2022 Ethnic Festivals in Globeville

Celebrations, concerts and street fairs have returned in earnest in 2022 and there are many choices in Denver's neighborhoods. But there is nothing quite like the special flavor of the ethnic festivals in Globeville. 

The first is the Polish Food Festival at St. Joseph Polish Parish at the corner of 46th Avenue and Pearl Street - this is the red church spire visible from I-70. The event is Saturday, August 27th from noon to 9:00 pm and Sunday, August 28th from noon to 5:00 pm. You'll find all things Polish - Pierogi, Polish beer, cabbage rolls, Polish beer, potato pancakes and Polish beer! Krakowiacy Polish Dancers and Swojskie Dziołchy Polish singers, Amber Band and DJs M&M will entertain you. Check the program for prices of food and Polish beer, and the schedule of entertainment. 

http://polishfoodfestival.org

Next up is a double header! 

The 17th Annual Orthodox Food Festival and Old Globeville Days
September 10th, 2022   10 am - 7:30 pm. 349 East 47th Avenue,

Featuring Greek, Russian, Romanian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Mexican and Italian food and robust craft beers and slivovitz. There will be crafts for sale and games for the children. If you haven't been inside Holy Transfiguration of Christ's glorious cathedral, you'll want to sign up for a tour of this 1898 gem. Its history and icons are stunning.  

globevilleorthodoxfoodfestival.org

Two blocks east of Holy Transfiguration at 4688 Pearl Street in Globeville is the second part of the double header. Holy Rosary Parish will also hold its  festival on Saturday, September 10th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Stop by for a great selection of food, games for the children and entertainment. Father Frank Garcia will be leading tours of our historic church (check the website for times)

www.holyrosarydenver.com
https://www.facebook.com/HolyRosaryChurchDenver

Globeville is located off of I-70 and Washington

The Cozy Theater

In Globeville’s early years, Washington Street hummed with small businesses - grocers, feed stores, barber shops, blacksmiths, shoe repair shops and billiard and soft drink parlors. For kids, the only building they remembered was the Cozy Theater.
Andy Jackson recalled, “When we were kids, we used to go to the Cozy Theater - we’d pay a nickle to get in and a nickle to buy popcorn. An old Italian, Belforte, had a popcorn wagon that was glassed in with a gas burner, and he’d sit there and shake it. He had a little teapot that he’d melt butter in. We’d go in there with a bag of popcorn in our hand. And Annie Peterson, she used to play the piano in there — they were silent movies, you know — and when she got excited by something that was happening on the screen, she’d beat the hell out of that piano.”
Ed Wargin was another kid who loved going to the movies. “They used to have these serials that would just keep goin’ and goin’ and so we would just keep goin’ and goin.’ ‘Ruth of the Rockies’ was the main feature with Ruth Roland. I remember that because we went all the time. Sometimes we’d go twice a week and see the same one. They weren’t open every day — it was Wednesday, Saturday and I think Sunday. It seemed like vacation time for us kids. We had so much to do, but this was really special.”
The theater was one of the many properties owned by Konstantly Klimoski. Originally located at 47th and Washington and then relocated farther north across the railroad tracks. Jackson recalled, “It was a storefront kind of thing, not very big.”
The repeal of prohibition led to the demise of the Cozy Theater since Klimoski could make more profit from a saloon than from dime movies. The tavern and the theater are both gone now, but the memories of Belforte and his popcorn wagon, live music and the drama of Western serials live on.

 

4855 Washington in 2016 - one of the addresses for the Cozy Theater

 

Ruth Roland starred in many Western serials

Theme music helped set the mood

Orthodox Food Festival and Old Globeville Days

It's almost here - the 14th Annual Orthodox Food Festival and Old Globeville Days at Holy Transfiguration of Christ Orthodox Cathedral, 349 E 47th Avenue (at Logan Street) in Denver. This grand event will be held one day only, Saturday, July 15, 2017, from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. Taste ethnic food favorites from Romania, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, Eritrea, Italy, Greece and Mexico, as well as grilled lamb, hot dogs, craft beer and Slivovitz (Slovenian plum brandy). 
Enjoy live entertainment, games for the children, crafts, an iconography exhibit, and tours of the historic Orthodox Cathedral. Admission is FREE. Presented by Holy Transfiguration of Christ Orthodox Cathedral.
Orthodox Food Festival

 

Planina Ukrainian Singers