The Tom Bowen/Paul Wintz Orange & Black Classic is a three day high school invitational basketball tournament held the third week of January. The tournament is hosted by Colby High School with sixteen girls and boys teams competing.

 The Better Home and Living show put on by KXXX/100.3 The Ride is a three day show packed with lots of vendors ready to help you with all your Home and Garden needs. 

The Chamber Banquet is the annual meeting at which new Chamber Board members are officially installed, Business Person of the Year and Community Service Person of the Year Awards are given as well as a time to reflect on the past year.  This is also a good time to network with fellow Chamber supporters during a social hour and dinner.  The Chamber fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31. 

The Diplomats Ladies Luncheon is a chance for business women in the community to get together and network in a fun social setting.

Picnic in the Park is every Wednesday at noon throughout June and July. Local entertainers donate their talent. Bring your lunch for a community get-together at Fike Park. The children play, the adults visit, and everyone enjoys great music under the shade trees.

The Colby Kiwanis Club in partnership with the Colby Fire Department provide the 4th of July Fireworks Display at the Thomas County Fairgrounds.

The Pickin’ on the Plains Bluegrass Festival is a three day event held the third weekend of July at the Thomas County Fairgrounds. A full slate of local and Midwest area band perform under an air-cooled canopy Friday evening, Saturday and Saturday evening and Sunday when the day begins with a Gospel sing-a-long and cowboy church. Youth activities, a craft fair and musical workshops are also part of the activities. Check the web site at www.pickinontheplains.com for additional information and photos.

Thomas County Fair will be July 29-August 3, 2013 at the Thomas County Fairgrounds. Week-long activities include KPRA rodeos, demolition derby, car races, parade, livestock sale, barbecue and exhibits by 4-H members and open classes. For more information check out their website at www.thomascountyfair.com

The Chamber Ag committee helps with the weigh-in of the 4-H livestock during the fair and assists with the 4-H sale the Friday of the fair. The purpose of the Ag committee is to promote and support agricultural business in the community. 

The Rotary-Chamber Golf Tournament Fundraiser is an 18 hole golf tournament held at the Meadow Lake Golf Course. 

The Chamber & CVB sponsors with CCC a welcome back Community Campus Block Party for the CCC students and staff at the CCC Campus in August. The college furnishes and serves food and local businesses have tables to inform new and returning students of the services and products available in the community. 

The Ambassador Classic is a gathering of Midwest area college basketball teams, from Kansas, Wyoming, Nebraska and Colorado. They test their skills at the tip-off of the basketball season at this annual tournament.  The Ambassador Classic is hosted by the Colby Ambassadors.

Santa City is an annual event involving putting up Christmas decorations in Fike Park and turning the Scout Hut into a winter wonderland where Santa can be found.  Santa City is open weekends for both children and the “young at heart” starting the day after Thanksgiving on weekends, and then in the evenings the last 2 weeks   before Christmas until Dec 24th. It is a holiday wonderland with charming scenes of woodland characters, and of course Santa and Mrs. Santa. No admission charged, but donations are accepted. Santa City is funded entirely through donations.

The Christmas Light Parade is held the 1st  Sunday in December. There are many imaginative uses of lights on machinery, vehicles, people and animals. It’s a festive way to begin the Christmas season!  The Light Parade is judged by the Chamber President, City Mayor and the Publisher of the Colby Free Press.  Prizes are awarded to the top two placers in each of the five categories.