Winter Craft Beer Festival
Type: Food and Drink
Location: Boulder, CO
Month: February
Description: A yearly event featuring unlimited beer samples from local and national breweries, live music, food, a silent disco, VIP early entry, and designated driver tickets.
Boulder International Film Festival
Type: Art and Culture
Location: Boulder
Month: February – March
Description: A four-day celebration of cinema featuring films and filmmakers from around the world, attracting over 25,000 attendees with past guests including Shirley MacLaine and Oliver Stone.
Official Website: biff1.com
Boulder Arts Week
Type: Art and Culture
Location: Boulder
Month: April
Description: A weeklong celebration of art, including art walks, workshops, exhibitions, performances, lectures, and readings, supporting over 140 art organizations and thousands of artists.
Official Website: boulderartsweek.org
Boulder Creek Festival
Type: Community
Location: Boulder
Month: May
Description: A weekend event with free concerts, food vendors, alcoholic drinks, and handcrafted items from local artists, plus an additional beer festival with unlimited tastings.
Official Website: bouldercreekfest.com
Boulder Bach Festival
Type: Art and Culture
Location: Boulder
Month: May – October
Description: An annual festival and concert series celebrating 500 years of music, with a focus on Johann Sebastian Bach, including educational events and performances.
Official Website: boulderbachfestival.org
Boulder Comedy Festival
Type: Art and Culture
Location: Various venues in Boulder County
Month: June
Description: A festival celebrating comedy with nationally touring comics, highlighting diversity and women in comedy, and including a free stand-up workshop.
Official Website: bouldercomedyfestival.com
Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Type: Art and Culture
Location: University Theatre, Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, Boulder
Month: June – August
Description: A professional theatre company performing Shakespeare since 1958, offering plays under the summer skies (currently indoors due to construction) and educational programs like summer camps.
Official Website: cupresents.org
Colorado Music Festival
Type: Art and Culture
Location: Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder
Month: June – August
Description: A six-week summer concert series featuring musicians from over 40 orchestras, with pre-concert lectures, rehearsals, and pop-up concerts.
Official Website: coloradomusicfestival.org
Boulder Taco Fest
Type: Food and Drink
Location: Boulder
Month: August
Description: A one-day event with taco vendors, craft beer, tequila, kid-friendly activities, live music, wrestling, and a wristband required for food and drinks.
Official Website: bouldertacofest.com
Boulder Fall Festival
Type: Community
Location: Pearl Street Mall, Boulder
Month: September
Description: A three-day celebration with craft vendors, a beer garden, live music, kid-friendly activities, and over 100 makers, with free admission.
Official Website: boulderdowntown.com/fall-fest
Street Wise Mural Festival
Type: Art and Culture
Location: Boulder
Month: September – October
Description: An art mural festival since 2019, featuring over 85 murals, live mural paintings, panels, workshops, happy hours, and walking or e-bike tours.
Official Website: streetwiseboulder.com
Boulder Burgundy Wine Festival
Type: Food and Drink
Location: Boulder
Month: October
Description: A festival highlighting Burgundy wines with tastings, meals, seminars, and a grand tasting of 200 wines, benefiting several charitable organizations.
Official Website: boulderburgundyfestival.com
Boulderthon
Type: Sports
Location: Boulder
Month: October
Description: A community-driven event offering a full marathon, half-marathon, 10K, 5K, and kids race, with a post-race afterparty in downtown Boulder.
Official Website: boulderthon.org
Light Up the Holidays
Type: Community
Location: Downtown Boulder
Month: November – December
Description: A holiday celebration with light displays, promotions, activities, and the Lights of December Parade featuring bands, carolers, Santa, and floats.
Official Website: boulderdowntown.com/light-up-the-holidays