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The Colorado Dragon Boat Racing Association hosts this annual festival which features cultural demonstrations focusing on the Asian community, local hip-hop culture and of course plenty of racing in the colourful dragon boats. The sport is being heavily promoted by the association to make it a year round activity. Venue: Sloan's Lake Park; Date: 28-29 July 2007; Time: 10am to 7pm; Website: www.coloradodragonboat.org  Children enjoying the cultural day Hundreds of Native American dancers and musicians from 70 or more tribes gather at this annual event to compete and demonstrate their talents for delighted spectators, Indian and non-Indian alike. Besides the dancing and drumming, there is plenty of authentic Native American food to sample, and numerous arts and crafts stalls to browse. Venue: Denver Coliseum; Date: 21-23 March 2008; Website: www.denvermarchpowwow.org CHUN Capitol Hill People's Fair For more than 30 years Denver has traditionally heralded summer in fine style with a buzzing and crowded neighbourhood fair organised by Capital Hill United Neighbourhoods. Civic Center Park is transformed into a funland filled with several stages featuring continuous performances, along with hundreds of art and craft stalls and a food bazaar. Venue: Civic Center Park; Date: 7-8 June 2008; Time: 10am to 8pm (until 7pm on Sunday); Website: www.peoplesfair.com The Greeley Stampede is the 'World's Largest 4th of July Rodeo and Western Celebration!,' as they emphatically claim. The festivities include a fantastic fireworks display, live music and art, and of course some crazy rodeo that attracts hundreds of thousands to share in the Independence Day celebrations. Venue: Greeley; Date: 26 June to 6 July 2008; Website: www.greeleystampede.org  Great American Beer Festival © 2007 Jason E. Kaplan The Great American Beer Festival The statistics involved in this, the world's biggest gathering of varieties of the brown brew under one roof, are mind-boggling, but all go to prove that it is worth travelling to Denver in September! More than 330 breweries are represented and there are close on 1500 brands of beer on offer on the festival floor. The accompanying brewers' competition draws around 2,000 entries. The beer is accompanied by some great American blues and food. Venue: Colorado Convention Center; Date: 9-11 October 2008; Time: 5.30pm to 10pm; Website: www.beertown.org/events/gabf/index.htm  The Texas Longhorn It may be the world’s largest cattle show, but you are just as likely to see llamas on display and find out who is the fastest sheep-shearer if you visit the National Western Stock Show. It’s Denver’s most popular event that draws hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. The show, with its attendant animal displays, auctions and contests, also features a renowned rodeo. Venue: National Western Complex, Humboldt Street; Date: 10-25 January 2009; Website: www.nationalwestern.com |
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