Year- round: FREE Friday Art Gallery Walk downtown Evergreen; www. heartofevergreen. com Now through September 5: FREE Horse-Drawn Trolley downtown Evergreen; www. heartofevergreen. com Now through August 26: FREE Wednesday Concerts; Evergreen Lake; www. evergreenlakepresents. com Now through October 12: Farmer's Market; downtown Evergreen; www. heartofevergreen. com July 2009 17 - 18 Downtown Boulder Art Fair; 1300 Block of Pearl St., Boulder; 303- 449- 3774; www. boulderdowntown. com 17 - 19 Copper Penny Horse Show; 1209 Manford Ave., Estes Park; 800- 44- ESTES; http:// estesparkcvb. com 18 - 19 Summerfest Arts Festival; Center for the Arts Evergreen; 32003B Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen; 303- 674- 0056; www. evergreenarts. org 18 - 25 El Paso County Fair; Calhan; 719-520- 7880; www. elpasocountyfair. com 25 - 26 Greeley Arts Picnic; 10th Ave. & 8th St., Greeley; 970- 350- 9522; http:// greeleygov. com 25 - 26 Main Street Days; Evergreen; www. heartofevergreen. com 2009 29 - August 3 Weld County Fair; 525 N. 15th Ave., Greeley; 970- 356- 4000; www. co. weld. co. us/ weldcountyfair/ 30 - August 2 2009 State Games of America; World Arena, Colo. Springs; 719-634- 7333; www. thesportscorp. org 31 - August 8 Boulder County Fair; Boulder County Fairgrounds; 9595 Nelson Rd., Longmont; 303- 772- 7170; www. bouldercountyfair. org August 2009 1 Bronc Day Festival; Gazebo Lake, Green Mountain Falls; 719- 684- 9811 1 Third Annual Conifer Mountain Music Festival; Beaver Ranch Park; 11363 S. Foxton Rd., Conifer; 303- 838- 5711; www. goconifer. com 1 - 2 24th Annual Mountain Arts Festival; Ute Pass Cultural Center grounds; 210 E. Midland Ave., Woodland Park; 719- 686- 7469 8 Vino and Notes: Wine, Food and Jazz Festival; Memorial Park, Woodland Park; 719- 686- 7775; www. vinoandnotes. com 9 Auto Rendezvous Car Show; Evergreen; www. heartofevergreen. com 14 - 16 Bohemian Nights and NewWestFest; downtown Fort Collins; 970- 484- 6500; www. downtownfortcollins. com 22 Lafayette Peach Festival; 1290 S. Public Rd., Lafayette; 303- 926- 4352; www. discoverlafayette. com 22 - 23 Estes Park Heritage Festival; Bond Park, downtown Estes Park; 800- 44- ESTES; http:// estesparkcvb. com 22 - 23 Rocky Mountain Quilt Festival; Larimer County Fairground; 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland; 800- 473- 9464; www. rockymountainquiltfestival. com 28 - Sept. 7 Colorado State Fair; 1001 Beulah Ave., Pueblo; 800- 876- 4567; www. coloradostatefair. com September 2009 4 Doowop Denny's Rockin' Oldies Dance Party; 400 Blue River Pkwy., Silverthorne; 970- 262- 7370 5 - 7 Colorado Balloon Classic; Memorial Park, Colo. Springs; 719- 471- 4833; www. balloonclassic. com 10 - 13 Longs Peak Scottish Irish Highland Festival; 380 Community Dr., Estes Park; 800- 90- ESTES 11 - 13 Arvada Harvest Festival; Upham & Grandview, Arvada; 303- 456- 2121; www. arvadaharvestfestivalparade. com 12 Potato Day at Centennial Village; 1475 A St., Greeley; 970-350- 9224; www. greeleygov. com 13 Auto Rendezvous " Summer Blast" Evergreen; www. heartofevergreen. com 19 - 20 Estes Park Fine Arts & Crafts Festival; Bond Park, downtown Estes Park; 800- 44- ESTES; http:// estesparkcvb. com Colorado State Fair, Pueblo © 2007 Colorado State Fair Arvada Harvest Festival Parade. Thomas Harrop events Front Range 28 EasyGuide Summer 2009

