A number of festivals, fairs, and seasonal events take place each year around Colorado. If you're looking to take a staycation (or 12) this year, here's a good place to start! Find one that interests you, then click on the name of the event to learn more.
Due to COVID-19, we strongly recommend you review the refund/cancellation policies of each event prior to purchasing tickets or reserving lodging.
JANUARY
- January 8-23: National Western Stock Show (Denver)
- January 8: 12th Night Vietnamese Ball (Fort Collins)
- January 13-16: Wintersköl in Aspen (Aspen)
- January 17: Martin Luther King March (Fort Collins)
- January 17: Martin Luther King Marade (March+Parade) (Denver)
- January 20-23: Ice Festival and Competition (Ouray)
- January 21-23: Northern Colorado Home Show (Fort Collins)
- January 21-23: Winterfest (Pagosa Springs)
- January 21-23: X Games (Aspen)
- January 22: The Great Fruitcake Toss (Manitou Springs)
- January 22: Polar Bear Plunge (Fort Collins)
- January 23: The Animated Orchestra: A Musical Adventure for Kids(Fort Collins)
- January 24-February 2: International Snow Sculpture Championships (Breckenridge)
- January 28-30: Rio Frio Ice Fest (Alamosa)
- January 28-30: UllrGrass (Golden)
- CANCELED FOR 2022: Winter Festival (Estes Park)
FEBRUARY
- January 24-February 2: International Snow Sculpture Championships (Breckenridge)
- February 5: Winter Carnival: Grand Lake Goes to Prom (Grand Lake)
- February 6-13 WinterFest 2022 (Fort Collins)
- February 9-13: Winter Carnival (Steamboat Springs)
- February 11-20: Side Stories (Denver)
- February 12: ESTES PARK WINE & CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL (Estes Park)
- February 26: Carnivale Weekend & Mardi Gras Parade (Manitou Springs)
- February 26: WinterFest (Arvada)
- CANCELED FOR 2022: Cripple Creek Ice Festival (Cripple Creek)
- CANCELED FOR 2022: 285 Winterfest (Conifer)
- TBD: Sweetheart Festival (Loveland)
- TBD: Mardi Gras (Breckenridge)
- TBD: Mardi Gras (Parker)
MARCH
- March 4-6: Ski Joring and Crystal Carnival Weekend (Leadville)
- March 5: 63rd 4H Carnival(Loveland)
- March 12: St. Patrick's Day Festival & Parade (Colorado Springs)
- March 12: St. Patrick's Day Parade (Denver)
- March 12-13: Subaru WinterFest (Copper Mountain)
- March 18-20: Frozen Dead Guy Days (Nederland)
- March 19-20: Holistic Fair (Loveland)
- March 24-26: Celtic Festival (Durango)
- TBD: March PowWow (Denver)
APRIL
- April 1-2: Bigfoot Days (Estes Park)
- April 9-10: Show Me Reptile & Exotics Show(Loveland)
- April 15-16: Rodeo All-Star Weekend (Denver)
- April 23: Earth Day Celebration (Lakewood)
- April 23: Earth Day Celebration (Fort Collins)
- April 24: Tulip Fairy and Elf Festival (Boulder)
- April 24: Kids in the Park (Fort Collins)
- TBD: Annual Kite Festival (Arvada)
- TBD: Breck Pride (Breckenridge)
MAY
- May 4-8: Music & Blossom Festival (Cañon City)
- May 6-7: Colorado Chocolate Festival (Denver)
- May 7-8: Cinco de Mayo Festival (Denver)
- May 28-29: Denver Arts Festival (Denver)
- May 28-30: Boulder Creek Festival (Boulder)
- TBD: Duck Race Festival (Estes Park)
- TBD: Erie Town Fair & Balloon Festival (Erie)
- TBD: CKS Paddlefest (Buena Vista)
- TBD: Blues, Brews, & BBQ Festival (Beaver Creek)
- TBD: Colorado Medieval Festival (Loveland)
JUNE
- June 3-4: Mike the Headless Chicken Festival (Fruita)
- June 3-5: Balloon Festival (Telluride)
- June 4-5: Indian Market & Ceremonial Dance (Morrison)
