August in Colorado
I 25 Corridor and East:
Festivals, Special Events, Arts & Crafts
All Summer Festival
Fridays at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center Paseo in Pueblo, 719-295-7200
August 3 - 4 Lakewood
Art Festival at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 303-987-7845.
August 3 - 4 Ponderosa
Pine Festival at Lookout Mountain Nature Center, Golden 303-526-0594
August 10 - 11
Colorado Scottish Festival at Highlands Ranch, www.scottishgames.org
August 24 Colorado
State Fair Parade, downtown Pueblo at 10:am, 719-542-1704
August 17 - Sept.
1 Colorado State Fair at the State Fair Grounds in Pueblo, 719-561-8484,
800-876-4567 or www.coloradostatefair.com
August 18 Dragon
Boat Festival a pan-Asian sport and cultural event at Sloans Lake, Denver.
O August 23 - 25 Country Folk Art Craft Show, Southern Colorado Expo
in Colorado Springs, in conjunction with Youth Outreach Center. Fillmore
exit off I25, 719-633-9660.
August 30 - September
1 Country Folk Art Craft Show, Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont,
I25 to exit 243, Rt. 66 West to Hover Rd., south 3 miles.
August 30 - Sept.
2 Festival of Mountain & Plain, A Taste of Colorado, in Civic Center
Park, Denver FREE. 303-295-6330 or www.atasteofcolorado.com
August 31 - Sept. 2 Colorado Springs Balloon Classic, www.balloonclassic@balloonclassic.com
Museums / Special Exhibits
All Summer David
Breashears‚ IMAX movie, Kilimanjaro, (thru Oct. 3), also playing
thru Spring 2003, Journey Into Amazing Caves at Phipps Imax Theater
in the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 303-322-7009.
August - September
29 The Hallmark Photographic Collection, Denver Art Museum, more than
240 photographs from the 1880‚s to the present, 720-865-5000 or
www.denverartmuseum.org
August 1 - 15
Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys, A Fashionable Interest,
explores the fashionable world of dolls. 303-322-1053.
August 1 - 25
Taos Art Today, at the Foothills Art Center in Golden, 303-279-3922.
August 3 Firefighters
Appreciation Day at the Firefighters Museum in Denver, 303-892-1436
or www.firedenver.org
August 10 Camp
Out With the Critters at the Pueblo Zoo, 719-561-8686.
August 18 - Nov.
22 All-American Architecture an exhibit of miniatures used by architects,
Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys. 303-322-1053
August 31 - Oct. 27 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition at the Foothills Art Center in Golden, 303-279-3922.
Music/Dance/Theater/Opera/Plays
August - Sept.
Summer Concert Series at the Denver Botanic Gardens, enjoy the gardens
and the music. 720-865-3500 or www.botanicgardens.org
August 1 - 23
Hot Sounds at the Pavilions, on the 16th street Mall. Friday nights
5:-9:pm, outside summer concerts, free and open to the public.
August 1 - 16
Colorado Music Festival at Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder, 303-449-2413
or www.coloradomusicfest.org
August 2 - 25
Summer Concert Series, City Lights Pavilion in the Parking lot of the
Pepsi Center, Denver 303-830-TIXS or www.citylightspavilion.com
August 4 Free
City Park Jazz concert in Denver City Park, bring a picnic or purchase
food on site, 303-744-1004
August 4 - 25
Sunday Night Summer Concert Series at Hudson Gardens & Event Center.,
Littleton 303-797-8565 or www.hudsongardens.org
Colorado Springs
World Arena 3185 Ventucci Blvd. 1-800-325-SEAT or www.ticketswest.com
August 2 - 4 St. Thomas Aquinas
August 7 - 11 Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo
Denver Center
for the Performing Arts 14th & Curtis Sts., Denver, 303-893-4100,
800-641-1222 or www.denvercenter.org
or www.ticketswest.com
Auditorium Theatre
August 8 - Sept. 1 I Love A Piano
Garner Galleria
Theatre
August 1 - Oct. 6 I Love You, You‚re Perfect, Now Change
Space Theatre
August 1 - 4 Once Upon A Mattress
Stage Theatre
August 1 - 18 The Vagina Monologues
Temple Buell Theatre
August 6 - 18 The Music Man
Fiddler‚s
Green Amphitheater 5889 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Greenwood Village 303-220-7000
August 1 Dave Koz & Friends
August 21 Lenny Kravitz
August 24 Rush
Paramount Theatre
16th & Glenarm, Denver 303-830-TIXS or 719-520-9090
August 15 Michael Bolton
August 24 Gallagher
Pepsi Center Denver
303-830-TIXS
August 3 NBA Hoop it Up, Slap & Slam Sports Jam
August 10 Area 2 Festival
August 15 Cher and guest Cyndi Lauper
August 22 Ozzfest
Pikes Peak Center
Colorado Springs 719-520-7469
August 23 Gallagher
Red Rocks Apmitheatre
Morrison 303-830-TIXS
August 4 The Coen Brothers & T-Bone Burnette
August 24 Reggae on the Rocks XVI
August 30 Melissa Etheridge
Sports:
August 1 - 31 Drag
Racing, Bandimere Speedway in Morrison 303-697-4870 or www.bandimere.com
August 30 - Sept.
