COLORADO CALENDAR: Cherry Creek Arts Festival

Today - Denver, family free day at Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys; 1-4 p.m., 1880 Gaylord St., gingerbread house workshops available, 1-303-322-1053, dmmdt.org.

Today - Breckenridge, 25th Annual Mountain Art Festival; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, South Main Street and Park Avenue, more than 159 artisans accepted by jury representing more than 20 states, painting, metal, wood, glass, sculpture, photography, jewelry, free, 1-970-547-9326, breckartfairs.com.

Today - Denver, Cherry Creek Arts Festival; more than 200 juried artists' works, Colorado entertainers and local chefs at Cherry Creek North retail area, 1-303-355-2787, cherryarts.org.

Through Aug. 2 - Larkspur, Renaissance Festival; replicating 16th-century food, entertainment, jousting contests and crafts, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays only, $17.95, ages 5-12 $8, 4 and younger free, free parking, no pets, 1-303-688-6010, coloradorenaiss ance.com.

Through Aug. 2 - Central City, Summer Opera Season; "Lucia di Lammermoor," "A Little Night Music" and "Rinaldo," 1-800-851-8175, centralcity opera.org.

Through Aug. 6 - Mount Goliath, free wildflower tours; sponsored by Denver Botanic Gardens, 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, moderate 1 1/2-mile downhill trek, leave from the Mount Evans Scenic Byway kiosk adjacent to the Echo Lake Lodge Parking Lot off Colorado 103, reservations, 1-720-865-3539, denverbotanicgardens.org.

Through Aug. 23 - Aspen, Aspen Music Festival and School; celebration with symphonies, chamber music, choral, opera and family events, full-season, minifestival, select-season and $50 youth passes available, 1-970-925-3254, aspenmusicfestival.com.

July 7-12 - Estes Park, 83rd Annual Rooftop Rodeo; gates and midway open 5:30 p.m. nightly, performances at 7:30 p.m., Stanley Park Fairgrounds, traditional events plus Western Parade, country-western "Queens" dance, concerts, $15, ages 3-11 $5, box seats $20 for all ages, Behind the Chutes tours $5-$10 (includes a gift), 1-970-586-6104, estesparkcvb.com.

July 9-17 - Creede, 148th Annual Woodcarvers' Rendezvous; displays, demonstrations, workshops and auction, 1-800-327-2102, creede.com.

July 10-12 - Denver, 23rd Annual Denver Black Arts Festival; Denver City Park, Watu Sokoni (Peoples Marketplace), Urban Spectrum Visual Arts Pavilion, Children's Youth Pavilion, Community Mural Painting, sculpture garden, interactive arts and crafts and science projects, basketball tournaments, music, parade, 1-720-255-2392, denbaf.org.

July 10-12 - Littleton, Colorado Irish Festival; Clement Park, traditional Irish music, dance, drama, re-enactments, cultural village, storytelling, crafts, souvenirs, games, food, drinks, 1-303-561-4007, coloradoirishfestival.org.

July 10-12 - Golden, Colorado Gay Rodeo; at Jefferson County Fairgrounds, traditional rodeo with a few twists, including a goat dressing and Wild Drag Race, Live music, dancing and entertainment, post-rodeo parties, tickets $15 per day, two-day pass $25, cgra.us.

July 11-Salida, 13th Annual Colorado Brewers Rendezvous; features 40 of the state's top microbreweries, in Riverside Park, $25 per person, no dogs, 1-877-772-5432, salidachamber.org