Over the weekend, we headed out to Weatherford , Texas
The drive out to Weatherford took about an hour from where we live. After getting on highway 20 and once we had driven thru Fort Worth Dallas Fort Worth
Soon enough we entered Weatherford. Weatherford is a pretty decent sized town. Each county has a “seat” or in my terms “the capital of the county”. Weatherford is the “capital” of Parker County
The Parker County Peach Festival is actually situated in downtown Weatherford. Surrounding the Court House and adjacent streets. Due to the popularity of this event, the town provides numerous parking sites and free shuttle services. Take advantage of this. The shuttle aka bus takes 5 minutes and there are a lot of people coming so grab a parking spot where you can.
When I envisioned a Peach Festival, I picture everything peach. Various and numerous peach stands, peach ice cream, peach tea, peach cobbler, peach cooking contest, etc. etc. I envisioned more peach related anything than anything else at the festival. Unfortunately, I was wrong. If I have to describe this festival I would say it was more of a craft fair showcase than anything else.
There were over 100 craft / business tents and booths. There was an area for the kids with a train and games. Free water stations were situated throughout the area which is a great thing – I mean come on it’s July in Texas
The craft / business tents were interesting. There was everything and anything. Here are a few of my favorites that I saw.
ALA Unique Metal Birds
A StepBack’NTime – Antiques and Auction Services
Carolyn Denning Bird Feeders
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| Sons of the Confederates… oh you Southern Boys…. you lost that battle… |
I went to this festival for Peaches. This is my disappointment. There were some tents set up specifically for peaches. We did try some Peach Limeade (it was sooo delicious) and peach ice cream, I saw peach cobbler. There didn’t seem to be much variety in the peach department. There was also only one area designated for peach produce consisting of only a couple tables. When it came to food vendors, I think there were more non-peach related booths than peaches.
Personally, if you don’t mind checking out the vendors and tents definitely head out. However, if you are going for peaches…
Parking: Free
Festival Admission: $5 adults; under 12 free.
Advice: Bring Water. Wear Sunscreen.
Disclaimer – All businesses mentioned in this post do not know me and have no idea who I am. To them, I was just another person walking around looking for peaches.
I meant to mention this but on the topic of travel, there’s a website that is like a travel share site. (Have you ever seen the movie ‘The Holiday’?) They actually put their house up for ‘vacation rental’ and you do a share kinda thing. So you pick a place you want to go, find someone who’s putting their house up for ‘rent’ and you can do the same for your house as well. Depending on where you go I’m sure makes the difference in price but it’s such a cool site. It’s posted somewhere on my blog under the travel section, I think…I’ll have to try and find it and give it to you.
On another note, I would have been very saddened w/the lack of peaches! I do love me some peach ice cream. We always used to get it at the Mohawk Trail up in MA (kinda near where I grew up). Have you ever been there? A cute little touristy place. If you’re ever up there, I’d check it out.