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Come search for the perfect pumpkin for all your Halloween and fall festivities at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms 10-acre pumpkin patch. The Pumpkin Festival is held Friday to Sunday, October 10 to 12, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Families can enjoy hayrides, photo booths, face painting, an antique tractor exhibit, carnival games, live music and more. Tickets go on sale Monday, September 8 at 10 a.m. [Read more…] about Denver Botanic Gardens Pumpkin Festival at Chatfield Farms October 10-12. Must Buy Tickets In Advance.

You don’t need a passport to soak up the culture and flavor of Asia at the annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival. The FREE family-friendly festival returns to Sloan’s Lake Park in northwest Denver on Saturday & Sunday, September 6 & 7, 2025. Festival hours are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This festival is one of the few of its kind in the U.S. with two full days of fast-paced dragon boat racing (boats start their match-ups at 8 a.m. each morning). [Read more…] about Colorado Dragon Boat Festival Returns to Sloan’s Lake Sept. 6 & 7

If you’re one of the lucky people with a long weekend off from work, here are some fun, FREE and cheap things to do in the Denver area on Labor Day Weekend 2025. Make sure to follow the links to get details on the locations, times and other important information. Know of any events we have missed? Drop us a line at info@milehighonthecheap.com.

Looking for even more things to do over Labor Day weekend? Scroll down for our complete calendar of free and cheap events from Friday, August 29 through Monday, September 1, 2025. [Read more…] about Labor Day 2025 Weekend Festivals and Parties in Denver and Boulder

The enormous Denver Gem Show (and sale) is on for 2025! Wear your walking shoes as the show covers 12 miles of tables in 600,000 square feet of selling space. It features fine mineral specimens, agates, fossils, meteorites, gems, hand-made jewelry, crystals, metaphysical, gold, silver, copper, decorative items, Native American items and much more. [Read more…] about Free Huge Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show at National Western Complex Sept. 5-14

It’s worth getting up early on the mornings of Saturday & Sunday, August 30 & 31, 2025, for the colorful hot air balloon launch that highlights the annual Windsor Harvest Festival & Balloon Rally. The balloons take off at at 7 a.m. each morning (weather permitting) from various area parks, including Eastman Park. The Rally is part of the Windsor Harvest Festival which runs over Labor Day weekend through Monday, September 1, 2025. [Read more…] about Up, Up and Away at Windsor Harvest Festival & Balloon Rally August 30 to September 1

It’s been said the peaks touching the sky surrounding Estes Park have the uncanny ability to unlock creative genius. And for those who enjoy the energy of creating or displaying their inspirational work to those who take pride in collecting special pieces of eye candy or just admiring singular works of art, that genius is totally on display during the annual Estes Park Labor Day Arts & Crafts Show running Saturday to Monday, August 30 to September 1, 2025. [Read more…] about Labor Day 2025 Weekend Arts & Crafts Show in Estes Park

More than 80 emerging and established Colorado artists and crafters show their wares at the Handmade in Colorado Expo. The two-city event takes place in Downtown Denver and Estes Park over different weekends and will feature a vast array of independent designers producing original handcrafted goods from a wide array of media including metals, paper, glass, fibers, food, fabricated objects, clay, paint, wax, gems and more. [Read more…] about Handmade in Colorado Expo Sets Up In Estes Park & Denver Union Station

Though it’s only mid-August, store shelves already seem to be lined with holiday goods. That means the MHOTC elves need to get in gear and pull together our Fall & Holiday Craft Shows page, including interactive map. But we need your help. If you know of any holiday craft show(s) at your school, church, community center or any other spot, for that matter, please let us know as soon as possible. [Read more…] about Know Of Any Fall or Holiday Craft Fairs? Tell Us.