A Taste of Colorado
taste colorado free threeday outdoor festival held annually downtown denver civic center park labor day weekend festival mountain plain celebration pioneer day around turn th century produced benefit downtown denver event inc nonprofit organization downtown denver partnership produce community cultural event typically drawing visitor year taste colorado includes booth operated local food establishment event also feature four music stage art craft vendor kid activity interactive exhibit festival originally named festival mountain plain festival started carnival similar new orleans’ mardi gras goal carnival boost city morale vitality silver panic festival ultimately unsuccessful ending denver economic depression decline attendance carnival ended downtown denver partnership decided bring back spirit original festival commemorate opening th street mall taste colorado added festival mountain plain name concept moved back civic center park downtown denver event first began official site