A Guide to Five Outrageous Events in Denver!

Denver is full of more wild events. Here’s a guide to Denver’s crazy, fun filled summer!

 Catch blue ribbon fever at this year’s Denver County Fair from August 10 – 12, where you can enter more than 30 truly crazy competitions. Find out who has the best Mile High City mustache; who the fastest texter in the west is; who does the greatest chicken impression; who rocks the best Frida Kahlo unibrow; who can build the fiercest fighting robot, and a whole lot more.  

As John Cougar would say, Denver’s Retro Run “Hurts So Good.” Dig out your Jane Fonda workout wear and leg warmers for this 1980s-inspired 5K around Sloan’s Lake Park on Aug. 26. Prizes will be given to best costumes – including best dressed pet – and break dancers and 80’s music will have you “Shakin” like Eddie Money.

If you haven’t experienced New Belgium’s Tour de Fat, you’ve missed out on bicycling giraffes, superheroes, ballerinas and the most random costumed characters you may ever see on two wheels. Don your craziest costume and head to Denver’s City Park for the parade on Sept. 8, and enjoy live music, delicious craft beer and sunshine the rest of the day. 

 Did we mention Denverites love zombies? In 2011, more than 7,000 of the undead lurched along 16th Street Mall, and the horde is expected to grow for another record-breaking year during the Denver Zombie Crawl on Oct. 20. 

 

 

 It’s hard to count how many Denver residents own gorilla suits, but there are at least 1,200 who donned theirs – with modifications – for the Denver Gorilla Run, happening this year on Oct. 27. Wynkoop Brewing Co.’s event raises funds for the Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund, and each registrant is provided with a gorilla suit to keep for next year’s race.