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2009 COLORADO 2009
Food Shows, Festivals, Events, etc. (see 2008 - 2007)
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January 10, 2009 Lafayette Oatmeal Festival
Lafayette, Colorado
January 10-25, 2009 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 28-31, 2009 Bon Appιtit Culinary & Wine Focus
Beaver Creek, Colorado
Internationally acclaimed guest and Beaver Creek chefs will participate in the MasterChef Challenge, Grand Tasting, Celebrity Chef Ski Race, cooking classes, wine and spirits seminars and more during the 11th annual winter festival.
January 29, 2009 McCormick's Fish House & Bar: Red Wine and Seafood
Denver, Colorado
McCormick's Fish House & Bar invites you to a night of jazz, wine & fabulous seafood to benefit Volunteers of America’s Brandon Center and Theodora House
March 7, 2009 3rd Annual Glass Slipper Ball featuring the Best of the Chefs!
Colorado Springs, Colorado
This gala event offers over twenty top city chefs showcasing their signature hors d'oeuvres and desserts. Pikes Peak's finest variety band Gentle Rain will keep you dancing the night away. Proceeds support TESSA (a domestic violence agency) as well as women's educational initiatives locally and globally though Zonta, an international professional women's service organization.
March 8-10, 2009 National Meat Conference
Denver, Colorado
The 2009 Annual Meat Conference will deliver bold thinking about selling strategies, operational efficiencies, packaging, marketing, technology, and workforce issues.
April 1-4, 2009 International Association of Culinary Professionals Annual Conference
Denver, Colorado
April 1-4, 2009 19th Annual Taste of Vail
Vail, Colorado
The nation's premier spring food and wine festival, held at several venues throughout North America's #1 ski resort.
May 14-16, 2009 Annual Conference for Private Service Professionals
Denver, Colorado
May 15-16, 2009 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.
May 16-Oct 10, 2009 Lyons Outdoor Market
Lyons, Colorado
We are an outdoor market featuring a large variety of artists, gourmet food and unique retailers showing their work in a outdoor setting every Saturday from May 16th to Oct. 10th. We are located 15 minutes North of Boulder, CO.
June 5-6, 2009 6th Annual 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 6, 2009 Manitou Springs Colorado Wine Festival
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Over 24 wineries will be pouring samples of the wines they produce. Food & entertainment.
June 19-21, 2009 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen
Aspen, Colorado
June 19-21, 2009 112th 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 25-28, 2009 28th Annual Telluride Wine Festival
Telluride, Colorado
Join us for 4 delicious days of cooking demonstrations, winemaker dinners, winemaker luncheons, and seminars featuring some of the most exciting names in today’s culinary world.
June 27-28, 2009 20th Annual Colorado Brewers’ Festival
Fort Collins, Colorado
Great beer, food, music and fun. Over 50 Colorado beers and 400 kegs will be enjoyed along with great live music Saturday and Sunday in Historic Downtown!
July 19, 2009 Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation
Denver, Colorado
Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation is the nation's premier culinary benefit, featuring top chefs and mixologists -- all of whom are coming together to donate their time, talent and passion to end childhood hunger in America.
July 25, 2009 6th Annual Castle Rock WineFest
Castle Rock, Colorado
Over 26 of Colorado's top wineries, wine seminars & demonstrations, artisans/lifestyle vendors, entertainment and delicious cuisine.
August 8, 2009 Vino & Notes - A Wine, Food & Jazz Festival
Woodland Park, Colorado
The festival will feature wine tasting from Colorado's finest wineries, jazz musicians on two stages, and food, craft & artist vendors galore. Area businesses will also be jazzing up their establishments with fine food and Jazz musicians all day and evening.
August 20, 2009 Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation
Vail, Colorado
Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation is the nation's premier culinary benefit, featuring top chefs and mixologists -- all of whom are coming together to donate their time, talent and passion to end childhood hunger in America.
September 24-26, 2009 28th Great American Beer Festival
Denver, Colorado
Great American Beer Festival - 46,000 + attendees, 3 days, 2,000 beers. 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).
September 24-26, 2009 Geat American Beer Festival Pro-Am Competition
Denver, Colorado
A crowd favorite at the GABF in which amateur homebrewers compete against each other with award-winning recipes they have produced in collaboration with a professional brewery.
2008 COLORADO 2008
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS
waiting for new 2009 dates
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.
July 19-20, 2008 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 108 year old historic church!
August 1-2, 2008 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.
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 7-9, 2008 Beaver Creek Wine & Spirits Festival
Beaver Creek, Colorado
This annual festival features culinary demonstrations from nationally acclaimed chefs, a wine auction that benefits local charities and a variety of opportunities to indulge in the finer things in life.
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 23, 2008 Corks and Forks
Westminster, Colorado
Lovers of gourmet food and fine wines will not want to miss the opportunity to sample and enjoy a wide array of food and beverages at the 2nd Annual Corks and Forks. $50 entrance fee allows for unlimited tasting of all wine, beer and food. Food and limited non-alcoholic drinks will be available to children under 21 and non-drinking adults
August 29-Sept 1, 2008 A Taste of Colorado
Denver, Colorado
September 12-14, 2008 15th Annual 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.
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, 2008 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.
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October 9, 2008 The Celebrity Chef Tour
Denver, Colorado
The Celebrity Chef Tour benefiting the James Beard Foundation is making its first Denver stop at acclaimed Coastal Mexican cuisine dining destination Lola for an exclusive reception and dinner showcasing the talents of seasoned Celebrity Chef Ryan Hardy of Aspen’s The Little Nell and Host Chef Jamey Fader of Lola.
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.
December 13, 2008 Winter Farmers' Market & Holiday Gift Show
Longmont, Colorado
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.
2007 COLORADO 2007
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS
waiting for new 2008 dates
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!
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