Next on the Colorado calendar is Sundance Film Festival, Jan 21–31, 2027 in Boulder. Sundance's first Boulder edition. Hotels spike festival week — a winterized rig 25 min out doesn't.
After it come Presidents Day Ski Week — Colorado (Feb 13–15, 2027) and Rocky Mountain NP — Trail Ridge Road 2027 (May 30 – Oct 15, 2027).
3 of these 14 pages quote the organizer's own words for the dates, with the day we read them; for the others, check the organizer's site before you book.
Coming up in Colorado
- Sundance Film Festival
Sundance's first Boulder edition. Hotels spike festival week — a winterized rig 25 min out doesn't.
- Presidents Day Ski Week — Colorado
Presidents Day ski weekend — base-camp a winterized rig near Summit County resorts.
- Rocky Mountain NP — Trail Ridge Road 2027
Trail Ridge Road open — highest paved through-road in US (12,183ft).
- Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2027 (54th)
Telluride Bluegrass 2027 — four nights of strings inside a box canyon at 8,750 ft.
- Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 2027
The Race to the Clouds — 156 turns to a 14,115-foot summit, one morning a year.
- Overland Expo Mountain West 2027
The Rockies edition of Overland Expo moves to Brighton — late-summer gear, training, and high-country trail access.
8 more dated Colorado eventsIn date order, after the ones above.
- Palisade Peach Festival 2027
Colorado's famous high-desert peaches at harvest peak — orchards, wineries and the Colorado River.
- Leadville Trail 100 Run 2027
The Race Across the Sky — 100 miles between 9,200 and 12,600 feet, through the night.
- Elk Rut in Rocky Mountain National Park 2027
Bull elk bugling across golden meadows — the Rockies' signature fall wildlife show.
- Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off 2027
Dozens of balloons rising over Prospect Lake with Pikes Peak behind them — three free mornings.
- Colorado Aspen Gold Season 2027
Whole mountainsides turning gold at once — Colorado's three-week high-country show.
- Telluride Blues & Brews Festival 2027
Three days of blues, soul and craft beer on Telluride's Town Park stages, with camping inside the festival grounds.
- Christmas Week — Colorado Ski Towns
Christmas in a Colorado ski town — winterized rig basecamp near the slopes.
- National Western Stock Show 2028
Denver's January institution since 1906 — 16 days of rodeo, stock show, and the Kick-Off Parade through downtown.
Food festivals in and around Colorado
The next ones on our calendar in this state and the states around it, soonest first.
Summer travelFall foliageNational parksSki season
Rig guides for these eventsEach event, then the rig you would drive.
- Sundance Film Festival: RVsTrucks & vans
- Presidents Day Ski Week — Colorado: RVsTrucks & vans
- Rocky Mountain NP — Trail Ridge Road 2027: RVsTrucks & vansTowables
- Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2027 (54th): RVsTrucks & vans
- Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 2027: RVsTowablesTrucks & vans
- Overland Expo Mountain West 2027: Off-roadRVsTrucks & vans
- Palisade Peach Festival 2027: RVsTowablesTrucks & vans
- Leadville Trail 100 Run 2027: RVsTowablesTrucks & vans
- Elk Rut in Rocky Mountain National Park 2027: RVsTowablesTrucks & vans
- Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off 2027: RVsTrucks & vansTowables
- Colorado Aspen Gold Season 2027: RVsTowablesTrucks & vans
- Telluride Blues & Brews Festival 2027: RVsTrucks & vans
- Christmas Week — Colorado Ski Towns: RVsTrucks & vans
- National Western Stock Show 2028: RVsTrucks & vans
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Asked about Colorado events
What is on in Colorado next?
Sundance Film Festival (Jan 21–31, 2027 in Boulder), Presidents Day Ski Week — Colorado (Feb 13–15, 2027) and Rocky Mountain NP — Trail Ridge Road 2027 (May 30 – Oct 15, 2027) are the next dated events on the Colorado calendar; 11 more follow in date order on this page.
Are the Colorado dates confirmed?
3 of these 14 pages quote the organizer's own words for the dates, with the day we read them; for the others, check the organizer's site before you book.
Where do I sleep near Colorado events?
Each event page names the verified campgrounds in its own town when there are any. We verify 10 Colorado campgrounds that take RVs, each with its rig limit and fee on the state's campground page.
Which rig fits Colorado's events?
13 of the 14 upcoming events here list RVs first; 1 list off-road first. Each event page names the rig it suits and why.
Colorado rules · last verified 2026-05-10
- State rental tax
- 7.6% · not collected by PickRV
- Min driver age
- 21+ std · 25+ Class A
- Gravel roads
- Varies by rig — verify with your host
- Generator quiet
- 22:00-07:00
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