Town of Mt. Crested Butte

11/09/2026

✨ Light Up the Night in Mt. Crested Butte! ✨
Saturday, December 12, 2026 | 4–7 PM | CBMR Base Area
📍 LMS Plaza & Surrounding Base Area Businesses

Kick off the holiday season with an evening full of lights, laughter, festive fun, and community cheer! Bring the whole family and celebrate with holiday traditions, local businesses, and a spectacular fireworks show!

Free Family Fun Includes:
🎅 Photos with Santa & the Snow Queen by (Firebird Theatre) and Nathan Billow Photography at the Lodge at Mountaineer Square
🍪 Cookie Decorating with (Tin Cup)
🎨 Arts & Crafts with (Trailhead Children’s Museum) at (A Bar Above)
🖌️ Face Painting with Patty Sabino at (A Bar Above)
🕎 Dreidel Game with B’nai Butte
☕ Hot Cocoa Bar at (Coffee Lab)
🍿 Popcorn Station by (Project Hope)
📚 Winter Activity Books from Oh Be Joyful
🎶 Live Music by (Tyler Hansen)
🚒 Fire Truck Bucket Rides with (CBFPD & the Explorers)

Special Holiday Moments:
🕎 5:15 PM: Hanukkah Menorah Lighting at LMS Plaza
🎄 5:30 PM: Christmas Tree Lighting with Santa
🎆 5:45 PM: Fireworks Show as the Snow Queen lights up the night! Best viewing near the Red Lady Lift and Butte 66.

Come for the cocoa, stay for the sparkle — and help us Light Up the Night! 🌟

✨ Light Up the Night in Mt. Crested Butte! ✨Saturday, December 12, 2026 | 4–7 PM | CBMR Base Area📍 LMS Plaza & Surrounding Base Area BusinessesKick off the holiday season with an evening full of lights, laughter, festive fun, and community cheer! Bring the whole family and celebrate with ho...

11/06/2026

♻️ Trash & Recycling Collection Time Change ♻️

Beginning Wednesday, November 18, Waste Management (WM) is asking residents to place their trash and recycling bins at the curb by 7 am on their scheduled collection day, instead of the previous 8 am set-out time.

🚛 New Set-Out Time: 7 am
📅 Effective Date: Wednesday, November 18

WM will be mailing postcards to all current customers with details about this change. To help ensure uninterrupted service, please update your routine and have receptacles out before 7 am on collection day.

For more information, please visit the MTCB website. Thank you for helping keep collection running smoothly throughout our community!

11/02/2026

📢 The Town of Mt. Crested Butte Town Hall will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for Election Day.

✅ Ballot Drop Box Location: 📍 Matterhorn Lot, 700 Gothic Rd., Mt. Crested Butte

✅ In-Person Voting: 📍 Queen of All Saints Parish Hall, 405 Sopris Ave., Crested Butte, CO 81224

🕖 Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

10/21/2026

🍂 MTCB Gives Thanks Dinner 2026 🍂

Join us as we celebrate the people who make Mt. Crested Butte an incredible community! ❤️

The Town of Mt. Crested Butte invites all employees, volunteers, business owners, and residents to a complimentary Thanksgiving-style dinner as a small way of saying thank you for everything you do throughout the year.

📅 Tuesday, November 24, 2026
⏰ 4:00-7:00 PM
📍 Elevation Hotel & Spa Ballroom
🥘 Thanksgiving dinner + one complimentary drink
🌱 Vegetarian and vegan options available

Come enjoy great food, connect with neighbors, and celebrate our community before the holiday season.

✅ RSVP by Monday, November 16: https://qrco.de/givethanks26

We look forward to sharing an evening of gratitude and community with you. 🍁🤝

The Town of Mt. Crested Butte wants to give thanks to all employees, volunteers, business owners and residents of Mt. CB because you are the ones that truly make a difference in our little town! You are invited to a Thanksgiving style dinner* and complimentary drink hosted at the Elevation Hotel & S...

10/12/2026

Thank You for a Wonderful Summer at Ted Scheske Park ☀️

As the seasons change, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who enjoyed Ted Scheske Park this summer. Whether you visited the playground, played on the tennis or pickleball courts, worked out at the Fit Park, attended a special event, or simply spent time outdoors, you helped make the park a vibrant gathering place for our community.

Beginning October 15, the Town of Mt. Crested Butte will begin the seasonal closure and winterization of park facilities, including the playgrounds, tennis and pickleball courts, Fit Park, and exterior restrooms. Closure activities will occur over several days as staff prepares the facilities for the winter season.

