5 Fall Happenings Around the State
A handful of fun outings this September and October
Tour de Cure Colorado
September 8, 2018
Run, ride or walk to fundraise for the American Diabetes Association at the 2018 Tour de Cure Colorado in Parker. Whether you brave the 100-mile ride or strut in the 5K walk, there’s an activity for everyone. Cool down at the Tour Festival, featuring food, drinks, wellness and kids’ activities, local vendors, and more.
Photo by Peter Morales
In Plein Sight
September 10 – 16, 2018
A free, weeklong public painting and gallery exposition featuring 25 professional artists from around the nation, like Shelley Howard from Denver, Mike Ray from Littleton and Maria Tuttle from Oakland, California. All artwork will be available for purchase.
Rembrandt: Painter as Printmaker
September 16, 2018 – January 6, 2019
The Denver Art Museum will be the sole venue for the exhibition, featuring about 100 prints—biblical, portrait, still-life and landscape images—from Rembrandt van Rijn’s career, spanning from 1625 to 1665.
Photo by Rebecca Caridad
Gregory Alan Isakov
September 30, 2018
The Colorado-based musician brings his indie-folk sounds to Red Rocks to prepare for his new album, Evening Machines, which drops on October 5. Isakov is a farmer, who sells vegetable seeds and grows crops on his 3-acre farm when not on tour.
Pumpkin Nights
October 17 – November 4, 2018
Pumpkins, ghosts and ghouls, oh my! Pumpkin Nights debuts in Denver, bringing along fire dancers, pumpkin artists and more than 3,000 hand-carved pumpkins. Journey through Pumpkin Passage, a tunnel full of jack-o’-lanterns, and find Maravilla Lane, with classic sugar skull pumpkins hanging overhead and a marigold altar for Frida Kahlo.
