Steamboat Springs continues filling weekends with events for everyone

Events include a Wine Festival, Arts Festival, free music, rodeo and new events for athletes

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO - Summer's days are numbered, yet Steamboat Springs' events keep on coming.  Whether travelers are looking to escape the heat for a cool mountain getaway, an event to entertain or a place to play, Steamboat in the Summertime has something for everyone this August.  

Week One: Experience all the Cultural and Culinary Arts Steamboat Springs has to offer while tasting a few new wines at the 3rd Annual Beaux Arts Festival and Art Car Stampede, August 4-14 and the 2nd Annual Steamboat Wine Festival, August 4-7.  Wine tastings, a Steel Chef culinary competition, food and wine seminars along with wine makers dinners are all part of the Steamboat Wine Festival complimented by the outdoor ambiance of the beautiful Yampa Valley.  Top it off with the visual, musical and performing arts of Steamboat Springs' Beaux Arts Festival.  This one-of-a-kind arts festival highlights the myriad of the arts that exist in Steamboat Springs from performances by the historical Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts Camp and Strings in the Mountains Music Festival to exhibit at the historic Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts at the Depot, and the popular mobile exhibit: the Art Cars Stampede.  Visit www.steamboatwinefestival.com for Steamboat Wine Festival ticket information and details. Visit www.steamboatspringsarts.com for more information on the 3rd Annual Beaux Arts Festival.  For comprehensive information on events, activities or to book a vacation visit www.steamboatsummer.com.

Week Two: New this summer for cyclists looking to get in one more long ride is Kent Eriksen's Tour de Steamboat, August 12-13.  Rocky Peak Productions presents the first annual revival of the Tour de Steamboat (1975-1985).  This non-competitive century ride brings cyclists through Northern Colorado's most scenic roadways, starting and ending in Steamboat Springs.  The pre-ride dinner Friday night features former pro cyclist Andy Hampsten, and will benefit the Lance Armstrong Foundation. For more information on Kent Eriksen's Tour de Steamboat visit www.rockypeakproductions.com. The 3rd Annual Beaux Arts Festival continues into week two as The Emerald City Opera presents The Merry Widow, August 12 & 14.  The Emerald City Opera brings big time Opera performers to a small town and then takes it to another level.  Performers from Opera Companies around the country join local talent in several performances of The Merry Widow during the Beaux Arts Festival. www.emeraldcityopera.org. Steamboat Springs Free Summer Concert Series continues with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in concert, August 13.  Gates open at 5:30 at the base of Howelsen Hill.  For general summer information or to book a vacation visit www.steamboatsummer.com.

Week Three: More athletes arrive in Ski Town, USA® this weekend, and hundreds will get there on foot. New this summer, The Wild West Relay begins Friday, August 19 in Ft. Collins and ends in Steamboat Springs Saturday after relay runners complete this unique 195-mile race under the light of a full moon.  In its first year, the Wild West Relay will dare over 600 runners to "Get their ass over the pass" in teams of 6 or 12.  For more information visit www.wildwestrelay.com.  If the "all-nighter" run seems too extreme, runners can still meet with a challenge at the 7th Annual Continental Divide Run, August 21.  Presented by the Steamboat Springs Running Series, this trail race begins at Fish Creek Falls, climbs to the Continental Divide along the Mountain View Trail and descends the upper mountain portion of the Steamboat Ski Area where the race finishes at the top of the Gondola.  For more information visit  This 16-mile trail race begins at Fish Creek Falls, climbs to the Mountain View Trail reaching a peak of 10,500 feet before descending the upper mountain portion of the Steamboat Ski Area where the race finishes at the top of the Gondola.  For more information visit www.runningseries.com.  These runners are not the only wild athletes in town, the Steamboat Springs ProRodeo Series will come to its conclusion for the summer with the finale of the series Friday and Saturday nights.  Cheer on all these extreme athletes and visit www.steamboatsummer.com.

Week Four: Yet another new event comes to Steamboat Springs this weekend with the first ever Steamboat Triathlon, August 28.  Boulder, Colorado based 5340 Sports presents the first Steamboat Triathlon.  The race will include a three-quarter-mile swim, a 20-mile bike ride and a four-mile run in the Lake Catamount area, just south of the City of Steamboat Springs.  For more information visit www.5430sports.com. Another popular Steamboat Springs event, The Steamboat Grand Prix of Kart Racing moves from the September lineup to August 27-28.  Children and adults compete in the new generation of kart racing. The races will take place at the Meadows Parking Lot. Visit www.steamboatsummer.com for more details.

For the most up-to-date information on events and activities, suggestions on hiking or biking trails, or other information to complete a summer getaway to Steamboat Springs log onto www.steamboatsummer.com. 

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