The Flathead Cherry Festival is coming up on July 26-27, and we’d love for you to join the celebration by featuring a special Flathead cherry-inspired item on your menu during the week leading up to the festival and throughout the event weekend.

Whether it’s a savory dish, a sweet treat, or a refreshing drink, we want to highlight the creative ways our local restaurants incorporate Flathead cherries. We’ll promote participating businesses and their cherry-inspired menu items on social media to help bring more visitors through your doors!

Here are some delicious examples to spark inspiration:

Appetizers
Flathead Cherry & Brie Phyllo Cups with Honey Drizzle
Spicy Cherry Salsa with Housemade Tortilla Chips
Smoked Duck & Flathead Cherry Skewers with a Port Reduction
Cherry-Glazed Meatballs with a Hint of Chipotle

Main Courses
Flathead Cherry BBQ Ribs with a Side of Cornbread
Seared Salmon with a Flathead Cherry & Herb Butter
Cherry-Stuffed Chicken Breast with a White Wine Sauce
Wild Rice & Flathead Cherry-Stuffed Acorn Squash (Vegetarian)

Desserts
Flathead Cherry & Almond Tart with Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream
Cherry Cheesecake Swirl Brownies
Flathead Cherry Gelato with Dark Chocolate Chunks
Warm Cherry Cobbler with a Buttery Biscuit Topping

Cocktails & Beverages
Flathead Cherry Whiskey Sour
Cherry Lemonade Spritzer (Alcohol-Free Option)
Flathead Cherry Sangria with Summer Fruits
Iced Flathead Cherry Matcha Latte

If you’d like to participate, let us know what you’ll be featuring so we can spread the word! Thank you for helping us celebrate one of Polson's sweetest parts of summer. We can’t wait to see (and taste!) what you create! We will bring a sign around to your business to hang announcing participation.