Must-try festivals and events around Colorado this week
BRECKPRIDE: Breck Create’s annual BreckPride celebration returns to Breckenridge with three days of performances, art experiences, outdoor activities and community events highlighting LGBTQ+ artists and creators. Most activities are free to attend, except for a $5 fee for a screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Activities begin at 5 p.m. Thursday and at 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday, 136 S. Main St.; breckcreate.org.
MOUNTAINSIDE MUSIC FESTIVAL: Snowmass Village launches its new Mountainside Music Festival, a three-day event featuring live music, vendors and mountain sunsets at Fanny Hill. The festival includes nightly performances, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday, plus a glow-themed celebration during the weekend finale, 105 Daly Lane, free; gosnowmass.com.
PEAK ADRENALINE FESTIVAL: Adrenaline Off-Road Park at Pikes Peak International Raceway hosts the Peak Adrenaline Festival, a four-day event combining off-roading, live music, motorsports exhibitions and family-friendly activities. Attendees can explore more than 600 acres of trails and race courses, along with experiencing DJs, camping, vendors and evening entertainment from Thursday to Sunday, 16650 Midway Ranch Road, Fountain, $27.95-$267.58; tickets.ppir.com.
DEVEREUX POLO CUP: The Roaring Fork Polo Club’s annual Devereux Polo Cup returns to Stout Ranch with a live polo match, music, wine tasting and family-friendly activities. The event raises donations for the New Castle Museum while celebrating a longstanding local tradition from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, 2000 Baldy Creek Road, New Castle, free; stoutranch.com.
COLORADO NEW PLAY FESTIVAL: The Colorado New Play Festival returns to Steamboat Springs for a weekend of staged readings. The event brings together playwrights, actors and directors from across the country to help move productions from the page to the stage, with readings at various times on Saturday and Sunday, Library Hall at Bud Werner Memorial Library, 1289 Lincoln Ave., $20-$175; cnpfsteamboat.org.
