Events
February
International Music Fest
Location: Morgan County Fairgrounds, Brush, Colorado
Time (s): 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tickets/ Fee: Tickets Required: $5
Information: www.internationalmusicfest.org
A multi-cultural celebration, the International Music Fest is a wonderful celebration of the many cultures that make up our community. Featuring food, music, clothing, art, and other cultural activities, this event draws large crowds and is a favorite for families to enjoy! Past events have featured salsa music, Japanese drumming, Polynesian music, Songs of Eastern Europe, Irish Folk Music, and much more! Come for a day of ethnic food and great music at the International Music Fest! At the Morgan County Fairgrounds in Brush.
March Events
St. Patrick's Day 5K Run/Walk, Community Rummage Sale & Adult One-Pitch Softball Tournament
March 17, 2012
VFW Memorial Park & Joslin Needham Spftball Fields, Brush, Colorado
Want to celebrate like the Irish? Come on over to Brush, Colorado where you can participate in a 5k Rub/Walk, peruse the Rummage Sale, or play in a one-pitch softball tournament! Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in style in Brush!
Race begins at 8:00 am
Registration beforehand $20 pre-registration $25 day of race pre-register on www.brushcolo.com
Rummage sale 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
$25 per spot
For space contact Joanne Gosselink 970-842-5001
One-Pitch Softball begins in the afternoon
$100 per team
Contact Lance Schwindt for more information 970-842-5280
Fort Morgan Home & Garden Show
March 11 --12th, Fort Morgan High School, Fort Morgan,
CO
Featuring a large variety of vendors annually, this show is the largest spring show in Northeast Colorado. Drawing approximately 1,000 visitors each year, the Spring Expo offers visitors workshops ranging from financial planning to landscape design and from cooking shows to soil preparation. The Spring Expo gives vendors a chance to meet new customers, visit with existing customers, and get the word out about their product or service. It gives visitors a chance to learn about products and services as they move forward into the spring and summer months and those home improvement projects that seem to never get finished. At Fort Morgan High School.
April Events
May Events
Family Campers and RVer's
May 12-15 Morgan County Fairgrounds
Morgan County Chorale Performance
Check their site for dates.
June Events
Fishing is Fun Day!
Saturday, June 2, 2012
9:00 am
Wacker Pond, South of Snyder, Colorado on CO Hwy 71
Don't miss out on this fishing opportunity for kids! The Division of Wildlife and the City fo Brush! Parks and Recreation Department team up to offer kids free fishing poles as well as lunch!
More information: 970-842-5280 or www.brushcolo.com
Antique Tractor Show
June 5, 2011 Morgan County Fairgrounds
Summer Sizzler Baseball Tournament
June 17-19, 2011
Joslin/Needham and Sunset Fields, Brush, CO
$250/team to enter - FREE to watch (9-15 yr olds)
More Information: 970-842-5280 or www.brushcolo.com
Summer Concert Series - City of Brush! Recreation
June 21, 2011 Memorial Park South Clayton Street, Brush, CO FREE
6:30 pm - artists perform a variety of music at the Gazebo - food vendors & refreshments for sale during concert
More Information: 970-542-5280 or www.brushcolo.com
Brush! Rush! 5K Run/Walk
June 25, 2011 7:00 check in 8:00 race begins - East Morgan County Library Park, 500 Clayton Street, Brush, CO
$15/ person for groups of 10
$20 pre-registration
$25 day of race
More information: 970-542-5280 or www.brushcolo.com
Summer Concert Series - City of Brush! Recreation
June 28, 2011 Memorial Park South Clayton Street, Brush, CO FREE
6:30 pm - artists perform a variety of music at the Gazebo - food vendors & refreshments for sale during concert
More Information: 970-542-5280 or www.brushcolo.com
Relay for Life
The Morgan County Relay for Life gives our community the opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer. One of the largest community events of the year, Relay for Life brings everyone together for a night of celebrating the lives of those who have battled cancer and won, and to remember those that have lost their lives to the disease. This all-night event at Legion Field brings the community together to fight for a common cause. With entertainment, food, and activities throughout the night, relay participants young and old enjoy this great event!