- June 11-12: EPIC: The Largest Outdoor Expo in Northern Colorado(Windsor)
- June 16-19: Bluegrass Festival (Telluride)
- June 17-19: Denver BBQ Festival (Denver)
- June 23-July 4: Greeley Stampede (Greeley)
- June 24-26: Scandinavian Midsummer Festival (Estes Park)
- June 25-26: Bacon & Bourbon Festival (Keystone)
- June 25-26: PrideFest (Denver)
- June 25-26: Unicorn Festival (Littleton)
- June 28: Brewers Festival (Fort Collins)
- TBD: Five Points Jazz Festival (Denver)
- TBD: Taco Festival (Denver)
- TBD: Elizabash (Elizabeth)
- TBD: Thorntonfest: Out and About (Thornton)
- TBD: Juneteenth Music Festival (Denver)
- TBD: Pikes Peak Celtic Festival (Colorado Springs)
- TBD: Frederick in Flight Hot Air Balloon Festival (Frederick)
- TBD: The Greek Festival (Denver)
- TBD: Colorado Lavender Festival (Palisade)
- TBD: Snowmass Art Festival (Aspen)
- TBD: Highlands Ranch Music Arts Festival (Highlands Ranch)
- TBD: Parker Days (Parker)
JULY
- June 23-July 4: Greeley Stampede (Greeley)
- July 1-3: Cherry Creek Arts Festival (Denver)
- July 1-3: Pop Culture Con (Denver)
- July 6-11: Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park)
- July 7-10: High Mountain Hay Fever Bluegrass Festival (Westcliffe)
- July 8-10: Colorado Black Arts Festival (Denver)
- July 9-10: Hot Air Balloon Rodeo (Steamboat Springs)
- July 13-16: Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo (Colorado Springs)
- July 16: Blues & BBQ (Edgewater)
- July 16-17: 2022 People's Tiny House Festival(Loveland)
- July 16-17: Wine & Jazz Festival (Keystone)
- July 23-24: River Run Village Art Festival (Keystone)
- July 23-August 1: Weld County Fair (Greeley)
- July 29-31: Rockygrass Festival (Lyons)
- July 30–August 7: Elbert County Fair (Kiowa)
- TBD: Colorado Renaissance Festival (Larkspur)
- TBD: Cowboys' Roundup Days (Steamboat Springs)
- TBD: Cherry Days (Paonia)
- TBD: Red, White Brews and Tunes (Copper Mountain)
- TBD: Lavender Festival (Littleton)
- TBD: Jazz Festival (Winter Park)
- TBD: Arapahoe County Fair (Aurora)
- TBD: Burro Days (Fairplay)
- TBD: Mountain Fair (Carbondale)
- TBD: Elevation Celebration (Conifer)
- TBD: Douglas County Fair and Rodeo (Castle Rock)
- TBD: Buffalo Bill Days (Golden)
AUGUST
- July 23-August 1: Weld County Fair (Greeley)
- July 30–August 7: Elbert County Fair (Kiowa)
- August 3-7: Adams County Fair and Rodeo (Brighton)
- August 5-6: SnowyGrass Music Festival (Estes Park)
- August 5-14: Boulder County Fair (Longmont)
- August 6-7: Bluegrass & Beer Festival (Keystone)
- August 6-7: Gold Rush Days (Buena Vista)
- August 12-14: Rocky Mountain Folks Festival (Lyons)
- August 12-14: KOA Carnival Weekend (Fort Collins)
- August 13-14: 2022 SCULPTURE IN THE PARK (Loveland)
- August 13-14: Art In The Park(Loveland)
- August 13-14: Estes Park Wine Festival (Estes Park)
- August 20: 10th Annual Front Range Wine Festival (Windsor)
- August 12-21: Western Welcome Week (Littleton)
- August 19-21: Comic-Con (Colorado Springs)
- August 26-September 5: Colorado State Fair (Pueblo)
- TBD: Olathe Sweet Corn Festival (Olathe)
- TBD: Monument Watermelon Festival (Monument)
- TBD: Shine Music Festival (Denver)
- TBD: Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival (Wheat Ridge)
- TBD: Global Fest (Aurora)
- TBD: Donkey Derby Days (Cripple Creek)
- TBD: Palisade Peach Festival (Palisade)
- TBD: Arvada Days (Arvada)
- TBD: Corn Roast Festival (Loveland)
- TBD: Denver Day of Rock (Denver)
