Travel Tips & Trends

Labor Day events

Made plans for the long weekend yet? Consider some of these close-to-home events taking place during Labor Day weekend:

  • A Taste of Colorado, Civic Center Park, Denver. 303-295-6330, www.atasteofcolorado.com.

  • Colorado Balloon Classic, Memorial Park, Colorado Springs. 719-471-4833, www.balloonclassic.com.

  • Salsa Fiesta, Creede. 800-327-2102, www.creede.com.

  • Hometown Fair, Boulder. 303-449-3137, www.bouldercreekevents.com.

  • Rodeo and County Fair, Las Animas County Fairgrounds, Trinidad. 719-845-0711, www.historictrinidad.

  • Music lovers can choose from Westcliffe's Wet Mountain Western Days (719-783-9163, www.wetmountainwesterndays.com), Aspen's Labor Day Jazz Festival (970-920-4996, www.jazzaspen.org) or the Four Corners Folk Festival in Pagosa Springs (877-472-4672, www.folkwest.com).

  • Fall Festival and Labor Day Parade, Louisville Community Park, Louisville. 303-588-9432, www.ci.louisville.co.us.