1 Grand Prix of Denver, downtown, 888-82-SPEED or www.grandprixofdenver.com
Colorado Rapids
Major League Soccer Home Games, Invesco Field at Mile High 303-299-1587
August 10 Columbus Crew
August 24 San Jose Earthquakes
Colorado Rockies
Professional Baseball Home Games, Coors Field, Denver 1-800-388-ROCK
August 6 - 8 Cincinnati Reds
August 9 - 11 Chicago Cubs
August 20- 22 Montreal Expos
August 23 - 25 New York Mets
August 26 - 29 San Francisco Giants
Denver Bronco‚s
N.F.L Home Games, Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver
August 19 San Francisco 49ers
August 29 Seattle Seahawks
Mountain Towns & The Western Slope:
Festivals, Special Events, Arts & Craft Shows
August- September
(2nd Sat. each Month) Saturday Night in the Park. Rocky Mountain National
Park, Kawuneeche Visitor Center, Western entrance. 7:pm 970-627-3471.
All Summer Thursday
Nature Nights, 7p.m. at Lake Dillon Amphitheatre. 970-468-2403.
August 1 - 17
(Saturdays) Summer Ski Train Excursions. Denver's downtown Union Station
to Winter Park Resort, 303-296-4754.
August 2 - 4 Mountain
Art Gathering, classic art show and sale River Run at Keystone, 970-453-5970
August 3 Rocky
Mountain 17th Annual Wine, Beer, and Food Festival in Winter Park. Benefits
the National Sports Center for the Disabled, 970-726-1545.
August 3 - 4 AdventureFest
at The Village at Copper, exciting mountain bike show teams, climbing
wall competitions, games for the whole family, photo contests and more!
800-458-8386 x 4INFO.
August 8 - 11
Vettes on the Rockies, Corvettes from 40 states gather for a road rally
and car show in Frisco. 970-668-5276 or www.lgcacorvette.org.
August 10 - 11
Grand Lake Craft Fest 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 970-627-3402.
August 10 - 11
Colorado Craft Fair, at King's Crossing in downtown Winter Park. 1-800-903-7275.
August 10 - 11
Holistic Arts & Crafts Festival in Manitou Springs, 719-685-9655.
August 16 - 17
Colorado Barbecue Challenge, over 60 teams from across the country,
Frisco Main Street. 970-668-5276 or www.townoffrisco.com.
August 17 - 18
Movin' On in Granby a Celebration of Transportation and Arts & Crafts
Festival. 970-887-2311.
August 24 Winter
Park Resort Oktoberfest a traditional Bavarian festival 970-726-1655.
August 24 - 25
5th Annual River Run Wine, Jazz & Art Festival at Keystone, 970-496-4FUN
August 31 Western
Festival Equestrian Parade, chuck wagon Dinner and Western Music Concert
in Westcliff, 719-783-9163 or www.custercountyco.com
August 31 - Sept.
1 Arts at Copper Mountain! 800-458-8386 x 4INFO.
August 31 - Sept.
1 Famous Flamethrower's High Altitude Chili Cook-Off, in Winter Park,
regional cook-off for the state title to represent the Rocky Mountain
region in the World Chili Cook-Off. 303-316-1564 orwww.winterparkresort.com.
August 31 - Sept.
2 27th Annual Gathering at the Great Divide Art Festival in Breckenridge
970-547-9326
August 31 - Sept.
2 27th Annual Commonwheel Co-op‚s Arts & Crafts Fair in Manitou
Springs, 719-685-1008.
August 31 - Sept.
2 Labor Day Crafts Show in Estes Park, 970-586-6104 or www.estesparkresort.com
August 31 - September
2 Alpaca Show at Estes Park Fairgrounds. 970-586-6104 or www.estesparkresort.com
Museums / Special Exhibits
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Music/Dance/Theater/Opera/Plays
Thru Mid August
Strings in the Mountains Festival of Music in Steamboat Springs, 970-879-5056
or www.steamboat-chamber.com
August - September
28 The Creede Repertory Theatre in Creede presents its 37th season with
The Philadelphia Story. The Fantasticks, Rumors, A Moon for the Misbegotten,
The Memory of Water. 719-658-2540 or www.creederep.com
Saturdays all
summer FREE Music Saturdays at Winter Park Resort. A new band each Saturday
Sat. & Sun.
all summer Keystone Resort presents 'Seven Ages Productions' performing
the children's classic Under The Bean Stalk. 970-496-4FUN.
