Daily Calendar For Colorado State, County, Craft, Street and Community Fairs, Festivals, Shows and Fun Days out including Parades From Our Colorado 2010 Fairs and Fun Diary
- July, - August, - September,
What's On In Colorado July 26th to August 2nd Including Weekend Friday 30th, Saturday 31st July and Sunday 1st August 2010
Rhythm on the Rails
Niwot
June 11th to September 10th
www.bceproductions.com/rhythm-on-the-rails/
Twenty Ninth Street LIVE
Boulder
June 13th to August 8th
www.bceproductions.com/rhythm-on-the-rails/
Vail Valley Music Festival
Vail
June 25th to August 3rd
www.vailmusicfestival.org/
High Country Stampede Rodeo
Winter Park
July and August Saturdays Only
www.highcountrystampede.com/
ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL
Aspen
July 1st to August 22nd
www.aspenmusicfestival.com/
Montrose County Fair and Rodeo
Montrose
July 23th to August 1st
www.montrosecountyfairandrodeo.org/
El Paso County Fair
Calhan
July 24th to July 31st
www.elpasocountyfair.com/
National Little Britches Rodeo Association
Colorado Springs
JULY 26th - 31st, 2010
www.nlbra.com/
Mesa County Fair
Grand Junction
July 27th to July 31st
www.mesacountyfair.com/
Weld County Fair
Greeley
July 28th to August 2nd
www.weldcountyfair.com/
Anniversary of the Artists' Alpine Holiday
Ouray
July 30 to August 7
www.ourayarts.org/
Colorado Renaissance Festival
Larkspur
JULY 31-AUGUST 1 - 2010
www.coloradorenaissance.com/
Crested Butte Arts Festival
Crested Butte
July 31st to August 1st
www.crestedbutteartfestival.com/
Colorado Renaissance Festival
Larkspur
AUGUST 1 - 2010
www.coloradorenaissance.com/
Middle Park Fair and Rodeo
Kremmling
August 2nd to August 8th
www.middleparkfairandrodeo.com/
Boulder County Fair
Longmont
August 3rd to August 7th
www.bouldercountyfair.org/
Adams County Fair
Brighton
August 4th to August 8th
www.adamscountyfair.com/
Garfield County Fair
Rifle
August 4th to August 7th
www.garfieldcountyfair.com/
Douglas County Fair
Castle Rock
August 5th to August 8th
www.douglascountyfairandrodeo.com/
Annual Wine Festival at Steamboat
Steamboat Springs
August 5th to August 8th
www.steamboatwinefestival.com/
Larimer County Fair and Rodeo
Loveland
August 6th to August 10th
www.larimercountyfair.org/
Archuleta County Fair
Pagosa Springs
August 6th to August 8th
www.archuletacountyfair.com/
Telluride Jazz
Telluride
August 6th to August 8th
telluridejazz.org/
Leadville Boom Days
Leadville
August 6th to August 8th
www.leadvilleboomdays.com/
Olathe Sweet Corn Festival
Olathe
August 7th
www.olathesweetcornfest.com/
Maine Street Bash
Eads
August 7th
www.eadseagles.com/
Moffat County Fair
Craig
August 8th to 14th
www.moffatcountyfair.com/
Arkansas Valley Fair
Rocky Ford
August 11th to August 15th
www.arkvalleyfair.com/
Rocky Mt Folks Festival
Lyons
August 13th to August 15th
www.bluegrass.com/folks/
Telluride Festival of the Arts
Telluride
August 13th to August 15th
www.telluridefest.com/
Ravenshire Renaissance and Pirate Faire
Palisade
August 13th to August 15th
www.faires.com/Ravenshire/home.html
Routt County Fair
Hayden
August 13th to August 22nd
www.routtcountyfair.org/
Colorado Scottish Festival.
