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2022 Mike the Headless Chicken Festival
May 10, 2022
Mike the Headless Chicken Festival Returns to Fruita, Colorado June 3-4, 2022.
Fruita, CO – Celebrate Mike, the chicken who lived without a head, at the annual Mike the Headless
Chicken Festival in Fruita, Colorado June 3-4, 2022. In 1945, a chicken named Mike was put on the
chopping block to become dinner. Despite losing his head to the axe, Mike kept on living for 18 months
and became a sideshow star. Since 1999, Fruita, CO has celebrated the story of Mike with a festival in his
honor. Around 18,000 people enjoy the festival each year.
Entrance to the festival is free and includes live music from headliners Josh Gracin on Friday, June 3, and
Natural Chemistry on Saturday, June 4. Festivities include a 5k race, car show, disc golf tournament, food
and merchandise vendors, family games, and the famous Peep and Wing eating contest on Saturday,
June 4 at 12:30 p.m. For more information on the festival, visit miketheheadlesschicken.org.
Mike the Headless Chicken Festival is presented by Credit Union of Colorado and the City of Fruita. Free
concerts at the Fruita Civic Center Park are brought to you by Family Health West and Xcel Energy.
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Media Contact: Ciara DePinto, Communications and Engagement Specialist, cdepinto@fruita.org, 970-858-3663