Spring in Breckenridge, Colorado, brings longer days, sunnier skies, and a calendar full of events to enjoy throughout March, April, and May. From lively après gatherings and live music to community theater, film screenings, and classic spring traditions on the mountain, there’s something for everyone as winter transitions into warmer days. Whether you’re soaking up the sunshine on the slopes, celebrating spring festivals, or enjoying arts and culture around town, the season is all about getting outside, connecting with the community, and making the most of springtime in Breck.
March
photo courtesy of Vail Resorts
Ski with a Ranger
March 12, 19, 26
Breckenridge has partnered with Friends of the Dillon Ranger District, a local nonprofit, to offer a free Ski with a Ranger program. The Ski with a Ranger program provides free guided interpretive tours to highlight the resources of the National Forest and showcase the resort’s environmental commitments.
Event Details
- Date: Thursday’s in March
- Location: Meet at the top of the Independence Chair on Peak 7
- Time: 11a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Cost: Free
Frisco BrewSki
March 9
Head over to the Frisco Nordic Center for their annual beer festival on skis- BrewSki! Don your favorite costume and stop at beer-tasting tents along the trail! Prizes are available for the best costumes, and more beer tasting and music is available at the outdoor after-party. Sample beers from Colorado breweries while on skis- what’s more Colorado than that?!
Event Details
- Date: March 7, 2026
- Location: Frisco Nordic Center
- Time: 2:00-5:00 p.m.
- Cost: Adult $55, Youth $25
Breckenridge Backstage Theater Presents: LOVE LETTERS
March 19-29
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, A. R. Gurney’s Love Letters is a touching two-person drama told through the lifelong correspondence between Andrew and Melissa, whose relationship unfolds from childhood notes to adulthood reflections on love, marriage, and life. As the letters are read aloud, their story reveals a deeply moving, often funny portrait of two lives shaped as much by what is left unsaid as what is written. Breckenridge Backstage Theatre is proud to present its annual community show featuring a rotating cast of Summit County local actors at every performance. Come celebrate our community with this heartfelt and humorous production.
Event Details
- Date: March 19-29, 2026
- Location: Breckenridge Backstage Theater
- Cost: TBD
- Showtimes: TBD
New Moon Snowshoe Tour
March 20-21
Experience the great outdoors under the glow of the full moon OR in total darkness of the new moon! Let our experienced guides lead you on a wild adventure, sharing stories of our historical and natural environment. This is a 3 mile tour, suggested for ages 7 and up.
Event Details
- Date: March 20 & 21, 2026
- Location: Gold Run Nordic Center
- Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
- Cost:Adult $70 and includes snowshoes and headlamp. Children under 13 are $50 includes snowshoes and headlamp.
photo by Diana Sabreen
TBar Après
Every Friday in March
With live DJ sets every Friday and Saturday from 3–6 p.m., TBar is the perfect spot to keep the energy going after a day on the mountain. Enjoy great music, a lively après atmosphere, and classic Colorado mountain views. Grab another round, relax with friends, and let the good vibes roll into the evening.
Event Details
- Date: Friday
- Location: Breckenridge Ski Resort, TBar
- Time: 3:00-6:00 p.m.
- Cost: Free
USASA National Championships
March 28 – April 9, 2026
From March 28, 2026, to April 9, 2026, Copper Mountain Resort is proud to host the United States of America Snowboard and Freeski Association (USASA) National Championships. Woodward and Copper’s ongoing commitment to empowering and inspiring youth through sports, community, and culture is demonstrated as 1500+ snowboard and freeski athletes from across the U.S. compete in the winter season finale.
Event Details
- Date: March 28, 2026 – April 9, 2026
- Location: Copper Mountain
- Schedule: TBD
- Cost: Free!
Fly Fishing Film Tour
March 22
The annual Breckenridge Fly Fishing Film Tour is a benefit event offering a traveling roadshow of the best fly fishing films in the world. This is the 20th Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T), offering short films that are sure to get you fired up for the season ahead. While the event is a collection of great cinematography, the BreckF3T aims to create community by supporting disabled veterans, high school stream ecology education, and local conservation efforts.
Event Details
- Date: March 14, 2026
- Location: Riverwalk Center
- Time: 7:00 p.m.
- Cost: Adult $30-35, Youth $15
April
photo courtesy of The Town of Frisco
Town of Frisco Easter Egg Hunt
April 5
The Easter Bunny will return to Frisco Main Street on Easter Sunday to hide 5,000 Easter eggs for Frisco’s annual Easter Egg Hunt. Children 8 years old and younger are invited to search for candy-stuffed eggs throughout the Frisco Historic Park and the Frisco Town Hall areas.
Event Details
- Date: Sunday, April 5
- Location: Frisco
- Children 3 years old and younger – in and around Frisco Town Hall
- Children 4-5 years old – gazebo lawn at Historic Park
- Children 6-8 years old – upper lawn at Historic Park
- Time: 12:00 p.m.
