Park Peach Festival

I been going to the peach festival on and off for the last 8 years and I love going every chance I get. Always set on the first Saturday for July it tends to be hot but this 2023 year it was cloudy, windy and a little bit of drizzle making it perfect! My first suggestion is parking at one of the free locations provided by the city and from there they have free shuttles that take you to the entrance of the festival itself. General admission is $10 and you can purchase by cash or card the day of but I suggest purchasing in advance if possible. This year when I went their card reader was down and they were not able to take cars nor scan tickets already purchased so probably cash next time would be the best. Arrive early to beat the heat! Bring an umbrella to block the sun, wear long sleeve UV blocking dry fit clothing, a hat and sunglasses. Being neck fans and they do allow coolers inside the festival so bring plenty of water to drink. Don't worry if you don't because they are lots of places giving out free water to people. I see girls dress up trying to look cute but they are just so miserable wearing high school and their makeup melts off because of how much they are sweating. You will find lots of peach infuse food like ice cream, salsa, mint juleps, peach jam, peach lemonad and more! They do sell peaches by themselves but be prepared to bring cash because a lot of stands them are cash only. There is a farmers market outside the festival that also sells peaches but they are of similar price and quality. Parking over there is almost impossible so buy them where you can. Similar to the state fair you will find lots of fry food along with lots of shopping. There are so many great vendors selling handmade items and homemade food. Don't forget to stop by the local businesses that are open to find some one-of-a-kind items. The festival goes on all day so come early to beat the heat. There are porta potties in almost every corner but my suggestion is go to the first Baptist church and use the bathrooms there, they have AC and so much more room to be in. Plus you can sit inside their gym to cool off in the heat. What I wish they would be better is to have AC in all of their buses. At one point in the years past they had those older school busses shuttle people and the one I was on at the end of the day did not have AC so the windows were rolled down and it was not enough air. The best hit a curb and i bumped into the hot metal wall next to me and with my sweat, i heard a sizzle of just how hot it was. Now I don't think I've ever been in one of those shuttles without AC. Also, they need to install more cell towers so their card readers and scanner do not go out and make the lines to get in longer. Also, I understand inflation but they should bring down the price of admission to probably 7 or 8 $ with a student or senior discount. Large families may not be able to come in and spend over $50 to just enter.

The peach festival went really well. We arrived first this in the morning before the sun even thought about coming out. Thank goodness that we did because after awhile it started to get pretty warm.As for the festival, the food was delicious. There was one vendor who just about had peach everything...peach corn dog. peach and jalapeno fritters, peach lemonade, peach tea, peach limeade, etc. Other vendors were amazing, especially a other vendor with homemade peach icecream.One thing that disappointed me at this festival was th fact that I dont recall anyone having actual peach beverages with slices of peaches in it. Most vendors had peach flavoring. Beside that I love love looooved this festival. From the people, to the food, and everything in between. It was amazing. Although I wish I would've gotten some homemade peach jam, I didnt but I definitely would encourage anyone to try literally any and every vendor that they can.

Went to the annual Peach festival today, it's every 2nd Saturday in July. To be honest they should just call it festival, as there wasn't much peaches around. We saw more peaches outside the festival than in. It was mainly just stalls of people selling random stuff. It's needs to be more peach this and peach that. They did have peach juleps - however no alcohol! So i don't get how they call it a julep! Plus $5 to get it!

Peaches were NOT EDIBLE and $30!! Peaches were hard and dry! They were selling tickets to enter but no one taking tickets. PARKING NONE, every man for himself!

Parking is impossible, disorganized and hot. They now charge $10 per person!! It would have been 50 bucks for my family to walk through the gate. No thanks. It looked like a hot prison with a 6 foot black fence around the perimeter and a 30 foot cop tower in the center. Most importantly, the peaches are hard and crispy, not soft and juicy. The peaches are harvested early and it shows.