Summers are absolutely sensational in Winter Park... why? Mostly because of the sizzling events! Between our local Winter Park/Fraser Valley Chamber of Commerce, Granby Chamber of Commerce and Winter Park Resort, these organizations have brought so many events that our summer calendar for Grand County is quite full!

To give you a taste of what's to come in the Summer of 2010, here's a tentative calendar:

2010 SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR - Tentative  

MAY EVENTS
May 7 - Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado, Church of the Eternal Hills in Tabernash

JUNE EVENTS
June 18 - Hideaway Skate Park Clinic w/Yellow Designs at Hideaway Skate Park
June 19 - 2010 Habitat Hobble on the Fraser River Trail
June 26-27 - Blues From the Top at Hideaway Park
June 29 - Fraser Tuesday Picnic in the Park at the Old Schoolhouse Park in Fraser

JULY EVENTS  
July 1 - High-Note Thursdays at Hideaway Park    
July 3 - Renezvous Run for Independence throughout Winter Park and Fraser Valley 
July 4 - Fourth of July Celebration at the Fraser Valley Sports Complex
July 6 - Fraser Tuesday Picnic in the Park at Old Schoolhouse Park in Fraser
July 8 - High-Note Thursdays at Hideaway Park    
July 10 - Free Music Festival at Hideaway Park 
July 13 - Fraser Tuesday Picnic in the Park at Old Schoolhouse Park in Fraser
July 15 - High-Note Thursdays at Hideaway Park
July 15-18 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships at SolVista Bike Park at Granby Ranch
July 17 - Cruiser Party/Fat Tire Classic at Hideaway Park
July 17-Aug 7 - Elk Horn Art Gallery presents Carl Cassler - "A Lifetime of Art"
July 20 - Fraser Tuesday Picnic in the Park at Old Schoolhouse Park in Fraser
July 22- High-Note Thursdays at Hideaway Park
July 24, 25 - Winter Park Jazz Festival at Hideaway Park 
July 24,25 - Winter Park Alpine ArtAffair in downtown Winter Park
July 27 - Fraser Tuesday Picnic in the Park at Old Schoolhouse Park in Fraser
July 29 - High-Note Thursdays at Hideaway Park
July 31 - “Skateboard” Music Festival (KTCL) at Hideaway Park 
July 31-Aug 1 - Crankworx at the Winter Park Resort

AUGUST EVENTS 
Aug 3-8 Zoppe Family Circus at Winter Park Resort
Aug 3 - Fraser Tuesday Picnic in the Park at Old Schoolhouse Park in Fraser
Aug 5 - High-Note Thursdays at Hideaway Park
Aug 6 - Concrete Rodeo Skate Park Competition at Hideaway Skate Park
Aug 7 - FREE Music Festival at Hideaway Park
Aug 7, 8 - Winter Park Beer Festival at Hideaway Park
Aug 10 - Fraser Tuesday Picnic in the Park at Old Schoolhouse Park in Fraser
Aug 12 - High-Note Thursdays at Hideaway Park
Aug 14, 15 - Winter Park Craft Fair in downtown Winter Park
Aug 14-Sept 6 - Elk Horn Art Gallery presents "The Four Seasons of Art"

SEPTEMBER EVENTS   
Sept 4 - High Altitude Battle of the Bands and Boards at Hideaway Skate Park
Sept 11, 12, 18, 19 - Grand County Parade of Homes Grand County (tentative)

For better details of some of these regular summer events, below is a list of darn near every single Summer 2009 event (starting after July 4th weekend). For more details on any of the events, please click the links if provided or here for the Winter Park Fraser Valley Chamber of Commerce's website and here for the Granby Chamber of Commerce's website. 

Be sure to check back with us for more 2010 Summer Events and music festival lineups! 

