Get ready to savor the sights and sounds of Arvada as Colorado & Company takes a look behind the scenes at the “Taste of Arvada” — a summer festival at the Apex Center where 50+ local restaurants, craft breweries and non‑food vendors come together for an evening of delicious sampling, lively music, and community. It’s a celebration of flavor and local culture—whether you’re a foodie craving creative bites, a brew aficionado hunting new favorites, or just someone who loves good vibes and live tunes, this event has something for everyone. Dive in and join the fun!

Arvada business owner discusses city's Fourth Fridays monthly event

Arvada Press: Method and Muse Spirits opens Arvada tasting room

Award-winning distiller brings craft cocktails to Olde Town — with a scientific twist

MSN: $6M beer garden to open at former Arvada gas station this summer

Arvada Beer Garden (Courtesy of City Street Investors)

Join Rocky Mountain PBS for an evening with America's Test Kitchen hosts Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster!

Denver Post: A 5,000-square foot beer garden opens next month in Arvada. Arvada Beer Garden will open at 9258 W. 58th Place with 850 plants and 44 trees, City Street Investors says

Colorado BIz: The Arvada Aquatics Center, completed in October 2024, stands as one of the largest natatoriums in Colorado and a new benchmark for aquatic facilities in the region.

Broadway World: Arvada Powwow Celebrates Native American Culture at Arvada Center

This summer, the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities will host the first annual Arvada Powwow - Art and Community Festival on June 7th, in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Indian Chamber of Commerce and Tatanka Ska Ventures.

Forbes: Taluna’s Cask & Stave was selected as America’s Best Whiskey at the 2025 ADI Spirits Competition. Taluna, in Arvada, Colorado, holds the distinction of being America's first distillery dedicated exclusively to producing single pot still whiskey.

Arvada Press: New burger joint inside New Image Brewing provides ‘explosive’ tastes

Arty’s Express helps Olde Town brewery find niche, inspires internet meme

5280: Denver’s 8 Best Suburbs

“Many residents find no reason to leave Arvada—especially after the city closed sections of Olde Wadsworth Boulevard and Grandview Avenue to car traffic, making it safer for pedestrians to stroll Olde Town’s shops”

The Denver Post is reporting the first tenant, an aerospace company, in the Candelas Innovation Park. (photo: CBRE)

Arvada Press: Post Oak Barbecue coming to Olde Town Arvada. Barbecue lovers rejoice! Denver-based hotspot coming to the corner of Yukon and Grandview

5280: In Olde Town Arvada, Stone Cellar Bistro eschews culinary trendiness in favor of unfussy, perfectly cooked farm-to-table fare.

Stone Cellar’s food is simply delicious and consistent. Really, almost everything about the Olde Town Arvada restaurant, from the service to the menu, feels like a throwback—in the best possible way.

(photo: Matt Nager)

Arvada Press: Over 140 years after one of Arvada’s oldest buildings was constructed, a new legacy is beginning to take shape. School House Kitchen and Libations — located, fittingly, in the city’s first schoolhouse — has carved out as niche as one of Olde Town Arvada’s restaurant staples with the help of some longtime employees.

Arvada Press: Arvada Winterfest sees record attendance after move to Olde Town

New configuration saw the event center performances in the square and activate Grandview and Olde Wadsworth

Over 3,000 people poured into Olde Town Arvada for this year’s Winterfest multi-cultural celebration — 1,000 more than the typical average attendance of the event.

Arvada Press: Mermaid Walking Owner Alexandra Larsen has never been afraid of making a statement. She founded Arvada’s newest boutique with a goal of helping others do the same.

Denver Post/Your Hub: Arvada Chamber celebrates 100 years with rebrand

The Arvada Chamber of Commerce announced an official rebrand to the Greater Arvada Chamber of Commerce, a change that reflects its growth, evolution, and commitment to serving regional needs of the business and nonprofit community in January 2025, its 100th anniversary.

Photo: Westword/Clarke Reader

Olde Town Arvada is a thriving downtown in the midst of a renaissance. The area is surrounded by new hotels and apartments in various stages of construction, but Olde Town manages to still feel like a small-town main street.