECTIVE
Carnation Pavilion
9:15 p.m.
FIREWORKS!
9:35 p.m.
Live Music – Ten Years Gone
Main Stage
11:15 p.m.
Free Shuttle service ends
Saturday, August 8
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 – Chili Powder
Carnation Pavilion
2:00-2:30 p.m.
Parade Awards
Main Stage
2:30 p.m.
Live Music – DM 101
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)
3:45 p.m.
Live Music – Missing Blonde
Carnation Pavilion
4:00 p.m.
Home Baked Pie Contest Winner Announced
Pie slices available for purchase until gone.
4:30 p.m.
Live Music – Grunge Lite
Main Stage
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Famous Spaghetti Dinner
Food Court Main Tent
5:45 p.m.
Live Music – El Loco Fandango
Carnation Pavilion
7:00 p.m.
Live Music – Stone Beat Invasion
Main Stage
7:50 p.m.
Live Music – Message in a Bottle
Carnation Pavilion
9:15 p.m.
FIREWORKS!
9:30 p.m.
Live Music – That Eighties Band
Main Stage
11:15 p.m.
Free Shuttle service ends
Sunday, August 9
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 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Wheat Ridge Art League Fine Art Show
Anderson Building
Outdoor Demonstrations
11:30 a.m.
Live Music – Shelvis and the Roustabouts
Main Stage
1:40 p.m.
Live Music – Los Cheesies
Main Stage
4:00 p.m.
Live Music – Colorado Transit Authority
Main Stage
WE ASK THAT EVERYONE PLEASE LEAVE THEIR PETS AT HOME.
NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE PERMITTED OUTSIDE OF FESTIVAL GROUNDS.
