2020 Hot List

Going into summer everyone’s felt the effects of COVID-19 as local, regional, and statewide public events were cancelled or postponed. Organizers are doing their best to preserve what they can. Things are fluid and what’s happening at press time isn’t necessarily going to stay that way for long.

As of July 1, some organizers made the painful decision to end events, and others are delaying the decision for as long as possible hoping that things are going to turn around. Still others have not decided to host events virtually, or postpone to the fall. 

We’ve got details on the status of as many regional events as we could find. For venues that hadn’t opened at press time or have just made a limited schedule available, we’ve included online addresses so you can keep track of schedules as they evolve. 

July

Cancelled

Arise Music Festival, Sunrise Ranch 

Avery Brewing Invitational Beer Fest 

Boulder County Fair 

Cheesman Park Arts Fest, Denver 

Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Cherry Creek 

Colorado Dragon Boat Festival, Denver 

Colorado Irish Festival, Littleton 

Denver County Fair 

Drums Along the Rockies 

Fireworks in Boulder, Denver Coors Field, Denver Empower Stadium, Denver City Center Park, Erie, Lafayette, Louisville, Northglenn, Westminster 

Global Dance Festival 

Leftapalooza, Longmont 

Pearl Street Arts Fest, Boulder 

Rhythm on the River, Longmont

Slow Food Nations, Denver 

Thompson Park July 4th Concert, Longmont

Postponed or Continuing

Denver Summer Brew Fest, Denver – Postponed, no new date sent as of press time brewfestevents.com

Weldwerks Invitational Brewfest, Greeley  – Postponed to October 17

weldwerks.com

Greeley Stampede, Greeley – Main stampede is cancelled. At press time they were still planning on 4th of July Fireworks 

greeleystampede.org

Brewers Rendezvous, Salida – Postponed to October 3

salidachamber.org/event/24th-annual-brewers-rendezvous

JulIPA Fest, Boulder – Date TBD westendtavern.com

July 2nd  |  Thursday

Summer Sundown Music Series to Benefit HOPE for Longmont, to be held virtually hopeforlongmont.org/upcoming-hope-events/

July 2nd  |  Thursday

Artwalk, North Denver – 4-8pm   |  curatelocally.com

July 3rd  |  Friday

Litfest, Denver – to be held virtually 

lighthousewriters.org

July 3rd-5th  |  Friday through Sunday

Denver Mart Drive In, Denver: Showing My Spy & Jungle Book 

denvermartdrivein.com/

July 4th  |  Saturday

Fourth at Firestone, Firestone – 6:30pm 

firestoneco.gov/133/4th-at-Firestone

Jet Car Nationals / Fireworks at Bandimere Speedway, Morrison – 12:30pm to dark 

bandimere.com

July 10th  |  Friday

Front Porch Concerts, Louisville – Held livestream and Live downtown 

louisvillerising.org/concert-series

July 10th – 12th  |  Friday through Sunday

Colorado Black Arts Festival, Denver – July 10 -12 is going to be held virtually 

colbaf.org/

July 10th – 17th  |  Friday through 

the next Friday

Semana de Museo – online art auction 

museo.org

July 10th – 26th  | Friday through 

the next sixteen days

Core New Art Space, Black and White, Lakewood  |  coreartspace.com

July 11th  |  Thursday

Belgian Brew Fest, Denver  |  belgianbrewfest.com/

July 11th – 12th  |  Thursday and Friday

Denver Mart Drive In, Denver: July 11-12 

denvermartdrivein.com/

July 11th – 18th | Saturday to 

the following Saturday

Denver Fashion Week, Various Locations 

denverfashionweek.com/schedule/

July 12th | Sunday

Boulder Market, Boulder

coloradoevents.org/calendar

July 15th | Wednesday

Mixed Taste: At Home: A class titled Polar Forests and Trendy Soul Food – held virtually denvercenter.org 

July 16th  |  Thursday

Summer Sundown Music Series to Benefit HOPE for Longmont, – to be held virtually hopeforlongmont.org/upcoming-hope-events/

July 17th  |  Friday

Fort Collins Foodie Walk, Fort Collins downtownfortcollins.com/event/fort-collins-foodie-walk/2020-06-19/

Front Porch Concerts, Louisville – 

Livestream and live downtown

louisvillerising.org/concert-series

July 17th- 19th  |  Friday – Sunday

Mile High Global Bazaar, Denver 

coloradoevents.org

July 18th  |  Saturday

Castle Rock Wine Festival, Castle Rock –  2pm

castlerock.org/castle-rock-winefest/

July 18th – 19th  |  Thursday and Friday

Blues and BBQ Festival For Better Housing, Denver – live streamed   |  bluesnbbq.com

Denver Mart Drive In, Denver 

denvermartdrivein.com

July 18th to August 2nd  |  Thursday and through the next two weeks

Tour de Steamboat bike race, Various – the race has shifted to an “on your own” format. tourdesteamboat.com

