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Breck Create Summer Activities
With Breck Create, creativity knows no bounds. The Breckenridge arts and culture organization offers a summer lineup of classes, workshops and events that promises to captivate your entire family. From time-honored favorites to thrilling new additions, there’s something for everyone eager to explore their artistic inclinations.
Breckenridge Summer Activities
Breckenridge is as much a summer-fun town as it is a ski town, and here at Breck Create, we know that your summer-vacation planning most likely will start with exploring a few family-friendly mountain activities. Luckily, the town and the area are as flush with family-friendly summer activities as they are with arts and culture.
Epic Discovery on Peak 8 is summer-adventure central in Breckenridge. Here you can access the gondola, pan for gemstones, tackle a ropes course, soar on a bungee trampoline, ride the Gold Runner roller coaster, play mini golf and everyone big and small can try a rock-climbing wall. The world-renown ski hill transforms into an alpine slide in the summer. A classic favorite at Breck, choose between three exhilarating 2,600-foot-long slides and control the speed of your cart as you race down berms, turns and straightaways.
No mention of summer in Breckenridge would be complete without hiking and biking opportunities. There are hundreds of miles of trails to be conquered, from beginner to advanced. For those who prefer water activities, Breckenridge and the surrounding area offer rafting, fishing and plain old recreating along with alpine lakes you can hike to. The town is also home to the Breckenridge Golf Club, a 27-hole, municipal, Jack Nicklaus signature golf course—a premier destination for mountain golf.
After all of this adventuring, your family surely will be hungry. Breckenridge has several great restaurants, including those in the Town of Breckenridge as well as on the mountain. Some of our favorites include Briar Rose Chophouse, Hearthstone, Radicato, Fatty’s Pizzeria and Empire Burger. If you’re looking for a place to stay, Breck Create recommends checking with any of our esteemed lodging partners: Breckenridge Grand Vacations, Beaver Run Resorts, Woodwinds Property Management and Summit Mountain Rentals.
Now, to truly make your summer vacation in Breckenridge complete, allow us to suggest some wonderful opportunities to take a creative art class, check out some art and see a little live music. You may even want to plan your vacation around one of Breckenridge’s annual summer events, such as July 4th and the Breckenridge International Festival of Arts (BIFA), both of which include several free community events to help keep your Breckenridge family vacation affordable.
Breckenridge Creative Classes + Workshops
Breck Create summer 2025 creative classes and workshops include several new and exciting additions to the roster as well as perennial favorites such as Toddler Art. Several new classes are geared toward teens, including Junk to Gems for Teens, Teen Glassblowing, Teen Mosaics and Intro to DJing: Electronic Music for Teens. New classes geared toward more mature students include Beginner Sewing Basics (ages 17+) along with Edible Foraging and Cooking (ages 15+).
Families inspired by sustainability efforts should check out our Precious Plastic studio. Precious Plastic is a worldwide initiative that exists to reduce plastic waste through a combination of people, machines, platforms, knowledge and art.
Breck Create also offers select classes in a bilingual format (Spanish + English). Offerings include Beginner Sewing Basics, Beginner Screen Printing and Beginner Linocut Printmaking.
Breckenridge Summer Art Camps
Families visiting in July and August for a week or more may be interested in Breck Create’s summer art camps for children in the following age groups: 6 to 10 and 8 to 12. Summer camp sessions begin on the following dates: July 14th, July 28th and August 11th. Each session is five days, Monday - Friday, with morning and afternoon options available. Camps will focus on creative activities such as journaling, world building and more.
Shop Local Artists in Breckenridge
Through the Artists-in-Residence Open Door program, Breck Create supports a vibrant arts community, nurturing local, regional and national artists by providing affordable space for them to work. Visit the artists and their studios through open-door hours and workshops, where you can learn about their practice, view their work and purchase art.
This summer, Breck Create will host two national artists-in-residence: Aimee Kuiper and Justin Tyler Tate along with two local artists-in-residence: Ingrid “Kiki” Diaz-Davis and Kia Neill.
