Estes Park Autumn Gold Festival is a fundraiser for the Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary Club and is organized by 100% volunteers from the Estes Valley community. The festival features a full day of live music from local and regional bands, with performances across both days. Attendees enjoy beer, brats, and traditional festival fare from long-established vendors offering roasted corn on the cob, funnel cakes, fresh squeezed lemonade, coffee, popcorn, and more.

A Family Fun Zone includes face painting, lawn games, and high-energy youth activities provided by the Estes Valley Community Center and Scouts of America. The Rocky Mountain Spirits Experience, presented by Hogback Distillery, offers tastings from several local distilleries in the Estes Valley. The money raised from the event goes to covering costs like paying local artists, supporting Estes Valley community projects, donations, and nonprofit grants, as well as scholarships for local high school graduates pursuing college or vocational training.