Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department 50th Anniversary Mountain Festival

Start: Saturday, September 6, 2025 10:00AM
End: Sunday, September 7, 2025 4:00AM

The 2025 Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department (RCVFD) Mountain Festival will celebrate the department’s 50th anniversary with a full day’s lineup of live music and activities for the entire family. Special events, displays, and commemorative items will celebrate the department’s 50-year history. All proceeds benefit the department, a 501(c)3 entity. This year’s musical entertainment, presented in partnership with the Bohemian Foundation, includes Choice City Trio, Liz Barnez, AKA (Also Known As) and Wendy Woo. Fueled by a common desire among area residents to protect their communities, the RCVFD was established in 1975. Volunteers from all walks of life came together to begin building a fire department that today has 30 well-trained volunteer firefighters serving a 110 square mile area. The coverage area includes Rist Canyon, Stove Prairie, and the Buckhorn, as well as providing mutual aid for an additional adjoining 50 square miles. Come rain or shine, the festival will feature a gigantic used book sale, large silent auction, bake sale, plant sale, firefighter dunk tank, artisan vendors, food trucks, large-covered dining area in front of the music venue, car show, and 2025 RCVFD commemorative t-shirt and challenge coin booth. Admission, parking (handicapped parking and bicycle racks available), tractor-pulled hayride shuttle to/from the parking area, musical entertainment, large kid’s activity area, farm animals, educational booths and demonstrations, and ice cream all are free of charge. We hope you will mark your calendars and plan to bring the entire family to enjoy the festival. The festival location is 14 miles from downtown Fort Collins and 27 miles from Loveland. For more information visit www.festival.RCVFD.org or follow us on Facebook.com/RCMountainFest.