25 - 26 Oktoberfest; 9th St. & 9th Ave., Greeley; 970- 356- 6775; www. greeleydowntown. com 26 Running of the Bulls; 1700 Big Thompson Ave., Estes Park; 970- 577- 9348; http:// estesparkcvb. com 26 Celebrate Lafayette; 1290 S. Public Rd., Lafayette; 303- 926- 4352; www. discoverlafayette. com 26 Northern Colorado Birding Fair; Fossil Creek Reservoir Open Space; 3340 Carpenter Rd., Fort Collins; 970-679- 4570; www. larimer. org/ parks/ birding_ fair. htm 26 - 27 Autumn Gold - A Festival of Bands, Brats & Beer; Bond Park, downtown Estes Park; 800- 44- ESTES; http:// estesparkcvb. com October 2009 3 - 4 Cider Days; Lakewood Heritage Center; 801 S. Yarrow St., Lakewood; 303-987- 7850; www. lakewood. org 3 Elk Fest; Bond Park, downtown Estes Park; 800-44-ESTES; estespark. cvb. com 3 Pumpkin Fest; Fairmount Park, Wheat Ridge; 303-424-2346; www. prospectdistrict. org 8 Paula Poundstone; Pikes Peak Center, Colorado Springs; 719-576-2626; www. pikespeakcenter. com 23 Wine and Roses; Falcon Stadium; USAFA, Colo. Springs; 719- 649- 4413; www. tlwc. net 24 - 25 11th Annual Greeley Hot Air Balloon Harvest; 71st Ave. & 10th St., Greeley; 970-353- 8626; www. hotairballoon. us 25 Oktoberfest; 9th St. & 9th Ave., Greeley; 970- 356- 6775 November 2009 14 Georgetown Bighorn Sheep Festival; downtown Georgetown and Wildlife Viewing Station, Georgetown; 303-291- 7386; http:// wildlife. state. co. us/ viewing 14 Winterfest; Center for the Arts Evergreen; 32003B Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen; 303- 674- 0056; www. evergreenarts. org 27 Catch the Glow Holiday Celebration; downtown Estes Park; 800- 44- ESTES; http:// estesparkcvb. com 27 - Dec. 31 A Cripple Creek Christmas Carol; Butte Opera House, Cripple Creek; 719- 689- 3247; www. butteoperahouse. com December 2009 5 Boulder's 22nd Annual Lights of December Parade; downtown Boulder; 303- 449- 3774; www. boulderdowntown. com 5 Lighter Side of Christmas Parade; Main St., Woodland Park; 719- 686- 7775 31 First Night Fort Collins; Mountain Ave., Fort Collins; 970- 484- 6500; www. downtownfortcollins. com 2010 January 2010 National Western Stock Show; Denver; www. nationalwestern. com Great Fruitcake Toss; Manitou; www. manitousprings. org Lafayette Oatmeal Festival; Lafayette; www. discoverlafayette. com Chocolate for Vets; Wings Over the Rockies; Denver; 303-595-0812; www. colorado. com February 2010 Chocolate Affair; Arvada; http:// arvada. org March 2010 1 - 14 Great Plates; Fort Collins; 970-484-6500; www. downtown fortcollins. com Annual BaoBao Festival; Boulder/ Denver; www. baobaofest. org Car Show. Courtesy Evergreen Downtown Business Association Wild West Show © 2007 National Western Stock Show April 2010 Arvada Kite Festival; Arvada; www. arvadafestivals. com May 2010 Hummingbird Festival; Starsmore Discover Center, Colo. Springs; 719- 385- 6086 Territory Days; Old Colorado City, downtown; 719-520-9494; www. shopoldcoloradocity. com BolderBOULDER 10K; Boulder; www. bolderboulder. com 5 Points Jazz Festival; Denver; www. kuvo. org Highlands Ranch Music Arts Festival; Highlands Ranch; www. highlandsranch. org Taste of the West; Lakewood; www. westchamber. org June 2010 Greeley Blues Fest; Greeley; www. greeleybluesfest. com Evergreen Rodeo Parade; Evergreen; www. heartofevergreen. com Colorado Renaissance Festival; Larkspur www. coloradorenaissance. com Springs Spree; Colorado Springs; www. springsspree. org www. easylivingfrontrange. com Summer 2009 29