 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Also see our listings for Community Festivals and Food & Drink Festivals along with Music, Dance and Theater listings. This year marks the 25th anniversary of A Taste of Colorado, one of the state’s largest outdoor events. Held over Labor Day weekend, the event features culinary delights from 50 restaurants, accompanied by national, local and ethnic music on eight stages. Aug. 29-Sept. 1 in Civic Center Park, Colfax Avenue and Broadway, Denver. 303-295-6330; www.atasteofcolorado.com. BOULDER FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL, June 28 Twenty-six wineries from across Colorado are expected to participate in this 2nd-annual event that also features cuisine from dozens of Boulder’s top restaurants. Proceeds benefit the Boulder Valley Humane Society. At Boulder’s Central Park on June 28, 4-8pm. www.boulderwinefest.com. BOULDER REVELS, annually in spring Revel in local wine, mead, cheese and chocolate annually in March. Now in its sixth year, this event features live music, samples of cheese from Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy and chocolate from Concertos in Chocolate, plus tastes of over 25 different wines and meads from Boulder County’s five wineries and meaderies: Augustina’s Winery, BookCliff Vineyards, Boulder Creek Winery, Medovina (which makes mead in Niwot) and Redstone Meadery. Call for specific date and location. 720-406-1215. CHILI INFERNO COOK-OFF, September 1 Sample the best red, green, vegetarian and inferno chilis, plus lots of hot salsa, that local restaurants, cooking schools, chefs and citizens have to offer. The 11th annual Chili Inferno Cook-Off takes place on Labor Day, Sept. 1, as part of the Boulder Creek Hometown Fair. 11am-4pm. On 13th Street between Canyon and Arapahoe. 303-449-3137; www.bouldercreekevents.com. CONOR O'NEILL'S WORLD'S SHORTEST ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE AND FESTIVAL, annually the weekend before St. Patrick's Day Don your finest kilt and take in bagpipers, Irish dancers and Irish wolfhounds at this lively block-and-a-half-long parade that runs up 13th Street from Conor O’Neill’s to Spruce Street and back again. The festival follows the parade in the parking lot behind Conor O’Neill’s with music, games, beer and food. Call for details. 303-449-1922; www.conoroneills.com. GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL, annually in the fall More than 40,000 people say “bottoms up” for this festival all about beer. Sample more than 1,600 different American beers from more than 370 breweries (well, better not sample all of them). The festival is annully in the fall. The 27th annual festival takes place in Denver, this year, the weekend of October 9-11. 303-447-0816; www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com. INTERNATIONAL MEAD FESTIVAL: HONEY WINES OF THE WORLD, annually in February Honey wine, the “drink of love,” is the toast of the International Mead Festival, hosted by Boulder’s own Redstone Meadery. 720-406-1215; www.meadfest.com. LAFAYETTE OATMEAL FESTIVAL, annually in January Oatmeal, that cholesterol-lowering comfort food, is the reward after the Oatmeal Festival’s signature event, the Quicker Quaker 5k race (a Bolder Boulder qualifier). The breakfast offers more than 140 oatmeal toppings, as well as oatmeal pancakes and muffins. A health fair and baking contest are also part of the fun. Breakfast begins at 7:30am, and the 5k steps off promptly at 9am. Festivities run until 1pm. 303-926-4352; www.discoverlafayette.com. LOBSTER BASH, June 28 Fresh lobster, drawn butter and corn on the cob—you’ll think you’re in Maine, not Niwot. The popular event on June 28 includes live music from two bands. Call for updated schedule. 303-652-2587; www.niwot.com. LAFAYETTE PEACH FESTIVAL, annualy in summer Peaches, peaches, everywhere ... truckloads of fresh ones, plus jam, pies, cobbler, smoothies, salsa and more. Activities at the Aug. 16 festival, which runs 9am-4pm, include art demonstrations, antiques, music and children’s art. Festival takes place along three blocks of South Public Road, Lafayette. 303-926-4352; www.discoverlafayette.com. ROCKY MOUNTAIN TEA FESTIVAL, August 2-3 Steeped in a rich history and culture, tea fascinates beginners and experts alike at this festival Aug. 2-3. Explore this international drink with tastings at the tea bazaar, workshops, a tea-inspired dinner and the Teddy Bear Tea Party for children. Held at the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse, 1770 13th St. 303-442-4993; www.boulderteahouse.com. STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL ANTIQUE SHOW, annually in spring Come for history; come for antiques; but especially, come for the strawberry shortcake with real whipped cream. Longmont’s Annual Strawberry Festival Antique Show takes place every spring, with a wide variety of furniture, glassware, quilts, toys and jewelry. This fundraiser for the St. Vrain Historical Society is held in the Exhibit Building at Boulder County Fairgrounds, Hover and Nelson roads. 303-776-1870. TASTE OF LOUISVILLE, June 14 Savor the flavor of Louisville’s many popular restaurants at this Main Street fair June 14. In addition to lots of food, there’s arts and crafts booths, music and children’s activities. The festival is 10am-4pm on Main Street, Louisville. 303-666-5747; www.ci.louisville.co.us.
|
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||
