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.
We strongly recommend you review the refund/cancellation policies of each event prior to purchasing tickets or reserving lodging.
JANUARY
- January 7-22: National Western Stock Show (Denver)
- January 12-15: Wintersköl in Aspen (Aspen)
- January 16: Martin Luther King Marade (March+Parade) (Denver)
- January 19-22: Ice Festival and Competition (Ouray)
- January 20-22: Winterfest (Pagosa Springs)
- January 23-February 1: International Snow Sculpture Championships (Breckenridge)
- January 27-29: Rio Frio Ice Fest (Alamosa)
- January 27-29: X Games (Aspen)
- January 27-29: UllrGrass (Golden)
- January 28: The Great Fruitcake Toss (Manitou Springs)
- January 28-29: SafetyFest (Copper Mountain)
FEBRUARY
- February 8-12: Winter Carnival (Steamboat Springs)
- February 10-11: Sweetheart Festival (Loveland)
- February 17-18: Carnivale Weekend & Mardi Gras Parade (Manitou Springs)
- February 18-26: Cripple Creek Ice Festival (Cripple Creek)
- February 23-26: Colorado Environmental Film Festival and Eco-Expo (Golden)
- February 24-26: Dew Tour (Copper Mountain)
- February 24-March 5: Side Stories (Denver)
- February 25: WinterFest (Arvada)
MARCH
- February 24-March 5: Side Stories (Denver)
- March 3-5: Ski Joring and Crystal Carnival Weekend (Leadville)
- March 4-5: Special Olympics State Winter Games (Copper Mountain)
- March 11: St. Patrick's Day Festival & Parade (Colorado Springs)
- March 11: St. Patrick's Day Parade (Denver)
- March 11-12: Subaru WinterFest (Copper Mountain)
- March 17-19: Frozen Dead Guy Days (NEW LOCATION: Estes Park)
- March 17-19: March PowWow (Denver)
- March 24-25: Celtic Festival (Durango)
APRIL
- April 14-15: Bigfoot Days (Estes Park)
- April 15-16: Rodeo All-Star Weekend (Denver)
- April 16: Annual Kite Festival (Arvada)
- April 22: Earth Day Celebration (Lakewood)
- April 22: Earth Day Celebration (Fort Collins)
- April 22-23: Sunsation (Copper Mountain)
- April 23: Tulip Fairy and Elf Festival (Boulder)
- April 28-30: Mountain Plover Festival (Karval)
MAY
- May 3-7: Music & Blossom Festival (Cañon City)
- May 5-7: Cinco de Mayo Festival (Denver)
- May 6: Duck Race Festival (Estes Park)
- May 12-13: Colorado Chocolate Festival (Denver)
- May 26-29: Boulder Creek Festival (Boulder)
- May 26-29: CKS Paddlefest (Buena Vista)
- May 27-28: Denver Arts Festival (Denver)
- TBD: The Big Wonderful Derby Party (Denver)
- TBD: Colorado Crossings (Golden)
- TBD: Erie Town Fair & Hot Air Balloon Festival (Erie)
- TBD: Blues, Brews, & BBQ Festival (Beaver Creek)
JUNE
- June 2-3: Mike the Headless Chicken Festival (Fruita)
- June 2-4: Balloon Festival (Telluride)
- June 3: Denver Day of Rock (Denver)
- June 3: Elizabash (Elizabeth)
- June 3: Five Points Jazz Festival (Denver)
- June 3-4: Indian Market & Ceremonial Dance (Morrison)
- June 4: Boulder Jewish Festival (Boulder)
- June 9-11: Colorado Medieval Festival (Loveland)
- June 9-11: Parker Days (Parker)
- June 10-11: Denver Chalk Arts Festival (Denver)
- June 10-11: The Greek Festival (Denver)
- June 10-11: Unicorn Festival (Littleton)
- June 15-17: BBQ Challenge (Frisco)
