Latest Posts: Top Denver Highlights
Top 10 Happy Hours in Downtown Denver in 2022
I absolutely love a good happy hour: it really is the best time of day. These are my top downtown favorites, with a few places closer to RiNo thrown in at the end, because it’s close enough, and they’re just too good not to include.
Top 15 Brunch Spots Around Denver in 2022
I like to tell people that aren’t from Denver that on Sundays, people here are religiously devoted to one of 3 things: church, football, or brunch. Having been all over town for that sacred weekend meal, I want to share my favorites with you all!
Top 20 Date Night Spots Around Denver in 2022
This is a list of restaurants that not only have great food and drinks, but also a particularly romantic or upscale atmosphere fit for a special occasion. They’re perfect for a celebratory meal with that special someone (or even a nice dinner with friends).
Upcoming Denver Events
Cheery Creek Al Fresco
August 17-20
Cherry Creek North
An annual four-day food & wine vent benefiting Food for Thought Denver and showcasing some of the best of Cherry Creek North’s dining scene.
Denver BrunchFest
August 28
York Street Yards
Each year, Denver brunch lovers gather together for the biggest, most epic bottomless brunch in town: Denver BrunchFest!
Taste of Colorado
Sept 3-5
Civic Center Park
An annual celebration of Denver’s culture and all that the city’s artists, musicians, and restauranteurs have to offer.
Denver Food + Wine Festival
Sept 6-10
Location varies for events
An annual event featuring “the best of Colorado’s restaurant community, the finest wine and spirits, educational seminars, and the culminating signature Grand Tasting.”
Recommended Upcoming Events in the Mountains
Vail Wine Classic
August 11-13
The Vail Wine Classic includes “Vail Uncorked Dinner Series” featuring five-course dinners at Vail’s top restaurants, a Somm-led “Argentine Experiences Hike” that culminates with a three-course paired lunch, a seminar about RIEDEL’s’s varietal-specific glassware, and much more.
Telluride Film Festival
September 2-5
Each Labor Day weekend, the tiny mountain village of Telluride, Colorado triples in size. Swells of passionate film enthusiasts flood the town for four days of total cinematic immersion, embarking on a viewing odyssey, blissfully spending entire days in flickering dark rooms.
Breckenridge Wine Classic
September 15-17
In addition to the iconic Grand Tasting sessions that feature hundreds of wineries, breweries, distilleries, and epicurean purveyors, the Breckenridge Wine Classic’s innovative lineup includes a “Winemaker for a Day” experience, “Wine & Wildflower Hike,” and exquisite paired dinners with some of the country’s best vintners at five standout Breckenridge restaurants.
Vail Oktoberfest
Sept. 9-11, 16-18
The beloved Vail Oktoberfest is a Bavarian extravaganza of competitions, costume contests, German delicacies, flowing German beer, traditional music and dance, children’s entertainment and more. This free, family-friendly event was named among the 10 greatest Oktoberfest celebrations in the U.S. by USA Today.
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