There are plenty of great options for fun over Labor Day weekend in Colorado Springs and beyond. Here are a few of the best:

FRIDAY

– First Friday Downtown – Let the kid in you – or the closet artist – loose during the Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival, sponsored by the Acacia Park Visitors Hub as part of the monthly downtown event. Chalk will be provided as the drawing fun begins at 1 p.m. in Acacia Park and runs through First Friday hours, 5-8 p.m. The best chalk art will receive awards. Other First Friday highlights include a tour of galleries led by artists Jack Malloch and Eric Fetsch starting from Boulder Street Gallery, 206 N. TejonSt., at 6 p.m. New to the monthly event is Cottonwood Center for the Arts. There are downtown restaurants to visit, all along the route. downtowncs.com/firstfriday It’s also the Old Colorado City ArtWalk evening along West Colorado Avenue between 23rd and 27th streets. shopoldcoloradocity.com

– Light the Night Air Show, a benefit for Mt. Carmel Center of Excellence, 7:30 p.m., Country Club of Colorado, 125 E. Clubhouse Drive, $50-$75, includes dinner. Reservations: springsairshow.com.

– JAS Aspen Snowmass, Labor Day Experience – Headline concerts from musicians including Lenny Kravitz, The Fray and Hozier, Snowmass Town Park, Snowmass; jazzaspensnowmass.org.

– Four Corners Labor Day Folk Festival – Music including Hot Rize with Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers and I’m With Her, beer, Reservoir Hill Park, Pagosa Springs; folkwest.com.

– A Taste of Colorado – One of the most exciting food events, it’s expected to draw 500,000 folks. Food from 50 restaurants, music by Kansas and Morris Day and The Time, carnival rides, arts and crafts booths, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Civic Center Park, Broadway and Colfax Avenue, Denver; atasteofcolorado.com.

– Breck Weekend Events – Sidewalk Sale Days, Great Divide Art Festival, Rubber Duck Race and more, Breckenridge; gobreck.com.

– Labor Day Weekend Celebration – Mountain run, salsa fiesta, balloon festival, derby and more, Creede; creede.com.

– Labor Day Weekend OHV Rally and Festival – OHV (Off Highway Vehicles) will be allowed on the streets and in historic downtown, live music, rally dinner, bingo, Lake City; lakecity.com.

– Four Corners Motorcycle Rally: Motorcycle enthusiasts parade through town and compete for loudest pipes, best tattoos, Best Chest in the West wet T-shirt contest, hottest buns and there’s a bike giveaway, fourcornersmotorcyclerally.com

– Zoppé Family Circus: Under the big top in Fraser with the famed Italian circus family. More info: playwinterpark.com

SATURDAY

– Star Days – International Space Station Celebration – Celebrate the International Space Station during an interactive, educational day at Space Foundation Discovery Center, 4425 Arrowswest Drive. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Kids can learn what it’s like to be an astronaut and families can learn how to spot the ISS from their own backyards. Admission $4.50 for kids, $10 adults. spacefoundation.org/museum, 576-8000

– Native American Day – In the plaza in front of the Rocky Mountain Resource Center in Woodland Park. From 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. treat yourself to fry bread, Indian tacos, tamales and Tamacos from foot vendors, have an opportunity to see wolves from Rocky Mountain Wildlife and see the artistry of Native American craftsmen. The Seven Falls Dancers perform at 1 and 2:30 p.m. No admission to the plaza but there is a regular museum admission inside the center, 201 S. Fairview St., rmdrc.com, 686-1820

– First Saturday Car Show – You can treat yourself to your morning coffee and breakfast goodies from Whole Foods as you lust after the spotlight vehicles, Porsches, during the from 8 to 10 a.m. show at First & Main Town Center, 3650 New Center Point. Cars will be in the west Dick’s Sporting Goods Parking lot. Free.

– Salida Winefest – Sample the best from Colorado winemakers along with food vendors and live music, $25, 1 to 6 p.m. in Riverside Park, salidawinefest.com

SATURDAY and SUNDAY

– Wild West Air Fest & Labor Day Celebrations – Rocky Mountain Renegades performing aerobatic maneuvers, Downtown Chili Challenge, “Come Sale Away” sidewalk sale, Steamboat Springs; steamboatsummer.com.

– Copper Country – Concerts by Buckwheat Zydeco, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jimmie Vaughan and others, Art and Artisan Festival, campfire activities, fireworks at Copper Mountain. coppercolorado.com

SATURDAY and MONDAY

– Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off Balloon Festival – Opening ceremonies, National Anthem and presentation of flag, 6:30 a.m., first wave inflations and launch at 7 a.m. Saturday-Monday; live entertainment, demonstrations at more, 6:30 p.m., Balloon Glow Inflations begins at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Memorial Park, 1605 E. Pikes Peak Ave., free admission; coloradospringslabordayliftoff.com

– Victor Celebrates the Arts – Plein air artists, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Victor Elks Lodge, 367 N. 3rd, Victor, free admission; 689-5836, victorcelebratesthearts.org.

– Commonwheel Artist Labor Day Art Festival – 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Memorial Park, 502 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, free admission; commonwheel.com.

MONDAY

– American Discovery Trail – 6:30 a.m., America the Beautiful Park, 26 Cimino Drive, go online for costs. Registration: adtmarathon.com.

– Labor Day Vintage Baseball Game – 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Rock Ledge Ranch, 30th Street at Gateway Road, $4-$8, free for ages 5 and younger; rockledgeranch.com.

– Fountain Valley Fall Festival – Parade at 10 a.m., Santa Fe Avenue, Fountain; entertainment, food, crafts, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Metcalfe Park, 704 E. Ohio St., Fountain; free admission; fountainvalleychamber.com.

– Avo’s Fusion Festival – Jazz and funk musicians from the Front Range, 2-11 p.m., Avogadro’s Number, 605 S. Mason St., Fort Collins, $10; avogadros.com.

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COMPILED BY LINDA NAVARRO, THE GAZETTE, 636-0374, linda.navarro@gazettedev.gazette.com, and CARLOTTA OLSON, THE GAZETTE, 636-0221, carlotta.olson@gazettedev.gazette.com