Please note that all ticket sales are final and we cannot offer refunds for the events with an entry fee.
There’s always something going on at The Old Gallery. That’s because local residents help create all of our activities—and we have a wide variety of interests, passions and talents. Whether you’re a longtime resident, newcomer or visitor to our mountain community, we hope you’ll join us for one (or many!) of our outstanding events. We also invite you to get even closer to the action by volunteering for an event or submitting an idea for a new one. Contact info@theoldgallery.org.
Bring a beer and join!
Board member, Darlene Bushue, is hosting a “Brainstorm and brews session”. Share your ideas and suggestions about Activities at the old gallery.
All ideas and feedback welcome!
Date: Saturday April 20th
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
BYOB
RSVP at info@theoldgallery.org or just show up
Do you have a talent you would like to share or just come and support local talent? The Old Gallery is hosting 5 open mic nights organized by Tim Merkel from 6:30-9:30 pm.
April 26th and then
May 17th, June 21st, July 19th, Aug 16th, Sept. 20th
Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Free admission and a cash bar.
merkel.tim@gmail.com or 815-526-2017
The Old Gallery is pleased to announce that we will be participating in the Estes Park 2024 Duck Race Festival on May 4th. Please consider adopting a duck. Each duck is $25 or you can adopt a quack pack for $125 (5 ducks with the sixth duck free). Please visit www.epduckrace.org to learn more about the Estes Park Duck Race Festival and the great prizes being awarded.
Update … We have a $5000 matching anonymous donor. All ducks purchased from now until the race will be doubled by this matching donation.
To purchase a duck to support The Old Gallery visit The Old Gallery – Estes Park Rotary Duck Race Festival (epduckrace.org). Your generous donations help support the mission of The Old Gallery.
For a direct link for adopting ducks to support The Old Gallery please scan the code or click on the duck below:
Brad Fitch
The talented Brad Fitch makes a welcome return to The Old Gallery for an evening of music from his broad range of styles.
Raised in Estes Park Brad Fitch is a singer, songwriter and guitarist who has been playing professionally since he was 15 years old. He specializes in original folk and western music. In 2001, he performed for the President of the United States during his visit to Colorado. He also performed at the 2008 Democratic Convention and has won the Hawaii Music Award as well. He performs near Rocky Mountain National Park often and has recorded 15 albums.
“The purpose of my music is to have fun and to share that with others,” he says. “I intend for my songs to express the wonder of being alive on this beautiful planet, and I hope they will help listeners to feel relaxed, comfortable and happy. If my music takes you to a pleasant place in your heart or your mind, then I have accomplished my purpose.”
www.cowboybrad.com
Cash Bar
Date: Friday May 24th
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Tickets $35: 
To volunteer at this event, please click here: 
Saturday, May 25th
Annual Hanging Basket Flower Sale!
Friday, May 24th
Brad Fitch Returns!
Saturday, May 25th & Sunday, May 26th
Free Hotdogs and Hamburgers! Stop by, have lunch, check out new artwork, visit the 2024 RMC Store, and see what else we have going on for the summer!
Monday, May 27th
Morning Donuts! From Donut Haus in Estes Park. Get in early, before they’re all gone!
Allenspark Style:
Bring a bottle of wine in a brown paper bag so everyone can sample. ($15 or less).
Light Cheese Appetizer Provided
Date: Thursday, June 6th
Time: 6pm-8pm
No cover charge
RSVP: info@theoldgallery.org
Community Host: Darlene Bushue
Tickets $25:
To volunteer at this event, please click here:
Summer Porch Series
The 2024 concert series starts with Rocky Ridge Music coming June 12th & June 26th, and July 10th.
Time: 2-3:00pm.
We are proud to present free performances by the Rocky Ridge Music Center’s young (college age) students.
Free Event
Summer Speaker Series
Connecting the obscure science, local research, current events and fascinating topics to the public! An extension of the Conservancy Field Institute, this speaker series connects experts in their field to the community.
These “neighborhood” discussions will allow time for questions and discussion.
Topics: Still TBD
Date: 2nd Thursday of each month, June – September
Time: 6-7:00pm
Longs Peak Rescue
A slideshow by Dick Smith, former Longs Peak Ranger
Dick’s presentation covers some interesting Longs Peak facts and stories, including a slideshow and a first-hand accounting of the August, 1968 Longs Peak Diamond rescue.
