Mountain Harvest Festival

09/01/2026

Job opportunity during the fest! 🎨

🎨 Arts for All is looking for artists, crafters, and face painters to work the Kids Zone at Mountain Harvest and future events!

Are you a teacher, artist, or community member that has experience working with kids sharing your love of art? This could be the gig for you! 🧑‍🎨

Please contact Sara at [email protected] with a letter of interest introducing yourself and sharing your experience.

Arts for All is excited to share these memorable moments serving our community with just the right folks!

*ps -these are paid gigs!*

08/31/2026

📣 Last call for vendors! The deadline is 9/7.

Apply here: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/2026eventseasonsponsorship/event/2026mountainharvestfestivalvendorapplication/

08/31/2026

It’s gonna be a full-circle harvest fest this year! ⭕️🌽

What do we mean by that?!

All proceeds from our annual silent art auction will go to the newly launched Nourish Our Farmers program, providing meals and more to our local agricultural workers. Our farmers give us so much, especially this time of year, and we are proud to give back to them.

Two ways to support…

🎁 DONATE — artists, makers, collectors, and the like—we are looking for donations to make our auction extra enticing. Please consider adding your talents to our offerings.

🛍️ BID & BUY — See and shop the auction in Paonia Town Park on Saturday and Sunday of the festival. Your winning bids will feed our hardworking farm workers!

We are so grateful for your generosity and we create more bounty for all!

08/28/2026

Mountain Harvest Festival is the ultimate choose-your-own-adventure experience! 🪩🐷

This completely free, family-friendly weekend offers countless activities that are sure to satisfy the whole clan. Go from petting a goat to dancing all night!

📆 September 25-27th
📍 Paonia, CO

Come celebrate the bounty of Colorado’s organic food and w**e country with us at the 25th annual Mountain Harvest Fest! 🍎🏔️🎶

08/26/2026

The best weekend all year is quickly approaching!

Have you booked your accommodations yet? Take your pick of unique lodging in Paonia, Hotchkiss, or Crawford.

🚌 We have tons of options to camp, RV, stay on a farm, or even in a historic bed and breakfast. Book today to ensure your preferred location.

08/25/2026

🎨 Share your craft at Mountain Harvest Fest!

A new addition to the festival in 2025, we are excited to showcase our local talent with artist demos in Paonia Town Park. Any form of art is invited to apply. From visual to performance—we want to see your wacky and wonderful ways!

Here’s the important details...

📆 Saturday, September 26th
⏰ noon - 6pm
➡️ 2 hour time slots
⭕️ artists are compensated with a small stipend for their participation

Please email [email protected] with your medium and project proposal by September 9th!

08/21/2026

The first ever MHF guide by North Fork Merchant Herald! 💚🏔️

Paonia Mountain Harvest Festival is celebrating 25 years 2001-2026 this year and we were there at the beginning. We printed the first schedule at a center pull out in the Merchant Herald.

08/18/2026

The full line up is here! 🎶🎺

Harvest Festival started as an album release party for local bands, and music remains a central piece. We are so honored to welcome to the stage 🌟The Mountain Harvest All Stars🌟 on Sunday afternoon, featuring members of original acts from the very first festival.

Jerry’s Middle Finger
Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience
Sweet Jessup and the Dirty Buckets
Contra Dance with Hardpressed and Andrea Earley
Russ Chapman
Mark Nanni
Dance Banditz
Joyful Ruckus
The Scrapperjacks
Ellen Stapenhorst, Jeanine Renée, and Zach Mann
Jazzberry

Join us in Paonia Town Park, September 25-27th, to enjoy the sweet sounds of all these music makers at the 25th annual Mountain Harvest Festival!

08/14/2026

“Mountain Harvest Festival is all about locals celebrating locals.” -Sarah Bishop,
founding organizer

What started as a CD release party for local bands and a small farmers market, has evolved into a full-blown weekend of events. 🎶🍅🎉

Join in on this community tradition for its 25th year, celebrating everything that makes the North Fork Valley special, from our vibrant arts community to our rich agricultural heritage.

05/15/2026