Although our summer is beginning to wind down and students go back to school in a couple of weeks, there's still time to celebrate warm summer days in the company of those who share similar street names, zip codes and work commutes.
Denver Days will be hosted this weekend, August 4-6, in an effort to promote neighborhood interaction and community involvement throughout the city.
Created by former Mayor Michael Hancock in 2012, the city waives fees for picnic permits and block parties. They also provide a limited supply of free barricades.
Neighborhood associations, Denver Public Library branches and local Denverites have registered their celebrations for the weekend. We've compiled a list, broken down by neighborhood, featuring block parties all over the city you might be interested in checking out:
Barnum
Barnum Fest by the Community Coalition for Barnum
Barnum West
St. Cajetan Church Annual Bazaar
Bear Valley
Annual Denver Days Community Picnic at Bear Valley Branch Library
Belcaro
Cosmic Circle Puppets at Eugene Field Branch Library
Berkeley
Denver Days Community Gathering at Smiley Branch Library
Central Park
Beaded Bubble Wands and Boba Tea at Sam Gary Branch Library
Cherry Creek
5th Annual Cherry Creek East Neighborhood Association "Denver Days" Block Party
Clayton
Clayton United RNO Denver Days Block Party
Congress Park
Adams Street Neighborhood Block Party
Five Points
Scavenger Hunt at the Blair-Caldwell African-American Research Library
Green Valley Ranch
Hale
Annual Bellevue-Hale Neighborhood Association Summer Picnic
2023 Annual Dahlia Block Party
Hampden
Hampden Heights West Block Party
Denver Days Celebration at Hampden Branch Library
Harvey Park
Multiethnic Community Block Party
Jefferson Park
Lincoln Park
Denver Inner City Parish Summer Fiesta
Montbello
Art in the Neighborhood Potluck
North Capitol Hill
1700 Pennsylvania Street Block Party
Park Hill
Park Hill Financial District Back-to-School Giveaway at Skyland Park
Southeastern Park Hill Neighborhood Block Party
Platt Park
Popsicles and Paint at Decker Branch Library
Ruby Hill
Denver Americana Community Potluck
Speer
Alamo Placita Denver Days Alley Party
Skyland
Robert A. Miller Education Center 10th Annual Block Party
Sloan Lake
15th Annual Silva Family Foundation Backpack Giveaway
University
South Humboldt Street Block Party
Virginia Village
Denver Days Summer Back at Virginia Village Branch Library
Washington Park
Washington Virginia Vale
Virginia Vale Annual Summer Picnic at McMeen Elementary School Ball Field
West Colfax
Ice Cream Social at Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales Branch Library
12th Annual Newton Street Block Party