This year’s 35th Annual Taste of Creede Festival will showcase local art and cuisine on Main Street. This annual event was envisioned by local artist Steven Quiller and the Taste of Creede Festival will delight visitors with inspired art and great food.Wander among the 25+ artists on Main Street Saturday, as they bring to life their latest works. Pick a bench in Basham Park and enjoy listening to live music while noshing delectable treats. Alcoholic beverages purchased from participating business are permitted outdoors within designated blocks of downtown. Sample the flavors of this unique boomtown with the first annual KBelle Community Cook-Off! Amateur contestants representing local businesses will face a panel of judges, while ladling out samples for everyone to try. The theme for this inaugural event is soup, chili, and stew.On Sunday, head north on Main Street after lunch for the annual Quick Draw event. Artists begin with a blank canvas and have one hour to complete their one-of-a-kind works. Afterward, these pieces are offered in the annual art auction. Artists are readily available to offer their expertise to other interested art lovers.
Event Type: Concert
Gold Rush Days
Gold Rush Days is one of Buena Vista’s favorite traditions. Come celebrate our regions interesting mining history, enjoy unique vendor goods, yummy food, wonderful music and the beer garden. The entire family will enjoy Gold Rush weekend in Buena Vista which includes a variety of Musical Entertainment, over 100 Arts and Crafts Booths, historic re-enactments, great food booths, beer garden, kid’s games, duck race, kayak demonstrations, pancake breakfast, the Gold Rush 5K and the infamous toilet seat races!
Bravo! Vail Music Festival
Four of the world’s greatest orchestras make their summer home at Bravo! Vail: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic. These internationally renowned musicians and acclaimed soloists perform powerful classical works, soulful jazz, and electrifying pops programs in a majestic Rocky Mountain setting.This summer sees the launch of our New Works Symphonic Commissioning Project with three world premieres of works by Chris Rogerson, Katherine Balch, and Carlos Simon, alongside eight Vail premieres of works by Mason Bates, Xavier Foley, Stacy Garrop, Edgar Meyer, Caroline Shaw, Chris Rogerson, Nina Shekhar, and Bent Sørenson.Plus, experience intimate chamber music concerts performed by world-renowned soloists in unique venues throughout the Valley through our Chamber Music Series, Immersive Experiences Series, Classically Uncorked Series, and Community Concerts.With more than 60 concerts over six weeks, Bravo! Vail’s 35th Season has a something to offer for everyone.
Sunsation presented by 10 Barrel Brewing
The legacy continues with Copper’s Sunsation, the finest spring festival in all of the Colorado high country. This year’s annual closing weekend celebration will feature 10 Barrel’s Hella Hectic skim pond challenge, Nokian Tyre’s Green Tire Giveaway, stein hoisting contests, swag giveaways, and free live concerts from popular bands, Letters to Cleo and American Authors!
ARISE Music Festival
ARISE Music Festival creates spectacular, soulful and meaningful experiences for our participants through music, art and other modalities. We feature multiple genres of music—jam, EDM, rock, bluegrass, funk and reggae—as well as art, dance, yoga, theater, workshops and speakers. ARISE strives to inspire all of our participants to care for themselves, their community and their world.Independently owned and operated since 2012, Arise Music Festival was produced at Sunrise Ranch in northern Colorado until 2019 while expanding its audience from two to 13,000 participants. During the pandemic, ARISE purchased their own land entitled “The Cradle,” an organic ranch and farm along the Arkansas River, about two hours south of Denver. Additionally, the land contains 400 acres of irrigated grasslands and hundreds of trees. For the future, ARISE will strive to cultivate one of the most functional, spectacular and epic festivals in the world while continuing to grow our audience.
Florence Pioneer Days
Florence celebrates its Pioneer Days in September with a lively parade that features a salute to the town’s founders. Food, games, a tractor pull, street dance, Junktique sale and arts and crafts fair are a few highlights of the three-day event.
GoPro Mountain Games
We are stoked to bring back your favorite outdoor adventure sport competitions live and in-person June 8-11 in Vail, CO!Professional and amateur outdoor adventure athletes from the Vail Valley and around the world will converge upon the mountains and rivers of Vail to compete in nine sports and 25 disciplines including: x-country and road cycling, freestyle, 8-Ball, sprint and extreme kayaking, raft cross, World Cup Bouldering, stand up paddle sprint and surf cross, as well as trail, mud and road running, dog comps and the Ultimate Mountain Challenge.In addition to the athletic events, the GoPro Mountain Games will include a mountain photography competition, adventure film school, film festival, an interactive exhibition and demo area, live music, and mountain lifestyle parties.The Mountain Games are a project of the Vail Valley Foundation.