Celebrating Labor Day in the Mile High!

One of the best ways to celebrate Labor Day Weekend in The Mile High City is at the top of the continent – 14,264 feet high to be exact. The road up Mount Evans, the highest paved road in North America, starts 47 miles west of Denver and twists and turns as it snakes its way to the summit The top stays open as long as weather and snow don’t interfere! Some years, Labor Day is the last weekend the road is open to the top.

Winter may come as early at 14,000 feet… But down on the plains, Denver celebrates the end of summer with college football, concerts under the stars at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the city’s largest food festival… and of course, beer. Denver brews more beer than any other city in America with more than 200 beers brewed every day. So grab a pint and a seat on an outdoor patios and plan a Mile High Labor Day Weekend.

Treat yourself to A Taste Of Colorado

When: Aug. 30 – Sept. 2

Where: Civic Center Park

Join 500,000 people in Civic Center Park for this fun – and free – festival with more than 50 area restaurants and food trucks. Rock out to live music from big-name acts, including America, best known for their country rock classic “Horse With No Name.” Also appearing are Dennis “Mr. Roboto” DeYoung, lead singer of Styx, and “Hammer Time” hip hop musician, MC Hammer. Take a trip back to pioneer days at the Festival of Mountain and Plain area, with Colorado wildlife, blacksmith demonstrations and hands-on activities.

Kick Off college football at the Rocky Mountain Showdown

When: Sept. 1

Where: Sports Authority Field at Mile High

One thing is sure at this game – someone from Colorado is going to win!   The ultimate Centennial State rivalry kicks off the football season when the University of Colorado Buffaloes take on the Colorado State University Rams. By the end of the evening, only one of them will be right!  Who will win bragging rights for the 2013-14 season? Kickoff is at 4 p.m.

Root, root, root for the Rockies at Coors Field

When: Aug. 30 – Sept. 1

Where: Coors Field

Head to a ballgame when the Colorado Rockies take on the Cincinnati Reds. (There’s also a game against the L.A. Dodgers on Labor Day.) Coors Field is surrounded by more than 90 sports bars, brewpubs and rooftop cafes in LoDo. Don’t feel like walking? Coors Field has its own brewpub with craft beer brewed right on the premises.

Light the fuse with Keith Urban

When: Aug. 30

Where: Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Rolling Stone Magazine just selected Red Rocks Amphitheatre as the number one outdoor music venue in the United States. What were they thinking? It’s the No. 1 place to hear a concert in the world! Scratch this one off your bucket list, while sitting under a Rocky Mountain star-studded sky listening to four-time Grammy Award winner and American Idol judge, Keith Urban. Keith is bringing his “Light The Fuse Tour 2013” with Little Big Town to the Rocks!

See the mind-blowing art of the Biennial of the Americas

When: Through Sept. 2

Where: Various locations

The Mile High City has been dancing to a different beat this summer, thanks to the festival of ideas, art and culture known as the Biennial of the Americas. Some of the most fun parts of this celebration of the western hemisphere are the whimsical and thought-provoking art installations throughout the city. Sit inside a giant butterfly net along the 16th Street Mall; watch an inflatable hotel room lift into the downtown sky; check out a giant wooden structure created by renowned artist Pezo von Ellrichshausen; or enjoy the shade under a fabric cloud in one of downtown Denver’s urban parks. This is the last weekend to see these works.