The 85th CAÑON CITY MUSIC and blossom festival
features national high school, middle school and junior high schoolS in competition AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES IN areas of Concert Band, Jazz Band, Parade, Orchestra AND CONCERT CHOIR.
Concert Band and Orchestra Competitions are held at the Cañon City High School Lou Del Pizzo Performing Arts Center. Jazz Band Competitions are held at the Florence High School Performing Arts Center and Concert Choirs at the Steeples Event Center. The Blossom Festival is the largest community run school music competition in the state; performances will be scheduled at a later date. Details coming soon.
PARADE
The Parade is held between 3rd and 14th streets on Canon City's Main Street, featuring marching bands and floats, food and fun.
CLUSTER DUCK
Cluster Duck Concert on Saturday night in Macon Plaza kicks off a summer of musical fun in Fremont County!
VENDORS
Along the parade route, there will be various food vendors on Main Street, and at nearby Veterans Park serving tacos, hamburgers, pizza, caramel apples, lemonade, snow cones, Polish sausages, corn dogs and much more -- all the things that make a festival fun!
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2023 Theme is “Under the Western Sky”
WELCOME SCHOOLS
Concert Bands and Orchestras
Jazz Bands and Jazz Combos
Parade
Concert Choir
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CAÑON CITY
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BLOSSOM HISTORY
"The first recorded mention of a festival in Canon City occurred in the 1860's in the Canon City Times. By the 1880's, residents were celebrating Fruit Day as both an acknowledgment of their remarkable harvests and a way to acquaint neighboring communities with their bountiful products." Read more