
Boulder's Holiday Gift Guide
Holiday shopping in Boulder is a little different than anywhere else. You'll meander through a historic, brick-paved downtown under twinkling lights, chatting with independent shopkeepers and local makers along the way, or take in fresh mountain views from an open-air shopping center.
Fresh-Picked Gifts
Every item in this carefully curated gift guide has a special tie to Boulder. There are made-right-here art pieces, cool Boulder-branded items, and unique experiences.
Art Parts Gift Certificate
Any creative person will cherish the chance to browse through the abundance of art supplies and other treasures at Art Parts Creative Reuse Center. Here, they take unused art and craft supplies and give them a new life. You'll find impeccably organized drawers, jars and shelves of beads, ribbons, fabrics and random found objects. Gift cards are available on the Art Parts website.
- Where: Art Parts Creative Reuse Center
- Cost: Gift card amount of your choice

Art Parts Creative Reuse Center
PORTAL° Sauna + Cold Plunge Session
Note: Portal is temporarily closed and will reopen with a brick-and-mortar location in the summer of 2025.
This hidden gem in Boulder is a peaceful escape where guests can experience sauna and cold plunge therapy, also known as contrast or thermal therapy (alternating between a sauna and immersion in cold water). The sleek, Scandinavian-style health center, Portal, offers cold plunges and wood-fired saunas you can book by the hour. You can purchase sessions on their website.
- Where: PORTAL° Thermaculture
- Cost: $35 for one hour
Embroidered Rancher Hat
This hat is woven from palm leaf and hand-embroidered with a gold Buffalo in honor of Boulder's beloved CU mascot. Beautifully crafted, this hat is a splurge but your recipient will wear it with pride.
- Where: Jones & Co
- Cost: $325

Buffalo-Embroidered Rancher Hat
Tea Sampler
The beautiful packaging design of this loose-leaf tea sampler by the Boulder Tea Company resembles the architectural features of the dazzling Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse, which was gifted to the city of Boulder by its sister in Tajikistan.
- Where: Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse or Peppercorn
- Cost: $46.75

Alice and Rose
Tandem Paragliding
Known someone who would love to experience the sensation of soaring above Boulder, admiring the foothills and the Continental Divide? Red Tail Paragliding offers a paragliding package that lets participants glide tandem with an experienced guide. The perfect gift for the adventurer in your life.
- Where: Red Tail Paragliding
- Cost: $250

Paragliding among the foothills
Boulder Tumblers
These colorful tumblers will help keep their drinks cold and reminded that "The Mountains Are Calling" them to Boulder.
- Where: Savvy on Pearl
- Cost: $34

Tumblers read, "The Mountains Are Calling" and "Boulder, Colorado"
CU Presents Gift Certificate
CU Presents hosts dozens of concerts, plays, dance performances and more each year on the CU campus, including the popular annual Holiday Festival, the Takács Quartet concerts, student and faculty performances and many other events that happen year-round, often at the stunning and historic Macky Auditorium. Gift certificates can be purchased on CU Presents' website.
- Where: CU Presents
- Cost: Gift certificate amount of your choice

CU Presents' Holiday Festival
Flatirons Trivet
They can adorn their kitchen with the Flatirons and be reminded of Boulder every time they set down a sheet of cookies or a hot skillet. These unique trivets, available at Art Mart, feature the work of local artists.
- Where: Art Mart
- Cost: $32.99

A decorative trivet featuring the Flatirons
Art Workshop at the New Local
This exquisite gallery on Pearl Street's West End also has a full calendar of workshops for creative spirits of all ages. Take a jewelry-making, weaving, printmaking, yoga, wood-carving or botanical fabric dyeing class and come away with something beautiful that's all your own. Gift certificates can be purchased online.
- Where: The New Local
- Cost: Gift certificate amount of your choice
Boulder Tote Bag
With this roomy and stylish tote bag, they can carry their love of Boulder everywhere they go. A natural color and leather handle give it a, elevated yet naturally Boulder look that goes with everything.
- Where: Island Farm
- Cost: $68

Boulder tote bag
Celestial Seasonings Tour
If you're on a tight budget, this experience offers a lot of bang for your buck. Tours at this impressive tea factory, and home of the beloved Sleepytime Tea, are just $6. You'll get to walk the factory floor, experience the famous mint room and get to taste several different brewed teas. Advanced tour reservations are required, book here.
- Where: Celestial Seasonings
- Cost: $6 per person

Celestial Seasonings
Graphic Art Print
This lovely print of the Flatirons draws inspiration from vintage vacation posters and was created by a local Boulder artist.
- Where: Bliss
- Cost: $50

Flatirons Poster
Restaurant Gift Card
Boulder's restaurant scene is hotter than ever, with the esteemed MICHELIN Guide taking note most recently. Choose from a farm-to-table experience, a fine dining splurge that your loved one will never forget, or somewhere with views that you can only get in Boulder.
Where to Buy: Restaurant of Your Choice

Stella's Cucina
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