ELK FEST 2022
OCTOBER 1 & 2
Celebrate "Elktober" in Estes Park
Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, all events are subject to change. Please keep an eye on the website for updates about postponements and cancellations.
Elk Fest 2021
Join us for:
Live music (Blues Dogs and Venture Still)
Live raptors and presentation
Bugling contest
Vendors
Food trucks
More to come
Live music (Blues Dogs and Venture Still)
Live raptors and presentation
Bugling contest
Vendors
Food trucks
More to come
2021 Elk Fest Schedule of Events
Subject to change without notice
Saturday, October 2: 10:00AM to 5:00PM
10:00 AM Festival and all vendor booths OPEN
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM All About Elk with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (main stage)
11:00 AM - NOON Native American dancing, storytelling, and music with Danny Many Horses (main stage)
12:10 AM - 1:00 PM Bugling Contest (family fun and prizes!)
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Live music with Blues Dogs (main stage)
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Native American dancing, storytelling, and music with Danny Many Horses (main stage)
Sunday, October 3: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
10:00 AM Festival and all vendor booths OPEN
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM All About Elk with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (main stage)
11:00 AM - 12:50 PM Live music with Venture Still (main stage)
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM Live raptors with Rocky Mountain Raptor Program (main stage)
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Native American dancing, storytelling, and music with Danny Many Horses (main stage)
Subject to change without notice
Saturday, October 2: 10:00AM to 5:00PM
10:00 AM Festival and all vendor booths OPEN
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM All About Elk with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (main stage)
11:00 AM - NOON Native American dancing, storytelling, and music with Danny Many Horses (main stage)
12:10 AM - 1:00 PM Bugling Contest (family fun and prizes!)
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Live music with Blues Dogs (main stage)
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Native American dancing, storytelling, and music with Danny Many Horses (main stage)
Sunday, October 3: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
10:00 AM Festival and all vendor booths OPEN
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM All About Elk with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (main stage)
11:00 AM - 12:50 PM Live music with Venture Still (main stage)
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM Live raptors with Rocky Mountain Raptor Program (main stage)
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Native American dancing, storytelling, and music with Danny Many Horses (main stage)
Elk Fest celebrates the majestic elk rut in Estes Park
Elk Fest returns to Bond Park in Estes Park Saturday, Oct. 2, and Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021 with a full roster of wildlife education, music and entertainment. Elk Fest is generously presented by the Estes Park News with additional support from the Quality Inn.
The festival, a favorite of locals and tourists alike, started in 1999 as a way to celebrate the famous and spectacular elk rut (mating season) in Estes Park. This year, as always, there will be arts and crafts vendors, food trucks serving everything from Asian fusion delicacies to corn dogs and funnel cakes, live raptors with the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program, educational presentations with wildlife experts from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the Wallowing Hole beer tent (presented by The Rotary Club of Estes Park), axe throwing, and a fun-for-the-whole-family bugling contest.
Fan favorite Danny Many Horses, a nationally-recognized Mescalero Apache flute player, returns this year and will present Native American storytelling, music, and dancing. Live music will be provided by the energetic and entertaining Blues Dogs band on Saturday, and on Sunday, enjoy tunes from up-and-coming acoustic rockers, Venture Still.
Elk are easily seen in town and in nearby Rocky Mountain National Park. Remember that elk are wild animals and can be dangerous. Always keep a safe distance, especially from the males (bulls), which can be especially aggressive as they defend their females (cows) from other bulls at this time of year. Give them room – use your zoom!
Elk Fest returns to Bond Park in Estes Park Saturday, Oct. 2, and Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021 with a full roster of wildlife education, music and entertainment. Elk Fest is generously presented by the Estes Park News with additional support from the Quality Inn.
The festival, a favorite of locals and tourists alike, started in 1999 as a way to celebrate the famous and spectacular elk rut (mating season) in Estes Park. This year, as always, there will be arts and crafts vendors, food trucks serving everything from Asian fusion delicacies to corn dogs and funnel cakes, live raptors with the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program, educational presentations with wildlife experts from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the Wallowing Hole beer tent (presented by The Rotary Club of Estes Park), axe throwing, and a fun-for-the-whole-family bugling contest.
Fan favorite Danny Many Horses, a nationally-recognized Mescalero Apache flute player, returns this year and will present Native American storytelling, music, and dancing. Live music will be provided by the energetic and entertaining Blues Dogs band on Saturday, and on Sunday, enjoy tunes from up-and-coming acoustic rockers, Venture Still.
Elk are easily seen in town and in nearby Rocky Mountain National Park. Remember that elk are wild animals and can be dangerous. Always keep a safe distance, especially from the males (bulls), which can be especially aggressive as they defend their females (cows) from other bulls at this time of year. Give them room – use your zoom!
Elk Fest in the Past:
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Parking & Directions
Parking is available behind the Library, and all over downtown Estes. This event is heavily attended and it is likely you will need to park farther away and take the shuttle or walk.
Bag & Alcohol Policy
No outside alcohol is allowed
Pets
Pets are allowed and must be kept on a leash at all times.
The Town staff reserves the right to remove any owners and their animals that cause a disturbance to other guests.
The Town staff reserves the right to remove any owners and their animals that cause a disturbance to other guests.
Shuttles
