Celebrate the 17th Annual Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Colorado’s signature art event. Find inspiring art from 232 juried visual artists from around the world ¾ also experience performing arts, live music, culinary delights from local restaurants and interactive family activities on Artivity Avenue. Discover what art means to you.
Australia’s Sway Pole – 2007 Festival Feature
Presented by Stapleton
Coming all the way from Melbourne, Australia, this performing arts company performs a unique blend of dance, theater, and circus perched atop 15’ poles. There will be three performances on Fillmore Plaza each day of the Festival.
Podcasting Program
The Arts Festival has set up a new and worldwide stage for this year's festival — your iPod. You will be able to get FREE audio and video podcasts that provide sneak previews of this year's festival, a mixed-media Festival guide, plus behind-the-scenes features. Visit http://podcast.cherryarts.org/ to check out the latest podcasts.
Festival Nights: Music on Fillmore Plaza
Presented by Heineken and Pepsi Bottling Company
Find your way to the Janus Main Stage on Friday and Saturday evenings during the Festival to enjoy live music performances by local artists.
Performance Schedule:
Friday. July 6th at 6pm – 10pm: Michael Friedman Jazz Quintet and Triple Nickle
Saturday, July 7th at 6pm – 10pm: Lao Tizer and Opie Gone Bad
Fireworks Spectacular – Saturday, July 7th
Presented by Macy’s
Top off your Festival Nights experience with our first-ever fireworks display choreographed to music. You'll be entertained as the Cherry Creek Arts Festival celebrates our nation's Independence Day.
Online Art Auction
Presented by Qwest Broadband
Bid at http://www.cherryartsauction.org/
Proceeds benefit year-round art education and outreach programs. Visit us online or at the Art Auction tent on St. Paul Street to place your bids on some amazing works of art. Bids close on Sunday July 8th.
Festival Information: Visit http://www.cherryarts.org/
Location: Cherry Creek North from 2nd to 3rd and Clayton through Steele Streets, July 6, 7, 8, 2007
Arts Festival Hours:
Friday, July 6: 10 am to 8 pm
Saturday, July 7: 10 am to 8 pm
Sunday, July 8: 10 am to 6 pm
*9 am to 10 am Accessibility Hour
CCAF is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit art services organization whose mission is to provide access to a broad array of arts experiences and support arts education in Colorado. Along with the arts festival itself, CCAF fulfills its year-round art education and outreach mission through programs including the Mobile Art Collection, Artist in Residence programs and the Student Art Buying Program.
CCAF produces its signature cultural event for Colorado annually during the 4th of July weekend. The arts festival weekend event is a world-class and award-winning celebration of the visual, culinary and performing arts, and enjoys an attendance of 350,000 visitors over the 3-day event. CCAF gives patrons the FREE, rare and special opportunity to meet and talk with international visual artists, sample fine cuisine, visit special exhibits and artist demonstrations, and entertain their families with interactive 'Artivities' and exciting performing arts.
Special Thanks to our 2008 Sponsors: Janus presents the Cherry Creek Arts Festival sponsored together with Official Sponsors Bank of the West, Qwest and the Rocky Mountain News.