THE place to be over Labor Day Weekend is Creede, Colorado. Activities planned for this 3-day weekend include a Salsa Fiesta, a Balloon Festival, the Creede Mountain Run, plays and comedy at the Creede Repertory Theater, a bounce house and games for kids, great shopping, an outdoor movie, Live music including Maggie Rains & Crooked Keys and epic views. It’s a weekend you won’t forget. Listen as Katlin Vanakin, owner of Downstream Gas & Mercantile and Katherine Murphy, Executive Director of the Creede Visitors Center & Chamber of Commerce tell all about it.
Labor Day Weekend Events Include:
- Hot Air Balloon Festival
- Salsa Fiesta
- Creede Mountain Run
- Bounce House & Children’s Games
- Plays and Boomtown at CRT
- Live music by Maggie Rains & Crooked Keys
- Outdoor Movie (TBD)
- Creede Labor Day Weekend Event Webpage
Creede Mountain Run Information:
The Creede Mountain Run, established in 1987, celebrates the end of summer in our small historic mountain town. This event offers participants the opportunity to enjoy the breathtaking San Juan Mountains in Colorado on a 2, 12, or 22 mile course!
The race begins within the town of Creede, leading racers along Main Street early in the morning, as sleepy stores open and coffee-shop patrons step onto the street to cheer racers on. The course follows Willow Creek out of town and up towards the Black Pitch. The two-milers turn back for their second mile, while the 12 and 22-mile runners continue along a steep incline up the Pitch, testing their endurance for quick altitude gain while piquing their interest with old mines hanging precariously from vertical cliffs.
- Creede Mountain Run Web Page
- 2019 Online Registration
- 2019 Registration Form (.pdf file)
- Facebook Event Information
- Write checks to: Creede & Mineral Co. Chamber of Commerce.
- Mail to: Creede & Mineral Co. Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 580, Creede, CO 81130 -or–
- Show up on race day! Registration begins at 7:30am
Creede Visitor Center & Chamber of Commerce Information:
- Web Site
- Visit Creede – Instagram
- Email: office@creede.com
- Phone: 719-658-2374
- Physical Address: 904 S. Main St., Creede, CO 81130
- Mailing Address: PO Box 580, Creede, CO 81130
Downstream Gas & Mercantile Information:
- Yelp
- Creede COC Business Listing
- Address: 117 E 7th St., Creede, Colorado 81130
- Phone: 719-658-2480
Pictures of Downstream Gas & Mercantile
Graphics and some pictures are courtesy of the Creede Visitor’s Center and the Creede Mountain Run. Pictures of Downstream Gas & Mercantile by SLVoices. Music by Purple Planet Music and Audionautix. Sound Effects from Freesound. (All used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0).
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