What's Up This Week
Coming to Estes? See our calendar of events that are coming up in Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park. Festivals and Events are listed first, then other categories below that include: Around Town, Performances, Exhibits, In the Park, Estes Park at Night, and Every Week. Scroll down to see them all.
Festivals & Events:
Jazz Fest
22nd Annual Jazz Fest and Spring Art Walk. Jazz Noon to 5 pm.; Art Walk 10 am. Free.
Free at Performance Park, a natural outdoor amphitheatre. Headline acts are top local and national artists.
Sat. May 19: Estes Park Jazz Big Band (noon), The Gulizia Brothers Group (1:05 pm), Louis Hayes and his New York Quartet (2:30 pm), The Rocky Mountain Trio with Jazz Pianist Jeff Jenkins and featuring vocalist Terri Jo (4 pm), The Max Wagner Trio (6:30 pm at Mama Rose's Restaurant).
Parade of Years
Commemorating K.O. Stanley's historic trips around Memorial Day to meet the first tourist trains of the season in his Mountain Wagon to bring summer visitors up to Estes Park, the Estes Park Car Club puts on the Parade of Years from Loveland up Hwy 34 Big Thompson Canyon to Estes Park. Classic cars are on display at Bond Park. Estes Park was one of the first resorts to flourish because of the automobile. Parade leaves Loveland at 10:30am on Saturday, and stops at Drake on the way up.
May 11: Behind the Scenes at RMNP. Rocky Mountain Nature Association. Register at 970-586-3262.
May 16: Life Signs: Tracking the Invisible. Rocky Mountain Nature Association. Register at 970-586-3262.
May 17: Circle Tour with Jim Pickering. Call 970-586-6256.
May 19: Nature's Engineers. Beavers. Rocky Mountain Nature Association. Register at 970-586-3262.
May 19: The Freedom of Collage. Art Center of Estes Park. 10 am.
May 21: 6th Annual Adult Spelling Bee. Estes Park High School Auditorium. 6:30 pm.
May 24: Wings at Dusk. Rocky Mountain Nature Association. Register at 970-586-3262.
May 11-13: Deathtrap. YMCA Hempel Auditorium. 7 pm.
May 11: Kevin Fitzgerald, Comedy. Estes Park HS Auditorium. 7 pm.
Abstract Expressions. Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park. Through May 27.
Nature's Woven Impressions. Art Center of Estes Park. Through June 17.
Winter Art Walk. through May 13. Maps at Visitor Center.
Continuing: A Sweet Past Time. Candy history in Estes Park. Estes Park Museum. Through Nov. 4.
Continuing: Stanley: An Estes Park Legacy. Estes Park Museum. Through Sept 9, 2012.
Spring Bird Walk: Alluvial Fan Parking Lot Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat at 8 am.
Skins and Skulls: Fall River Visitor Center. Sat. 11am & Sun. 2 pm
Bear Necessities: Beaver Meadows Visitor Center. Sat & Sun 10 am.
Bighorn Basics: Sheep Lakes. 10:30 am.
Ranger Led Programs. These include nature walks, wildlife talks, and bird walks.
Beaver Meadows visitor center Park movie has reopened with new AV equipment. Stop by to learn more about wildlife, the junior ranger program, recreational opportunities, and more!
Fall River Visitor Center is open. 970-586-1206.
For those night owls who don't go to bed when it gets dark, Estes Park has live entertainment galore. Nightlife rocks at local bars, lounges, nightclubs, and pubs.
Live music from jazz, country, rock and blues to easy listening can be found at Nicky's Restaurant, Mary's Lake Lodge, Rock Inn Mountain Tavern, Crags Lodge, Aspen Lodge, Time Out, and Lonigan's Saloon. If you want to be part of the entertainment, open mics, open stage, or karaoke can be found at Wapiti Grill, Ed's Cantina, Notchup Bakery & Cafe, and Lonigan's.
The Wheel Bar specializes in Texas Hold Em, and Twin Owls Steakhouse hosts a magic show.
Every Week - call for current shows and times
Reel Mountain Theatre 970-586-4227
Park Theater 970-586-8904
