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4th Annual Wild West Air Fest and Labor Day Weekend Celebration

August 30 - September 1, 2008

Labor Day Weekend in Steamboat is packed with the entertainment in the air, on the mountain and all over town! It's a Labor Day celebration for the whole family featuring remote controlled aircraft, vintage aircrafts and war birds, classic cars, hang gliders, para-gliders at the Steamboat Springs Airport; the final installment of the Annual Art on the Mountain, shopping and dogs! The Steamboat Springs Stockdog Trials are back! If you love dogs you won't want to miss these amazing animals herding sheep in this great competition on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Plus our semi-annual downtown sidewalk sale is a Steamboat tradition you don't want to miss!

Luxury Meets Labor Day at the 2008 Prudential Steamboat Realty & LUXE Magazine Steamboat Home Tour

Prudential Steamboat Realty invites you to come along for a complimentary Labor Day Home Tour of Steamboat. Our featured properties will be open for viewing on Saturday, Aug. 30th from 10am to 4pm. The tour will kick off with a brunch at the Prudential office located in Wildhorse Marketplace at 10am hosted by LUXE Magazine.

Take this opportunity to visit with friends while touring some of the most prestigious and classic homes in the Yampa Valley. Please call us today with questions or for more information at 970–879-8100 or email contact@prudentialsteamboatrealty.com.

FREE Lodging for Labor Day

Come stay with Mountain Resorts over Labor Day weekend and get your 3rd night FREE. Enjoy the Wild West Air Fest and all Steamboat has to offer during the Labor Day holiday and get your 3rd night FREE.

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Minimum night stays may apply. Offer good on new reservations only. Not valid with any other promotional offer. Based on availability. Direct bookings only. Additional restrictions may apply.

20% OFF the Ranch at Steamboat for Labor Day

Stay at the Ranch at Steamboat over Labor Day weekend and get 20% OFF 2 nights or more. The Ranch's 36-acre hillside location supplies privacy plus spectacular views of the ski area and Yampa Valley, yet is only minutes from all the action.

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Please call 888-686-8075 to book this special

Minimum night stays may apply. Offer good on new reservations only. Not valid with any other promotional offer. Based on availability. Direct bookings only. Additional restrictions may apply.

Schedule

Saturday, August 30
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Old Town Farmers' Market, downtown Steamboat Springs on the Court House lawn
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Steamboat Stockdog Challenge, Stanko Ranch in Steamboat Springs
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Wild West Air Fest - vintage aircraft & warbird static display, classic car display at the Steamboat Springs Airport
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Come Sale Away Sidewalk Sale, downtown Steamboat Springs
10:00 AM Radio Controlled Airplane shows, Steamboat Springs Airport (10am and 1pm)
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Steamboat Home Tour
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Art on the Mountain, Gondola Square at the base of Steamboat Ski Area
12:00 PM Tribute to the Troops, Steamboat Springs Airport
1:00 PM Radio Controlled Airplane shows, Steamboat Springs Airport (10am and 1pm)
1:00 - 5:00 PM Hang gliders and para-gliders launching off of Mt. Werner
TBD Special Guest speaker on Saturday Night: Mr. Ralph Hood.
Sunday, August 31
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Steamboat Stockdog Challenge, Stanko Ranch in Steamboat Springs
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Wild West Air Fest - vintage aircraft & warbird static display, classic car display at the Bob Adams Airport
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Come Sale Away Sidewalk Sale, downtown Steamboat Springs
10:00 AM Radio Controlled Airplane shows, Steamboat Springs Airport (10am and 1pm)
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Art on the Mountain, Gondola Square at the base of Steamboat Ski Area
1:00 PM Radio Controlled Airplane shows, Steamboat Springs Airport (10am and 1pm)
1:00 - 5:00 PM Hang gliders and para-gliders launching off of Mt. Werner
5:00 PM Rocky Mountain Bull Bash PBR - Romick Arena in downtown Steamboat Springs (Gates open at 3:00 p.m. - Purchase your tickets at the Steamboat Visitor Center)
Monday, September 1
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Steamboat Stockdog Challenge, Stanko Ranch in Steamboat Springs
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Come Sale Away Sidewalk Sale, downtown Steamboat Springs

More Event Details

Celebrate Labor Day weekend with the Wild West Air Fest in Steamboat Springs. Head out to the Steamboat Springs Airport for airplane and helicopter rides, vintage and warbird static aircraft displays, classic car display, remote controlled airplane shows, kids' activities and much more. New this year, the event will host special guest speaker Ralph Hood, a Fortune 100 Trainer who was recently featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show and who has entertained and enlightened audiences from Hawaii to Spain. A motivational speaker with a focus on aviation, Hood is a member of the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame and a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) with the National Speakers Association. Hood will speak on both Saturday and Sunday in Mountain FlightService hangar at the airport. Parking shuttles will be available to and from the Steamboat Springs Airport and the Stockbridge Transit Center on the west end of town.

Purchase your Wild West Air Fest admission button at the Steamboat Springs Visitor Center, at the gate on the day of the event. Buttons are $5 for adults and $3 for children 6-12 years of age. Kids 5 and under are FREE! Buy your admission button once and you'll have unlimited access to the airport and all of the festivities all weekend!

Don't forget to check out the hang gliders and para-gliders as they take to the skies over the ski area in the afternoon. After that, head downtown for the "Come Sale Away" sidewalk sale. Beginning on Saturday, you can see working dogs herd sheep lead only by whistle and hand commands from their trainers at the Steamboat Stock Dog Challenge. On Sunday evening, see professional cowboys risk it all in the Rocky Mountain Bull Bash at the Romick Arena downtown.

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