I had never been to the Denver Chalk Art Festival and was really glad my friends convinced me to…read moreattend. We went early on day one to try to avoid crowds and the 90+ degree heat. Armed with a charged phone, a hat, water, and plenty of sunscreen, we were ready. Crowds weren't too bad at 10am, and several artists were lucky to be either shaded by the tall buildings or by the tents they brought. Being this early, we got to see works in progress, and I appreciated seeing all the detailed labor that goes into these beautiful, colorful, sadly temporary pieces. A free event, it is worth making the trip downtown. There are food and drink vendors throughout, as well as popular restaurants and bars nearby to pop into if you need a break. (The 2026 Event was near the Denver Art Museum.)

This is a quintessential cultural event must-do for anyone in Denver. Started over 20 years ago,…read morethis annual gathering has become a fan favorite for people who love art and Denver festival celebrations. What started in downtown at Larimer Square with dozens of artists has now become over two hundred talents chalking it up over several blocks around the Denver Art Museum. The way this festival works is sponsor-driven. Local businesses and organizations buy "squares" to which carefully curated artists are assigned with full autonomy in theme and execution to create, as long as the sponsors' names are chalked first. The artists are then given two days to create their design in real time, rain or shine. It's an opportunity to witness visual art in all shapes and colors. With the youth group and school opportunities as well, you've got kids of all ages being represented on the pavement. In addition to the visual arts, the festival includes live music and vendors. I strongly recommend planning your weekend around it. This is an event to build a tradition around, for sure!

I enjoy going to the fair every year. It's definitely repetitive with the food options but it's…read morestill fun to grab a little bite and some beers throughout the day. The staff are really fun and truly follow their characters! The decor is so cool and I love their setup, it's awesome how it stays up year round. It's very fun to be able to dress up for this event and just enjoy the day with friends and family. The souvenirs are super expensive but that's probably due to vendors trying to make up what they paid in the set up fee. It's still super cool stuff. It's extremely hot in July but luckily there is a lot of shade and spots to sit. I would recommend going at least once!

Countless vendors, entertainers, food options, and activities that really made it feel like…read morestepping into another world. The festival grounds are beautiful and so unique from other Renaissance Festivals! It is exceptionally well run, especially for a seasonal operation. Parking, traffic, maintenance, entertainment are impressive. Walking through the festival felt like being at Costco on its busiest Saturday of all times. I actually enjoy being somewhere that's so popular. A packed event creates a fun energy. However- the festival has become a victim of its own popularity. Even at 3pm, food lines are 100+ deep, and last hours. The problem isn't admission capacity but the ability to feed guests. Demand has simply outgrown the infrastructure for food service. I left after a couple hours without buying food or drinks, simply because I wasn't able to. This represents lost revenue for vendors as well as a worse guest experience. I'm not sure what the solution is. But I'd really hope the owners can figure something out. The festival keeps admission and food reasonably priced, and it's clear that a tremendous amount of work goes into creating such a wonderful event. Unfortunately, at this point, the festival has become a victim of its own success. Hurts me to type this, but I think they need to think about limiting attendance or increasing ticket and food prices enough to reduce crowding and make the experience more enjoyable for everyone. The customers deserve to be fed, and the vendors deserve to make money!

90 years ago is when it all started. I was so glad to be a part of it, being in the parade was so…read moremuch fun. I joined the BEGA sister city program which is Bega, Australia sister city to Littleton, Colorado(this sister city relationship started 57 years ago). There were floats (BEGA/Littleton got first place), live animals, music, bands, vintage cars and trucks, fire trucks, police on horses, dancing horses, Westerners, local business and at least 20 different high school bands and athletic groups. After the parade you could shop, eat and browse around the booth on the streets or local, boutique and restaurants. A great way to celebrate and I definitely WOULD recommend going next year.

From the owner: Western Welcome Week "Celebrating Community", is an annual festival in Littleton, Colorado with…read moreover 40 events in 10 days, August 7-16, 2015. With concerts, fireworks, parades, arts & crafts festival, BBQ's, pancake breakfast, trivia, entertainment, Taste of WWW with wine, beer and food from local restaurants, art exhibits, 5k, used book sale, fishing derby, stick horse stampede, swing dance, and more!

Years ago, this festival was a lot of fun. They had lots of craft and art vendors, dog adoptions,…read moreand a dog frisbee competition. Now, it's all commercial vendors, politicians, and artists who didn't know what a dull festival it was before the paid their dues. This year, there was a "beer garden" with 5 or so booths. The vendor section is a fraction of its former size, with fewer than 30 vendors (all but about 5 commercial stuff like windows, politicians and the like). I once volunteered my services and was brushed off easily by one of the men running it (I believe it's run entirely by men). I started wondering if they pocket whatever money they make for running it rather than making any effort to improve it. If it were up to me, I'd figure out a way to chase away the commercial vendors, attract more local artisans and food vendors, and create a theme instead of having a bunch of bouncy stuff for kids to play on, a car show (which is the only cool perk now), and lots of vendors nobody wants to talk to.

