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Concerts, festivals, parades, arts, food and drink, and markets across the Denver Metro. If it's small enough to fit in a studio, it's not here.
Jun 11 - Sep 24 · Carpenter Park
People + Produce Farmers Market: Thornton
Thursday evenings at Carpenter Park: Colorado farms, local makers, prepared food, and live music. We make local happen.
Jun 14 - Sep 27 · Belleview Station
People + Produce Farmers Market: Belleview Station
Sunday market at Belleview Station: Colorado farms, local makers, and a reason to be outside in the DTC every weekend.
Sat, Jun 20 · Larimer Square
DENVER BAZAAR at Larimer Square
An open-air shopping party on Denver's most historic block: local makers, food, cocktails, and live music filling Larimer Square for one summer Saturday.
Sat, Jul 11 · Winter Park Resort
TheBigWonderful at Winter Park
Denver's beloved bash heads up the mountain: craft beer, local makers, live music, and lawn games at 9,000 feet in Winter Park.
Sat, Aug 1 · Highland Bridge
DENVER BAZAAR at Highland Bridge: Colorado’s 150th Birthday Celebration
Downtown Denver’s big party for Colorado’s 150th birthday: 150+ local makers, 150 themed experiences, food, drinks, and music across Commons Park and Highland Bridge on August 1, 2026.
Jun 13 - Aug 2 · Renaissance Festival Grounds
Colorado Renaissance Festival
Jousting, turkey legs, and a permanent 16th-century village in the Larkspur pines, weekends through August 2.
Jun 14 - Aug 9 · City Park Pavilion, Ferril Lake
City Park Jazz: Free Sunday Concerts
Ten free Sunday evening concerts on Ferril Lake, celebrating 40 years even after losing the historic bandshell to fire.
Jun 19 - Jun 21 · Welton Street, Five Points
Juneteenth Music Festival
Three days in historic Five Points: a parade, a hundred-plus street stands, and a music crawl through Welton Street venues.
Sat, Jun 20 · West 32nd Avenue, Highland Square
Highlands Street Fair
The long-running free street fair takes over West 32nd with live music, 100+ booths, and food trucks.
Jun 22 - Aug 10 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Film on the Rocks at Red Rocks
Movies under the monoliths: Sinners, Little Miss Sunshine, Bridesmaids, and Jurassic Park, each with live pre-shows.
Jun 27 - Jun 28 · Sakura Square
Denver Cherry Blossom Festival
The 52nd annual celebration of Japanese-American heritage: taiko drumming, dance, food, and a marketplace at Sakura Square.
Sun, Jun 28 · 16th Street
Denver PrideFest & Pride Parade
One of America's biggest Pride celebrations moves to the new 16th Street for 2026, parade and festival in a single huge day.
Jun 29 - Jun 30 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre
AJR at Red Rocks
Two consecutive nights of maximalist pop spectacle between the rocks, June 29 and 30.
Jul 3 - Jul 5 · Cherry Creek North
Cherry Creek Arts Festival
260 juried artists from around the world take over Cherry Creek North for July 4th weekend.
Sat, Jul 4 · Empower Field at Mile High
Ed Sheeran: LOOP Tour at Empower Field
A Fourth of July stadium show: live-looping, a 2.5 hour set, and 70,000 people at Mile High.
Sat, Jul 4 · Levitt Pavilion
Flobots: Free July 4th at Levitt Pavilion
Denver's own Flobots play a free Independence Day show in Ruby Hill Park.
Jul 10 - Jul 12 · City Park West
Colorado Black Arts Festival
The 40th annual celebration of African American art, food, and culture, including the Boogaloo Celebration Parade.
Jul 22 - Jul 23 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre
The Strokes at Red Rocks
Two nights of the Reality Awaits tour with Hamilton Leithauser and OLUM opening.
Thu, Jul 23 · Ogden Theatre
Kim Gordon at the Ogden Theatre
The Sonic Youth co-founder in a 1,600-cap historic room on Colfax.
Jul 24 - Jul 26 · RiNo Art District
Underground Music Showcase
Denver's biggest local music festival moves to RiNo: 200+ performances across outdoor stages and a dozen venues.
Jul 24 - Aug 2 · Douglas County Fairgrounds
Douglas County Fair & Rodeo
Ten days of carnival rides, PRCA rodeo, livestock shows, and a Trace Adkins opening night.
Sat, Jul 25 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Darius Rucker at Red Rocks
A Saturday country night with Old Crow Medicine Show and Austin Williams supporting.
Tue, Jul 28 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sarah McLachlan at Red Rocks
A Tuesday evening of Angel, Building a Mystery, and mountain twilight, with Allison Russell opening.
Tue, Jul 28 · Ball Arena
Megan Moroney: The Cloud 9 Tour
Country's reigning emo-cowgirl brings her first arena headlining tour to Ball Arena.
Fri, Jul 31 · Ball Arena
Lionel Richie & Earth, Wind & Fire at Ball Arena
Two legacy acts, one night: the Sing a Song All Night Long tour hits Denver.
Fri, Jul 31 · Mission Ballroom
Interpol with Youth Lagoon
New York's sharpest-dressed post-punk band at Denver's best-sounding indoor room.
Fri, Aug 7 · Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
Sublime, Slightly Stoopid & 311: Summer Greens
A triple bill of sun-soaked reggae rock filling all 18,000 spots at Fiddler's Green.
Aug 13 - Aug 14 · Empower Field at Mile High
Zach Bryan at Empower Field
The only Colorado dates on the With Heaven On world tour: two stadium nights, August 13 and 14.
Sat, Aug 15 · Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
Mt. Joy at Fiddler's Green
The indie folk-rockers celebrate ten years with a Saturday night amphitheater show.
Aug 15 - Aug 16 · Parfet Park
Golden Fine Arts Festival
A 30-year juried art show in downtown Golden, with Clear Creek a block away.
Thu, Aug 20 · Mission Ballroom
Joe Russo's Almost Dead at Mission Ballroom
The best Grateful Dead interpreters working, indoors where the jams get weird.
Aug 26 - Aug 29 · Tivoli Quad, Auraria Campus
Denver Food + Wine Festival
Four days of tastings capped by the Grand Tasting: 80+ food booths plus Colorado breweries, wineries, and distilleries.
Aug 29 - Aug 30 · Sloan's Lake Park
Colorado Dragon Boat Festival
50+ dragon boat teams race across Sloan's Lake at one of the largest festivals of its kind in the US.