Enjoy Free Breckenridge Art Exhibitions
Breck Create features the work of Anna Tsouhlarakis for the summer 2025 season. Several examples of her work will be on display at Old Masonic Hall through August 31st. Tsouhlarakis’ work reconsiders and redefines what Native art is and can be. Grounded in themes of strength, resilience, humor and determination, her work confirms new ways of elevating the stories and struggles of Native American communities. This exhibition will include a selection of new and existing artworks that center Native voices in original and restoring ways. Tsouhlarakis also is one of the featured artists in the 2025 Trail Mix series, part of Breck Create’s signature annual festival—BIFA. Trail Mix blends art and nature along scenic Breckenridge trails, where hikers and bikers encounter site-specific installations in the wild.
AirStage Summer Aprés
This summer series of free community events equals a friendly place with great views and mountain charm to relax after your adventure. Hike, bike or bus to the Breckenridge Arts District and enjoy outdoor drafts, crafts and live music on the AirStage almost every week from June 13 - August 21. Bring a picnic blanket, grab dinner to go and let the kids play on the lawn while you meet new friends and enjoy the atmosphere. Well-behaved pups on leashes are welcome!
Celebrate July 4th in Breckenridge
Presented in partnership with the Town of Breckenridge, Breck Create offers a full day of programming on Friday, July 4th. This year’s theme, Bikes, Rights + Creative Delights, invites the community to spend the day embracing artistic expression, civic pride and playful celebration on the Breckenridge Arts District Campus. The 2025 celebration pays homage to the women’s suffrage movement and the bicycle, an enduring symbol of personal freedom and a key tool in the suffrage movement. The festivities include live music, family-friendly crafts, interactive art and performances—all with a creative twist.
This year’s featured July 4th programming includes:
A vibrant float in the annual parade designed by artist Bree Angela
The beloved annual Chalk Art Contest + Dog Fashion Show
Live sets from JOMO, a local DJ
Local artist market
An imaginative art-bike craft station and competition
Pop-up appearances and a finale performance of Pedal Punk by Cirque Mechanics
Schedule of Events
See Live Music and Events in Breckenridge
The Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge hosts a diverse line-up of national touring acts this summer and remains the home of the National Repertory Orchestra. Tickets for all shows are on sale now at breckcreate.org.
Enjoy a Breckenridge Food Festival
On Thursday, July 10th, Breck Create’s highly anticipated fundraising event transforms the Ridge Street Arts Square into a vibrant celebration of culinary delights, music, entertainment and crafts. Guests will enjoy gourmet small bites and beverages prepared by outstanding local chefs. Building on last year’s success, this year’s gala will be even grander with 14 local chefs and 6 libation specialists, featuring live performances on Breck Create’s darling AirStage by talented local and regional artists. A silent auction with competitive bidding will give attendees the opportunity to take home exclusive items and experiences.
Proceeds from the gala support Breck Create’s free education and community programming, ensuring that multi-disciplinary arts experiences remain accessible to all.
Explore Breckenridge’s Biggest Annual Arts Festival
BIFA is a 10-day celebration of adventure, creativity, nature and play. From August 15 to August 24, 2025, local, national and international artists will present both traditional and unconventional experiences across music, dance, film, visual arts and family entertainment. The festival will transform the Town of Breckenridge into a vibrant hub of cultural exploration, with events taking place at various venues, public parks, trails and open spaces.
BIFA 2025’s main attraction will be the U.S. premiere of SPARK, a silent, sustainable installation of floating, biodegradable sparks by Studio Roosegaarde. The installation will be a key promotional piece of the Town’s DarkSky initiative, an international effort to reduce light pollution in order to benefit environmental and human health.
Based in The Netherlands, Studio Roosegaard is a social design lab led by Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde. SPARK has been exhibited in more than 10 countries worldwide, attracting over 2 million visitors.
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About Breck Create
Breck Create aims to build a dynamic, year-round creative community in Breckenridge. The organization’s mission is to deliver inspiring creative experiences that enrich the quality of life for all residents and quality of place for visitors. Breck Create supports and serves artists, creatives, cultural enthusiasts, visitors and the community at large by providing a year-round schedule of performances, exhibitions, screenings, art classes and workshops as well as other engagement opportunities.
The organization maintains, manages and operates the Town of Breckenridge’s exceptional cultural facilities and also hosts arts-based events in public gathering spaces throughout Breckenridge. Breck Create’s core attractions are the Riverwalk Center–a 750-seat, heated, indoor performance venue–and a lively Arts District campus of renovated historic structures that now function as studio spaces for art classes and workshops. These structures also include affordable rentals for local artists and visiting artists-in-residence participants. The Breckenridge Arts District is a certified district within the Colorado Creative Industries Creative District program.