Latest news with #DenverChalkArtFestival
Axios
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
6 fun festivals happening around Denver this weekend
Watch more than 200 artists transform city streets into vibrant masterpieces at this year's Denver Chalk Art Festival. Zoom in: The annual event, held around the Golden Triangle Creative District, will feature five artists who have been crafting their chalk art mastery for decades. They include pastel portrait specialist Dawn Wagner, award-winning artist Julie Kirk Purcell and Denver-based Chris Carlson, whose 3D creations double as optical illusions. Zoom out: Food vendors and beverage booths will be sprinkled throughout the festival site on Bannock between 11th and 13th avenues. If you go: The family-friendly event is free and runs this Saturday and Sunday. Nearby landmarks include the Denver Art Museum, Kirkland Museum, Clyfford Still Museum, Evans School and Leven Deli. Preferred parking is on the 2nd and 3rd levels of the Dryden Garage at 1140 Bannock St. Use the discount code "CHALK" to save $3. More fun festivals this weekend 🇬🇷 The Denver Greek Festival will be held at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral Friday through Sunday. Enjoy authentic Greek food and wine, music and art, as well as live dancing and performances. Tickets are $5. 🥬 VegFest Colorado takes over the Auraria Campus on Sunday, featuring more than a dozen vendors serving plant-based meals. Vendors include Southern Fried Vegan, the Savage Beet and Boujee Biscuit. Tickets start at $10. 🎭 Denver Fringe Festival, which supports independent performing artists, will highlight over 70 avant-garde performances including queer burlesque, solo clown acts and interactive theater. The fest is held across numerous venues in RiNo and Five Points. Tickets start at $20.
Axios
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
The top summer happenings in Denver
Whether it's concerts, amusement parks or a hot summer night at Coors Field, we've got a collection of the best summer events in and around Denver. 🎭 Arts Enjoy a blast from the past at this charming drive-in, the last of its kind in metro Denver, where kids under age 12 get in free. Cost: $10 Denver Chalk Art Festival This two-day affair, hosted this year in the Golden Triangle Creative District, showcases more than 200 artists. Cost: Free Cherry Creek Art Festival 260 artists will share their work along the streets of Denver's Cherry Creek neighborhood, along with live music, activities for children and food in this walkable extravaganza Cost: Free Movies at McGregor Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre 🎸 Festivals City Park Jazz The venerable music extravaganza at Denver's largest park kicks off Sunday night, with shows taking over the stage near Ferril Lake every Sunday. Cost: Free Colorado Renaissance Festival Welcome to Larkspurshire, where noblemen and women can enjoy more than 180 vendors and 30-plus special events at this immersive homage to the Middle Ages. Cost: $30 Juneteenth Music Festival Rapper Juvenile will headline this year's Juneteenth Music Festival in Denver's Five Points neighborhood. The holiday commemorates the day enslaved people learned about their freedom. Cost: Free Taste of Ethiopia Festival The festival marks its 10th anniversary with a two-day event recognizing Ethiopian culture, including food, vendors, music and dance in Denver. Cost: Free ⚾️ Outdoor events Colorado Rapids There's hardly a bad seat at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, where the Rapids are posting a winning record so far this season. Cost: Varied Colorado Rockies
