Continuing Events from August into September
Colorado State Fair & Rodeo - Pueblo - Aug. 28 to Sept. 7
www.coloradostatefair.com
Thursday, September 3
Independence Film Fest - Buena Vista - Sept. 3 to 7
www.coloradoheadwaters.com
Vail Jazz Party - Sept. 3 to 7 - 888-824-5526 www.vailjazz.org/VailJazzFestival
Friday, September 4
Summer Chillout - Red Rocks - Sept. 4
www.kygo.com
Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Festival - Sept. 4 to 6 www.jazzaspen.org
Alamosa Early Iron Festival - Sept. 4 to 6 - 877-726-RAIL www.riograndescenicrailroad.com
Copper Country - Sept. 4 to 6 - 866-264-1837
http://villageatcopper.com/coppercountry
Four Corners Folk Festival - Pagosa Springs - Sept. 4 to 6 877-472-4672, www.folkwest.com
Gourmet on Gore - Vail - Sept. 4 to 6 - 970-476-6797 http://blog.visitvailvalley.com/public/item/235431
Wet Mountain Western Days - Westcliffe - Sept. 4 to 6
719-783-9163
www.wetmountainwesterndays.com
A Taste of Colorado - Sept. 4 to Sept. 7 - 303-295-6330 www.atasteofcolorado.com
Fall Festival - Louisville - Sept. 4 to 7 http://www.louisvilleco.gov
Four Corners Biker Rally - Sept. 4 to 7 www.fourcornersbikerrally.com
Telluride Film Festival - Sept. 4 to Sept. 7 http://telluridefilmfestival.org
Thunder in the Rockies - Loveland - Sept. 4 to 7 www.thunderintherockies.com
Sol Survivor Mountain States Cup Race - Granby
Sept. 4 to 7
www.racemsc.com/events/solsurvivor.html
Saturday, September 5
End of Summer Concert & Fireworks - Dillon www.townofdillon.com
Free First Saturday - Denver Art Museum www.denverartmuseum.org
Great Rubber Duck Race & Water House Wine Festival - Breckenridge
www.summitfoundation.org www.waterhousewinefestival.com
Kit Carson Day - Kit Carson www.ourjourney.info/Events/CalendarOfEvents.asp
Starlight Summer Movie #3 - “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” www.downtowncastlerock.com
Taste of Keystone - 800-354-4FUN
http://keystone.snow.com/calendar.event.asp?eventid=2115
Tour de Fat - Fort Collins
http://www.newbelgium.com/tour-de-fat
Wild West Air Fest - Steamboat
www.steamboatsummer.com/signature.events.asp
Django Fest - Crested Butte - Sept. 5 & 6
www.skicb.com/cbmr/info/things-to-do/django-fest.aspx
Labor Day Celebration - Central City - Sept. 5 & 6
www.centralcitycolorado.us
Mining Day Weekend - Black Hawk/Central City
Sept. 5 & 6
www.gilpin150.com/calendar.htm
Old Settlers Celebration - Eckley - Sept. 5 & 6 http://wraychamber.net
Oktoberfest - Beaver Creek Resort - Sept. 5 & 6
http://beavercreek.snow.com/info/summer/evt.oktoberfest.asp
Oktoberfest - Frisco - Sept. 5 & 6 - 800-424-1554
http://www.townoffrisco.com/events/oktoberfest
Salsa Fiesta - Creede - Sept. 5 & 6 - 800-327-2102
http://www.creede.com/news/ArticleDisplay.asp?pg=2&i=16
Smokin’ Brew BBQ - Parker - Sept. 5 & 6
www.smokinbrewbbq.com
Arts & Crafts Fall Colorfest & Chili Cook-off - Cortez
Sept. 5 to 7
http://www.cortezculturalcenter.org
Bell’s Fort Rendezvous - Canon City - Sept. 5 to 7
www.bellsfort.com/rendezvous_flyer.htm
Boulder Creek Hometown Fair & Chili Inferno Cookoff
Sept. 5 to 7
www.bceproductions.com/hometown-fair
Commonwheel Co-Op’s Art & Craft Fair - Manitou Springs Sept. 5 to 7
