32nd Cherry Creek Arts Festival – Denver, CO

The Cherry Creek Arts Festival is a renowned, cultural celebration of visual, culinary, and performing arts. It’s held for three days during the July 4th weekend. Celebrating its 32nd year, there will be more than 260 juried exhibitors at the festival.

This year’s event runs from Saturday to Monday, July 1st – 3rd, 2023. The Cherry Creek Arts Festival, which draws artists from around the world, has been held every year since 1991 in Denver‘s Cherry Creek North neighborhood. There’s live music, art performances and a lot of local food and drink.

Three people standing around a painting at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival — Lively discussion at Cherry Creek Arts Festival. Photo by: Paul Malinowski

The Main Stage features performances from Saturday through Monday. Shows begin as early as 10:30 am, with the last concert from 8 pm to 10 pm, on Sunday. This year’s 2023 lineup is still TBA.

Young girl crouched down painting on abstract mural wall at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival — Making their mark at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival. Photo by: Liz Levy

CherryArts is a nonprofit organization, with any additional proceeds generated from events and grant funding going to support greater access to the arts, continuing to remove barriers to experiencing and creating art, as well as, year-round outreach programs for artists and students.