Breckenridge Backstage Theater: Young Frankenstein
June 25 – August 10, 2025
Our local theater organization, Breckenridge Backstage Theater, presents Young Frankenstein! As described on their site, “From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster musical comedy. Every bit as relevant to audience members who will remember the original as it will be to newcomers, Young Frankenstein…is scientifically proven, monstrously good entertainment.”
Event Details
- When: June 25 – August 10, 2025; 7 p.m. showtimes
- Where: Breckenridge Backstage Theater
- Cost: $35-$50
Keystone Bluegrass & Beer
August 2-3, 2025
The Bluegrass & Beer Festival at Keystone is a local summer favorite! Enjoy live music all weekend long while sipping and sampling craft beers from Colorado and beyond. Bluegrass bands will be performing on three different stages throughout Keystone’s River Run Village. As always, Keystone festivals are free to attend with the option to purchase food and beverages.
Event Details
- When: August 2-3, 2025; 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Where: River Run Village at Keystone
- Cost: Free to attend! Beer and food tickets $30-$85
Copper Country Music Festival
August 9, 2025
Copper Country Music Fest is the perfect event for all of you country music lovers visiting the high-country! The day kicks off with Woodward Summer Rail Jam, followed by mechanical bull rides and live music performances! Free live music will be twanging all afternoon long with performances by Chancey Williams and the Josh Abbott Band. Grab your cowboy boots and get ready to dance!
Event Details
- When: August 9, 2025, 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
- Where: Copper Mountain Resort
- Cost: Free!
Breck Epic
August 10-15, 2025
BreckEpic, a six-day mountain biking race, is not for the faint of heart! The race is composed of six backcountry loops, each between 35-50 miles long, totally over 40,000 vertical feet of gain. Each of the six races begins or finishes within one mile of downtown Breckenridge. Check out their course schedule to catch a glimpse of these truly epic athletes in action!
Event Details
- When: August 10-15, 2025
- Where: Breckenridge backcountry
- Cost: Free for spectators!
Breckenridge International Festival of Arts
August 15-24, 2025
Breckenridge International Festival of Arts (BIFA), is a “10-day celebration of adventure, creativity, nature and play.” As described on the BreckCreate site, local, national and international artists will “create an eclectic mix of music, dance, film, visual arts and family entertainment rooted in mountain culture and the natural environment.” Visit the event schedule and be sure to attend one of many magical events of BIFA!
Event Details
- When: August 15-24, 2025
- Where: Breckenridge venues, parks, trails, and open spaces
- Cost: Various cost for performances; many events are free
Keystone Mountain Town Music Festival
August 16, 2025
Another event in the Keystone Festivals series, the Mountain Town Music Fest is a one-day celebration of live music and all things Colorado! This event features live performances by The Freddy Jones Band, The Runaway Grooms, and the Salida Circus, along with local brews, face painting, and more family fun. Come celebrate the waning of summer before we catch our first glimpses of fall colors.
Event Details
- When: August 16, 2025; 1:00-5:00 p.m.
- Where: River Run Village at Keystone
- Cost: Free!
Breckenridge Wine Classic
August 21-23, 2025
Breckenridge Wine Classic is a weekend-long celebration of all things wine! Join us in an all-inclusive wine tasting, wine-pairing dinners, pour and explore hike and wine lunches, and more! Try new wine or a new region as you enjoy live music and delicious foods. Visit their schedule for a full run-down on the fun. Ready to buy your tickets? Use code BGV15 for a $15 off Grand Tasting tickets!
Event Details
- When: August 21-23, 2025
- Where: Grand Tasting at Beaver Run Resort, other events at various locations
- Cost: $99-$275 (Use code BGVMEMBER2025 for 10% off)
Breckenridge Hogfest: Bacon and Bourbon
August 22-24, 2025
Bacon, bourbon, and live music? What’s not to love! Sip and sample bourbons, whiskeys, scotches, and barrel-aged spirits from master distillers while indulging on delicious bacon dishes from local food vendors. If you’re looking for an afternoon of indulgence, we’d recommend the Grand Tasting on Saturday, with bourbon education and sampling, unlimited samples of bourbon and bacon, and commemorative glass.
Event Details
- When: August 22-24, 2025
- Where: Grand Tasting at The Village Plaza, pairing dinners at Sauce on the Maggie
- Cost: $87.35-$431.34
Great Rubber Duck Race
August 30, 2025
The annual Great Rubber Duck Race returns for its 37th year! Purchase a duck and watch it race down the Blue River alongside 10,000 others. This event supports the Summit Foundation, a local non-profit that supports Summit County in countless ways including supporting other local nonprofits, awarding scholarships, and supporting community initiatives.
