Our Best Bets for August
We love talking about cool events and things to do around Denver. But there are so many to choose from! Which ones are truly worth your time? Which ones are going to leave you with lasting memories? And which ones are gonna give you so much FOMO? Host Bree Davies and newsletter editor Peyton Garcia each picked four awesome August events to share, and producers Paul Karolyi and Olivia Jewell Love join to help narrow the field down to our best bet of all — the one August event where you’re most likely to see us.
Here are links to all the events Bree and Peyton recommended:
Bree Picks
- Listening Lawn, August 5 (Carpio Sanguinette Park, Globeville)
- Hip Hop 'til Infinity, August 11 (Five Points)
- Globeville Neighborhood Bike Ride, August 20 (Globeville)
- 5th Annual La Raza Park Day, August 27 (Sunnyside)
Peyton’s Picks
- Meow Wolf Monster Battle, August 10 (Cheesman Park)
- ElevAsian Night Market Fundraiser, August 19 (Auraria)
- Summer Scream at Lakeside Amusement Park, August 24 (Lakeside)
- Chicken Fight!, August 24 (Elitch’s)
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