Are you ready for Spring & Summer in Summit County? As the saying goes “people come to Breckenridge for the winter but stay for the summer”. That may be in regards to our most famous town but all of Summit gets into the festival spirit during the few months of warm temperatures. We have unbelievable weather during the summer months and it’s the perfect opportunity to get out and enjoy the outdoors. You probably already have your list of adventures made but here’s a run down of some of the biggest events happening over the next 5 months. Take a look and see what’s going on and don’t forget to comment with your plans for the summer. Hopefully it includes stopping by our office on Main Street in Breckenridge to say “hello”.
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May 19th: County Clean Up (Breckenridge – Frisco – Dillon – Silverthorne)
Every spring the towns of Summit County come together to clean the streets after the snow melts. During the Winter months there’s trash and debris that are covered up by the mountains of snow and come Spring residents, home owners, and more team up to clean our towns before the Summer crowds roll in. The towns support each effort by providing supplies and then a lunch in the afternoon. Check in with your town to see what the plans are and how you can participate in this yearly tradition.
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May 31st- June 3rd: WAVE: Light + Water+ Sound
A four day immersive extravaganza! Includes sculptures & installations, concerts & screenings, and tours, talks & workshops. This is an opportunity to soak up the art scene in Breckenridge. You can take it easy by walking through the installations, or you can really dig deep and take workshops. These are purposely made for all ages, so bring the kids!
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June 9th-15th: Ride the Rockies
This is the 33rd Bike Tour through the towns of Breckenridge, Edwards, Steamboat Springs, Grand Lake and Winter Park. Breckenridge is proud to be both the beginning and end point of the ride so there’s multiple days to enjoy the event here in town but don’t hesitate to follow the tour and see our neighbors! 6 days, 418 miles and over 25,000 feet of elevation gain, this is a true test of endurance on 2 wheels.
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June 14th-16th: Frisco BBQ Challenge
One of the most exciting, belly filling and entertaining events of the summer. Frisco Main Street is taken over for this 3 day event that includes some of the best BBQ in the country, live music, and of course, pig races. The event starts off with a kick-off concert on Thursday night, there’s no BBQ yet but the competitors have arrived! The weekend continues with voting for the best in multiple categories, more live music and enough BBQ, drinks and more to fill you up!
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June 16th-17th: Gold Panning Championships (Free Event)
The Gold Prospectors of Colorado are headed to Breckenridge this weekend to see what they can find! While the pros are going at it for to win the “gold” you can learn to pan for free. All tools are included, so come enjoy a little history of our mining town and maybe you’ll find a little bit of gold to go home with.
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June 17th – Sept. 2nd: Breckenridge Sunday FARMERS Market
The Breckenridge Sunday Farmers Market will be returning to Breckenridge on Sundays for the summer of 2018 running June 17th through September 2nd. Located in Main Street Station you’ll find lots of goodies from unique vendors here from 9am-2pm.
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June 23rd-24th: Keystone Bacon & Bourbon Festival
This year we’ll be celebrating the 8th annual to some of our favorite “b” words – Bacon & Bourbon of course! You’ll find vendors through out the River Run Village at Keystone serving up bacon inspired cuisine. Of course live music will be played. There’s lots of ways to enjoy this festival, check out the ticket options!
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July 4th: Independence Day Celebrations (Breckenridge – Frisco – keystone – Silverthorne)
No matter which Summit County town you’re in for Independence Day you’ll be sure to find a celebration worth attending. Check out what your town has planned for the 242nd birthday of the USA!
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July 7th: Breckenridge Summer Beer Festival
Twice a year Breckenridge puts on an incredible beer festival. Live music, lots of beer to try and great food from (typically) over 70 vendors. There are many ways to enjoy this festival, and it’s free to enter but if you want to enjoy the brews, you’ll need a pass – and also be over 21 :). The Spring event just happened at the beginning of April, check out this link to see what went down there and to get psyched for the Summer festival in July.
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July 14th-15th: Keystone Wine & Jazz Festival
More than 300 varieties of wine to try at this one! Stroll through River Run Village while you taste these assortments of wines and food options from Keystones premier restaurants all while listening to live Jazz music. Friday night kicks off this event with a speciatly wine tasting at Warren Station. Don’t forget about the educational wine seminars. After this event you’ll be on your way to being a personal sommelier.
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August 4th-5th: Keystone Bluegrass & Beer Festival
The 22nd annual Bluegrass & Beer Festival isn’t one to miss! Get friendly with your Appalachian roots (real or not) with live music, hundreds of kegs tapped throughout the weekend and the simple life. As you meander your way through the River Run Village filled with the sounds of 14 national & regional Bluegrass bands. At the base of Keystone, you can take in the wonders of Summit County mountain air and really enjoy yourself.
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August 5th-10th: Breck Epic
The name says it all right?! Or maybe not if you’ve never heard it before. A true test of grit on a mountain bike. This race includes 6 loops, each 35-50 miles long in the backcountry of Breckenridge. Who wouldn’t want to subject themselves to that kind of torture? Well if you’ve ever mountain biked then you’ll know this isn’t torture at all but an all out thrill ride that you wouldn’t want to miss. For those of you that are curious, then there’s the perfect half course ride for you the Epic Curious. See what they did there?
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August 11th-20th: International Festival of the Arts
A 10-day program of extraordinary events in spectacular places and spaces across Breckenridge. Inspired by themes of environment and mountain culture, the multi-arts festival brings together an eclectic mix of music, dance, film, visual arts and family entertainment. Events and schedules should be announced in May so check back to see what’s happening at this year’s festival.
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September 2nd: Summit Foundation Rubber Duck Race
A summer tradition in Summit County for over 30 years! This fun event gets everyone excited no matter your age. There are free family activities in the morning gets everyone geared up for the race of Rubber Ducks down the Blue River. Last years race raised $150,000 for scholarships and grants and this year won’t disappoint with likely over 12,000 ducks racing for 200 different prizes. Don’t forget to get in on the fun and decorate your duck to really show off your creative side.
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September 7th-9th: Breckenridge Oktoberfest
Can’t make it to Munich this year…. no worries! This is the largest street party celebrating Oktoberfest in the Rocky Mountains! Extensive drink and food is offered with live music and plenty of opportunities to polka dance in the streets. This might be the most fun you’ll have on Main Street Breckenridge this summer. Don’t be afraid to bring your lederhosen! Prost!
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September 13th-16th: Breckenridge Wine Classic
4 days of wine tasting, seminars, and more wine tasting. Events and tickets have not been announced yet but check out what happened at last years event!
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September 20th-23rd: Breckenridge Film Festival
Over 70 films will be shown/premiered at this annual event. Along with the films there are also forums to discuss new technology, themes and more. Plus don’t miss out on the after parties where you can continue to discuss the films you’ve seen and meet those involved in the creative process. Films are still being accepted for this years festival and a schedule will be announced once submissions have finished.