Tag: festivals
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Music festivals, art shows and wine tastings across Colorado
FLATIRON SOUNDS MUSIC FESTIVAL: Celebrate Father’s Day with a free day of live music, food and family-friendly fun at Chautauqua Park’s Flatiron Sounds Music Festival. The event features performances by Neal Francis, Lindsay Lou, Armchair Boogie, Blessing Bled Chimanga and Pick & Howl, along with local vendors, an artisan market and craft beer from 1…
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Celebrate Colorado’s 150th birthday at these historic events this summer
The best way to celebrate Colorado’s 150th birthday on Aug. 1? Perhaps by joining a historic celebration that showcases the Centennial State’s heritage. Add these to your calendar: FIBArk, June 18-21, Salida Mining and ranching kick-started Colorado’s economy in the late 1800s. Recreation tourism grew in the decades to follow. And while there are several…
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Everything you need to know about the Colorado Renaissance Festival
As the royal court strolls through the streets, the smell of roasting turkey legs larger than villagers’ forearms fills the air. Maybe it’s the sight of a pirate drinking from a tankard or a blacksmith forging metal by hand, but all clues point to one revelation: You’re no longer in the 21st century. Beyond the…
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Everything you need to know about the Colorado Renaissance Festival
As the royal court strolls through the streets, the smell of roasting turkey legs larger than villagers’ forearms fills the air. Maybe it’s the sight of a pirate drinking from a tankard or a blacksmith forging metal by hand, but all clues point to one revelation: You’re no longer in the 21st century. Beyond the…
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Everything you need to know about the Colorado Renaissance Festival
As the royal court strolls through the streets, the smell of roasting turkey legs larger than villagers’ forearms fills the air. Maybe it’s the sight of a pirate drinking from a tankard or a blacksmith forging metal by hand, but all clues point to one revelation: You’re no longer in the 21st century. Beyond the…
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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…
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Earth Day celebrations, outdoor festivals and live music across Colorado this week
‘THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ’: The Sangre de Cristo Arts Center brings L. Frank Baum’s classic to life at Pueblo Memorial Hall (1 City Hall Place) with a vibrant musical production featuring colorful costumes, lively choreography and familiar characters along the yellow brick road, 2 p.m. Sunday, Pueblo, $27.34-$32.40; pueblomemorialhall.com. LA PRIMAVERA FESTIVAL: The Museum…
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5 uniquely Colorado festivals to celebrate spring in 2026
Taste of VailApril 1-4 Now in its 35th year, Taste of Vail showcases chefs, vintners, brewers and distillers from the Vail Valley and throughout the world. “From sophisticated wine tastings to indulgent gourmet dinners, Taste of Vail promises a truly one-of-a-kind experience,” the website says. The festival kicks off April 1 with The Vail Pour,…
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Denver Restaurant Week, Monte Vista Crane Festival and Leadville Skijoring top busy slate around Colorado
MONTE VISTA CRANE FESTIVAL: The 43rd annual festival gives visitors a front-row seat to thousands of sandhill cranes, ducks, geese and raptors migrating through the San Luis Valley. Tours embark from the Ski Hi Complex (2335 Sherman Ave.) in Monte Vista, where attendees can learn about birds. Friday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 4…
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Skijoring, an ABBA tribute and tequila tastings lead Colorado’s weekend guide
MIDWINTER BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: High-energy acoustic harmonies will take over Northglenn with three days of live music and late-night jam sessions. Starting Friday, the festival spotlights rising bluegrass artists while creating an intimate setting where musicians and fans mingle at the Delta by Marriott (10 E. 120th Ave.), $72.66-$127.78; midwinterbluegrass.com. TELLURIDE COMEDY FESTIVAL: Starting Thursday, laughter…