Memorial Day Weekend in Crested Butte
The end of May in Crested Butte is a welcome hello to the summer season. While the trails are still drying out in the north end of the valley this year, there’s plenty to do, from late spring wildflower viewing to Crested Butte’s Memorial Day parade and polka celebration and, of course, the Memorial Weekend Sales on Elk Avenue. High school graduates and their families celebrate this weekend, mountain bikers participate in the Growler in Gunnison, the Crested Butte Farmer’s Market is kicking off its season, and writers are gathered for the Mountain Words Festival at the Center for the Arts. To view a full list of the weekend’s happenings, head to My CB Guide.
Help us make room for new Summer Styles.
Be sure to stop by Milky Way this weekend to check out our
Memorial Day Sale - select items are 50 - 75% off.
Sale ends May 31st.
We hope that you get to enjoy time with friends and family, welcome the start of summer, and of course, remember the lives lost this Memorial Day.
The Memorial Day Parade in Crested Butte:
“Monday morning at Second and Elk and march out to the CB Cemetery about 9:15 a.m. There will be a mass, a gun salute and a lunch gathering. Then in typical CB style, Pete Dunda will perform polka for the people. It is old-school CB and a reminder of the old days and historical Crested Butte. Everyone is invited to experience something that doesn’t happen often anymore.” - Mark Reaman, The Crested Butte News.
