Festivals are like family reunions, a time when we see our friends and neighbors and all are gathered for the same purpose: to enjoy a spirit of camaraderie. ~Curt Kovener
Our mountain events are where we get to show off who we are and what is important to us. They reflect the uniqueness of our communities, the personality of its residents and its history, and they help support our area nonprofits who use them to fundraise for the services they provide. It's an opportunity to gather, have fun, get the kids out of the house, connect with neighbors, make new memories, and deepen bonds of friendship and community camaraderie.
Without further ado, here is the list of community events happening in the Foothills this year (bear in mind, this is a work in progress as more events will be added to our Community Calendar as organizations finalize details and publish them). You'll find details for the events below by clicking their link to go to their Calendar listing. You can also search our Community Calendar by date, category, or keywords. Please feel free to share with friends and family, and invite them to come have some fun!
Spring Whale of A Used Book Sale (through June 2)
Bike Travel Weekend: Dead Central CO Intro to Bikepacking
Fairplay Town Cleanup Days
Guffey Community Charter School 100 year Reunion Picnic
56th Annual Pikes Peak Gem, Mineral, & Jewelry Show (through June 2)
An Acoustic Evening with The Cody Sisters Band
June 1
Free Fishing Days 2019
6th Annual Run the Ranch 5K
North Fork 50 Mile/50K Trail Race
Evergreen Trail Racing Series - Bergen Peak Half Marathon
National Trails Day at Elk Meadow Park
Golden Farmers Market
Bike with a Deputy
Park County Spring Classic
2019 Jeffco Slash Collection
The 19th Annual Tesoro Indian Market & Powwow
a Borgata's 7 Year Anniversary Celebration
Wild West Steam Days at Colorado Railroad Museum
Staunton Archery in the Park!
2019 Manitou Spring Colorado Wine Festival
21st Annual Buena Vista Bike Fest
IMHS Kitten-Palooza & Low-Cost Microchip Extravaganza
Free First Saturday at the Denver Art Museum
Burland Firewise Saws & Slaws
Huck Finn Day Fishing Derby
June 2
REVEL Rockies Marathon
Annual Foothills Fire Pancake Breakfast
Denver Ziplines/Jeffco Sheriff's Office Employee Assistance Fund Fundraiser (June 2 & 3)
Conifer Area Gymkhana Open Show 1
Buddha's Birthday Celebration
Bruno's 4th Annual Birthday Bash
Season Finale Concert 2019
June 3
Evergreen High School Youth Basketball Camp
17th Annual Golf Tournament to benefit Evergreen Public Access Defibrillation
Birds Nerds Summer Camp!
Of Mines & Beer! presented by Golden History Museum & Park
June 4
2019 Evergreen Farmers Market (every Tuesday through August)
Guided Wildflower Hike at Staunton State Park (every Tuesday through August)
Taste of Fishing at Staunton State Park
June 6
Annual Fairplay Rock, Gem & Jewelry Show (June 6-9)
5th Annual Taste of the West
June 7
Symposium: Colorado & the Transcontinental Railroad
Weekend in the West Art Show and Sale
Ken-Caryl Ranch Community Garage Sale
2019 Hamill House Summer Series: BOOMTOWN
June 8
Annual Alma Town Cleanup & Rummage Sale
Mt. Evans Ascent
Mueller Marathon 2019
32nd Annual Rhubarb Festival
South Park Trail Marathon & Half
Highway 285 Clean Up
Youth Day Archery Event
Fairplay's Wearable Art Fest
9Cares Colorado Shares
6th Annual Grill Your Ace Off
Evergreen Town Hall Meeting
Woofstock: a benefit for Faithfully K9 Service Dogs
