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BEST BOULDER COUNTY EVENT: Boulder Creek Festival

Boulder County Gold — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:17:06 +0000

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.

Runner Up

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

BEST Boulder County Event: Boulder Creek Festival

Boulder County Gold — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:46:23 +0000

Winner

Boulder Creek Festival www.bceproductions.com Along Boulder Creek, Boulder 303.449.3137
The Boulder Creek Festival had another wildly successful and fun-filled run over Memorial Day weekend this year. Thousands flocked to the downtown section of Boulder Creek (from 9th Street to 14th Street, between Canyon Boulevard and Arapahoe Avenue) to enjoy performances, activities, food and entertainment. For 23 years, the festival has been the unofficial kickoff to summer in Boulder. There’s something for everyone among the 10 different event areas and 500 vendors in attendance, from holistic health to hip hop dance, bluegrass music to brew appreciation, children’s play to fine art. And let’s not forget the Great Duck Race, which provides endless excitement for participants, a visual feast as 5,000 rubber ducks go barreling down the creek, and money for the city of Boulder Parks & Recreation department’s EXPAND program. Next year promises to be another community celebration to remember. Mark your calendar now for Saturday, May 29 through Monday, May 31, 2010.

Runner Up

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