Elk Fest 2.0: Virtual Edition

2020 virtual schedule of events:

Follow along on Facebook.com/EstesPark

• 10am - Colorado Wildlife Federation 
• 11am - Estes Park Museum Virtual Exhibit
• 12pm - Colorado Parks and Wildlife Elk Video
• 1pm - Rocky Mountian National Park Elk Information
• 2pm - Rocky Mountain Raptors Live Demonstration
• 4pm - Bugling Contest Video & Winners Announced
• 5pm - Estes Park News Elk Video
• 6pm - Cowboy Brad Live Concert

Elk Fest 2.0 Photo Scavenger Hunt

Locate and photograph, selfie-style, these iconic bronze sculptures in the Estes Park downtown area for a chance to win a tower of taffy from The Taffy Shop in Estes Park!

• Samson the Elk
• Bighorn sheep
• Boy on a horse (officially titled Green Apples)
• Enos Mills & His Dog
• Female fairy (officially titled Voice in the Forest)
• Cowboy in the River (officially titled Wishful Thinking)
• Eagle
• Mountain lion
• Beaver
• Saddle
• Veterans monument
• Pikas (there are 12 total - you only need a photo with one)

This walking tour guide will help you find the sculptures. Don’t forget to post your selfies using the hashtag #ElkFest2.0!

Click here for full official contest rules.

Bugling Contest

A favorite of Elk Fest returns for this 2.0 year, virtually of course. See below for a quick example from an elk, and our judge Tom from Mile High Note Game Calls.

To enter this year, film a video of yourself performing your best elk call and submitting it to VisitEstesPark@VisitEstesPark.com with the subject line "Bugling Contest" and your division in the body of the email.

Prizes from Mad Moose:

• Adults - Ceramic Elk Statue
• Sr. Youth - Game Set
• Youth - Elk Mini Building Blocks
• Jr. Youth - Puzzle

Bugling Contest Rules (pdf)

Elk Fest Photography Contest

Enter the Elk Fest 2.0 Photography Contest - Submit the best photos you take during Elk Fest 2.0 (Sept. 28 through Oct. 4) for a chance to win First or Second Prize in the following categories:

• Adult (18+ years of age): Wildlife
• Adult (18+ years of age): Landscape
• Youth (17 years of age and under): Wildlife
• Youth (17 years of age and under): Landscape  

Photographs must have been taken within the town of Estes Park, or in Rocky Mountain National Park. When photographing wildlife, keep a safe distance between you and the animals: “Give them room, use your zoom”.

Complete rules and entry information (pdf)   

The first-prize winner in each category will receive a sports action camera supplied by TDS and the gorgeous hardcover book "Wild Light" by local professional photographer, Erik Stensland. The second-prize winner in each category will receive Erik Stensland's 2021 Rocky Mountain National Park photo calendar.

This contest is generously sponsored by TDS

Elk Fest Virtual Vendor Marketplace

Though you can't browse vendor tents in Bond Park this fall, we've collected their stores into an online virtual vendor marketplace for your browsing.

Get to shopping here.