> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.westernslopetrellis.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Peaches, Sweet Corn, and the Grateful Dead: This Weekend on the Western Slope - URL: https://www.westernslopetrellis.com/peaches-sweet-corn-and-the-grateful-dead-this-weekend-on-the-western-slope/ - Published: 2026-08-21T14:00:45.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-21T14:00:45.000Z - Description: Peach Festival weekend takes over Palisade, the Grand Junction Symphony plays under the stars, Olathe celebrates sweet corn, and the Terrapin Roadshow lands in Glenwood Springs. Here’s what’s happening across the Western Slope Aug. 21–23. - Author: Western Slope Trellis Staff - Tags: Events Peach weekend. If you've been waiting all year for this one, it's here — and the Grateful Dead family rolled into Glenwood at the same time. Pace yourselves. ### MESA COUNTY It's Peach Festival weekend in Palisade, which means half the valley is heading east on I-70 and the other half is trying to beat them to the orchard stands. Downtown Grand Junction has a free symphony concert Saturday night that's genuinely worth planning around. **Friday, August 21** - **2026 Palisade Peach Festival** — Riverbend Park, Palisade, 3–8 p.m. The big one. Peach-eating contest, live music, food trucks, and a marketplace full of local makers. Parking at Riverbend is handicapped-only; everyone else shuttles in, so give yourself a cushion. - **Peachy Fest** — Mt. Lincoln Peach Company, 3703 F Rd, Palisade, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. (Friday and Saturday). The quieter, orchard-side version of peach weekend. - **Mad Peach Market** — The Ordinary Fellow, 202 Peach Ave, Palisade, 4–8 p.m. An Alice-in-Wonderland-themed artisan market with 25+ local businesses, live music, and a Hawaiian street food truck. - **Iridescence** — Avalon Theatre rooftop terrace, Grand Junction, 6–8 p.m. House music and a sunset on the roof. 18+. - **Los Cuates de Sinaloa, Agrupación Clave 5, y más** — LUX Event Center, 9 p.m. $40. - **Movie Night at Uncanny Valley** — Downtown Grand Junction, 8–10 p.m. - **Massacre at the Mesa** — Mesa Theater, 538 Main St, 7–11 p.m. - **Tarot Reading by Dawn** — Downtown Grand Junction, 1–4:30 p.m. 📚 **At the library:** - **Friends of the Mesa County Libraries Weekend Book Sale**, First Congregational Church, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. — used books, DVDs and CDs at giveaway prices; cash, check or Venmo. Runs Saturday too. - **For the little ones:** Preschool STEAM at the Central Library Community Room, 9:30–10 a.m.; a puppet show of Mo Willems' "Elephant & Piggie: A Big Guy Took My Ball!" at the Orchard Mesa Branch, 10–10:30 a.m.; Family Storytime at De Beque, 10–10:30 a.m., and at Collbran, 10:30–11 a.m. 🍷 **Wine country:** - **Friday Evening in the Orchard** at Peachfork Orchards & Vineyards, 6–9 p.m. — a 21+ farm-to-fork dinner in the trees ($150, non-refundable). - **Carboy Custom Blending Lab** at Carboy Winery at Mt. Garfield Estate, 5–8 p.m., blend your own and take six bottles home ($269). - **David Testroet Comedy and Wine** at TerraVin Cellars, 6:30–8 p.m., $25. **Saturday, August 22** - **Palisade Peach Festival, Day 2** — Riverbend Park, 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Full day of it. - **Peachy Fest** — Mt. Lincoln Peach Company, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. - **Farmers Market at Cross Orchards Historic Site** — 8 a.m.–12 p.m. Local produce, baked goods, crafts, and community tables on the historic grounds. - **Saturday Morning Music Sessions** — Triple Play Records, 530 Main St, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Free, local, and a nice way to start the day downtown. - **Rare Finds: History's Hidden Tracks** — Downtown Grand Junction, 1–3 p.m. - **Evening Under the Stars** — Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park. The Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra's free community concert. Doors at 5 p.m., the Centennial Band opens at 6:30, and the full symphony takes the stage at 7:30\. Admission and parking are free but tickets are required, so reserve ahead. - **Ecstatic Dance** — Lowell School House, 6–8 p.m. - **Mini KISS** — Mesa Theater, 538 Main St, 8 p.m. Exactly what it sounds like. - **90's Party with Ninety Percent 90's** — Warehouse25sixty-five Kitchen + Bar, 8:30–11 p.m. $13–35. - **Matt Greenwaldt Comedy** — Gemini Beer Co., 7:30 p.m. (He's in Montrose Friday night, Grand Junction Saturday.) 📚 **At the library:** Day two of the Friends of the Mesa County Libraries Weekend Book Sale, First Congregational Church, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. 🍷 **Wine country:** - **Backyard Beats** at Carboy Winery at Mt. Garfield Estate — free live music every Saturday in the backyard. - **Corks & Forks: The Art of the Pairing** at Colterris Collections, 3708 G Road, 6–9 p.m. — a special-edition Field to Fork night. - **Saturday Evening in the Orchard** at Peachfork, 6–9 p.m., 21+ ($150). - **Courtney Greiger** on the Purple Bee Patio, 213 Main St, Palisade, 6–9 p.m. **Sunday, August 23** - **Palisade Farmers Market** — Downtown Palisade, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. High Lonesome Ranch is a regular vendor with grass-finished beef. - **Western Colorado Senior Games** — Final day. The 25th annual games run Aug 17–23 at venues around the valley. 