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THURSDAY - AUGUST 13th
Art & About @ Denver Art Museum @ 1PM Art & About tours are designed for visitors with early-stage Alzheimer's or dementia and their care partners.
Mt. Joy Night 1 @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 7PM With Leif Vollebekk
Free Summer Concert Series: Shwayze @ Levitt Pavilion @ 6PM With Claire Wright
Jutes @ Summit @ 6PM With Mothica & Wilt
Angine de Poitrine @ Ogden Theatre @ 8PM With Population II
Sam Gellaitry @ Gothic Theatre @ 9PM With Oliver Crosby La Luz @ Bluebird Theater @ 8PM With Spacemoth & Will Sprott
Assembly of Dust @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Scrapdog
FRIDAY - AUGUST 14th
B-Side Music Fridays @ MCA @ 7PM Enjoy live performances from local Colorado musicians on MCA's iconic rooftop!
Make-A-Wish Colorado Summer Concert Series: Spencer Crandall @ Number Thirty Eight @ 8:30PM Number Thirty Eight teams up with Make-A-Wish Colorado for a summer concert benefiting wishes for local children. Doors open at 5PM; tickets are $15 and VIP tickets are $60.
Lumonics Immersed @ Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery @ 8:15PM Step inside a multisensory light-art experience filled with glowing sculptures, music, and immersive projections.
The Jazz Room: Marvin Gaye in a Night of Soul @ The Church Nightclub @ 6:30PM / 8:30PM Celebrate the impact and legacy of music legend Marvin Gaye as his timeless music reimagined by a talented live band.
Mt. Joy Night 2 @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 7PM With Arcy Drive
Josh Teed @ Mishawaka @ 8PM With Chamber Orchestra, Sumthin Sumthin, Shmani, & more
BERTHA: Grateful Drag @ Arvada Center @ 7:30PM Don’t miss the world’s first all drag Grateful Dead tribute band!
Free Summer Concert Series: Rebirth Brass Band @ Levitt Pavilion @ 6PM With Deltaphonic
ISOXO @ Mission Ballroom @ 8PM With Rocket Rese & Aleko
Easy Jim @ Fox Theatre @ 8PM With Shakedown Strings
Nicky Romero @ The Church Nightclub @ 10PM With Ecotek & Faybl
City of the Sun @ Meow Wolf @ 8PM With Nina de Freitas
Riff Wood @ Bluebird Theater @ 7PM With Willowake
Riot Ten @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom @ 8:30PM With SweetTooth, Mongrel b2b Joust, Sleazy Lettuce, & Sorcell
Goodbye June @ Aggie Theatre @ 8PM With STIL RUNNIN
Wax Monkey + Sam Walker Band @ Cervantes’ Other Side @ 8PM With Derek Dames OHL
Dwllrs @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Thebandfriday
SATURDAY - AUGUST 15th
Courtside Comedy @ 3rd Shot Pickleball - River Point @ 8:30PM Get a double dose of pickleball and comedy with all-levels open play from 6–8PM, followed by courtside stand-up starting at 8:30PM.
Camp Mimosa @ Stanley Marketplace @ 12PM Munchies & Mimosas is turning The Local Drive Hangar into Camp Mimosa with camp-style activities and games, live music, prizes, food and munchies, and more.
Denver BAZAAR @ Larimer Square @ 3PM Shop local this summer season at this outdoor market that features a curated selection of 30+ vendors & makers with one-of-a-kind finds.
National Aviation Day @ Wings Air & Space Museum @ 10AM Join in for a celebration of flight, participate in family-friendly activities, and learn about the science and history of aerospace!
Cockpit Demo Day @ Wings Air & Space Museum @ 10AM Get an up-close look inside select aircraft and learn all about their history, instruments, and controls!
SOLD OUT - Sound Healing: The Power of Sound @ DAM @ 10:30AM This meditation and sound bathing workshop focuses on sound as a healing force through cross-cultural perspectives.
‘Kit ‘n’ Will’ Performance @ Vintage Theatre @ 7PM This interactive staged reading explores the question of whether the one who wrote the Shakespearean canon is alive and well today.
LCD Soundsystem Night 1 @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 7PM With Feist & Victoryland
BERTHA: Grateful Drag @ Mishawaka @ 8PM Don’t miss the world’s first all drag Grateful Dead tribute band!
Mt. Joy @ Fiddler’s Green @ 7PM With Arcy Drive
Yonder Mountain String Band @ Arvada Center @ 7:30PM With The Fretliners
Driveways @ Marquis Theater @ 6PM With Like Roses & Action/Adventure
Hulvey @ Ogden Theatre @ 7PM With indie tribe & Kijan Boone
Die Spitz @ Gothic Theatre @ 8PM With Cashier
Nick Shoulders @ Boulder Theater @ 8PM With Esther Rose
The Dirty Turkeys @ Fox Theatre @ 8PM With Jackson Cloud, Abernathy Shagnaster, & Words of Mouth
Holdfast. @ Meow Wolf @ 8PM With hellocentral & Jaguar Stevens
Telykast @ The Church Nightclub @ 10PM With Ember & Vinnie Maniscalco
Willis @ Bluebird Theater @ 8PM With Zzzahara & The Flooks
Memba @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom @ 9:30PM With Manila Killa & Zero Point
King Cabbage Brass Band + Brothers of Brass @ Cervantes’ Other Side @ 8PM With Sean Applebee & Beyond
Orca @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Spencer Marlyn Band
SUNDAY - AUGUST 16th
Eric Eaton Magic Show @ Denver Improv @ 6PM Enjoy a comedy and magic show from the Merlin Award winner Eric Eaton, as seen on 'Masters of Illusion'!
Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald Stand-Up @ Comedy Works South @ 3PM *Family Friendly
LCD Soundsystem Night 2 @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 6:30PM With Feist & Victoryland
Nick Shoulders @ Mishawaka @ 8PM With Esther Rose
Free Summer Concert Series: Silverada @ Levitt Pavilion @ 4PM With Blake Brown & The American Dust Choir
RATBOYS @ Aggie Theatre @ 8PM With Autumnal
Bitter Boxer @ Globe Hall @ 5PM With Emma Spears, Cole Hemstreet, & more
All Weekend
THURSDAY & FRIDAY - Zach Bryan @ Empower Field With Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen & Fey Fili
THURSDAY & FRIDAY - Goldings/Bernstein/Stewart Organ Trio @ Dazzle Don’t miss one of the best organ trios known for their chart-topping performances, on-stage synergy, and flawless repertoire.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY - Savannah Bananas: Banana Ball @ Coors Field “Banana Ball” is a fast-paced, action-packed style of baseball with rules that include a two-hour time limit, fans catching foul balls for outs and games that are won by points -- not runs.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY - Denver 48 Hour Film Project 2026 Premiere Screenings @ The Bug Theatre Filmmakers from all over the Denver, CO area compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours.
All weekend - ‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’ Musical @ Buell Theatre Inspired by the classic film ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail,’ this musical has everything that makes a great comedy, from flying cows to British royalty. Ends 8/23.
All weekend - ‘504’ Musical @ Kilstrom Theatre Get ready for the world premiere fictionalized retelling of the 1977 San Francisco disability rights sit-in, pulsing with music, heart, and resilience as a community fights for connection, identity, and change. Ends 8/23.
All weekend - ‘Witch’ Play @ Dairy Arts Center Jen Silverman’s reworking of the 1621 drama, ‘The Witch of Edmonton,’ is wickedly funny, surprisingly moving and dangerously entertaining. Ends 8/23.
Ongoing
Ongoing - Cherry Creek Fresh Market @ 9AM Shop Colorado products in season like farm flowers, fresh fruit & veggies, local greens, culinary herbs, French cheeses, vegan & gluten-free products, and much more! Ends 10/10.
Ongoing - Farmers Market @ Old South Pearl Street @ 9AM Shop Colorado-grown produce and locally-made products, plus enjoy live musical performances. Ends 11/8.
Ongoing - Riverfront Market @ Commons Park @ 9AM-1PM This open-air market brings together Colorado farms and ranches, prepared foods, local artists, and coffee. Ends 9/26.
Ongoing - ‘Harry Potter: The Exhibition’ Immersive Experience @ 417 S Broadway The renowned exhibition celebrates all things Harry Potter by bringing to life some of your favourite moments, characters, locations, and beasts from the film series, as well as the extended Harry Potter universe. Ends 9/30.
Ongoing - Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience @ Exhibition Hub Art Center This captivating 360º digital art exhibition invites you to step into the universe of the Dutch genius, Vincent van Gogh. Ends 8/30.
Ongoing - ‘Smithsonian Starstruck’ Immersive Experience @ York Street Yards NEW - First-of-its-kind virtual reality adventure takes visitors on a breathtaking journey through the cosmos, from dazzling galaxies to the edge of a black hole. Ends 9/28.
Ongoing - ‘Bright Nights’ Experience @ Four Mile Park Bright Nights returns with a magical menagerie of brightly colored lanterns inspired by diversity of nature. Ends 11/8.
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 12/12/2026.
Ongoing - ‘Strike it Rich!’ Puzzle Room Experience @ Golden Puzzle Room Go on an exciting search for gold in this 60-minute immersive team quiz.
Ongoing - ‘Changing Landscapes: Inside Venice, Mesa Verde, and Rapa Nui’ Exhibition @ DMNS Through large-scale projections and interactive experiences, guests will be transported to UNESCO World Heritage Sites facing challenges in a changing climate. Ends 1/3/2027.
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 - ‘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 - ‘Tilting West’ Exhibition @ Arvada Center Blending invited and juried artists from across the region, this large-scale exhibition reexamines the genre of the American West through a contemporary lens. Ends 8/23.
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 10/25.
Ongoing - ‘Conversation Pieces’ Exhibition @ DAM Discover connections between visionary designers, cultural movements, and the evolution of iconic fashion houses. Ends 2/7/2027.
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 day 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.
Ongoing - ‘Colorado Currents’ Exhibition @ MCA The exhibition brings together recent artworks by a multigenerational group of twenty-eight artists with ties to Colorado, in the spirit of exploring how Colorado is experienced today. Ends 11/1.
Ongoing - ‘Still in Sound’ Exhibition @ Clyfford Still Museum Designed to facilitate visceral, whole-body experiences with Clyfford Still’s work, this exhibition explores how visitors may experience abstract visual language through sound. Ends 2/14/2027.
Ongoing - ‘Tres Voces, Un Corazón’ Exhibition @ BMoCA Bringing together distinct practices by three members of one family, the exhibition explores how identity, cultural memory, and artistic language are formed, challenged, and carried forward within a shared but evolving lineage. Ends 9/13.
