Park After Dark: You’ve been on the Royal Gorge Bridge under the high sun, but the ambiance hits differently during golden hour. For three hours, visitors will have access to select rides and attractions while listening to live music. The evening ends with a drone show, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Royal Gorge Bridge & Park, Cañon City, 4218 Colorado Road 3A, $20; royalgorgebridge.com. 

Dragon Boat Festival: The country’s largest dragon boat races takes place at Sloan’s Lake Park in Denver, when teams take to the water in their canoe-like boats decorated with dragon heads and tails. Races start at 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, with an accompanying festival from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, 1700 N. Sheridan Blvd., free; cdbf.org.

Denver Food & Wine Festival: The state’s biggest restaurant industry fundraiser features chefs, mixologists and wine experts, a smorgasbord of gourmet tastings, wine and craft cocktails, and seminars, 6-9 p.m. Thursday, various times on Friday. The Grand Tasting is noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Tivoli Quad, Denver Auraria Campus, 1000 Larimer St., $75-$275; denverfoodandwine.com.

San Juan BrewFest: The festival is a beer mecca for those who worship at the altar of malt, yeast and hops. Forty breweries and cideries from across the country will each bring at least three different styles of beer, adding up to more than 100 libations to sample, 5-8 p.m. Friday and 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Buckley Park, 1250 Main Ave., Durango, $25-$105; sanjuanbrewfest.com.

Union Peak Festival: The event at Copper Mountain celebrates the mountain athlete with a 5K, group mountain bike ride, skiing and snowboarding (yes, on snow), and yoga, alongside free musical performances by The Revivalists, Turnpike Troubadours, Magic City Hippies, The Sheepdogs and more. It’s Friday through Sunday, 509 Copper Road, free; coppercolorado.com.