Overall a good race experience, I ran the Saturday 5k at city park, and the Urban 10 miler Sunday…read more The race expo which was at Mile High stadium was easy to navigate through and get to since the 16 bus has a stop near by the stadium. The 5k, Marathon, & half marathon all start and finish at city park while the Urban 10 miler starts at some college near Casa Bonita and finishes at city park. The post race festival is also at city park and has a ton of space for runners and their friends and family that came to support them can hang out. I traveled from LA to run this race pretty much as an excuse to visit other cities, and comparing the prices of most races where I'm from the price of the Denver Colfax marathon is absolutely worth it. The only thing keeping me from giving 5 stars was the road closures updates. The local news and streets had proper notification of street closures. But for some reason Google, Waze, and even Apple Maps had no idea of the street closures. They all gave me the basic directions that I could get to Rockie Mountain college by taking the bus or a taxi down Colfax Ave even though the streets were closed. Even the Uber driver I took couldn't get outside of downtown because the app wouldn't load an alternate to go around. Lucky for me I found a Veo city bike and was able to ride to my start line. Other than the lack of street closures updated to the navigation apps, this is a great overall event.

Participants Perspective - Expo: Exciting and the spacing of…read morevendors made it feel "covid safe." Plus there was plentiful of vendors that commercialized free items to try/ sample. Another thing was bib/ packet pick-up was easily to navigate. - Morning of race aka start line... corral and coordination was seamless - During race... I felt like I saw all the sightseeing highlights of Denver in a 26.2 mile viewpoint. There was plenty of hydration points every 2miles and felt like it was well organized. There was no confusion on where to turn and plenty of volunteers to help the navigation. - Post race... Food from finish to non re-entry of finish line was wonderful. However, I am as not a fun of them offering free "lunch" hard-boiled eggs (vegetarian option) or brats (pork and beef options) with plain lays potato chips. Neither of these sounded appetizing to me after running 26.2 miles. The There was 2 free drinks for runners of all distances which was nice. Spectator Perspective - Expo:My other half has been to several of my race expos and this one felt larger and more exciting - Organization: Other half felt like this is was the best time organized when it comes to expo and actually race event. - Information provided by race committee made it possible for spectators to find runner easily.

This was my fourth Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon…read more Overall, I would say it was okay but I probably wouldn't rush back to do it again. Expo was nice but small compared to others (especially San Diego), but then again the race was smaller. They said around 15,000 people ran the full and the half. Volunteers were nice but I spoke to two people who tried to get info on the relay and were given conflicting information so probably need to work those issues out and make sure volunteers have the correct info. And this was at the information tent on race day! The course had some nice parts, especially running through City Park and Cheesman Park but boy, it's mostly uphill until you peak a little after mile 11. I don't know if it was the altitude or the hills but I had my worst time ever at this race. This was my seventh this year and around my 38th overall and this was a real challenge. The Jamba Juice at the end was great. I'd say overall the race was fairly well organized but I just wasn't a fan of the course. I had more fun in Savannah and San Antonio.

The Rock & Roll 1/2 is a staple of the Denver running circuit. It is a great goal race if this is…read moreyour big race of the year, and it is timed nicely in front of some of the late-autumn out-of-town marathons if you are ramping up to the next level. Unfortunately Rock & Rock stopped hosting a full marathon as part of this event after 2015, but the 10k and 1/2 marathon are well run and consistent over the years. The cost is high but there are good deals if you sign up early. In their defense they do have higher costs as the course takes over much of downtown Denver and they have to pay for all of the police and security, plus all of the road closures. Expo - It is what you would expect from Rock & Roll - a big, busy opportunity to spend money. For this race, it is the reason why I rated the event 4 stars instead of 5. The pickup location at the Stock Show is hard to access (there is a ton of construction going on now, but it wasn't good before the construction started). The Stock Show venue is far from pretty much everything (including the race!), and lacks a whole lot of public transportation. They charge $5 to park. It isn't the nicest place in Denver, either. Pre-Race - The start/finish is at Civic Center Park, and there are lots of places to park (street parking is free on Sundays, too). There are some good hotels nearby, so people who want to make a weekend out of it can stay close by. You can upgrade to VIP status and gain access to the heated tents, food, and private porta-potties. I've never splurged on that, but the mornings in Denver in mid-October are usually cool and dark (the race is early), so come prepared one way or another. The Course - The current 1/2 course may be the best 1/2 course I've run in Denver. It is challenging but fair. The first 6 miles weave through downtown and lower downtown, past the Pepsi Center and Coors Field. The 10k runners split off at roughly the 6 mile point, and the 1/2 runners continue east to City Park. After a couple of miles around the park, the course travels back on the streets and then back to City Park. The last mile or so is slightly downhill, so if you pace yourself early you can gain some speed at the end. The entire 13.1 miles takes you through active neighborhoods, parks, and business districts, so there is lots to see and enjoy along the way. Post-Race - Well supported, with top-notch entertainment. Good support for runners and spectators. Overall - The best way to run this race is to sign up early (save $$$), have a good plan for the expo, and one of the better courses to see and experience running in Denver.

