Crested Butte is best known for its “off the beaten Path” location and out of the ordinary signature Crested Butte events taking place in the summer and winter. Summer Crested Butte events include the most spectacular Wild Flower Festival, many free summer concerts, on-mountain bike races, a grand Fourth of July parade and the Crested Butte Chili & Beer Festival in September. Gunnison, just 30 minutes south of Crested Butte, hosts the famous Cattleman’s days. Cattlemen’s days is Colorado’s oldest rodeo. There are multiple recreational opportunities to fill in your time between these events. Camping, fishing, rafting and hiking just to name a few. See Upcoming events in Crested Butte
Crested Butte events in the winter include the nutty Flaushink festival, The Al Johnson Telemark Race, the Extreme Free Skiing Championships and the world championship fat tire bike race. Big name musical artists perform at Crested Butte events Mountain High Music Festival in January and their Crafted Beer Tasting event in March.
Crested Butte is home to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and Crested Butte Ski Resort. Crested Butte is known around the world as home to the oldest mountain bike club in America. The picturesque Downtown also hosts Crested Butte events along a Main Street loaded with bars, restaurants and shops.
Crested Butte Events Venues
- Center for the Arts
- Crested Butte Mountain Resort
- Butte 66
- Crested Butte Nordic Center
- Downtown Crested Butte
- Downtown Gunnison
- I Bar Ranch - Gunnison
- The Eldo
Crested Butte events and things to do in the summer
Golf, Hiking, Wild Flower Viewing, Tennis, Rafting, kayaking, zip line, shopping, bike, mountain bike, historic tours, fishing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Crested Butte, Adventure park, Off road tours, ATV, Four Wheeling, Free concerts, Disc Golf, Scenic Chair Lift rides, camping, horseback riding, Black Canyon National Park
Crested Butte events and things to do in the winter
skiing, snowboarding, sleigh ride dinner, zip line, uphill skiing, cross country skiing, snowshoe and snowshoe tours, snowbiking, snowmobiling, fat biking, winter horseback riding, yurt dinners
Nearby Water
Emerald lake, Taylor Park Lake, Blue Mesa Reservoir, Taylor River, Gunnison River
Medical and Recreational Marijuana shops are in Crested Butte and Gunnison
Nearby: Salida & Monarch (Chaffee County), Montrose, Black Canyon National Park
