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September 15, 2026 in Kunming 🇨🇳

Denver Welcomes Kunming Delegation for 40th Anniversary of Sister City Friendship

An official delegation from Kunming, China, will visit Denver September 21–22 as the two cities celebrate four decades of friendship, exchange and collaboration. For forty years, Denver and Kunming have built a friendship across thousands of miles through cultural exchange, education, business, environmental collaboration and, most importantly, relationships between...

Getting to Know Dnipro: A Friendship Begins
September 12, 2026 in Dnipro

Getting to Know Dnipro: A Friendship Begins

On June 3, the mayors of Denver and Dnipro, Ukraine, signed a Friendship Cities Agreement, formally recognizing a relationship that had been developing through the efforts of people in both communities. It was an important moment for Denver and Dnipro, although the more interesting story may be what has been...

A Parade Without a Band, a Colorado First, and a Celebration Called Ashenda
September 6, 2026 in axum

A Parade Without a Band, a Colorado First, and a Celebration Called Ashenda

This Labor Day weekend, two very different traditions offer a reminder of something they share: communities decide what is worth remembering—and then find ways to carry those traditions forward. On the morning of September 5, 1882, people began gathering along the streets of lower Manhattan for something the country...

September 2, 2026

Your chance to be in the room...

Forty years. Two cities. One very special evening. There are some events you attend because they sound interesting. And then there are the evenings when you realize you are actually witnessing a little piece of Denver history. On Monday, September 21, Denver Sister Cities International will celebrate the 40th anniversary...

A Love Letter Between Cities, Served for Dinner
August 30, 2026 in Potenza 🇮🇹

A Love Letter Between Cities, Served for Dinner

At Friends Farm in Lafayette, the Potenza Committee brought together Italian food, Colorado agriculture, music and an extraordinary collection of friends for an evening that captured what Sister Cities is all about. There are evenings that raise money, evenings that celebrate culture, and evenings that somehow become something more. Saturday...

Two Extraordinary Gifts to DSCI
August 26, 2026 in Chennai 🇮🇳

Two Extraordinary Gifts to DSCI

Dear DSCI Friends, We'd like to share news of a wonderful and very personal donation recently made to Denver Sister Cities International by Dr. James Aubrey. Jim has entrusted DSCI with a collection of art and cultural objects gathered through years of international experience and relationships. I recently...

Spotlight Kunming 🇨🇳

Celebrate 40 Years of Denver–Kunming Friendship

This September, Denver and Kunming celebrate an extraordinary milestone: 40 years as Sister Cities. Since 1986, the Denver–Kunming relationship has brought together students, educators, artists, civic leaders, businesses, volunteers,...