Event Type : Holiday

89th Annual Labor Day Celebrations

Louisville, CO

August 29th- September 1st

More Info HERE

Louisville’s biggest community event of the year! Don’t miss the chance to come together with friends and neighbors to experience a weekend celebrating the community spirit of Louisville. Please see below for details about the Senior Dinner, Children’s Pet Parade, Labor Day Parade, and Fall Festival. 

If you have questions about the fine arts show, please contact the Louisville Art Association. The art show is not a City event.

Annual Senior Dinner at Steinbaugh Pavilion

824 Front St, Louisville, CO 80027
Friday, August 29
5 PM

This dinner is hosted in recognition of Louisville’s seniors, who give so much throughout the year to make Louisville a special place to live and work. The evening will include door prizes and a chicken dinner with all the trimmings. The event is FREE for Louisville residents ages 60+ and no RSVP is required. To volunteer to serve at the Senior Dinner, please contact please call (303) 335-4581.

Children’s Pet Parade on Main Street
Monday, September 1
9 – 9:30 AM

The Children’s Pet Parade runs south on Main Street from South Street to Spruce Street (just south of City Hall). Brush your dog, bathe your cat, and polish your pet rock – the Children’s Pet Parade is coming! We’ve had stuffed animals, dogs, cats, and farm friends (including a llama!). Caged pets with fins, scales, or feathers could be pulled in a wagon if you’re creative and careful. Open to children age 12 and younger. Please complete your parade application in advance so the parade can start on time and run smoothly.

Online Registration due by 5 PM on Friday, August 29. Day-of registration is from 8:15-8:30 AM on Monday, September 1.

Participant information:

• Check in at the Louisville Historical Museum’s plaza (1001 Main Street)
• Check in and day-of registration begins at 8:30 AM
• Please arrive no later than 8:45 AM

All children will receive a prize from the City and a popsicle from the American Legion Auxiliary at the end of the parade!

Labor Day Parade at Lafayette and Main
Monday, September 1
10:00 AM

The Labor Day Parade starts at the intersection of E. Lafayette St. and Main St. (the south end of the Louisville Middle School campus) and runs south down Main Street, ending at the intersection of Main St. and Parkview Ave. The map shows road closures in orange, and the parade route in red. The hard red lines represent barricades.

To allow for a safe parade and Fall Festival, multiple roads near Main Street, Louisville Middle School, and Memory Square Park will be closed from 7 AM to 3 PM on Monday, September 1.

Parade registration opens Friday, May 2.

Applications due by 5 PM on Monday, August 18. Late or day-of entries will not be accepted. The number of parade entries may be limited depending on the number received. Get your application in soon as it’s first come, first served.

Parade order and a reminder about Parade Participant FAQs and Safety Guidelines will be emailed to all parade registrants.

Please contact (303) 335-4581 to volunteer at the Labor Day Parade or with any questions.

Fall Festival at Memory Square Park

801 Grant Ave, Louisville, CO 80027
Monday, September 1
9 AM – 3 PM

Explore unique handmade goods, local crafts, fine arts, and freshly baked goods, and indulge your taste buds with a variety of food trucks. Get ready for a day of fun as we welcome autumn’s arrival! This year we are also bringing back Louisville’s beloved annual Pie Contest! Sign-up to bake a pie for the contest or just come by to enjoy the fruits of other people’s labor. Either way, you’re in for a tasty treat! Labor Day Parade winners will be announced at the park at 12 PM. Pie Contest winners will be announced at the park around 1:30 PM.

Vendors must fill out an Application by August 18, 2025 at 5pm, or until all vendor spaces are filled. The Fall Festival is open to vendors selling handmade goods. A staff member will be in touch after receiving your online form.

If you have any questions about Fall Festival, please contact John Zamora [email protected]

89th Annual Labor Day Celebrations

Louisville, CO

August 29th- September 1st

More Info HERE

Louisville’s biggest community event of the year! Don’t miss the chance to come together with friends and neighbors to experience a weekend celebrating the community spirit of Louisville. Please see below for details about the Senior Dinner, Children’s Pet Parade, Labor Day Parade, and Fall Festival. 

If you have questions about the fine arts show, please contact the Louisville Art Association. The art show is not a City event.

Annual Senior Dinner at Steinbaugh Pavilion

824 Front St, Louisville, CO 80027
Friday, August 29
5 PM

This dinner is hosted in recognition of Louisville’s seniors, who give so much throughout the year to make Louisville a special place to live and work. The evening will include door prizes and a chicken dinner with all the trimmings. The event is FREE for Louisville residents ages 60+ and no RSVP is required. To volunteer to serve at the Senior Dinner, please contact please call (303) 335-4581.

