Parker Days Festival

This was my 1st time , I actually went in without knowing anything about it, the food , vendor booths ect. Parking is free in the dirt or surrounding paved parking lots. There was a drop off/pick up area which I utilized because I have limited mobility currently. There were lots of booths similar to a county fair with arts and crafts , special food like honey, jewelry and other items like that. Community booths for sports centers , military, gyms, ect. Food was unique in the way that you have to purchase tickets for the food and drink booths . No cash accepted for the fair area food and drinks. The carnival area , where there are games, rides, and snacks got me bummed. That was confusing. Here's the deal , cash only for the CARNIVAL area games and food. You need to buy different tickets for the rides and those are different from the tickets from the fair food and drink booths. It rained and I had good tickets left $14 worth and because of the weather the entire event shut down. I can't use the remaining tickets and they do not refund. I did get to try a deep fried Oreo, a limeade and I got street tacos that I had to take with me as the fair shut down. The event over all is a one and done , I say try it . Know that going will cost you money. The food is very expensive. It's fair food so it's all huge sausages or the Disney sized turkey legs ect. The games were $5 a try and to upsized your prize you have play more . That'll add up. It's really hard to love or hate Parker days. It's an average event that can be fun or it can suck. 3 stars.

No parking you have to search for parking around the streets. No entrance fee, no gate entrance- anyone can walk in no security. Whole bunch of kids dressed half naked running around literally looks like child pornography. I checked the website and all the food vendors they said would be here weren't- all they had was basic fried food nothing spectacular. Games and prizes were run down old, rides looked like they are about to fall apart - I'm shocked parents still let their kids go in these rides.. insane. I will not be back, not worth the drive out. DO NOT RECOMMEND.

They offer a wristband for unlimited rides for 40.00 or you can buy tickets for a buck a piece (minimum 10) all rides are anywhere from 3-10 tickets. You go with the wristband because your pretty sure your 4 preteen/teen kids can go on at least 5 rides. Until you get there and realize that no matter what ride you choose, it's at least a hour wait for each ride!! I'm out 160.00 bucks and my kids went on a TOTAL of 6 rides!! Then you go listen to the live music and get some food but are told you need tickets no cash. This was absolutely insane because it was only where the music part of the carnival. We buy tickets to feed the kids and had 15 extra tickets. (Bought extra because that line was a good 30 mins) BTW- a turkey leg was 19 tickets, yep 19 bucks!!) only to find we couldn't use them at the games-cash only! 6 rides, unhappy kids and over 300.00 later Id rather watch paint dry!!

Having heard the buzz on this festival for yeeaaarrssssss, my friend and I decided to take advantage of the cool night air and head to Parker. STAR #1 = So many food trucks! Literally everything you could crave or want, is within the festival limits! Brats, Indian, fresh bbq and deep fried everything were a huge hit! Come hungry!STAR #2 = Killer live music, with a great lineup! KYGO features local country bands along with a few large headliners! Check the website for who is playing on what stage to take full advantage! FYI - music passes run about $45 for the full experience, but we happily enjoyed the free shows!STAR #3 = The BEST people watching - for real! Although we hung around the music and beer, the population of attendee's is quite unique and interesting! Everything from face painted kids, dressed up cowboys to trendy looks were spotted and discussed! Everyone we engaged with was friendly, outgoing and so fun!HOWEVER,Parking is a nightmare! Because the festival starts so early, parking becomes a problem throughout the day. Take note - and park at The Home Depot (or another nearby store), and walk.All food and booze purchases are via tickets only! Rather than simply taking cash or credit cards, one must wait in line to have their ID checked, to then purchase tickets, to then stand in line to wait for beer/food. Beers range from 5-6 tickets while food ranges from 7-12. I found the entire thing to be counterproductive, time consuming and not customer friendly.HOLY hot. Be prepared to load yourself up with sunscreen or go in the evening (like we did!) because shade is scarce!While I did enjoy my time here with friends and can see myself returning, this fest is just A-Ok in my book.

Not as good as it used to be. Pricing for food and drinks is a scam. Most food trunks were junk. The shopping was even worst. Music was boring. They charge for EVERYTHING! It used to be a way to bring the community together, now it is a way to squeeze every last drop from the community. There was barely anyone there this year and I can see why. Super disappointing.

Lots of junk food, good music, people in boothsSelling things, carnival rides, food trucks,Lots of people, booze, heat,And fun

Worst time ever Friday night! The town of Parker sells the tickets and they completely over sell them! I got my daughter an all night pass for 40.00 but she could only ride 1 ride because the lines were so long. In line for over an hour for 1 ride as the horrible teenagers took over and so many cut the lines in front of the kids and act out and use the worst explicit language. Of course no security anywhere or any one to monitor the lines. The carnival people do give a crap and do nothing! There is barely any food and spent the whole night in ridiculous lines with nasty teenagers. Will never go back to Parker days, sham on you the town of Parker!!!

No security!! high schoolers are so disrespectful and ruin the fun for everyone. Kids and parents were both frustrated and weren't able to ride anything without a 2 hours wait because so many kids were cutting in lines. WHERE IS THE ORGANIZATION?! (wish i could put 0/5 stars)

Used to be a great weekend when it wasn't sponsored and run by the Chamber of Commerce. Bands not as good as when KYGO was involved years ago. Vendor tents sell mainly junk. And the most irritating part is they sell tickets in $10 bundles but drinks/food are not sold in $10 increments which makes you buy more $10 worth of tickets and then leave tickets on the floor. Very deceiving and greedy pricing strategy by the Chamber of Commerce.Come back KYGO and go away Chamber of Commerce. BTW, a vendor told me three years ago--last time they had it due to COVID and 1st year of the Chamber of Commerce--he would not be coming back due to the policies put in place by the Chamber.

Scam! No rides or food on Thursday but no refunds on any tickets or wristbands that were only good for Thursday.