- June 15-17: Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup (Colorado Springs)
- June 15-18: Bluegrass Festival (Telluride)
- June 16-18: Pikes Peak Celtic Festival (Colorado Springs)
- June 16-19: Juneteenth Music Festival (Denver)
- June 17-August 6: Colorado Renaissance Festival (Larkspur)
- June 22-July 4: Greeley Stampede (Greeley)
- June 23-25: Colorado Lavender Festival (Palisade)
- June 23-25: Scandinavian Midsummer Festival (Estes Park)
- June 24-25: Bacon & Bourbon Festival (Keystone)
- June 23-25: Frederick in Flight Hot Air Balloon Festival (Frederick)
- June 24-25: Colorado Tiny House Festival (Brighton)
- June 24-25: PrideFest (Denver)
- June 25-26: Taco Festival (Denver)
- June 30-July 2: Fan Expo Denver (Denver)
- June 30 - July 4: 4th of July & Cowboys' Roundup Days (Steamboat Springs)
JULY
- June 17-August 6: Colorado Renaissance Festival (Larkspur)
- June 22-July 4: Greeley Stampede (Greeley)
- June 30-July 2: Fan Expo Denver (Denver)
- July 1-3: Cherry Creek Arts Festival (Denver)
- July 2-3: Red, White, Brews, and Tunes (Copper Mountain)
- July 3-4: Cherry Days (Paonia)
- July 5-10: Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park)
- July 6-9: High Mountain Hay Fever Bluegrass Festival (Westcliffe)
- July 7-9: Colorado Black Arts Festival (Denver)
- July 11-15: Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo (Colorado Springs)
- July 14-16: SnowyGrass Music Festival (Estes Park)
- July 15: Blues & BBQ (Edgewater)
- July 15-16: Jazz Festival (Winter Park)
- July 15-16: Lavender Festival (Littleton)
- July 22-23: Colorado Dragon Boat Festival (Denver)
- July 22-31: Weld County Fair (Greeley)
- July 27-30: Arapahoe County Fair (Aurora)
- July 28-30: Buffalo Bill Days (Golden)
- July 28-30: Burro Days (Fairplay)
- July 28-30: Mountain Fair (Carbondale)
- July 28-30: Rockygrass Festival (Lyons)
- July 28-August 6: Douglas County Fair and Rodeo (Castle Rock)
- July 29-August 6: Elbert County Fair (Kiowa)
- TBD: Hot Air Balloon Rodeo (Steamboat Springs) - on hold indefinitely
AUGUST
- June 17-August 6: Colorado Renaissance Festival (Larkspur)
- July 28-August 6: Douglas County Fair and Rodeo (Castle Rock)
- July 29-August 6: Elbert County Fair (Kiowa)
- August 2-6: Adams County Fair and Rodeo (Brighton)
- August 4-5: Olathe Sweet Corn Festival (Olathe)
- August 5-6: Bluegrass & Beer Festival (Keystone)
- August 10-13: Boulder County Fair (Longmont)
- August 11-13: Rocky Mountain Folks Festival (Lyons)
- August 11-13: Carnation Festival(Wheat Ridge)
- August 11-20: Western Welcome Week (Littleton)
- August 12: Monster Day (August)
- August 12-13: Donkey Derby Days (Cripple Creek)
- August 12-13: Gold Rush Days (Buena Vista)
- August 18-19: Palisade Peach Festival (Palisade)
- August 19: Arvada Days (Arvada)
- August 19: Global Fest (Aurora)
- August 19-21: Boulder Creek Hometown Festival (Boulder)
- August 25: Corn Roast Festival (Loveland)
- August 25-27: Comic-Con (Colorado Springs)
- August 25-27: HogFest: Bacon and Bourbon (Breckenridge)
- August 25-September 4: Colorado State Fair (Pueblo)
- August 26: Shine Music Festival (Denver)
SEPTEMBER
- August 25-September 4: Colorado State Fair (Pueblo)
