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- Denver, here is my list of things to do this weekend [December 28th- 31st]
Denver, here is my list of things to do this weekend [December 28th- 31st]
New Years events included! 🍾
Denver, here is my big list of things to do this weekend!
If you have any events I should add in the future, please use the contact link at the bottom. Have a wonderful New Years, and thank you all once again so much for the support in growing this newsletter this year!
THURSDAY - DECEMBER 28th
Candlelight: A Tribute to Coldplay in Concert @ Kirk of Highland @ 6:30PM / 8:45PM Enjoy the best of Coldplay performed by a string quartet.
The Chainsmokers @ Belly Up Aspen @ 9PM With Nick Sung
Coast to Ghost @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Black Mople and Crimson Deep
FRIDAY - DECEMBER 29th
Ken Walker Sextet @ Dazzle @ 6:30PM The Ken Walker Sextet is an iconic and beloved jazz group which has played together for more than two decades.
Sarah Mount and the Rushmores @ Dazzle @ 9PM Sarah Mount and the Rushmores delivers improv driven hard funk and indie soul.
Holiday Karaoke @ McGregor Square @ 7PM Sing your heart out to your favorite festive tracks!
Winter Ball @ Meow Wolf @ 5PM Celebrating Acana - The Eemian Winter Festival
Jamie XX @ Belly Up Aspen @ 9:30PM With Spanish Gary
Magic Beans @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Cycles
SATURDAY - DECEMBER 30th
Jump in the New Year Showcase @ Wings Museum @ 10AM Jump into the new year with a showcase of parachutes, paramotors, and more!
Same Cloth @ Dazzle @ 6PM / 9PM Same Cloth is a genre-bending, Denver-based, Black woman-led band that uses their peculiarities to share meaningful art.
NAS @ Belly Up Aspen @ 9:30PM With Green Lantern
CloZee @ Mission Ballroom @ 8PM With Vincent Antone, Yoko, Daggz
Emancipator @ Meow Wolf @ 9PM With Northern Form
Magic Beans @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Trusetto
Elephant Revival @ Boulder Theater @ 8PM WIth ZiMBiRA
Brother Ali and The Grouch & Eligh @ Fox Theatre @ 9PM With Respect The Voices
SUNDAY - DECEMBER 31st
🍾New Year’s Eve Fireworks @ Downtown @ 8PM / 12AM The sky will once again sparkle over downtown at the close of 2023 with the New Year’s Eve Fireworks
🍾New Years Noon @ DMNS @ 10AM Join DMNS for a countdown to ... noon! They will have several hands-on activities to help you ring in the ‘noon year.’
🍾IgNight NYE @ Tivoli Quad @ 4PM See the spectacle of fire as 50+ foot tall hot air balloon’s ignite the night. Look at ice sculpture-making live and enjoy a glow-in-the-dark scavenger hunt.
Shelvis and the Roustabouts @ Aurora Fox Arts Center @ 7:30PM Ring in the New Year at the Fox with the music of Elvis, Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash and other Rockabilly pioneers, complete with costumes, dancing and plenty of participation.
🍾‘A Night in Vienna’ Concert @ Boettcher Concert Hall @ 6:30PM Start your celebration in style with the Colorado Symphony’s presentation of A Night in Vienna, a rousing selection of polkas, waltzes, and marches.
🍾NYE with Nostal-Jazz @ Dazzle @ 7PM / 10PM Cap off 2023 with some classic video game music (and maybe some TV and film music too) with your friendly neighborhood cover band, Nostal-jazz!
🍾New Years Party @ The Ritz-Carlton @ 8PM Experience an elite New Years celebration at the elegant and beautiful Ritz-Carlton, complete with live entertainment, casino and speakeasy, costumes, and more!
🍾Through the Ages NYE Party @ Union Station @ 8PM Step into a time-traveling celebration as you embark on a transcendent journey through time on New Year's Eve.
NAS @ Belly Up Aspen @ 9:30PM With Green Lantern
CloZee @ Mission Ballroom @ 8PM With LYNY, Super Future, pheel.
