Don’t be a chicken! Get ready for the most extraordinary, wacky, and one-of-a-kind experience. It’s the 2026 Colfax Chicken Fest on Saturday, September 19, 2026, from noon to 4 p.m. in the 40 West Arts District. The FREE event lets you groove to live music, participate in chicken-inspired contests and art activities, indulge in food truck treats and much more.
In addition, the Festival offers opportunities to hang at all of the galleries and creative spaces, paying tribute to the HUB Building.
What’s clucking this year:
Chicken-themed artwork and sculptures on display
The famous Chicken Cluck n’ Strut Contest
Chicken food trucks
Chicken egg scavenger hunt
Live music all day long
Plenty more fun for all ages
The HUB Building has chicken in its bones. Long before it was home to 40 West Arts and a lineup of artist-owned galleries, this building was the Denver Drumstick.
The Denver Drumstick opened in 1967. The restaurant was best known for its model train that ran near the ceiling, coined the “biggest little railroad in all the land”, and for their boxcar of chicken and shrimp boats. The restaurant closed its doors in the 70’s.
Then the Drumstick became a bingo hall before eventually sitting vacant for many years.
In 2022, the Drumstick entered its current incarnation as The HUB home to artist-owned galleries, creative businesses, and 40 West Arts.
Though the building has been transformed, reminders of the Denver Drumstick can still be seen in etchings on the doors to the 40 West Arts gallery.
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