BRATFEST 19 COLORADO
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2026




(Artwork by Sarah Auriemma)


Saturday, September 26, 2026, 5 PM onward

Guests are welcome to camp at the site Saturday night!


THOSE ATTENDING SHOULD BE FULLY VACCINATED (whatever that is for your situation) to protect yourself. Children welcome.
To protect others, please also bring your mask to use restroom indoors (not needed outside).

PLEASE DO NOT BRING YOUR DOGS. It upsets the home dogs.

PLEASE bring back your Bratfest cups to use again, if you got one previously. (or any cup would help)

RSVP requested - see link below

FEATURING: BRATS! CORN! KRAUT! CHEESECAKE! BEER! MUSIC! and other taste treats, including NA beer & vegetarian/vegan options.


LOCATION, since 2018 :

Home of Marc & Joan Buie & family
8244 Deer Run
Longmont, CO 80503

Between Lyons and Longmont, just north of Hwy 66.
(maps/directions below)


We suggest carooling when possible.
We also encourage camping onsite. There is plenty of room for tents.



RETURNING FEATURES THIS YEAR:

- New, local craft beers will be offered, after an extensive selection process


DETAILS

 As has been traditional for nearly five decades, we will provide all of the food and drink and ask for monetary donations per person or family (it is best not to bring additional food/drink as contributions).
Included will be bratwurst, kraut, roast corn, cheesecake, potato salad, beer, and other goodies.

We will also have commemorative T-shirts for sale.

You are invited, along with family and friends (kids welcome --- bring outdoor toys, games, or activities to share with other kids).

Invited will include folks from SwRI, CU APS/LASP (including students), Ball, NCAR, Lockheed, SSI, PSI, and others.

It is not a pot-luck or BYOB -- there is no need to bring any food/drink.

Cash donations are not required, but gladly accepted (Please help!)

Donations of any amount are welcome, but we particularly encourage you to become one of the Elite BratFest Sponsors (EBS), at the attractive amount of $30 per family (or individual). More is certainly welcome. We have not boosted the suggested sponsor amount over the full 19 years of this local event, and everything is becoming more expensive. So please consider being as generous as possible. These contributions are essential to continue the event. Corporate sponsorships also welcomed.

Erika will be there to collect your donations again.
To make it easy to donate (even if you don't attend!), we are set to accpet donations via these methods:

- Cash (bring to Fest)
- Check (bring to Fest and make out to Erika Barth)
- Zelle (send to erika@erikabarth.com)
- Venmo (send to @Erika-L-Barth)

For electronic payments, please add a message to indicate what the payment is for, e.g., 30-donation, 10-cup, 14-shirt, etc. And give your NAME.

If you really want to show your support, you could become a Bratfest Sustaining Member. Such members agree to share the remaining costs not covered by donations.

PLEASE RSVP

(not required, but REALLY, REALLY useful to plan): To help in the planning, it is important that we make a reasonable estimate of attendance.

PLEASE send info on whether you will attend, number of people (if you can't decide on being a sponsor, please send back the number attending anyway)

Please RSVP as soon as possible to: Bratfest 19 RSVP

If you can't/don't RSVP, you have no choice but to show up anyway.


HELPERS NEEDED

We really need volunteers before, during, and after the Fest to help with setup, cooking, serving, parking, and breakdown (Fri-Sun).

If you can help, please go here to sign-up: Bratfest 19 Helper Sign-up

Bratfest 19 Colorado T-Shirts!
Bratfest 2026 Colorado shirts

You can see older designs here. To order any older shirts, go to the Bratfest 19 order link just above and go to the bottom of the form. For 2020, use the link below.

Bratfest 18 Colorado T-Shirts Bratfest 2025 Colorado shirts
Bratfest 17 Colorado T-Shirts Bratfest 2024 Colorado shirts
Bratfest 16 Colorado T-Shirts Bratfest 2023 Colorado shirts
Bratfest 15 Colorado T-Shirts Bratfest 2022 Colorado shirts
Bratfest 14 Colorado T-Shirts Bratfest 2021 Colorado shirts
Bratfest 13 Colorado - Fest in Place 2020 - First Global Bratfest Bratfest 2020 Colorado shirts
Bratfest 12 Colorado T-Shirts Bratfest 2019 Colorado shirts
Bratfest 11 Colorado T-Shirts Bratfest 2018 Colorado shirts
Bratfest 10 Colorado T-Shirts Bratfest 2017 Colorado shirts
Bratfest 9 Colorado T-Shirts Bratfest 2016 Colorado shirts
Bratfest 8 Colorado T-Shirts Bratfest 2015 Colorado shirts - full color (still available)
Bratfest 7 Colorado T-Shirts Bratfest 2014 Colorado shirts - full color (still available)
Bratfest 6 Colorado T-Shirts Note this is a rare "wrong date" collectable item. (still available)
Bratfest 5 Colorado T-Shirts Bratfest 2012 Colorado shirts - full color (still available)
Bratfest 4 Colorado T-Shirts Bratfest 2011 Colorado shirts - full color (still available)
Bratfest 3 Colorado T-Shirts Bratfest 2010 shirts - full color (limited sizes still available)
Bratfest 2 Colorado T-Shirts Bratfest 2009 shirts (still available):
Bratfest 1 Colorado T-Shirts Bratfest 2008 shirts (still available):
PRINTABLE FLYER (address, no map)

PARKING GUIDE at site
Main parking areas are boxes shown in pink. Use those first, with head-in parking, and use the lowest numbered areas available. If full, go to the overflow parking, boxes shown in blue, and again use the lowest numbered areas available, but do parallel parking only.
HOW TO FIND BRATFEST :

HOUSE IS NORTH OF HWY 66, BETWEEN LYONS AND LONGMONT


PRINTABLE MAPS WITH DRIVING DIRECTIONS (from downtown Boulder):

From Boulder, Route A
From Boulder, Route B
From Boulder, Route C
Smaller Scale map of area
Local Map of area



OR use this Google Map link (right-click and open-in-new-window):

Google Map link