SATURDAY-MONDAY

In Windsor, a 103-year tradition, the Windsor Harvest Festival & Balloon Rally. Balloon launches at 6:30 a.m., pie-eating contest, vintage baseball, car show and, on Saturday, fireworks at 9 p.m. The special feature, the parade early Labor Day morning with the theme “Cheers To Our Years.” windsorharvestfest.com

MONDAY

Year 89 for this traditional Labor Day fun, Louisville Labor Day Parade & Festival starting off at 9 a.m. Monday with the Children’s Pet Parade downtown and the Labor Day Parade at 10 a.m. An arts festival and vendors all weekend. louisvilleco.gov/exploring-louisville/arts-events/labor-day-parade-and-fall-festival

SUNDAY

Something special for rodeo fans, the Westernaires Wild West Show in Kiowa at Messer Event Center, 33955 County Road 37. Trick riding and roping, Old West action, liberty riding and dressage. A full two hours long, 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $20/family, adults and kids ages 12 and up, $10, free for youngsters under 5. westernaires.org/events/2025/8/31/kiowa-show-2025

SATURDAY-MONDAY

Memorial Park in Colorado Springs will be filled with color in the skies as 70 hot air balloons take off during the three-day Labor Day Lift Off in Memorial Park in this 49-year event. Two waves of 35 balloons will take off over all parts of the city with a map for viewers in vantage points. At 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 20-30 tethered balloons will be inflated as folks get close up for the Balloon Glo. Other features, a drone show, skydivers from the AFA, a concert and, in the skate park, a parkour competition. coloradospringslabordayliftoff.com

THURSDAY-SUNDAY

Visit the Douglas County Fairgrounds Thursday to Sunday for the 35th Annual Rocky Mountain Koi Show and Aquatic Expo. Find new fish, freshwater and saltwater tanks, corals and more. Runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at 500 Fairgrounds Road in Castle Rock. Talk fish with hobbyists and vendors. rockymountainkoiclub.org/event-6040796

SATURDAY-MONDAY

Excellent art festivals throughout the area this holiday. Art In The Park in Parker is Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in O’Brien Park. More than 60 artists, music, food trucks and children’s activities. parkerartistsguild.com/art-in-the-park-2025.html Boulder Art Festival on Pearl Street Mall, Saturday and Sunday. Considered the longest running art festival in Summit County, the 50th Breckenridge Gathering at the Great Divide is Saturday to Monday in the Colorado Mountain College parking lot, uncovercolorado.com/events/breckenridge-gathering-at-the-great-divide-art-festival. Estes Park’s Arts & Crafts Festival is Saturday to Monday, more than 100 artisans, estesartscrafts.com/event-info. The 51st annual Commonwheel Artists Co-op Labor Day Art Festival is Saturday through Monday in Manitou Springs. commonwheel.com/festival.html 

SATURDAY

Oktoberfest time in the mountains. They’re even promising a Chicken Dance or two in Keystone along with bands, German food and brew and a Kinderfest for the youngsters.  $35.03-$52.02. keystonefestivals.com/festivals In Beaver Creek Village, a busy Oktoberfest celebration Friday to Sunday. Biergartens, dancing, food, music galore and a Kids’ Zone. BCOKTOBERFEST.com

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

A holiday treat, the 15th Annual Mediterranean Festival by Saint Elias Orthodox Church in Arvada. Saturday and Sunday, noon to midnight. Culinary treats from a variety of the Mediterranean cultures. Traditional Arabic music. Add henna body art and see a traditional fashion show while sipping Turkish coffee. Lots of sports competitions and opportunities to learn the history of the regions. Admission $5. steliasarvada.com/annual-festival