Tag: Civic Center Park
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Amidst magazine controversy, Outside Festival takes over Civic Center for second year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Civic Center Park played host to a larger-than-usual presence of round sunglasses, canvas caps and handlebar mustaches on Saturday. The second annual Outside Festival took over the park for the last weekend of May, bringing music, films and presentations — as well as different vendors…
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Historic Denver opposes proposed Lincoln Street pedestrian walkway
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Just over a day after Gov. Jared Polis posted renderings of a plan to build a pedestrian walkway over Lincoln Street in front of the Capitol in honor of Colorado’s 150th birthday, Denver’s leading historical society formally opposed it. In a written news release issued Friday…
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Proposed changes to Civic Center Park’s Greek Theater move forward
What makes the Greek Theater significant to Denver’s famous Civic Center Park? Is its materials? Its architectural style? The way it faces? What events it attracts? These questions were at the heart of discussions at Denver’s Landmark Preservation Commission meeting Tuesday that drew dozens of reactions from community leaders and experts split about whether or…
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Downtown Denver roads to close for Cinco de Mayo weekend
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Racing chihuahuas, lowrider cars and other Mexican cultural performances will take over downtown Denver this weekend, including some of the city’s streets. The Cinco de Mayo “Celebrate Culture” Festival and Parade — held by the NEWSED Community Development Corporation — will take place at Civic Center Park…
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Future Fest highlights Denver youth and potential careers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Families crowded Civic Center Park Saturday, enjoying the balmy weather and a host of activities at Denver’s first annual Future Fest. Future Fest — the day-long event in the city’s center — had a few missions in mind, including bringing Denverites together as a community. The…
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Third day added to first-year Outside Festival coming to Denver
Denver’s Outside Festival has added a third day to kick off the inaugural event. The organizing partnership of Boulder-based Outside Inc., the state’s Outdoor Recreation Industry Office and Visit Denver has announced THE SUMMIT for May 31. It’s set for that Friday at Denver Art Museum, ahead of the Saturday and Sunday of concerts, films,…
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Denver’s new Outside Festival showcasing state’s outdoor recreation industry set for June
A new, large outdoor recreation festival is coming to Denver in June, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday. The two-day Outside Festival highlighting Colorado’s outdoor recreation industry will be hosted at Civic Center Park from June 1-2. It’s the city’s newest event for outdoor recreation after the industry’s largest trade show, Outdoor Retailer, left Denver in 2022…
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Denver Pride kicks off with 5K and fest, drawing rainbow-clad crowds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Pride took off through a rainbow arch Saturday as the annual Pride 5K began on the west side of the state capitol building, drawing hundreds of participants donned in rainbow attire and enthusiastic grins. The crowd buzzed with excitement as an announcer counted down…
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Two injury-causing events ‘mar’ Nuggets parade and rally
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A decorated Denver Police officer might lose his leg after it was run over by a Denver Fire Department truck as he was trying to keep fans who had breached the gates during the parade Thursday away from the truck. It was one of two…