Bronc Day is a free one-day, one-of-a-kind family fun western themed event with a pancake breakfast, entertainment, a parade, live music, food trucks, kids’ games, face painting, vendors, horses, bright blue skies, a beautiful lake and so much more! Just a 20-minute drive up scenic Ute Pass (Hwy 24) from Colorado Springs.Bronc Day is one of the longest running historical events in Southern Colorado. It began in 1939 to welcome cowhands, tourists and families who were coming to the Ute Pass area to rodeo, vacation or work the summer trades. Bronc Day became an annual day for friends and family fun and memories. A Parade is again a highlight of the traditional festivities and this year includes horses, antique cars, firetrucks, and surprises! Free kids’ games, monster truck bounce house, vendors selling their wares and fabulous food from our local merchants and local food trucks along with live entertainment, western costumes, and much more. It truly is the friendliest day and a fun-filled event for your family to enjoy each summer!This year’s theme is: Ute Pass: Past Present & Future!The ever-popular Pancake Breakfast is returning this year! This will take place at the Church in the Wildwood from 7-10am before the parade. The Friends of the Ute Pass Trails will be sponsoring this loved annual breakfast with proceeds going to enhance their work on the local trail systems.The Grand Marshall for this year’s parade is Margaret Peterson-long-time resident of Green Mountain Falls, Margaret says, “Bronc Day is my favorite day; it makes me feel like I’m 8 years old again.” She has worked tirelessly as a volunteer for many organizations and has served on numerous boards, including Bronc Day, for many years. The Parade starts at 10am.The evening Barn Dance on Friday July 28th 7-9pm, is located in the Green Box Farm Stand featuring long time local band Friends of the Riders. The Firebird food truck will be there too.So put July 28th and 29th on your calendar for a drive to the beautiful town of Green Mountain Falls for the 85th Annual Bronc Day Festival!
Event Type: Festivals/Fairs
Breckenridge Strings, Ciders & Sours
Ciders and Bluegrass in Breckenridge….…what’s not to LOVE?
Ciders and Sours are some of the most loved beverages in the universe and the route to all things magnificent. Add in some live Bluegrass, delicious food, gorgeous Breckenridge mountain views and great friends…….you have an irresistible recipe for making magic! These indulgences all come together for the Breckenridge Strings, Ciders & Sours. Hosted by Rocky Mountain Events, LLC.Cider and Sour lovers come together to taste their way through a wide array of samples from local and national Craft Breweries while boogying to some great bluegrass all under the majestic mountains of Breckenridge! Guests will receive a commemorative tasting glass, access to the live music, entertainment and festival activities, and a chance to taste and explore their way through an assortment of ciders and sours while learning from the Brewery Ambassadors. Festival food from local vendors will be available for purchase “a la carte” throughout both Plazas. We know you will be hooked and will keep coming back for more!
Colorado Springs Comic and Toy Con
The Longest Running Comic and Toy Convention in Colorado Springs. Featuring a wide variety of vendors and collectors showcasing toys, comics, video games, cards, art, handcrafted items and more. This is a family friendly event and we encourage fans of all ages to attend. Cosplayers are always welcome.ADMISSION IS $5.00
TICKETS FOR SALE AT THE DOOR THE DAY OF THE EVENT.
Boulder Creek Festival
For over thirty years, the Boulder Creek Festival® has been the unofficial kickoff to summer in Boulder. Widely considered Boulder County’s favorite event, the Festival includes three days of festivities featuring a large variety of events, activities, food and entertainment unique to the Boulder community.The Festival is free to the public and features something for everyone: 9 separate event areas with 500 vendors showcase everything from community arts and crafts to healthier alternatives and technology while 3 performance stages feature a spectrum of music and dance. The festival also features carnival rides and food and beverage vendors. Join us over Memorial Day Weekend 2022 for the 33rd Annual Boulder Creek Festival®, the best event in Boulder!
