Eat, Drink and Be Merry

There’s one thing we can almost all agree on, and that’s the joy of food, be it locally sourced and perfectly plated or just slapped, straight from the grill, on a paper plate. And that explains the continuing success of A Taste of Colorado, now in its 31st year of serving turkey legs and live music to elbow-to-elbow crowds over Labor Day weekend. Beyond the turkey legs is a boundless smorgasbord of things to eat from more than fifty food booths.

This year’s Taste continues to offer a variety of dishes and things to do, from shopping its 250-plus artisan and vendor booths to watching a synchronized fireworks-and-light show on Friday night. And the music? The food fest’s national headliners include something for everyone – En Vogue, the Wallflowers, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, the Commodores and more – while its five stages also feature everything local from jazz to rock.

A Taste of Colorado fires up for its four-day run today in Civic Center Park from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and continues Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Monday from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; admission, as always, is free, but be prepared to ante up for food tix, which are $10 for every fifteen tickets. For details, visit atasteofcolorado.com.

Fri., Aug. 29, 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat., Aug. 30, 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sun., Aug. 31, 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Mon., Sept. 1, 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m., 2014