Carbondale's Dandelion Day 2018
Dandelion Day - Saturday, May 12, 2018
This year marks Carbondale's 20th Annual Dandelion Day celebration! But what exactly is Dandelion Day? A celebration of weed(s)? An excuse to party? Here's the scoop on what's going on at this year's event!
Dandelion Day in Carbondale, Colorado is a celebration of spring that brings together community non-profit organizations, local artists, local farmers, food vendors, local brewers, musicians, and more, all in honor of Carbondale's Official Town Flower. Head to Sopris Park and shop for a last minute Mother's Day gift, buy sustain-ably minded clothing items, take the kids for face painting, attend an educational talk and learn about current environmental practices, get starter items for your own garden, find local medicinal products and much more.
Why Dandelions?
After a group of concerned citizens successfully lobbied to end the spraying of herbicide on parks and playgrounds, the Town of Carbondale elected to adopt the dandelion as its official Town Flower.
EVENT LINEUP:
Friday, May 11
Farmers Night Out
Meet local agriculturalists for a lively evening of education and connection. Featuring a series of informative Q and A's for the public hosted by local farmers. Roaring Fork Brewery will be making a special Dandelion Beer for this occasion! Create deeper relationships between producer and consumer in this fun atmosphere. Attendees will leave feeling more confident about what the local agriculture scene is doing, where to find local products, and more.
Resilient Design Competition
Dandelion Day has partnered with Bluegreen Landscape Architects, C.O.R.E. and Green Line Architects to launch this year's Resilient Design Competition! ow would you transform an average 3,000 sq ft home lot in Carbondale to best utilize it's water-use, land-use and energy-use? They want to know! *All submissions will be DUE: Friday, May 11th by 6:30pm @ Green Line Architects. All ages welcome. May submit old designs/already complete. Must be from the Roaring Fork Valley to enter. All submissions will be on display for the public and judges at 7pm. Winner will be chosen that night to be announced and displayed at Dandelion Day. Cash prizes will be awarded! Live music at Steve's Guitars at 9pm.
Saturday, May 12
9:30am: The Parade of Species
A parade to kick off Dandelion Day! Meet @ the KDNK Station at 2nd and Main at 9:30am. The parade will begin at 10am and head down Main Street to Sopris Park. Come dressed in your best species outfit! Whether real or imagined, all wild types are welcome. March to the beat of local artists, Ngoma Drum & Dance Ensemble. Please, no motorized vehicles, all else is welcomed! Wagons, bikes, trikes, stilts... PETS ARE WELCOME, but are not allowed in Sopris Park.
10:00am: 20th Annual Dandelion Day kicks off at Sopris Park
10:30am: Opening Ceremony and the awarding of the Order of the Dandelion Award and Resilient Design Competition Awards.
11:00am: Live Music with Stone Kitchen
12:30pm: Live Music with Intuit Band
2:45pm: Singer Songwriters
3:45pm: Local Bluegrass Jam
5:00pm: How We Grow at the Crystal Theatre
This 5Point Adventure Film Festival community event is is FREE because of generous donations from sponsors, Skip's Farm to Market Stores and Stands and Paonia Soil Co.