www.commonwheel.com
Colorado Balloon Classic - Colorado Springs - Sept. 5 to 7
Memorial Park - 1605 E. Pikes Peak Avenue, 80901
http://balloonclassic.com
Denver Tattoo Convention - Sept. 5 to 7
http://www.denvertattooconvention.com/index.html
Gathering at the Great Divide Art Festival - Breckenridge Sept. 5 to 7
www.mountainartfestivals.com
Windsor Harvest Festival - Sept. 5 to 7
www.windsorharvestfest.com
Blacksmith Demo Days - Golden - Sept. 5 & 19
www.goldenhistorymuseums.org
Castle Rock Farmer’s Market - Sept. 5, 12, 19, & 26
2nd Street from Perry to Wilcox - 8 a.m. to noon
Sunday, September 6
Breck Crest Mountain Marathon - 970-390-4760 www.mavsports.com/?id=9
ParkerFest - Old Downtown Parker - 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring live music & the Smokin’ Brew BBQ www.myparkerfest.com
Rist Canyon Mountain Festival - Bellvue
http://www.rcvfd-richard-schmid-art-auction.com/Mountain%20Festival.html
Monday, September 7
Fall Festival & Parade - Fountain
www.ci.fountain.co.us
Vintage Baseball Game - Rock Ledge Ranch, Colorado Springs
www.rockledgeranch.com/events-calendar
Tuesday, September 8
Lebowski Fest Denver - Sept. 8 & 9
www.lebowskifest.com
Wednesday, September 9
Kiowa County Fair - Eads - Sept. 9 to 13 http://kiowacounty.colostate.edu/fair.html
Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship Trials
Sept. 9 to 13 - 970-878-0080
http://www.meekersheepdog.com
Thursday, September 10
Highlands Ranch Days - Sept. 10 to 12
www.hrcaonline.org
Long’s Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival - Sept. 10 to 13 http://scotfest.com
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Friday, September 11
Brew at the Zoo - Denver
http://denverzoo.org
Centennial Night at the Movies - 303-325-8000 www.centennialcolorado.com
Rock Jam - Grand Junction - Sept. 11 & 12 http://rockjamgjco.countryjam.com
Arvada Harvest Festival - Sept. 11 to 13 www.arvadaharvestfestivalparade.com
Belvedere Blues Festival - Canon City - Sept. 11 to 13 http://belvederebluesfest.com
Castle Rock Film Festival - Sept. 11 to 13 www.castlerockfilmfestival.com
Greenwood Village Arts Festival - Sept. 11 to 13
http://www.greenwoodvillage.com/index.aspx?NID=144
Longmont Oktoberfest - Sept. 11 to 13 www.bceproductions.com/longmont-oktoberfest
Old Thresher Days - Yuma - Sept. 11 to 13 http://www.yumaoldthreshers.org
TriMedia Film Festival - Fort Collins - Sept. 11 to 13 www.trimediafestival.org
Vail Oktoberfest - Sept. 11 to 13 & 18 to 20
http://summer.vail.com/summer/activities-events/signature-vail-events-oktoberfest.asp
Saturday, September 12
12 Hours of Snowmass
www.12hoursofsnowmass.com
Apple Fest - Buena Vista
www.buenavistacolorado.org
Beetle Fest - Frisco
www.townoffrisco.com
Boulder Beer Heat Rave
www.boulderbeer.com
Clear Creek Watershed Festival - Idaho Springs
www.150goldrush.org
Early Settlers’ Day Festival - La Junta
www.lajuntachamber.com
Fall Birding Festival - Barr Lake, Brighton www.parks.state.co.us/Parks/BarrLake
Fall Festival of Beers & Chili Cook-Off - Crested Butte
www.skicb.com/cbmr/things-to-do/summer-festivals.aspx
Festa Italiana - Keystone
www.keystoneneighbourhood.com/index.php/event_calendar/2009/09/