June Jubilee
A benefit event for Caring Ministries of Morgan County, the June Jubilee is a wonderful family event. The festivities feature games for kids, entertainment, vendor booths, and delicious food vendors, all in City Park Downtown. This event continues to grow each year, have a day of fun and help a great organization all at the same time. Don't miss the June Jubilee!
Glenn Miller SwingFest
June 21-24, 2012
Cost: Varies - many events free
Contact: www.glennmillerswingfest.com
In The Mood for some great swing music? The Glenn Miller - Dancin' on the Plains celebration! Dance Friday and Saturday evenings to the music of Glenn Miller and other swing era favorites. Kick off your dancing shoes during the day and enjoy the airport fly-in featuring several WWII aircraft as well as several other aircraft and a pancake breakfast hosted by the Fort Morgan Lions Club at the Fort Morgan Municipal Airport. An afternoon concert in the park, US Military Museum tours, a Life and Times of Glenn Miller presentation, Historical Bus Tours, and a WWI Re-Enactment Camp are also highlights of this weekend event. As the boyhood home of Glenn Miller, we are proud to celebrate the life of this timeless musician!
Brush! Rush! 5k Run/Walk
June 30, 2012
East Morgan County Library Park
Kids Fun-Run 7:30 a.m.
Adult 5k Run/Walk 8:00 a.m.
The 30th Annual Brush! Rush! is sure to be a great time! If you are in the mood to take a walk or even run, this is your chance! This year, there will be a pancake breakfast following the race and awards.
Registration is available beforehand at www.brushcolo.com ans is $20 for adults paying prior to the race. The day of the race there will be a $25 charge. The kids Fun Run for kids 12 and under is $10.
If there are groups of ten or more, the cost is only $15
For more information: www.brushcolo.com/BrushRush.htm
July Events
Brush! Rodeo
July 2, 3, and 4
Performances begin at 7:00 p.m. nightly
The Brush Rodeo is in it's 58th year and includes a Colorado Professional Rodeo Association sanctioned rodeo each night, Little Princess Rides and a Free BBQ on July 2, kids games before the rodeo on July 3, parade and pancake breakfast on the morning of July 4th. The whole event is concluded by a fantastic fireworks display after the performance on July 4th.
Lions Club Pancake Breakfast
July 4, 2012
East Morgan County Library Park, 500 Clayton Street, Brush, CO
6:00 - 10 am Cost: $6 adults $3 12 & Under No tickets needed
Come on out for a cowboy breakfast of pancakes, sausage and egg before the annual Fourth of July Parade in Brush!
Brush Independence Day Parade
You don't want to miss the largest 4th of July parade in Northeast Colorado! We celebrate our wonderful nation with over 100 entries!
Start time: 10:00 a.m.
Wiggins July 4th Celebration
Activities include:- Pancake Breakfast
- 5k run run
- Main Street Events
- Fireworks
Summer Concert Series - City of Brush! Recreation
July 5, 2011 Memorial Park South Clayton Street, Brush, CO FREE
6:30 pm - artists perform a variety of music at the Gazebo - food vendors & refreshments for sale during concert
More Information: 970-542-5280 or www.brushcolo.com
Summer Concert Series - City of Brush! Recreation
July 12, 2011 Memorial Park South Clayton Street, Brush, CO FREE
6:30 pm - artists perform a variety of music at the Gazebo - food vendors & refreshments for sale during concert
More Information: 970-542-5280 or www.brushcolo.com
National Parks & Recreation Week - City of Brush! Recreation
July 12 - Free Swim
July 13 - Community Breakfast
July 14 - Mud Volleyball Tournament, Horseshow Tournament and Amateur Band Night
Cost: $0
More Information: 970-842-5280 or www.brushcolo.com
Customer Appreciation Free Barbeque
At the East Morgan County Library City Park in Brush.