Event Details
- When: August 30, 2025; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Where: Blue River Plaza
- Cost: Free to attend! $5 per duck to race
Gathering at the Great Divide Art Festival
August 30-September 1, 2025
The longest-running art festival in Summit County returns for its 50th year! Artists from across the country will gather to display and sell their original works of art in a variety of mediums. The Gathering at the Great Divide is a free event with artwork available for purchase. The festival is located at Colorado Mountain College with plenty of parking on site. For a green commute option, hop on the Gray North route or take your bike down the rec path!
Event Details
- When: August 30-September 1, 2025; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Where: Colorado Mountain College
- Cost: Free!
Keystone Oktoberfest
August 30, 2025
Swing on over to Keystone this Labor Day weekend for their Oktoberfest celebration! Raise a stein, don your lederhosen, and try your best polka to live Bavarian bands! There is never a dull moment at Keystone Oktoberfest with events like the stein hoisting contest, polka instruction, German dance performances, and Kinderfest for the kids. Grab a brat, pretzel, and a fall craft beer and bid farewell to summer!
Event Details
- When: August 30, 2025; 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Where: River Run Village at Keystone
- Cost: Free to attend!
Copper Union Peak Festival
September 5-7, 2025
Copper Mountain will be celebrating the end of summer with their fourth annual Union Peak Festival, “a convergence of community, art, & sport.” Get ready for free, live music performances from Third Eye Blind, The Roots, and more. In between sets enjoy live art and complimentary sports clinics. As described on their site, the UP Festival aims to be the ultimate celebration of the mountain athlete!
Event Details
- When: September 5-7, 2025
- Where: Copper Mountain Fesort
- Cost: Free to attend!
Frisco Fall Fest
September 6, 2025
Frisco kicks off our short and sweet fall season with Fall Fest! Celebrate the turning of the seasons with pretzels and brats from Ein Prosit, a beer garden that benefits Friends of Dillon Ranger District, live music, make-and-take art projects, and more. Enjoy local and regional art at the Arts at Altitude art show.
Event Details
- When: September 6, 2025; 12-5 p.m.
- Where: Main Street Frisco at Historic Park
- Cost: Free!
Breckenridge Oktoberfest
September 12-14, 2025
The event that needs no introduction! Breckenridge Oktoberfest is the most anticipated event of the summer, cherished by locals and visitors alike. This three-day celebration in downtown Breckenridge offers all of your favorite Oktoberfest activities- beer drinking, pretzel eating, and polka dancing! Enjoy live music, food vendors, stein hoisting contests, and more at this iconic Breckenridge event.
Event Details
- When: September 12-14, 2025
- Where: Main Street Breckenridge
- Cost: Free to attend!
Breckenridge Bluegrass & Beer
September 26-28, 2025
Breckenridge Bluegrass & Beer festival, formerly Strings, Ciders & Sours, will be serving up beverages from craft breweries along with some live bluegrass jams from Blue River Grass. This event is presented by two of our favorite local breweries, Breckenridge Brewery and Broken Compass. Join for a Grand Tasting, beer pairing dinner, Sunday brunch, or all of the above!
Event Details
- When: September 26-28, 2025
- Where: Main Street Station and the Village at Breckenridge
- Cost: $58.63-$288.34
Silverthorne Pumpkin Fest
October 5, 2025
Spooky season is officially here! Head over to Silverthorne for their free annual pumpkin patch in Rainbow Park. This event provides more than 2,500 pumpkins for community children. There will be fun for the whole family with pumpkin painting stations, a free petting zoo, carnival games, and more!
Event Details
- When: October 5, 2025
- Where: Rainbow Park in Silverthorne
- Cost: Free!
Breckenridge Still on the Hill
October 3-5, 2025
The Breckenridge Craft Spirits Festival, Still on the Hill, returns again this fall! Join us at the Riverwalk Center for an event filled with craft spirit tasting, craft cocktails, local restaurant small bites, and live bluegrass music! Additional events throughout the weekend include tours at local museums and hikes, workshops and tastings at local restaurants, etch-a-tasting glass art class, Breckenridge Distillery tours and more!
Event Details
- When: October 3-5, 2025
- Where: Riverwalk Center
- Cost: $76.50
Frisco Trick or Treat Main Street
October 31, 2025
Celebrate Halloween in Frisco with their annual Trick-or-Treat on Main Street event! Businesses along Main Street and in the Frisco Historic Park will provide a candy to trick-or-treaters, along with additional family fun such as train rides and a Summit County Animal Shelter Halloween dog parade! Don your best costume and head to Frisco for some spooky family fun.
Event Details
- When: October 31, 2025; 5-7 p.m.
- Where: Main Street Frisco
- Cost: Free!