This Labor Day weekend 2025, consider attending the Denver Food + Wine Festival, catching a live show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, visiting the Denver Botanic Gardens, or swimming at Water World, as it reaches its final operating days. Additionally, Denverites can indulge in Le Clare’s Patisserie Foraged Pairing Event, savor the End of Summer Shrimp Boil or explore the 15th Annual Mediterranean Festival.
MUSIC EVENTS
The Fray
In 2005, The Fray released How To Save A Life. Now, two decades later, they are embarking on the 20th Anniversary Tour with support from Cassandra Coleman and Megan Burtt. Since 2022, original frontman Isaac Slade has stepped aside from the band and Joe King is now the lead singer.
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Sierra Ferrell
This year, Sierra Ferrell released the Deluxe Edition of Trail Of Flowers. Ferrell has risen to great success over the past few years, making music that blends country and roots. Country singer-songwriter Nikki Lane will open. Ferrell and Lane released a cover of Dottie West’s “A Lesson In Leavin'” in July.
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Hiatus Kaiyote
Hiatus Kaiyote is an Australian jazz/funk band from Melbourne. The band, comprised of Nai Palm (vocals/guitar), Paul Bender (bass), Simon Mavin (keyboard) and Perrin Moss (drums), formed in 2011. Their most recent album release is 2024’s Love Heart Cheat Code.
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Mipso
Mipso is a quartet form Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They are a traditional string band that plays guitar, mandolin, double bass, fiddle, banjo and keyboard. This show is part of their “Farewell For Now” tour — catch a show while you can! Andy Thorn (Leftover Salmon) will open.
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Gregory Alan Isakov
Gregory Alan Isakov is a South African-born American singer-songwriter based in Boulder. He has released seven albums, including most recent Appaloosa Bones (2023). Special guest Leif Vollebekk will be joining for this Red Rocks show.
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FOOD EVENTS
Ardbeg & Oysters | Featuring Travis Tidwell
Travis Tidwell is guiding guests through five expressions from one of Islay’s most famed distilleries, Ardberg. The five expressions include Ardbeg Wee Beastie, Ardbeg 10 Year, Ardbeg Smokiverse, Ardbeg Spectacular and Ardbeg Mystery Bottling. While sipping, enjoy a dozen oysters on the half shell.
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Le Clare’s Patisserie Foraged Pairing Event
Le Clare’s Patisserie has crafted the perfect evening for confectionary enthusiasts. The culinary experience will have pastries expertly paired with a selection of premium crafted and foraged non-alcoholic beverages from Lucky Ranch Foraging Company.
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Afterglow
Call Me Pearl is hosting “Afterglow” through Oct. 31, “where the day’s last light lingers.” Try craft cocktails like Lavender Creek, Hex Appeal, Folklore, Desert Blossom and small bites of Oyster Po’ Boy Sliders and Halibut Cheek Yakitori.
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End of Summer Shrimp Boil
With the purchase of a ticket, guests can indulge in one pound of peel and eat shrimp, andouille sausage, potatoes and corn, along with a free Belgian beer. There will be music from DJ Blake Britton and flash tattoos by Dan Spaulding.
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15th Annual Mediterranean Festival
Over two days, the festival will celebrate the traditions, music and flavors of the Mediterranean region through Arabic music, Turkish coffee, flavored hookah, henna art, a fashion show and more.
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LIFESTYLE EVENTS
Groovy Golden Amazing Race & Tour
During this scavenger hunt, guests will receive a digital quest from the host, then take off on their own experience to a variety of locations in town by foot or by car. Participants will reach checkpoints as they interpret creative tasks, accept challenges and send pictures to the host who will cheer you on and assist you on your adventure.
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NOMA Mini Golf Tournament
A ticket to this event includes mini-golf, food, drinks and prizes. This is the National Organization of Minority Architect’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Participating in this event directly supports NOMA Colorado’s mission to advance design justice and equity in our communities.
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Kangaroo Meet-and-Greet
This experience offers the opportunity to meet, feed and take photos with baby kangaroos, all while learning about their behavior and habits with guidance from “roo-keepers.”
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Cars & Courage, Women’s Car Show Celebrating The Crisis Center
Cars & Courage is an event to celebrate 40 years of The Crisis Center, a local nonprofit dedicated to ending domestic violence through advocacy, education and prevention. The car show will include women-owned rides, local car clubs, custom wrapped vehicles, food trucks, a live DJ, emergency vehicles, giveaways and more.
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Sweet & Lucky: Echo
Sweet & Lucky: Echo is an immersive theater work by Zach Morris and Third Rail Projects. A world will be built around attendees, as performers make a warehouse of memories and vignettes of couple’s lives come alive “out of thin air — like pages of a scrapbook springing to vivid life.”
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