Saturday, October 16, 2021

A sunny Thornton Harvest Fest

Wyatt Fulenwider, 4, of Thornton helps his mom, Ashley, decorate a pumpkin with paint at Thornton’s 2021 Harvest Fest Oct. 2 at the York Street Community Park. The festival featured fall-themed attractions like games and a farmer’s market as well as musical performances, Native American dancers and luchadores doing wrestling exhibitions.

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Colorful banners line the entrance to Thornton's Community Park along 112th Avenue Oct. 2 for the city's Harvest Fest.

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Drummers and dancers from the Denver Indian Dancers and Singers perform the Women's dance for a crowd Oct. 2 at Thornton's Harvest Fest, at the Thornton Community Park.

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Emmalynn Coffie, 6, of Thornton watches the Denver Indian Singers and Dancers perform Oct. 2 at Thornton's York Street Community Park, part of the city's 2021 Harvest Fest celebration.

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Buoyed by bungee cords, Zoe Lanning, 6, of Thornton floats above the grounds at Thornton's Harvest Fest Oct. 2 at Thornton's York Street Community Park.

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Luchadore Anubis menaces rival Rey Virgo with a headlock Oct. 2 at Thornton's Harvest Fest. Luchadores from Hugo's Lucha Libre performed several exhibition matches like this during the festival.

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Luchadores Rey Virgo, in the turquoise pants, and Sombra Azteca Jr. combine forces to smash rival wrestler Anubis at Thornton's Harvest Fest Oct. 2. The luchadores from Hugo's Lucha Libre performed several exhibition matches during the festival.

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The festival train at Thornton's Harvest fest begins a trek around the festival grounds Oct. 2,full of smiling faces.

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The kid's festival train makes another tour around the grounds of Thornton's Harvest Fest at Community Park Oct. 2.

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Posted Wednesday, October 6, 2021 10:40 am

Photos by Scott Taylor

Oct. 2 was a perfect day for fall-themed fun: plenty of pumpkins, live music, dance and fall produce were all available at Thornton's Community Park at 112th and York Street for Harvest Fest, the city's auturm festival. In addition to live music, festival food and a beer garden, people got to enjoy demonstrations by Native American Dancers as well as luchadore wrestling demonstrations.

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Thornton Harvest Fest, lucahdores, Thornton Community Park, Native American dancers

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