JULY HAPPENINGS
Compiled by Charlotte Renner and Cara DeGette | For the GPHN
It’s Parade Time
Join thousands of your neighbors for the Park Hill 4th of July Parade, which happens on — you guessed it — Friday, July 4. As always, the parade kicks off at 1:30 pm. Parade watchers can line up anywhere along 23rd Avenue with blankets or chairs to watch more than 50 groups march, twirl, dance, float and roll along the route, which stretches along 23rd Avenue from Dexter to Krameria streets. Expect dance troupes and cheer squads, classic and vintage cars, martial arts demos, costumed characters, the Westernaires and Captain America rumbling through on his motorcycle.
Trick-Or-Treating In July
Enjoy some early Halloween action on Monday, July 19 at 16th and Ivanhoe in Park Hill. “July-O-Ween” was created in July, 2020 by a Park Hill kid named Charlie to have Halloween with his sister Rory, when she was diagnosed with a terminal rare disease. The neighborhood tradition continues. Costumes, decorations, bouncy castles, sprinklers, and, of course, candy and other treats. Email rachel@therorybellefoundation.org.
Summer Jazz In City Park
Five more shows are on tap to finish out this summer’s free Jazz in City Park concert series. The Sunday evening concerts run from 6 to 8 p.m. at the City Park Pavilion. Here are the shows for July and August:
• Sunday, July 6 — Chris Daniels & The Kings with Freddi Gowdy
• Sunday, July 13 — Better Sensory Perception
• Sunday, July 20 — The Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra
• Sunday, July 27 — Dzirae Gold
• Sunday, Aug. 3 —The Rowdy Brass Band, Tivoli Club Brass Band and Guerrilla Fanfare
What’s Working, What’s Not?
If you have been around Denver for a while, you likely have a sense of what is working well — and what’s not — in city government. City auditor Tim O’Brien wants to hear from you as part of his #AuditDenver2026 campaign determining what should be the focus of his office next year. Submit concerns about city agencies, services, programs, projects, vendors and contractors to the auditor’s website at denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Auditors-Office/Contact-Auditor. Deadline is July 7. The 2026 Audit Plan will be released in October.
No Going Hungry In Summer
The Summer Meals Program is underway, providing free breakfasts and lunches to anyone 18 and younger. No registration or identification is required. The program hosts 635 sites throughout Colorado. Six of those are in Park Hill, including Denver School of the Arts, Hallett, Stedman and Smith elementary schools, Hiawatha Davis Jr. Recreation Center and McAuliffe International School. All locations are open Monday through Friday. For times and other details, visit kidsfoodfinder.org.
Twice The DAM Fun
The Denver Art Museum has free days twice in July — on July 8 and 27. That means everyone can gain free admission to the museum, at 110 W. 14th Ave, downtown. (Bonus: Everyone 18 and younger accompanied by adults also has free general admission every day.) Check out denverartmuseum.org for current exhibits and other information.
See Them Strut, Stretch & Snooze
Last year’s inaugural Park Hill Cat Tour was such a blowout that organizers are doing it again. On Sunday, Sept. 7 from 9 a.m. to noon, join your neighbors for a three-mile “cat tour” around the neighborhood. The route this year is 23rd to 30th avenues between Ash and Holly streets. Info and sign up via Facebook at Park Hill Cat Tour 2025. Φ