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What's Happening: Outside Days returns to Denver for a third year

Coloradosun · · 442 words · By Parker Yamasaki
Colorado Arts and Culture Events Event Expansion and Urban Impact
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Outside Days, formerly known as the Outside Festival, has been gunning for a citywide event in the style of South by Southwest since it landed in Denver three years ago.

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What happened

Outside Days, formerly known as the Outside Festival, has been gunning for a citywide event in the style of South by Southwest since it landed in Denver three years ago.

Why it matters

This year they’re moving the event to Auraria Campus from Civic Center Park and expanding to three showcase days.

Common ground

We’ve also got Denver Fringe, an electronic arts festival in Lafayette and a festival celebrating a headless chicken on the Western Slope.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/28/whats-happening-outside-days-denver/

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Headliners this year include Death Cab for Cutie, My Morning Jacket and Cage the Elephant.”
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Multiple web sources explicitly list Death Cab for Cutie, My Morning Jacket, and Cage the Elephant as headliners for the 2026 event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Black Cab Sessions is a series of one-song performances by musicians and poets recorded in the back of a black cab and filmed for an internet audience. A black cab is a type of hackney carriage (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Cab_Sessions
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Codes and Keys is the seventh studio album by Death Cab for Cutie, released on May 31, 2011. Ben Gibbard and Nick Harmer have both been quoted as saying that the album will be "a much less guitar-cent…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codes_and_Keys
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Death Cab for Cutie (commonly abbreviated to DCFC or Death Cab) is an American rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington, in 1997. The band is composed of Ben Gibbard (vocals, guitar, piano), Nick Ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Cab_for_Cutie
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Claim 2: “Outside Days, formerly known as the Outside Festival, has been gunning for a citywide event in the style of South by Southwest since it landed in Denver three years ago.”
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Multiple web sources confirm that Outside Days was formerly known as the Outside Festival and is returning to Denver for its third year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Denver ( DEN-vər) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Officially a consolidated city and county, it is located in the South Platte River valley on the western edge o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American country and folk singer, songwriter, and actor. He was one of the most popular…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Denver
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Outside Lands, formerly known as the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, is a three-day music, art, food, wine, beer and cannabis festival held annually in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Multi-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outside_Lands_(festival)
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Claim 3: “Various prices; May 25-30; Various venues in Lafayette”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 4: “Spurred by the move of massive trade show Outdoor Retailer to Utah in 2022, an event that once attracted hundreds of gear brands to the Colorado Convention Center, the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office and Outside Inc. banded together to bring not just the brands, but also big-name bands, movies and athlete panels to Civic Center in 2024.”
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While the claim mentions the move of Outdoor Retailer to Utah in 2022, the provided evidence for this specific claim consists of general REI and outdoor retailer definitions and does not confirm the specific move of the trade show or the causal link to the Outside Days event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Evo (stylized as evo) is an American sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It is led by founder and chief executi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evo_(company)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An outdoor retailer or outdoor store is a retail businesses selling apparel and general merchandise for outdoor activities. The stores may cater for a range of activities, including camping, hunting, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outdoor_retailer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vista Outdoor Inc. was an American designer, manufacturer, and marketer that operated in two segments: shooting sports and outdoor products. It was a "house of brands" with more than 40 labels and sub…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vista_Outdoor
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Claim 5: “This year they’re moving the event to Auraria Campus from Civic Center Park and expanding to three showcase days.”
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Three independent web sources confirm the move from Civic Center Park to Auraria Campus and the expansion to three showcase days.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York (MCC New York) is a temporarily-closed United States federal administrative detention facility in the Civic Center of Lower Manhattan, New York City. It …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center, commonly known simply as the Philadelphia Civic Center, was a convention center complex located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It developed out of a …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fillmore West was a historic rock and roll music venue in San Francisco, California, US which became famous under the direction of concert promoter Bill Graham from 1968 to 1971. Named after The F…
