COLORADO CALENDAR: Cripple Creek, 78th Annual Donkey Derby Days

Sunday - Calhan, Rocky Mountain Summer GospelGrass Festival; El Paso County Fairgrounds, 27 bands performing acoustic gospel music, volleyball and Frisbee tournaments, instrument workshops, square dance, jam sessions, pancake breakfast, worship service, drawings for a banjo, guitar and mandolin, camping available (reservations, 520-7880), food on site or take a picnic, admission free, gospelgrass.com.

Sunday - Pueblo, 24th Annual National Street Rod Association Rocky Mountain Nationals; 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Colorado State Fairgrounds, street rod car show with more than 2,100 pre-1949 cars, vintage-parts swap meet, arts and crafts show, more than 100 commercial vendors selling and displaying parts and accessories for vintage automobiles, 1-719-542-1704, pueblochamber.org.

Sunday - Cripple Creek, 78th Annual Donkey Derby Days; pack burro races, street dance, beer garden with music, Fireman's Follies, "Mountain Mama" contest, parade, food, 1-877-858-4653, cripple-creek.co.us.

Sunday - Denver, PrideFest; Civic Park Center, parade, rally, music, entertainment, dance stage, kids activities, food and more, pridefestdenver.org.

Sunday - Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, Cañon City, Mace's Hole Civil War Re-enactment; at south entrance to park, 1-888-333-5597, royalgorgebridge.com.

Sunday - Denver, Cherry Blossom Festival in Sakura Square; flower arranging, bonsai demonstrations, traditional dancing and drumming, Akita dog show, martial arts displays and Japanese food bazaar, 1-303-380-8972, tsdbt.org/cherryblossom.

Sunday - Salida, 17th Annual Salida Art Walk; more than 150 artists display and sell works in historical downtown Salida, including sculptures, pottery, antiques, jewelry, clothing, glass-blowing demonstrations, roaming theater, music, 1-877-772-5432, salidaartwalk.org.

Sunday - Fort Collins, 20th Annual Colorado Brewers' Festival; beers from more than 50 of Colorado's brewers, live entertainment, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. in Old Town Square, 1-800-274-3678, downtownfortcollins.com.

Sunday - Estes Park, Scandinavian Midsummer Festival; celebrating summer solstice with dancing, folklore, music, crafts, food, May Pole celebration, free, 1-800-443-7837, estesparkcvb.com.

Sunday - Lyons, Good Old Days Celebration; craft fair, flea market, street and square dancing, kiddie rides, parade, pancake breakfast, barbecue, bingo, museum open house, fun run, custom motorcycle show, black-powder shoot, softball tournament and live music, 1-303-823-8250, lyons-colorado.com.

Sunday - Crested Butte, Fat Tire Bike Week; with guided rides, bike rodeo, clinics, demonstrations and races, 1-800-323-2453, ftbw.com.

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, $8 ages 5-12, free 4 and younger, free parking, no pets, 1-303-688-6010, coloradorenaissance.com.

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

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

Through Aug. 23 - 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.

Through Sept. 26 - Grand Lake, Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre; live performances in historical Community House, "Brigadoon," "The Pirates of Penzance," "All Shook Up" and "The Andrews Brothers," 1-970-627-3421, rockymountainrep.com.

Through Oct. 24 - La Junta, PicketWire Canyon Four-Wheel-Drive Tours; on Saturdays, include visits to dinosaur-track site, a historical ranch, a 120-year-old Catholic mission and American Indian rock art, special tours provided by appointment, $7.50-$15, 1-719-384-2181, santafetrailscenicandhistoricbyway.org/pwdino.html.
July

July 3 - Greeley, First Friday at Greeley History Museum; 5-7 p.m., 714 Eighth St., exhibits, kids activities, tours of Greeley Freight Station Museum, 680 10th St., 6 and 7 p.m., free, 1-970-350-9220, greeleymuseums.com.

July 4 - Free Day at Denver Art Museum; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, 1-720-865-5000, denverartmuseum.org.

July 5 - 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.