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Vail-Beaver Creek Weekend Agenda: September 28-30

Restaurant Week kicks off around the valley—plus, a mountain bike festival and one last chance to cheers to Oktoberfest.

By Vail-Beaver Creek Staff September 26, 2018

The Outlier Offroad Festival comes to Vail for three days of bike demos and singletrack races.

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Friday

Restaurant Week

September 28 through October 7, Vail and Beaver Creek

Restaurant Week 2018 kicks off Friday, so reserve a table at one of the valley's premier eateries for serious offseason deals. diningataltitude.com

Outlier Offroad Festival

September 28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Vail Village

Bike demos, singletrack races on Vail Mountain, and plenty of MTB swag comes to Vail for three days as the Outlier Offroad Festival celebrates all things mountain biking in and around Vail Village. outlier.bike

Patio Party at the Riverwalk Theater

September 28, 5 to 11 p.m., The Riverwalk Theater, Edwards

Edwards's movie theater is celebrating new ownership (and new concessions) with a soft opening party featuring drink specials and snacks from Village Bagel. Stay for patio games and music—and the theater's premier of the animated kids' film, "Smallfoot." riverwalktheater.com

Wild Wine Tasting

September 28, 6 to 9 p.m., Saddleridge, Beaver Creek

Eagle County's PTO/PTA fundraiser at Saddleridge features a wine tasting, silent auction, and gourmet bites, with proceeds benefitting Eagle County's public elementary schools ($40 per person). efec.schoolauction.net

Saturday

Yoga for All: A Practice for Mental Health Awareness

September 29, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail

Get your weekend flow on for a good cause, as local yogis Melissa Bartoletta and Dana Knerl lead a yoga session at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater intended to spur mindfulness, with proceeds from the class going to local nonprofit SpeakUP ReachOUT ($20 per person). eventbrite.com

Gus Gruner Art Show

September 29, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Two Arrows Coffee, Vail Village

Vail Village's coffee-by-day, wine-by-night nook in Vail Village will be hosting an in-house exhibit of local artist Gus Gruner to peruse while you get your caffeine fix. twoarrowscoffee.com

Outlier Offroad Festival

September 29, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Vail Village

Day two of the Outlier Offroad Festival features more demos and more singletrack for mountain biking enthusiasts. outlier.bike

Forest Therapy Walk

September 29, 12 to 3 p.m., Walking Mountains Science Center, Avon

Mindfulness meets wilderness, as guides from the Walking Mountains Science Center lead hikers on a slow-paced trek meant to reconnect participants with nature (free to all, but space is limited). walkingmountains.org

Oktoberfest

September 29, 2 to 8 p.m., Sonnenalp Hotel, Vail Village

Oktoberfest parties on for one last hurrah at Vail Village's Sonnenalp Hotel, with plenty of Bavaria fare, bier, and live music from The Austrian Guys planned for the celebration. sonnenalp.com