Festivals & Events

Where are the World's Best Green Chiles Perhaps, Pueblo, Colo.
Colorado, Festivals

Where are the World’s Best Green Chiles? Perhaps, Pueblo, Colo.

It’s hard for me to pick a favorite time of year because there is something I love about all of them. At this time I start thinking about green chiles and football. Yes, football is a big deal around my ... [ Read More ]
Vail, Colorado The Land of Flowers, Peace & the $25 Burger. HeidiTown (7)
Colorado, Festivals, Travel

Vail, Colorado: The Land of Flowers, Peace & the $25 Burger

I strive to be truthful on HeidiTown so let’s face a not-so-fun-fact. Colorado has gotten super expensive. I should know, I live here. And Vail is one of those places that is not cheap.  Betty Ford Alpine Garden in Vail, ... [ Read More ]
Cheyenne Frontier Days That’s WY. HeidiTown (12)
Festivals, Wyoming

Cheyenne Frontier Days: That’s WY

Cheyenne Frontier Days got underway on Friday (7/19), and we went on Sunday (7/21) to participate in the festivities. I have been fortunate to get a media invite for two years in a row, and I happily jump at this ... [ Read More ]
Cowboy Up at Little America & the 12th Cheyenne Frontier Days . HeidiTown (10)
Festivals, July, Wyoming

Cowboy Up at Little America & the 128th Cheyenne Frontier Days

Cheyenne, Wyoming is just 45 minutes away. So, when I was invited to experience a night at Little America, Tim McGraw, and the rodeo at Cheyenne Frontier Days, the small-town gal in me got very excited. Fun fact: I grew ... [ Read More ]
5 Reasons to go to a Keystone Festival this Summer. HeidiTown Wine & Jazz crowd shot
August, Colorado, Festivals, July, June

5 Reasons to go to a Keystone Festival this Summer

We have been attending a Keystone Festival every summer since 2014, so I know a thing or two about these events. Keystone, Colorado Wine & Jazz Festival 2022 The 1st reason to attend one of the events is that they ... [ Read More ]
Don't be Bored This Winter Festivals Abound. HeidiTown
Colorado, Festivals

Don’t be Bored This Winter: Festivals Abound

HeidiTown got its real start when it became all about festivals around 2010. This virtual town was around before then, but once I started concentrating on events and festivals, things took off and the town grew.  My first 5K! Running ... [ Read More ]
Come for the Party, Stay for the Party: Breckenridge, Colorado
Colorado, Festivals

Come for the Party, Stay for the Party: Breckenridge, Colorado

We took a break from visiting Breckenridge because we’d frequented this Colorado mountain town so much that some HeidiTown citizens thought we lived there. So, I didn’t put it on the travel list for a few years (then the pandemic ... [ Read More ]
Barbarian Feast Photo
Colorado, Festivals, October

Barbarian Feast: Meat, Mead, Beer & Belly Dancing in Loveland

Started in 2017, Barbarian Feast is now the must-have ticket of the season. While we took a brief break during the pandemic, this will be our sixth year of holding the events under the tents at Grimm Brothers Brewhouse in ... [ Read More ]
Winter Park, Colorado Why Fritzi, the Dog, is a Big Fan. HeidiTown (14)
Colorado, dog, Festivals, Travel

Winter Park, Colorado: Why Fritzi, the Dog, is a Big Fan

Want to know why your dog will love Grand County? And you too? The average August temperature is 74 degrees.   We’ve been heading to Grand County, home to Winter Park, Granby, Grand Lake, and more, for many years. I’ve been ... [ Read More ]
Puppy Mill Awareness Day 2023 HeidiTown (2)
Colorado, Festivals, September

Berthoud, Colorado, Goes to the Dogs: Puppy Mill Awareness Day

I have supported this cause from its start in 2014. It’s Puppy Mills Awareness Day (formerly Hops & Harley). One hundred percent of the proceeds from this event go to Harley Dream. This cause is close to my heart for ... [ Read More ]