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2021 Brecktoberfest

🎶 ‘Ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit’ Danke schön! Breckenridge’s renowned Oktoberfest has taken on a new name (Brecktoberfest) scheduled to return Friday, September 24 – Sunday October 26, 2021. Although things may look a little different this year, this popular event still promises to pack in the fun mimicing a full-blown Munich celebration on the Breckenridge Riverwalk Center lawn with live… Read More

2021 Breckenridge Wine Classic

“Wine is the most healthful and most hygienic of beverages.”Louis Pasteur After the last 18 months we’ve all endured, we think it’s safe to say we all deserve the opportunity to ‘wine’ down a little, don’t you agree? And, let’s face it, this is the event we were all ‘training’ for in quarantine! So, get ready to raise you glass… Read More

2020 Snow Sculpture Winners Announced!

In January, 2020 the picturesque town of Breckenridge played host to the world reknowned International Snow Sculpture Championships for it’s 30th consecutive year where 16 teams gathered from around the world to hand-carve 20-ton blocks of snow into enormous, intricate works of art using only hand-tools and their imaginations. And on Saturday, January 25th, the winners were annonced. Taking home… Read More

2019 Mountain Dew Snowdance

Last year the Breckenridge Ski Resort, partnering with Mountain Dew, debuted the Mountain Dew Snow Dance on Peak 8 in Breckenridge. The high energy event brought an exciting early Ski Season experience with hopes and anticipations of summoning the snow! The all day activities included an on-mountain DJ, live music, a friendly yeti, pro skier and snowboarder sightings and a… Read More

Dining Passports & Fall in Breckenridge

It’s October in Breckenridge and Summer Season is winding down. The leaves are changing, the air is crisp.. And Main Street is navigable! Many may consider this time of year a less desirable time to visit but, at least in our humble opinion here at Ski Country, they would be wrong. Yes, yes. We may be a bit bias and believe… Read More

2019 Breckenridge Gold Panning Championships

When most people think of Breckenridge, Colorado they think of a world renowned Ski Resort. What most don’t know is that the town of Breckenridge has been around long before the chairlifts were erected and ski runs carved into the mountainside. In fact, Breckenridge started out as a mining town in the late 1800s and has seen a lot more… Read More

WAVE, Breckenridge’s Spring Art Festival

Returning for its fourth year since it was introduced in 2016, the annual Breckenridge Spring festival, WAVE (a contemporary art festival that highlights light installations, digital projections, musical performances and other creative ventures), will return to Breckenridge May 30 – June 2, 2019. During this free, four day festival a handful of artists (both domestic and international) will participate in… Read More

Carpe Vino! The Breckenridge Food & Wine Festival Returns For Another Year

Although Colorado is largely known for beer, that doesn’t mean that it has its shortage of wine festivals.. Namely in the high country. The Breckenridge Food and Wine Festival, for instance, transforms the beautiful old mining town into a tasty, mountain-side vineyard offering up over 300 wine samples, live music and tasty bites to accompany each varietal. Scheduled for Friday July… Read More

It’s Back! The Breckenridge Summer Beerfest

Summertime in Colorado means one thing – it’s beer festival season! And the world-famous ski resort and town of Breckenridge sure knows how to put on one of the best around. On July 7, 2018, the charming, historic mining town will ignite with excitement as fans of beer, music and fun arrive for this iconic Summer event. The highly anticipated and exceedingly… Read More

The Breckenridge International Festival of Arts is Back for it’s third consecutive year!

Having a big hand in Breckenridge recently being named one of the country’s “artsiest small towns” by Westword Magazine, the 2017 Breckenridge International Festival of Arts (BIFA) has returned for its third season. Stretching over a 10-day time span, this quirky, one of a kind display of assorted visual, musical and interactive exhibits has quickly become one of Breckenridge’s most… Read More