July 22nd  |  Wednesday

Mixed Taste: At Home: A class titled Keith Haring and Smog Meringues – held virtually 

denvercenter.org 

July 24th  |  Friday

Front Porch Concerts, Louisville – 

Lives tream and live downtown 

louisvillerising.org/concert-series  

July 25th  |  Saturday

Denver Underground Music Showcase,

 Denver – in a new format that has yet to be determined undergroundmusicshowcase.com

Whiskey Throwdown and Doughnut Showdown, Denver – 2pm-9pm 

whiskeydoughnuts.com/

July 25th – 26th  |  Saturday and Sunday

Denver Mart Drive In, Denver: 

denvermartdrivein.com/

July 27th   |  Monday

Longmont Chamber of Commerce, Commerce Cup Golf Tournament, Longmont – 

9:30am to 4:00 pm 

longmontchamber.org/commerce-cup/

July 29th   |  Wednesday

Mixed Taste: At Home: A class titled Napping and Slovenian Zombies – held virtually 

denvercenter.org 

July 31st   |  Friday

Front Porch Concerts, Louisville – 

Live stream and live downtown 

louisvillerising.org/concert-series

August

Cancelled

303 Wine 

Art in the Square, Fort Collins 

Bohemian Nights at NewWest Fest, Fort Collins 

The National Performance of Hamilton 

Taste of Colorado, Denver 

Postponed 

or continuing

August 1st   |   Saturday

Colorado Renaissance Festival, Larkspur –

 Postponed to start August 1 and run for 8 weeks 

coloradorenaissance.com/

Aurora Pride, Aurora Reservoir 

aurorapride.com

August 1st -2nd  |  

 Saturday to Sunday

CollaBEERation,5K and Brewfest – 

Virtual Event   |  shoesbrews.com/

Denver Mart Drive In, Denver

denvermartdrivein.com/

August 2nd   |   Sunday

Colorado Guitar Show and Customer 

Luthier Expo, Denver – 10am – 4pm

 guitarshowmagazine.com

August 5th   |  Wednesday

Mixed Taste: At Home: A class titled Augmented Reality and the Cult of the Dead  held virtually 

denvercenter.org 

August 6th   |  Thursday

Summer Sundown Music Series to Benefit HOPE for Longmont, – held virtually

 hopeforlongmont.org/upcoming-hope-events/

August 7th – 8th   |  Friday to Saturday

16th Street Fair, Denver   |  16thstfair.com

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Je T’aime: A Dance Journey Through Love, Denver – 

cleoparkerdance.org

August 8th – 9th   |  Saturday to Sunday

TheBigWonderful:RiNo Art District, Denver 

facebook.com/events/626843711199681/

Denver Mart Drive In, Denver: 

denvermartdrivein.com/

August 9th   |  Sunday

Boulder Market, Boulder -11am 

coloradoevents.org/calendar

August 12th  |  Wednesday

Mixed Taste: At Home: A class titled Church Signs and Icelandic Hip Hop -held virtually denvercenter.org 

August 12th – 23rd    |   Wednesday and for

 the next 10 days

Boulder International Fringe Festival, 

Boulder  |  boulderfringe.com

August 13th   |   Thursday

Fried Chicken Championships, Denver – 7pm

chickenfightfest.com/

August 14th – 15th    |   Friday to Saturday

Vail Craft Beer Classic, Vail 

vailcraftbeerclassic.com

August 15th – Saturday

Festival for Life Aids Walk, Virtual 5K

runguides.com/event/13056/festival-for-life-5k-walk-run

Lafayette Peach Festival, Lafayette

Lafayettecolorado.com

Westword Music Showcase, Denver 

westwordshowcase.com/

August 15th – 16th   |  Saturday to Sunday

Colorado Tiny House Festival, Denver

Coloradotinyhousefestival.com

Denver Mart Drive In, Denver 

denvermartdrivein.com/

August 19th   |  Wednesday

Mixed Taste: At Home: A class titled Zeno’s Paradox and Activism , held virtually  | denvercenter.org 

August 20th   |  Thursday

Summer Sundown Music Series to Benefit HOPE for Longmont, to be held virtually

hopeforlongmont.org/upcoming-hope-events/

August 21st   |  Friday 

16th Street Fair, Denver   |  16thstfair.com

Fort Collins Foodie Walk, Fort Collins – 

August 21, now virtual downtownfortcollins.com/event/fort-collins-foodie-walk/2020-06-19/

