Colorado “Fight Fire With Beer” Festival

Firefighter Appreciation Week in Colorado will be observed September 8th – 15th, culminating with the Fight Fire With Beer Festival September 15th in Boulder. The event was created to honor firefighters currently risking their lives battling fires across the state of Colorado as well as to provide an annual non-partisan platform to enable all residents of Colorado to say “thank you” to firefighters who work to keep them safe 365 days a year.

The week will culminate on September 15th with the Fight Fire With Beer Festival on Boulder’s 29th Street Mall. This family friendly festival of food, music and beer will begin at noon and go until 10p.m. with firefighters from across the state in attendance. At the festival local brewers will be asked to participate in a competition called the Fight Fire With Beer Governor’s Cup, which will be judged by Colorado fire chiefs and Governor Hickenlooper.

The winning brewery will have the honor of creating the “Official” Fight Fire With Beer beer, which will be featured in bars, restaurants, and made available for retail sale the entire year – until a new winner is selected. Proceeds will be donated to provide fire education throughout the state.