Each Thursday, explore Denver's essential weekend events curated by The Denver Gazette. Dive into cultural experiences and entertainment delights across the city. Whether you enjoy art galleries, pottery, or outdoor sports, there’s something for everyone in Denver's vibrant cultural scene. To submit an event for consideration, email . Opening weekend for the 33rd annual Governor's Art Show & Sale
"Art With Heart," featuring 62 artists from throughout Colorado. Through June 6, daily except Mondays, at Loveland Museum, 503 N. Lincoln Ave. or online GovernorsArtShow.org . Admission $7, free for youngsters under 12. Besides excellent Colorado art, the show and sale proceeds go to good causes, the Loveland and Thompson Valley Rotary Clubs' charitable projects and scholarships for art students. Come along and uke it up all weekend with the Swallow Hill Ukefest starting Thursday with an open mic party on the street at Brewability and three days and evenings filled with uke musicians, workshops and concerts. You can borrow a ukulele for the music fun. Tickets at swallowhillmusic.org . Swallow Hill also has a summer of music coming up at Denver Botanic Gardens and neighborhood parks. Experience the land of the Northern Lights at Taste of Iceland at different locations around Denver. An Icelandic menu at Coohills, special fares aboard Icelandic Air, Reykjavik music at Globe Hall, an Invisible City Elemental Sound Bath, Taste of Iceland cooking class, geology and volcanos, cocktails and comedy. Info at inspiredbyiceland.com . Spring is here at the Denver Botanic Gardens Plant Sale, 1007 York St., with everything for gardens and houseplants chosen for the Colorado climate. Florals, fruits and vegetables as well as native, steppe and adapted plants. Horticulturists will be there for help with choices. Free but advance reservations required, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., botanicgardens.org . Year 28 for fresh food, flowers and farm favorites at the Colorado Fresh Market , 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays all the way to October at Cherry Creek Shopping Center. It moves to the east side of the center near Macy's and has free parking validation by Huntington Bank. coloradofreshmarkets.com , @coloradofreshmarkets (Instagram). Experience the culture, dances and food of India at the inaugural Indian Festival , 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Denver's Civic Center Park, 101 W. 14th Ave. Presenters are Laya Dance Academy. Free.
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"Art With Heart," featuring 62 artists from throughout Colorado. Through June 6, daily except Mondays, at Loveland Museum, 503 N. Lincoln Ave. or online GovernorsArtShow.org . Admission $7, free for youngsters under 12. Besides excellent Colorado art, the show and sale proceeds go to good causes, the Loveland and Thompson Valley Rotary Clubs' charitable projects and scholarships for art students. Come along and uke it up all weekend with the Swallow Hill Ukefest starting Thursday with an open mic party on the street at Brewability and three days and evenings filled with uke musicians, workshops and concerts. You can borrow a ukulele for the music fun. Tickets at swallowhillmusic.org . Swallow Hill also has a summer of music coming up at Denver Botanic Gardens and neighborhood parks. Experience the land of the Northern Lights at Taste of Iceland at different locations around Denver. An Icelandic menu at Coohills, special fares aboard Icelandic Air, Reykjavik music at Globe Hall, an Invisible City Elemental Sound Bath, Taste of Iceland cooking class, geology and volcanos, cocktails and comedy. Info at inspiredbyiceland.com . Spring is here at the Denver Botanic Gardens Plant Sale, 1007 York St., with everything for gardens and houseplants chosen for the Colorado climate. Florals, fruits and vegetables as well as native, steppe and adapted plants. Horticulturists will be there for help with choices. Free but advance reservations required, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., botanicgardens.org . Year 28 for fresh food, flowers and farm favorites at the Colorado Fresh Market , 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays all the way to October at Cherry Creek Shopping Center. It moves to the east side of the center near Macy's and has free parking validation by Huntington Bank. coloradofreshmarkets.com , @coloradofreshmarkets (Instagram). Experience the culture, dances and food of India at the inaugural Indian Festival , 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Denver's Civic Center Park, 101 W. 14th Ave. Presenters are Laya Dance Academy. Free.
