While summer might be winding down, fall is gearing up here in Estes Park! Discover all the fun fall festivals in Estes Park and start planning your mountain getaway today!
Autumn Gold Festival
Date: September 21st& 22nd, 2019
Where: Bond Park
Kick off the fall season with the Autumn Gold Festival. An event filled with bands, beers, and brats, this annual festival celebrates the changing of the leaves and the bugling of elk. All signs that it’s fall in Estes Park! The entrance is free with options to purchase food and beverages from local vendors. Be sure to grab one of the mustard-smothered bratwursts and a cold brew, it’s a classic choice!
Elk Fest
Date: September 28th & 29th, 2019
Where: Estes Park Event Complex
It really isn’t fall in Estes Park until the Elk Rut. And to celebrate this wonderful and unique display of Mother Nature, the town hosts its highly anticipated Elk Fest every year, the last weekend in September. The festival features bugling contests, elk seminars, arts and crafts, a craft beer garden, and so much more. Entrance is free and the entire weekend offers a handful of events to take part in.
Pumpkin and Pilsner
Date: October 12th, 2019
Where: Bond Park
This one-day event is a great way to enjoy the best of fall. From local brews to pumpkin carvings, you can’t get more fall than this! The free event is fun for all ages with kids’ activities such as pony rides, face painting, and games all available. For adults, sample local beers from Estes Park Brewery, Rock Cut Brewing, and Lumpy Ridge Brewery, all from your own souvenir mug.
Rocky Mountain Craft Spirits Festival
Date: October 26th, 2019
Where: Estes Park Events Complex
The Rocky Mountain region isn’t just home to craft beer brewers, it is also a host to a lively and growing craft spirits industry. The Rocky Mountain Craft Spirits Festival is a celebration of this skill and the town of Estes Park offers a chance to taste and sample the area’s finest distilleries. Your admission includes a souvenir tasting glass, live music, and of course complimentary pours from participating distilleries.
Fall Back Beer Festival
Date: November 3rd, 2019
Where: Estes Park Events Complex
Held on the day we turn our clocks back the Fall Back Beer Festival is a celebration of beer and what this industry brings to the town of Estes Park. Discover over 100 different beers, and see live demonstrations, and educational seminars on the brewing process, plus new this year will be a rock-climbing wall, kombucha, and a dessert truck. There will be a FREE shuttle that runs the loop every 30 minutes.
Stay at Brynwood on the River
With so many reasons to come visit Estes Park in the fall, it will be hard to decide! Choose your favorite fall festival and find affordable and comfortable accommodations at Brynwood on the River. Located just minutes from downtown Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park, our property offers cabins, cottages, a motel, and vacation home rentals, all set amongst the beautiful landscape of the Rockies.
