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2008 COLORADO 2008
Food Shows, Festivals, Events, etc. (see 2009 - 2007)
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January 12, 2008 12th Annual Lafayette Oatmeal Festival
Lafayette, Colorado
January 12-27, 2008 National Western Stock Show, Rodeo & Horse Show
Denver, Colorado
The National Western Stock Show, the "Super bowl of cattle shows" - the world's largest
January 31, 2008 McCormick's Fish House & Bar: Red Wine and Seafood
Denver, Colorado
An evening of unique red wines with extravagant seafood entrees. Ticket proceeds benefit the Volunteers of America Brandon Center and Theordora houses, shelters for homeless and abused women and their children.
April 2-5, 2008 18th Annual Taste of Vail
Vail, Colorado
May 16-17, 2008 Mike The Headless Chicken Festival
Fruita, Colorado
Read about Mike the headless chicken who lived 18 months without a head! Chicken Dance Contest, Chicken Recipe Contest, Food and Craft Vendors, More Chicken, the 5k "Run Like a Headless Chicken", Chicken Games, Historic Tours, Eating Contests, Mike's Market and more.
June 1, 2008 Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation
Denver, Colorado
Savor the finest dishes and drinks prepared by the nation's hottest chefs and mixologists, enjoy the best wines and bid in exciting live and silent auctions. All this to catch the more than 12 million children at risk of hunger and surround them with the nutritious foods where they live, learn and play! 100% of ticket sales help ensure no kid in America grows up hungry.
June 6-8, 2008 Chili Pepper & Brew Fest
Snowmass, Colorado
Elite invitational microbrew and International Chili Society sanctioned chili competitions and tastings are paired with outstanding concerts on Pepper Hill.
June 7, 2008 Manitou Springs Colorado Wine Festival
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Kick off summer with tasting and sales by 20 CO wineries and live entertainment plus a sampling of local spring waters in picturesque, streamside Soda Springs Park, downtown.
June 13-15, 2008 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen
Aspen, Colorado
June 20-22, 2008 111th Annual Strawberry Days Festival
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
The oldest civic celebration west of the Mississippi. Join us for our hometown parade, free strawberries and ice cream in the park, live entertainment all weekend, a large arts fair, food court, parade, pro rodeo, carnival, KIDSFEST and much more. It’s fun for the whole family!
June 26-29, 2008 27th Annual Telluride Wine Festival
Telluride, Colorado
Celebrated chefs, notable wineries and master sommeliers gather to rejoice in the savory world of wine and food.
June 28, 2008 Boulder Food and Wine Festival
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder’s finest chefs gather with Colorado’s winemakers for a food and wine sampling in Boulder’s Central Park not to be missed.
June 28-29, 2008 Annual Colorado Brewers’ Festival
Fort Collins, Colorado
July 19, 2008 Fifth Annual Castle Rock WineFest
Castle Rock, Colorado
Winemaker dinners plus cooking and wine seminars during the huge Grand Tasting of CO wines at The Grange in The Meadows, a lovely facility hosted by the Castle Rock Chamber.
August 2-3, 2008 9th Annual Rocky Mountain Tea Festival
Boulder, Colorado
A wonderful opportunity to learn in a hands-on atmosphere from some of the leading experts in the field! Classes include workshops about Tea Basics, Exotic Teas, Blending Teas, Tea Leaf Reading, and more!
August 9, 2008 Taste of Grand County Wine, Beer and Food Festival
Winter Park, Colorado
Come enjoy the atmosphere of a summer afternoon at the base of the beautiful Winter Park Resort. With tastings by local restaurants that compliment the hand-crafted beers, fine wines and live music, you're sure to have a great time. All festival goers will receive a commemorative wine glass or beer pilsner.
August 14-17, 2008 Crested Butte Wild Mushroom Festival
Crested Butte, Colorado
The purpose of the Crested Butte Wild Mushroom Festival is to educate people about wild mushrooms in the Rocky Mountains in a way that is informative, interesting and fun! We encourage experiential learning via forays, cooking classes, and other practical methods as well as hosting an array of traditional lectures and workshops.
August 16, 2008 Lafayette Peach Festival
Lafayette, Colorado
August 23, 2008 Mesa Verde Country Wine & Art Festival
Cortez, Colorado
Local artists and CO vintners gather in Cortez to taste outstanding wines. Winemaker dinners at fine restaurants in the area, including the Metate Room in Mesa Verde National Park.
August 29-Sept 1, 2008 A Taste of Colorado
Denver, Colorado
September 18-21, 2008 17th Annual Colorado Mountain Winefest
Palisade, Colorado
The state’s oldest, largest, and best wine festival, and the only festival held in the heart of Colorado’s wine country. Wine and food pairings, grape stomps, winery tours, chocolate tasting, and live jazz concerts, etc.
October 3-5, 2007 Cripple Creek Wine and Fall Festival
Cripple Creek, Colorado (no website)
The casinos of this quaint, historical mountain town open their doors to Colorado’s wineries in a celebration of the fall harvest.
719.599.7330 or bobrien@obriensponsorshipmarketing.com
October 9-11, 2008 27th Great American Beer Festival
Denver, Colorado
Great American Beer Festival - 46,000 + attendees, 3 days, 1,800 beers. ALSO Great American Beer Festival Pro-Am Competition - Pro-Am beers are judged and will be awarded bronze, silver, and gold medals at the 2008 Great American Beer Festival (GABF).
November 1, 2008 The Denver International Wine Festival
Denver, Colorado
This lavish event is produced by Wine Country International magazine and showcases fine wines from all over the world, including Colorado’s best, on the University of Denver campus.
2009 COLORADO 2009
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS
January 10, 2009 Lafayette Oatmeal Festival
Lafayette, Colorado
2007 COLORADO 2007
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS
waiting for new 2008 dates
July 21-22, 2007 Annual Orthodox Food Festival
Denver, Colorado
Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Cathedral - Come out and try a variety of different ethnic foods!! There will also be ethnic entertainment, kids games and activities, gift bazaar, iconography and well as being able to tour our 107 year old historic church!
August 3-4, 2007 Olathe Sweet Corn Festival
Olathe, Colorado
All the "Olathe Sweet" sweet corn you can eat. Free contests, games, over 150 food, arts and crafts, carnival games, commercial, ride and novelty booths. The Agricultural Center features informative and educational exhibits.
September 7-9, 2007 Colorado Fest
Gunnison, Crested Butte, & Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado
Celebrating Colorado Food, Wine, Beer & Art! Hands on cooking classes using only Colorado products, Food & Wine pairings. Colorado Art Exhibition and local musician’s, wine tastings under the cottonwood trees, local restaurants featuring Fix Prix dinner menus of “Colorado only” products and clay classes so you can take home “something you made” in Colorado!
September 14-16, 2007 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
Telluride, Colorado
The festival is a three-day celebration of music and microbrews, held in Telluride Town Park, an outdoor music venue with breathtaking mountains for a backdrop. By day, experience live blues, rock, gospel and soul performances, the best microbrews in Colorado, a wide variety of food and craft vendors, children’s activities, and more – all on festival grounds. By night, follow the festival as it flows into the town of Telluride, with late night juke joints and after-hours jams.
December 8, 2007 Winter Farmers' Market & Holiday Gift Show
Longmont, Colorado
The Boulder County Fairgrounds, Barn A behind the Exhibit building, 9595 Nelson Rd
In association with the Boulder County Farmers' Markets, this event features fine art and fine crafts created by Colorado artists, winter delicacies from local farmers, and gourmet foods. Both Longmont and Boulder farmers will be participating in this event.
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