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PALISADE, Colo. (KDVR) – The annual Palisade Peach Festival is cancelled for 2020, the Palisade Colorado Chamber of Commerce announced on Wednesday.

“We appreciate Jeff Kuhr, executive director of Mesa County Public Health Department and his staff for their dedication and hard work to minimize the Covid – 19 and for working with the business community to enable economic activity as much as possible,” Andrew Weber, Executive Director of the Palisade Chamber stated.

“We encourage all to visit and purchase Palisade peaches from our local growers, their stands and Farmers Markets.”

Planning for the 2021 festival has already begun.