For Immediate Release | June 17, 2016
Contact: Danita Dempsey, Director of Festivals & Special Events
970-748-4032 | ddempsey@avon.org
Town of Avon 2016 Summer Festivals and Events Line-Up
Avon, CO – The Town of Avon’s 2016 summer events and festivals offer an expansive mix of music and cultural events at the Harry A. Nottingham Pavilion and on the Main Street Mall. “Last year we hosted our first free community concerts, which were a great success, bringing our locals from Town as well as from around the valley for these lively social evenings,” observed Mayor Jennie Fancher. She continued, “The full event schedule over the course of the summer highlighted how valuable it is for the community to gather around good music and good food. In 2016, we are able to build on this success, setting the grounds for what we hope will be a longstanding tradition during the summer.”
The Town kicks off the event calendar this weekend with the fifth annual Reds, Whites & Brews Festival. Next weekend brings the inaugural year of the CoverRock Tribute Music Festival. Dates and times for this three-day cover band festival follows, with a complete listing of all events. Full details for each listing may be found at www.avon.org/specialevents.
EVENTS LINE-UP:
CoverRock Tribute Music Festival
June 25 & 26 | Noon – 10:00 pm
Lacrosse Tournament
June 21, 22, 28 & 29
Salute to the USA – FREE
Sunday, July 3 | 5:00 – 10:30 pm
Lakeside Sundays on the Event Terrace – FREE
These are late afternoon/early evening community gatherings with a DJ and cocktails at the Pavilion.
July 17, August 14 & September 11
Pop Up Strings – Main Street Mall – FREE
These are late afternoon 90-minute string quartet performances on the mall.
July 8, 15 & 22
Triple Bypass Bicycle Tour
July 9 & July 10
XTERRA Triathlon
July 16 | 7:00 am – Noon
Colorado Disc Dogs Competition
July 16
Outlaws & Legends Music Festival
July 29 & July 30 | 2:00 – 10:00 pm
Dancing in the Park – Vail International Dance – FREE
August 4 | 5:30 – 8:00 pm
BecTri Sprint Triathlon
August 6 | 8:00 am – Noon
Boulder Symphony – FREE
August 7 | 5:30 pm
Avon LIVE! Concerts in the Park – FREE
5:00 – 9:00 pm
August 10 TBD
August 17 TodoMundo
August 24 The Samples & Big Sam’s Funky Nation
August 31 Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle
Avon Bazaar – Pavilion & Park – FREE
August 13 | All day
Round Up River Ranch/Campfire Games
August 27
Skylight Creative Writing Retreat
September 2 – September 4 | 10:00 am – 8:30 pm
Man of the Cliff
October 15 – October 16