Enjoyable occasions throughout Colorado this week and past

Mountain comedy, a Valentine’s pop-up, an enormous brewery anniversary and extra across the state

By the Thirst Team

Enjoy our roundup of the very best occasions throughout Colorado for the following couple of weeks. Click right here for a February performing arts preview, and skim on for festivals, sporting contests and different happenings. For extra, take a look at our occasions calendar.

Five days of free brewery anniversary events in Denver

To quote the good Nigel Tufnel, Ratio Beerworks “goes to 11” this week to have fun its eleventh anniversary. The get together begins in RiNo with a comedy present tonight, a drag present tomorrow night time and 93.3 FM’s Punk Rock Tacos DJing on Sunday. There additionally shall be stay music at each Ratio taprooms on Friday and Saturday, in addition to beer releases. 

The Wonder(yard) of Valentine’s season in Denver

Wonderyard Garden and Table in Denver goes all out for its Christmas pop-up, so we count on nothing much less on the “Love Begins in Wonder” Valentine popup. In addition to turning into very fairly in pink, the popup consists of specialty cocktails and meals, picture opps and occasions. Valentine’s trivia runs from 7 to 9 p.m. at the moment, adopted by Galentine’s music bingo and everlasting jewellery sale from 6 to eight p.m. Friday.

Comedy festival in Telluride Thursday to Sunday

The twenty sixth annual Telluride Comedy Festival opens Thursday with a locals night time and improv showcase. Friday brings Aristotle Athari, Ian Edwards and Andrew Michaan, plus a free after-show set. One Saturday, a Valentine’s present shall be hosted by Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer. The competition closes Sunday with a range night time and extra improv. 

Blindfolded wine tasting in Denver Friday and Saturday

Blanchard Family Wines in downtown Denver hosts a blindfolded wine tasting on Friday and Saturday. Each {couples}’ ticket features a blindfolded tasting of two guided flights, in addition to one bottle and two blindfolds to take house. 

Jazz at Stranahan’s Friday

On Friday night time, Stranahan’s Distillery will host a Valentine’s themed live performance by LAPOMPE, a Denver group that blends jazz with gypsy swing and blues. A $50 ticket additionally consists of one complimentary welcome cocktail, bottle reductions and a voucher for a free distillery tour and tasting at a later date.

Ouray Winter Wine Festival Saturday

On Valentine’s Day, the Ouray Winter Wine Festival returns to the Wright Opera House. This fireplace occasion is likely one of the extra intimate craft drink festivals in Colorado. At least eight Colorado wineries and two Colorado distilleries will take part, and the occasion additionally consists of native meals and artisan distributors.

Free cocktail in Denver Saturday

The Block Distilling in Denver’s RiNo neighborhood is displaying its Valentine love with a free first cocktail from midday to five p.m. Saturday.

Lunar New Year celebration in Aurora Saturday

The Town Center at Aurora welcomes the yr of the fireplace horse from 2 to five p.m. Saturday, with a taekwondo showcase, dragon and lion dances, and children’ crafts.

Fashion show in Colorado Springs Feb. 20

The House of GOCA style present returns to the Ent Center for the Arts in Colorado Springs on Friday, Feb. 20. The annual occasion celebrates avant-garde style and wearable artwork. This yr’s theme is Stardust, impressed by the cosmic and contemplative work of artist Nina Elder. “Stardust celebrates the elemental and the ephemeral, engendering hope and reminding us that we are all made of the same stuff,” organizers say.

Ice climbing world cup in Longmont Feb. 21-22

The Ice Climbing World Cup returns to Longmont’s Climbing Collective on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21 and 22. With little ice in sight alongside the Front Range, the climbing will principally be dry-tooling, which is carried out on naked, ice-free and snow-free routes with ice axes and crampons. There additionally shall be native meals and beer, a vendor village and children’ zone. GA and VIP tickets can be found, beginning at $10.

Mardi Gras goes to the dogs in Frisco Feb. 21

Frisco hosts a Mardi Gras pooch parade and road get together to learn Hope For Animals on Saturday, Feb. 21. The occasion is impressed by the Krewe of Barkus Parade in New Orleans, and likewise consists of stay music and a canine costume contest. 

Ski bike festival in Purgatory Feb. 21 and 22

The twenty third annual Ski Bike Festival is in Purgatory on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 21 and 22, with races and different occasions. It is the longest working ski bike occasion within the nation. 

Snow League returns to Aspen Feb. 27 and 28

After the Olympics, the world’s prime snowboarders will return to Aspen Snowmass for the Snow League competitors. It is the skilled snowboarding league created by legendary snowboarder Shaun White, which launched final winter in Aspen. 

WinterWonderGrass in Steamboat Feb. 27 to March 1

The thirteenth WinterWonderGrass music competition involves Steamboat Springs from Feb. 27 to March 1. At least 30 artists will play on 4 levels, together with a mountaintop stage at Thunderhead Lodge.

The top-billed artists this yr embody The Devil Makes Three, Leftover Salmon and The Infamous Stringdusters. Click right here for extra particulars.

Stouts are nonetheless flowing

In 1994, Mountain Sun Pub in Boulder began celebrating the darkest and most winter-worthy beers every February. It has since grow to be a nationwide occasion, and breweries (and even distilleries) round Colorado toast stout month. Here is a taster tray of upcoming occasions:

• The OG celebration: All month, every Mountain Sun location (in Boulder, Longmont and Denver) will commit at the very least 10 faucets to a rotation of 29 house-made stouts.

• Branch & Barrel Distilling in Centennial will launch three stout-finished bourbon expressions this month. They are crafted in collaboration with Two22 Brew, Denver Beer Company, Los Dos Potrillos and the Elizabeth Brewing Company. The distillers will host a “meet the maker” whiskey launch from 4 to eight p.m. Friday, Feb. 20.

• Renegade Brewing in Denver has an extended record of visitor stouts on faucet, and can launch its personal black brews every week, beginning with the Fluffernutter imperial pastry stout on Saturday.

• Today, Cerebral Brewing in Denver and Aurora launched its 2026 Here Be Monsters, a barrel-aged imperial stout. There are also two variants: vanilla and fuego (conditioned on cacao nibs, chiles and vanilla).

• The Post is pairing warming stouts with heat soup all month in any respect its places.

• Other Colorado breweries with weekly stout releases embody: Two22 Brew, Downhill Brewing, Storybook Brewing, Lone Tree Brewing, Dostal Alley and Red Leg Brewing.

As all the time, please ship us your occasions and bulletins. We’re comfortable to share them. If they don’t match within the Get Out of Town column, we are going to add them to our occasions calendar.