A new banjo festival hits Denver, and more things to do around town
Your best bets for the week also include Denver fashion, ski films and more.
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Women of winter, unite!
Sunday. Check out a trio of ski season-opening films at Sunday, Nov. 10’s “Women of Winter” film screening. The 1-3 p.m. event, hosted by BASECAMP Market Station, features “NISEI,” about biracial skier Sierra Schlag; the meditative “Consonance”; and “Kindred,” about U.S. Olympic team members and “skiing soulmates” Devin Logan and Caroline Claire.
Market Station vendors will have seasonal specials, including Thule, Danner, and Topo Designs, with free hot cocoa and coffee from The Residences at Market Station. The film screening is $15 per person, which includes a welcome drink. Advanced registration is requested at eventbrite.com. 1661 Market St. in Denver.
Also be sure to check out the Girl Winter Film Tour on Friday, Nov. 8, in Glenwood Springs; Saturday, Nov. 9 at Fort Collins’ Odell Brewing; Monday, Nov. 12, at Boulder’s Sanitas Brewing, and Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Denver’s Oriental Theater. Various prices. (girlwinterfilmtour.com)
Veteran’s Day parade, festival and more
Through Monday. Veteran’s Day falls on Monday, Nov. 11 this year, so organizers are planning celebratory events for this weekend. That includes the ninth “Light Their Way Home,” a luminaria display on the grounds of the Colorado Freedom Memorial that runs 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7-Saturday, Nov. 9. “There will be 6,218 glass luminarias on display, one for each Colorado veteran killed in action since our statehood in 1876,” organizers wrote. Free and all ages. Springhill Community Park, 756 Telluride St. in Aurora. coloradofreedommemorial.com
The Denver Veterans Day Run, Parade & Festival returns to Civic Center park in Denver on Saturday, hosted by the Colorado Veterans Project. The 16th nonprofit event, which raises money to feed unhoused veterans, includes 5k and 10k runs (and a 1-mile fun run, both starting at 8:30 a.m.), the festival (opening at 9:30 a.m.), and the parade (starting at 10:30 a.m.). Free, minus race registration, and all ages. denverveteransday.com
BanjoFest is for pickers (and banjo lovers)
Sunday. After nearly two decades of its beloved UkeFest, Denver folk-nonprofit Swallow Hill Music is launching its first BanjoFest, on Sunday, Nov. 10 — an event that seems overdue for our bluegrass-loving Colorado. It’s a “one-day festival of workshops, concerts, and community for banjo lovers of all stripes,” organizers wrote, including live performances from Tony Trischka, Dom Flemons, and Brad Kolodner.
It takes place 10 a.m.-10 p.m. on Saturday at 71 E. Yale Ave. in Denver. Tickets are $81 for the full day and $45 for workshops. Call 303-777-1003 or visit swallowhillmusic.org/banjofest for more. (Note: Ukefest will return March 8-10, 2025.)
Denver Fashion Week’s fall collection
Saturday-Nov. 17. Colorado’s best local designers — and a few national and global names — will be on display as Denver Fashion Week returns for its fall events. The Saturday, Nov. 9-Nov. 17, runway shows and model workshop include the new Maximalism Fashion Show, Western Fashion Show (featuring Rockmount Ranch Wear), and the Be a Good Person brand, which recently collaborated with the Denver Broncos, organizers wrote.
Shows take place at The Brighton, 3403 Brighton Blvd. in Denver. Tickets are $35-$45 per show. See the full schedules, the winner of the Emerging Designers Challenge and more at denverfashionweek.com.
