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Rocky Mountain Freedom Festival- Music Line up, Carnival, BBQ Cookoff

Denver CO Native — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:11:25 +0000

The brand new Colorado festival to add to your list “Rocky Mountain Freedom Festival” offers music, carnival fun, a BBQ Cook-Off and more July 1, 2 & 3 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds

If you are looking for the perfect summer family getaway, mark your calendar to attend the Rocky Mountain Freedom Festival from July 1 to 3, 2011 at the Douglas County Fair Grounds in Castle Rock, Colorado. This new, one-of-a-kind event offers fun and entertainment for all ages. With three fun-filled days of live music on two stages, 90+ arts and craft vendors, a HUGE carnival and midway, beer garden, a spectacular fireworks show and a Kansas City BBQ Society sanctioned BBQ cook-off, visitors are sure to find something fun for their entire family at this spectacular event.

Admission to the Festival for Adults is $5 per day or $10 for a three-day pass. Seniors 60+, kids five and under and those with a valid Military ID are free.

The event will be open Friday, July 1 from 5 to 11 p.m., Saturday, July 2 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday, July 3 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. There will be plenty of free parking for those attending the event.
BBQ Competition
With only two nationally-sanctioned BBQ competitions in the Denver metro area, the Rocky Mountain Freedom Festival BBQ competition with over 70 teams registered to compete is a not-to-be-missed event. Kansas City BBQ Society is the largest BBQ society in the world, with over 16,000 members, and is the official sponsor of this event. This fun event is not only a Colorado State BBQ Championship, but is also a Rocky Mountain BBQ Association Cup Chase event. Join festival attendees at the cook-off as Master Cookers from throughout the US converge on Douglas County to prepare their mouth-watering specialties. These BBQ experts hope to impress the judges and walk away from the competition with $8500 in cash prizes and bragging rights.

Carnival Rides and Games
Don’t forget to check out and enjoy all of the fun carnival rides. As one of the largest carnivals in Douglas County, the Rocky Mountain Freedom Festival brings the biggest and the best including 25+ rides, games and activities for festival-goers. A Ferris wheel, merry-go-round, lots of games and tons of exciting rides will make this the “not to be missed” event of the year. For the carnival, visitors can purchase unlimited ride wristbands online for $20 or at the door for $25. Family Fun Packs may also be purchased for $80 and include four admission tickets, two unlimited carnival wristbands and 30 food tickets (a $100 value). If a Family Fun Pack is purchased in advance, festival-goers will save $20 off the original price!

Live Music
The Rocky Mountain Freedom Festival is proud to offer one of the largest musical line-ups in Douglas County. With some of Colorado’s most sought after musical groups taking the stage alongside regional and national talent, festival-goers will be entertained with a variety of music and performance styles throughout the entire weekend.

Rocky Mountain Freedom Festiavl – Mainstage Music Schedule

Friday, July 1

6 to 7 p.m. Front Street Blues Band
7:30 to 9 p.m. Redline Radio
9:30 to 11 p.m. Phat Daddy

Saturday, July 2

12 to 1 p.m. Jones and Raine
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Joe For Nothin’
3 to 4 p.m. Jewel & the Rough
4:30 to 5:30 p.m. BBQ AWARDS CEREMONY
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Stray Dog
7 to 8:30 p.m. Hazel Miller
9 to 11 p.m. Soul X

Sunday, July 3

12 to 1 p.m. The McRae
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Portobello Road
3 to 4 p.m. Blinker Fluid
4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Judge Roughneck
6:15 to 7:30 p.m. Buckstein
8 to 9:30 p.m. Hot Lunch

Food, Wine and Beer
Vendors from across the state will be providing delicious food, fun treats and thirst-quenching beverages. A beer garden will also offer fresh beer and wine to those 21 and older with a valid ID. All food and beverages must be purchased with Rocky Mountain Freedom Festival tickets and these tickets may be purchased for $1 each. Pricing and portions will vary.

Shops on Main Street USA
If you are looking for exciting and unique merchandise vendors, you’ll find them at the Rocky Mountain Freedom Festival Shops on Main Street USA! Come and browse everything from local artisans including: jewelry, crafts, clothing and apparel, toys and souvenirs, and Independence Day fun special items! There will be something for everyone at the shops.

