| Parker Country Festival Slated to Kick Off Summer Season |
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Celebrate the official start of summer at this year’s Parker Country Festival. The 31st annual Parker Country Festival runs June 13-15 in downtown Parker.
The Parker Country Festival is a favorite summer tradition for families in the Parker and Denver metro areas. The three-day festival celebrates the official start of summer and attracts approximately 90,000 people to downtown Parker each year to enjoy the event’s full weekend of activities including carnival rides for all ages, arts and crafts, delicious food and a variety of live music including country, rock, funk and blues, from the region’s hottest bands.
For more information, visit www.parkercountryfestival.org or call (303) 841-4268.
WHAT: The Parker Country Festival is a signature event of the Parker Chamber of Commerce. This three-day celebration marks the official start of the summer season and features live music, a hometown parade, carnival rides and much more.
WHO: The festival attracts more than 90,000 people to downtown Parker throughout the weekend to enjoy the festivities and live music from Colorado’s most exciting bands. Past performances have included Opie Gone Bad, Other Brother Daryl, Jakarta, Wendy Woo, The Groove Hawgs with Lewis and Floorwax, The Nacho Men and other Colorado bands.
WHEN: FRIDAY, JUNE 13 – SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008
WHERE: O’Brien Park in downtown Parker, Colo. near the intersection of Parker Rd. and Main Street
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS:
- Tickets Go On Sale at www.parkercountryfestival.org or at the Parker Chamber Office at 19751 E. Mainstreet, R12 in Parker – May 1
- Carnival Opens – Thursday, June 12 at 5 p.m., weather permitting
- Festival Officially Opens – Friday, June 13 at 5 p.m.
- Festival Hometown Parade – Saturday, June 14 at 10 a.m.
- Festival Closes – Sunday, June 15 at 11 p.m. |
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