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Aurora's Stanley Marketplace is marking 10 years as a regional destination built around local restaurants, independent shops and community gathering spaces.

The big picture: The anniversary celebration kicks off tomorrow with three days of music, tastings, a 45-vendor creators market, vintage shopping, silent disco yoga and more.

Why it matters: A decade in, Stanley has become a fixture of the Denver-area dining and retail scene — and an early example of how adaptive reuse can turn an aging industrial property into a neighborhood anchor.

Zoom in: The main event is Saturday. Taste of Stanley runs from 2-5pm, with bites from marketplace restaurants, beer samples, whiskey tastings and retail discounts.

• Tickets are $50 and include up to 20% off purchases at participating shops, plus a commemorative tote.

If you go: Most anniversary events are free, with programming running through noon Sunday.

🏈 The Broncos play in Denver for the first time since January, hosting the Green Bay Packers in their preseason home opener at 7pm tomorrow.

• Tailgates include DNVR's all-you-can-eat pizza party and a rooftop bash at the Courtyard by Marriott Denver Downtown West, with drink specials, a DJ and $6 hot dogs and chips.

🎈 A block party benefiting Baker Urban Garden runs noon-3:30pm Saturday, with music, games and free merch. The fundraiser will help the community garden buy the land it currently occupies. Free.

🎶 Echoes of Americana takes over Marjorie Park at Fiddler's Green on Saturday with Shovels & Rope, Langhorne Slim, The Band Loula, Gasoline Lollipops and High Lonesome. The outdoor festival starts at 2pm. Tickets are $49.

🦩 Flock Party, the Denver Zoo's annual adults-only fundraiser, returns Saturday with food stations, cocktails, live music and up-close animal experiences. Tickets start at $150.

🏰 The Big Bounce America brings what it bills as "the world's largest bounce house" to the Denver Coliseum Saturday and Sunday, with more than 50,000 square feet of inflatables and other attractions.

• Sessions are divided by age, including adults-only time slots. Tickets start at $35.

Zoom out: Festival season is in full swing. This weekend brings:

🦄 The Unicorn Festival in Aurora

🌽 The Olathe Sweet Corn Festival on the Western Slope

🍑 And the Palisade Peach Festival to Palisade

From a series finale to an A24 film and new documentaries, here are the streaming releases worth putting on your radar this weekend.

🌊 Outer Banks — Final season available today on Netflix

• After a friend's death, a tight-knit group of young treasure hunters known as the Pogues sets out on one more adventure — a revenge mission.
• What they're saying: "It's the ending that everybody is gonna want," actor Chase Stokes told Parade.

✈️ Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing — Documentary available now on Netflix

• Filmmaker Rory Kennedy returns to Boeing following whistleblower John Barnett's death, drawing on insiders to investigate allegations of continuing safety failures at the company.

🎤 Mother Mary — Psychological drama available tomorrow on HBO Max

• In the A24 film, a global pop star (Anne Hathaway) reconnects with her estranged former costume designer and best friend (Michaela Coel) for help with a comeback performance.
• Zoom in: Hathaway performs original songs by Jack Antonoff, Charli xcx and FKA twigs.

🤣 Conan O'Brien Must Go — Season 3 premieres tomorrow on HBO Max

• Conan brings his unhinged, self-deprecating comedy to India, the Philippines, the Netherlands and Morocco to visit fans.
• By the numbers: The series has won two Emmys.

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🚤 Alayna is taking baby boy on his first boat ride at Chatfield State Park.

🍝 Esteban has reservations at Pasque on Saturday.

Thanks to our editor, Gigi Sukin.