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17 Denver Summer Food Festivals to Add to Your Calendar

Posted on May 16, 2024   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
Peyton Garcia

Peyton Garcia

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Don your best taco gear at Top Taco Festival. (Provided by Top Taco Festival)

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for Denver foodies — unlimited tacos and tequila, all-you-can-eat fried chicken and whiskey, bottomless beers and burgers. Bust out your stretchy pants and pack your bib, it’s food festival season, and we are HUNGRY. Tickets tend to sell out fast (or go up in price), so mark your calendars now for Denver’s most delicious summer dining events.

This Weekend (!!!)

May 18 | Holidaily Brewing in Golden | Free

May 17-19 | E.B. Rains JR Memorial Park in Northglenn | Free

This Summer:

June 1 | Tivoli Quad | $50+

June 8 | York Street Yards | $40+

June 15 | Mile High Station | $50+

June 20 | Tivoli Quad | $99+

July 13 | Sculpture Park | $50+

Top Taco Festival

Top Taco Festival (Provided by Top Taco Festival)

🧑‍🍳 The Big Eat (21+)

July 18 | Denver Performing Arts Complex | $93

🥕 VegFest

July 27-28 | Tivoli Quad | $10+

August 1 | Tivoli Quad | $ TBD

August 8 | Westminster City Park | $85+

August 24 | Dairy Block | $50+

Worth the Drive:

June 21-23 | Glenwood Springs, CO | Free

June 22 | Keystone, CO | Free

August 16-17 | Palisade, CO | $10+

August 24 | Olathe | $10+

September 20-22 | Pueblo, CO | Free

What's your favorite local food fest?

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