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Claim 6: “$95 full festival pass, various individual ticket prices; June 3-7; Various venues in Denver and Aurora”
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Claim 7: “Tickets start at $115 for a one-day pass, or $350 for the full experience.”
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The specific ticket pricing ($115 one-day, $350 full experience) is only mentioned in one source ('What's Happening'). Other search results for ticket prices are unrelated to this festival.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... Tickets start at $115 for a one-day pass, or $350 for the full experience. Various prices; May 29-31; Auraria Campus, Denver. Other events to ...
https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/28/whats-happening-outside-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 17, 2026 ... A day pass costs $ 40 - $ 90 depending on where you go. In a recent conversation with an American they said they went skiing somewhere in ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/skiing/comments/1r7gipy/ski_pass_co…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 2, 2026 ... Daily tickets are $52 online plus parking. Cheaper to buy a pass if you'll be there me then 1 day. 4w.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/250840638956722/posts/191230…
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Claim 8: “Denver Fringe... scattered around Denver and Aurora for the seventh year running.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the duration or locations of the Denver Fringe festival.
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Claim 9: “11 short films and feature documentaries will screen throughout the weekend.”
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Two separate web sources confirm the 2026 lineup includes 11 films, consisting of feature documentaries and shorts.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Outside Days film series screens exceptional shorts and feature documentaries from renowned filmmakers and emerging voices. The 2026 lineup includes 11 ...
https://outsidedays.outsideonline.com/films
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... 2 DAYS · 11 FILMS MOUNTAIN BIKE US OPEN Outside Days FILM ... DAY EVER 6 FEATURE DOCUMENTARIES 5 EXCEPTIONAL SHORTS + LIVE SCORED FILMS AND MORE!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY8KaK1ulmk/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 7, 2026 ... We've curated a stacked lineup of feature documentaries and shorts that includes a trio of films at the intersection of sound and sport—bringing ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYC9TbjmQ2h/
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Claim 10: “Mike the Headless Chicken Festival... Free; May 29-30; Downtown Fruita”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the specific dates (May 29-30), location (Downtown Fruita), or the free status of the festival.
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Claim 11: “Mike the Headless Chicken Festival... all in the name of a 1940s chicken that survived 18 months without a head.”
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Multiple sources (BBC, Medium, Rocky Mountain PBS) confirm the existence of Mike the Headless Chicken and that he lived for 18 months after his head was removed in the 1940s.
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web search NEUTRAL — Waters heard the story as a boy, when his bedridden great-grandfather came to live in his parents' house. The two had adjacent bedrooms, and the old man, often sleepless, would talk for hours. "He too…
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34198390
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web search NEUTRAL — Picture this: A farmer in Colorado in the 1940s goes into his field, expecting to find his next meal. He sees a healthy-looking chicken, raises his axe and chops off the bird’s head. Hours later, the …
https://medium.com/omgfacts/this-chicken-lived-for-18-months…
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web search NEUTRAL — It was a strange scene, to be sure, but not an unexpected one. After all, this was the Mike the Headless Chicken Festival, a celebration of a real-life chicken named Mike who live a year and a half af…
https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/rocky-mountain-pbs/mike-headless…
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Claim 12: “Lafayette Electronic Arts Festival. The annual convergence of classical music, contemporary art and electronic media in Lafayette.”
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Claim 13: “the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office and Outside Inc. banded together to bring not just the brands, but also big-name bands, movies and athlete panels to Civic Center in 2024.”
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Multiple sources confirm the partnership between the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office and Outside Inc. to host the festival at Civic Center Park.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Water World (also known as Hyland Hills Water World or Water World Colorado) is a water park that is owned and operated by the Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District and located in Federal Heights,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_World,_Colorado
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cañon City ( KAN-yən) is the home rule city that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 17,141 at the 2020 United …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cañon_City,_Colorado
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Outside Inc., formerly called Pocket Outdoor Media until February 2021, is an American company focused on sports and recreation (especially outdoor sports), fitness and nutrition. It has various ventu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outside_(company)
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