Tea for Mountain Peace
Center for the Arts Evergreen Gala
June 9
National Get Outdoors Day
Summer Trail Building at Floyd Hill Open Space
34th Annual Ride The Rockies 2019
Garden of the Gods 10 Mile & 10K Run
COMBA Beginner Ride at Staunton State Park
Outdoor Skills Day at Evergreen Lake
Staunton Interpreter's Table - Hummingbirds
'Images of America: Conifer' Book Release Celebration! at CHSM
Moonlight Doubles in the Clouds Disc Golf Tournament
June 10
Eagle Lake Day Camp On Location at Bergen Park Church
BINGO hosted by Columbine Kids 4-H Club
June 12
Metro Denver Farmers' Market in Littleton (June 12-September 25)
Staunton State Park Summer Junior Ranger Program (June 12-14)
Dogs on the Catwalk
2019 EPRD Summer Concert Series
June 13
26th Annual Colorado Barbecue Challenge (June 13-15)
100 Holes of Golf
June 15
10th Annual Bailey HUNDO/HUNDitO
Evergreen Rodeo, PRCA Pro Rodeo
Evergreen Western Art Celebration (June 14-16)
Father's Day Weekend at Colorado Railroad Museum
Metro Denver Farmers' Market at Lakewood (June 15-September 28)
Wildlife Photography Clinic and Hike at Staunton State Park
Staunton Interpreter's Table - Butterflies
5th Annual Guffey Car Show-off
Lifebridge Food Pantry June Food Drive
2019 Denver Rose Society Rose Show
Dinner and Bingo in Como! by Como Civic Association
June 16
Breckenridge Sunday Market
Fishing with Dad at Staunton State Park
June 19
COMBA Women's Ride: Floyd Hill Trails
June 20
46th Telluride Bluegrass Festival (June 20-23)
June 21
Colorado Boating Safely Course
June 22
2019 Shred-A-Thon at Crow Hill Insurance
Barefoot Mile Fundraiser
Bailey Day 2019
Lakewood Arts 2019 Garden Tour
Marmot Fest at Staunton State Park (June 22-23)
Vinyl LP Sale for Bootstraps Inc (June 22 & 23)
Dino Day with Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center
47th Annual Denver Cherry Blossom Festival (June 22-23)
4th Annual Foothills Field Day
June 23
Play Ball! The History of Front Range Baseball at CHSM
Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen Summer Social
Student Summer Camp 2019 (June 23-28)
June 24
Chippin' Golf Event for the ATL Foundation
Explore More! - Playful Pikas Forest Immersion Camp
June 26
1st Annual Porchlight Picnic Luncheon
2019 EPRD Summer Concert Series
Bike Ride with the Mayor of Blue River
COMBA Social Group Ride at Lair O' Bear Park
June 27
Explore More! Playful Pikas Forest Immersion Camp
The 3rd Annual Golden Summer Jam
Sally Barris and Rebecca Folsom in Concert
June 28
TGIFairplay Free Concert Series
Colorado Rails & Cocktails: Happy 60th Colorado Railroad Museum
3rd Annual GEOCON: Georgetown Indie Conference for Independent Publishing Writers
June 29
Guffey Heritage Day and Chicken Rodeo
Staunton Interpreter's Table - Edible Medicinal Plants
Wildlife Photography Clinic and Hike at Staunton State Park
July 1
EvergreenFOREkids Fundraiser for Mountain Backpack Program
July 3
Movie & Music in the Park - Indian Hills
July 4 - Happy Independence Day!
4th Annual Indian Hills Fun Run & Fourth of July Parade
Fairplay Independence Day Celebration
4th of July Freedom Run 5k for Mount Evans Home Health Care and Hospice
30th Annual Evergreen Music Festival
July 5
2019 Hamill House Summer Series: THE GOOD OL' DAYS
July 6
Silverheels 100
July 7
The Briefings School Safety Symposium
Summer Trail Building at Floyd Hill
Last Call 50-Mile Endurance Run
July 10
2019 EPRD Summer Concert Series
July 11
4th Annual Community Appreciation Party!
