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Axios
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Axios
The top summer happenings in Denver
Whether it's concerts, amusement parks or a hot summer night at Coors Field, we've got a collection of the best summer events in and around Denver. 🎭 Arts Enjoy a blast from the past at this charming drive-in, the last of its kind in metro Denver, where kids under age 12 get in free. Cost: $10 Denver Chalk Art Festival This two-day affair, hosted this year in the Golden Triangle Creative District, showcases more than 200 artists. Cost: Free Cherry Creek Art Festival 260 artists will share their work along the streets of Denver's Cherry Creek neighborhood, along with live music, activities for children and food in this walkable extravaganza Cost: Free Movies at McGregor Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre 🎸 Festivals City Park Jazz The venerable music extravaganza at Denver's largest park kicks off Sunday night, with shows taking over the stage near Ferril Lake every Sunday. Cost: Free Colorado Renaissance Festival Welcome to Larkspurshire, where noblemen and women can enjoy more than 180 vendors and 30-plus special events at this immersive homage to the Middle Ages. Cost: $30 Juneteenth Music Festival Rapper Juvenile will headline this year's Juneteenth Music Festival in Denver's Five Points neighborhood. The holiday commemorates the day enslaved people learned about their freedom. Cost: Free Taste of Ethiopia Festival The festival marks its 10th anniversary with a two-day event recognizing Ethiopian culture, including food, vendors, music and dance in Denver. Cost: Free ⚾️ Outdoor events Colorado Rapids There's hardly a bad seat at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, where the Rapids are posting a winning record so far this season. Cost: Varied Colorado Rockies
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
DU's College of Law threatens legal action if CPW permits elephants at Renaissance Festival
DENVER (KDVR) — A legal battle may be brewing over the use of elephants at the Colorado Renaissance Festival. On Tuesday, the Animal Activist Legal Defense Project at the University of Denver's Sturm College of Law issued a letter to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, threatening litigation if the agency grants—or fails to revoke—a permit allowing elephant performances at the annual event. Why Colorado Parks and Wildlife wants you to report sightings of this bird Attorneys say doing so would violate state law. 'This law was specifically passed to prevent this kind of exhibition,' said Chris Carraway, a staff attorney with the Animal Activist Legal Defense Project. 'Allowing elephants at the Renaissance Festival would go against the letter and spirit of the law.' The targeted exhibitor, 'Trunks and Humps,' has offered elephant performances at past festivals. Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed receipt of the letter, but said it does not comment on pending legal matters. The owner of 'Trunks and Humps' Bill Swain has not yet commented. Representatives of the Renaissance Festival also had no comment at this time, but on their website, the elephant experience is described as educational. The 2025 Colorado Renaissance Festival is scheduled to begin in June. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
‘Doing the right thing for public safety': Larkspur firefighters oppose camping proposal in Douglas County
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The Larkspur Fire Protection District is speaking out against a potential, yet controversial, proposal for campsites in Douglas County. The district voted unanimously Thursday night to approve a resolution opposing a campsite at the Sandstone Ranch Open Space, close to where the Colorado Renaissance Festival takes place every year, an idea produced by the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners. However, there is still no formal proposal about the potential campsite. 2 Colorado all-inclusive resorts ranked among best in nation: US News and World Report 'We are presenting to the board with a resolution to adopt, which is kind of our legal avenue at the moment to notify the County Commissioners of Douglas County that we do not feel it is the best option to allow camping on the Sandstone Ranch site,' said Larkspur Fire Chief Timothy McCawley. 'Cause for concern because it is an open space that is very windy, there's not a whole lot of resources out there so it does bring concern to us, are we doing the right thing for public safety.' Sandstone Ranch Open Space was purchased by Douglas County in January 2018. The 2,038-acre property is home to multiple historical buildings, native grasses and shrubs and an abundance of wildlife. It is also open to hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians, and cross-country skiers in the winter. 'The area is next to some wildlife habitats and rattlesnakes and other habitats for the wildlife that comes out of the forest. Obviously, those presented a danger to the campers,' said McCawley. 'We all see the news for California, we all see the news for things that happen in our own backyard between Hayman being down here, actually affecting this community years ago and also the wildfires up in Boulder County.' In early January, the plan for the open space took a slight shift when residents bordering the open space learned about a proposal to add five to ten minimalist campsites in Sandstone Ranch. 'The best tool we have to identify human scent': Avalanche dog shows off rescue skills They would be limited to tents, meaning no RVs or trailers would be permitted. A minimalist campsite is: Undeveloped, designated and dispersed sites No plumbing, running water or utilities Pack in and pack out all belongings and waste 'Even if we say they're not allowed to do campfires and such, there could still be somebody that doesn't obey the law or obey the rules. There could be somebody that tips over their campfire stove, things like that, that create risks. As windy as it is being down in the valley, it could move very quickly,' said McCawley. FOX31 reached out to Douglas County for a response to LFPD's concerns. A spokesperson said Thursday afternoon, 'We are so early in this process and taking feedback … The most important thing to know is that no decision has been made about camping,' at Sandstone Ranch Open Space. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