Children’s Pet Parade on Main Street
Monday, September 1
9 – 9:30 AM

The Children’s Pet Parade runs south on Main Street from South Street to Spruce Street (just south of City Hall). Brush your dog, bathe your cat, and polish your pet rock – the Children’s Pet Parade is coming! We’ve had stuffed animals, dogs, cats, and farm friends (including a llama!). Caged pets with fins, scales, or feathers could be pulled in a wagon if you’re creative and careful. Open to children age 12 and younger. Please complete your parade application in advance so the parade can start on time and run smoothly.

Online Registration due by 5 PM on Friday, August 29. Day-of registration is from 8:15-8:30 AM on Monday, September 1.

Participant information:

• Check in at the Louisville Historical Museum’s plaza (1001 Main Street)
• Check in and day-of registration begins at 8:30 AM
• Please arrive no later than 8:45 AM

All children will receive a prize from the City and a popsicle from the American Legion Auxiliary at the end of the parade!

Labor Day Parade at Lafayette and Main
Monday, September 1
10:00 AM

The Labor Day Parade starts at the intersection of E. Lafayette St. and Main St. (the south end of the Louisville Middle School campus) and runs south down Main Street, ending at the intersection of Main St. and Parkview Ave. The map shows road closures in orange, and the parade route in red. The hard red lines represent barricades.

To allow for a safe parade and Fall Festival, multiple roads near Main Street, Louisville Middle School, and Memory Square Park will be closed from 7 AM to 3 PM on Monday, September 1.

Parade registration opens Friday, May 2.

Applications due by 5 PM on Monday, August 18. Late or day-of entries will not be accepted. The number of parade entries may be limited depending on the number received. Get your application in soon as it’s first come, first served.

Parade order and a reminder about Parade Participant FAQs and Safety Guidelines will be emailed to all parade registrants.

Please contact (303) 335-4581 to volunteer at the Labor Day Parade or with any questions.

Fall Festival at Memory Square Park

801 Grant Ave, Louisville, CO 80027
Monday, September 1
9 AM – 3 PM

Explore unique handmade goods, local crafts, fine arts, and freshly baked goods, and indulge your taste buds with a variety of food trucks. Get ready for a day of fun as we welcome autumn’s arrival! This year we are also bringing back Louisville’s beloved annual Pie Contest! Sign-up to bake a pie for the contest or just come by to enjoy the fruits of other people’s labor. Either way, you’re in for a tasty treat! Labor Day Parade winners will be announced at the park at 12 PM. Pie Contest winners will be announced at the park around 1:30 PM.

Vendors must fill out an Application by August 18, 2025 at 5pm, or until all vendor spaces are filled. The Fall Festival is open to vendors selling handmade goods. A staff member will be in touch after receiving your online form.

If you have any questions about Fall Festival, please contact John Zamora [email protected]

Share the joy of NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet with family and friends. Give the gift of a spectacular holiday experience featuring an international cast, whimsical puppetry and opulent costumes and sets, hand-crafted by the finest artisans of Europe. Go back to a simpler time and make memories your family will cherish forever. Celebrate the season with America’s most beloved Nutcracker tradition! Tchaikovsky’s timeless score sets the stage for a Christmas your family will never forget.

About The Avalon Theatre in Grand Junction
Welcome to the home of NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet in Grand Junction: The Avalon Theatre, which shows independent and foreign films and first-run movies. Live productions include concerts, theatrical performances and dance recitals. Renovations were made to the theater to restore its original 1923 condition. It is located in downtown Grand Junction, a charming area popular with tourists, making it convenient to restaurants, boutiques, art galleries, coffee shops and clubs. The Avalon Theatre Foundation’s mission is “to preserve, promote, and enhance the Avalon Theatre for community benefit”. The Avalon Theatre Foundation, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1991 by Pat Gormley. It successfully undertook a fundraising effort that provided for the restoration of the theater’s original 1923 façade. The Foundation continues to center its mission on historic preservation, generational heritage, and the continued commercial operations of The Avalon Theatre.

Grand Junction Partner Ballet Studio: Dance Works
Nutcracker wouldn’t be Nutcracker without the local Children’s cast! Dancing along side the full professional international cast are local Grand Junction children from Dance Works. Dance Works is the Grand Valley’s Premier Dance Studio and is committed to providing quality dance instruction and dance classes with professional standards, at a reasonable price, so all people may benefit from the joy and skills that dance provides. Dance Works was founded in 1980 by Kathryn J. Schulte. Since its conception, the studio has taken pride in providing quality dance instruction and dance classes in the Grand Valley and continues to be the most respected dance studio in Grand Junction. In addition to focusing on dance technique, Dance Works promotes artistic expression, self-confidence, self-discipline, and respect for others. All teachers at Dance Works are well-qualified dance instructors with extensive dance experience. Dance Works also has a variety of non-traditional classes offered through the studio.