Things to do in Denver this weekend [July 24th - 27th]

July 24, 2025

Hey Denver,

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THURSDAY - JULY 24th

AJR @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre @ 6PM With Cavetown, Valley, & Madilyn Mei

Spike and The Gimme Gimmes @ Summit @ 6PM With Pet Needs, Bad Year, & Indecisive

Harbour @ Marquis Theater @ 7PM With Sam Macpherson

Brendan Walter @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Ronjo V & Jenna North

FRIDAY - JULY 25th

Artist Takeover @ DAM @ 6PM Enjoy an interactive and immersive after-hours event where visitors can participate in art-making, tours, unique experiences, performances, and more!

CCO In Concert: Opera’s Greatest Hits @ Central City Opera House @ 7:30PM Enjoy the Central City Opera Orchestra alongside principal singers and a full chorus, performing numbers from ‘Carmen,’ ‘The Pearl Fishers,’ ‘The Tales of Hoffmann,’ and more.

Candlelight: The Best Of Joe Hisaishi @ Kirk of Highland @ 8:45PM Experience soundtracks from ‘Spirited Away,’ ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service,’ ‘Princess Mononoke,’ and more performed by a string ensemble.

Jason Aldean @ Ball Arena @ 7:30PM With Nate Smith, RaeLynn, & Dee Jay Silver

Break Science @ Meow Wolf @ 8PM With Casual Commander & Eliptek

Mr. Woodman @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Hard 45 & In Plain Air

SATURDAY - JULY 26th

Mister Fest @ 16th Street @ 3PM TheBigWonderful is bringing the cool back to 16th Street with Mister Fest, a mist-cooled summer block party packed with live DJ sets, themed contests, free bike tune-ups, food trucks, lawn games, and more!

A Conversation with Alicia Silverstone @ Buell Theatre @ 7PM Come see Alicia Silverstone live and revisit the iconic 1995 film ‘Clueless!’

The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans @ The Church Nightclub @ 6PM / 8PM Travel back in time to 1920s New Orleans as talented live jazz band brings a night of soul, passion, and rhythm.

Lumonics Immersed @ Lumonics Gallery @ 8PM Multisensory performance orchestrated live by one of the first and longest-running light art projects in the US.

Candlelight: Magical Movie Soundtracks @ Kirk of Highland @ 6:30PM Hear your favorite fairytale and fantasy films soundtracks, including scores from ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ ‘Little Mermaid,’ ‘The Lion King,’ ‘The Avengers,’ and more.

Mk.Gee @ Fillmore Auditorium @ 6PM With Black Noise & Seesooooo

Keep Flying @ Marquis Theater @ 7PM With State Drugs & Overtime Winner

Unhinged Festival @ Mission Ballroom @ 6PM Featuring The Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge, Sanguisugabogg, Khemmis, & Suicide Cages

SadGirl + The McCharmlys @ Aggie Theatre @ 8PM With The High Curbs & The Athletics

Old Mervs @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With The Dirty Turkeys

SUNDAY - JULY 27th

Block Party @ The Kirkland DAM @ 10AM This community celebration will feature free admission, art-making activities, food trucks, musical performances, and more!

An Evening with Francis Ford Coppola @ Paramount Theatre @ 7PM Plus enjoy screening of ‘Megalopolis’!

ABBA Under the Stars Concert @ The Rally Hotel @ 6PM / 8:30PM Enjoy a unique celebration of ABBA’s greatest hits in the beautiful rooftop setting of The Rally Hotel.

Beck @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 7:30PM With The Colorado Symphony & Molly Lewis

Unhinged Festival @ Ogden Theatre @ 6PM Featuring Power Trip, Gatecreeper, Castle Rat, 200 Stab Wounds, & Nailed Shut Ma

Room By Room @ Globe Hall @ 5PM With Five Minutes Out, Theater, & Strawberry Milk

All Weekend

FRIDAY & SATURDAY - ‘The Barber of Seville’ Opera @ Opera House Central City Opera opens its 2025 season with opera’s most famous comedy - Gioachino Rossini’s hilarious and charming ‘The Barber of Seville.’ Ends 8/3.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - ‘Once Upon a Matress’ Opera @ Central City Opera House Packed with golden-age Broadway tunes, clever humor, and larger-than-life characters, this take on the classic fairytale offers a delightful mix of whimsy and vocal brilliance. Ends 8/2.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Art Festival @ Cheesman Park Shop unique pieces from 150+ artists and craftsmen from the US, enjoy performances from local musicians, and catch Denver’s best food trucks!

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Urban Market @ Union Station @ 12PM Shop clothing, jewelry, antiques, furniture, and other unique treasures directly from local artists.

All weekend - Arapahoe County Fair @ Arapahoe County Fairgrounds A longstanding summer tradition, this fair features the best attractions, rides, exhibits, games, vendors, and food to enjoy with the whole family!

