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Activities and Events

         
    Estes Park Events - Major Events
Winter Trails Day – January 16, 2010
Jazz Fest & Art Walk – May 15 - 16, 2010
Annual Wool Market – June 10 - 13, 2010
Scandinavian Midsummer Festival – June 26 - 27, 2010
Fireworks over Lake Estes – July 4 (Every year)
Anniversary Rooftop Rodeo – July 6 - 11, 2010
Estes Park Heritage Festival – August 21 - 22, 2010
26th Annual Longs Peak Scottish Irish Festival – September 9 - 12, 2010
Estes Park Annual Film Festival September 17-19, 2010
Autumn Gold - A Festival of Brats & Bands –September 25 - 26, 2010
Elk Fest October 2 - 3, 2010
Catch the Glow Christmas Parade – Nov 26, 2010
   
         
    Estes Park Events - Full Events Schedule (January to December for 2009)    
     June 19 to August 23th —Music by professional musicians in Estes Park at various locations... most of it is free. See Estes Park Event Schedule for details.    
         
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Estes Park Major Events

         
 

Winter Trails Day

     
  February — What is Winter Trails? This international event offer those new to snow sports an opportunity to try snowshoeing FREE at venues hosting a Winter Trails Day event. The Winter Trails Organization coordinates over 100 Winter Trails events in the US and Canada with the help of multiple sponsors, and partners. Their largest event – at Estes Park, Co – takes place on February 16, 2009. (The only cost is the Entrance Fee to RMNP of $20 per car or with a valid RMNP or National Park Pass.) Try Atlas, Tubs, Red Feather and MSR snowshoes for FREE. Participate in the President's Challenge, learn about different areas of winter sports and receive a certificate. Learn how to build an igloo.      
         
 

Jazz Fest & Art Walk

     
  May — Jazz Fest is one of the highlights of the springtime season. Free concerts by regional groups and artists held every year in conjunction with Art Walk. Performances take place between 10:00 and 5:00 p.m. at outdoor amphitheater at Performance Park.      
         
 

Annual Wool Market

     
  June — This fiber festival in the Rockies is the largest natural fiber show in the country with two days of exhibits, demonstrations, competitions and vendor booths.      
         
 

Scandinavian Midsummer Festival

     
  June — Come celebrate the summer solstice in the Scandinavian tradition from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm Saturday and Sunday. Opening ceremony with a procession of national flags and a parade of costumes. On Saturday the activities at Bond Park include a colorful opening ceremony, parade of national flags, and no-stop performances from Scandinavian dance and folk groups. Bond Park is located just east of downtown Estes Park on the north side of Elkhorn Ave.      
         
 

Fireworks over Lake Estes

     
  July 4 — The Fireworks in Estes Park are the 5th largest in Colorado! Activities start at dusk, usually between 9:30 and 9:45 on the North Shore of Estes Park Lake. Excellent viewing from anywhere around the lake. The Estes Park Firework display has become so popular with people from Denver to Fort Collins, that it can take from two to three times as long to get back to their homes in the front range.      
         
 

Rooftop Rodeo

     
  July — Grab your cowboy hat and boot and head on over to the Stanley Park Fairgrounds for six PRCA Rodeo sanctioned events including Saddle Bronc Riding, Steer Wrestling, Calf Roping, Bareback Bronc Riding, Lady's Barrel Racing and Bull Riding. Also, Team Roping and Mutton Bustin'. Be around on Wednesday for the 10:30 am Parade down Elkhorn Ave. that will include bands, groups on horseback, floats, unique More Info.

General admission prices are $15 for adults and $5 for children (3 to 11). Box seats are available for $20. For tickets in advance, or to register your child for "Mutton Bustin" or for information, contact the Estes Park Fairgrounds, P.O. Box 1967, Estes Park, CO 80517, call 970-586-6104 or email them at events@estes.org.
     
         
 

Annual Estes Park Film Festival

     
 

September — With a mission to educate, inspire, and advance a greater appreciation of independent film, the 3rd  Annual Estes Park Film Festival  will take place September 17-20, 2009 at the Historic Park Theatre in beautiful Estes Park, Colorado. Set against the backdrop of breathtaking Rocky Mountain National Park, the annual EPFF has been showcasing some of the world's best in cutting edge indie cinema since 2006.

Filmmakers, Festival Attendees, and Industry Professionals from around the world attend the festival each year to enjoy the diverse selection of independent films, educational seminars, and numerous festival parties!

     
         
 

Annual Longs Peak Scottish Irish Festival

     
  September — Competition is the name of the games at the Scottish Highland/Irish Festival at Stanley Park Fairgrounds. Get ready for bagpipers, Scottish Highland and Irish Step Dancing in addition to the sport competitions of caber toss (throwing a telephone pole sized log end to end.), and such things as the sheaf toss, the hammer throws, and the stone put. Also, there are traditional jousting competitions with real weapons and competitors from all over the world.

When you tire of the competition, you can listen to folk singers, storytellers and fiddle players. Eat anything from hot dogs to traditional Cornish pasties. Drinks include soft drinks to single malt Scotch whiskey. More than just a touch of Scotland and Ireland.
     
         
 

Autumn Gold - A Festival of Brats & Bands

     
  September — Beginning at 10:30 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday there will be brats, soft drinks, beer and hot cider in Bond Park, to enjoy along with the live music until 6 p.m.

Sunday will also feature the annual Autumn Gold raffle, with periodic drawings including a $5,000 cash prize.

Sponsored by the Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary and the Town of Estes Park.
     
         
 

Elk Fest

     
  Sept —A celebration of all things Wapiti, the American elk that is native here. Seminars, bugling contests, elk tours.      
         
 

Catch the Glow Christmas Parade

     
  November — Every year on the day after Thanksgiving, the Catch the Glow Christmas Parade draws almost 40,000 people to Estes Park for the Annual Christmas Parade. Visitors from all the Front Range communities come to Estes Park to enjoy a day of shopping, visiting the park and to enjoy all the wide furry creatures that rome up and down main street greeting all with holiday cheer. This is one of the major events of the year.      
         
     
 
     
 
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