It’s almost time for the Coloma Glad Peach Festival, set for this Friday and Saturday. “The festival’s important to Coloma because it’s been the festival they’ve had since they started it in, what, 1967? It all started as the Glad Festival, referencing gladiolus, but later became the Glad Peach Festival to acknowledge the area’s agricultural history. “A lot of the local restaurants here will be featuring a lot of peach desserts on their menus. Schreier says it’s a lot of fun to see who can spit a peach pit the farthest.