How Denver’s Juneteenth Music Festival grew into one of the nation’s biggest celebrations
The festival almost didn’t happen last year. Now it’s a three-day affair.
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The best outfits we saw at the 49th Colorado Renaissance Festival opening weekend
Hark! The annual Ren Faire is back in Larkspur, and people are dressed to impress.
World powers will converge at this new Denver music festival
Nuclear Power Trio, which comprises Trump, Putin and Kim Jong Un, will make its live debut this weekend at the first-ever Flatline Fest.
Indiewood Street Festival brought the heat (and no shade): Review
The festival marked its second iteration in Englewood, and saw sets from local legends like Bluebook.
These are the best summer music festivals announced so far
Festy season is upon us.
Watch pavement transform with color at Denver Chalk Art Festival
The festival has added a Friday night kickoff, Party Before the Pavement, on June 5.
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Ten unique shows to see at the 2026 Denver Fringe Festival
The Denver Fringe Festival takes over the metro area June 3-7, with dozens of delightfully strange shows staged in over twenty venues.
Review: Could Outside Days become Denver’s own SXSW?
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
Denver-born, Nashville-based band kicksoff festival weekend on Friday, May 29
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The best food festivals in Denver this summer
From cultural street fairs to restaurant-driven extravaganzas.
Your guide to Colorado’s summer theater festivals in 2026
From Shakespeare under the stars to new-play incubators and mountain musicals, here are the Colorado theater festivals worth checking out.
Underground Music Showcase Drops 2026 Lineup
This year’s UMS schedule includes 160 local Colorado bands and musical acts, in addition to national headliners.
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A Local Musician Has Cancer. The Scene Is Throwing a Two-Day Party to Support Him
The Oriental’s Chris Fest benefits Chris Dellinger, a local music legend fighting stage 4 prostate cancer.
More Than a Sports Festival: GoPro Mountain Games One of Colorado’s Best Music Weekends
“Mountain culture and music culture are one and the same.”
Global Dance Festival Returning to Denver With a Stacked Lineup
After a hiatus, the EDM festival will return with Tiësto, Kygo, Subtronics and more.
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Blucifer’s First Rodeo Adds 90 Bands to Lineup
The festival is quickly becoming a who’s-who lineup of Denver legends and newcomers.
Cinco de Mayo 2026: “Not Scaling It Down in Any Way” Despite Construction at Civic Center Park
Denver’s Cinco de Mayo Festival returns on May 2-3 with a slightly modified layout to accommodate the ongoing Civic Center construction.
All the 2026 Film Festivals in Colorado Announced So Far
The size, scope and variety of Colorado film festivals is jaw-dropping.
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Our Music Editor’s Artist Picks for FoCoMX
One of the state’s best local-focused music festivals sounds off in Fort Collins this weekend.
With Future of Denver 420 Fest in the Air, Stoners Can’t Help but Bring Up Old Traditions
“Last time I came here, a dude got shot in the ass. That’s not why I stopped coming, but it just used to be a lot wilder.”
HUFR Fest Is the Celebration of Stoner Rock Denver’s Needed
The festival will take place across three days at Bar 404.
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You’re Going to Be Obsessed With Denver R&B Artist HOME
“I want people to listen to my music and feel comfortable, like they’re talking to a good friend or family member.”