{"id":16303,"date":"2025-10-03T19:31:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T01:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/dolores-harvest-fest-promises-cars-games-and-bands-all-saturday\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:56:22","slug":"dolores-harvest-fest-promises-cars-games-and-bands-all-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/dolores-harvest-fest-promises-cars-games-and-bands-all-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolores Harvest Fest promises cars, games and bands all Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Classic
Classic cars line up at the 2024 Harvest Fest in Dolores. This year, the festival kicks off at 10 a.m. with the car show and live music. (Courtesy of Susan Lisak)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

DOLORES \u2013 Giant bubbles, dangling doughnuts and classic cars will set the scene at the Dolores Harvest Fest Saturday at Joe Rowell Park.<\/p>\n

The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the park\u2019s baseball diamond and will feature a car show that organizer Susan Lisak calls \u201cthe big showstopper.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got 10 categories of awards, and the awards are made from reflections in metal, so they\u2019re really cool,\u201d said Lisak, the executive director of the Cortez Cultural Center.<\/p>\n

Kids can join pumpkin painting, mini golf, apple tosses and the doughnut-dangling contest \u2013 where participants try to eat a hanging doughnut without using their hands. The Dolores Fire Protection District is bringing its aerator to create giant piles of bubbles.<\/p>\n

\"Kids
Kids frolic in the bubble pit at last year\u2019s Dolores Harvest Fest. Families will find plenty to keep kids entertained at Saturday\u2019s all-day event at Joe Rowell Park. (Courtesy of Susan Lisak)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

\u201cI\u2019ve got 55-gallon buckets of Dawn dish soap to make that happen,\u201d Lisak said with a laugh.<\/p>\n

Live music<\/a> begins at 10 a.m. with singer-songwriter Dylan Koskie, a Dolores High School graduate now pursuing a music career. Performances continue with the Troupe Verde Belly Dancers at 11:30 a.m., The Flyaways at noon, Jamie & The Dreamers at 2 p.m. and Quarter Moon at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

Food trucks and vendors will be on site throughout the day, along with a beer garden featuring local options from Mancos Brewing Co. and Dolores River Brewery.<\/p>\n

Lisak emphasized admission is free. \u201cWe want everyone in the community to be able to come out and enjoy it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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