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Memorial Day Weekend in Clear Creek County

Memorial Day Weekend festivities happening in Clear Creek County including the municipalities of Idaho Springs, Empire, Georgetown, and Silver Plume.

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Miner Street Market

The Idaho Springs Miner Street Market offers creative ways to enjoy outdoor dining experiences. Choose to enjoy dinner + drinks + lightfare at picnic tables, or in renovated saunas, ice fishing tents, or even in a vintage mining camp setting. Enjoy other activated spaces with games such as cornhole, ring toss, sidewalk chalk, and bubbles. Complete with live music throughout the summer to add to the ambiance.

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Mt. Evans Byway Scenic Drive

Exploring the Mt. Evans Scenic and Historic Byway is one of the best day trips you can have. The lower section of Mount Evans Scenic Byway is open year round. Learn more.

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Beau Jo’s Entry

Enter to Win a $50 Beau Jo's Gift Card by telling us Why YOU love Clear Creek County!

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Beau Jo’s 50th Celebration

Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza Turns 50! Festivities include a day-long block party, special prizes, live music, and fun activities ~ including a hunt for gold and a chance to win pizza for a year!

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St Marys Glacier

St Mary's Glacier is located just outside of the City of Idaho Springs, and a short drive up Fall River Road, the majestic Colorado Rocky Mountains greet you with panoramic beauty and occasional wildlife sightings. Wildflowers and spring run off create miniature waterfalls while the clouds reflect across the alpine lakes and butterflies flutter in the mountain air.

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Georgetown Christmas Market

The Georgetown Colorado Annual Christmas Market showcases a Christmas of long ago. Complete with roasted chestnuts, holiday shopping, horse-drawn wagon rides, St. Nicholas, live entertainment and more! A Colorado Christmas tradition for generations, and this year we hope you'll begin making it a tradition of your own!

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Winter Wonderland

Enjoy holiday season festivities and experiences to create authentic holiday traditions with historic mine tours, train rides, decadent pampering, overnight stays, or exploring the great outdoors!

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Fall in Love With Clear Creek County

Located just 20 miles west of Denver, our Victorian Mountain Towns are the perfect destination for Colorado fall favorites! From weekend getaways to fall activities be sure to include Clear Creek, who knows, you may just fall in love!

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Bighorn Sheep Festival

Bighorn Sheep Festival is a free, family-friendly festival in Georgetown, Colorado featuring special activities throughout the day! Always the 2nd Saturday of November.

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Labor Day

Enjoy Labor Day Weekend in Clear Creek County visiting the towns of Idaho Springs, Empire, Georgetown, and Silver Plume. Enjoy activities, events, restaurants, lodging and more...

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Barbour Fork Road Maintenance

Barbour Fork Road will be closed to all use from Aug. 18 to Aug. 24 for maintenance and repairs.

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