Grand Junction, Colorado: Festivals and Parades

There are lots of special events and festivals that occur in and around Grand Junction, Colorado.

=Art and Jazz Festival=

=Country Jam=

=Dinosaur Days=

Pteranodon Ptrot
=Olathe Corn Festival=

The Olathe Corn Festival is an annual event held outside of Grand Junction, CO. Starting in1992, a few people in the small western Colorado town of Olathe, decided to celebrate the community's agricultural pinnacle the Olathe Sweet Corn. The Corn Festival gives non-profit organizations the opportunity to make money by sponsoring events and attractions. The attendance of the festival increased exponentially each year until 1998, reaching the high at about 16,000.

(This article should eventually move to the Olathe city page)

=Parade of Lights=

The parade of lights is a magical parade of fantasy and fun...Hosted downtown Grand Junction, it is fun for the whole family. The exqusit display of lights and decor are jaw droping and unbelievable. Ranging from christmas themes to local business promotions, this is where you want to be the first weekend in December...

=Rock Jam=

Rock jam is a concert that is all rock. Tickets for one day is 15.00 and for two days is 30.00 and for reserved seating it is 110.00 Rock jam starts September 7, 2007 and ends September 8, 2007 to order tickets, VIP & reserve seats and campsites Call 1-800-530-3020

VIP: tickets are located directly in front of the stage these are the best seats in the house VIP tickets include parking, fabulous, food, complimentary Pepsi and Budweiser products all day and free cocktails all night

RESERVED SEATING: assigned seats for the weekend right up front and close to the action on stage

GENERAL ADMISSION: bring your own lawn chair and pick your best spot on our huge festival seating area

Some of the past bands that have appeared at Rock Jam were: Foreigner, Loverboy, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Trapt, and more