Entry No. 114 — the Denver file — filed under: outdoor
Havana Street Night Markets
Once a month from late spring through September, the parking lot around Leezakaya on South Havana turns into a global street fair that almost nobody outside Aurora's immigrant neighborhoods knows about. This four-mile stretch bills itself as the most ethnically diverse commercial corridor in Colorado, and the night market is the proof: Korean BBQ, Mexican street tacos, West African plates and fusion oddities side by side, plus vendors hawking jewelry, art and clothing while live music and dancing run till 10pm. It's run by the neighborhood business district, not a festival promoter, which is exactly why it stays under the tourist radar. Show up hungry and graze your way across a dozen cuisines in one lot.
The move: Go hungry on a last-Saturday evening, split a half-dozen small plates from different cuisines across the lot, then linger near the live music with a drink from one of the vendors.
📍 Before you go This is a pop-up, not a place — outside of market nights, 2710 S Havana St is just an ordinary strip-mall restaurant lot with nothing to see, so the calendar matters more than the address. Admission is free and the market only runs the warmer months, late spring into early fall (dates shift year to year, so check ahead). Because the event takes over the Leezakaya parking lot itself, on-site spaces vanish quickly; plan to park elsewhere along the Havana corridor and arrive on the earlier side, both for parking and before the food lines build. Make a fuller evening of it by treating the wider four-mile Havana strip — packed with international restaurants and markets — as your before-or-after stop.
- 📍 Aurora (Havana Street corridor)
- 💸 $
- ⚡ Big night
- 🌗 Outdoors
Where: Leezakaya parking lot, 2710 S Havana St, Aurora, CO (Havana Street corridor; last Saturdays of the month)
Hours: Seasonal; last Saturdays of the month May-September 2026 (May 30, Jun 27, Jul 25, Aug 29, Sep 26), roughly 6pm-10pm. Confirm current dates before going.
⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.
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Further reading: Official site · Westword · visitaurora.com
last checked: 2026-06-07