Join us as one of Denver’s
most popular events returns!
♥ 2023 DenverGoTopless Day Parade ♥
@ Civic Center Park
( Bannock Street meadow )
10:00am - Setup & Coordination
10:30am - Meet & Greets, Bodypainting, Interviews
(Early arrivals get painted first!)
[ Some sections of Civic Center Park will be under renovation,
but Bannock Meadow will remain open and ours for the event ]
12:00pm - 16th STREET MALL MARCH BEGINS
- Exit Park north via 15th Street
- Follow Cleveland Place to 16th Street
- 16th STREET MALL MARCH
- Turnaround at 16th & Larimer
- Retrace and regroup at Civic Center Park
- GROUP PHOTOS at Capital buildings
3:00pm - Wind-down and clean-up
DenverGoTopless recognizes every “Me” out there as Precious and encourages society to do the same, supporting compassionate empathy, healthy boundaries and a world more fair. DenverGoTopless uses topless equality to challenge dehumanization and objectification in modern culture. No matter our age, body, ethnicity or gender, we’re all human, equally precious. Equality is life, liberty, and justice for All.
♥ Reminder: Toplessness is optional ♥
BIKINI TOPS, BLACK TAPE, STICKERS, BODYPAINT, ETC
ARE ALL WELCOME.
PARTICIPANT COMFORT IS PARAMOUNT.
WE WANT YOU THERE,
HAVING A GOOD TIME,
SUPPORTING A GOOD CAUSE!
Parade Rules:
No marijuana smoke (follow the law)
No sexual acts
(follow the law)No glass containers
Give traffic right-of-way
Obey crosswalk signals
Keep calm in the face of criticism
Point out potential conflicts to DGT Security personnel and/or DPD
WHAT TO BRING:
Sunscreen!
Hydration!
Mask (if applicable)
A Great Attitude!
Summers in Denver can get pretty warm and we don't want anyone dropping from heat exhaustion. We’ll have a shade station with sunscreen and water.
♥ #BeAHero Feel free to donate ice and water. ♥
Regarding Covid19:
Thankfully, Denver has been a leader in Covid vaccination! As of May 10, 2023, 87% of Denver residents 6 months and older have received at least one dose of Covid vaccine, with 79% fully vaccinated, enabling as of August 6, 2023 Denver County to achieve Current CDC Level: Low/Green. The vaccine-hesitant can now look to the billions of vaccinations worldwide which have proven effective at drastically reducing severe disease, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19, and embrace the opportunity to help protect themselves, their families, and communities through vaccination.
Because current vaccine effectiveness wanes over time and mutation rate and vaccine reluctance continue to be barriers to herd immunity, we highly encourage booster shots when eligible and masking if showing any flu-like symptoms.
So why DenverGoTopless Day?
Denver is one of the growing number of cities across America where topless equality is legal. On August 27 2023, Denver will host one of many US parades that advocate and normalize the benefits of co-ed toplessness.
If the only times people see nudity are in sexual contexts, people forget nudity and sexuality aren’t the same thing.
Topless equality strikes at a convergence of societal ills, confronting objectification, body image issues, toxic masculinity and rape culture, prompting self-reflection and dialog about #SexSells ramifications in media and exploitive gender roles. Coed-toplessness creates an environment of humanization, where context and mind get prioritized above the bodies we inhabit.
DenverGoTopless promotes appreciation of our humanity, embracing our diversity, experience, and interdependence, and reminds us how joyful community feels when surrounded by people who care. All are welcome to respectfully partake, regardless of age, body-type, gender, orientation, and race.
August 27 is 2023’s Sunday closest to Women's Equality Day, which commemorates the 1920 Constitutional Amendment granting women the right to vote. While we've made progress in the 100 years since its passage, laws, stigmas, and culture war politics continue to promote inequality today.
Women and their supporters have marched for women’s rights throughout our nation’s history.
We follow in their footsteps, knowing justice for women creates a just world for all.
♥ Hope to see you there! ♥
Site Maps:
Gathering Spot: Bannock Street Meadow, Civic Center Park
Loading/Unloading Zone: Easement alongside colorful Bannock Street, accessible via both West Colfax and 14th Street
Handicapped Parking: Available on south side of McNichols Building
Restrooms: Available to DGT participants in the McNichols building
-- Please keep restrooms clean
Parade Path:
* Exit Civic Center Park north by crossing Colfax at the junction of 15th Street and Cleveland Place {at the Voorhies Memorial)
* Walk 1 block to the 16th Street Mall
* Follow 16th Street Mall to Larimer Street and return.
-- Trek length subject to change if extreme weather necessitates
-- During parade, always yield to traffic and, other than crossing streets, please remain on sidewalks
Parking Lots: Multitudes available parallel to 16th Street Mall via 15th and 17th Streets (riding the free 16th Street Mall Shuttle to Cleveland Place gets you to 1 block of walking distance to Civic Center Park)
