Hey Denver,
There are some GREAT shows at RISE comedy this weekend, check them out! Hope Gmail readers: Make sure you click “View entire message” at the bottom to see everything!
Now onto the show:
THURSDAY - APRIL 30th
Taylor Wolfe Comedy Show @ Bluebird Theater @ 6:30PM Writer and professional overthinker Taylor Wolfe delivers brutally honest stand-up about parenting, partnership, and pretending everything is “just a busy season.”
Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer @ Trinity UMC @ 8:45PM Hear Hans Zimmer’s best soundtracks from ‘Inception,’ ‘The Lion King,’ ‘Interstellar,’ ‘The Dark Knight,’ and more.
Electric Callboy @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 7PM With Polaris & Scene Queen
Phoneboy @ Aggie Theatre @ 6:30PM With Heart Attack Man, Slow Joy, & Pony
Kat Lane @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Bridger Teton & Hollow Head
FRIDAY - MAY 1st
First Fridays Creator Market @ Stanley Marketplace @ 6PM Wander through curated booths filled with unique artwork, handmade jewelry, ceramics, woodwork, textiles, and so much more.
First Friday Art Walk @ Santa Fe Arts District @ 5:30PM First Fridays in ADSF means the Santa Fe Drive and its side streets come to life for this signature neighborhood event.
First Fridays Art Walk @ RiNo Art District @ 6PM Enjoy free exhibitions, markets, live music, and so much more on first Fridays at RiNo!
Denver Fashion Week: Sustainable Spring ’26 @ Furniture Row Showroom @ 7:00 PM Denver Fashion Week opens its Spring 2026 season with a runway show focused on ethical production, eco-conscious materials, and slow fashion.
Robot Riot: The Robot Comedy Hour @ RISE Comedy @ 7:00 PM This robotics-and-AI-inspired comedy show features anti-big-tech standup, PowerPoint comedy, robot clowning, and improv.
Stayin’ Alive: Bee Gees Tribute @ Paramount Theatre @ 7:30PM Don’t miss the world’s #1 Bee Gees tribute, offering the largest and most definitive production of its kind featuring big screen video clips, photos and dazzling imagery.
Two Friends @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 7PM With ARMNHMR, Leondis, & more
Benjamin Tod & the Inline Six @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre @ 8PM With Colton Bowlin
Black Veil Brides @ Fillmore Auditorium @ 5:30PM With From Ashes to New, TX2, & As December Falls
Sevendust @ Summit @ 6PM With Atreyu & Fire from the Gods
Hail The Sun @ Boulder Theater @ 8PM With Foxy Shazam, Lady Radiator, & Resilia
Beauz @ Ogden Theatre @ 9PM With Madgrrl
TRYM @ The Church Nightclub @ 10PM With Astronoize & Bimbofied
Defunk @ Meow Wolf @ 9PM With Beat Kitty & Thug Shells
The Fretliners @ Bluebird Theater @ 8PM With Pert Near Sandstone
Langhorne Slim @ Aggie Theatre @ 8PM With Laney Jones and the Spirits & Graveyard Choir
Forester @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom @ 8:30PM With Me N U & Andrea Calabria
SATURDAY - MAY 2nd
Three Beautiful Lips & Friends @ RISE Comedy @ 8:30 PM Three Beautiful Lips and Friends bring bold, boundary-pushing long-form improv built around theatrical characters, tenderness, and chaos.
Buddy Puzzle Presents: F*** Your Job @ RISE Comedy @ 7:30 PM Buddy Puzzle turns audience nightmare job stories into a fully improvised comedy show with Denver’s best comedic talent.
Between the Sips with Aubade, The Only Smith, and Nomattic @ Goldfinch Denver @ 8:00 PM Aubade, The Only Smith, and Nomattic bring a night of soul, house, and deep minimal sounds to Goldfinch Denver with no cover.
Rockies vs Braves @ Coors Field @ 6:10PM Promotion: Fourth Wing Night - Fourth Wing fans, enjoy the themed video board takeover and photo ops around the ballpark
Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship @ Empower Field @ 4:30PM The biggest stars in the sport will be lining up at Empower Field promising to deliver a thrilling tournament.
Denver Derby Day Party @ McGregor Square @ 1PM Downtown Denver transforms into the biggest & best Derby party outside Kentucky!
