DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1: Henna artist Haley Lingen, with Revived Ritual Henna Design, creates an intricate henna hand tattoo for customer Donnie Reyes for her birthday during the 35th annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado.The festival is the state's largest free admission outdoor event and draws more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Labor day festival includes entertainment stages with national, local, and ethnic music in a variety of genres, children's performers, a kids zone and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise and food. The festival runs through Labor day. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1: Anna Garcia delicately pours milk chocolate onto fresh strawberries and chocolate brownies at The Original Berrie Kabob stand during the 35th annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The stand offers kabobs with strawberries and bananas of strawberries and chocolate brownies. The festival is the state's largest free admission outdoor event and draws more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Labor day festival includes entertainment stages with national, local, and ethnic music in a variety of genres, children's performers, a kids zone and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise and food. The festival runs through Labor day. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1: Whisky Road performs on the Pikes Peak Main Stage during the 35th annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The festival is the state's largest free admission outdoor event and draws more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Labor day festival includes entertainment stages with national, local, and ethnic music in a variety of genres, children's performers, a kids zone and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise and food. The festival runs through Labor day. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1: With the temperatures reaching well into the 90's people attending the 35th annual Taste of Colorado found shade whereever they could at Civic Center Park on September 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The festival is the state's largest free admission outdoor event and draws more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Labor day festival includes entertainment stages with national, local, and ethnic music in a variety of genres, children's performers, a kids zone and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise and food. The festival runs through Labor day. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1: Sid Sanchez and a friend dance to the music of Whisky Road as they perform on the Pikes Peak Main Stage during the 35th annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The festival is the state's largest free admission outdoor event and draws more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Labor day festival includes entertainment stages with national, local, and ethnic music in a variety of genres, children's performers, a kids zone and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise and food. The festival runs through Labor day. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1: Abel Diaz, left, and Linda, who did not want her last name used, dance to the music of Whisky Road who perform on the Pikes Peak Main Stage during the 35th annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The festival is the state's largest free admission outdoor event and draws more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Labor day festival includes entertainment stages with national, local, and ethnic music in a variety of genres, children's performers, a kids zone and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise and food. The festival runs through Labor day. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1: Henna artist Amber Bies, left, with Revived Ritual Henna Design, creates a Harry Potter inspired henna tattoo from the Deathly Hollows for customer Rose Garcia, right, during the 35th annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado.The festival is the state's largest free admission outdoor event and draws more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Labor day festival includes entertainment stages with national, local, and ethnic music in a variety of genres, children's performers, a kids zone and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise and food. The festival runs through Labor day. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1: Henna artist Amber Bies, left, with Revived Ritual Henna Design, creates a Harry Potter inspired henna tattoo from the Deathly Hollows for customer Rose Garcia, right, during the 35th annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado.The festival is the state's largest free admission outdoor event and draws more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Labor day festival includes entertainment stages with national, local, and ethnic music in a variety of genres, children's performers, a kids zone and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise and food. The festival runs through Labor day. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1: Henna artist Haley Lingen, with Revived Ritual Henna Design, created an intricate henna hand tattoo for customer Donnie Reyes, left, for her birthday during the 35th annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado.The festival is the state's largest free admission outdoor event and draws more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Labor day festival includes entertainment stages with national, local, and ethnic music in a variety of genres, children's performers, a kids zone and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise and food. The festival runs through Labor day. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1: Jim Martinez, left, proves one is never to old for face paint as he gets a PHISH logo painted on his face by face painter Annie McInnes, right, during the 35th annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. McInnes, with About Face Painting, has been painting faces at the festival for over 20 years. The festival is the state's largest free admission outdoor event and draws more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Labor day festival includes entertainment stages with national, local, and ethnic music in a variety of genres, children's performers, a kids zone and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise and food. The festival runs through Labor day. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1: Sadie Madrid, right, owner of Revived Ritual Henna Design, and henna artist Amber Bies, left, work on henna tattoos on customers during the 35th annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado.The festival is the state's largest free admission outdoor event and draws more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Labor day festival includes entertainment stages with national, local, and ethnic music in a variety of genres, children's performers, a kids zone and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise and food. The festival runs through Labor day. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1: Jim Martinez proves one is never to old for face paint as he checks out his PHISH logo painted on his face by face painter Annie McInnes, not shown, while face painter Nizhoni Hatch, left, looks on during the 35th annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. McInnes, with About Face Painting, has been painting faces at the festival for over 20 years. The festival is the state's largest free admission outdoor event and draws more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Labor day festival includes entertainment stages with national, local, and ethnic music in a variety of genres, children's performers, a kids zone and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise and food. The festival runs through Labor day. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1: Antonio Lucero has fun rolling around in a large plastic bubble in the South Platte Kids Zone during the 35th annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The festival is the state's largest free admission outdoor event and draws more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Labor day festival includes entertainment stages with national, local, and ethnic music in a variety of genres, children's performers, a kids zone and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise and food. The festival runs through Labor day. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1: Antonio Lucero, right, has fun rolling around in a large plastic bubble in the South Platte Kids Zone during the 35th annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The festival is the state's largest free admission outdoor event and draws more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Labor day festival includes entertainment stages with national, local, and ethnic music in a variety of genres, children's performers, a kids zone and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise and food. The festival runs through Labor day. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1: A'Jorie Vasquez, 8, left, lifts up his cousin Makhyla Weston, 1, to try to catch bubbles in the Kids Zone at the 35th annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado.The festival is the state's largest free admission outdoor event and draws more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Labor day festival includes entertainment stages with national, local, and ethnic music in a variety of genres, children's performers, a kids zone and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise and food. The festival runs through Labor day. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1: A'Jorie Vasquez, 8, lifts up his cousin Makhyla Weston, 1, to try to catch bubbles in the Kids Zone at the 35th annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The festival is the state's largest free admission outdoor event and draws more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Labor day festival includes entertainment stages with national, local, and ethnic music in a variety of genres, children's performers, a kids zone and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise and food. The festival runs through Labor day. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1: Whisky Road performs on the Pikes Peak Main Stage during the 35th annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The festival is the state's largest free admission outdoor event and draws more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Labor day festival includes entertainment stages with national, local, and ethnic music in a variety of genres, children's performers, a kids zone and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise and food. The festival runs through Labor day. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1: Jim Martinez proves one is never to old for face paint as he checks out his PHISH logo painted on his face by face painter Annie McInnes, not shown, during the 35th annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. McInnes, with About Face Painting, has been painting faces at the festival for over 20 years. The festival is the state's largest free admission outdoor event and draws more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Labor day festival includes entertainment stages with national, local, and ethnic music in a variety of genres, children's performers, a kids zone and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise and food. The festival runs through Labor day. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1: Henna artist Haley Lingen, with Revived Ritual Henna Design, creates an intricate henna hand tattoo for customer Donnie Reyes for her birthday during the 35th annual Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park on September 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado.The festival is the state's largest free admission outdoor event and draws more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Labor day festival includes entertainment stages with national, local, and ethnic music in a variety of genres, children's performers, a kids zone and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise and food. The festival runs through Labor day. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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Civic Center park was packed Sunday for the 35th annual Taste of Colorado. The festival is the state’s largest free-admission outdoor event and draws more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Labor Day festival includes entertainment stages with national, local and international music, children’s performers, a kids zone and hundreds of vendors selling merchandise and food. The festival runs through Labor Day.





















