Psst… People’s Fair 2016 at Civic Center Park

The community-oriented, volunteer- based and music festival, People’s Fair, is produced by Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) and  benefits CHUN and other nonprofit organizations. The Fair brings together more than 200,000 attendees to kick off the summer festival season and engage in art, music and family experiences.

This year, the People’s Fair partners with the Denver Arts Festival, formerly the Downtown Denver Arts Festival, to present Fine Arts Avenue. Showcasing the works of 85 local and regional fine artists, Fine Arts Avenue will be located on 14th Avenue between Broadway and Bannock Streets. Media categories include ceramics, digital, drawing/graphics, fiber, glass, jewelry (all parts original), leather, metal, mixed media, painting, photography, sculpture and wood. Handcrafted arts also are available throughout the Fair site in the following categories: children’s items, dried floral, jewelry (beaded or strung), mixed media, paper, scents & oils/candles/soaps, wearable art and wood. More than 250 exhibitors will display their handcrafted goods.

The fair will also give attendees the opportunity to create their own pieces of art during an afternoon of painting and wine sipping in the park. Art in the Park gives the public an opportunity to paint their own masterpieces by following along with guest artist and instructor, Tommy Nahulu. There will be three Art in the Park painting sessions per day at the People’s Fair Wine Pavilion.

Attendees will also be able to view and vote in a special Mural Project event. The Mural Project is a theme-based art competition in which small teams of young Denver artists design and execute 6-foot by 8-foot canvas murals onsite during the People’s Fair. This year’s theme is “Your Neighborhood, Your Future,” and artists are given creative freedom to interpret the theme at their discretion. Participating organizations for this year’s project include Boys and Girls Club Wilfley Branch, Colorado’s Finest High School of Choice, Ridgeview Academy, Pangloss Gravitron and Compassion Road Academy.

The Mural Project will be located in the Promenade on the west side of Broadway between 14th Avenue and Colfax. A judging ceremony will take place on Sunday, June 5th. The public is encouraged to participate in the voting process by voting for the “People’s Choice” mural.

Food will also be available on-site, from traditional festival favorites, such as turkey legs, husk-roasted corn and funnel cakes, to traditional Mediterranean and Chinese cuisine, sweet potato fries and more, fairgoers can find an array of local bites on two food courts – one on Bannock and one on Broadway.

Alcoholic beverages will be available at the People’s Fair Wine Pavilion and beer tastings throughout the fair courtesy of Tivoli Brewing Company. The People’s Fair Wine Pavilion, located by the Cruisin’ 1430 Bandstand, near the southwest corner of Colfax and Broadway, offers a variety of wine tastings. Punch cards will be sold for 16 tickets and will allow patrons to try six tastes, two glasses of wine, or one glass of wine and three tastes. The public is invited to enjoy beer tastings of over 20 local brews throughout the site. Beer tasting tickets can be purchased for $20 at the center of Civic Center Park at the CHUN Tent, just east of the Main Stage.

There will also be a Kids and Family Area, located in the center of Civic Center Park, that offers free craft projects for kids, games and sport activities, bounce houses, slides, obstacle courses, bungee trampolines and more.

Local entertainment at the People’s Fair 2016 will feature a variety of local bands and performance groups on four stages throughout the site. The four stages are the Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) Main Stage, located on the sidewalk of the east side of Bannock St. facing the great lawn, the Pepsi Stage, located near the intersection of 14th and Broadway on the northwest corner, the Crusin’ 1430 Bandstand Stage, located near the intersection of Colfax and Broadway on the southwest corner, and the Musicians in Action Stage, located on Broadway south of 14th Avenue.

