This weekend in Boulder, CO

Dirt Circus Boulder is a free, single-day trail running festival from UltraSignup presented in partnership with Runners Roost. It brings the running community together at Runners Roost Boulder to spotlight local races, run clubs, outdoor brands, and neighborhood businesses. The experience includes a social trail run with two route options of roughly 4.4 or 6.6 miles, welcoming every pace, including hikers. After the run, the celebration continues with food, a lively expo, and plenty of opportunities to connect with fellow runners. Look for raffle giveaways with lots of prizes, brand activations, shoe demos, and chances to talk with race directors and learn about upcoming races. Check-in includes an UltraSignup Shoe Bag Lite while supplies last, along with hydration and fueling samples from LMNT and Precision. A face-decorating and glitter station by Wildsense adds a playful touch. Advance registration is required. Dirt Circus is a series of free community gatherings from UltraSignup that celebrate local races and the people who organize them. Local partners for this stop include BeyondHome's Break of Dawn North Table Trail Race, Gemini Adventures, and The Stoke Fine Racing Events, with series support from LMNT, SILO, and Precision.

Old Town Lafayette hosts a beloved peach celebration that has earned multiple Best Festival honors from Yellow Scene’s Best of the West Readers’ Choice Awards. This annual tradition centers on fresh Colorado peaches, including Palisade favorites, and brings together local vendors, delicious food, live entertainment, and family-friendly activities. It welcomes thousands from across the Front Range and offers something for everyone, whether stocking up on fruit, supporting local businesses, or spending time with friends and family. Vendor details, entertainment lineups, and other updates will be shared as they are confirmed. Celebrated as a favorite Colorado summer tradition, this festival continues to be recognized among the region’s standout community events.

Celebrate the kickoff of the Louisville Farmers Market as it opens its 18th season. Browse a mix of returning favorites and new vendors ready to support weekly shopping. Enjoy live music, grab something to eat, and stock up on fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, honey, and other local goods. The market was voted the number one farmers market in Colorado in 2023, 2024, and 2025 through the People's Choice awards from American Farmland Trust and the Farmers Market Coalition.

Browse a market where Colorado farmers offer vegetables grown organically, in transition, or without pesticides. Orchard keepers share fruit from Palisades, Colorado, available in both organic and conventional varieties. A broad mix of vendors creates an exciting shopping experience in a welcoming, family atmosphere. Choosing to shop locally supports Colorado farms, benefits the environment, strengthens the community, and helps the economy.

Gather & Ground offers a weekly chance to slow down, reconnect, and spend time on the farm at Dharma's Garden. The day flows from meditation to movement, then community singing, and it concludes with a bring-your-own picnic lunch. Practices can include walking meditation, Qigong, mindfulness, yoga, dance, and other movement. People may arrive and depart at their own pace. Different teachers and facilitators guide each week, providing new experiences within a simple, consistent structure.

Join a hands-on class focused on the role eggs play in French desserts, from tempering and coagulation to aeration and lift. You’ll make and learn about three featured treats, creme brulee with a caramelized sugar top, chocolate souffle, and tart citron with lemon custard. Check-in begins at 10:45 AM and the class starts promptly at 11:00 AM.

FastFloyd performs as a trio on the Up Slope Brewery patio during a summer evening. Beer and a food truck will be available.

Gather at Peaceful Meadow for a drum circle attuned to a total solar eclipse. Although the eclipse traces its path over Greenland, Iceland, and Spain rather than Colorado, the shared shadow invites a response in rhythm wherever we stand. As late day light softens into evening, the setting becomes a welcoming threshold where the groove speaks louder than words. Those coming from the Boulder Drum Circle earlier in the day can flow into this session for more beats, more connection, and a deeper immersion in eclipse energy. The Didgeridude, also known as Dr. Manhattan, returns to summon resonant earth tones rising from the meadow. Participants are encouraged to bring a drum, shaker, rattle, didgeridoo, dancing feet, or simply an open heart. The shadow passes, and the circle endures.

Slightly Stoopid performs at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado.

