Events in Idaho Springs

Learn how to make your own herbal tea with the Spice and Tea Exchange of Idaho Springs! Using a tea-blending triangle, learn how to choose the herbs and create an herbal tea that can serve as a natural remedy to several basic problems. Herbal tea to aid sleep, to boost your immune system, or increase your energy. The possibilities are endless – get your tickets today!

Join the Clear Creek County Library for an Easter Egg Hunt of epic proportions! The hunt starts at 10:30 in Georgetown’s City Park, so come ready to search and ready to have a blast!

This incredible class from the Spice & Tea Exchange is an introduction to the wonderful world of tea! Taste test 4 unique teas and get the chance to learn about where they’re from, how they’re grown, and how they’re made. Have a one-of-a-kind all-sensory experience and enjoy your favorite things about tea while learning something new!

Join the Clear Creek Running Club for their annual Canine on the Creek 5k and support Charlie’s Place Animal Shelter!  Whether you want to run or walk, or just come and support the participants and the animal shelter, all are welcome!

Join Westbound & Down Brewery for a 5K run that ends with a cold craft beer! Walk or run in this relaxed race to enjoy a day of sunshine or rain while having fun with friends and participants. Your registration gives back to the community. You do not need to be 21 to run, but you must be 21 to enjoy the craft beer at the finish line.

Follow the highest paved road in the United States to reach an altitude of 14,264 ft. End the day with a picnic that will be even more delicious after the satisfaction of reaching the top of the mountain. Sign up today!

Come celebrate Independence Day in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Idaho Springs.   Starting at noon there will be live music, dancing, a beer garden (all proceeds benefit our local radio station KYGT 102.7 The Goat) and weather permitting fireworks over the Charlie Taylor Waterwheel.

Join Coloradans for the annual Evergreen to Avon Triple Bypass through the beautiful mountainsides! Go the full 120 miles or try a shorter distance of 75 or 30 miles. Bike through the mountains and through stunning Idaho Springs for an athletic trail of fun and memories.

August 10, 2019

The elevation at the start is 8,500 feet, and gradually arrives at 7,500 feet at the finish. Temperatures in the early morning at this elevation can be 50°, and can reach 85° by the finish. While conditions are usually optimal at this time of year, athletes should always be prepared for adverse weather while being in a mountainous location.

For more information and to register visit the event website:

https://www.gtishalf.com/

This family friendly event takes place up Fall River Road alongside the amazing views around Silver Lake. You get to enjoy ore cart races, 3 bands playing great live music, free children’s activities, free admission, $5 parking, vendors, craft booths, horseshoes, food, beer, and more – or you can always take a short hike to St. Mary’s Glacier. This year there will even be a pet/owner look alike contest! Come for the fun and the friends.

Experience the Rocky Mountains in a new way with this 30-leg, 165-mile relay race across three mountain passes. Start in Idaho Springs and traverse through the beauty of Colorado.

September 28-29, 2019

Come celebrate Idaho Springs rich mining history at Dynamite Days.   Free family fun!   Live music, food, beer, vendors, kid’s activities, entertainers, chili cook-off, steak cook-off and more.

November 9, 2019

Come celebrate Colorado’s state mammal – The Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep.  There will be binoculars and spotting scopes to help visitors find these animals in the side of the mountain range, along with brief lessons about the bighorn sheep.  You can also enjoy children’s activities, crafts, music, wildlife programs, hikes, tours and more.