January 2027
What's on in Colorado: January
33 events with confirmed dates and 9 annual traditions that usually land in January.
Photo: nationalwestern.com
On the calendar
JAN1SeasonalPhoto: Colorado ChautauquaFri, Jan 1, 8 AM · Chautauqua Community House · Boulder
Kick Off the New Year with Qigong and Yoga
JAN1SeasonalPhoto: Red Rocks AmphitheatreJan 1 to 2 · Morrison
Christmas in Color
JAN2MusicPhoto: Jazz Aspen SnowmassSat, Jan 2 · Paul JAS Center · Aspen
Morgan James
- JAN3MusicPhoto: Jazz Aspen Snowmass
Sun, Jan 3, 7 PM · Paul JAS Center · Aspen
Morgan James – Supper Club Show
JAN5MusicPhoto: Jazz Aspen SnowmassTue, Jan 5, 5 PM · Paul JAS Center · Aspen
JAS Community Nights – Salsa Night with Mezcla Socials Dance
JAN6CulturalPhoto: Wheeler Opera HouseWed, Jan 6, 1:30 PM · Wheeler Opera House · Aspen
Aspen Historical Society Presents: History Tours
JAN7MusicPhoto: Strings Music FestivalThu, Jan 7, 7 PM · Strings Music Pavilion · Steamboat Springs
FRED WESLEY AND THE NEW J.B.’S
- JAN9SportsPhoto: nationalwestern.com
Jan 9 to 24 · Denver
National Western Stock Show
Sixteen days of rodeo, livestock auctions, and mutton bustin' that have anchored Denver's January since 1906. The grounds smell like hay and funnel cake and feel like the last honest holdover from the city's frontier years.
JAN9MusicPhoto: Jazz Aspen SnowmassSat, Jan 9, 10 AM · Paul JAS Center · Aspen
Family Jam with Music Together
JAN9MusicPhoto: Wheeler Opera HouseSat, Jan 9, 8 PM · Wheeler Opera House · Aspen
Rhys Darby
- JAN13CulturalPhoto: Wheeler Opera House
Wed, Jan 13, 1:30 PM · Wheeler Opera House · Aspen
Aspen Historical Society Presents: History Tours
JAN14MusicPhoto: Wheeler Opera HouseThu, Jan 14, 7:30 PM · Wheeler Opera House · Aspen
Maria Bamford
JAN15MusicPhoto: Jazz Aspen SnowmassFri, Jan 15 · Paul JAS Center · Aspen
Jamison Ross B-3 Trio
JAN15MusicPhoto: Strings Music FestivalFri, Jan 15, 7 PM · Strings Music Pavilion · Steamboat Springs
MARIA BAMFORD
JAN16MusicPhoto: Wheeler Opera HouseSat, Jan 16, 8 PM · Wheeler Opera House · Aspen
David Nihill: Taking Tangents Tour
JAN17MusicPhoto: Wheeler Opera HouseSun, Jan 17, 6 PM · Wheeler Opera House · Aspen
Bang on a Can All-Stars
JAN19MusicPhoto: Jazz Aspen SnowmassTue, Jan 19, 6 PM · Paul JAS Center · Aspen
JAS Community Night AGSW Legacy and Honors Community
- JAN20CulturalPhoto: Wheeler Opera House
Wed, Jan 20, 1:30 PM · Wheeler Opera House · Aspen
Aspen Historical Society Presents: History Tours
JAN21CulturalPhoto: Visit DenverJan 21 to 31 · Denver
2027 Sundance Film Festival
JAN21MusicPhoto: Strings Music FestivalThu, Jan 21, 7 PM · Strings Music Pavilion · Steamboat Springs
THE LONE BELLOW 2027 TOUR
JAN21MusicPhoto: Wheeler Opera HouseThu, Jan 21, 7:30 PM · Wheeler Opera House · Aspen
Matteo Lane: We Gotta Catch Up!
