Good evening, Denver. Time to lace up the kicks and hit the streets because Pokémon GO Fest is coming to town this Summer.

In today’s Denver Weekly:

• Pokémon GO Fest in Aurora

• 100 Degree Heat arrives

• 4 New Grub spots in Downtown

Let’s get to it.

— Ryan Mattox

TOP STORIES

Pokémon GO Fest in Aurora

Fans will be celebrating Pokémon GO Fest in Aurora this summer. The festival is a worldwide event that offers premium in-game features for participating players.

Pokémon GO Fest has features, including:

• Local vendors

• Giveaways and themed activities

• Food trucks

• Community Pokémon GO gameplay and meetups

• A welcoming environment

The Pokémon GO Fest in Aurora will take place at the Aurora Municipal Center on June 28 and at Utah Park on June 29.

100 Degrees arrives

Near-record or record temperatures are possible in the Denver area later this week as highs are expected to soar to 100 degrees or higher.

Denver7 meteorologist Danielle Grant was calling for triple-digit heat on Friday and Saturday, with a high temperature of 101 on Friday – the first day of summer – and 100 on Saturday.

The average daily high for Denver on June 19-21 is 85 degrees, according to NWS data. Denver’s daily record high is at or above 100 for 15 of the 30 days in June.

Downtown Denver adds 4 Eats

The Denver Milk Market had several restaurants already, but the menu is expanding with new cuisine options including Ethiopian food, fried chicken and Asian foods.

The new restaurants include:

• Konjo Ethiopian Food

• Lucky Bird Fried Chicken

• East3

• YumCha Noodles & Dumplings (opening in July)

_{*Source: KDVR/Denver7}

EVENTS

Cherry Blossom Festival

When: 11am-6pm Saturday | 11am-4pm Sunday
Where: Sakura Square, Downtown Denver

The Denver Cherry Blossom Festival is back this weekend at Sakura Square.

Organized by the Sakura Foundation and Tri-State/Denver Buddist Temple, the 2025 Cherry Blossom Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday at Sakura Square in the heart of downtown Denver.

The 51st annual festival celebrates Japanese culture through music, dance, exhibits, arts, crafts, dance and food. Admission is free to the Cherry Blossom Festival

Edgewater Music Festival

When: Saturday June 21 | 2pm-10pm
Where: Edgewater Citizens Park

The 28th annual Edgewater Music Festival returns to Citizens Park in Edgewater on Saturday.

Money raised from the event will go to Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver. Hand Turkey, Roots & Rhythm Band, Wild Love Tigress, The Duke Street Kings, May Be Fern, and Chris Daniels and the Kings are on Saturday's schedule.  

On hand will be food vendors, local breweries and local artisans. Tickets are $10.

Highlands Street Fair 

When: Saturday June 21 | 10am-7pm
Where: Highlands Square neighborhood

The 42nd annual Highlands Street Fair will kick off summer in the Highlands Square neighborhood.

Stretching down West 32nd Avenue between Perry and Irving Streets, the block party offers live music, shopping, food and more.

Ducky Derby

When: Sunday June 22 | 9am
Where: Castle Rock

The 29th annual Ducky Derby returns to Castle Rock on Sunday.

The Ducky Derby and Street Fair coincides with the opening of the farmer’s market at 9 a.m.

The market will have handcrafted foods, art and crafts, live music, food trucks and beer on tap.

The Ducky Derby features the well-known Ducky Derby race where thousands of little rubber duckies race a half-mile along Plum Creek.

Tickets are available online at RotaryClubofCastleRock.org.

ArtsWeek Golden Festival

When: Saturday/Sunday | 9am-5pm
Where: Golden

All week long, the city of Golden has been celebrating Artsweek Golden and the grand finale is the Artsweek Golden Festival, a free, juried arts festival with 70 local and national artists exhibiting their works in downtown Golden at Parfet Park at 10th and Washington Ave.

There will be live music, kids’ art activities and beer garden.

_{*Source: 9news}

PET OF THE WEEK

Save A Life @ Colorado Puppy Rescue

Meet Mama Demi— She loves our bed and would love to sleep with you every night. She cuddles at first and will fall asleep snoring on your shoulder.

Because she shares our house with two other dogs at night too, she has also learned how to sleep peacefully in the kennel in our room every night.

One tap on the kennel and give her a treat and she is in her kennel and quiet all night.

She does great with our two older dogs and would love to have a playmate in her furever home.

She has the gift of being able to see television.

If we watch anything that has an animal in it, commercial or show, she barks and runs right up to the tv to welcome the animal she just saw.

She is always up for a belly rub and is potty trained and doggy door trained.

For more information about Colorado Puppy Rescue:

Next Adoption Event: Saturday June 21th | 9:30am-12:00pm

Adoptive families must complete an adoption application prior to meeting pups. Signing up is strongly encouraged, but not required.
 
Our Address:

18741 Ponderosa Dr. Unit D.
Parker, CO 80134

SPORTS

Banana Ball coming to Coors Field

What’s the only sport left in Colorado in mid-June?

If you said Baseball, you’d be right. But we’re not here to talk about the Rockies - just Coors Field.

On Aug. 9, crews will set up in downtown Denver for a baseball game, but it won’t be for the Colorado Rockies. ESPN is planning on covering the Savannah Bananas, who are playing at Coors Field on Aug. 9 and 10.

The Savannah Bananas are a viral baseball team known for their comical performances. They’re part of a league known as Banana Ball, which has different rules and focuses on entertainment with more continuous playing and fewer lulls.

The games are known to involve singing, trick plays and dancing.

Until Next Week!

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