Denver Mini Derby @ Derango Market @ 1PM Enjoy a mini horse and corgi races, craft cocktails, photo opps, live music, and, of course, live viewing of the Kentucky Derby on the big screen.
Lakewood Kentucky Derby Craft & Vendor Market @ Belmar @ 1PM Featuring local vendors, unique finds, and a lively atmosphere, this is the perfect event for shoppers looking for one-of-a-kind items and a fun weekend experience.
Colorado Nonprofit Mini Derby @ Sky View Farm @ 1:00 PM This fundraiser features mini horse races, food trucks, auctions, wine and whiskey tastings, kids activities, and a live Kentucky Derby viewing.
Cinco de Mayo at Kachina Cantina @ Kachina Cantina @ 2:00 PM Kachina Cantina celebrates Cinco de Mayo with taco specials, margaritas, LALO Tequila cocktails, music, and churros.
Detroit x Denver 12 Hour Party @ TBA / 2715 Larimer St @ 2:00 PM Detroit and Denver underground electronic DJs come together for a 12-hour party featuring Sheefy McFly, Sinistarr, and more.
Denver Pickleball Social — Meet New Friends @ Gates Tennis Center @ 4:00 PM This Millennial and Gen Z pickleball social includes rotating partners, beginner-friendly play, lawn games, icebreakers, and pizza.
Pints & Pages: Local Authors, Local Beer! @ Seven’s Gate Taproom @ 5:00 PM Meet local authors, enjoy a beer, and browse books from small and local artists at this Colorado Springs taproom event.
Lumonics Immersed @ Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery @ 9:15 PM This immersive performance blends rotating light sculptures, music, and projection into a multisensory night inside one of Denver’s pioneering light-art spaces.
Penny Saturday @ MCA @ 10AM Colorado residents get into the museum for one penny the first Saturday of every month.
Meditation in the Galleries @ Clyfford Still Museum @ 9AM Clear your mind, relax, and enjoy the beauty that surrounds you in the galleries.
Spring Fling @ Larimer Square @ 2PM This family-friendly celebration features 10+ local artists showcasing original work, live entertainment, and interactive experiences including craft workshops, live painting, and a build your own bouquet bar.
Tangerine Sky Market @ Arvada @ 10AM Shop small and local from 40+ vendors while enjoying music and gourmet bites from food trucks and bakeries.
Larimer Vintage Market @ Larimer St. @ 11AM Shop some of Denver's best Vintage vendors and enjoy some amazing food from Denver central market right next door
First Saturdays Vendor Market @ Vivid Minds Cafe @ 12PM Enjoy your daily dose of magic at this market featuring handcraft jewelry, tarot readings, aura photography, artisan treats, and more!
Mother’s Day Market @ Silver Hills Middle School @ 11AM This fun, in-person event is filled with unique artisans, cool crafts, and lots of good vibes.
Old School Cool Vintage Market @ Stanley Marketplace @ 10AM This market features the best local vintage fashion, furniture, vinyl, nostalgia and more in the Mile High City.
‘Madame Butterfly’ Opera @ Ellie Caulkins Opera House @ 7:30PM Puccini’s beloved masterpiece, with its soaring score and unforgettable tragic story, returns to the stage in a moving production by Opera Colorado. Ends 5/10.
Candlelight: 90s Unplugged on Strings @ Trinity UMC @ 6:30PM Hear classical covers of 90s rock songs from Nirvana, Oasis, Metallica, No Doubt, Radiohead, & more performed by a string ensemble.
Candlelight: Best of Bridgerton on Strings @ Trinity UMC @ 8:45PM Listen to your favorite melodies from Shondaland’s hit series on Netflix, reimagined by a talented string ensemble.
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 7PM With Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
August Burns Red @ Fillmore Auditorium @ 5:30PM With The Almighty Affliction, Boundaries, & Heavensgate
Rusko @ Summit @ 7PM With Plastician & Joe Nice
Glixen + Trauma Ray @ Marquis Theater @ 6PM With Keep & Money
Benjamin Todd @ Ogden Theatre @ 8PM With Colton Bowlin & Johno Leeroy
Chasewest @ The Church Nightclub @ 10PM With Her Mans
Langhorne Slim @ Bluebird Theater @ 8PM With Laney Jones and The Spirits
Saxsquatch @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom @ 9PM With Hyzenborg
Phoebe Nix @ Cervantes’ Other Side @ 8PM With Something Slight & Canyon Collective
Twen @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Monsoon
SUNDAY - MAY 3rd
Rockies vs Braves @ Coors Field @ 1:10PM Promotion: Autograph Sunday
Día del Niño @ Denver Zoo @ 9AM Don’t miss a bilingual day of animal demonstrations, a scavenger hunt, art class, a mariachi band performance, and more!
