The Grapes Are Calling from BreckenridgeThe Breckenridge Food and Wine Festival brings you a unique, wine-tasting experience. Main Street Station Plaza and The Village at Breckenridge, (at the base of Peak Nine), transform into a beautiful, mountain-side vineyard starring an array of varietals created by top wineries. From the soft and smooth to the unabashedly bold, guests will get more than their fair share of delicious sips. There will be nearly 300 wines to select from!So the palate doesn’t get lonely, foodies will appreciate the yummy small dishes available a la carte to accompany each vintage. Live music will tempt the ear, fulfilling the realm of the senses. Please note – Festival food offered by many vendors is not included and available a la carte for purchase.
Event Type: Summer
Silverheels 100-Mile Endurance Run
The Grand-Daddy of all the Human Potential Running Series Races, The Silverheels 100-Mile Endurance Run. Running at an average elevation of 11,000’ will have you thinking you’re hallucinating how beautiful this course is. Silverheels is second, only to The Hardrock 100, in average elevation across the 100-mile course. Bring everything you’ve got in you to tackle this monster of a course, because you will be challenged. Look for abandoned gold mines, awe at the wildflowers in full bloom, and dance under the watchful eye of Silverheels Mountain herself. The person who finishes this race, will not be the same person who started it. To complete this journey, one must grow, and overcome. #Adversity must become your friend. Finishers celebrate the journey, memories, and achy hips with the coveted Silverheels Buckle!
Steamboat Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K
Join us in 2023 for the 42nd running of the Steamboat Marathon, Half Marathon and 10k. Run alongside the roaring Elk River through the emerald green pastures on County Road 129 with the snow-capped Rocky Mountains of Colorado all around and find out why the Steamboat Marathon was ranked as one of the “Top 10 Destination Marathons in North America.”
Leadville Trail 100 Run
The legendary “Race Across The Sky” 100-mile run is where it all started back in 1983. This is it. The race where legends are created and limits are tested. One hundred miles of extreme Colorado Rockies terrain — from elevations of 9,200 to 12,600 feet. You will give the mountain respect, and earn respect from all.
Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race
This is it, the race of all races. One hundred miles across the high-altitude, extreme terrain of the Colorado Rockies, this event was created for only the most determined athletes. Starting at 10,152 feet and climbing to 12,424 feet, you’ll be challenged to catch your breath — while the views try to take it away.
Leadville Boom Days
Leadville Boom Days is a Colorado Mountain Festival and historical celebration of the Old West, with gunslingers, burro races, contests of mining skill, and a street fair with over 100 food and craft booths. Celebrating Leadville’s rich mining history, the event is beloved by locals and visitors alike. It is always the first full weekend in August. Come join us August 4-6, 2023 for three days of fun, food, arts and crafts, and activities for the whole family!Leadville is located in the heart of the central Colorado Rockies, at an elevation of two miles above sea level. This authentic, real wild west, historic mining town is nestled in a beautiful high mountain valley surrounded by the highest mountains in the state. So high that they are snow covered most of the year. Come to Leadville and enjoy the beauty of the Sawatch and Mosquito ranges, the fascinating history of the biggest gold and silver boom town there ever was! The people are friendly, the air is clean and refreshing, and enjoy Leadville, Colorado on its biggest weekend of the year!
Colorado State Fair
The Colorado State Fair is an annual event held in Pueblo, Colorado that creates an entertaining, inspiring, and educational inter-generational experience highlighting the preservation, promotion, and exposition of our State’s vibrant and diverse agriculture, industry, and culture.
Copper Triangle Bicycle Ride
There’s never a bad time to train for a true alpine cycling classic like Copper Triangle. Start high in the Rocky Mountains and only go up from there on the 79-mile loop cresting three Colorado mountain passes – totaling 6,500 feet in elevation gain. New this year, a friendly QOM & KOM of Vail Pass, with podium presentations for the top 3 men & women.
Florence Pioneer Days
Florence celebrates its Pioneer Days in September with a lively parade that features a salute to the town’s founders. Food, games, a tractor pull, street dance, Junktique sale and arts and crafts fair are a few highlights of the three-day event.
Run the Rockies Trail 10K & Half Marathon
The Run the Rockies Trail 10k and Half Marathon will lead runners through the Frisco Peninsula trails with breathtaking views of Lake Dillon and the Ten Mile Range. This is a great course for a first time half-marathoner or runner looking for a fun course that offers single track and dirt road trails. Racers will start and finish at the Frisco Day Lodge.