Archive for the 'Festivals' Category
Celtic Games (Snowmass Village)
Closed Published August 19th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoSeptember 23, 2006
“Ferlies playing throughout the day.”
I don’t know about you, but I had to look that one up.
Ferly (pronounced a lot like “fairly”): something strange: a curious object or occurrence; Singular; wonderful; extraordinary
Well, all right then! What are we waiting for?
With Celtic music to get us in the spirit, let’s cheer on the brave […]
Up, Up & Away to the Snowmass Balloon Festival!
Closed Published August 14th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoSeptember 15 - 17, 2006
Get high in Snowmass (8,104 feet above sea level) and enjoy the spectacle of one of the highest altitude balloon festivals around. Watch as pilots take to the skies for the dreaded “Dawn Quixote”. No windmills to tilt at here; but word is they’ll be jousting with their balloons and ski […]
Fresh Grown in Colorado - harvest festivals & winery tours
Closed Published July 29th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoLate summer is harvest time for many of Colorado’s great fruits & vegetables, and a number of communities celebrate the harvest with a festival. Sometimes the festivals charge a fee to attend, but even so, there are often some free “perks” that happen in conjunction with the main events. Let’s check out a few!
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Longmont Jazz Festival
Closed Published July 26th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoAugust 13 - 20
This sounds great already: “Dancing is encouraged”. Bring it on!
From a special Women in Jazz show, to a jazz clinic with Peter Sommer and Art Lande; a jazz Art show to an open Jam Session — Swing, New Orleans-style jazz, Big Band, Brazilian Jazz, Bebop, Dixieland, Avant-garde, Blues, traditional, and mainstream jazz […]
Elk Fest (Estes Park)
Closed Published July 25th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoSeptember 30 and October 1, 2006
10 AM - 5 PM Saturday; 10 AM - 4 PM Sunday
Even if you don’t think you can bugle like an elk, you can still have a fun and informative time at the Elk Fest held at Bond Park in the town of Estes Park. Visitors to nearby Rocky Mountain National Park know that […]
High Plains Chautauqua (Greeley)
Closed Published July 22nd, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoAugust 1 - 5, 2006
The theme of this year’s entertaining and educational series of programs, re-enactments, workshops, and children’s activities is “The Civil War: A House Divided.” Living history portrayals under the Chautauqua tent each evening bring to life characters involved in the conflict. Come watch dramatizations of Underground Railroad ”conductor” Harriet Tubman and editor Frederick Douglass. Listen to actors portraying […]
Colorado Dragon Boat Festival (Denver)
Closed Published July 20th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoJuly 29 - 30, 2006
10 AM - 7 PM
The diverse cultures of Asia and the Pacific come to life at this one-of-a-kind Dragon Boat Festival held at Sloan’s Lake Park. The main event is the Dragon Boat Racing. Dragon boat racing originated in China centuries ago, and will be a demonstration sports during the 2008 Beijing […]
Colorado Balloon Classic (Colorado Springs)
Closed Published July 19th, 2006 on Colorado-for-Free - your guide to free things to do in ColoradoSeptember 2 -4, 2006
There’s something truly magical about watching 90 hot-air balloons rising above a lake in a beautiful setting. Celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of Colorado’s biggest balloon events at Memorial Park off Pikes Peak Avenue between Hancock Ave. and Union Blvd. by the shores of Prospect Lake.
Get up early to watch […]