Denver, CO

Chaffee Park – Sunnyside Music Festival

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Chaffee Park hosts the annual Sunnyside Music Festival, a full-day Denver neighborhood festival featuring Colorado bands across rock, Americana, funk, and other genres. For musicians, the event offers a dedicated festival audience and an outdoor stage built around live music from start to finish. Bands should be ready for concise sets, efficient changeovers, and a crowd that may be moving between food, vendors, and multiple activities. Strong stage presence and immediately engaging material are especially valuable. Sunnyside Music Festival is best suited to polished Colorado acts that can deliver a festival-quality performance and connect quickly with a broad all-ages audience. It offers musicians one of Denver’s established neighborhood festival stages and strong local exposure.

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Age policy
21+
Genres
Americana, Funk, Rock
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43rd Ave & Shoshone St, Denver, CO 80211, United States

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