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Holidays/Happenings
School Breaks
12/21
Hanukkah
12/25 Christmas
12/26 Kwanzaa
12/31
New Years Eve
1/1
New Year's Day
MLK Weekend
1/16
MLK Jr Day
2/14
Valentine's Day
2/20
President's Day
2//21 Phat
Tuesday 2/22
Ash Wednesday
3/17
St. Patrick's Day
4/8
Easter
4/15
Vail Mountain
Closes
Iconic Winter Events
1/19
Street Beat
6:30pm @
Solaris
TBA
1/28
Vail Film
Festival Winter
Screening
2/19 - 2/21
CarniVail
Crawfish Boil and
other activities
3/8
Street Beat
6:30pm @ Solaris
TBA
3/15
Street Beat
6:30pm @ Solaris
TBA
3/21 - 3/24
American Ski
Classic
30th Anniversary
Golden Peak
3/29
Street Beat
6:30pm @
Solaris
TBA
4/5
Street Beat
6:30pm @ The
Arrabelle at Vail
Square
TBA
12/15
Street Beat Concert
6:30pm @ Solaris
Marcia Ball
12/18
Vail Holidaze
Jingle Bellz
Snowshoe
5:30 pm
12/31
6:15 pm
Torchlight Parade &
Fireworks Golden
Peak
2/10
Free Concert
Spazmatics
7:30pm @ TBA
2/12
Free Concert
Theophilus London
7:30pm @ Golden Peak
2/25
Vail Film Festival
Winter Screening
3/17
Vail Film Festival
Winter Screening
3/22
Street Beat
6:30pm @
Golden Peak
TBA
4/12
Street Beat
6:30pm @
Solaris
TBA
12/17
5:30pm Tree
Lighting Ceremony
Slifer Plaza
Vail Village
12/21 - 12/23
Winter Solstice on
Ice
Solaris Plaza
2/16
Street Beat
6:30pm @ Solaris
TBA
4/5 - 4/7
22nd Annual
Taste of Vail
Ambient Events &
Entertainment
12/13
Alpine Wind
Ensemble @ Slifer
Square
12/28 - 12/29
Holiday Ice Show
Dobson Ice Arena
2/12
Vail Mountain Winter
Uphill Run
2/19
"Vail Vignettes"
Vail Symposium
4/7
Easter Egg
Hunt
(LionsHead)
12/7
Nordic Town
Series #1
Golden Peak Crit
12/7
Nordic Town Series
#2
Holiday Classic Vail
Nordic Center
12/31
Family Fun Race
1/7
RMD Age
Class GS
1/12
Town Series
Alpine Race
1/19
Town Series
Alpine Race
1/22
Steadman
Clinic Vail Cup
Slopestyle/GS
1/29 - 1/30
Masters Triple
Treat GS
2/9
Town Series
Alpine Race
2/12
Steadman Clinic Vail
Cup Halfpipe/GS
2/19-2/20
RMD J3
Qualifiers
3/3
Pink Vail Ski &
Ride Festival
Benefit Shaw
Cancer Center
3/3 - 3/10
J3 Junior
Championship
Golden Peak
3/11
Steadman Clinic
Vail Cup
Moguls/GS
3/11
Steadman Clinic
Vail Cup
Nordic/BBQ
4/4 - 4/5
Surefoot Champ
FIS Men's GS
Golden Peak
4/13
Ski & Tee
Fundraiser
1/26
Town Series
Alpine Race
2/2 - 2/7
Alpine NorAm
Mens/Women's
2/16
Town Series Alpine
Race
2/23
Town Series
Alpine Race
3/1
Town Series
Alpine Race
4/6 - 4/7
Surefoot Champ
M/W SL
2/18
Nordic Town Series #4
Distance Skate Vail
Nordic Center
2/18
Downhill Dash
Ongoing Activities
Drop in Open Gym: Red Sandstone Elementary School Gymnasium; Basketball (Mondays 6 - 9pm), Soccer (Tuesdays 6:30 to 9:30pm , and Volleyball (Fridays 6 to 9pm).
