Boulder Creek Festival is back with a Sundance twist

🗓️ If you go: The free festival, which draws about 150,000 people each year, stretches along the Boulder Creek between Ninth and 14th streets from Canyon Boulevard and Arapahoe Avenue.

• Festivities start with the Friday kickoff concert from 4-10pm.
• The festival runs Saturday-Sunday 10am-10pm and Monday 10am-5pm.

🎬 Sundance sneak peek: Outdoor movie screenings will take over the north library lot.

• 🤓 "Napoleon Dynamite": 7pm Saturday.
• 🐰 "Zootopia 2": 7pm Sunday.

🍺 Creekside Beer Fest: Enjoy unlimited pours from more than 20 breweries and distilleries across five sessions.

• Tickets start at $49.

🎵 Music: More than 30 acts will hit the Glen Huntington Bandshell stage.

• Festivities start with the Friday kickoff concert from 4-10pm.
• Steely Dead headlines Friday's opening concert.
• Magic Beans takes over Saturday.
• Gasoline Lollipops is the headliner Sunday.
• Then Wash Park Band closes things out on Monday.

🍔 Food and shopping: Expect dozens of food trucks and 200-plus vendor booths selling local arts, crafts and goodies.

🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Bring the kids: There's a whole lineup of family-friendly events, including games, concerts and more.