July 13
2019 Triple Bypass
Evergreen Trail Racing Series - Evergreen Mountain 15K
English & Western Open Horse Show
12th Annual Wendy's Wild Flowers - Community Weed Pulling and Wildflower Planting, Alma
Keystone Wine and Jazz Festival (July 13-14)
Felted Flower Workshop with Karin Niedfeldt
Mountain Area Land Trust presents 17th Annual "A Night in the Park"
Surprise Family Play Day
July 14
Summer Roundup Half Marathon & 10K
Conifer Area Gymkhana Open Show 2
COMBA Beginner Ride at Bear Creek Lake Park
Edible Wild Plants of Colorado at CHSM
First Responders Appreciation at the Colorado Rockies
July 15
Andy Smith Sr. Golf Tournament Fundraiser
Ascent Church Vacation Bible School (July 15-18)
July 16
COMBA Women's Ride: Three Sisters
July 17
99th Annual Park County Fair (July 17-22)
COMBA Social Group Ride at Alderfer / Three Sisters
July 19
Christian Outdoor Fellowship of America ATV Ride
22nd Annual Festival in The Clouds (July 19-21)
Colorado Boating Safely Course
July 20
8th Annual Race in the Clouds
Summerfest & Palette of Brews by Center for the Arts Evergreen (July 20-21)
Blast Off in the History Park
Colorado Then and Now with Mark Afman
2019 Park County Junior Livestock Auction
Christmas In July Festival & Car Show
July 21
9th Annual Wine & Washes for EAPL
July 24
2019 EPRD Summer Concert Series
July 25
Buffalo Bill Days (through July 28)
July 26
18th Annual Evergreen Jazz Festival
71st Annual Burro Days (through July 28)
Bayou Salado Mountain Man Rendezvous
TGIFairplay Free Concert Series
July 27
Elevation Celebration Summer Street Faire
50th Reunion for Evergreen High School
Pikes Peak Ultra 2019: 50m, 50k, 30k
54th Annual Bob Cook Memorial Mt. Evans Hill Climb
3rd Annual Guffey Steampunk Festival
2019 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival (July 27 & 28)
July 28
Barr Trail Mountain Race 2019
August 2
Georgetown Plein Air (through August 18)
2019 Hamill House Summer Series: BEACH PARTY!
Colorado Rails & Cocktails: The RR That Never Was
August 3
Sheep Mountain 50-Mile & 50k Endurance Runs
Evergreen Trail Racing Series - Staunton State Park 20K
Hartsel Days 2019
56th Annual Colorado Scottish Festival
9th Annual Evergreen Dam Ducky Derby
23rd Annual Keystone Bluegrass and Beer Festival
August 4
2019 Evergreen Town Race
Conifer Area Gymkhana Open Show 3
August 5
Summer Choir Camp
August 7
Staunton State Park Summer Junior Ranger Program
August 8-11
Buena Vista Contin-Tail Gem & Rock Show
August 9-11
4th Annual Jeffco Fair & Festival
50th Annual Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival
August 10
South Park City Living History Days
41st Annual Georgetown To Idaho Springs Half Marathon
Bailey Car Show
4th Annual Mark Madsen Accessibility Celebration Day
35th Annual Como Mountain Man Rendezvous (August 10-18)
August 11
COMBA Beginner Ride at Green Mountain
August 14
COMBA Social Group Ride at Elk Meadows
August 15
Celtic Full Moon Ceremony hosted by Denver Celtic Women's Circle
August 17
39th Annual Ed Snell Memorial 10k Run/Walk
Highway 285 Clean Up
Keystone Mountain Town Music Festival
SCFD Free and Reduced Days at Dinosaur Ridge
29th Annual Golden Fine Arts Festival (Aug 17 & 18)
August 20
COMBA Women's Ride: Elk Meadow
August 23
Colorado Boating Safely Course
Movie & Music in the Park - Indian Hills
TGIFairplay Free Concert Series
August 24
Pikes Peak Marathon & Ascent
21st Annual Health & Safety Day
53rd Annual Evergreen Fine Arts Festival (August 24 & 25)
August 25
Summer Trail Building at Floyd Hill Open Space
August 31
7th Annual Keystone Oktoberfest
September 1
3rd Annual Gold Rush Duck Race and Silver Splash Merchant Race
September 3
10th Annual South Park Plein Air Arts Celebration
September 6-8
25th Annual Breckenridge Oktoberfest
September 7
Annual Evergreen Big Chili Cook Off
September 7-8
Living History Days at Staunton State Park
50th Anniversary Bonsai Show
8th Annual Salida Fiber Festival
September 8
COMBA Beginner Ride at Staunton
September 11
2019 Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb
COMBA Social Group Ride at Floyd Hill
September 12
Gift of Independence Fundraising Luncheon 2019
September 13
Women in Business Luncheon
26th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival (September 13-15)
September 14
No Child Left Inside
1840s Rendezvous & Spanish Colonial Art Market
South Park Brewing Oktoberfest and 5th Anniversary
September 15
Golden Giddyup Bike Race
September 17
COMBA Women's Ride: North Table
September 20
2019 Colorado Fall Home Show
September 21
International Migratory Bird Day Festival
11th Annual Mereth Meade Recycle Day
EPRD Gritty Grind Mountain Bike Race at Staunton State Park
2019 Artists of Evergreen Open Door Studios (September 21 & 22)
Conifer Chamber OctoBEERfest
September 22
The Golden Gallop
September 26
Hard Hats & High Heels
Bowls After Dark Evening Gala
September 29
6th Annual MC-1 Honor Run
October 1 - Happy Colorado Day!
