Wheat Ridge Ridgefest connects community, local businesses

BY JO DAVIS JDAVIS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Wheat Ridge’s Ridgefest was created to bring the Wheat Ridge community together while promoting local businesses of all sizes and types.

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Localworks CEO Paige Piper said the festival was also meant to Avenue.” e space is home to several businesses, including the Wheat Ridge eatre

Executive producer of the theater company Maru Garcia was one of the many local business people at the fest. She o ered water bottles and other swag emblazoned with the company’s logo.

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Piper said that the fest included several breweries from Wheat Ridge, food trucks, music, a cornhole tournament and more.

Piper said that Ridgefest is made possible by a combination of fundraising and funding from the city.

“We get a huge contribution from the city leaders every year,” she said. “So, we’re really grateful for that partnership. And then the rest is from private donations and sponsorships.”

Ridgefest 2023 was sponsored by FirstBank, according to Piper. Localworks has several other events planned for the summer. Check out the Localworks webpage for more information.

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