Parker Days Festival - Parker, Colorado

Max P.

The lines were insane - we had to wait close to 2 hours to get on a 1 minute ride… Disney lines have nothing on this festival. The whole system with getting tickets to buy food is also a mess, and then you can’t use these tickets to play anything or pay for food in the rides area. The food is also overpriced and of questionable quality. This was a sad experience overall

Caley V.

Yesterday my step son went on the motorcycle ride in the kid park and was just fine but now he’s being told he can’t go on the ride because he’s too tall. I just watched another little boy who is the same height as him go on the ride and not be turned away. My family and I come every year and enjoy riding the rides but this is not right. You can’t grow overnight.

Robert B.

The carnival comes to town 4 days out of the year. I love walking through the rides and games to check out people having fun. It's a nice escape from everyday life. I don't understand why people feel entitled to get a discount, expect lines to be maintained or be turned away for wearing sandals. These are common sense things and there are so many other things to worry about. Thank you Parker for allowing us to have some fun.

Brian G.

I hadn't gone to Parker Days festival for a few years, but going back this year completely blew my mind at how insane the prices of everything were. And on top of that you could only buy 10 tickets at a time but the vendors weren't selling things in 5 and 10 ticket increments like they used to. Now they were like 13 or 7. I mean it was 23 tickets which was $23 for a barbecued turkey leg. I mean come on people that's a little crazy, isn't it? I honestly don't think I'll be taking my family back to Parker days ever again

Ivan C.

Highly discourage anyone from attending. Food and drinks were overpriced and must be purchased with tickets. The line to purchase tickets moved slow because the point of sale us to reset after each transaction. Could not use tickets for carnival games or food in the carnival area. Bought “unlimited” wristband to ride one 50 second ride after waiting 2 hours. Not enough staff to help control cutting in line. Save your money and avoid!

Jessica F.

Worst Friday night ever! Hours in line for a ride, no security. Horrible teenagers that took over and the most disrespectful kids I have ever seen. Cutting in all the lines in front of the kids, horrible language. Thanks for nothe Parker you over sold the tickets and let the teenagers ruin for all what a scam ..will never go back.

IronYautja C.

This year was awful. Overcrowded, and overpriced. $18 for a grilled cheese sandwhich? How many booths do we need selling ponchos and bucket hats from Temu? Bathrooms are disgusting. And this year they let a furry open a booth? 🤢 stay far, far, away!

rb 1.

They scaled it back this year after 2 years of calling it off due to the pandemic. They put the thrill rides and kiddie rides in the same location. Good job by Wrights Amusements in how they separated the rides. Would be better if the path to the kiddie rides could bypass more of the thrill rides. The booth setup in town is more spread out and appears more disorganized than years past. An improvement to consider would be to provide more shaded areas.

The idea of scaling it back is not going to work and it isn't fair to the Parker businesses that see a huge uptick in sales on Parker Days weekend. The event planners need to simply do a better layout and to be prepared for large crowds at this yearly event. We have many other events that only appeal to the Parker residents.