It's time to plan a staycation or two — or twelve! A number of festivals, fairs, and seasonal events take place each summer around Colorado. Tour our great state while creating fabulous family memories!
MAY
- May 4-8: Music & Blossom Festival (Cañon City)
- May 6-7: Colorado Chocolate Festival (Denver)
- May 7: Duck Race Festival (Estes Park)
- May 7-8: Cinco de Mayo Festival (Denver)
- May 7: The Big Wonderful Derby Party (Denver)
- May 12-15: Taste of Iceland (Denver)
- May 14-15: Colorado Crossings (Golden)
- May 21-22: Erie Town Fair & Hot Air Balloon Festival (Erie)
- May 27-30: CKS Paddlefest (Buena Vista)
- May 28: Denver Day of Rock (Denver)
- May 28-29: Denver Arts Festival (Denver)
- May 28-30: Boulder Creek Festival (Boulder)
- TBD: Blues, Brews, & BBQ Festival (Beaver Creek)
JUNE
- June 3-4: Mike the Headless Chicken Festival (Fruita)
- June 3-5: Balloon Festival (Telluride)
- June 3-5: Colorado Medieval Festival (Loveland)
- June 4: Elizabash (Elizabeth)
- June 4: Five Points Jazz Festival (Denver)
- June 4: Thorntonfest: Out and About (Thornton)
- June 4-5: Indian Market & Ceremonial Dance (Morrison)
- June 10-12: Parker Days (Parker)
- June 16-19: Bluegrass Festival (Telluride)
- June 17-18: BBQ Challenge (Frisco)
- June 17-19: Denver BBQ Festival (Denver)
- June 17-19: The Greek Festival (Denver)
- June 17-19: Pikes Peak Celtic Festival (Colorado Springs)
- June 18-19: Juneteenth Music Festival (Denver)
- June 18-August 7: Colorado Renaissance Festival (Larkspur)
- June 23-July 4: Greeley Stampede (Greeley)
- June 24-26: Colorado Lavender Festival (Palisade)
- June 24-26: Scandinavian Midsummer Festival (Estes Park)
- June 25-26: Bacon & Bourbon Festival (Keystone)
- June 25-26: Frederick in Flight Hot Air Balloon Festival (Frederick)
- June 25-26: PrideFest (Denver)
- June 25-26: Taco Festival (Denver)
- June 25-26: Unicorn Festival (Littleton)
- TBD: Highlands Ranch Music Arts Festival (Highlands Ranch)
JULY
- June 18-August 7: Colorado Renaissance Festival (Larkspur)
- June 23-July 4: Greeley Stampede (Greeley)
- July 1-3: Cherry Creek Arts Festival (Denver)
- July 1-3: Pop Culture Con (Denver)
- July 1-4: Cowboys' Roundup Days (Steamboat Springs)
- July 2-4: Cherry Days (Paonia)
- July 2-4: Snowmass Art Festival (Aspen)
- 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: Jazz Festival (Winter Park)
- July 16-17: Lavender Festival (Littleton)
- July 16-17: Wine & Jazz Festival (Keystone)
- July 23-24: Colorado Dragon Boat Festival (Denver)
- July 23-24: River Run Village Art Festival (Keystone)
- July 23-August 1: Weld County Fair (Greeley)
- July 28-31: Arapahoe County Fair (Aurora)
- July 28-31: Buffalo Bill Days (Golden)
- July 29-31: Burro Days (Fairplay)
- July 29-31: Mountain Fair (Carbondale)
- July 29-31: Rockygrass Festival (Lyons)
- July 29-August 7: Douglas County Fair and Rodeo (Castle Rock)
- July 30-31: Elevation Celebration (Conifer)
- July 30–August 7: Elbert County Fair (Kiowa)
- TBD: Red, White Brews and Tunes (Copper Mountain)
AUGUST
- June 18-August 7: Colorado Renaissance Festival (Larkspur)
- July 23-August 1: Weld County Fair (Greeley)
- July 29-August 7: Douglas County Fair and Rodeo (Castle Rock)
- 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 6: Olathe Sweet Corn Festival (Olathe)
- August 6-7: Bluegrass & Beer Festival (Keystone)
- August 6-7: Gold Rush Days (Buena Vista)
- August 6-7 & 12-14: Monument Watermelon Festival (Monument)
- August 11-14: Boulder County Fair (Longmont)
- August 12-13: Palisade Peach Festival (Palisade)
- August 12-14: Carnation Festival (Wheat Ridge)
- August 12-14: Rocky Mountain Folks Festival (Lyons)
- August 12-21: Western Welcome Week (Littleton)
- August 13: Donkey Derby Days (Cripple Creek)
- August 17-20: Cherry Creek Al Fresco – A Food and Wine Event (Denver)
- August 19-21: Comic-Con (Colorado Springs)
- August 20: Arvada Days (Arvada)
- August 20: Global Fest (Aurora)
- August 26-27: Corn Roast Festival (Loveland)
- August 26-September 5: Colorado State Fair (Pueblo)
- August 27: Shine Music Festival (Denver)
SEPTEMBER
- August 26-September 5: Colorado State Fair (Pueblo)
- September 3: Oktoberfest (Keystone)
- 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: Arvada Harvest Festival & Parade (Arvada)
- September 9-11: Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival (Estes Park)
- September 9-11: Union Peak Festival (Copper Mountain)
- 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: Balloon Festival (Aspen)
- September 16-18: Colorfest Hot Air Balloon Rally (Pagosa Springs)
- September 16-18: Fall Fest (Boulder)
- September 16-18: Oktoberfest (Parker)
- September 17: Broomfield Days (Broomfield)
- September 17: Oktoberfest (Castle Rock)
- September 17: Oktoberfest (Highlands Ranch)
- September 17: Summerset Festival (Littleton)
- September 17: Wild West Chocolate Fest (Loveland)
- September 21-October 31: Anderson Farms Fall Festival (Erie)
- September 23-25: Brecktoberfest (Breckenridge)
- September 23-25: Chile & Frijoles Festival (Pueblo)
- September 23-25: Mountain Harvest Festival (Paonia)
- September 24: Colorado Cool Vibes Reggae Festival (Denver)
- September 24-25: Autumn Gold Festival (Estes Park)
- September 24-25: Rails in the Rockies (Estes Park)
- TBD: Sip City: A Food and Wine Tasting Event (Denver)
- TBD: Union Station Buskerfest (Denver)
- TBD: Oktoberfest (Denver)
- TBD: Lone Creek Farms Fall Festival (Franktown)
- TBD-October 31: Cottonwood Farm Pumpkin Patch (Boulder)
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