Highlands Ranch
August 14th and August 15th
www.scottishgames.org/
Mile High Music Festival
Denver
August 14th and 15th
www.milehighmusicfestival.com/
Steamboat All Arts Festival
Steamboat Springs
August 19th to August 22nd
www.steamboat-chamber.com/signature.events.asp
Palisade Peach Festival
Palisade
August 19th to August 22nd
www.palisadepeachfest.com/
Westminster Faire
Westminster
August 21st
www.ci.westminster.co.us/258.htm
Mancos Renaissance Faire
Mancos
August 21st and August 22nd
www.mancosrenaissance.com/
Country Jam Rock Jam Music Festival
Grand Junction
August 27th and August 28th
www.countryjam.com/
Rocky Mountain Irish Festival
Loveland
August 27th to August 29th
fortcollinsirishfestival.com/
Fort Collins Irish Festival
Fort Collins
August 27th to August 29th
fortcollinsirishfestival.com/jom/
Nederland Colorado Music Festival
Nederland
August 27th to August 29th
www.nedfest.com/
Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In and Colorado Sport International Air Show
Broomfield
August 28th and August 29th
www.cosportaviation.org/flyin.htm
Euro Festival
Highlands Ranch
August 28th
www.eurofestival.org/
Four Corners Folk Festival
Pagosa Springs
September 3rd to September 5th
www.folkwest.com/index2.htm
JAZZ ASPEN SNOWMASS LABOR DAY FESTIVAL
Aspen
September 3rd to September 5th
www.jazzaspen.org/p-Labor-Day-Festival-18.html
A Taste of Colorado
Denver
September 3rd to September 6th
www.atasteofcolorado.com/
Telluride Film Festival
Telluride
September 3rd to September 6th
telluridefilmfestival.org/
Colorado Balloon Classic
Colorado Springs
September 4th to September 6th
www.balloonclassic.com/
Wild West Air Fest
Steamboat Springs
September 4th to September 6th
www.steamboat-chamber.com/signature.events.asp
Gathering at the Great Divide Art Festival
Wellington
September 4th to September 6th
www.mountainartfestivals.com/great_divide.php
Boulder Creek Hometown Fair
Boulder
September 4th to September 6th
www.bceproductions.com/hometown-fair/
Windsor Harvest Festival
Windsor
September 4th to September 7th
www.windsorharvestfest.com/
Long's Peak Scottish-Irish Festival
Estes Park
September 9th to September 12th
www.scotfest.com/
Holy Cow! Moosic Festival
Cañon City
September 10th to September 12th
holy-cow-moosic.com/
Colorado Fall Home Show
Denver
September 10th to September 12th
www.gardeningcolorado.com/
Longmont OKtoberFest
Longmont
September 10th to September 12th
www.bceproductions.com/rhythm-on-the-rails/
Harvestfest
Thornton
September 11th
www.cityofthornton.net/Festivals/Pages/HarvestFest.aspx
Arvada Harvest Festival Parade
Arvada
September 11th to September 13th
www.arvadaharvestfestivalparade.com/
Great American Beer Festival
Denver
September 16th to 18th
www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/
Snowmass Balloon Festival,
Snowmass
September 17th to 19th
www.snowmassballoon.com/
Colorado Aloha Festival
Longmont
September 17th to September 19th
www.coloradoalohafest.com/
Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
Telluride
September 17th to September 19th
www.tellurideblues.com/
Colorado Mountain Winefest
Palisade
September 18th
www.coloradowinefest.com/
Fruita Fall Festival
Fruita
September 24th to September 26th
www.fruitafallfestival.com/
Fruita Fall Fest
Fruita
September 24th to September 26th
www.fruitafallfestival.com/
Wild West Day Annual Hoe-Down Fund-Raiser
Wolcott
September 26th
www.wildwestday.org
* * * July Events * * *
Featured Events Taking Place In Colorado This Weekend Friday 30th, Saturday 31st July and Sunday 1st August 2010
Featured Events Taking Place In Colorado This Weekend Friday 30th, Saturday 31st July and Sunday 1st August 2010
Rhythm on the Rails
Niwot, Colorado
June 11th to September 10th
Rhythm on the Rails The award-winning summer concert series returns to Niwot this summer! Come out to Whistle Stop Park and listen to great live music, socialize with your neighbors, enjoy foods prepared by local vendors and restaurants, shop from local merchants and boutiques, and enjoy Niwot’s distinctively charming community! Dates: Every Thursday evening this summer starting June 10 and running through Sept. 9
Niwot, Colorado
June 11th to September 10th
Rhythm on the Rails The award-winning summer concert series returns to Niwot this summer! Come out to Whistle Stop Park and listen to great live music, socialize with your neighbors, enjoy foods prepared by local vendors and restaurants, shop from local merchants and boutiques, and enjoy Niwot’s distinctively charming community! Dates: Every Thursday evening this summer starting June 10 and running through Sept. 9
The Bent County Fair
Los Animas, Colorado, 81054
July 24th to 31st
The Bent County Fair
The Bent County Fair is an annual event for the educational benefit of 4-H and FFA members. The fair gives them an
opportunity to exhibit their skills, and focus is on youth development. This week’s events will include a dog show and dog
agility contest, horse show, a junior rodeo, agricultural mechanics, consumer science projects, livestock, rabbit, calf, beef,
poultry and goat shows and an older rodeo.
