Boulder's annual events
Boulder's calendar repeats its greatest hits every year. There's a 10K you run with tens of thousands of your neighbors, a film festival that takes over downtown, and a New Year's plunge into a very cold reservoir. Guides to each below.
Boulder's Annual Events: A Month-by-Month Local Guide
Boulder's annual events month by month: Bolder Boulder, Creek Fest, Shakespeare, and Sundance, with every event verified as still happening in 2026.
A Very Boulder Commute: Tube To Work Day
If you’re familiar with the outdoorsy and athletic Boulder’s particular brand of environmentalism, you’ll have heard of Bike to Work Day (with its aligned desig...
Don’t Miss Out On Colorado Bike To Work Day
Boulder is known as a very fit town—in fact, we’ve been voted fittest and most beautiful in the country more than once. Part of the reason for that is our bicyc...
Everything You Need to Know About The Boulder Creek Festival
The Boulder Creek Festival has been going on during Memorial Day weekend for a little over three decades now (wow, can you believe it’s been that long?), and it...
July 4th in Boulder 2017: Four Ways to be Festive
It’s Independence Day, everyone, and Boulder (and its near environs) famously has many ways to enjoy fireworks and other celebrations on this celebratory holida...
Colorado Music Festival: What’s On Tap for 2017 at Boulder’s Chautauqua
Summertime in Colorado is a veritable bounty of opportunities for relaxation and recreation. Celebrating its 40th year of musical engagement and excitement in 2...
What’s on Tap For Stout Month 2016
February kicks off Stout Month in the craft beer world. Nobody celebrates harder then the malt-lovin’ crew at Mountain Sun Pubs and Breweries—which isn’t much o...
The Flatirons Food Film Festival: October 19th – 25th
A true Boulderite’s love of food is not simply limited to what is instantly gratifying and drool-inducing on the surface. Here in Boulder, the majority of the p...
Taking Pride in Boulder’s LGBTQ Community: 2015 Boulder Pridefest
Beginning on Wednesday, September 9th, Boulder will kick off a week of pride; vibrant, celebratory, community-centered, reflective, and influential pride. Bould...
Colorado Shakespeare Festival Returns for its 58th Season
Summertime in Boulder is awash with fabulous things to do, especially outdoors. Between hikes and bike paths, concerts, and patios with excellent craft beer, Bo...
BIFF is Back: The Boulder International Film Festival from March 5th – 8th
The 2015 Boulder International Film Festival marks the eleventh annual running of the festival put on by the Colorado Film Society. Since its inaugural festival...
Stout Month Is Coming… Are You Ready?
People in the craft beer industry will celebrate just about anything. Every August—Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook accounts all over the country are saturated...
Boulder Polar Plunge 2015 – Brrrrring in the New Year!
For some, the beginning of a new year starts with the cleansing of the past. Physically, mentally, spiritually, socially—there’s a cleanse for that. But a uniqu...
Shake It Up: The Colorado Shakespeare Festival at CU Boulder
Want to feed your inner thespian? Need a night of culture, straight-up, that doesn’t come in a shot glass on Pearl Street? Shake it on over to the Colorado Shak...
Fourth of July in Boulder
We’re just over a week away from yet another Fourth of July. This year, you, your friends, and family can celebrate (and safely) in Boulder at Folsom Field at t...
Local annual events businesses in Boulder
From the Your Boulder directory — independently listed, locally checked.