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I went to this in Oct of 2022. It was not a good experience. It was confusing when you walked in…read morewhat you were supposed to do, it was crowded, too hot, the sound system wasn't great, the lines were long for everything, there were not enough bathrooms, and the final straw was someone puking on me. The music was great. The Costumes were great. Overall, was not impressed for my first time out since COVID.

This is one of the best events I've been to in Denver. I honestly was a little worried it would be…read morea bunch of drunk 21 year olds because that's what I've experienced with some of the other Halloween events, but it wasn't that at all. It was a great mix of ages and people. There is a little something for everyone it felt like. The production is amazing, music is fun, staff was great. I'll definitely be going again this year.

The Denver Mile High Tree has been a holiday tradition since 2019, but it has led a somewhat…read morecheckered existence, starting on 16th Street and then moving to the DCPA Sculpture Park, Civic Center Park, and in 2025 to the Tivoli Quad on the Auraria Campus. The tree is 110 feet tall (higher than the Rockefeller Center tree and tallest in North America) with 60,000 LEDs and choreographed light and music shows. It's a free event, operating from late November to New Year's. One of the best aspects is the ability to walk inside the tree which is 39 feet in diameter at the base and accomodates quite a few people. You can lie on the grass and look up at the amazing images which is a surreal experience. The tree was a collaboration between Spain's ILMEX Illumination and Brut Deluxe studio. It is definitely worth a visit.

It was beautiful during Christmas time and there were so many people singing Christmas songs…read moretogether

We went to the 40th anniversary of the blossom of light exhibits at the botanical gardens…read more The gardens are set up beautifully and the path and signage is wonderful and clear. The ambience is awesome and artistic. This is worth the trouble to get in and out of the parking lot. Tickets are hard to come by, but if we had planned a bit in advance I think we could have gone when we wanted to. However we did enjoy our time in the gardens and viewing all the light displays.

We love the Blossoms of Light at the Botanical Garden! We've probably gone there the last 4 years…read more This last time we went on the last day of 2025 and it was definitely a nice evening. One of the years we went it was -3F.... Hit or miss on the weather. Definitely worth going at least once if you've never been.... The last few years there was always something new to see. This last one was their 40th anniversary. Very nice and the tickets revenue goes back to the botanical garden, helping local!

I visited the Highlands Art Festival for the first time. This is one of the ten annual art shows…read moreorganized by Colorado Art Weekend. It uses the front lawn of the Highlands Masonic Temple at 3550 Federal Boulevard and in 2024 operated from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on June 8th (Sat) and 9th (Sun). The Temple's parking lot was full the two times I visited, but I was able to find street parking in the local neighborhood without too much trouble. I did have to walk a couple of blocks from my parking spots to the event. I found the show to have a lot of crafts and commercial vendors. The fine arts booths were limited. Publicity for the show was also limited. I'm on dozens of mailing lists for fine arts providers, but I only heard about the show because an artist I know invited me. The show was disorganized. Each vendor had been assiged a booth number, but those numbers were nowhere to be seen, so finding a specific booth was impossible. There was no show brochure. The complete list of vendors on the Web site was a PDF copy of a spreadsheet, listed in order of booth numbers. No Web site was shown for a large number of the exhibitors. The tents were not laid out in even rows and tents were mostly set up facing each other with far too narrow walkways between them. I did see some interesting artists, but this mostly seemed like a disorganized mess. The artists I spoke to said business was slow. There are now a lot of art shows and art festivals around town. This is a business and it is very competitive. These guys need to do better.

From the owner: The first show of its kind in the Highlands, the Highlands Art Festival will serve the long time…read moreresidents and new contemporary transplants a fresh an exciting event centered around fine art and fine craft. The art event will be presented on the beautiful grounds of The Highlands Masonic Lodge. The well manicured lawn area provides the perfect early summer setting for a show. There is also an opportunity to enter to win a $1000 shopping spree with any of the artists!