2011-12 Winter Events Calendar
Ski & Snowboard Mountain
Races/Events
*The Town of Vail provides $2.2 million funding per year for special events within the Town boundaries. In addition the 1.4% lodging
tax, generating $2 million is used to market Vail May-October.
Dobson Ice Arena: Public Skating times/dates will vary during the season.
Story Time Skating: 10am and 11am on Wednesdays - Vail Library & Dobson Ice Arena / Story hour is free and skating time is $10 per child for skates and instruction
Vail Gymnastics Center: Open Gym ( 8 to 9 p.m. Mondays).
Toddler Bear and Super Bear Gymnastics at the Vail Gymnastics Center; Monday through Friday (times vary).
Adult and children’s dance classes at the Vail Gymnastics Center; Thursday afternoons.
Adventures (ages 3 - 5) Mondays 9 am - 1:30 pm, LionsHead Welcome Center / Reservations are required by noon on Friday / Costs are $35 per class or $150 for a 5-punch.
Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum: Free Admission, Open Daily, except Christmas & Easter, 10:00 am - 7:30 pm. Tuesdays - Museum Guided Tours (1pm) and Historic Vail Village Tours (2pm), suggested donation $5; Fridays - (3-5pm) 10th Mountain Division Veteran Talk, please call ahead, suggested donation $5.
Vail Nordic Center: Open November - April based on snow, daily 9am - 5pm.
Vail Public Library Story Time: Tuesdays (10 am Toddler; 11 am Preschool) and Wednesdays (10 am Preschool; 11 am Toddler)
Vail Public Library Book Discussion: Every second Wednesday of the month.
Semena Santa
Vail's Imagination Station: Winter hours vary. Located at the LionsHead Welcome Center / Preschool-age art, science and discovery programs.
Art For the Child (ages 2 - 5) Tuesdays 9 - 11am, LionsHead Welcome Center / Cost is $5 per class or $20 for a 5-punch. 24 hour advance reservation is required.
12/17 - 12/25 and 12/31 Vail Holidaze
Family activities throughout Vail - Menorah
lighting, Santa's Workshop, caroling and
more! Holiday Concerts @ Solaris Plaza:
12/19 Wonder Voice 12/20 CO Children's
Chorale
Martial Arts at the Vail Gymnastics Center; 3:30 - 4:30pm and 4:30 - 5:30 pm on Monday & Wed for children. 5:30 - 7:30pm on Monday and Wed for adults.
NEW! Starting Dec. 3rd Evening Public Skating, 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturdays; Dobson Ice Arena
Gore Range Natural Science School Vail Discovery Center @ Eagle's Nest: Open mid December - April: daily guided snowshoe hikes, Nature at Night Thursdays & Saturday, Moonlight Snowshoe Tour during full moon
4/9 - 4/15
Spring Back To Vail
Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum Starting Dec. 12: Mondays - Ski Tours with Kitty (9:45am meet at Golden Peak Riva Bahn) Must have ski pass or lift ticket, suggested donation $10; Fridays & Saturdays: (1pm) Historic Vail Village Tours, suggested donation $5.
JanuaryFebruaryDecember
1/5 - 1/7
Big Beers, Belgians &
Barleywines Festival (Vail
Cascade Resort)
March
Wednesday Art Walks: 12/28 - 4/11/12 from 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm. A free walking tour of Vail’s public art collection. Meet at the Vail Village Information Center.
12/5 - 12/11 Vail Snow Daze
12/8 Guster; 12/9 Jakob Dylan; 12/10
Yukon Kornelius; 12/11 The Polish
Ambassador
3/29 - 4/1
Vail Film Festival
Vail Mountain Adventure Ridge Tubing & Activities: Open mid December - April (weather permitting), Tuesday - Saturday from 2pm - 9pm
12/23 - 2/13 5th Annual Triumph Winterfest Arctic Wandering Polar Bear Exhibit, Gore Creek Promenade
2/10 - 2/12
TEVA Winter Mountain Games
Competitions in mixed climbing, mountain,
Big Air & dual slalom biking, Nordic &
telemark skiing, ski mountaineering and
snowshoe racing.
April
Spring Break Time Period