Steamboat Winter Carnival street events - fun!
If you will be in Steamboat Springs between February 8-12th, you’ll be in for a real treat!
Steamboat’s 99th Annual Winter Carnival, rated among the Top 10 Winter Carnivals in the world by National Geographic, will take over downtown Steamboat and Howelsen Hill during this time, with a variety of street events, ski jumping, celebrations, and fireworks.
Begun in 1914, just 29 years after Steamboat Springs was founded, on “Woodchuck Hill” (where Colorado Mountain College now sits), the first Winter Carnival was put on to “alleviate the pressures of enduring the cold and sometimes too lengthy winters in Routt County.”
Though Steamboat has developed into a bustling ski town since this first winter carnival, the carnival still no doubt serves as a welcome celebration for both tourists and locals alike. Highlighted by the street events and Lighted Man, the Winter Carnival includes a mix of Steamboat’s ranch heritage and ski-town roots (for example, skiers pulled down a snow covered Lincoln Avenue by riders on horseback!).
The spectacular 4-day event has been volunteer-driven since its inception, and any proceeds benefit the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club.
Click here to download this year’s complete Winter Carnival Event Schedule.
Saturday and Sunday will feature the much-loved downtown Street Events. You can view that schedule here and be sure register ahead of time if you would like to participate.
Be sure to enter our Dining Giveaway! We will choose a winner February 15th!
