Mile High Asian Food Week kickoff

Denver’s Mile High Asian Food Week starts Sunday, April 26, with eight days of special menus, pop-ups and events across the metro area. (visitdenver.com) Visit Denver says the 2026 run lasts through Sunday, May 3, and adds an extra day this year. The tourism group says participating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander-owned businesses will offer discounts, secret menu items and specialty menus available only during the event. (visitdenver.com) Organizers describe the event as a week-long showcase of Colorado’s AANHPI culinary scene, spanning restaurants, food trucks, pop-ups and makers. Mile High Asian Food Week says it is powered by Asian Avenue Magazine and operates under the Colorado Asian Culture & Education Network umbrella. (milehighafw.com) The 2026 festival is in its fourth year, according to Visit Denver. That puts this edition in a bigger spring festival calendar for the city, where food events compete with concerts, sports and Cinco de Mayo programming for visitors’ attention. (visitdenver.com, visitdenver.com) The event’s pitch is broad: diners can build their own route across Denver-area neighborhoods and suburbs rather than show up at a single fairground. The official site includes a route-planning page and a vendor list that stretches beyond Denver proper to places including Aurora, Arvada, Boulder, Littleton and Westminster. (milehighafw.com, milehighafw.com) The vendor roster already points to the range of businesses involved. The 2026 list includes Hop Alley and Le Colonial in Denver, Dae Bak Korean Restaurant in Aurora, Kokoro in Denver and Arvada, and Kuluka Boba + Sweets in Westminster, alongside pop-ups such as Little Ogre and Lucky Three. (milehighafw.com) Some events begin before the official Sunday kickoff. The vendor page lists a Mile High Asian Food Week preview at Clayton Quad on Friday, April 25, plus events including Friends on Federal at ADOBO on April 27 and a gathering at Comrade Brewing Company on April 30. (milehighafw.com) Visit Denver is promoting the week as part of its late-April and spring-summer events lineup, tying the food week to the city’s visitor economy as well as its restaurant scene. By Sunday, the kickoff shifts from announcement to itinerary: diners can start mapping stops before the first specials go live. (visitdenver.com, visitdenver.com)