Los Animas, Colorado, 81054
July 24th to 31st
The Bent County Fair
The Bent County Fair is an annual event for the educational benefit of 4-H and FFA members. The fair gives them an
opportunity to exhibit their skills, and focus is on youth development. This week’s events will include a dog show and dog
agility contest, horse show, a junior rodeo, agricultural mechanics, consumer science projects, livestock, rabbit, calf, beef,
poultry and goat shows and an older rodeo.
Chaffee County Fair
Poncha Springs, Colorado, 81242
July 29th to August 1st
Chaffee County Fair
The Chaffee County Fair will have public and 4-H open class exhibits as well as an antique tractor pull, antique small engines,
horseshoe pitching, a hidden coin saw dust pile, the Salida Circus, an archery and ranch women's contests. There will also be
two dances and a Sunday morning church service. The rodeo and equine events will include a ranch rodeo, 2 CPRA rodeos,
muttin' bustin and Steer riding, a mounted shooting and cutting horse events. The Chaffee County home page can offer you
local information to help you find the local amenities.
Poncha Springs, Colorado, 81242
July 29th to August 1st
Chaffee County Fair
The Chaffee County Fair will have public and 4-H open class exhibits as well as an antique tractor pull, antique small engines,
horseshoe pitching, a hidden coin saw dust pile, the Salida Circus, an archery and ranch women's contests. There will also be
two dances and a Sunday morning church service. The rodeo and equine events will include a ranch rodeo, 2 CPRA rodeos,
muttin' bustin and Steer riding, a mounted shooting and cutting horse events. The Chaffee County home page can offer you
local information to help you find the local amenities.
Logan County Fair
Sterling, Colorado, 80751
July 29th to August 8th
Logan County Fair
This year’s Logan County Fair is dedicated to education and agriculture, and offers a wide range of family-friendly events, a
variety of livestock shows, and other exhibits under the grandstands and DeSoto Building. An exciting line-up of entertainment
will be held in the grandstands, with a fun fair, 4-H and FFA exhibits, a variety of livestock and showmanship, crops,
horticulture and floriculture. See the FAQ’s page for general information.
Sterling, Colorado, 80751
July 29th to August 8th
Logan County Fair
This year’s Logan County Fair is dedicated to education and agriculture, and offers a wide range of family-friendly events, a
variety of livestock shows, and other exhibits under the grandstands and DeSoto Building. An exciting line-up of entertainment
will be held in the grandstands, with a fun fair, 4-H and FFA exhibits, a variety of livestock and showmanship, crops,
horticulture and floriculture. See the FAQ’s page for general information.
Elbert County Fair
Kiowa, Colorado, 80117
July 31st to August 8th
Elbert County Fair
The Elbert County Fair will be having shooting and archery at the Elbert County Fairgrounds, dog obedience, rodeo, mutton
bustin’, swine, beef, rabbit, goat and beef shows, wool and fiber exhibits, animal showmanship, horse trials, a goatkhana and
a dance. Timings for Saturday’s junior market sale and Sunday’s parade can be seen on the Fair’s schedule page. Market
sales can be seen from previous years.
Kiowa, Colorado, 80117
July 31st to August 8th
Elbert County Fair
The Elbert County Fair will be having shooting and archery at the Elbert County Fairgrounds, dog obedience, rodeo, mutton
bustin’, swine, beef, rabbit, goat and beef shows, wool and fiber exhibits, animal showmanship, horse trials, a goatkhana and
a dance. Timings for Saturday’s junior market sale and Sunday’s parade can be seen on the Fair’s schedule page. Market
sales can be seen from previous years.
Crested Butte Arts Festival
Crested Butte, Colorado, 81224
July 31st to August 1st
Crested Butte Arts Festival
The Crested Butte Arts Festival is one of our most approbated arts festivals. Now in its 38th year, it will be featuring diverse
art and cuisine, exhilarating entertainment, and a culinary arts exhibit. There will be over 150 arts stalls, featuring artists from
across the United States that deal in ceramics, drawing and graphics, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media, painting,
photography, sculpture, wearable art, and wood. You will be able to buy some of their work in the on-site auction and watch
the magic and music that takes place on the Ragged Mountain Entertainment Stage.