People’s Fair 2016 Schedule

Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) Main Stage: Saturday, June 4th – 10am The Ephinjis; 10:40am Redline Alchemy; 11:35am Motive Vocal Band; 12:35pm Burnt Lips; 1:30pm The Rhythm Allstars; 2:30pm Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts; 3:30pm My Old School; 4:30pm Eef and the Blues Express; 5:30pm Highline; 6:25pm Tnertle; 7:15pm P-Nuckle. Sunday, June 5th – 10am Owen Kortz; 10:40am magpie; 11:30am Dale Cisek Band; 12:30pm Gumbo le Funque; 1:25pm Quillion; 1:30pm Mural Projects Awards; 2:15pm Buckner Funken Jazz; 3:15pm … and the black feathers; 4pm Potcheen; 5pm Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band; 6pm Scarecrow Revival.

Pepsi Stage: Saturday, June 4th – 10am Revyval; 10:45am Park Hill Dance Academy; 11:40am Gladys; 12:30pm The Constant Tourists; 1:35pm The Trubelos; 2:25pm Saving Juliet; 3:25pm Yallah! & Belly Dance by Phoenix & Jessey; 4:10pm Six Foot Joe & the Red Hot Rhinos; 5:05pm Coral Creek; 6:10pm Barry Shapiro Band; 7:10pm Not Quite Kings. Sunday, June 5th – 10am Deborah Stafford & Stone Soup; 10:35am Colorado Mestizo Dancers; 11:20am High St. Collective; 12:05pm Radiant Drive; 12:50pm Catfish Kray Band; 1:30pm Mural Project Awards; 1:40pm Syke Ninety Six; 2:30pm Biff Gore Band; 3:25pm The Buzz Brothers Band; 4:10pm 101st Army Rock Band; 5:05pm The Clarkson Street Band; 6:10pm Quincy Ave Rhythm Band.

Crusin’ 1430 Bandstand Stage: Saturday, June 4th – 10am Open Space Band; 11:25am Crosley Hotshot; 12:15pm Franny & the Jets; 1:05pm Gregory Goodloe; 2:05pm Blues 88s Jazz Band; 3pm Journey Thru Time; 4pm 3 Man Big Band; 5pm Tickle Mafia; 6pm Academy Jazz Ensemble; 7:05pm Teledona. Sunday, June 5th – 10am New Family Dog; 10:55am Shields of Faith Gospel Jazz Band; 11:45am Flatirons Jazz Orchestra featuring Deborah Stafford; 12:45pm The T.A.N (Twice as Nice) Band; 1:45pm Ricky Early & Cherise; 2:45pm Soul Confluence; 3:45pm Groove Trader; 4:50pm Knight Groove; 6pm Confluence Music Group.

Musicians in Action Stage: Saturday, June 4th – 10am Danielle Antonio; 10:40am A-Mac DZ; 11:30am Michael Morrow; 12:20pm Ponder the Albatross; 1:10pm PJ Zahn; 2:05pm The Tah Tahjs; 2:50pm Remus Tucker Band; 3:40pm The Del Griffiths; 4:30pm Wendy Clark Band (formerly Tequila Mockingbird); 5:25pm The Symbols; 6:15pm School of Rock Denver House Band; 7:10pm Lola Rise. Sunday, June 5th – 10am Balancing Opposites; 10:45am Solar; 11:30am Papa Juke; 12:20pm New Ben Franklins; 1:10pm The Lollygags;  1:50pm Apple Cider Incident; 2:40pm BOTsoul; 3:30pm Jonny Duran and the Troubadours; 4:25pm Buck25; 5:10pm Hogback Blues Band; 6:10pm Bronze.

The People’s Fair 2016 is free and open to the public. Tickets for carnival attractions, games, food and beverages are available at the four main intersections of the Fair and on mid-Bannock, mid-Broadway and in the center of Civic Center Park. Tickets cost $5 for a strip of 8 tickets.

The 45th Annual CHUN Capitol Hill People’s Fair 2016 takes place Saturday, June 4th from 10am to 8pm and Sunday, June 5th from 10am to 7pm at Civic Center Park, 101 W. 14th Ave., Denver, CO 80202.

For more information regarding the People’s Fair 2016 visit www.peoplesfair.com.