Estes Park is home to birds of prey including golden eagles, turkey vultures, falcons, and hawks. These fascinating creatures are suited for life in craggy rock outcroppings such as Lumpy Ridge. On Saturday, June 1 at 2:00 p.m., flock to the Estes Park Museum for a special demonstration from the Birds of Prey Foundation, an organization based in Broomfield, Colorado, that helps rehabilitate and release rapt ...

The 23rd annual Estes Park Jazz Festival will present seven Jazz groups over two days. The festival takes place on Saturday, May 18th, and on Sunday, May 19th, 2013, from Noon to 5 p.m. at Performance Park. The Estes Park Jazz Festival has grown from its humble beginnings over two decades ago, into a two-day event, featuring our finest national and regional Jazz artists. The festival features stellar line-u ...

To help you prepare for the coming wildfire season, the Estes Valley Fire Protection District is holding two slash drop-off weekends. Property owners within the fire district are encouraged to bring slash to the Town of Estes Park property located at 640 Elm Road during the weekends of May 25/26 and June 1/2 from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. The site entrance is on the right-side of Elm Road, just beyond the turn of ...

Experts from the Colorado State Forest Service, CSU Extension, and the Estes Park Fire Department are offering a Wildfire Preparedness and Planning Workshop. Whether you have 15 months or 15 minutes to prepare, learn how to prepare your home and family for a wildland fire, as well as for evacuation. You will leave the training with an in-depth understanding of actions you can take to help increase the chanc ...

The Estes Park Elementary School is set to celebrate Bike & Walk to School Day next Tuesday, May 14. The event promotes healthy habits in school-age children. Kids and their parents are encouraged to ride bikes, scooters, or even walk to school in order to start the day with a little exercise. There are three meeting places for groups to gather and go together with departure time at 7:15 a.m. They are: ...

Kids and adults are invited to the annual Estes Park Public Safety Expo on Saturday, May 18, sponsored by the Estes Park Police Department and Town of Estes Park. This fun, family event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fairgrounds at Stanley Park, at 1209 Manford Avenue. Estes Park Police Officers will be serving free hamburgers, hot dogs, snacks and beverages from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for all attende ...

The "Summer of Dunraven" officially kicks off this Saturday, May 4, as the Estes Park Archives begins a series of free illustrated lectures to prepare our area for the September visit of Geraldine Wyndham-Quin, Countess of Dunraven. The first program in the series, "The Earls of Dunraven, One to Seven" begins at 2:00 p.m. in the George Hix Community Room of the US Bank building on 363 East Elkhorn Avenue. L ...

This weekend, May 2-5, the Stanley Hotel is hosting the first ever Stanley Film Festival (SFF). Celebrating the best in independent horror cinema, SFF will showcase a full slate of features, shorts, panels, student competitions and special events – with Festival headquarters set at The Stanley Hotel. The haunted landmark opened in 1909 and was the inspiration for Stephen King’s Overlook Hotel in The Shining ...