As the unofficial "end of summer," Labor Day weekend has a ton of great events going on all over Colorado!
Here's our handy guide to all the fun things you can do over Labor Day:
Rocky Mountain Showdown (CU Buffs vs. CSU Rams) Fri., Sep. 1, at 6 p.m. | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Denver Kick off your Labor Day weekend and celebrate the start of football season with this historic match between our rivaling Colorado teams! If you're a CU fan, you can purchase tickets here. If you're a CSU fan, you can purchase tickets here. May the best team win! [gallery columns="2" size="large" ids="21249,21250"] Colorado State Fair Aug. 25 – Sep. 4 | Pueblo The Colorado State Fair has been a tradition since 1869 -- before Colorado was a state and long before there was such thing as a Labor Day weekend! With fair food, carnival rides, fair food, concerts, and more fair food, hanging at the state fair is a great way to spend a day. Click here for more info! [gallery columns="2" size="full" ids="21245,21244"] A Taste of Colorado Sep. 1 – 4 | Civic Center Park | Denver If you like to eat, A Taste of Colorado is the place to be. Work your way around more than 50 festival food booths to "taste" the very best Colorado foods, and then visit more than 275 other vendors of various types in the heart of downtown Denver. Click here for more info! [gallery size="large" ids="21246,21247,21248"]
Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off
Sep. 2 – 4 | Memorial Park | Colorado Springs, CO
This would be a perfectly picturesque way to bookend a day trip to the state fair in Pueblo! More than 70 hot air balloons will rise into the sky each morning. You can watch the beauty of the mass lift off from across the lake, or hang out right under them while munching on breakfast from local vendors. Return in the evening to see them all lit up and glowing! Plus, it's free! Click here for more info.
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Windsor Harvest Festival
Sep. 2 – 4 | Boardwalk Park, Eastman Park, Main Park | Windsor, CO
Complete with a garden show, parade, hot air balloon rally, volleyball tournament, pie-eating contest, bingo, horse-drawn carriage rides, concerts, street dancing, vendor booths, and much more, this fun harvest event has a charming hometown feel that might just make you want to move to Windsor! Click here for more info.
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Broncos 7K and Fit Expo
Sun., Sep. 3 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Denver
Get your running shoes on, and head down to Mile High for the chance to run for charity, celebrate health, and have some Broncos-themed fun! Upon completing the 7K, participants will get to run right through the iconic horse head entrance that players use to enter the field on game days! Click here for more info.
Rockies Games
Fri., Sep. 1, at 6:40 p.m. | vs. Arizona Diamondbacks | Coors Field | Denver
Sat., Sep. 2, at 6:10 p.m. | vs. Arizona Diamondbacks | Coors Field | Denver
Sun., Sep. 3, at 1:10 p.m. | vs. Arizona Diamondbacks | Coors Field | Denver
Mon., Sep. 4, at 1:10 p.m. | vs. San Francisco Giants | Coors Field | Denver
What better way to celebrate the end of summer than with America's pastime? The Colorado Rockies just so happen to be playing at home all weekend long, so take your pick of games. Click here for more info.
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Elitch Gardens
Sun., Sep. 3 | Fireworks Spectacular at park closing time | Denver
Mon., Sep. 4 | Elitch's Last Splash | Denver
Don't miss your last chance of the season to ride all your favorite water rides at the Elitch Gardens Water Park. The water park closes for the winter as of Tues., Sep. 5. The regular theme park will remain open through October. Click here for more info.
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2017 Parade of Homes
Aug. 10 – Sep. 4 | All over Colorado
The annual multi-weekend Parade of Homes event will conclude on Labor Day. This is your chance to traipse through 65 gorgeous model homes to get decorating ideas and generally envision what it's like to live on a high-end budget. Dream away! Click here for more info.
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So what are your Labor Day weekend plans? Did we miss something on our list? Tell us in the comments below!