August 21st – 22nd   |  

Friday to Saturday

Snowmass Rendezvous Craft Beer Festival, Snowmass   |  snowmassbeer.com

August 22nd    |   23rd  |  

Saturday to Sunday

Denver Taco Festival, Denver 

Denvertacofestival.com

Denver Mart Drive In, Denver

denvermartdrivein.com/

Park Hill Art Festival, will include a livestream 

Coloradoartshows.com

August 23rd   |   Sunday

Art in Riverbend, Lyons   |  lyonscolorado.com

August 29th – 30th    |  

Saturday to Sunday

Denver Mart Drive In, Denver

denvermartdrivein.com/

Evergreen Mountain Art Celebration, 

Evergreen  |  colorado.com/events/evergreen-

mountain-art-celebration

Hot Air Balloon Festival, 

Steamboat Springs

steamboatchamber.com

Major Venues

Bluebird Theater, Denver
bluebirdtheater.net/events

August 10 Tao and the Get Down Stay Down
8:00pm

August 16 Built to Spill 8:00pm
Boulder Dinner Theater
bdtstage.com/

July 1 – 31
Streaming performances
of Disenchanted
with take out food available
Boulder Theater, Boulder
bouldertheater.com/

July 8
Pink Talking Fish with
the Direwolves | 8:00pm

August 6
Anders Osborne
and Jackie Green | 8:30pm

August 29
Listen to your Mother Show
7:30pm
Cervantes’ Masterpiece
Ballroom and Cervantes’ Other Side, Denver
cervantesmasterpiece.com

July 18
Manic Focus with Supervision, MIDIcinal, LWKY and Flats
Stanlie 9:00pm
Colorado Symphony,
Denver
tickets.coloradosymphony.org

July 3-4
Independence Eve Virtual
Concert and Fundraiser

July 16 – 18
Music of Harry Potter and
the Deathly Hallows

August 15
YoYo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile With Special Guest Aoife O’Donovan
Fox Theater, Boulder
foxtheatre.com

August 15
Yheti 8:30pm |
Grizzly Rose, Denver
grizzlyrose.com

July 31
Frankie Ballard 8:30pm

August 1
Charlie Daniels Band 9:30pm

August 7
Sam Riggs 8:00pm
Jamestown Mercantile, Jamestown
jamestownmercantile.com/

July 3
Paul Kimbress 12 noon

July 12
The Evergreens – 6pm
Levitt Pavilion, Denver
levittdenver.org

July 6
Ramakhandra,
a free live virtual event – 6:00pm

July 8
Greyhounds, a free live virtual event 6:00pm

August 6
The Beach Boys – 6:00pm
Mishawaka, Bellevue in the Poudre Canyon
themishawaka.com/

July 5
Matt Mairn – 1pm-4:30pm

July 11
The Reminders with Kind Dub
8pm

July 12
JOhnnie Johnspn – 1pm – 4:30pm

July 19
Abby and the Peace Pipes
1pm -4:30pm

July 25
Drew and Ellie Holcomb – 8:00pm

July 26
Cable Ten – 1pm – 4:30pm

August 2
Ugly Architect – 1pm – 4:30pm
Ophelia’s, Denver
opheliasdenver.com/

July 12
Dinner with Rainy Eyes 6:00pm
Oriental Theater, Denver
theorientaltheater.com/

July 10
Reno Divorce – 8:00pm & 9:30pm

July 11
The Eric Martinez Band
8:00pm & 9:30pm

July 17
Luche Libre and Laughs
8:00pm & 9:30pm

July 24
The Whale – 8:00pm & 9:30pm

July 25
Claire Voyant Dominatricks
8:00pm & 9:30pm

July 30
Listen to your Mother – 7:00pm

July 31
Stone Beat Invasion
7:00pm & 9:00pm

Aug 1
The Yawpers – 8:00pm & 9:30pm

August 8
Itchy Os Intergalactic
Masquerade – 8:00pm
Pepsi Center, Denver
pepsicenter.com

August 18
The Killers – 8:00pm
Red Rocks, Morrison
redrocksonline.com/concerts-events

August 6
Dermot Kennedy with Bishop Briggs and Mallrat 7:00pm

August 11
Willco and Slater Kinney 7:00pm

August 25 & 26
Nathaniel Rateliff with Kevin Morby, and Damien Jurado 7:30pm
The Roost, Longmont
theroostlongmont.com/events/
Hosting free music on Mainstreet under LosArcos every Friday and Saturday through July and August

Not hosting
entertainment events as of July 1st:

Check back with them throughout the summer
Chautauqua, Boulder
chautauqua.com/
City Park Jazz
cityparkalliance.org/calendar/
Coors Field / Colorado Rockies, Denver mlb.com/rockies/ballpark
Denver Botanic Gardens
Concert Series, Denver
botanicgardens.org/
Dickens Opera House, Longmont thedickenstavern.com/
Elitch Gardens, Denver
elitchgardens.com
Empower Field at Mile High
(Broncos Stadium), Denver
empowerfieldatmilehigh.com/
eTown, Boulder etown.org/events/
Hudson Gardens, Littleton
hudsongardens.org/
Jesters Dinner Theater, Longmont jesterstheatre.com/
Longmont Center for
the Performing Arts / Longmont Theater Company
longmonttheatre.org/contact-us/
Mile Hi Station, Denver
milehighstation.com/events/
Ogden Theater, Denver
ogdentheatre.com/
Oskar Blues,
Longmont/Denver/Boulder
oskarblues.com/events/