I just LOVE the Festivus Film Festival! It is a 5-day event full of unique films, fun people and…read morefantastic after-parties. This film festival has been running for 6 years in the Denver Highlands at The Oriental Theater. It runs Wednesday through Sunday and every day has multiple blocks of films (either a long feature or several short films). And, on most days of the festival, there is a post-film after party for socializing with filmmakers and enjoying libations. The film styles run the gamut. There are dramas, comedies, documentaries, thrillers and more. This year, they did an all-Colorado filmmakers evening. And, after the films, the filmmakers take the stage to answer questions from the audience. Rad! This is also the most inexpensive film festival you can attend. Just $10 gets you into any single block of films and this year they had a 2-for-1 block on Saturday. I got an all-access pass for just $75. Compare that to the Starz Film Festival or Boulder International Film Festival, let alone Sundance or Telluride. The Festivus Film Festival really is for the rest of us :)

This is the 2nd year for this fun event. We got there early…read morebefore the crowd. Enjoyed a quiet walk to all the booths and chit-chatting with some of the vendors.

Fall Fest has really gone down the drain. They used to have really great bandsa and good rock and…read morer&B bands but in recent years ithe bands have been horrible. It seems like they hire the cheapest bands possible. It is a real shame They have no sense of musical quality. whoever took it over ruined it. It used to be so much fun with great music

The Pearl Street mall Fall Fest was on September 14 and 15 this year. For Fall Fest, there are…read morevendors (some commercial) and a lot of artisans and craft folks lined up and down Pearl Street and 14th Street. This is in addition to all the normal Pearl Street businesses. Fun time. Lots of people and lots of activity. Parking in the city owned parking garages is free for the Fall Fest (I think it may be free every weekend but I wouldn't swear to that - check their website to be sure).

It's a fun time for sure…read more It's a parade and it's in the winter and it's downtown. Plan for crowds, traffic and cold weather or you will be like the other people writing reviews and complaining because you weren't realistic about the expectations of this experience. Parade takes two hours to get from point A, the beginning to point B, the end. Don't arrive late at the beginning of the route or you will miss it. Parade takes about 75 minutes to see it all from one spot. I'd recommend coming on the light rail and walking up from LoDo to avoid the traffic. But there are countless parking lots and street parking if you come early. We live downtown so it's easy. We walk. This year the parade had multiple marching bands, floats, police and city services, lots of lights and Santa Clause. Kids loved it and it wasn't too cold so a win win. Come early, get food, walk down the mall and enjoy the holiday season.

I went as a kid, and I loved it back then. But now it just felt a bit off. They had some shiny…read moreparade floats a few balloons. And then they randomly threw in some groups. It felt a bit off. It felt like something was missing. And it was not quality. If you have never done it. It's not worth it. It's beyond tortuous. We waited a long time in the cold. Lots of standing if you don't have a chair. If you're there early, you will be pushed so more people can fit. It felt claustrophobic. When it ended, we could not move because it was that crowded. Out of all the Denver Christmas events, this was pure torture. I would never ever go back in my lifetime! I would rather pluck all my eyebrows off. So much waiting, it was cold, too many crowds, & lots of weed smells. And just not really quality. Overall 1-2 stars.

The oldest "summer stock" theater in the country. Numerous actors of fame have performed at Elitch…read moreTheatre over it's 135 year history. I love attending productions there, as it's like going "back in time"!! Everyone should see at least one performance at Elitch's in their lifetime.

This is a special place. A few negatives- No AC, ugh…read more Caution when walking the floors were oddly made three centuries ago. Today's program on honoring 150 years of Women of CO taught many of us about history and the women who should have gotten credit for their plank, sense, skill, etc. I'm delighted I attended.

What a fun festival. Totally worth the Groupon deal. We ended up getting 5 bottles of wine. They…read morewere all local. We had enough samples between the two of us an uber was required. We had the best time. Will go again next year.

Vendors were overall unpleasant and rude. The pours were tiny sips. Paid $40 for probably one glass…read moreof wine total. Ended up leaving to catch happy hour at a restaurant because the long lines and small tastes weren't worth the effort. Hoped it would be on par with GABF, just with wine. Advertised that there would be snacks, which there were not. Choose a different festival!!! I've heard the steamboat one was well worth the money.

This is a monthly event put on by the Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design (RMCAD) that is a…read moresmaller festival bringing together live music and vendors within the community. The event takes place on the RMCAD campus. All the vendors sell handmade items such as jewelry, kombucha, metalwork, paintings, etc. There are also food and drink vendors and live music. Some of the vendors are RMCAD alumni and it's nice to see that RMCAD helped them develop their talents and they came back to participate in FARMCAD. If you get on tge mailing list, you can RSVP and get a free shirt, which is a really nice shirt. They also gave me 3 drink tickets, 1 food ticket, and access to the VIP tent, which had more food and non-alcoholic drinks. I bought a few things from the vendors including kombucha, lotion, and jewelry. I can't wait for FARMCAD to return!

Tour De Fat. I will do this again next year! Epic beer and bicycle day! I mean bicycle and beer…read moreday!!:) Yassss. You like beer? I mean you like to ride going to a local downtown park and have fun with strangers dressed in funny, cute and out of this world costumes? Then come to this next year! The venue was at the Denver City Park. Big enough space to accommodate all the fun people and all the beer booths. My fave is the area where people can ride these crazy bikes. A shoe bike?! Yes! A bike with shoes for tires!! A big giant bike. A unicycle. Just a few to mention! The entrance is free to join this event. But U need to purchase tokens to get a beer. You get 4 tokens for $20. Too much beer last night from all the beer events? It's $5 each token:) You will be carded 100%! No wrist band? No beer. Too drunk to say Can I pls have a Citradelic? No more beer for you! Don't know what that is? Find out next year! I had so much fun at this event. See you next year TDF!