Denver, Colorado — Events
Greeley Stampede
The Greeley Stampede is the ‘World’s Largest 4th of July Rodeo and Western Celebration!,’ as they emphatically claim. The festivities include a fantastic fireworks display, live music and art, and of course some crazy rodeo that attracts hundreds of thousands to share in the Independence Day celebrations.
National Western Stock Show
It may be the world’s largest cattle show, but you are just as likely to see llamas on display and find out who is the fastest sheep-shearer if you visit the National Western Stock Show. It’s Denver’s most popular event that draws hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. The show, with its attendant animal displays, auctions and contests, also features a renowned rodeo.
Denver March Pow Wow
Hundreds of Native American dancers and musicians from 70 or more tribes gather at this annual event to compete and demonstrate their talents for delighted spectators, Indian and non-Indian alike. Besides the dancing and drumming, there is plenty of authentic Native American food to sample, and numerous arts and crafts stalls to browse.
CHUN Capitol Hill People's Fair
For more than 30 years Denver has traditionally heralded summer in fine style with a buzzing and crowded neighborhood fair organized by Capital Hill United Neighbourhoods. Civic Center Park is transformed into a funland filled with several stages featuring continuous performances, along with hundreds of art and craft stalls and a food bazaar.
Colorado Dragon Boat Festival
The Colorado Dragon Boat Racing Association hosts this annual festival which features cultural demonstrations focusing on the Asian community, local hip-hop culture and of course plenty of racing in the colorful dragon boats. The sport is being heavily promoted by the association to make it a year round activity.
The Great American Beer Festival
The statistics involved in this, the world’s biggest gathering of varieties of the brown brew under one roof, are mind-boggling, but all go to prove that it is worth traveling to Denver in September! More than 330 breweries are represented and there are close on 1,500 brands of beer on offer on the festival floor. The accompanying brewers’ competition draws around 2,000 entries. The beer is accompanied by some great American blues and food.
