COME TO LIFE / 2020 Calendar of Events & Festivals RANGELY ROAR — RANGELY OHV ADVENTURE RALLY APRIL 30–MAY 2 Rangely OHV Adventure Rally — Ride the many OHV trails of western Rio Blanco County and enjoy a bonfire, OHV expo, race, rodeo, poker run and outdoor concert. Enjoy the high desert landscape and beautiful skies of Rangely, Colorado. 970-675-5290, rangelychamber.com Colorado in Rangely puts rally cars to the ultimate test. These races will have fast sections of road on hard-packed gravel and switchbacks, with the higher altitude being the ultimate test of endurance. 970-675-5290, rangelychamber.com/rally-colorado HOMETOWN HOLIDAYS DEC. 4–6 Western and wintery annual Hometown Holidays! A charming weekend packed with free events throughout Rifle, Silt and Parachute! 970-625-2085, westerngarcochamber.com SNOWMASS 2020 NASTAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS MARCH 24–28 The nation’s top recreational skiers com-pete for age-group titles on the same course that pro athletes will race just a few days later for the U.S. Alpine Tech Championships. gosnowmass.com The longest-running rodeo in Colorado, every Wednesday evening through the summer. Watch true rodeo competition from barrel racing to bull riding, plus kids’ activities and a barbecue. 970-923-8898, snowmassrodeo.org WALDEN NEVER SUMMER NORDIC’S YETI FEST, COLORADO JULY 18 Family fun event with live music, a yeti call contest and How to Train Your Yeti session, beer tast-ing and food trucks, and a real yeti hunt with trained guides near State Forest State Park. 970-723-4070, yetifestco. com SALIDA SALIDA ART WALK JUNE 26–28 Local and regional artists exhibiting their dynamic works, musicians, unique street perform-ers and artist demos. 719-530-0933, salidaartwalk.org SNOWMASS RODEO JUNE 10–AUG. 19 RALLY COLORADO AUG. 21–23 Rally WINTER PARK RUN FOR INDEPENDENCE AND 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION JULY 4 Join us for free family fun during Winter Park’s 4th of July Celebration at the Rendezvous Event Center. Enjoy fire-works, live music, inflatables, carnival games and more. playwinterpark. com/4th-july-celebration The 38th Winter Park Jazz Festival will deliver smooth jazz sensations to the mountains of Winter Park. Stay tuned for the 2020 lineup coming soon! 970-726-4118, 800-903-7275, playwinterpark. com Join us at Rendezvous Event center in downtown Winter Park for another wonderful wine event from 2–6 p.m. with wine tastings, food samples and live music. playwinterpark.com/ winter-park-uncorked try-music festival features new artists in an unbelievably beautiful outdoor set-ting. Be your best Colorado self in Winter Park. Two days, multiple artists, tons of fun! 970-726-4118, 800-903-7275, playwinterpark.com COLORADO BREWERS RENDEZVOUS JULY 11 Twenty-third annual Colorado SPECIAL OLYMPICS COLORADO POLAR PLUNGE NOV. 7 The Special Olympics Colorado Polar Plunge presented by Westerra Credit Union is a fun and unique way to support a great cause. Jump into a frigid body of water (either a pool or reservoir) and get pledges of financial support from friends and family. 970-675-5290, rangelychamber.com Brewers Rendezvous at Riverside Park in historic downtown Salida featuring more than 75 Colorado brewers, live music and great food. 719-539-2068, 877-772-5432, salidachamber.org/ brewers-rendezvous-tickets vintages of wines from around the world, including samples from Colorado winemakers and distributors. salidawinefest.com SNOWMASS RENDEZVOUS CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL JUNE 13 This festival summons nearly 50 Colorado craft breweries to Snowmass for a perfect day of beer tasting and live music in the mountain air. snowmassbeer.com SALIDA WINEFEST SEPT. 12 Celebrates WINTER PARK JAZZ FESTIVAL JULY 18–19 SNOWMASS BALLOON FESTIVAL SEPT. 11–13 Celebrating its 45th anni-RIFLE GARFIELD COUNTY FAIR & RODEO JULY 27–AUG. 2 PRCA Rodeo, Xtreme bull riding, family rodeo, demo derby, monster trucks, carnival, festival food, shopping and an unforgettable country-chart-topping concert, with much more. Celebrating 82 years of Western heritage! 970-945-1377, garfieldcountyfair.com SALIDA PARADE OF LIGHTS AND CHRISTMAS MOUNTAIN NOV. 27 A versary, more than 30 hot air balloons fill the stunning Snowmass panorama for this bucket-list-worthy weekend of fall festivities. gosnowmass.com lively holiday parade leads up to the Christmas tree lighting on S Mountain. This spectacular 750-foot Christmas tree lighting is a local tradition and is a pure delight for all ages. salidachamber. org TABERNASH STAGECOACH CLASSIC AT DEVIL’S THUMB RANCH JAN. 25 The Stagecoach Classic is a 30km/15km cross-country ski race and tour starting at Devil’s Thumb Ranch and finishing with a post-race barbecue and live music in downtown Winter Park. 970-726-4118, 800-903-7275, playwinterpark. com WINTER PARK UNCORKED AUG. 15 COUNTRY AT THE PARK SEPT. 5 This coun-22 / 1-800-COLORADO
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