Chris Dillmann

An explosion of color kicks off the Special Olympics 2026 Eagle County Color Torch Run Saturday, May 9, 2026 in Edwards, Colo. (Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily via AP)

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C.C. Miller, 5, of Dallas, Texas enjoys a treat at the Avon Salute to the USA Friday in Avon. Stilted figures wave to the crowd during the Vail America Days parade Saturday. Grace Potter performs during the Avon Salute to the USA Friday in Avon.

The second annual Vail Art Challenge took place on Aug. 13 at Avanti Food & Beverage at the base of Golden Peak in Vail. Ten local artists had three hours to complete a work of...

Beaver Creek hosted its annual Oktoberfest celebration Friday through Sunday with plenty of oompah music, pretzels and Bavarian-style fun. Plenty of people looked the part by wearing lederhosen and dirndls and danced to authentic music by local groups The Helmut Fricker Band, Grown Men in Lederhosen as well as Trachtenkapelle, a band from Beaver Creek's sister resort, Lech-Zürs, Austria. Beaver Creek has shared a sisterhood for 25 years and the band enjoys returning each year. In addition to the traditional bands, there were fun tribute bands playing the music of ELO, Tina Turner, Pat Benatar and more. Costume contests, beer stein hoisting, pretzel tossing competitions and more filled the afternoons. If you missed this weekend, there are two more Oktoberfest celebrations. Next weekend it will be held in Lionshead and in Vail the following weekend.

As featured on The fall equinox is Tuesday, when light and darkness split the day evenly.

The sun shines on golden aspens on the first day of fall in Eagle County, Colo.

Mountain bikers were out in full force over the weekend, enjoying the last days of fall gondola access.

The town of Gypsum hosted Gyptober Fall Fest on Oct. 3 at the Lundgren Amphitheater Field. The event celebrates all things fall, so you'll find Oktoberfest costumes and bier stein holding contests as well at Halloween costumes and Trunk-or-Treat. Trunk-or-Treat is where cars are decorated for Halloween and candy is given out of the cars' trunks.

The FreeFall Bluegrass Festival was held at Nottingham Park in Avon Oct. 9-11 and featured bluegrass hitmakers like Railroad Earth, Molly Tuttle and Bluegrass Generals. Other crowd favorites were Drew Emmitt Band, Hot Buttered Rum and collaborations like Ross James Electric Deadgrass featuring Nicki Bluhm, Alex Koford, Garrett Sayers, Bill McKay plus special guests Bill Nershi and Paul Hoffman. Local bands included Skin the Rabbit and Blue Ox Boys.