6th Annual Downtown Aspen Art Festival
The show will take place in Downtown Aspen Main Street’s Paepcke Park. Paepcke Park is directly on Main Street with tremendous visibility and ideal surroundings. This year’s event will be an elite show with a smaller number of exhibitors. We hope that you will join us in this wonderful location. Aspen is one of the most upscale locations in the US and we are very proud to be hosting an art fair in this vibrant downtown venue.
Hops Drops Evergreen Music & Beer Festival
This one is an all-day music & beer festival that will feature everything Colorado does best: beer, music, sun, fun n’ food. Hops Drops Evergreen Music & Beer festival, taking place on June 25, 2022 in Buchanan Park from 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm MT, will feature nationally and locally celebrated musical acts alongside a beer festival showcasing a variety of Colorado’s premier craft beer. GA starts at $30 and $55 GA includes unlimited beer tastings from the craft breweries.
Hops Drops, previously known as Evergreen Music Festival, is celebrating its 32nd year with specialty food vendors, activities for kids, and a groovy music lineup- announcing a national header later this month. Join us for a never-before-seen experience in the Evergreen: a craft beer & live music lovers paradise!
About Hops Drops
Rooted in Evergreen’s long history of supporting the arts, Hops Drops is a non-profit organization and 10% of its proceeds will benefit the Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen. Hops Drops was previously known as Evergreen Music Festival, which celebrated its first year in 1966. The festival started with the intent to bring classical music to the mountains and thirty-two years later, Logan and Riley Boone, along with Maruc Durante, Bobby Everett, and Colin Kerr have joined forces to create a refreshed and modernized look for the Colorado music & entertainment scene.
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Hops Drops Music & Beer Lineup
The music lineup includes Heavy Diamond Ring, Rapidgrass, The Wrecklunds, Jestus and The Limits, Extra Gold, Jesh Yancey and The High Hopes, Drew Dvorchak and Friends, YepOK, and a national headliner who is to be announced later this month.
As for the craft brewery lineup, Evergreen Brewery, El Rancho Brewery, Lariat Lodge Brewery, Green Mountain Brewery, CODA Brewing Co., Cellar West Artisan Ales, Over Yonder Brewing, Cabin Creek Brewing, Our Mutual Friend Brewing, Crooked Stave, and more are included.
Taste of Creede
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.
Loveland’s Annual Valentine’s Day Group Wedding
***Sweetheart Eagles Hockey Game***
A romantic ceremony with music you vote on, a customized ceremony, keepsake photos, a LOCK couples can use to “Lock their love” on the famous LOVE sculpture or HEART sculpture in Loveland, gift bags, signature wedding cupcakes, and a chance to win a huge gift basket! What an original way to celebrate your love ON Valentine’s Day!
2023 brings a once in a lifetime opportunity to get married ON THE ICE at The Budweiser Event Center – prior to an Eagles Hockey Game!
*Registration must be made online in advanceWedding & Vow Renewal Package
* Custom Wedding & Vow Renewal Ceremony in the Sweetheart City, Loveland CO
* Romantic Ceremony & Background Music
* Your Marriage Certificate Signed by the Officiant
* Signature Wedding Cupcakes from B Sweet Cupcakes
* Gift Bag from Participating Loveland Businesses
* Keepsake Photo with Custom Backdrop
* Keepsake Lock you can Use to Permanently ‘Lock your Love’ on the Famous Loveland Sculpture from Visit Loveland!
* A Chance to Win a BIG Gift Basket from Local Businesses!
* Tickets for you to Attend the Eagles Hockey Game After Your Ceremony!
* Discounted game tickets for your family (limited number)
* A Chance to Win a Ride in the VANBONI During the Hockey Game
Frozen Dead Guy Days
Every year on the first weekend in March, the town of Nederland celebrates some of its most peculiar history: “Grandpa” Bredo Morstoel, a man whose body is cryogenically frozen in a Tuff Shed in the town. The practice of freezing a corpse in a shed has since been outlawed in Nederland, but the celebration of Grandpa Bredo carry on every year, with icy coffin races, frozen wet t-shirt contests, frozen salmon tossing, and more.
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!