Denver weekend guide: Jazz in Five Points, Greek fest and more

🎷 1. Five Points Jazz Festival

The Five Points Jazz Festival returns this weekend with 40 acts across 10 stages and several food and drink vendors.

Why it matters: The festival, which celebrates the rich cultural history of Denver's Five Points neighborhood, turns 20 this year.

• Five Points, once dubbed the "Harlem of the West," was the heart of Denver's Black community for over half a century.

When: Noon–8pm Saturday

Location: Welton Street between 25th and 29th streets

Cost: Free

🇬🇷 2. Denver Greek Festival

• The 56th annual festival will be held from Friday-Sunday. Attendees will enjoy authentic Greek food, music and art as well as live dancing and choir performances. Tickets.

🎨 3. Denver Chalk Art Festival

• Head to the Golden Triangle Creative District for the art event inspired by the 16th century Italian tradition of painting the streets with chalk. Over 150 artists and muralists are slated to participate.

💥 4. Áya Con

• Denver's Indigenous Comic and Art Festival — aka Áya Con — will be held from Friday to Sunday at the McNichols Civic Center Building. This convention is a celebration of North American Indigenous comics, film, fashion and art. Tickets.

🎭 5. Denver Fringe Festival

• This festival supports independent performing artists by organizing live shows at an affordable price. One $75 pass gives you access to as many shows as you can attend over the weekend.

• This year's festival runs from today until Sunday with over 50 shows across 12 venues in RiNo and Five Points. Seating is first come, first served. Tickets.

🎵 6. Kane Brown

• The four-time American Music Award-winning country artist will take the stage at Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre at 7pm Saturday. Tickets.

🍻 7. Snowmass Rendezvous

• Enjoy bottomless beers, seltzers and cocktails from local breweries and distilleries from 2 to 6pm Saturday at Snowmass Village. There will also be games, music, hiking and biking. Tickets.