All weekend - Underground Music Showcase @ South Broadway Denver’s favorite music festival returns with an incredible lineup of artists to discover!

All weekend - Colorado Music Festival @ Chautauqua This year, enjoy a stellar line-up of internationally renowned musicians performing classical selections from Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, & other + new and contemporary works. Ends 8/3.

All weekend - ‘Dixie’s Tupperware Party’ Show @ Garner Galleria Theatre Audiences howl with laughter in this fresh and heartfelt show full of funny stories with a sprinkle of empowerment and wisdom. Ends 8/17.

All weekend - ‘Saw’ Musical @ Boulder Ballet Prepare to be thrilled as one of the most thought-provoking horror films takes an unexpected twist into the world of musicals. Ends 7/27.

All weekend - ‘Richard II’ Play @ CU University Theatre Building The first chapter of Shakespeare’s four-part “game of thrones” examines issues critical to contemporary politics, from the embrace of autocracy, the power of wealth, and whether a nation divided can stand. Ends 8/10.

All weekend - ‘The Tempest’ Play @ CU University Theatre Building Presented by Colorado Shakespeare Festival, ‘The Tempest’ is an intoxicating mélange of comedy, tragedy and fantasy from the pinnacle of Shakespeare’s creative genius. Ends 8/10.

Ongoing

Ongoing - Cherry Creek Fresh Market @ 9AM Saturdays only* 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 10/11.

Ongoing - Farmers Market @ Old South Pearl Street @ 9AM Sundays only* Shop Colorado-grown produce and locally-made products, plus enjoy live musical performances. Ends 11/4.

​​Ongoing - Farmers Market @ City Park Esplanade @ 8AM Saturdays only* Ends 10/26.

Ongoing - Bright Nights Exhibition @ Four Mile Historic Park For 10 weeks, larger-than-life sculptures will illuminate the night across 12 acres at Four Mile Historic Park. Ends 10/5.

Ongoing - Colorado Renaissance Festival Saturdays & Sundays only* The King and Queen are pleased to welcome you to another glorious renaissance weekend in the village of Larkspurshire. Ends 8/3.

Ongoing - Summer Evenings @ Denver Zoo Fridays & Saturdays* Enjoy extended Zoo hours, plus live music, scavenger hunts, animal demonstrations, and more! Ends 8/9.

Ongoing - Cirque du Soleil: ECHO @ Ball Arena
In ECHO, poetry, stagecraft, daring acrobatics, and cutting-edge technology come together to explore the delicate balance between people, animals, and the world. Ends 8/17.

Ongoing - ‘Titanic: An Immersive Voyage’ Exhibition @ Exhibition Hub Art Center
Embark on an interactive tour of the Titanic with incredible life-sized re-creations of the ship’s interior, immersive video animations, and 3D views that place you onboard of the ship. Ends 9/21.

Ongoing - ‘2theXtreme’ Exhibition @ Wings Air & Space Museum This hands-on exhibit presents 20 interactive activities that help visitors discover how numbers shape the world around us and explore math in action through games, robotics, sports, and more. Ends 9/7.

Ongoing - ‘Jurassic Oceans: Monsters Of The Deep’ Exhibition @ DMNS Featuring 3D models and life-sized casts, this exhibition takes you back in time to experience a prehistoric underwater world as you’ve never seen before. 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 - ‘Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia’ Exhibition @ DMNS Embark on an awe-inspiring journey through time to discover the untold story of Angkor Empire featuring over 100 ancient relics never before seen outside of Cambodia. Ends 8/24.

Ongoing - ‘The Future Is Present, The Harbinger Is Home’ Exhibition @ MCA Denver MCA Denver presents a selection of artworks from the acclaimed international art triennial Prospect.6, whose exhibition explores New Orleans through a lens of climate change, colonialism, and belonging. Ends 8/24.

Ongoing - ‘Charles Sandison: Chamber’ Exhibition @ DAM Commissioned by the DAM, ‘Chamber’ transports viewers to an alternative world of wonder and awe through colorful abstract video projections. Ends 8/10.

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 - ‘Eyes On: Susan Wick’ Exhibition @ DAM Multi-disciplinary Denver-based artist Susan Wick makes art exploring worlds of fantasy, intrigue and desire. Ends 7/26.

Ongoing - ‘Confluence of Nature: Nancy Hemenway Barton’ Exhibition @ DAM This exhibition presents multidisciplinary works by artist Nancy Hemenway Barton, each an exploration of her travels around the world, from Bolivia to Benin. Ends 10/8.

Ongoing - ‘Held Impermanence’ Exhibition @ Clyfford Still Museum This carefully curated exhibition allows visitors to see not only Still’s acclaimed masterpieces but also paintings made in painful transitions and others that bear the scars of time. Ends 9/14.