{"id":1389,"date":"2026-06-09T04:07:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T04:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1389"},"modified":"2026-06-09T04:07:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T04:07:05","slug":"after-suspected-arson-city-park-bandstand-must-be-destroyed-mayor-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1389","title":{"rendered":"After suspected arson, City Park bandstand must be destroyed, mayor says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The historic bandstand that caught fire in Denver\u2019s City Park in March is not salvageable and will need to be torn down, according to Mayor Mike Johnston and Denver Parks &amp; Recreation.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1387\">Denver\u2019s emergency sirens \u2018sounded inadvertently\u2019 during Monday storm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A structural assessment found the remaining parts of the wooden bandshell, which hosts the annual City Park Jazz summer concert series and other events, are not safe, the city said. The timing of the suspected arson in late March forced City Park Jazz to rent a mobile stage to continue its free Sunday afternoon series, which officially began on June 7.<\/p>\n<p>Denver Parks &amp; Recreation has contracted Denver\u2019s Mundus Bishop to lead design of a replacement bandshell, according to a Monday statement. The plan is to demolish the existing structure this fall and begin constructing a new one by the end of the year. The new bandstand would be open in time for City Park Jazz\u2019s 2027 concert season, they said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether it\u2019s posing for photos before prom, getting married, or dancing with mom or dad during City Park Jazz, countless memories have been made at the City Park Bandstand,\u201d Johnston said. \u201cIt\u2019s time to start making memories again. I\u2019m deeply grateful to the many people who have donated and ensured that we will be able to begin the work of replacing it soon, and that we will do so without interrupting or delaying other parks projects in development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neighborhood groups and others have collected more than $100,000 in donations since April to restore the 97-year-old site, which sits just a few steps east of the park\u2019s iconic, red-roofed pavilion.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1386\">\u2018No sign of braking\u2019 before fatal DUI crash in Northglenn, affidavit says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Denver Parks &amp; Recreation will host a June 28 event at City Park Jazz \u201cto introduce the community to the design team from Mundus Bishop and to share project updates. DPR invites community members to attend, ask questions, and offer input as the project moves forward,\u201d the city added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re committed to rebuilding a bandshell that reflects the cultural and recreational importance of City Park,\u201d said Jolon Clark, executive director of Denver Parks &amp; Recreation, in the city\u2019s statement. \u201cWe appreciate the community\u2019s patience as we move as quickly and responsibly as possible to restore this beloved gathering place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, In The Know, to get entertainment news sent straight to your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1385\">More than 500 flights delayed at Denver International Airport amid ground stop, thunderstorms<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demolition will begin this fall for City Park bandshell, Denver Parks &#038; Recreation said<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,4,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-news","category-things-to-do"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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