Final 2019 COMBA Women's Ride: Green Mountain
October 4
Colorado Rails & Cocktails: Murder & Mayhem On The Tracks
October 5
Highway 285 Clean Up
Denver Oddities & Curiosities Expo
October 9
COMBA Social Group Ride at Dakota Ridge
October 12
Indian Creek Fifties
Evergreen Trail Racing Series - Glow Run 5K
October 15
Mountain Bowls Project Luncheon
October 19
Rocky Mountain Literary Festival
ShedFest - A FoodShed Celebration & Farmers Market Season Grand Finale
October 20
Blood Drive in Remembrance of Luke Grider
October 25
Halloween BOOOgie at the Barn
October 26
Golden Cemetery Tour 2019
October 27
Trunk or Treat at Evergreen United Methodist Church
October 31
Halloween Spooktacular
Halloween Walk in Downtown Evergreen
Alma Halloween Trick or Trunk
November 1
Colorado Rails & Cocktails: Golden's First Railroads
November 2
History Camp Colorado
42nd Annual Conifer Holiday Boutique
November 7
Evergreen Chamber Business Expo Mixer
Winter Fourteener Climbing Safety Course
November 9
Winterfest by Center for the Arts Evergreen
18th Annual Alternative Gift Fair (November 9-10)
November 16
9Cares Colorado Shares
SCFD Free and Reduced Days at Dinosaur Ridge
November 21-23
Festival of Trees
November 24
Alma Community Thanksgiving Feast
November 28 - Happy Thanksgiving!
10th Annual EChO Turkey Trot
Thanksgiving Trot for BOERA
November 29
Fresh Air Friday
November 30
Small Business Saturday
Santa Breakfast
November ?
Christmas Fest at St Laurence Church
North Pole Express at Elk Creek Elementary
December 1
Family Christmas at the Hamill House
December 3
Colorado Gives Day
December 6
27th Annual Downtown Evergreen Holiday Walk
December 7
A Real Colorado Christmas Celebration and Holiday Victorian Tea
34th Annual Holiday Bazaar
37th Annual Christmas in Conifer
60th Annual Georgetown Christmas Market (December 7, 8, 14, & 15)
Sparkle & Shine Annual Business Awards and Gala
December 8
Cowboy Christmas
December 11 - Happy International Mountain Day!
December 14
25th Annual Victorian & Cowboy Ball
Sawmill 27K and 50K
15th Annual Our Lady of the Pines Christmas Cookie Walk
Alma Community Christmas Party
Christmas at the Hamill House (December 14 & 21)
December 18
FREE Educational Dinosaur Talks at Dinosaur Ridge Discovery Center
December 31 - Happy New Year's Eve!
Skate the Lake: New Year's Eve Party and Fireworks
Recurring
Rockin' Rapids Live Music, Every Saturday & Sunday at Aspen Peak Cellars
Bailey Slash Collection: Every Friday, Saturday, & Sunday May - October
Jeffco Slash Collection: Every Saturday & Sunday June 1 - Oct 27
Conifer VFW Post 12009, Bailey VFW Post 8661, American Legion Fairplay Monthly Breakfasts
Coffee with a Jeffco Open Space Ranger
Evergreen Farmers Market Every Tuesday from June - August
EverSo Open Market - 3rd Saturday of the Month from May through October
Kings Valley Summer Market (June through August)
Coney Island Boardwalk Farmers' Market
Alma Saturday Market
Evergreen Lake Summer Concert Series - every other Wednesday May 29 through July 24
South Park City Museum After Dark Tours
Dinner and Bingo in Como! June through November