Apr 24, 2025 - News

8 things to do around Denver this weekend

Alayna Alvarez

Dumplings at MAKfam, one of the restaurants participating in this year's Mile High Asian Food Week. Photo: Courtesy of MAKfam

Mile High Asian Food Week kicks off this weekend, with more than 80 food and beverage vendors across Denver and the Front Range offering discounts and specialty menus.

Why it matters: The weeklong celebration supports local Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander businesses. The event also coincides with the beginning of AANHPI Heritage Month.

Here's what else is happening around town:

🧱 BrickSlopes, the ultimate LEGO fan event, debuts Thursday in Denver at the Stockyards Event Center and runs through Sunday. Tickets start at $26.50

🛞 Monster Jam will bring massive trucks, wild stunts and some of the best drivers on the planet to tear up the dirt at Empower Field at Mile High at 3pm Saturday. Tickets start at $47.85

🏔️ Rocky Mountain National Park is celebrating National Parks Week with free admission on Saturday and family-friendly activities through Sunday.

🏒 The Colorado Avalanche are back at Ball Arena for Game 4 of their first-round playoff series against the Dallas Stars. 7:30pm Saturday. Tickets start at $183.26

⚽️ The Colorado Rapids host the Seattle Sounders at 7:30pm Saturday at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City. Tickets start at $24.57

⚾️ The Colorado Rockies take on the Cincinnati Reds at Coors Field all weekend: 6:40pm Friday; 1:10pm Saturday and Sunday. Tickets start at $12

🖼️ In celebration of Día del Niño, the Denver Art Museum and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science will be free to visit Sunday.

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