Teen Area
Local teens will be at the Teen Techno Tent, open from 7 to 11 p.m. each night. Techno and Top 40 music will be played and teens in high school (with valid ID) will be admitted for a $5 cover charge. Hot music and light snacks will give teens an opportunity to celebrate with friends.

Fireworks
Don’t miss one of Douglas County’s biggest fireworks displays on Sunday, July 3 at approximately 9:45 p.m. Our professionals will put on quite a show with a memorable fireworks display commemorating our nation’s Independence Day!

Not only will all of these events be fun for festival-goers, volunteers will have a great time too! Rocky Mountain Freedom Festival organizers expect 30,000+ attendees and are looking for volunteers and sponsors. You can visit the website at www.RockyMountainFreedomFestival.com for more information about volunteer opportunities. Please contact event organizer and founder, JJ Dedmon, with questions at 720.883.8251 or JJ@RMFreedomFestival.com.

The Rocky Mountain Freedom Festival was created to support local non-profits by providing a fun atmosphere in which to raise funds for non-profits while supporting the Douglas County community. We are proud to support The Ripple Project -an emerging Patient Advocacy non-profit, Douglas Elbert Task Force, Rocky Mountain USO and Douglas County Women’s Crisis Center.

Unknownfest a free outdoor concert venue for local musicians

Denver CO Native — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:07:29 +0000

The Fifth Annual Unknownfest a production of Gruckee.com is an outdoor concert venue supporting Colorado local “unknown” acoustic arts. Awarded Westwood Best of for best new outdoor festival.

Saturday, August 28, 2010
12 Noon till 10:00 p.m.
Free Outdoor Festival in the heart of downtown Denver.
Skyline Park @ 16th St. Mall and Arapahoe. MAP

Another free music in the park event in Colorado

Sarah Samantha Rose is part of the “Unknown Fest” but she’s known quite well in her hometown of Parker. Sarah has been singing in church since she was quite young is a graduate of the Douglas County Childrens Chorale and has performed at Lannie’s Clocktower as a regular along with the Pinnacle Theater, Denver Downtown Aquarium, City Park Festival of the Arts and Herman’s Hideaway.

With a heart to give back, she also participates in many musical fundraising events giving over 100 hours a year to causes like The Red Cross, Relay For Life, Foster Grandparents and the Adoption Alliance.

Sarah also won eleven awards in 2010 from the Colorado Country Music Association.

Sarah is excited to be participating in The Unknownfest this year.

Unknownfest Voted Best New Outdoor Festival by Westword

UnknownfestRated an August Best Bet by 5280 Magazine.
And it’s FREE!! Spread the word and we’ll see you there!!

Schedule for the Unknownfest 2010

12:00 – Sarah Samantha Rose

12:45 – Chella Negro

1:30 – Cutter Nuxon

2:45 – Kevin Mileski

4:15 – Ground Up

5:45 – The Hippogriffs

7:15 – Dave Tamkin

8:45 – Foma

The Unknownfest is proud to have MTV Networks, Westword, Coda Inc. and the Downtown Denver Partnership as sponsors this year.

For more information go to Gruckee.com

Free live music at Takoda Tavern

Free music in the park Victorian Peaks Parker CO

Free music in the park, O’Brien Park, Parker Colorado

Art and Ale Brew Festival August 21, 2009

ChrissyMorin — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:53:03 +0000

Friday August 21, 6-10 p.m. This was my first “taste” of brew festival last year and um… well, lets just say I tasted A BUNCH of beer!

The event site is great, it poured rain the entire time but my wife, myself and our group of friends didn’t let that spoil our fun. It’s not only brews but lots of food to sample, and 1 winery had samples (this made my wife happy). There are food and ale booths set up outside and in, and the atmosphere is just flat out fun!

If you are into the art side of it you can enjoy the large art exhibit along with the wildlife exhibit. This gives you something to do while you are letting your beer settle so you can go and sample some more.

Here are the details for this year from their website

The Wildlife Experience will host its annual Art and Ale Festival on Friday, August 21. This event features a dazzling lineup of musical entertainment, bountiful brews and tantalizing treats. You will soak up good food and frosty beverages from some of our finest local breweries and restaurants, and you are welcome to peruse The Wildlife Experience’s galleries and exhibits. Ticket prices are $40 per person and $70 per couple. Members of The Wildlife Experience receive a discounted rate of $30 per person. Art and Ale will take place on August 21, rain or shine. This is a 21 and over only event.

If you see me there, come and say Hi! I’ll treat you to a brew!