2009 SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR

July 

• Kid's Bike Camp, 7/8-9
• High-Note Thursdays at Hideaway Park (free live music), 7/9
• Music on the Mall at Cooper Creek Square, 7/10
• Granby Farmer's Market, 7/10
• Veronika String Quartet, 7/10
• Trestle Bike Park Series Race #2 - Downhill, 7/10
• 9th Annual Ice Cream Social at Cooper Creek Square, 7/11
• Free Interpretative Hikes at Winter Park Chamber, 7/11
• Winter Park Music Festival (free live music featuring Delbert McClinton), 7/11
• High Country Stampede Rodeo, 7/11
• Grand Arts Festival, 7/11
• Family Plaza Palooza at Winter Park Resort, 7/11 
• Kids Night Out Club Discover, 7/11
• Winter Park Mountain Bike Series Race #3 - Point to Point, 7/11
• Winter Park Mountain Bike Series Race #4 - Super Downhill, 7/12
• Women, Wheels & Wine - Women's Mountain Bike Day, 7/12
• Fraser Famers Market, 7/12
• Free Interpretative Hikes at Winter Park Chamber, 7/12
• American Dance Training Camp, 7/12-18
• The Library Scramble Golf Tourney at Headwaters golf course, 7/13
• Fraser Tuesday Picnic in the Park (free live music), 7/14
• Cowboy Sing-A-Long at Winter Park Resort, 7/14
• Sunset Concert Series at SolVista Basin, 7/15
• Wild Nights at Winter Park Resort, 7/15
• Karen Vance and Pem Dunn - "Winter Park's Own", 7/15-8/9
• High-Note Thursdays at Hideaway Park (free live music), 7/16
• Star Safaris-Astronomy in The Park, 7/16
• US Cycling Mountain Bike Championships at SolVista Basin, 7/16-19 - Click for our US Nat'l Mountain Bike Championship Lodging Deal!
• Fat Tire Classic, 7/17-19
• Music on the Mall at Cooper Creek Square, 7/17
• Winter Park's FreeRide Fridays, 7/17
• Granby Fest (formerly The Taste of Granby)/Market, 7/17
• Cruiser Bike Party at Hideaway Park, 7/18
• Buffalo 5k Run & Walk at Grand Lake, 7/18
• Family Plaza Palooza at Winter Park Resort, 7/18
• Geocaching 101 at Winter Park Resort, 7/18
• High Country Stampede Rodeo Family Fun Night, 7/18
• Free Interpretative Hikes at Winter Park Chamber, 7/18
• Jivamukti Yoga Weekend, 7/18-19
• Free Interpretative Hikes at Winter Park Chamber, 7/19
• Fraser Farmers Market, 7/19
• Fraser Tuesday Picnic in the Park (free live music), 7/21
• Kids Yoga Class, 7/21
• Cowboy Sing-A-Long at Winter Park Resort, 7/21
• Sunset Concert Series at SolVista Basin, 7/22
• Wild Nights at Winter Park Resort, 7/22
• Star Safaris-Astronomy in The Park, 7/23
• High-Note Thursdays at Hideaway Park (free live music), 7/23
• Trestle Bike Park Series Race #3 - Downhill, 7/24
• Music on the Mall at Cooper Creek Square, 7/24
• Winter Park's FreeRide Fridays, 7/24
• Granby Farmer's Market, 7/24
• High Country Stampede Rodeo, 7/25
• Geocaching 101 at Winter Park Resort, 7/25
• Kids Yoga Class, 7/25
• Family Plaza Palooza at Winter Park Resort, 7/25
• Free Interpretative Hikes at Winter Park Chamber, 7/25
• Winter Park Jazz Festival, 7/25-26 - Click for our Jazz Festival Lodging Package & Get FREE Tickets to our Alpine Resort Properties Jazz Nights starring Shed G!
• Winter Park Alpine Art Affair, 7/25-26
• Fraser Farmers Market, 7/26
• Fraser Tuesday Picnic in the Park (free live music), 7/28
• Kids Yoga Class, 7/28
• Sunset Concert Series at SolVista Basin, 7/29
• Wild Nights at Winter Park Resort, 7/29
• High-Note Thursdays at Hideaway Park (free live music), 7/30
• Star Safaris-Astonomy in The Park, 7/30
• Crankworx Mountain Bike Extravaganza, 7/30-8/2
• Music on the Mall at Cooper Creek Square, 7/31
• Granby Farmer's Market, 7/31
• Moonlight in the Mountains Dinner Train (Georgetown), 7/31
• Winter Park's FreeRide Fridays, 7/31

