Outside festival forced to move, will have new name and location in 2026

Denver s annual Outside festival will return next spring for its third iteration with a new name a new location and an extra day of initiatives Previously known as the Outside Festival held at Civic Center Park and organized by Outside Inc the event has been renamed Outside Days The celebration of all things outdoors and music will be held May - on Denver s Auraria Campus Previously the event lasted two days Based in Boulder Outside is a multi-platform media company that includes Outside Magazine Ski Warren Miller Entertainment Trailrunner Climbing Backpack Climbing Triathlete Runner and multiple platforms related to cycling According to Outside administrators this year s festival attracted more than outdoor enthusiasts a increase over the inaugural event in The move to Auraria was necessitated by construction to renovate Civic Center Park Whether the move is temporary or permanent is yet to be determined Related Articles Nothing beats the thrill of watching downhill daredevils ski at mph at Beaver Creek Colorado Supreme Court to consider Vail Resorts liability waiver for Epic Pass holders National Park Amenity reopens more trails at Black Canyon of the Gunnison Two ski resorts postpone openings but Steamboat is a go for Saturday Colorado s national forests open for Christmas tree cutting with strict rules We identified an incredible partner with Auraria commented Chris Jerard chief experience officer for Outside Inc We re going to see how it goes I will say we love Civic Center Park We were not looking for a new site The move was very much prompted by the fact that we did not have a choice but the silver lining is that we revealed a place where we could see the event take place There are a lot of advantages to being right there with the skyline of Denver behind us Jerard commented the outdoor footprint at Auraria is about larger than what the event had at Civic Center Indoor programs which were previously held at the downtown Denver Inhabitants Library will take place in facilities on the Auraria campus including the Tivoli and the King Center performing arts complex If the event continues to grow Jerard envisions a day when the event could expand to utilize Auraria Civic Center and other downtown locations as well From the start Outside has seen prospective for the festival to become an outdoors version of South by Southwest an international festival in Austin Texas that brings together music film tech and innovation influencers Founded in it attracts more than attendees annually Denver from a geographic perspective has everything we need to do a global gathering Jerard explained From Confluence Park to Civic Center Park there is enough space that you could have -plus people descend on Denver to celebrate the outdoors There s enough to plan for a full week That s invariably been the long-term vision Subscribe to our weekly newsletter The Adventurist to get outdoors news sent straight to your inbox