The Grapes Are Calling from BreckenridgeThe Breckenridge Food and Wine Festival brings you a unique, wine-tasting experience. Main Street Station Plaza and The Village at Breckenridge, (at the base of Peak Nine), transform into a beautiful, mountain-side vineyard starring an array of varietals created by top wineries. From the soft and smooth to the unabashedly bold, guests will get more than their fair share of delicious sips. There will be nearly 300 wines to select from!So the palate doesn’t get lonely, foodies will appreciate the yummy small dishes available a la carte to accompany each vintage. Live music will tempt the ear, fulfilling the realm of the senses. Please note – Festival food offered by many vendors is not included and available a la carte for purchase.
Event Type: Festivals/Fairs
Leadville Ski Joring & Crystal Carnival Weekend
At Leadville Ski Joring and Crystal Carnival Weekend, see the unique sport of ski joring and join mountain bike and Nordic ski races, a paintball biathlon, and umpteen other kinds of winter fun!
Festival of the Brewpubs
Join us for Festival of the Brewpubs to sample some of the best beers Summit County has to offer!
Come out for some super-scenic beer sampling! Tickets and more details to come.
Colorado Country Christmas Gift Show – Denver
Now in its 19th year the Colorado Country Christmas Gift Show is the largest holiday gift show in Colorado with 450 booths of unique gifts, handmade items, specialty foods & so much more! Pictures with Santa, culinary demonstrations, Hammond’s Candy Land, running model trains, decorated booths & music add to the festive atmosphere. Pay once return for free all 3 days! Fr 10a-7p, Sa 9a – 7p, Su 10a-6p
Ouray Ice Festival
For three days and four nights Ouray is an absolute ice climbing mecca; ice climbers, both novice and pro travel from around the world to celebrate the growing sport of ice climbing. During daily vendor exhibitions Festival attendees have the opportunity to demo the latest ice tools, apparel, and gear from the Outdoor industries leading retailers. Hundreds of spectators line the top of the Gorge on Saturday and Sunday to watch the world’s best ice and mixed climbing talent battle for the prize! And, with over 100 interactive and educational climbing clinics to accommodate every skill level, Festival participants are sure to have an experience to remember.
Colorado Mountain Winefest presented by Fisher’s Liquor Barn
Colorado Mountain Winefest presented by Fisher’s Liquor Barn is the state’s largest wine festival and voted Best Winefest in the Nation by USA Today. The Festival in the Park takes place on Saturday, September 16th in Palisade’s Riverbend Park and features unlimited sips from over 50 Colorado wineries, artisan vendors, live music, chef demonstrations, educational seminars, and more! Come join thousands of wine lovers from across the world and take in all that Colorado Wine Country has to offer!To view the schedule of events or to purchase tickets, please visit www.ColoradoWinefest.com.
Leadville Boom Days
Leadville Boom Days is a Colorado Mountain Festival and historical celebration of the Old West, with gunslingers, burro races, contests of mining skill, and a street fair with over 100 food and craft booths. Celebrating Leadville’s rich mining history, the event is beloved by locals and visitors alike. It is always the first full weekend in August. Come join us August 4-6, 2023 for three days of fun, food, arts and crafts, and activities for the whole family!Leadville is located in the heart of the central Colorado Rockies, at an elevation of two miles above sea level. This authentic, real wild west, historic mining town is nestled in a beautiful high mountain valley surrounded by the highest mountains in the state. So high that they are snow covered most of the year. Come to Leadville and enjoy the beauty of the Sawatch and Mosquito ranges, the fascinating history of the biggest gold and silver boom town there ever was! The people are friendly, the air is clean and refreshing, and enjoy Leadville, Colorado on its biggest weekend of the year!
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.
Colorado State Fair
The Colorado State Fair is an annual event held in Pueblo, Colorado that creates an entertaining, inspiring, and educational inter-generational experience highlighting the preservation, promotion, and exposition of our State’s vibrant and diverse agriculture, industry, and culture.
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.