Festival of the Bastardino - Englewood
www.freedomservicedogs.org
Hub City Car Classic - Limon - 800-825-0208
www.ourjourney.info/Events/CalendarOfEvents.asp
Monte Vista Potato Festival
www.monte-vista.org/slvpotatofest
Oktoberfest - Snowmass - 800-SNOWMASS
http://www.snowmassvillage.com/oktoberfest-presented-by-becks
Oktoberfest - Parker
www.parkerartscouncil.org/Multi_Cultural.html
Peace in the Park Festival - Loveland
www.peaceinthepark.org
Pikes Peak Challenge
http://www.pikespeakchallenge.com
Potato Day Festival - Greeley
www.greeleymuseums.com
Rides & Rods Scavenger Run - Denver to Central City
www.ridesandrodsweekend.com
Summer Music Festival - Secret Garden, Colorado Springs
www.coloradosecretgarden.com
Sunnyside Music Festival - Denver
http://www.sunnysidemusicfest.org
Tour de Fat - Denver
www.newbelgium.com/tour-de-fat
Wag’n Romp - Lone Tree
www.cityoflonetree.com
ArtFest - Castle Rock - Sept. 12 & 13
www.castlerockartfest.com
Colorfest Balloon Rally - Pagosa Springs - Sept. 12 & 13 www.pagosarally.com
Cruise Above the Clouds - Woodland Park & Cripple Creek
Sept. 12 & 13
www.cruiseabovetheclouds.com
Fall Classic - Breckenridge - Sept. 12 & 13 - 970-390-4760
www.mavsports.com/?id=31
Monolith Festival - Red Rocks - Sept. 12 & 13 www.monolithfestival.com
Pagosa Springs Artist Studio Tour - Sept. 12 & 13
www.pagosa-arts.com
Sunday, September 13
Auto Rendezvous End of Summer Blast - Evergreen www.heartofevergreen.com
Big Chili Cook-Off Music & Arts Festival - Evergreen
Evergreen Lake House - 29614 Upper Bear Creek Road, 80439
www.bigchili.org
Buffalo Bicycle Classic - Boulder - 303-735-1569 www.buffalobicycleclassic.com
Fall Frenzy Triathlon - Parker
http://fallfrenzy.com
ParkerFest - Old Downtown Parker - 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring live music & the Dog Days of Summer dog show
www.myparkerfest.com
Narrow Gauge Festival - Antonito - Sept. 13 & 14
http://www.cumbrestoltec.com/content/events
Wednesday, September 16
Wine Walk - Castle Pines
www.thevillageatcastlepines.com
Vinotok - Crested Butte - Sept. 16 to 19 - 970-209-9661
http://www.gunnisoncrestedbutte.com
Elk Bugling - Sept. 16, 22 and 29 - Cherokee Ranch, Sedalia www.cherokeeranch.org
Thursday, September 17
Movie & a Martini - “Rebel Without a Cause”
Wildlife Experience, Parker
www.thewildlifeexperience.org
Colorado Mountain Winefest - Palisade - Sept. 17 to 20 www.coloradowinefest.com
Estes Park Film Festival - Sept. 17 to 20 - 970-231-2580 http://estesparkfilm.com
Sheep Wagon Days - Craig - Sept. 17 to 20 www.villardranch.com/sheep_wagon_days
Colorado Mountain Plein Air Festival - Chaffee County
Sept. 17 to 27
www.coloradomountainpleinairfestival.com
Friday, September 18
Colorado Grand Car Rally - Vail - 970-476-1000 www.visitvailvalley.com
Sassy Soiree - Castle Rock
http://www.detaskforce.org
Broomfield Days - Sept. 18 & 19 - 303-464-5530
www.broomfield.org/recreation/broomfieldays
Pork & Hops - Grand Junction - Sept. 18 & 19 - 970-244-1480
http://www.porknhops.com
Rocky Mtn. OktoberfestPlus - Woodland Park - Sept. 18 & 19
www.woodlandparkchamber.com/news/calendar.php
Breckenridge Oktoberfest - Sept. 18 to 20 - 800-533-8549 www.gobreck.com
