Image courtesy of 50107 Summerfest Facebook page

Today is the main day of festivities for 50107 Summerfest in Grand Junction.

Co-organizer Linda Hoffman says the morning begins with a softball tournament at 8am at the softball field, along with the 5K fun run/walk starting at 9am at the Fouch Agri-Service building on Main Street, with registrations beginning at 8:30. The parade takes off at 10:30am from 15th and Bennett Streets. She points out that everything else happens at the former school lot with the carnival opening at 10am, along with face painting, water slides and yard games.

Hoffman states at 10:30am there will be a meal served by the Grand Junction Horizons Club at the community center with a sausage and hashbrown casserole, home-baked cinnamon rolls, fresh fruit, water and coffee for $8 for adults and children 12 and younger are $5. She notes that vendors are open from 11am-6pm at the shelter house, the Grand Junction Lions Club Car Show is from 11am-2pm.

Hoffman says the beer tent has musical guests, including Brandon Congdon from noon-3pm and Jessica Heaning from 3:30-6:30pm. Also, Hoffman notes that the Grand Junction Presbyterian Church is hosting bingo and serving ice cream from 1-3pm, with a bags tournament starting at 3pm, and the Greene County Pork Producers will be serving a meal at 5:30pm. She adds that rounding out this year’s Summerfest is the band Toast3r Rocks from 8-11pm, featuring Grand Junction resident Steve Radke. Hoffman thanks everyone for their continued support of this two-day event.