Crested Butte, Colorado, 81224
July 31st to August 1st
Crested Butte Arts Festival
The Crested Butte Arts Festival is one of our most approbated arts festivals. Now in its 38th year, it will be featuring diverse
art and cuisine, exhilarating entertainment, and a culinary arts exhibit. There will be over 150 arts stalls, featuring artists from
across the United States that deal in ceramics, drawing and graphics, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media, painting,
photography, sculpture, wearable art, and wood. You will be able to buy some of their work in the on-site auction and watch
the magic and music that takes place on the Ragged Mountain Entertainment Stage.
* * * August Events * * *
Boulder County Fair
Longmont, Colorado, 80501
August 3rd to 7th
Boulder County Fair
The 141st Boulder County Fair has five days filled of food and activities for its visitors to see. Events will include bull riding,
horse vaulting, scavenger hunts, honey bees, a dog show, pony rides, a carnival and the bunny wagon. A list of 4-H projects
and breed shows can be seen online. Admission to the fair is free, as are the concerts and parking. Boulder County
Fairgrounds are in Longmont, Colorado.
Longmont, Colorado, 80501
August 3rd to 7th
Boulder County Fair
The 141st Boulder County Fair has five days filled of food and activities for its visitors to see. Events will include bull riding,
horse vaulting, scavenger hunts, honey bees, a dog show, pony rides, a carnival and the bunny wagon. A list of 4-H projects
and breed shows can be seen online. Admission to the fair is free, as are the concerts and parking. Boulder County
Fairgrounds are in Longmont, Colorado.
Garfield County Fair and Rodeo
Rifle, Colorado, 81650
August 4th to 7th
Garfield County Fair and Rodeo
Garfield’s fair will have rock climbing, carnival rides and kayaking on a daily basis. Its main events will encompass the open
class needlework, crafts, floral arrangements, noxious weeds, field crops, horticulture, baking, gingerbread and floriculture
classes and 4-H goat, swine, sheep, rabbit, poultry and beef stock. The livestock show and sale will run alongside wine tasting,
CPRA rodeo, children’s rodeo and a beer garden and audience participation is welcome in the horseshoe tournaments, hitch
bumping, cake walks and the Apple Pie Day.
Rifle, Colorado, 81650
August 4th to 7th
Garfield County Fair and Rodeo
Garfield’s fair will have rock climbing, carnival rides and kayaking on a daily basis. Its main events will encompass the open
class needlework, crafts, floral arrangements, noxious weeds, field crops, horticulture, baking, gingerbread and floriculture
classes and 4-H goat, swine, sheep, rabbit, poultry and beef stock. The livestock show and sale will run alongside wine tasting,
CPRA rodeo, children’s rodeo and a beer garden and audience participation is welcome in the horseshoe tournaments, hitch
bumping, cake walks and the Apple Pie Day.
Maine Street Bash
Eads, Colorado,
August 7th
Maine Street Bash
Maine Street Bash is an event to raise Funds for the Crow-Luther Cultural Event Center, the theater was build in 1947 in the Town of Eads Colorado. the CLCEC is in the process of restoring the theater and surrounding buildings. The Maine Street Bash is an annual event with 3 stages of entertainment, in the theater we will be showing movies from 1947 all day long, a great place to cool down, there will be vendors of different types, music and entertainment from 1:00 pm to 11:30 pm. Second stage will support music from local entertainment. Main stage will have the dance band Line 2 from Lakewood Colorado and fireworks. Food, Beer Garden, kids booths, Vendors, Fireworks and lots of entertainment. Aug 7, 2010.
Eads, Colorado,
August 7th
Maine Street Bash
Maine Street Bash is an event to raise Funds for the Crow-Luther Cultural Event Center, the theater was build in 1947 in the Town of Eads Colorado. the CLCEC is in the process of restoring the theater and surrounding buildings. The Maine Street Bash is an annual event with 3 stages of entertainment, in the theater we will be showing movies from 1947 all day long, a great place to cool down, there will be vendors of different types, music and entertainment from 1:00 pm to 11:30 pm. Second stage will support music from local entertainment. Main stage will have the dance band Line 2 from Lakewood Colorado and fireworks. Food, Beer Garden, kids booths, Vendors, Fireworks and lots of entertainment. Aug 7, 2010.