Parker County Peach Festival
If you are native to
this area then you know that the Parker County Peach Festival
is everything we love about summer in Texas. Although Weatherford, Texas has grown considerably,
it still has that small town ambiance making it a great venue for this daylong
fun-fest that celebrates the homegrown goodness of Parker County peaches. If
you can imagine anything peach flavored, you’ll find it this weekend in
downtown Weatherford. From homemade peach jam,
preserves and ice cream to peaches by the bushel and the peck.
This year’s one
day festival kicks off Saturday, July 14th with the Peach Pedal Bike
Ride at 7:30 a.m. with proceeds benefiting
the Weatherford College Fund. Festival gates are open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
with the stages heating up for Diaper Derbies followed by plenty of free entertainment,
festival food, vendors and artisan exhibits. It’s a day trip worth making if
you’re looking for some “best of summer” entertainment but other folks make the
trip to get the first pick of this season’s Parker County peach crop before
they hit the local produce markets. Last
year’s crowd was estimated at 30,000 festival goers, so it’s a nice size event
especially when you throw in Weatherford’s quaint shopping district and 19th
century courthouse built in 1886.
How to Get There:
Take
I-20 West to exits 403, 406, 409 A or B, 410 or 413.
Due to construction on Hwy 51/ 171 we recommend avoiding exit 4
Due to construction on Hwy 51/ 171 we recommend avoiding exit 4
Take
advantage of one of the convenient FREE shuttle parking lots at:
- Hall Middle School – 902 Charles Street
- 9th Grade Center (The Old Weatherford High School) – 1007 South Main Street
- Weatherford College 225 College Park Drive
- First Monday Trade Days Grounds
(PARKING ONLY, NO SHUTTLE)
Santa Fe Drive/Hwy 180 - *Sheriff's Posse Grounds – 2251 Mineral Wells Hwy (Hwy 180)
- Handicap parking/shuttle is
available at the Ninth Grade Center, or at City Hall, right outside the
Palo Pinto Street Festival entrance.
*Get directions to this new parking location HERE!