This festival is ok if you have nothing else going on. We went on opening night and they had…read moredecent live music, but bleh food options. The reason we settled on three stars was because of the location. Scenery is beautiful.

We started our day yesterday at Buffalo Bill days at 10 AM with the parade and made a day of it as…read morewe left at six so the music was great. They had a good variety of food vendors. It's right next to the creek which was great. We were able to take the kids down and cool off and that part was nice. Definitely on the pricey side if you're gonna be prepared to do stuff with your kids so we had packed a lunch which worked out really well cause turkey legs were going for 20 bucks of pop a wristband for my son to ride unlimited rides was $40 face painting was $20 a pop these things just really add up.

It's an annual friend tradition to go here every year - and I live about 40 min away. The biggest…read morelure for me is the American Legion-sponsored rubber duck race down Clear Creek. It's so much fun to see the ducks floating down the rive, to help throw them back in the rive flow, and donations go to a good cause. The food selections are also great. I appreciated seeing Santiago's this year, but do miss the giant rice crispy treats. The music is fun. The vendors seems to be the same each year, so it would be nice to see some new products next year.

If you are Polish or enjoy Polish cuisine, this is a great way to spend an afternoon. The festival…read moreis all about great Polish food including Pierogi, Golabki, Bigos, Potato Pancakes to name a few. Also, there's plenty of beef choices authentic to Poland. Also several events are scheduled throughout the day, like Pierogi eating contest, beer drinking contest, folk dancers and singers. Visit the webpage for the schedule. Festival takes place at the Saint Joseph Polish Roman Catholic Church.

We try to make it here every year to take in the culture, the food and to support to Polish…read morecommunity. I grew up with Polish food and have it pretty regularly and I can tell you that this food is about as authentic as it gets and much cheaper than going to a restaurant. Did I mention they have a pretty extensive (Polish) beer list as well? There is also live Polish music, contests like pierogi eating and beer drinking, and folk dancing - none of which you will be able to find anywhere else in Denver. Given this festival happens each August, the weather is usually nice and it is a great way to enjoy a summer weekend!

I LOVE the GREEK FESTIVAL!! Every year I look forward to it! This year was my 3rd year and it was…read moretheir 60th anniversary! I caught the festival 2 days in a row this year on both Saturday and then I went back for more on Sunday! I'm so glad I went back on Sunday because I discovered that the whole inside area was NOT just overflow seating, but that there was a dining area and like a buffet-type of area and wine bar area and the kitchen demo area was in there too and another performance area AND a beautiful prayer book store!!!! WHAT!? I had no idea that was all in there so I hope they have that next year - I will explore those areas more! Saturday, I got my favorite Saganaki - flaming cheese!!! and I got the greek chicken dinner that came with greek potatoes and a deliciously light and fresh greek salad! Also got a whipped greek coffee at the coffee bar! New this year: I did get to the upper level retail vendor area and new GROCERY area which was SO delightful and intriguing. I had to look up what some of the items were but it was all very exciting. They had different rusks which - I don't know what those are but I will look into it and hopefully get some next year. They also had a lot of cheeses in the refrigerator and dairy products like lebnah and then a sour cherry drink??!! So next year I will be prepared and try some of those things and bring them home! I was looking for the Moussaka which I tried for the first time last year but I was told that they didn't have it and that they do a skip year or something and that this year they had pastitio instead, so I tried that and it was similar with the meat filling, béchamel and cinnamon and was like a casserole and it was very delicious! Also got another round of the flaming saganaki cheese which is SO good with the greek salad! I love all the social media they did this year for the event on instagram and I had even seen many clips of them on local news on YouTube leading up to the event! Very cool! So glad I got to check out 2 days of this festive community event!

6/7/26-My first time attending this event and overall it was over priced and poor to bad food and…read morejust not worth the time. Also not ADA friendly. The elevator had apparently broke on Friday and had trapped someone inside according to one worker. Long lines and high prices for the foods and drinks. Little shade and few places to sit. Then one of the vendors, 2 Greeks, were stealing money from people. They didn't bring change, so if you were paying cash, they would just keep the change. So, very crooked vendors. If you go to this once in a lifetime is enough, but I would recommend just not going. Parking was also not good. We tried to get there early, but they still had church going, so what was supposed to be the handicap lot was full of non-handicap cars. They only good thing I can say about the event was the female head of security was nice.

Total joke in my opinion. Long line to get in. Crowded and the art quality is very low across…read moreeverywhere we browsed. We regret buying a couple of pieces two years ago (even at the old $100 max price). It was clear after we attended this event at Arapahoe Community College, that this is a total joke and basically a scam. Mediocre art selection with an uncomfortable frenzy of dumb people trying to get at the best pieces when they open. Lousy food truck options to boot. Here is your caveat. Hopefully it will save you wasted money and aggravation.