What"s Going on in Denver in August?
- Colorado Day
Date: Friday, August 1, 2014
What: Happy 138th birthday to our state! Colorado entered the Union on August 1, 1876 as the 38th state.
- Free Day at the Four Mile Historic Park
Date: Friday, August 1, 2014
Location: Four Mile Historic Park, 715 S. Forest St.
Time: noon - 4 p.m.
What: Free admission for Colorado residents.
Contact: 720-865-0800
- First Friday Art Walk
Date: Friday, August 1, 2014
Location: Santa Fe Art District, 5th to 10th Ave. on Santa Fe Dr.
Time: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
What: Free admission to art galleries along Santa Fe Dr.
- Amos Lee with Colorado Symphony Orchestra Concert
Date: Friday, August 1, 2014
Location: Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Time: 8 p.m.
Cost: Tickets are $38.50 - $55. Buy tickets through AXS.
- Free Day at the Denver Art Museum
Date: Saturday, August 2, 2014
Location: Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy.
Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
What: Free admission for Colorado residents.
Contact: 720-865-5000
- City Park Jazz
Date: Sunday, August 3, 2014
Location: City Park
Time: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
What: Chris Daniels & The Kings with Freddi Gowdy play a free concert in City Park for the final concert in the 2014 series.
- Free Day at the Denver Botanic Gardens
Date: Monday, August 4, 2014
Location: Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St.
Time: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
What: Free admission for Colorado residents.
Contact: 720-865-3500
- Chicago & REO Speedwagon Concert
Date: Monday, August 4, 2014
Location: Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Tickets are $50.50 - $90.50.
- Free Day at the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Location: Chatfield, 8500 Deer Creek Canyon, Littleton
Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
What: Free admission for Colorado residents.
Contact: 303-973-3705
- Free Evening at the Children's Museum of Denver
Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Location: Children's Museum of Denver, 2121 Children’s Museum Dr.
Time: 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
What: Free admission for Colorado residents.
Contact: 303-433-7444
- Free Day at the Clyfford Still Museum
Date: Thursday, August 7, 2014
Location: Clyfford Still Museum,1250 Bannock St.
Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
What: Free admission for Colorado residents.
Contact: 720-354-4880
- Preseason: Denver Broncos vs. Seattle Seahawks
Date: Thursday, August 7, 2014
Location: Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Time: 7 p.m.
What: The Broncos play their first home preseason game against the Super Bowl winners.
Contact: 303-830-TIXS
Cost: Tickets are $49 - $345.
- Ray LaMontagne Concert
Date: Thursday, August 7, 2014
Location: Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Tickets are $45 - $65. Buy tickets through Ticketmaster.
- South Pearl Street Blues & Brews Festival
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2014
Location: 1200 block of South Pearl Street
Time: noon - 10 p.m.
Cost: $5.
What: The eighth-annual festival features craft brews available for purchase, as well live blues music.
- Cherry Creek North Food & Wine Festival
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2014
Location: Fillmore Plaza
Time: 6 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Cost: $60.
What: The sixth-annual festival features food from Cherry Creek North restaurants, as well as wine and beer.
- Colorado Scottish Festival
Date: Saturday, August 9 - Sunday, August 10, 2014
Location: Highland Heritage Park, Highlands Ranch
Time: 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. Sat., 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday
What: Head to the Highlands (Ranch, that is) for a wee bit of Scottish fun for the 51st anniversary of the Colorado Scottish Festival.
Cost: $19 Sat./$15 Sun. admission for adults and children over the age of 12, $16 Sat./$11 Sun. admission for seniors, children ages 7 - 11 and active military. Children 6 and under are admitted free of charge. Family four-pack tickets are $65 Sat./$45 Sun.
- Fall Out Boy, Paramore with New Politics Concert
Date: Thursday, August 12, 2014
Location: Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Time: 7 p.m.
Cost: Tickets are $49.75. Buy tickets through Ticketmaster.
- Golden Fine Arts Festival
Date: Saturday, August 16 - Sunday, August 17, 2014
Location: 11th St. and Arapahoe St., Golden
Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. both days
Cost: Free admission.
What: The 22nd-annual Golden Fine Arts Festival features more than 130 artists, as well as free horse-drawn carriage rides and live music.
- "Menopause: The Musical" Opening Night
Date: Saturday, August 16, 2014
Location: Buell Theatre
Times: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
What: The musical celebrates life's inevitable changes.
Cost: Tickets are $30 - $65.
Contact: 303-893-4100
- Rodrigo y Gabriela Concert
Date: Sunday, August 17, 2014
Location: Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Tickets are $32. Buy tickets through Ticketmaster.
- Jack Johnson with Michael Kiwanuka Concert
Date: Monday, August 18, 2014
Location: Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Tickets are $39.95 - $59.50. Buy tickets through Ticketmaster.
- 1964 The Tribute Concert
Date: Friday, August 22, 2014
Location: Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Time: 8 p.m.
Cost: Tickets are $32. Buy tickets through Ticketmaster.
- Denver Restaurant Week
Date: Saturday, Aug. 23 - Friday, Aug. 29, 2014
Location: More than 300 restaurants across the metro area.
What: Participating Denver restaurants will offer a fixed-price menu for one week to showcase their cuisine.
Cost: $30 per person.
- Preseason: Denver Broncos vs. Houston Texans
Date: Saturday, August 23, 2014
Location: Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Time: 7 p.m.
What: The Broncos play their second home preseason game.
Contact: 303-830-TIXS
Cost: Tickets are $49 - $345.
- USA Pro Cycling Challenge
Date: Sunday, August 24, 2014
Location: Civic Center Park
Time: Afternoon
What: The final four laps of the cycling race circle the Colorado State Capitol.
Cost: Free for spectators.
- Dave Chapelle
Date: Sunday, August 24, 2014
Location: Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Time: 8 p.m.
Cost: Tickets are $70 - $80.50. Buy tickets through Ticketmaster.
- John Legend Concert
Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Location: Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Time: 8 p.m.
Cost: Tickets are $49.50 - $375. Buy tickets through Ticketmaster.
- A Taste of Colorado
Date: Friday, August 29 - Monday, Sept. 1, 2014
Location: Civic Center Park
Time: Fri. 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 10:30 a.m. - 10 p.m., Mon. 10:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
What: Sample food from Colorado's finest restaurants during the 26th anniversary of the festival.
Cost: Free admission. A strip of 15 food tickets costs $10.
- Joe Bonamassa Concert
Date: Sunday, August 31, 2014
Location: Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Time: 7 p.m.
Cost: Tickets are $73.70 - $95.30. Buy tickets through Ticketmaster.
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