The wide world of unicorns
Saturday Sunday. Interactive experiences for all ages are often hard to find outside of museums and parks, but this weekend in Colorado Springs offers something for the whole family—assuming your family loves unicorns. Unicorn World takes over the Colorado Springs Event Center on Saturday, August 10, and Sunday, August 11, featuring a “magical forest and animatronic unicorns,” organizers wrote, as well as an arts and crafts area, a story time and “colorful, life-sized, moving and neighing unicorns” and, of course, plenty of things to buy.
Also featured this year are bubble houses, a wishing wall and “the world’s largest unicorn vending machine” (OK, sure?). Tickets: $41 for adults and children; free for children under 2. Note: Tickets are not sold at the event and are available in advance only. 3960 Palmer Park Blvd. in Colorado Springs. For more information, visit theunicornworld.com. — John Wenzel
Catch smoke
Saturday. Smoke flavors are divisive. For some, eating and drinking charred food or beverages is like licking a campfire. For others, the experience represents an untamed, yet comforting, connection to the human need to stay warm. The point? If you love smoky flavors—or are just curious—try the very first Smoke-proof on Saturday, August 10, at Mythmaker Brewing in Fort Collins.
The event brings together a rare collection of 13 beers, all brewed with smoked malt, from nine Colorado breweries, including Forbidden Brewing & Blending, Zwei Brewing, Timnath Beerwerks, Our Mutual Friend Brewing And Bierstadt Warehouse. Tickets are $15 and include your first 10-ounce pour and a souvenir glass. Samples in various sizes are available for purchase afterward. The fest runs from noon to 7 p.m. at Mythmaker, 1035 S. Taft Hill Road in Fort Collins. For tickets and more information, visit facebook.com/mythmakerbrewing. — Jonathan Shikes
Attention, White Claw fans
Saturday. If you are a fan of White Claw, you will probably find something you like because Fizz Fight returns to Denver this weekend after a five-year hiatus. A ticket to the locally produced 21-and-over event on Saturday, August 10, gets you unlimited samples of over 50 carbonated alcoholic beverages (and some non-alcoholic ones) for $43-$48.
Also on the program: a Best in Bubbles contest, food trucks, a live DJ and craft vendors, organizers said. The event runs from 3 to 7 p.m. at Sloan’s Lake Park1700 N. Sheridan St. in Denver. Tickets are available at evenbrite.com, and more information is available at gumpoppresents.com/fizzfight. — John Wenzel
An art festival in golden colours
Saturday Sunday. The Golden Art Festival returns for its 34th year this weekend, offering free admission, diverse visual arts, live entertainment, beer and wine gardens, and plenty of food for the estimated 15,000 visitors (or so) expected per day. There will be 100 artist booths with items for sale and a competition portion with cash prizes for first and second place.
The open-air festival for all ages takes place on Saturday, August 10th and Sunday, August 11th, from 10am to 5pm and revolves around 11th Street from Arapahoe to Maple Street in Golden. For more information, visit goldenfineartsfestival.org. — John Wenzel