August 1 - 10
Central City Opera celebrates its 70th anniversary with Carmen, A Midsummernight‚s
Dream and Summer and Smoke presented in repertory. 303-292-6700, 800-851-8175
or www.centrealcityopera.org
August 1 - 17
Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre in Grand Lake presents; A Day in Hollywood
a Night in the Ukraine, 1776, Man of LaMancha, 970-627-3421. www.grand-county.com
August 1 - 18
Aspen Music Festival, more than 200 events over the summer. 970-925-3254
or www.aspenmusicfestival.com
August 1 - 24
The Breckenridge Music Festival, concerts at the Riverwalk Center. 970-547-3100
or www.breckenridgemusicfestival.net
August 1 - 25
Summer Music Concerts in Estes Park www.estesparkresort.com
August 1 - 4 Telluride
Jazz Celebration, 970-728-7009 or www.telluride.com
August 4 - 30
Music and theatre performances at Vilar Center for the Arts in Beaver
Creek 970-845-8497 or 888-920-2787 or www.vilarcenter.org
August 8 - 23
Live performances at Park Lane Pavilion, Keystone Resort, 970-496-4FUN
August 9 - 11
19th Annual Jazz in the Sangres in Westcliff, 719-783-9163 or www.custercountyco.com
August 10 - 11
River Run 6th Annual Bluegrass and Beer Festival in Keystone, plus 11th
Annual Keystone Fiddle Contest. 970-496-4FUN
August 11 The
Beat Goes On at The Village in Copper, 2nd Annual Free Summer Concert
Series! 800-458-8386 ext.4INFO or www.coppercolorado.com.
August 22 - 25
Mountain Music Festival in Manitou Springs, 719-685-9655.
August 23 - 25
Mudd Butts Mystery Theatre Troupe, at the Sheridan Opera House in Telluride,
970-728-5311
August 29 -Sept.
1 Zorba, at the Riverwalk in Breckenridge 970-547-3100
Sports
Saturdays all summer Rodeo! Summer series at the Flying Heels Arena
located between Granby and Silver Creek on Hwy. 40. Buckaroo kids and
adult rodeo. 1-800-325-1661.
Fri. & Sat.
evenings thru August 24 PCRA Summer Pro Rodeo Series in Steamboat Springs,
970-879-0880 or www.steamboat-chamber.com
August 1 - 11
Hunter-Jumper Horse Show at the Estes Park Fairgrounds, 970-586-6104
August 1 - 2 Grand
Lake Regatta and Lipton Cup Races. 970-627-3402 or www.grand-county.com
August 3 - 4 Winter
Park and the Fraser Valley, host the first ever Gekko Gear Mountain
Bike Capital USA² Weekend. Plus, 24 Hours of Adrenaline² Mountain Bike
Team Relay, "Woodstock of Mountain Biking." 800-903-7275 or
visit www.24hoursofadrenalin.com.
August 3 - 4 Dillon
Open Regatta, annual series of sailing races. Dillon Yacht Club 970-262-5824
or www.dillonmarina.com
August 10 Saturn
Bicycle Classic, the Indy 500 of cycling. Over 100 pro riders will leave
Boulder climbing five mountain passes to finish in Breckenridge. 970-453-6018
August 11 Winter
Park Resort Mountain Bike Series: Race #5-Cross-Country Super Loop.
970-726-1590 or visit www.ridewinterpark.com
August 15 - 17
Gore Canyon Classic. The country's best rafters and kayakers will descend
on the hardest rapids of the Colorado River near Kremmling to participate
in two of the world's premier whitewater events, over $250,000 in cash
and prizes. Call EnviroAction Sports 1-970-923-3955
August 17 Eliminator
Downhill, the steepest and longest downhill course in the country. Finish
at the River Run Keystone Resort, 970-496-1461. O August 17 - 18 Pikes
Peak Ascent and Pikes Peak Marathon, run to the top and down again,
of the 14,100 ft. peak in Manitou Springs, 719-473-2625.
August 22 - 23
Grand Classic Golf Tournament, Pole Creek Golf Club in Grand County,
tournament benefits the Grand Foundation. Call 970-726-2040.
August 24 Snow
Mountain Ranch 10K & 20K Trail Run. 970-887-2152.
August 25 Ride
the Divide at SolVista Ski Area. 7th annual ride-a-thon invites horse
enthusiasts for a day of riding, outdoor barbecue and live entertainment,
all proceeds going to the SMaRT Therapeutic Riding Program, of the National
Sports Center for the Disabled. 970-726-1545.
August 25 King
of the Rockies Mountain Bike Festival and Grand Finale. The sixth and
final event of the Winter Park Mountain Bike Series, 970-726-1590 or
visit www.ridewinterpark.com.
August 26 - 27
Pro Am Golf Scramble, Grand Lake Golf Course hosts this high-altitude
golf scramble to benefit the Grand Lake Metropolitan Recreation District.
Call 970-627-8008.
August 31 - September
1 Breckenridge Adventure Sports Festival. Something for all abilities,
from elite athletes to families. 970-453-6422.
August 31 - September
2 Snake River Mountain Challenge, bike racing competition hosted by
Keystone Resort, 970-496-4FUN
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