August 

• Crankworx Mountain Bike Extravaganza, 7/30-8/2
• Winter Park Mountain Bike Series #5 - Crankworx CO X-Country, 8/1
• High Country Stampede Rodeo, 8/1
• Family Plaza Palooza at Winter Park Resort, 8/1
• Winter Park Mountain Bike Series #6 - Crankworx CO Super Downhill, 8/2
• Fraser Tuesday Picnic in the Park (free live music), 8/4
• Gravity Goddess Downhill Camp, 8/5-6 - Exclusive for women
• Kid's Bike Camp, 8/5-6
• Concrete Rodeo Skate Park Competition, 8/6
• High-Note Thursdays at Hideaway Park, 8/6
• Music on the Mall at Cooper Creek Square, 8/7
• Granby Farmer's Market, 8/7
• High Country Stampede Rodeo, 8/8
• Family Plaza Palooza at Winter Park Resort, 8/8
• Middle Park "Wild West" Classic Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show, 8/8
• Fraser River Days/River Stock & Lumberjack Show, 8/8-9
• Winter Park Colorado Craft Fair, 8/8-9
• American Cancer Society's 3rd Annual Relay, 8/8-9
• Fraser Tuesday Picnic in the Park (free live music), 8/11
• High-Note Thursdays at Hideaway Park, 8/13
• Music on the Mall at Cooper Creek Square, 8/14
• Granby Farmer's Market/Friday Frenzy - Music & Fun, 8/14
• Salute to American Veterans Rally/Festival, 8/14-16 - Click for our Military Salute 30% discount!
• 24th Annual Taste of Grand County, 8/15
• Winter Park Mountain Bike Series #7 - Mary Jane Circuit, 8/15
• High Country Stampede Rodeo & Family Fun Night, 8/15
• Family Plaza Palooza at Winter Park Resort, 8/15
• Cowboy Sing A Long at Winter park Resort, 8/18
• High-Note Thursdays at Hideaway Park, 8/20
• Star Safaris - Astronomy in the Park, 8/20
• Trestle Bike Park Series Race #4 - Super Downhill, 8/21
• Granby Farmer's Market, 8/21
• 5th Annual Tab Benoit Classic, 8/21
• Coca-Cola Family Movie Night, 8/21
• Family Plaza Palooza at Winter Park Resort, 8/22
• Club Discovery, 8/22
• Village Music Series at Winter Park Resort, 8/21
• Stacey Peterson and Cydney Springer - "Artist to Watch Show", 8/21-9/7
• High Country Stampede Rodeo, 8/22
• Beer for Butts - Belgian Beer Festival, 8/22
• Family Plaza Palooza at Winter Park Resort, 8/22
• Famous Flamethrower's High Altitude Chili Cookoff, 8/22-23
• 6th Annual Snow Mountain Disc Golf Challenge Tournament, 8/22-23
• Music on the Mall at Cooper Creek Square, 8/28
• Village Music Series, 8/28
• Coca-Cola Family Movie Night, 8/28
• Granby Farmer's Market, 8/28
• Club Discovery, 8/29
• Winter Park Mountain Bike Series #8 - King of the Rockies Finale, 8/29
• High Country Stampede Rodeo, 8/29
• Family Plaza Palooza at Winter Park Resort, 8/29
• 11th Annual Doggie Drag, 8/29

September

• Music on the Mall at Cooper Creek Square, 9/4
• Village Music Series, 9/4
• Coca-Cola Family Movie Night, 9/4
• Granby Farmer's Market/Friday Frenzy - Music & Fun, 9/4
• Family Plaza Palooza, 9/5
• Club Discovery, 9/5
• Mountain States Cup Sol Survivor Event, 9/4-7
• Family Plaza Palooza at Winter Park Resort, 9/5
• High Altitude Battle of the Bands & Boards, 9/5
• High Stampede Rodeo, 9/5
• Labor Day Block Party & Sidewalk Sale, 9/6
• Granby Farmer's Market, 9/11
• Grand County Parade of Homes, 9/12-13
• Morales Farm Event, 9/16
• Music on the Mall at Cooper Creek Square, 9/18
• Granby Farmer's Market, 9/18
• Trestle Bike Park Series Race #5 - XC Circuit Roof of the Rockies, 9/19
• Grand County Parade of Homes, 9/19-20
• Trestle Bike Park Series Race #6 - Gravity Fest (SD &DH), 9/20
• Morales Farm Event, 9/23
• Granby Farmer's Market, 9/25
• Winter Park Resort summer activities extended weekend-only operations, 9/12-13, 19-20 & 26-27
• Morales Farm Event, 9/30

October

• 3rd Annual Granby Oktoberfest, 10/2-3
• 25th Annual Ski & Snowboard Swap, 10/9-10

If you love to grab a picnic and enjoy music in an outdoor setting, there are music festivals for all tastes: Blues Festival, Jazz Festival, 103.5 The Fox Hawgfest and numerous local venues playing free concerts at the local town parks.

Would you like to learn more about events happening this summer in Winter Park? (How can you not?!) Check out the best source, which is Winter Park/Fraser Valley Chamber's website, for a complete calendar of events, concert lineups and detailed info. Click here to be in the know!