SEPTEMBER
- August 26-September 5: Colorado State Fair (Pueblo)
- September 3: Oktoberfest (Keystone)
- September 3-5: Windsor Harvest Fest (Windsor)
- September 3-5: Labor Day Lift Off (Colorado Springs)
- September 5-8: A Taste of Colorado (Denver)
- September 5-Mid November: Miller Farms Fall Harvest Festival (Platteville)
- September 9-11: Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival (Estes Park)
- September 10: Potato Day Festival(Greeley)
- September 10: Sunnyside Music Festival (Denver)
- September 10-11: Colorado Art Fest (Castle Rock)
- September 10-11: Tesoro's 1840 Rendezvous (Morrison)
- September 16-18: Fall Fest (Boulder)
- TBD: Colorfest Hot Air Balloon Rally (Pagosa Springs)
- TBD: Sip City: A Food and Wine Tasting Event (Denver)
- TBD: Union Peak Festival (Copper Mountain)
- TBD: Arvada Harvest Festival & Parade (Arvada)
- TBD: Snowmass Balloon Festival (Aspen)
- TBD: Union Station Buskerfest (Denver)
- TBD: Oktoberfest (Parker)
- TBD: Oktoberfest (Denver)
- TBD: Colorado Cool Vibes Reggae Festival (Denver)
- TBD: Wild West Chocolate Fest (Loveland)
- TBD: Summerset Festival (Littleton)
- TBD: Broomfield Days (Broomfield)
- TBD-October 31: Anderson Farms Fall Festival (Erie)
- TBD: Mountain Harvest Festival (Paonia)
- TBD: Chile & Frijoles Festival (Pueblo)
- TBD: Brecktoberfest (Breckenridge)
- TBD: Lone Creek Farms Fall Festival (Franktown)
- TBD: Autumn Gold Festival (Estes Park)
- TBD: Rails in the Rockies (Estes Park)
- TBD: Colorado Dragon Boat Festival (Denver)
- TBD-October 31: Cottonwood Farm Pumpkin Patch (Boulder)
OCTOBER
- September 5-Mid November: Miller Farms Fall Harvest Festival (Platteville)
- October 1-2: ELK FEST(Estes Park)
- Weekends in October: Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Carnival (Longmont)
- October 7-9: Applefest (Cedaredge)
- October 8-9: Applewood Arts Fall Festival Days (Loveland)
- October 14-16: KOA Halloween Weekend 1 (Fort Collins)
- October 21: Rhinestone Cowboy Gala (Loveland)
- October 21-23: The Northern Colorado Home Show (Loveland)
- TBD: Mile High Farms Fall Into Fun (Bennett)
- TBD: Harvest Fest (Thornton)
- TBD: Cider Days (Lakewood)
- TBD: Denver Botanic Gardens Pumpkin Festival (Littleton)
- TBD: Choctoberfest (Aurora)
- TBD: Grilled Cheese Fest (Denver)
- TBD: Harvest Farm Fall Festival (Wellington)
- TBD: Emma Crawford Coffin Race & Parade (Manitou Springs)
NOVEMBER
- September 5-Mid November: Miller Farms Fall Harvest Festival (Platteville)
- November 4-5: Grandma's House Boutique Tagawa Gardens (Centennial)
- November 18-20: Applewood Arts Festival Days (Loveland)
- November 19: Starlighting (Castle Rock)
- November 20: Switch on the Holidays (Boulder)
- November 25: Mayor's Tree Lighting (Parker)
- November 25-26: Creede Chocolate Festival (Creede)
- TBD: Farolito Lighting & Pinecone Ceremony (Morrison)
- TBD: Denver Veterans Day Parade, Festival, & Run (Denver)
- TBD: Catch the Glow (Estes Park)
- TBD: Light the Nights Parade (Greeley)
DECEMBER
- December 3: Lights of December Parade (Boulder)
- December 10: Holiday Chocolate Festival (Colorado Springs)
- TBD: Mile High Farms Winter Festival (Bennett)
- TBD: Parade of Lights (Denver)
- TBD: WinterFest (Thornton)
- TBD: Winter Dew Tour (Copper Mountain)
- TBD: Ullr Fest (Breckenridge)
- TBD: Christmas in Conifer (Conifer)
- TBD: Olde Golden Christmas (Golden)
- TBD: Lighting of Breckenridge and Race of the Santas (Breckenridge)