Watrous Park Disc Golf Tournament
July 16 - Watrous Park, 2810 Mill Street
Registration 8:00 am $20 entry Tee Off 8:30 am Second Round Tee Off at 11:30 am
Awards Ceremony 1:30 pm
The tournament will be open to 36-45 participants and there will be 4 or 5 people at each hole
Divisions: Advanced, Beginners, Women's.
For Information: 970-842-5280 or http://www.brushcolo.com/discgolf.htm
Bryan Bath Memorial Golf Tourmanent / 5K/ 10K walk/run
July 23 - Bunker Hill Country Club, Brush, CO
Golf Tournament - 4 person scramble - 8:00 am shot-gun start $50 pp or $200 per team
5K walk/run 10K individual and team relay 7:30 am Beaver Valley Elementary School $20 prepaid or $30 day of the event.
Lions Club Lunch - 1:30 Pettey's Gardens Adults $6 Under 12 $3
More Information: 970-867-1243 or bzion@onemorgancounty.org http://www.brushcolo.com/dept/BryanBathMemorial.htm
http://www.onemorgancounty.org/bryan.htm
Proceeds benefit One Morgan County
BOB Stock
Local radio station, BOB (97.5) FM rocks the town with Bob Stock every July. Featuring an eclectic blend of rock and roll music, BOB Stock is a great day of concert fun! Held in the beautiful Riverside Park, in Fort Morgan, the music event draws large numbers of people to enjoy music from groups like Tommy Tutone, Firefall, Subrosa Union, Unleashed and many more!
The event is FREE, thanks to the many sponsors who support it, so come pull up a chair, a blanket, or a square of grass and rock out at BOB Stock!
August Events
Morgan County REA Invitational Golf Tournament
August 6 & 7th, 2011
Fort Morgan Golf Course
8 am Shotgun Start Each Day
Information: Dave Henderson or Geoff Baumgartner 970-867-5688
Morgan County REA Dutch Oven Cook-off
August 3rd, 2011
Morgan County Fairgrounds 9:30 cooking starts 12:30 pm judging
Information: Dave Henderson or Carla Krueger 970-867-5688
Morgan County Jr. Fair
First full week of August.Location: Morgan County Fairgrounds at 600 Ellsworth
The fair's highlights includes
- Livestock Exhibits and Judging
- 4-H competitions ranging from cake decorating to sharp shooting
- adults competing for ribbons in fine arts and cooking categories
For more information, contact the Morgan County Extension Service at 542-3540.
5th Annual Prairie Biker Rally
August 24-26, 2012
Morgan County Fairgrounds, Brush Colorado
This Event Features:
- Show n Shine
- Biker Rodeo
- Poker Run
- Hog Roast
- Fallen Firefighter Tribute
- Booths
- Concert
- Beer Garden
For more information, contact the Brush Chamber. (970.842.2666)
September Events
Latin American Heritage Festival
September 3, 2011 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.- VFW Memorial Park, 500 Ellsworth Street, Brush, CO
Admission is FREE
More information: 970-842-5001 or www.brushcolo.com
Hot Air Balloon Festival
September 10 & 11 VFW & Memorial Park Areas- 500 S. Clayton Street, Brush, CO
Saturday
Sunrise Balloon Launch (6:31 a.m. approx)
Food Court
Arts & Craft Booths
Entertainment
Kids Fun Area
Balloon Tethering (.10 per pound, Doty Pond Area)
Fishing Derby (4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.) Cash Prizes
Balloon Glow - Prairie Trails Park (7:10 p.m. approx)
Sunday
Sunrise Balloon Launch (6:31 a.m. approx)
Food Court
Arts & Craft Booths
Entertainment
Kids Fun Area
Balloon Tethering (.10 per pound, Doty Pond Area)
More information: 970-842-2861 ext 243 or www.brushcolo.com
Lion's Club Pancake Breakfast at Fall Harvest Car Show
Location: City Park, 414 Main Street in Historic Downtown Fort Morgan
Time (s): 7:00 am - 10:00 am
Tickets/ Fee: $6 adults / $3 12 & under Tickets Required: no
Information: 970-380-9059 (Brenda) or 970-370-3443 (Jeff)
Fall Harvest Car Show
September 16-18 Downtown, Fort Morgan, Colorado
Classic cars of all makes and models line the streets of downtown Fort Morgan the third week of every September. Enjoy great 50's and 60's music in the evenings, and check out the cool cars during the day! Got a car you'd like to show off? Join us for a weekend of fun and showing off your wheels! Car Show registrants will enjoy special events like a movie at the Drive-In, a Poker Cruise, as well as be eligible for some great prizes and awards! This is a community favorite and brings out large numbers of spectators! We'll see you all at The Car Show!