Z2 Entertainment and 105.5 The Colorado Sound present an evening at Chautauqua Auditorium with The Jayhawks and James McMurtry. The Jayhawks bring harmony-rich, roots-driven rock shaped over decades of records, tours, and turning points, from early independent releases and a long run with American Recordings through a celebrated reunion of the classic lineup and later sessions in Portland with producers Peter Buck and Tucker Martine. Recent highlights include Back Roads And Abandoned Motels and XOXO, and the band has begun work on a twelfth studio album intended to honor the fortieth anniversary of its debut, a milestone they are marking as The Year Of The Hawk. James McMurtry appears with The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy on New West Records, co-produced with Don Dixon and featuring guests Sarah Jarosz, Charlie Sexton, Bonnie Whitmore, and Bukka Allen, alongside his band The Martial Law Review with Tim Holt, Cornbread, and Daren Hess. Known for vivid, wry storytelling that balances humor and heartache, he continues a critically praised streak that followed The Horses and the Hounds.

At The Louisville Underground, Anthem and Aria present a sleek, laugh-filled hypnosis experience that puts audience members at the heart of the action. Their show mixes sharp comedy, psychological intrigue, and bold participation to create seemingly impossible moments, skipping the usual gimmicks and tired stage clichés. Audience members who volunteer take center stage as imaginations soar, reality appears to flex, and the room shares unexpected connections and plenty of laughter. Recognized as Mentalists of the Year in 2025 and 2026 by the Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities, this husband and wife team has appeared on America’s Got Talent and Hulu and has wowed crowds across the country. With food and drinks available from the venue’s speakeasy, this interactive and elegant evening offers a memorable outing for couples, friends, skeptics, and believers alike.

Discover a pop-up by Move Mountains Market + Refillery at Rayback Collective, featuring a curated selection of bulk goods, low-waste essentials, and nourishing pantry options. Bring your own containers to refill or use ones available on site. Find staples and snacks made with thoughtfully sourced, local ingredients, and explore an easy, approachable way to shop more sustainably. The setting includes food trucks, drinks, and a relaxed atmosphere that makes it a comfortable place to browse and restock.

Watch a wickedly funny, unexpectedly moving, and dangerously entertaining stage production inspired by The Witch of Edmonton. In a small village, the devil comes to recruit souls, and everyone starts bargaining for what they want most. The plot centers on a woman everyone calls the town witch, even as the play asks how much a soul is worth when hope feels harder to find.

Begin with an overview of the night sky, its stars, and constellations, then depart Earth for a tour of the solar system. The journey includes stops at nearby planets and also touches on other worlds that circle stars visible in our own night sky.

Sunflower Club: Boulder Edition brings an open mic night to Coffee Stand where creativity and consciousness meet. The gathering rests on the belief that making art is a human birthright, not the territory of only trained professionals, and that the act of creating nourishes well-being. Rather than striving for perfection or showcasing virtuosity, participants explore honesty and courage, expressing what lives beneath the surface. The event views creative practice as a healing path that helps move stagnant energy and emotions. It functions as an open forum for any mode of expression, including poetry, music, dance, and storytelling. The culture is intentionally inclusive and noncompetitive, with people of every background and experience level sharing on equal footing, and with authenticity and openness at the center. Creativity is treated as medicine for individuals and for the wider world, with an emphasis on transforming pain through expression.

Enjoy the Colorado Music Festival season finale featuring Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3. Music Director Peter Oundjian leads the Festival Orchestra, with mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron, the St. Martin’s Festival Singers, and the Boulder Children’s Chorale joining in for this big, lyrical symphony.

Enjoy a live performance celebrating The Everly Brothers with The Everly Brothers Experience featuring The Zmed Brothers. The Zmed Brothers (Zachary and Dylan) along with their drummer Burleigh Drummond bring music and history inspired by the legendary rock n’ roll sibling duo. Doors open between 6:00 PM and 6:30 PM, with the show starting at 7:30 PM. The event is for ages 21 and up.

105.5 The Colorado Sound and Paradise Found present Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble at Boulder Theater. The producer and bassist leads a new group shaped by five decades of work, showcased on the debut album Groove in the Face of Adversity. The music taps Detroit roots with a mix of steamy jazz, blues born of juke joints, and free-flowing funk. The concert will feature songs from Groove in the Face of Adversity along with a full live rendition of The Grateful Dead’s Blues for Allah, acknowledging that album’s 50th anniversary and Don’s longstanding collaboration with Bobby Weir. General admission and reserved seating options are available. All ages are welcome, with attendees under 16 required to be accompanied by an adult.