The Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary Club extends a heartfelt thank you to the sponsors,
artists, vendors, volunteers, and community members who helped make the 2026 Estes
Park Labor Day Arts & Crafts Show such a successful Labor Day weekend.

For three days, Bond Park was filled with the work of 94 artists and vendors, live music,
children’s activities, face painting, and a popular Silent Auction. Beautiful weather and
enthusiastic crowds made for a memorable weekend, but an event of this size simply
would not be possible without the support of local businesses and organizations that
generously contribute financial support, products, services, and countless helping
hands.

Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary is especially grateful to our 2026 show sponsors:

  • The Bank of Estes Park
  • First Colorado Realty – Breeyan Edwards
  • CMG Mortgage – Lonnie Glessner
  • Mueller Pye & Associates, CPA
  • State Farm Insurance – Susan Fereday
  • The Big Horn Restaurant
  • Bank of Colorado
  • The Hexagon
  • The Estes Tram 
  • Estes Park Team Realty – Gerald Mayo
  • Pedersen Toyota
  • The Learning Place
  • Estes Park News
  • Estes Valley Voice
  • The Country Market
  • Visit Estes Park, and many others

A special thank you goes to those local businesses whose in-kind support helped keep
the show running smoothly.

Kind Coffee generously donated coffee to vendors and volunteers each morning, providing a much-appreciated start to three busy show days.

Quick Go/Sinclair donated 60 bags of ice to help us throughout the weekend, and
Aldrich Builders lent their expertise and support by building the stage for our live
music performers.

These contributions are wonderful examples of local businesses stepping up to support a community event, and we are extremely grateful.

The Labor Day Arts & Crafts Show is one of two major annual fundraisers for the Estes
Valley Sunrise Rotary Club, along with the Autumn Gold Festival.

The Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary brought an iron lung to Bond Park last weekend during its Labor Day Arts and Crafts show to highlight Rotary’s efforts to eradicate polio around the world. An iron lung is a historic medical device that was used to help people breathe when polio or other illnesses paralyzed their chest muscles. Iron lungs are no longer used in the United States or mainstream modern medicine. Today, computerized positive-pressure ventilators are used to pump oxygen-rich air into the lungs and remove carbon dioxide when a person cannot breathe on their own. Credit: Courtesy/Jean Rissmiller

Proceeds from these events are put back to work through scholarships for Estes Park High School seniors pursuing college or vocational education, grants to local nonprofits, youth and veterans’ programs, international humanitarian efforts, and hands-on local service projects — such as building a new playground for the Estes Valley Crisis Advocates’ women’s shelter.

From supporting local students and organizations to bringing clean water to communities thousands of miles away, these fundraisers allow Sunrise Rotary to turn community support into meaningful service.

We also extend our sincere thanks to the 94 artists and vendors who chose to spend
their Labor Day weekend with us. We know artists have many shows from which to
choose, and we appreciate the time, expense and effort required to bring their work to
Estes Park.

Thank you as well to everyone who donated an item to our Silent Auction, placed a bid, volunteered a shift, enjoyed the music, brought their children to the activities, or simply came to Bond Park to shop and support the show.

Most of all, thank you to our sponsors. Your investment in the Estes Park Labor Day
Arts & Crafts Show is an investment in our community. Your generosity helps us
produce a quality event for residents and visitors while allowing Estes Valley Sunrise
Rotary to continue serving others throughout the year.

Interested in making a difference in the Estes Valley and beyond?

The Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary Club welcomes people who want to connect with others, serve their community, and participate in projects that make a meaningful impact locally and around the world.

We meet Tuesday morning at 7:00 a.m. and welcome anyone interested in learning more about Rotary to join us for a meeting.

Click here to learn more about our club, our projects, and how to get involved.

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