- Cost: Free
Imperial Challenge
The Imperial Challenge is the Breckenridge version of a triathlon! Competitors start the race from the Breckenridge Recreation Center, bike up to Peak 8, transition to uphill gear, and skin to the top of Peak 8 at 12,987 feet. The race’s final leg is a downhill ski to finish back at the base of Peak 7!
Event Details
- Date: TBD
- Location: Imperial Bowl, Breckenridge Ski Resort
- Time: TBD
- Cost: TBD
Five Dollar Film Series: Breck Rewind
April 11
Using footage from the Lee Lucas Collection at Breckenridge History, this one-hour feature by Breck Film brings together moments captured by Lee Lucas throughout the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s—from ski slopes and Ullr Fest to pub crawls and bike races—celebrating the people and spirit that shaped Breckenridge. Costumes encouraged: Break out your best vintage Breck—ski bums, throwback gear, or ’70s–’90s mountain style.
Event Details
- Date: Saturday, April 11
- Location: Riverwalk Center
- Time: 7:30 p.m. p.m.
- Cost: $5
The New Worlds
April 17–19
Join us in Breckenridge, April 17–19, at The New Worlds to celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the most pivotal moments in snowboarding history: the 1986 World Snowboard Classic.
Event Details
- Date: April 17–19
- Location: Breckenridge Ski Resort
- Time: TBD
- Cost: TBD
photo by JP Douvalakis
Peaks & Beats
Apr 25 – Apr 26
Springtime at Breck is all about sunshine, good vibes, and high-alpine fun. We’re bringing it all back with our spring celebration, Peaks & Beats. Enjoy everything that makes spring in the mountains unforgettable—laps in the high alpine, live music and DJs, and the beloved tradition of pond skimming. This year, we’re turning it up with a two-day format, which means double the Breck energy. That’s right, two days of free concerts and two days of pond skimming.
Event Details
- Date: April 25 – Apr 26, 2026
- Location: Breckenridge Ski Resort, Peak 8
- Time:
- Pond Skim Competition: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Free Concert: 3 p.m.
- Cost: Free for spectating, $30 for pond skim entry
Copper Mountain Slush Rush and Sunsation
April 25-26
The legacy continues with Sunsation, the finest spring festival in all of the Colorado high country! Sunsation is a two day long spring celebration at Copper Mountain that features live band and DJ performances, revelry, and the Slush Rush! In the Slush Rush, skiers and riders alike are welcome to join in teams of three to compete in a relay race that combines several snow sport competition favorites—with a twist. Costumes encouraged.
Event Details
- Date: April 25-26, 2026
- Location: Copper Mountain
- Time: TBD
- Cost: TBD
TBar Après
Every Friday in April
With live DJ sets every Friday and Saturday from 3–6 p.m., TBar is the perfect spot to keep the energy going after a day on the mountain. Enjoy great music, a lively après atmosphere, and classic Colorado mountain views. Grab another round, relax with friends, and let the good vibes roll into the evening.
Event Details
- Date: Friday
- Location: Breckenridge Ski Resort, TBar
- Time: 3:00-6:00 p.m.
- Cost: Free
Ski Resorts Closing Days
To be determined! Keep an eye on the terrain status of our Summit County resorts to participate in all of the closing-day fun!
Event Details
- Typical closing day timeframes:
- Breckenridge: Mid-May-Memorial Day
- Keystone: Second weekend in April
- Copper: Third weekend in April
- Arapahoe Basin: Sometime in June if conditions allow
May
Fat Bike Beer & Distillery Tour
Daily
This Memorial Day Weekend, Breck Create invites visitors to explore the Breckenridge Arts District during this free community event! The Arts District Campus Crawl will feature live music, hands-on activities, and other interactive events and demonstrations! Join an artist talk with Anna Tsouhlarakis as the Irrational Indigenous Insights exhibit opens in the Old Masonic Hall.
Event Details
- Date: Daily
- Location: Breckenridge Distillery and Broken Compass Brewing
- Time: 11:00 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.
- Cost:$85
Memorial Day Ceremony
May 25
This Memorial Day, the Town of Dillon will honor those who served in a Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony. The Summit Concert Band will perform music, local Boy Scouts will present the colors, and there will be a reading of the interred service members at Dillon Cemetery. The public is encouraged to attend and honor our military members this Memorial Day.
Event Details
- When: May 25, 2026 from 10:00-11:00 a.m.
- Where: Dillon Cemetery
- Cost: Free
Countywide Town Clean-Up Day
May 30
There’s no doubt that Summit County has stunning natural beauty! When the snow starts to melt, the season’s worth of trash and other missing items start to appear. The towns of Breckenridge, Blue River, Dillon, Frisco, and Silverthorne all participate in this countywide effort to beautiful our county. Locals and visitors are invited to participate in this productive community-building event!
Event Details
- When: May 30, 2026 from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
- Where: Various locations in Summit County
- Cost: Free