Friday
5:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Casual Cruise-In
Saturday
8:00 -10:00 a.m.
Registration & Show 'n Shine Staging
Lions Club Pancake Breakfast
9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Enjoy Shopping Downtown
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Car Show, music, door prizes, vendors, scavenger hunt
Noon
Free Movie @ the Cover Theatre
4:30 p.m.
MCC/FMVFD Burnout Contest @ I-76 Speedway
8:00 p.m. - ?
Drag Main just like we used to when we went cruising with friends
Sunday
8:30 a.m.
Sunrise Optimist Poker Cruise
8:30 a.m. - Noon
Show n' Shine on Main
11:00 a.m.
Awards & Door Prizes @ City Park Downtown
ehicle Entry Fee: $30 pre-registered or $35 after Sept 4
More information: 970-768-SHOW (7469) or www.fallharvestcarshow.org
30th Annual Oktoberfest/Car Show
September 21- 22, 2012
Downtown Brush (Clayton Street)
The event features:
Friday Night:
- Cruise-In at Brush Grocery Kart
Saturday
- Oktoberfest
- Car Show
- Dog Show
- Vendors
- Entertainment
- Beer Garden
- Sidewalk Chalk Contest
For information contact the Brush Area Chamber of Commerce by phone at 842-2666.
October Events
Tom Westfall, Author Presentation
October 4, 2011 Morgan Community College, 920 Barlow Road, Fort Morgan, CO
7:00 p.m.
Artifact hunter, Tom Westfall, will share his discoveries through an artficat presentation about habitation along the South Platte River. Participants are encouraged to bring their own small artifacts for the show.
More information: 970-542-3187
Chills & Thrills
October 22 -29, 2011 Downtown Fort Morgan
Historical Cemetary Tours
Trick or Treat Trail (10/29)
Festival for Kids (10/29)
Haunted Houses
Senior Party
& Much More
More information: 970-867-6702
December Events
Christmas Events
Shop Brush First Campaign- Free Kids Movies
- Kids Christmas Party
December 2nd - 7:00 pm Band/Orchestra/Vocal Concert at Fort Morgan High School
December 3rd - 7:00 pm Morgan County Chorale Concert - Life Fellowship Church $10.00 ticket includes dessert cheesecake
December 4th - 7:00 pm Morgan County Chorale Concert - Snyder Bible Church - Snyder- $10.00 ticket includes dessert cheesecake
December 5th - Air Force Academy Band at Fort Morgan High School
December 6th - 7:00 pm Fort Morgan Christmas Parade - downtown Fort Morgan
December 7th - 7:00 pm Baker Choir/Instrumental Concert at Fort Morgan High School
December 9th - 7:00 pm Pioneer 1st & 2nd grade / Green Acres 1st & 2nd grade program
December 10th - 7:00 pm United Methodist Church Christmas Drama
December 11th - 7:00 pm United Methodist Church Christmas Drama
December 12th - 7:00 pm Platte Valley Band Concert at Fort Morgan High School - Free
December 14th - 7:00 pm Middle School Concert at Fort Morgan Middle School
December 16th - 7:00 pm United Methodist Church preschool Christmas program
- 7:00 pm Columbine Holiday Concert at Fort Morgan High School
December 17th - 7:00 pm Morgan Community College Jazz Ensemble Concert at Fort Morgan Middle School - Free
December 18th - TBD SPA Voice/Piano/Dance recital @ Fort Morgan High School
December 19th - 7:00 pm Singers Ltd. concert at United Methodist Church
