ConiferFest 2025

Join us Saturday, July 12 for the 6th Annual Coniferfest sponsored by Rotary Club of Conifer

  • Doors open at 11am – Music starts at 1pm
  • Location: Our Lady of the Pines Open Space
  • Live Music from The Midday Sons, The Ritual Blues League, Izzy and The Icebreakers, Iron Roots Band
  • Food Trucks, Beer, Wine & Margaritas
  • Local Arts & Crafts Vendors
  • Entry: $5/person (under 12 free) – FREE Parking

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Coniferfest 2025

Thanks to our sponsors!

5th Annual ConiferFest 2024

Join us on Saturday, July 13th, 2024 for our annual ConiferFest!

Doors open at 11am, Music starts at 1pm at the Our Lady of the Pines Open Space!

Live Music from:

  • Who’s Thomas
  • The Midday Sons
  • Iron Roots Band
  • Double Life

Vendors, Food Trucks, Beer, Wine & Margaritas!

Special thanks to our beer sponsors, Tommyknocker Brewery and Pub, AC Golden Brewing Co, Asher Brewing Co., and El Rancho Brewery.

Entry: $5/person (under 12 free), leashed dogs welcome, and FREE Parking!

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Interested Vendors: Please contact Ute Meyer at umeyerrotary@gmail.com

Central City Beer Festival 2024

Central City—brewing beer for over 150 years. There’s even a guy in town who wrote two books about the city’s obsession with fermented malt beverages. He will be at the fest, you should too!

Central City Beer Fest

Saturday, August 24th, 2024 • 1pm – 6pm

Live music! What could make tasting some of the best brews around better, you ask? Shotgunning a couple of amazing musical talents that’s what.

On Tap! Come sample some of Colorado’s Best. Two dozen hand-picked (our beer author is super-picky) Colorado breweries will be on-hand along with their brewmasters and beer-production teams. Make some new friends who are all about beer.

GA admission: 1pm entry, tasting cup, live music and more samples than you can imagine.

VIP admission: early entry (noon), tasting cup, private lounge with full-sized pours and afternoon appetizers. Plus, the legendary Jimmy Lewis & Friends on the patio (song requests encouraged).

All admissions include the opportunity to meet the guy who wrote the beer books. He may even sign a book for you.

No outside beverages allowed. All samples must be consumed in the event area on Main Street.

Bus service is available from the Denver metro area. Ramblinexpress.com

The Great Central City Beer Festival 2022

Central City—brewing beer for over 150 years. There’s even a guy in town who wrote two books about the city’s obsession with fermented malt beverages. He will be at the fest, you should too!

Saturday, August 27th, 2022

1pm – 6pm

Malt, Barley & Hops… Oh, My!
These breweries ain’t just your typical producer of beer, oh no, they are committed to crafting a perfect pint of fantastic each and every time. On occasion, brewers have been known to bring along exclusive, non-production varieties. Don’t take our word for it, grab a beer and taste for yourself.

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Great Central City Beer Fest 2021

Come sample some of Colorado’s Best. Two dozen hand-picked local breweries will be on-hand along with their brewmasters and beer-production teams. Make some new friends who are all about beer.

Saturday, August 28, 2021 • 1pm – 6pm 

Tickets: $40 advance / $50 day of
VIP: $70 advance / $80 day of
One Ticket = Many tastes.
Food and additional refreshments are available.
Bring your to-go cups in and out of licensed establishments.
(beverages must be purchased on-site, no outside alcohol allowed)

Bus service available from the Denver metro area.

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Great Central City Beer Fest 2019

Central City proudly presents the Great Central City Beer Fest. Committed to delivering Coloradans a great experience, one pint at a time. Come sample some of Colorado’s Best Brews. The pours will be flowing all day. 18 breweries will be on hand to serve you up a cold one.

Saturday, August 24th, 2019 • 1pm – 6pm 

Tickets: $40 advance / $45 day of
VIP: $60 advance / $70 day of
One Ticket = Many tastes.
Food and additional refreshments available.
Bring your to-go cups in and out of licensed establishments.
(beverages must be purchased on-site, no outside alcohol allowed)

Bus service available from the Denver metro area.

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Great American Beer Festival 2019

The Great American Beer festival is not only about sampling quality beer but is also a beer competition. Breweries enter their beers to be judged by the festival’s Professional Judge Panel. Festival attendees can also sip the beer entered in the competition during the tasting sessions.

The Great American Beer Festival invites industry professionals from around the world to sit together in small groups and, without knowing the brand name, taste beers in each specified style category. The ultimate goal of the Great American Beer Festival Judge Panel is to identify the three beers that best represent each beer-style category as described and adopted by the Great American Beer Festival.

The Professional Judge Panel awards gold, silver or bronze medals that are recognized around the world as symbols of brewing excellence. These awards are among the most coveted in the industry and heralded by the winning brewers in their national advertising.

Five different three-hour judging sessions take place over the three-day period during the week of the festival. Judges are assigned beers to evaluate in their specific area of expertise and never judge their own product or any product in which they have a concern.

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The Great Central City Beer Festival 2018

The Great Central City Beer Fest 2018Join us for the Great Central City Beer Festival on August 25, 2018 from 1pm – 6pm!

Committed to delivering Coloradans a great experience, one pint at a time. Central City loves the mountains, the laid back atmosphere of the front range, but most of all, the wonderful breweries that CO has to offer, come share in this love. Come sample some of Colorado’s Best Brews. The pours will be flowing all day. 18 breweries will be on hand to serve you up a cold one.

$40 advance / $45 day of / VIP Tickets – $60 in advance, $70 day of show
One Ticket = Many tastes.
Food and additional refreshments available.

Bring your to-go cups in and out of licensed establishments.
(beverages must be purchased on-site, no outside alcohol allowed)

Bus service available from the Denver metro area.
Click here for more information, and to purchase tickets!

The Great Central City Beer Festival 2016

The Great Central City Beer festJoin us for the 5th Annual Great Central City Beer Festival on August 27, 2016 from 1pm – 6pm!

Committed to delivering Coloradans a great experience, one pint at a time. Central City loves the mountains, the laid back atmosphere of the front range, but most of all, the wonderful breweries that CO has to offer, come share in this love. Come sample some of Colorado’s Best Brews. The pours will be flowing all day. 18 breweries will be on hand to serve you up a cold one.

$30 advance / $40 day of / $50 VIP – One Ticket = Many tastes.
Food and additional refreshments available.

2016 GCCBF posterBring your to-go cups in and out of licensed establishments.(beverages must be purchased on-site, no outside alcohol allowed)

Bus service available from the Denver metro area.

Click here for more information, and to purchase tickets!

The Rocky Mountain Microbrewing Symposium

Rocky Mountain Microbrewing SymposiumFinn Knudsen, Knudsen Beverage Consulting, was the Keynote speaker at the 2016 Rocky Mountain Microbrewing Symposium at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs this past February.

The Rocky Mountain Microbrewing Symposium is the only conference designed by microbrewers, for microbrewers!

Click here to view the program, as well as view Finn’s presentation “Future of Craft Beer as seen from an Industry Insider”