JAN22MusicPhoto: Strings Music FestivalFri, Jan 22, 7 PM · Strings Music Pavilion · Steamboat Springs
JOHN CRAIGIE & THE BONES OF J.R. JONES WINTER TOUR 2027
JAN23MusicPhoto: Visit DenverSat, Jan 23 · National Western Complex · Denver
Charreria (Mexican Horse Show) & Concert
JAN26MusicPhoto: Jazz Aspen SnowmassTue, Jan 26, 5 PM · Paul JAS Center · Aspen
JAS Community Nights – Open Mic Night
JAN26MusicPhoto: Wheeler Opera HouseTue, Jan 26, 7 PM · Wheeler Opera House · Aspen
Changemaker Speaker Series Keith Ladzinski: Forces of Nature
- JAN27CulturalPhoto: Wheeler Opera House
Wed, Jan 27, 1:30 PM · Wheeler Opera House · Aspen
Aspen Historical Society Presents: History Tours
JAN28MusicPhoto: Wheeler Opera HouseThu, Jan 28, 7:30 PM · Wheeler Opera House · Aspen
Leftover Salmon
JAN29SeasonalJan 29 to Feb 7 · Durango
Snowdown
A five-day adult-friendly winter festival in southwest Colorado, themed differently each year and propelled by costumes, a follies show, and a parade that the whole town turns out for.
JAN29SkiJan 29 to 31 · Aspen
X Games Aspen
Buttermilk Mountain transforms into a floodlit halfpipe and slopestyle arena for the winter sport's biggest weekend. Free to spectate, which is part of why it has outlasted every imitator.
JAN29MusicPhoto: Strings Music FestivalFri, Jan 29, 7 PM · Strings Music Pavilion · Steamboat Springs
LEFTOVER SALMON
JAN30CulturalPhoto: Gunnison-Crested Butte TourismSat, Jan 30, 7 AM · Elk Avenue · Crested Butte
41st Annual Alley Loop
JAN30MusicPhoto: Wheeler Opera HouseSat, Jan 30, 8 PM · Wheeler Opera House · Aspen
Heather McDonald
JAN31MusicPhoto: Wheeler Opera HouseSun, Jan 31, 4 PM · Wheeler Opera House · Aspen
The Kingston Trio
Every year in January
Annual events that usually fall this month. Confirm dates on the official site before you go.
Mid-January, one week · Aspen
Aspen Gay Ski Week
Week-long event since 1977 with downhill costume competitions at Buttermilk, drag shows at Belly Up, and the Pride Parade down Cooper Avenue. The largest gay ski week in North America.
Ski
Mid-January · Aspen
Jam Cruise Pre-Party at Belly Up Aspen
A pre-cruise stop on the Belly Up's January calendar. Lineup announced six weeks out; rooms are 90 percent filled by 9pm.
Music · Photo: Collin Wigger on Unsplash
Mid-January · Colorado Springs
Air Force vs Colorado College Hockey
The annual cross-town rivalry between the Air Force Falcons and the CC Tigers at Broadmoor World Arena. Cadets fill one end, CC kids the other.
Sports · Photo: Daniel Forster on Unsplash
Late January · Crested Butte
Fat Bike World Championships Crested Butte
Three-day fat-bike race series on the groomed Nordic tracks above town. Costume race on the Friday; serious classes on Saturday and Sunday.
Sports
MLK Day · Denver
Denver MLK Marade
Four-mile march and rally from City Park to Civic Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Speeches at the rotunda after the march.
Cultural
Early January · Denver
National Western Stock Show Parade
Cattle drive down 17th Street through downtown to kick off the National Western. The longhorns walk; the high school marching bands try to follow.
Cultural
Mid-January · Steamboat Springs
Cowboy Downhill at Steamboat
PRCA rodeo cowboys ski (mostly badly) down a slalom course at Steamboat Resort during the National Western. Free spectator zone at the base.
Ski
Mid-January · Vail
Vail Whiskey Festival
Single-evening tasting in Lionshead with about 100 pours and a handful of master classes. Tickets cap at 500.
Food & drink
All January · Vail
Vail Winterfest Ice Sculpture Display
A month-long, after-dark exhibition of illuminated ice sculptures threaded through Vail Village. Slower and more contemplative than the village's usual nightlife.
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