Council Tree Pow Wow - Delta - Sept. 18 to 20 - 800-874-1741
http://www.counciltreepowwow.org
Denver Gem & Mineral Show - Sept. 18 to 20 http://www.denvermineralshow.com
Fall Harvest Car Show - Fort Morgan - Sept. 18 to 20 www.fallharvestcarshow.org
Holly Berry House Folk Art Festival - Colorado Springs
Sept. 18 to 20
www.rockledgeranch.com/events-calendar
OktoberWest - Steamboat Springs - Sept. 18 to 20
http://www.steamboat-chamber.com/info/events/
sbcccalendarevent.oktober.west.asp.item.asp
Snowmass Balloon Festival - Sept. 18 to 20
www.snowmassvillage.com/the-34th-snowmass-balloon-festival
Summerset Fest - Littleton - Sept. 18 to 20
Balloon glow, fireworks, car show, live music & more
www.summersetfest.com
Telluride Blues & Brews Festival - Sept. 18 to 20 http://tellurideblues.com
Denver Beer Fest - Sept. 18 to 27 http://www.denver.org/denverbeerfest
Oktoberfest Denver - Sept. 18 to 20 and Sept. 25 to 27 http://oktoberfestdenver.com
Saturday, September 19
A Taste of Russia - Denver
www.rocadenver.org
Barker Days 2009 - Parker
http://www.parkeronline.org
Chili Cookoff - Monument
http://monumentmerchants.com
Classic Car Show - Broomfield
www.broomfield.org/recreation/broomfieldays/forms/carshowapp.pdf
Cruisin’ the Canyon Car Show - Creede
www.creede.com
Dutch Oven Cookoff - Georgetown http://www.historicgeorgetown.org
Erie Biscuit Day
http://eriehistoricalsociety.org/erie-biscuit-day
Fall Festival - DCS Montessori School, Castle Pines
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
http://www.dcsmontessori.org/dcs1
Festival International - Aurora www.aurorabusiness.info/Festival_International.cfm
Good Samaritan 5K - Castle Rock
http://www.svdpcr.org
Heritage Walking Tour - Castle Rock - 303-814-3164
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - 333 Perry St.
Hispanic Heritage Celebration - La Junta
http://www.nps.gov/beol/planyourvisit/events.htm
Lake City Uncorked Wine & Music Festival http://www.lakecityfestival.org
Mexican Independence Day Celebration - Lafayette http://www.cityoflafayette.com
Photo Special Train - Leadville - 866-386-3936
www.leadville-train.com
Potato Day Parade & Celebration - Carbondale www.carbondalegov.org
Snowmass Wine Festival http://www.snowmassvillage.com/snowmass-wine-festival
Tour de Vineyards - Palisade www.coloradowinefest.com/biketour.html
Wag ’N Trail - Castle Rock
www.ddfl.org
1830s Rendezvous & Spanish Colonial Market - Morrison
Sept. 19 & 20
http://www.tesorofoundation.org/calendar.html
Fine Arts & Crafts Show - Estes Park - Sept. 19 & 20
http://estesparkcvb.com
Fall Bluegrass Festival - Grand Lake - Sept. 19 & 20 - 970-627-3402
www.grandlakechamber.com/calendar.html
Festival Italiano - Lakewood - Sept. 19 & 20 - 303-742-1520 www.belmarcolorado.com
Manitou Springs Artwalk Weekend - Sept. 19 & 20 www.manitousprings.org
Sugar Beet Days - Sterling - Sept. 19 & 20
www.sugarbeetdays.com
Sunday, September 20
Oktoberfest Sprint Triathlon - Longmont
http://www.active.com
ParkerFest - Old Downtown Parker - 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring live music & Art A La Carte - 303-841-8155
www.myparkerfest.com
Monday, September 21
Help Heal the Children Charity Golf Tournament - Aurora
