The Ninth Annual Salida Wine Festival
Scheduled for September 12 Cancelled
Salida, CO – The Heart of the Rockies Salida Chamber of Commerce has made the difficult decision to cancel the 9th Annual Salida Wine Fest that was slated to take place on September 12, 2020 in Alpine Park. With continued uncertainty surrounding large scale events and, in the interest, and safety for the Salida Community, this year’s event has been cancelled.
Salida Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lori Roberts said, “The decision to cancel was, of course, fraught with emotions of disappointment for our vendors and for the town as well. We simply had to look at the big picture and focus on the health and welfare for everyone involved.”
Roberts continues, “We applaud all our food vendors, artists, and wineries for doing their best with pivoting and reinventing however best they could, with ways to continue conducting business. The wine fest, like our beer fest, serve as major fundraisers for the Salida Chamber, however we remain strong with the vigilance of our amazingly strong member businesses and spirit of the entire community. We have all worked hard to stay ahead of things and look forward to seeing you next year when we will be toasting our tenth annual.”
In keeping the Salida Winefest spirit alive, limited-edition collector’s posters will be available for purchase at the Salida Chamber of Commerce located at 406 W Highway 50 in Salida. Proceeds from the posters will directly benefit the Salida Chamber of Commerce.
Local Salida Artist Jared Jacob, with Sunday Lounge designed the featured poster graphic for this year’s event. The colorful poster features a bird in flight over the Collegiate peaks and high mountain trees. The little blue bird’s body is cleverly configured with a wine glass at its center with the Colorado emblem setting behind the mountains in the distance.
For those with inquiries about the Salida Wine Festival or about purchasing posters, please contact office@salidachamber.org or give us a call at (719) 539-2068.
