Winner

Downtown Boulder along Boulder Creek, 303.449.3137
bceproductions.com

It’s hard to believe Boulder’s rite of summer, the Boulder Creek Festival, has been around for 25 years. Maybe it’s been so successful because organizers listen to what citizens say they like and dislike—and tweak the creek scene it to perfection each year. With 10 event areas, five stages and nearly 500 vendors, you’ll need more than one day to experience all the food, art, performances, informational booths, family activities, and the Great Rubber Duck Race (benefiting the Boulder Parks and Recreation EXPAND Program). Recently the festival has focused on becoming a zero waste event, says Meg Denbow, Director of Communications for BCE Productions. “BCE has managed to reduce the landfill waste at the Boulder Creek Festival by close to 40% in the past two years.” Hundreds of volunteers are the event’s unsung heroes. “Generations of families have grown up volunteering together and they are a pivotal part of the significance and success of BCE’s management of the festival,” she says.

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Bolder Boulder
5500 Central Ave., Suite 110, Boulder, 303.444.RACE
www.bolderboulder.com