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
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.
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Underground Music Showcase Drops 2026 Lineup
This year’s UMS schedule includes 160 local Colorado bands and musical acts, in addition to national headliners.
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.”
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Global Dance Festival Returning to Denver With a Stacked Lineup
After a hiatus, the EDM festival will return with Tiësto, Kygo, Subtronics and more.
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.
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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.”
Dog Day Afternoon: Colorado Shakespeare Festival Holds Auditions for Canine Star
On March 28, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival auditioned dozens of dogs for a scene-stealing role in Shakespeare in Love at CU Boulder.
Denver 4/20 Fest Announces Concert Lineup, Return to Civic Center
Get your lighters ready!
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City Park Jazz Announces 2026 Lineup
This will be the fortieth anniversary of the free concert series.
City Park Jazz Bandstand Scorched by Fire
A fire broke out at about 2:30 a.m., according to the Fire Department.
Trey Anastasio Will Kick Off Mountains of Music Festival
The June weekend features concerts galore as part of the GoPro Mountain Games
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FoCoMX Releases 2026 Lineup of 450 Colorado Bands
The bands will play across forty stages around downtown Fort Collins.