Opa! Denver Greek Fest turns 60
Friday-Sunday. There’s no better place to nosh on a gyro, sip some ouzo or otherwise immerse yourself in Greek culture than this weekend’s 60th annual Denver Greek Festival. The joyous event, which last year hit record attendance of more than 30,000, according to organizers, runs Friday, June 5, through Sunday, June 7, with “an expanded festival footprint, indoor dining, faster food service, two new Plaka vendor areas, new menu offerings” and more.
Visitors can enjoy traditional dance and music (including choir concerts inside the cathedral), cathedral tours, cooking demos and tributes. The family-friendly event takes place at Assumption of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 4610 E Alameda Ave. in Denver, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $3-$5 per day; kids 12 and under are free. Call 303-388-9314 or visit for more details.
St. John’s Cathedral goes 3D
Opens Thursday. Capitol Hill’s gorgeous, 121-year-old landmark St. John’s Cathedral will try something different as it premieres the immersive, projection-driven new show “Celestia” on Thursday, June 11.
Created by Canada’s Paquin Entertainment Group and Normal Studio, “the custom installation will reimagine the revered space and Gothic Revival architecture as a living canvas, inviting the community and audiences of all ages to embark on a visually stunning and emotionally profound journey through a fusion of light, projections and original music,” producers wrote. (Translation: They’ll have animated, 360-degree projections set to a soundtrack.)
It takes place at 1350 N. Washington St. in Denver. Tickets to the 8:30 and 9:45 p.m. performances, some featuring a live choir on Fridays and Saturdays, are $38 for kids 2-15, and $49-$64 for adults, with discounts available, via .
Meow Wolf’s “phenomenal” summer
Opens Friday. There’s never a shortage of things to do at Meow Wolf Denver, where the Convergence Station immersive-art installation supports the on-site Perplexeplex venue and its widely varying bookings, ranging from trash-fashion and drag shows to buzzy, touring indie rockers and stand-ups.
But inside the exhibition, Meow Wolf is bringing back its Phenomenomaly programming Wednesdays through Sundays from June 5 through Aug. 9, with “performance spectacle” and “new mysteries and an evolving cast of creatures,” according to the company. That means roving bands of artists, actors, dancers, puppeteers and more, performing 2-7 p.m. on those select dates through August. First up? The June 5-7 shows from Love Art City, an Afro-futurist movement house.
It’s located at 1338 First St. in Denver. Tickets, which include the Phenomenomaly performances, are $50 for adults and $33 for kids 3-11, with $15 parking. Call 866-636-9969 or visit for more details.
LGBTQ Pride and doggie-drag shows
Friday and Saturday. The LGBTQ celebration known as Pride Month starts on June 1 in Denver, with dozens of ongoing activities that culminate in the reimagined Denver Pride parade and festival, coming to 16th Street and the Uptown neighborhood the final weekend of June. For quirky starting events, look to the doggie drag show The Mutt Strut, which takes place 10 a.m.-7 p.m. on Friday, June 6, at Skiptown Denver (3833 Steele St., Suite 1332). Visit for more.
The free event beats Union Station’s own version of a doggie drag-show, the also-free Paws with Pride, to the punch by a mere day, as the latter event returns for its third annual run on Saturday, June 7. Hosted by drag queen Talia Tucker at 1701 Wynkoop St. in Denver, Paws with Pride has a costume contest and runway show, with food and drink specials at Terminal Bar and pet-friendly vendors and local artisans, producers said. Visit for more details.