📚 **At the library:** Sunday is a quiet one — only the Central Library is open, 1–5 p.m. Every branch is closed. *(Mesa County Libraries weekend hours: Friday — Central, Clifton, Fruita and Orchard Mesa 9 a.m.–6 p.m.; Collbran and Palisade 9–1 and 2–6; De Beque 9–1 and 2–4; Gateway closed. Saturday — Central and Clifton 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; Fruita, Orchard Mesa and Palisade 9–4; Collbran 9–1; De Beque 9–1 and 2–4; Gateway closed.)* **Look ahead:** Thunder From Down Under at the Avalon (Aug 26–27) · Ty Myers, Brent Cobb & Benny G at Las Colonias (Aug 27) · Colorado Mountain Winefest, 35th anniversary, Palisade (Sept 19) · Tour de Vineyards (Sept 19) · Downtown Car Show, 25th annual (September) · Grand Junction Air Show with the Blue Angels (Oct 3–4). ### MONTROSE COUNTY Football's back, the corn festival lands Saturday, and there's a sound bath at the Ute Indian Museum on Sunday if the weekend gets loud. **Friday, August 21** - **Friday Night Lights** — Montrose High School, 7 p.m. Red Hawks host the Durango Demons. Free admission and giveaways courtesy of DMEA and Elevate Internet. - **Matt Greenwaldt Comedy** — Silver Basin Brewing, 7:30–9 p.m. $25. - **Neon Sky Band** — The Rusty Putter, 1350 Birch St, 6:30 p.m. Live music on the patio, cold drinks, close out the summer. - **Fridays on the Farm** — 67181 Trout Rd. Live music at the hop yard every Friday through the summer, with beer and wine from the vineyard next door and a rotating food truck. - **U-Pick Sunflowers** — 13010 5875 Rd. Hundreds of blooms in multiple colors, cut your own. **Saturday, August 22** - **Olathe Sweet Corn Festival 2026** — Olathe Town Park, 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Corn-eating contest, beauty pageant, live music, vendors, food trucks and a beer garden. The Corny 5K Run/Walk starts separately at 9 a.m. from the Montrose Rotary Amphitheater — so if you're running, that's the address you want; everything else is in Olathe. - **Montrose Farmers' Market** — Centennial Plaza, from 9 a.m. Year-round market; the summer season runs May through October. - **Montrose Community Plant Sale** — Camelot Gardens, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Western Colorado Plant People meetup; bring a table if you've got plants to sell. - **Larry Fredericksen Memorial Golf Tournament, 11th annual** — Cobble Creek Golf Course, 7:30 a.m. Benefits "Drive to End Homelessness." - **Seeded to Bloom: Beyond Trafficking Gala** — Montrose Pavilion, 1800 Pavilion Dr, 4 p.m. Ticketed. - **Opal Moon at the Saturday Night Dance** — Montrose Pavilion east entrance, 7 p.m. Live country, all ages, singles and couples welcome, $10, alcohol-free. **Sunday, August 23** - **The Turning: A Fall Full Moon Sound Journey** — Ute Indian Museum, 2–3 p.m. First in a new series with sound healing practitioner Gia Pirelli. 📚 **At the library:** Naturita branch hosts its Adult Book Club Friday, 12:30–2 p.m. Heads up that the Montrose main branch is closed Saturday — it reopens Sunday 1–5 p.m., and Naturita is open Friday and Saturday 9 a.m.–6 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.–3 p.m. **Look ahead:** The Common Ground Music & Arts Festival lands Aug 28–30 at the Montrose Rotary Amphitheater — free, three days, supporting youth programs across Western Colorado. Friday the 28th also brings the rescheduled Fourth of July fireworks, so plan on a crowd. ### GARFIELD COUNTY Two Rivers Park is the whole story this weekend. The Terrapin Roadshow is in town for two days, and Sunday's show picked up Bill Payne from Little Feat. **Saturday, August 22** - **Terrapin Roadshow** — Two Rivers Park, 740 Devereux Rd, Glenwood Springs. Doors 4 p.m., show 5 p.m. Grahame Lesh, Bill Nershi, Kyle Hollingsworth, Ross James, Elliott Peck and Mark Levy, plus guests. $81 general, $45 kids 6–16, $151 VIP. - **Music on the Mountain: The Petty Nicks Experience** — Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, 51000 Two Rivers Plaza Rd, 7 p.m. Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks, up on the mountain. - **Sunlight Showdown 10K Trail Race** — Sunlight Mountain Resort, 10901 County Road 117\. 9 a.m. start; bib pickup closes at 8:45, so don't cut it close. Taste of Sunlight runs at the resort the same day if you'd rather eat than run. **Sunday, August 23** - **Terrapin Roadshow, Day 2** — Two Rivers Park. Doors 1 p.m., show 2 p.m. Bill Payne, founding member of Little Feat, joins the lineup for this one. *Quiet in Rifle this weekend — the Visit Rifle calendar shows nothing scheduled Aug 21–23.* **Look ahead:** Third Thursday on Third returns to downtown Rifle next month. ### DELTA COUNTY - **Quicksand Soup** — Grand Mesa Arts & Events Center, 195 W. Main St, Cedaredge. Friday, August 21, 6–8:30 p.m.