The 53rd Telluride Bluegrass Festival filled Town Park with big‑name sets and mountain‑stage moments, now collected in a new photo gallery.

A century-old Uptown church now hosts concerts, but about 20 urns still sit in a columbarium. Volunteers are racing to find relatives and new resting places before the wall is removed.

The 35th Cherry Creek Arts Festival fills Cherry Creek North July 3–5 with juried artists, live music and a ticketed Opening Night preview on July 2. Organizers say the jury picked hundreds from nearly 2,000 applicants.

A national grant names Lighthouse among 40 inaugural Literary Arts Fund grantees just as Lit Fest opens June 12–19. The unrestricted award will back workshops, readings and fellowships in Denver.

Good Practice opened in Jefferson Park this spring as a pay-to-create art cafe run by Kachine Blackwell. The studio offers $25 sessions, workshops and a communal creative space.

Pueblo debuts the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America this Friday with hands-on machines, a STEAM center and a two-day grand-opening festival along the Riverwalk.

Original founding-era documents from the National Archives will be on view at History Colorado Center May 28–June 14. Admission is free but timed tickets are required.

Despite construction at Civic Center Park, Denver's two‑day Cinco de Mayo festival goes on with relocated stages, vendors and new safety and traffic plans.

Film on the Rocks returns to Red Rocks June 8–Aug. 10 with The Princess Bride, Sinners and Jurassic Park, plus Colorado pre-shows and open captions. Tickets go on sale May 1.

Aurora's Manos Sagrados will close on May 31, 2026. Founder Bruce Trujillo says the organization will pivot to booking and production while hosting shows through May.

Alamo Drafthouse will rename its Aspen Grove theater the Pam Grier Cinema and kick things off with a May 15 event featuring the actress and a 35mm double feature.

A landmark exhibition of Indigenous Australian art opens at the Denver Art Museum this Sunday, bringing nearly 200 works — many never seen outside Australia — to the city.

The Pearl — the venue that reopened the Mercury Cafe at 2199 California Street — will close at the end of April, owners say, citing rising costs and failed funding efforts.