Denver MiniFest @ Cervantes’ Other Side @ 1:45PM Come support top-notch local and touring acts, visual artists and more at this festival-style community event.
Step Afrika! Dance Show @ Lone Tree Arts Center @ 7PM Step Afrika! blends traditional African dances and an array of contemporary dance and art forms into a cohesive, compelling artistic experience.
‘Sleeping Beauty’ Ballet Light Show @ Wolf Theatre @ 7PM / 6:30PM Experience ‘Sleeping Beauty’ like never before, as dancers in glow-in-the-dark costumes bring this classic tale to life on stage.
Puscifer @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 7:30PM With Dave Hill
Bush @ Fillmore Auditorium @ 6PM With Mammoth & James and the Cold Gun
Mac Demarco @ Mission Ballroom @ 7:30PM With Mock Media
The Brook & The Bluff @ Ogden Theatre @ 8PM With Ethan Tasch
Zinadelphia @ Bluebird Theater @ 8PM With Camille Blackman
Ashley Kutcher @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Bellah Mae
All Weekend
SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Cinco de Mayo Weekend @ Civic Center Park Immerse yourself in the vibrant spirit of Mexican culture with a weekend full of non-stop live entertainment, contests, flavorful bites, and unique crafts from local vendors.
All weekend - Mile High Asian Food Week @ Various Restaurants Experience different cuisines and receive special discounts, secret menu items, and specialty menus at participating AANHPI-owned businesses. Ends 5/3.
All weekend - ‘Rite of Spring’ in Concert @ Boettcher Concert Hall Hear one of the most influential pieces in musical history - Stravinsky’s ballet score ‘The Rite of Spring,’ as well as selections from Beethoven & Anna Clyne.
All weekend - ‘Next to Normal’ Musical @ Wolf Theatre Complete with an emotional pop/rock powerhouse score, this deeply moving piece of theatre explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Ends 5/3.
All weekend - ‘Somewhere’ Musical @ Kilstrom Theatre Set in the 1950s, Matthew López’s newest production is a music and dance-filled portrait of a tight-knit Puerto Rican family striving to make it in show business. Ends 5/31.
All weekend - ‘Come From Far Away’ Musical @ Arvada Center This breathtaking musical takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Ends 5/10.
All weekend - ‘Junie B. Jones’ Musical @ Arvada Center Based on the beloved book series, this kid-friendly musical teaches audiences about resilience, responsibility, teamwork, and the importance of positive thinking. Ends 5/8.
All weekend - ‘Furlough’s Paradise’ Play @ Curious Theatre Told through richly poetic language and layered storytelling, ‘Furlough’s Paradise’ is a poignant, powerful exploration of kinship, forgiveness, and the fragile path toward healing. Ends 5/31.
All weekend - ‘English’ Play @ Singleton Theatre This heartfelt, humorous play follows five strangers in an Iranian TOEFL class as they navigate language, identity, and unexpected friendships. Ends 5/31.
All weekend - ‘Angels in America: Part 1 + 2’ Play @ Vintage Theatre Set against the backdrop of 1980s America, this powerful narrative weaves together the lives of unforgettable characters grappling with love, loss, and the harsh realities of a society in turmoil. Ends 5/10.
All weekend - ‘Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors’ Play @ Garner Galleria Theatre Filled with clever wordplay and pop culture references, this 90-minute, gender-bending, quick-changing, laugh-out-loud reimagining of the gothic classic is perfect for audiences of all blood types. Ends 5/8.
All weekend - ‘White’ Play @ CFU Lowry John Hand Theater Following a complicated network of artists, this play explores issues of race, gender, sexuality, and art. Ends 5/3.