- September 2: Oktoberfest (Keystone)
- September 2-4: Labor Day Lift-Off (Colorado Springs)
- September 4-Mid November: Miller Farms Fall Harvest Festival (Platteville)
- September 8-10: Arvada Harvest Festival & Parade (Arvada)
- September 8-10: Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival (Estes Park)
- September 9: Sunnyside Music Festival(Denver)
- September 9-10: Colorado Art Fest (Castle Rock)
- September 15-17: Brecktoberfest (Breckenridge)
- September 15-17: Colorfest Hot Air Balloon Rally (Pagosa Springs)
- September 16: Loveland Chocolate Festival (Loveland)
- September 16: Oktoberfest (Castle Rock)
- September 16: Oktoberfest (Highlands Ranch)
- September 16-17: 1840 Rendezvous & Spanish Colonial Art Market (Morrison)
- September 22-24: Chile & Frijoles Festival (Pueblo)
- September 22-24: Colorado Mountain Fest (Golden)
- September 22-24: Fall Fest (Boulder)
- September 23: Broomfield Days (Broomfield)
- September 23: Denver International Festival (Denver)
- September 23-24: Rails in the Rockies (Estes Park)
- September 29-30:OktoBREWFest (Greeley)
- September 30-October 1: The Lumberjack Festival (Littleton)
- TBD: A Taste of Colorado (Denver)
- TBD: Art RiNo (Denver)
- TBD: Union Peak Festival (Copper Mountain)
- TBD: Pirate Fest (Northglenn)
- TBD: Balloon Festival (Aspen)
- TBD: Oktoberfest (Denver)
- TBD: Summerset Festival (Littleton)
- TBD: Highlands Ranch Music Arts Festival (Highlands Ranch)
- TBD: Anderson Farms Fall Festival (Erie)
- TBD: Mountain Harvest Festival (Paonia)
- TBD: Colorado Cool Vibes Reggae Festival (Denver)
- TBD: Autumn Gold Festival (Estes Park)
- CANCELED IN 2022 | TBD FOR 2023: Oktoberfest (Parker)
- CANCELED IN 2022 | TBD: Sip City: A Food and Wine Tasting Event (Denver)
- CANCELED IN 2022 | TBD: Union Station Buskerfest (Denver)
OCTOBER
- September 4-Mid November: Miller Farms Fall Harvest Festival (Platteville)
- September 30-October 1: The Lumberjack Festival (Littleton)
- Weekends in October: Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Carnival (Longmont)
- October 7: Choctoberfest (Aurora)
- October 7-8: Cider Days (Lakewood)
- October 28: Emma Crawford Coffin Race & Parade (Manitou Springs)
- TBD: Applefest (Cedaredge)
- TBD: Denver Botanic Gardens Pumpkin Festival (Littleton)
- TBD: Westy Fest (Westminster)
- TBD: Mile High Farms Fall Into Fun (Bennett)
- TBD: Harvest Fest (Thornton)
- TBD: Elk Fest (Estes Park)
NOVEMBER
- September 4-Mid November: Miller Farms Fall Harvest Festival (Platteville)
- November 11: Denver Veterans Day Parade, Festival, & Run (Denver)
- November 18: Starlighting (Castle Rock)
- November 24-25-26: Creede Chocolate Festival (Creede)
- November 26: Farolito Lighting & Pinecone Ceremony (Morrison)
- TBD: Catch the Glow (Estes Park)
- TBD: Light the Nights Parade (Greeley)
- TBD: Grilled Cheese Fest (Denver)
DECEMBER
- December 24: Las Posadas (Morrison)
- TBD: Lights of December Parade (Boulder)
- TBD: Parade of Lights (Denver)
- TBD: Mile High Farms Winter Festival (Bennett)
- TBD: WinterFest (Thornton)
- TBD: Ullr Fest (Breckenridge)
- TBD: Olde Golden Christmas (Golden)
- TBD: Lighting of Breckenridge and Race of the Santas (Breckenridge)
