A free, juried fine art and fine craft show takes over historic downtown Dillon beside the reservoir over Labor Day weekend.
Fall Fest in Dillon returns for its 9th year on Saturday and Sunday, September 5–6, 2026, filling the heart of historic downtown Dillon with original artwork along Lake Dillon Drive near the Dillon Marina. Roughly 100 juried artists exhibit and sell their work on the eastern shore of Lake Dillon.
Stroll among booths of painting, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, metalwork, woodwork, and fiber art, with the reservoir and the Tenmile and Gore ranges as a backdrop. Admission is free, making it an easy, family-friendly way to spend an early-fall weekend in the mountains.
The lakeside setting, cool late-summer weather, and high concentration of Colorado makers have made Fall Fest one of the town's signature early-fall arts gatherings.
Show Highlights
- A free, juried fine art & fine craft show
- Roughly 100 exhibiting artists
- Painting, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, metal, wood & fiber art
- Lakeside setting near the Dillon Marina
- Family-friendly and free to browse
Know Before You Go
- When: Saturday–Sunday, September 5–6, 2026 (Labor Day weekend), daytime
- Where: Historic downtown Dillon along Lake Dillon Drive, near the Dillon Marina
- Admission: Free and open to the public
- Combine it with the Friday Dillon Farmers Market or a lakeside walk along the reservoir
- Bring sun protection and layers — mountain weather shifts quickly
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