All weekend - ‘Tartuffe’ Play @ Dairy Arts Center This razor-sharp reinvention of Molière’s iconoclastic comedy is full of ferocious wit, outrageous design, and downright buffoonery. Ends 5/17.
All weekend - ‘Mary Jane’ Play @ Dairy Arts Center A story of a mother’s unbounded love and the makeshift circle of women who support her, ‘Mary Jane’ is a beautiful testament to endurance and human kindness in the face of tragedy. Ends 5/24.
Ongoing
Ongoing - ‘Glowing Wild’ Experience @ Denver Zoo Experience the glimmer of 60 illuminated scenes and 175 new larger-than-life lanterns that bring animals and their stories to light, all handcrafted by Chinese artisans. Ends 5/10.
Ongoing - ‘Nightingale’ Puzzle Room Experience @ Golden Puzzle Room You and your team will be placed in a themed room where you will search for clues to solve puzzles until you reach a final goal. Ends 6/19.
Ongoing - ‘Strike it Rich!’ Puzzle Room Experience @ Golden Puzzle Room Go on an exciting search for gold in this 60-minute immersive team quiz. Ends 2/27/2028.
Ongoing - ‘Horizon of Khufu: A Journey to Ancient Egypt’ Immersive Experience @ York Street Yards Unlock the secrets of the Great Pyramid of Giza with a brand new concept: the immersive expedition that lets you travel back thousands of years to the heart of ancient Egypt. Ends 5/31.
Ongoing - ‘The World’s Largest Dinosaurs’ Exhibition @ DMNS The exhibition invites you to explore the mind-bending biology and amazing anatomy of sauropods — the largest land animals to ever live - through enthralling life-sized exhibits and displays. Ends 9/7.
Ongoing - ‘Brick Planet: A Magical Journey Made With LEGO Bricks’ Exhibition @ DMNS Explore our planet’s unique ecosystems, brought to life through colorful, playful environments where nature provides the building blocks for creative inspiration and scientific discovery. Ends 5/3.
Ongoing - ‘Discovering Teen Rex’ Exhibition @ DMNS Take an extraordinary journey into our prehistoric past as DMNS unveils a remarkable fossil discovered by a crew of inquisitive young dino hunters in North Dakota.
Ongoing - ‘Ana María Hernando: Seguir cantando’ Exhibition @ MCA Argentine-born, Colorado-based Ana María Hernando presents recent work rendered in her signature materials: tulle, textiles, and paintings, to explore how color, song, and poetry are potent emblems of strength, persistence, and rebirth. Ends 7/5.
Ongoing - ‘Bethany Collins: The Deluge’ Exhibition @ MCA Through sculpture, sound, and works on paper, Chicago-based artist Bethany Collins traces what it means to inhabit a world where words, memory, and history surge and intertwine. Ends 7/5.
Ongoing - ‘Sammy Seung-Min Lee: Becoming Motherland’ Exhibition @ MCA This exhibition probes complex personal dynamics of diaspora, moving and migration through playful and poignant works that explore notions of nostalgia, longing, memory, utopia, and home. Ends 7/5.
Ongoing - ‘The Stars We Do Not See’ Exhibition @ DAM NEW - This landmark exhibition is the largest display of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art ever presented internationally. Ends 7/26.
Ongoing - ‘What We’ve Been Up To: People’ Exhibition @ DAM This exhibition features a rich variety of portraits, self-portraits, and candid scenes that touch on the joys and challenges of everyday life as well as personal relationships, solitude, and the way people see themselves and each other. Ends 9/29.
Ongoing - ‘Conversation Pieces’ Exhibition @ DAM Discover connections between visionary designers, cultural movements, and the evolution of iconic fashion houses. Ends 10/11.
Ongoing - ‘The Tangled Self’ Exhibition @ DAM Colorado artist Sadie Young invites visitors to step inside enormous mouths of towering monsters, dodge playful tube creatures, and discover hidden surprises in this colorful installation.
Ongoing - ‘Round the Clock’ Exhibition @ DAM The exhibition brings together historic prints made about Colorado, depicting an imaginary in the life of Colorado through the eyes of printmakers, one hour at a time.
Ongoing - ‘Space Is the Place’ Exhibition @ DAM The exhibition navigates an era when artists and designers turned their gaze skyward, channeling the optimism, anxiety, and curiosity that defined the mid-20th century.
