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Festivals

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A guitarist in a metal band shreds inside an auto mechanic shop. A family with young kids watch through the window.
Critic's Notebook

Review: Blucifer’s First Rodeo encapsulated the strength of Denver music

By Emily FergusonJuly 27, 2026

Blucifer’s First Rodeo debuted along South Broadway from July 23-26 with 259 bands demonstrating what community means.

What to know before Underground Music Showcase
Critic's Notebook

What to know before Underground Music Showcase

By Sage KelleyJuly 23, 2026

The festival returns in a new location with new tips and tricks.

crowd surfing
Critic's Notebook

A guide to Blucifer’s First Rodeo

By Emily FergusonJuly 22, 2026

From bands to see and where to go, we’ve got you covered for Blucifer’s First Rodeo.

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Features

How Blucifer’s First Rodeo became Denver’s most-anticipated festival

By Emily FergusonJuly 22, 2026

Blucifer’s founders share how the festival began with grit, creativity and a lot of silliness.

Devotchka playing UMS 2025
Features

How Underground Music Showcase is prepping for a new chapter in RiNo (and another fest the same weekend)

By Sage KelleyJuly 21, 2026

The longest-running music event in Denver continues July 24-26.

All the 2026 Film Festivals in Colorado Announced So Far
Film, TV & Streaming

All the 2026 Film Festivals in Colorado Announced So Far

By Michael Roberts and OthersJuly 17, 2026

The size, scope and variety of Colorado film festivals is jaw-dropping.

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2025 pueblo hip-hop festival
Concerts

Pueblo’s annual free hip-hop festival returns this weekend

By Justin CriadoJuly 17, 2026

It includes DJs and breakdancing battles, and it’s all going down on Saturday.

This Denver music festival is creating activism with folk punk
Features

This Denver music festival is creating activism with folk punk

By Justin CriadoJuly 14, 2026

The ninth annual festival will showcase dozens of bands this weekend at Seventh Circle Music Collective.

members of Jade Oracle
Features

Denver neo-soul duo Jade Oracle rises from the ashes with a new EP

By Julianna O'ClairJuly 9, 2026

The EP, “Veiled Shadows,” is a “love letter to the revolutionary soul.”

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Visual Arts

Colorado Black Arts Festival celebrates 40 years in Denver

By Toni TrescaJuly 7, 2026

The executive director discusses the free Colorado Black Arts Festival in City Park on July 10-12 and teases plans for year-round programming.

Morning Star American Indian Village rendering
Outdoors & Rec

A cultural beacon: Morning Star American Indian Village to open at Cheyenne Frontier Days

By Toni TrescaJuly 1, 2026

“It’s a place to immerse yourself in the rich history of Frontier Days and, more directly, the history that American Indians contributed.”

band performing at telluride Bluegrass festival
Critic's Notebook

These are the best summer music festivals

By Emily FergusonJune 29, 2026

Festy season is upon us.

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A beginner’s guide to Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Concerts

A beginner’s guide to Telluride Bluegrass Festival

By Justin CriadoJune 18, 2026

Here’s how to properly celebrate the summer solstice in the San Juans this weekend.

crowd at juneteenth festival in Denver
Features

How Denver’s Juneteenth Music Festival grew into one of the nation’s biggest celebrations

By Emily FergusonJune 16, 2026

The festival almost didn’t happen last year. Now it’s a three-day affair.

A man dressed as Link holds a chicken
Outdoors & Rec

The best outfits we saw at the 49th Colorado Renaissance Festival opening weekend

By Toni TrescaJune 15, 2026

Hark! The annual Ren Faire is back in Larkspur, and people are dressed to impress.

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World powers will converge at this new Denver music festival
Concerts

World powers will converge at this new Denver music festival

By Justin CriadoJune 10, 2026

Nuclear Power Trio, which comprises Trump, Putin and Kim Jong Un, will make its live debut this weekend at the first-ever Flatline Fest.

Bluebook Performing at Indiewood Street Festival
Critic's Notebook

Indiewood Street Festival brought the heat (and no shade): Review

By Emily FergusonJune 7, 2026

The festival marked its second iteration in Englewood, and saw sets from local legends like Bluebook.

Artists working with chalk while a crowd watches
Visual Arts

Watch pavement transform with color at Denver Chalk Art Festival

By Toni TrescaJune 3, 2026

The festival has added a Friday night kickoff, Party Before the Pavement, on June 5.

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A solo performance
Performing Arts

Ten unique shows to see at the 2026 Denver Fringe Festival

By Toni TrescaJune 2, 2026

The Denver Fringe Festival takes over the metro area June 3-7, with dozens of delightfully strange shows staged in over twenty venues.

Death Cab ForCutie performing at Outside Days 2026.
Critic's Notebook

Review: Could Outside Days become Denver’s own SXSW?

By Emily FergusonMay 30, 2026

This is the festival’s first year at the Auraria Campus, and fans showed up and out for Death Cab, Goth Babe, Japanese Breakfast and Wildermiss.

Homecoming: Wildermiss is the band to see at Outside Days
Concerts

Homecoming: Wildermiss is the band to see at Outside Days

By Justin CriadoMay 28, 2026

Denver-born, Nashville-based band kicksoff festival weekend on Friday, May 29

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Taste of Asia at the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival
Restaurants

The best food festivals in Denver this summer

By Antony BrunoMay 28, 2026

From cultural street fairs to restaurant-driven extravaganzas.

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