Tag: River Run events

We Are One Month Away from the Bacon & Bourbon Festival at Keystone!

Summer festival season starts in just one month! The first Keystone summer festival is the Bacon & Bourbon Festival, happening on June 23 & 24 at Keystone Resort in River Run Village.  If you’ve never experienced this festival, this is the year to try it! Not only do you get to taste UNLIMITED strips of bacon, you can wash it down with delicious bourbon samples and listen to some great tunes! Two long-time festival favorite female cover bands, Lez Zepplin and Hell’s Belles will be back on site both days, rockin’ away the weekend with you! Other bands playing over the weekend include Tiffany Christopher and Christof Brownell.

 

Bacon & Bourbon Festival at Keystone Resort Colorado

Start the day with a delicious Bacon Bloody Mary and cruise around tasting many varieties of bacon strips from some of the best bacon purveyors in the country. Did we mention you’ll receive unlimited bacon strip tastings with any ticket package!? Work up an appetite and move on to the bacon cuisine, everything with a bacon theme!  You can seek out bacon tacos, bacon ice cream, bacon pasta, salads with bacon and more… we’re getting hungry just thinking about it! Want to learn more about bacon? Take part in the free Bacon Education Center Events where you’ll learn all about bacon… how to cook with it, the history, how to pair it with bourbon and so on! There will of course be fun for the kids too, with a KidsZone and tons of free activities. You can even buy a kids ticket that includes bacon tastings and lemonade.  Adult ticket packages include the Samplin’ Swine package with unlimited strip samplings, 2 beers or non-alcoholic drinks, a commemorative hat and 4 ‘cuisine’ tasting tickets or you can go all-in with the Hungry Hog package which includes unlimited strip samplings, 2 beers or non-alcoholic drinks, a commemorative hat, 8 ‘cuisine’ tasting tickets and entry to the festival’s Jim Beam Bourbon Tour. You can also purchase food and drink a-la-carte if you decide not to purchase a ticket package.  The festival itself is free to attend.

 

If two days of bacon is too much, spend day two relaxing or going on a hike.  The Keystone Gondola runs all summer long and takes you up to the top of Dercum Mountain where you can soak up the sun and incredible views.  Enjoy a mountain top lunch and hike around or let the kids enjoy the yard games and multiple slack lines.

 

SummitCove Lodging offers some awesome deals when you purchase your festival tickets and lodging together.  Check out our summer festival deals page here and get your Bacon & Bourbon weekend on the summer schedule!

Warren Station Hosts the Summit Community Orchestra Tomorrow!

Head to Warren Station in Keystone Resort’s River Run Village for the Fall Summit Community Orchestra performance tomorrow (Friday, November 18th).   Doors will open at 6:30pm, with the performance beginning at 7pm.  Kick off your weekend of skiing with this FREE performance. Donations will be accepted at the door.

Members of Summit Community Orchestra performing in small ensembles. Featured musicians include:  Jim Kohn, cello, Jessica Moidel, violin, Natalie Koob, violin, Angie Janzen, violin/viola, Gail Taylor, viola, Catherine Gant, viola, DJ Woolsey, piccolo and Jason Rodon, tabla (a small hand drum from India).

Free parking will be available at the River Run Lots, located just off Gondola Road.  From I-70, take Highway 6 East towards Keystone (7 miles). Turn right onto Gondola Road and follow signs to free parking lots.  For more information, please contact Erika Krainz, Summit Community Orchestra (970) 468.8049.

Ski conditions are great at Keystone in part thanks to some recent snowstorms! With 5 runs open, and additional openings planned for the next few weeks, it is a great time to plan a family vacation to Keystone Resort.  Contact a SummitCove Vacation Planner today for information on reserving a Keystone vacation rental!