Cherry Creek Arts Festival
Tourism Star Award Recipient — 2003
The Cherry Creek Arts Festival has become Colorado’s signature cultural event and the largest 4th of July event in the state, attracting hundreds of thousands of people to the Cherry Creek Shopping District for three days of art, food, music and cultural events. The Arts Festival offers visitors a rare opportunity to meet and talk with exhibiting artists who work in virtually every medium, including ceramics, digital art, painting, photography, mixed media, sculpture and more.
The festival has become one of the most competitive outdoor juried arts festivals in America – and one of the most recognized, consistently being ranked as one of the top arts festivals in the nation. Last year, the International Festivals and Events Association presented the Cherry Creek Arts Festival with seventeen awards in thirteen categories. They were competing for these awards with 223 of the world’s top festivals and events.
The Cherry Creek Arts Festival functions year-round, fulfilling its mission to provide access to the arts. Through its annual programs, the Art Festival brings art education to more than 85,000 people a year.
For creating a major cultural event that has brought international prestige to the city, the Cherry Creek Arts Festival is a Denver & Colorado Tourism Star.
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