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Gunnison Valley Events Calendar

Did you know there are many events in Crested Butte and Gunnison? See live music, take an art class, volunteer, play trivia, watch (or participate in) a ski or bike race, and more! Check this calendar to see what’s going on.

GVWN Holiday Cookie & Gift Exchange

Join us for our Holiday Season Women's Networking Night, Gift & Cookie Exchange We're meeting in the middle this year! Join us Wednesday, December 11th at the Three Rivers Resort from 5:30-7:30 for our Holiday Season Women's Networking Night and 8th Annual Gift & Cookie Exchange! With our November WNN falling the day before Thanksgiving, […]

$10.00

North Valley Pop up Pantry

Oh Be Joyful Church 625 Maroon Ave., Crested Butte, CO

North Valley Pop-up Pantry Information Join us the second and fourth Thursday, July-December for the North Valley Pop-up Pantry. The locations will be the Mt. CB Transit Center and Oh Be Joyful Church. Please come visit the Pop-up Pantry for fresh and local produce, meat, dairy products, and pantry staples. Mt. CB Transit Center Dates […]

Free

Family Movie Night!

Crested Butte Library 507 Maroon Ave, Crested Butte, CO, United States

Join us at the Crested Butte Library on Thursday, December 12 at 6 pm for a family movie night! All ages are welcome to this free showing of a family classic. Free pizza! Bring an camp chair & blanket! Screening: Bring It On (2000) A champion high school cheerleading squad discovers its previous captain stole […]

free

Every Christmas Story Ever Told

Crested Butte Mountain Theatre 403 2nd Street, Crested Butte, CO, United States

Instead of performing Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever told - add a sprinkling of Christmas traditions from around the world, seasonal icons from ancient times to contemporary pop-culture, and every carol ever sung - and you've got a madcap romp through the […]

$15 – $25

FREE Movie Night – Home Alone

Western Colorado University 600 N. Adams St., Gunnison

Free movie night at WCU Theater. Home Alone will have two show times at 5:30pm and 8pm.

FREE

Nutcracker! Rated CB

Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 6th Street, Crested Butte, CO

The Nutcracker, but make it CB! Following the classic storyline of Clara's adventures, this interpretation of the Nutcracker by the Crested Butte School of Dance will feature dancers of all ages and music from a variety of styles.

Gunnison Library & Trailhead Museum

Gunnison Library 1 Quartz St, Gunnison, CO, United States

Join us at the Gunnison Library on Saturday, December 14 along with the Trailhead Children's Museum for an Engineering Challenge day! Drop in to try your hand at building challenges with the Trailhead Museum and Rigamajig, an engineering play kit! This special event will take place from 10am-2pm and is free and open to all […]

free

Reclaiming Yourself with Tattoos

Paige Stewart Studio 723 S 9th Street Suite 2, Gunnison, CO, United States

Sunday, December 14th from 11:00am-4:00pm Join Erin on December 14th to get a handpoked tattoo! The event will run from 11am to 4pm. This is a flash tattoo event so there will only be 6 repeatable designs available for that day. The designs will be focused around self love, the installation in the studio and […]

$100

MTCB Light Up the Night

Lodge at Mountaineer Square 620 Gothic Rd., Crested Butte, CO

Join the town of Mt. Crested Butte for its annual Light Up the Night event on Saturday, December 14, 2024, from 4-7 pm at the Lodge at Mountaineer Square Plaza. This is a free community event with loads of fun for everyone! Free activities include live music, Menorah & Christmas tree lightings, cookie decorating, photos […]

FREE

Nutcracker! Rated CB

Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 6th Street, Crested Butte, CO

The Nutcracker, but make it CB! Following the classic storyline of Clara's adventures, this interpretation of the Nutcracker by the Crested Butte School of Dance will feature dancers of all ages and music from a variety of styles.

Consider The Source

Public House Crested Butte 202 Elk Avenue, Crested Butte, CO

Sci-fi fusion trio Consider the Source defy easy categorization. If intergalactic energy beings, upon their initiation into an order of whirling dervishes, built a pan-dimensional booty-shaking engine powered by psychedelic math...it would sound like a cut-rate CTS cover band. With their blend of progressive rock and improvisatory jazz, soaked in Indian and Middle Eastern styles, […]

$25

Pregnancy Loss Ceremony

Paige Stewart Studio 723 S 9th Street Suite 2, Gunnison, CO, United States

Sunday, December 15th from 6:00-8:00pm Pregnancy Loss Ceremony Has your womb experienced a loss? You're invited to a special ceremony honoring you and all that you've been through. For those who have experienced pregnancy loss, miscarriage, abortion, stillbirth or loss of a child, whole or partial hysterectomy. Be welcomed and celebrated, find healing and community. […]

$25

Annual events in Crested Butte and Gunnison

Gunnison Valley is also host to several beloved annual events. A classic winter event is The Alley Loop, a Nordic ski race that doubles as a costume contest. In fall, Mt. Crested Butte hosts the famous Chili and Beer Festival. Every summer in Gunnison, a crowd gathers to watch America’s fourth-oldest rodeo, Cattlemen’s Days. There are also festivals in Crested Butte that celebrate local art, music, wildflowers, and more. Attending an annual event is a good way to connect with the culture of the Gunnison Valley. You might even create a new tradition for you and your family and friends!

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Nordic skiers race in two lines dressed in costumes on a snowy downtown street

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