Snow Sculpture Festival comes to Loveland, Colorado
Loveland’s Snow Sculpture in the Dark is quickly becoming a premiere festival in Northern Colorado. Snow Sculpture After Dark 2010 (Photo by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer, all rights reserved) This year’s event runs December 5-10, 2011. Read all about it by clicking ... [ Read More ]
Celebrate the holidays in downtown Denver at the Christkindl Market
Here is an event that you should make part of your family tradition this holiday season. The Denver Christkindl Market runs for nearly a month in downtown. You can make a day of it – attend the market for lunch ... [ Read More ]
Two topnotch Oktoberfests in Colorado
The Polka Nuts kept the crowds dancing at the Greeley Oktoberfest 2010. Photo by R.T. Schlaefer. For the past several weeks I’ve done a lot of chatting about Oktoberfests, and this is because I think, when done right, they are ... [ Read More ]
Georgetown, Colorado hosts Dutch Oven Cook-Off
Georgetown, Colorado (Photo by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer) I write about festivals and events, I read about festivals and events, and I attend a lot of festivals and events, so at this point it takes a truly unique event to get me ... [ Read More ]
Nelsen’s Old Town Car Show, Fort Collins, Colorado
UPDATED POST on August 22, 2013. I never used to be much of a classic car enthusiast, but in the last couple years, I’ve found myself attracted to the bubbly exteriors, the meticulous thought out interiors and even the ... [ Read More ]
Oktoberfests in Colorado
Got a craving for a big beer and some polka music? You are in luck! The Mayor of HeidiTown loves a good Oktoberfest, so I’ve created a list of all the festivals around Colorado. From Durango to Berthoud, from Steamboat ... [ Read More ]
A trip to the County Fair
The smell of hay, and dust and fried food in the air, fresh lemonade, and elephant ears, country music, carnival rides and corn on the cob”¦ ah, the county fair. I grew up attending our local county fair in Western ... [ Read More ]
Celebrate all things German at the 15th Annual Biergarten Festival in Morrison, Colorado
I’m excited to tell my readers about this festival. This is not an Oktoberfest, but a celebration of German culture at a family-friendly event in Morrison, Colorado. The 15th Annual Biergarten Festival is a yearly event hosted by the German ... [ Read More ]
Calling all Celts!
Colorado State Haggis Toss Championships at the Elizabeth Celtic Festival. (Photo courtesy of the festival) Much to my delight, there’s no shortage of Celtic festivals in Colorado. With the Rocky Mountain Irish Festival more than a month away, this little ... [ Read More ]
