Holidays & Occasions

Home/Other than French Recipes/Holidays & Occasions

     January

    New Year’s Day

    Epiphany-January 6 celebrated with a galette des rois

    Season Closes for Wingshooting Scaled Quail

    Season Tickets for the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo

    Dallas Safari Club and Safari Club International Shows

    Denver International Sportsman’s Show

    Season Closes for Wingshooting Pheasant

    Lunar Chinese New Year-Dim Sum at Empress Seafood Restaurant

    January 31 is deadline to apply for Wyoming Antelope to Draw Permit

    February

    Canadian Geese Hunting

    Mardis Gras in New Orleans and Carnival in Venice

    Valentine’s Day Weekend in Santa Fe at Hotel Chimayo

    Best Month for Mounted Hunting in France and Ireland

    Superbowl Party

    March

    Houston Rodeo

    St. Patrick’s Day Party at the Hunt

    Denver March Pow-Wow

    St. Patrick’s Day

    Spring Break, Best Spent in Hawaii at Maui Polo Club or Hawaii Polo Club, Oahu

    USPA Open Polo Tournament in Wellington, Florida

    Spring Break-Play Polo in Jamaica

    Easter Service at the Denver Cathedral and Easter Egg Hunt

    April

    FEI World Cup Show Jumping, Dressage and Vaulting in Las Vegas, Nevada

    Application Deadline for Big Game Draw Hunts in Colorado

    Easter

    Polo Players Braai at the Hunt

    AH Closing Hunt and Calcutta

    AH Point to Point

    Bring Polo Ponies in from Pasture and Start Getting Fit

    Gathering of Nations Pow Wow in Santa Fe

    Colorado Spring Turkey Hunting

    May

    Master’s Dinner and Hunt Ball

    Mother’s Day

    Mother’s Day Caddis Hatch on Arkansas River

    Kentucky Derby

    Grass Polo Season Starts at the Denver Polo Club

    Preakness Horse Race

    Virginia Foxhound Club Show, Leesburg, Virginia

    Blue Ridge Puppy Show, Warrenton, Virginia

    Ruidoso Downs Race Track Opens, Ruidosa, New Mexico

    June

    Opening Day at Arapahoe Horse Racing Park June 11-Sept 11-ish

    Fishing for Kokanee

    Fly Fishing and Picnic Season

    Dragon Boat Festival

    Devereaux Polo Cup-Aspen

    Elizabeth Rodeo, Santa Fe Rodeo and Greeley Stampede

    Cherry Blossom Festival and Dragon Boat Festival

    Celebration of the Horse Opening Day at the Polo Club

    Belmont Horse Race

    Stanley Cup NHL Hockey Finals

    Fiddlehead Fern Picking Near Steamboat Springs

    Best Time for High Water Fishing below SM Reservoir

    Ren Fest June-August

    July

    July and August are the Season Dates for Aspen Valley Polo

    First Week of July BYGO on Anderson Bean Cowboy Boots at Kleinschmidt’s in Missouri or sale at www.texasbootcompany.com

    July 1 is Opening Date to Apply for Missouri Deer Licenses

    Grand Prixs at the Colorado Horse Park

    Fourth of July Fireworks

    Crawdad Boil for Bastille Day

    San Juan River Fishing Trip with Andy and Staying at Abes’s

    Denver 20-30 Polo Event

    Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo, Indian Village and $30 Carnival Unlimited Ride Wristband

    Best Time for Cherries in Colorado

    August

    SWAIA  Santa Fe Indian Market

    Dublin Horse Show in Ireland

    Douglas County Fair and Rodeo

    Mallets for Melanoma

    Carriage Driving and Dinner Party

    Best Month for Colorado Olathe Sweet Corn, Palisade Peaches, and La Junta Cantaloupe

    Best Time for Fishing Conejos

    Best time to Make Gochujang with Handpicked Pueblo, Colorado Chilis

    Minnesota State Fair is 12 Days of Fun Starting Last Week of August and Ending Labor Day

    Tune Up Bird Dogs, Bows and Rifles!

    September

    Dove, Blue Grouse, Sharptailed Grouse, and Sage Grouse Seasons Open

    Fall Turkey Hunting

    Colorado State Fair Ends September 4

    Women’s Polo Invitational at DPC

    Antelope Season Opens in Wyoming

    National Youth Tournament Series Polo Finals for 18 and Unders

    Cub Hunting Begins 9/1

    International Fario Club Annual Meeting in Paris, France

    Brown Trout Spawning Run in Colorado and Best Time for Fishing the Eagle

    Roasting Party for Peeling and Freezing Hatch, New Mexico Chilis

    October

    Virginia Hunt Week

    Opening Day at AH Second Sunday in October

    Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock Season Opens in Minnesota

    Best Time to Visit the Pine Tree Apple Orchard, Minnesota

    Arapahoe Hunt Cross Country Pace Event

    Best Time for Dinner Parties

    Closing Day and Auction at Arapahoe Park Racetrack

    Oktoberfest

    Pheasant and Grouse and Prairie Chicken Seasons Open in Nebraska

    Halloween

    End of October Move Polo Ponies to Pasture

    November

    Pheasant and Bobwhite Quail Seasons

    Scaled Quail Opens

    Nebraska Deer Season and Thanksgiving

    AH Rendezvous Hunt Week

    Best Month for Mounted Stag, Boar, and Roe-buck Hunting in France

    Beaujolais Nouveau is released, stock up for Thanksgiving Day tasting

    Thanksgiving Dinner with OystersCranberries Gravy  Greeen Bean Casserole   Turkey in a Bag Stuffing and Clafoutis

    Castle Rock Star Lighting

    December

    National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in Las Vegas

    Ice Skating at Lake Evergreen and Local Outdoor Rink

    Jensen’s Christmas Party

    Office Holiday Luncheon

    National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas

    SWAIA Winter Indian Market

    Christmas Day Feast and Carriage Driving

    Ski, Snowboard, Sledding or Skating for Christmas Time

    Christmas — Noël 

    Boxing Day Hunt

    New Year’s Eve Gala at Broadmoor

    Leave A Comment