http://www.helphealthechildren.org
Tuesday, September 22
Fall Equinox Viewing - Picture Canyon - 719-523-6591
http://www.secoloradoheritage.com/heritage-event-calendar/fall-equinox-viewing-at-crack-cave
Snow & Ice Rodeo - Estes Park - Sept. 22 & 23 http://estesparkcvb.com
Wednesday, September 23
Fall Art Festival - Glenwood Springs - Sept. 23 to 27 http://www.gsfallartfestival.org
Thursday, September 24
Great American Beer Festival - Sept. 24 to 26 - 303-447-0816
www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com
Spanish Peaks International Celtic Festival - La Veta - Sept. 24 to 27
www.celticmusicfest.com
Friday, September 25
Greeley Oktoberfest - Sept. 25 & 26 - 970-356-6775 www.greeleydowntown.com
Oktoberfest & Car Show - Brush - Sept. 25 & 26
http://www.brushcolo.com
Smoking River Pow Wow - Meeker - Sept. 25 & 26 www.smokingriverpowwow.com
Art on the Avenue Plein Air Event - Old Colorado City
Sept. 25 to 27
www.shopoldcoloradocity.com/content.php?id=104
Chile & Frijoles Festival - Pueblo - Sept. 25 to 27 - 800-233-3446
http://www.pueblochamber.org/content/chile-frijoles-fest
Fruita Fall Festival - Sept. 25 to 27
www.fruitafallfestival.com
Mancos Valley Balloon Festival - Sept. 25 to 27 - 970-533-7434
www.swcolo.org/Tourism/festivals/balloon/balloon.html
Moondance Film Festival - Boulder - Sept. 25 to 27 www.moondancefilmfestival.com
Mountain Harvest Festival - Paonia - Sept. 25 to 27 - 970-527-3990
www.mountainharvestfestival.com
Oktoberfest - Aspen - Sept. 25 to 27
http://www.wienerstube.com/wienerstube_ew_002.htm
Shoot Out 24-Hour Filmmaking Festival - Boulder - Sept. 25 to 27
www.theshootoutboulder.com
Saturday, September 26
A Taste of Old Colorado City - Old Colorado City
www.shopoldcoloradocity.com/content.php?id=104
Castle Rock Band Fall Concert - 1:30 p.m., Philip S. Miller Library
http://douglascountylibraries.org
Celebrate Lafayette - 303-666-9555
http://www.lafayettecolorado.com
Oktoberfest - Fort Collins http://downtownfortcollins.com/dba.php/octoberfest
Parker Community Expo & Taste of Parker
www.parkerchamber.com
Running of the Bulls - Estes Park - 970-577-9348
http://estesparkcvb.com/calendar.cfm?currdte=09-01-2009&eventid=1660
South Platte River Sweep www.greenwayfoundation.org/home/riversweep.html
Vasque Golden Leaf Half Marathon - Aspen
http://www.aspenrecreation.com/events/event.cfm?eventid=210
Autumn Gold - Estes Park - Sept. 26 & 27 - 800-44-ESTES http://estesparkcvb.com
Fall Photo Special Train - Durango - Sept. 26 & 27 - 888-872-4607
www.durangotrain.com/events
Harvest Fest - Cañon City - Sept. 26 & 27 - 719-276-5191 www.abbeywinery.com
Oktoberfest - Durango - Sept. 26 & 27 - 970-259-3583 www.durango.com
Aspen Fest - Georgetown - Sept. 26 & 27 and Oct. 3 & 4
www.visitgeorgetowncolorado.com
Sunday, September 27
Fall Foliage Photo Train - Antonito - Sept. 27 - 888-286-2737
http://www.cumbrestoltec.com/content/events
ParkerFest - Old Downtown Parker - 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring live music & an Iron Chef contest - 303-841-8155
www.myparkerfest.com
Wednesday, September 30
Aspen Filmfest - Sept. 30 to Oct. 4 - 970-925-6882
http://aspenfilm.org