After leaving the military, he was hired as a seasonal ranger at Rocky Mountain National Park in charge of the Longs Peak Ranger station. During Dick’s final year at Longs Peak, he was involved with the rescue of a climber who had fallen on the Longs Peak Diamond. The Diamond is the sheer and prominent east face of Longs Peak. It has a vertical gain of more than 900 feet, all above an elevation of 13,000 feet. That rescue took over 24 hours and involved more than 40 rescue personnel. Until very recently, it was the biggest and most involved rescue in the history of the park.
Date: June 25th
Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm.
Cost: Free Event
Hogabluesa
Get ready for some high energy Rock & Roll, soul and R&B at this year’s Hogabluesa Blues, BBQ & Brews.
This year the Gallery welcomes Estes Park’s newest blues-based roots rock trio as the top of the bill.
Food tickets for a delicious BBQ meal are just $25 and tickets to watch the band are also just $25. Previous years were sold out so get your tickets early! Date: June 29th
Time: 5pm-7:30pm
Cash Bar
Tickets:
To volunteer at this event, please click here:
The Allenspark Farmers Market returns for its second Summer starting on July 4th and then every other Saturday through September.
Popular vendors from last year are back including Paris Bakery, the Mountain Man, Jamaican Man BBQ, Eden Valley Farms, and Allenspark Jams. We have more vendors lining up and will update the list as they confirm the arrangements.
Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Free Admission
Community Host: Tony Ploughe
2024 The Old Gallery Annual Gala
Save the Date
Join Us As We Celebrate an Evening of Arts and Community at The Old Gallery’s 2024 Annual Gala!
Date: Saturday, July 13, 2024
Community Hosts: Gallery Board, Staff, Volunteers, & Artists
Tickets $110:
Shanna in a Dress
You can’t get the same Shanna in a Dress show twice with her spontaneous banter and playful stage presence. She manages to teeter the line masterfully of taking on complex subject matters with smart, bold, and yet accessible lyrics. Her charisma and boldly honest songs are full of interesting language and wordplay and delight audiences of all ages.
Most recently, Shanna in a Dress was pronounced the winner of the Rocky Mountain Folks Fest Songwriting Contest and will be performing with a full band at the 2023 Rocky Mountain Folks Fest. In 2020 alone, Shanna was a winner in the Kerrville New Folk competition, winner of the Great River Folk Fest Song Competition, a finalist at Songwriter Serenade, and a Grassy Hill Emerging Artist at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.
Date: Saturday, August 10, 2024
Time: 6:00pm
Community Host: Mary Hunter and Kim Kittle
Tickets $35:
To volunteer at this event, please click here:
Run Like the Wind
We’re excited to bring back our Run Like the Wind 5K and Dog Jog on
Saturday August 31st.
Join us at 8,504 feet for a scenic 5K or a shorter 2K walk, beginning and ending in the heart of Allenspark, Colorado.
The 5K race & 2K walk circles through downtown and along dirt roads amid pine forest, boasting awe inspiring views of high mountain peaks.
Click here for all the details
Please note: As The Old Gallery is a nonprofit, musicians that perform here often play for a significantly reduced fee or no fee at all. It is our goal to offer area residents and visitors this high-quality entertainment without the long drive to the front range. Therefore, The Old Gallery is happy to allow these very talented musicians to ask for tips from those that attend and appreciate their performance. Tipping is completely optional but highly recommended. Please thank the artists for their efforts and tip generously.
Recurring Events
Community Potluck
Monthly
First Tuesday of every month
6-8 p.m
The Old Gallery is back on the calendar the first Tuesday of each month – even through the summer! We will start at 6:00 pm. Please bring something to share with the crowd, not just soup. If you work and don’t have time to put something together to share, please come anyway and share your company.
Email tonyploughe@hotmail.com or check our website, theoldgallery.org, for updates
Community Host: Tony Ploughe
Bingo Night
Date: First Friday of every month (June until September)
Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Come join us for monthly Bingo Night. We will host 3 games per night with great prizes including local art.
Please bring snacks and, of course, BYOB.
There is no charge to attend this event but donations are always welcome and appreciated!