Thank you for another great summer. We appreciate your support and cooperation, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back next year! 🏔️❄️

09/28/2026

Your voice can help shape the future of the Gunnison Valley!

Gunnison County is developing the Gunnison Valley Corridor Plan, a long-range plan focused on the Highway 135 corridor between Gunnison and Mt. Crested Butte.

The plan will look at the future of transportation, housing, infrastructure, recreation, land use, environmental stewardship, and more.

Residents, business owners, employees, students, and visitors are encouraged to share their ideas. Take the survey and leave a comment by October 9 to help inform the future of our valley.

👉 Survey: https://www.gunnisoncounty.org/1185/Gunnison-Valley-Corridor-Plan

GUNNISON VALLEY CORRIDOR PLAN: Your feedback is needed!

Please take the Gunnison Valley Corridor Plan survey by this Wednesday, Sept. 30th. Your feedback will help create a shared vision for the Valley's future, addressing growth, housing, transportation, infrastructure, recreation, environmental stewardship, and economic vitality.

Learn more and participate: https://arcg.is/1zPrKP6



Butte South POA
of Gunnison

(Crested Butte)

09/01/2026

🍂🎃 Fall Fest is Back in Mt. Crested Butte! 🎃🍂

Get ready for an afternoon of fall fun, family activities, live music, and community spirit! Join us for the 4th Annual Mt. Crested Butte Fall Festival on Saturday, October 3, from 12–4 p.m. at Ted Scheske Park & Pavilion.

What’s happening?
🎃 Pumpkin patch
🍪 Cookie decorating
🎨 Arts & crafts
🎶 Live music by
🥤 Complimentary beverages
🌮 Food for purchase from &
👧 Free kids’ activities
…and more!

🚌 Skip the parking hassle! Free shuttles from will run continuously from the CBMR dirt parking lot to Ted Scheske Park from 11:45 am to 4:15 pm Walk, bike, or take the free bus!

🚨 Please note: Public parking is not permitted at the park. Only ADA-accessible and vendor parking will be available on-site. Parking along Gothic Road is prohibited, and vehicles may be ticketed or towed.

🐾 Non-service animals, outside alcohol, and weapons are not permitted.
🍂 Grab your friends and family and come celebrate fall with us! We’ll see you at the festival! 🎃

08/21/2026

🔥 FIRE RESTRICTIONS REDUCED TO STAGE 1

Fire restrictions have been reduced from Stage 2 to Stage 1 due to improved conditions. Stage 1 restrictions are still in effect, so please continue to use caution and help prevent wildfires.

🚫 Still prohibited:
• Fireworks
• Campfires and outdoor fires
• Explosive targets
• Welding/acetylene torches, except under specific conditions
• Operating small engine equipment without required spark-arresting devices
• Debris burning

✅ Some activities are now allowed, including certain professionally conducted fireworks displays, fires in permanently constructed fire pits, portable fire devices, and stoves/lanterns when specific requirements are met.

For complete details on what is and isn’t allowed under Stage 1 restrictions, please review the Gunnison County guidelines on the Gunnison County website: https://emergency.gunnisoncounty.org/firerestrictions/.

08/04/2026

🚲🎉 MTCB Recreation Path Repairs Complete!
Repairs to the Town of Mt. Crested Butte Recreation Path between Snowmass Road and Snowcrest Bridge are complete, and that section of path is once again open for residents and visitors to enjoy!

Thank you to everyone for your patience during construction. These repairs help ensure the path remains a safe, accessible, and enjoyable connection for walking, biking, and recreating in our community.

🌱 You may notice some landscaping is still to come. Seeding and planting will take place when conditions are more favorable, with a focus on native, drought-tolerant plants.

We appreciate your support throughout this project. Get outside, enjoy the fresh air, and we'll see you on the path!

07/28/2026

Ready to make a difference in Mt. Crested Butte? Now's your chance!

The Town of Mt. Crested Butte is seeking community members to run for Town Council in the November 3, 2026, Regular Municipal Election. Three Town Council seats are up for election!

📋 Candidate Packets are available now at mtcb.colorado.gov/town-elections.
📝 Nomination Petitions will be available Tuesday, August 4, at Mt. CB Town Hall (911 Gothic Road, Mt. Crested Butte, CO 81225) and must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Monday, August 24.

Serving on Town Council is a great opportunity to help shape the future of our community. We encourage anyone interested in making a positive impact to consider running!

Questions? Contact Town Clerk Tiffany O'Connell at [email protected] or visit mtcb.colorado.gov/town-elections.