Enter FREE on Friday from 5-6 p.m. ($8 after 6 p.m.) and FREE again on Sunday morning before 11 a.m. with two non-perishable items for the Food Bank of the Rockies (weekend one-admission is regularly $10). Children 12 and under are  FREE all weekend. The festival festures Irish sports and dance, crafts, artisans, a cultural village and kids’ activities.

Hours are 5-11 p.m. on Friday; 11 .a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday. Robert E. Clement Park is at 7306 W. Bowles Ave.

(between S. Wadsworth and S. Pierce), Littleton.

Held in the southeast area of Denver’s City Park, the festival showcases African and African-American music and visual arts. More than 80,000 people are expected to attend this FREE event which also promises amazing food — like BBQ, jerk, shaved ice — from some of Denver’s top restaurants and chefs. Gospel, jazz, reggae, hiphop, jazz and African drum & dance are all on the schedule as well as a arts marketplace, children’s pavilion, and all-star comedy show.

Festival hours: Friday noon to 7 p.m., Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. 303-719-9291.