Neal Francis @ Ogden Theatre @ 8PM With The Texas Gentlemen
Emancipator @ Meow Wolf @ 9PMWith Edemame
Magic Beans @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Wood Belly
Gasoline Lollipops @ Fox Theatre @ 8PM With Bonnie & Taylor Sims and Phoebe Hunt
Elephant Revival @ Boulder Theater @ 9:30PM With Whiskey Blanket
Laura Jane Grace @ Marquis Theater @ 9:15PM With Mya Byrne
All Weekend
🍾SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Decadence 2023 @ Colorado Convention Center Get ready for America's biggest electronic New Years celebration!
All weekend - ‘Cinderella’ Musical @ Arvada Center LAST CHANCE - This stylish, contemporary take of the fairy tale classic promises fantastical costumes, hilarious dialogue, romantic lyrics, and unforgettable music for a truly magical experience.
All weekend - ‘Who’s Holiday’ Play @ Vintage Theatre LAST CHANCE - Cindy Lou Who is throwing a Christmas party in her trailer and boy does she have a story to tell! The sold-out holiday hit is back for its third year!
Limited-Time Holiday Events and Experiences
Ongoing - Ice Castles @ Cripple Creek See incredible sculptures and spaces built from ice as one of Colorado’s favorite traditions is back for another season.
Ongoing - ZooLights @ Denver Zoo Denver Zoo’s 30-year tradition is back for another season of holiday cheer and magic, complete with 80 acres of lights, ice-carving exhibitions, festive treats, and much more!
Ongoing- Blossoms of Light @ Botanic Gardens @ 4:30PM For three decades this annual holiday light extravaganza has transformed Botanic Garden’s York Street location into a twinkling wonderland.
Ongoing - Trail of Lights @ Chatfield Farms @ 5PM LAST CHANCE - Enjoy an illuminated stroll complete with singing Christmas trees, light tunnels, antique tractors, live music, and a holiday market open on select weekends.
Ongoing - Luminova Holidays @ Elitch Gardens LAST CHANCE - This family-friend event brings larger-than-life holiday displays and immersive experiences for all to enjoy.
Ongoing - Hudson Holidays @ Hudson Gardens & Events Center LAST CHANCE - Thousands of colorful lights and enchanting figures light up Hudson Gardens into an extravaganza of holiday cheer.
Ongoing - Christmas in Color Drive-Thru @ Water World Water Park LAST CHANCE - Experience one of the world’s largest animated live show drive-thrus and see millions of lights perfectly synchronized to holiday music.
Ongoing - McGregor Skating Rink @ McGregor Square @ 6:30PM Open daily, McGregor Skate is the perfect winter activity for guests of all ages.
Ongoing
Ongoing - ‘Tiny Art Big Ideas’ Exhibition @ Spectra Art Space From intricate paintings and sculptures to stickers, ornaments, and pins, this exhibition draws inspiration from life’s small moments and features miniature yet impressive art.
Ongoing - 'Spookadelia' Immersive Show @ Spectra Art Space 'Spookadelia: Doubt’s Echo' is an all-ages narrative-driven psychedelic immersive art, theatrical, and highly interactive experience.
Ongoing - ‘All Stars: Artists from The Phillips Collection’ Exhibition @ DAM With works by more than 50 artists including Benny Andrews, Childe Hassam, Jacob Lawrence, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, and more, the show explores important American art from the end of the nineteenth century to contemporary times.
Ongoing - ‘Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks’ Exhibition @ DAM One of the most acclaimed artists of his generation, Boafo’s works focus the viewers’ gaze on his subjects’ presence through his portraits representing Black life.
Ongoing - ‘The Russells in Denver, 1921’ Exhibition @ DAM Charles M. Russel’s works capture the vast landscapes, mountain ranges, and peoples of the American West of the 1880s, thus leaving a valuable chronicle of the West that once was.
Ongoing - ‘Personal Geographies’ Exhibition @ DAM The exhibition presents a selection of images by two artists - Trent Davis Bailey and Brian Adams who seek to understand themselves and the places they treasure though photography.
Ongoing - ‘Cowboy’ Exhibition @ MCA Consisting of works from Asian American, Latinx, and Native artists, this exhibition aims to shift the narratives around the idea of a ‘cowboy,’ adding more creativity, historical accuracy, and nuance.
Ongoing - ‘MediaLive: Technology as Healing’ Exhibition @ Boulder Museum of Contemporary ArtThis exhibition features the work of 8 artists who explore different forms of technology as solution-based methods for grappling with the complex global challenges of our time.