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THURSDAY - JUNE 4th
Summer Adult Night @ Denver Zoo @ 5:30PM Whether you’re planning a date night or a fun evening with friends, this 21+ Adult Night offers a fun, after-hours escape just for grown-ups.
Taste of The West @ Foothills Fieldhouse @ 5PM Celebrate the rich culinary landscape of the Denver area and sample a wide variety of food and drink, meet the faces behind local establishments, discover new dining spots and vendors, and more!
¡VIVA MÉXICO! Performance @ Ellie Caulkins Opera House @ 7:30PM Don’t miss exquisite folklórico, flamenco, and contemporary dance performance from Colorado’s most prestigious ballet folklorico dance company!
Brit Floyd @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 8PM The world's premier Pink Floyd tribute act presents a monumental new production, honoring one of the most legendary albums in rock history — ‘The Wall.’
Los Mirlos @ Bluebird Theater @ 8PM With Don Chicharron
Avery Lynch @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Julia Campbell
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes @ Cervantes’ Other Side @ 8PM With Andy Hall & Sam Walker
Burning Spear @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom @ 8PM With Jesse Royal
FRIDAY - JUNE 5th
Rockies vs Brewers @ Coors Field @ 6:40PM Promotion: City Connect Hat, Pride Night Ticket Package
First Fridays Creator Market @ Stanley Marketplace @ 6PM Wander through 45+ 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!
The Moth StorySLAM Live Event @ MCA Denver @ 7:30PM
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5‑minute story on the night’s theme.
Yo-Yo Ma in Concert @ Ford Amphitheater @ 7:30PM The concert pairs Yo-Yo Ma’s unparalleled artistry with a vibrant, all-American–inflected repertoire performed by your Colorado Symphony.
Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings @ Kirk of Highland @ 7:15PM Your favorite throwback Hip-Hop hits reimagined in classical sound! Featuring selections by Wu Tang Clan, Outkast, 2Pac, Nas, & more.
Brit Floyd @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 8PM The world's premier Pink Floyd tribute act presents a monumental new production, honoring one of the most legendary albums in rock history — ‘Dark Side of the Moon.’
Free Concert: Pride Kick-Off @ Levitt Pavilion @ 7PM Featuring Tiana Major 9, Dzirae Gold, & Hex Kitten
Toadies @ Ogden Theatre @ 7PM With Local H & Sparta
Burning Spear @ Boulder Theater @ 8PM With Jesse Royal
Tchami @ The Church Nightclub @ 10PM With Liam Dever & Evio
Daniel Allan @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom @ 8:30PM With Informal & Pure Colors
Singles 35+ Event with Thursday @ Ambler @ 7:00 PM
Skip the apps and meet other 35+ singles IRL with social bingo, mingling, and a private Union Station-area setting.
SATURDAY - JUNE 6th
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rooftop Summer Kickoff Happy Hour @ Downtown Denver Rooftop @ 6:00 PM
Kick off summer with cocktails, hot dogs, ice cream, disco, funk, and house music on a downtown rooftop at sunset.⭐️⭐️⭐️
Rockies vs Brewers @ Coors Field @ 7:10PM Promotion: University of Nebraska Ticket Package
Fort Collins Pride Parade @ Library Park @ 11AM Celebrate FOCO Pride with special workshops, kid-friendly activations, food trucks, a vendor market, and more!
Arvada Summerfest @ Ralston Park Addition @ 11AM Kick-off the summer season at this free, family-friendly festival including live music performances, kids activities, a beer garden, and fundraising for local community clubs!
Summer Sessions Festival @ Riverfront Park @ 2PM Kick off the summer the right way with local musicians, delicious bites and cold drunks, and positive vibes all day long!
Denver BAZAAR @ Lowry @ 1PM Denver BAZAAR returns to Lowry with 80+ Colorado makers on the lawn behind Denver Beer Co's taproom.
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
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.
Denver Museum Shop Market @ Clyfford Still Museum @ 10AM Enjoy the sunshine and explore an outdoor market featuring unique items and books from local museums and cultural organizations on the Clyfford Still Museum’s forecourt.
‘Beats Antique’ Experience @ Mission Ballroom @ 6:30PM This large-scale, costume-forward live event is built around music, movement, spectacle, and collective participation.
Big Head Todd and The Monsters @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 7PM With 4 Non Blondes
Free Concert: Steph Strings @ Levitt Pavilion @ 7PM With Patrick Dethlefs
Yot Club @ Summit @ 7PM With Renny Conti
‘68 @ Marquis Theater @ 7PM With Nate Bergman
Josiah and the Bonnevilles @ Gothic Theatre @ 7:30PM With Max Alan & Brenna Macmillan
Black Tiger Sex Machine @ The Church Nightclub @ 10PM With Dreamtakers, Kalyp, & Edamami
Bob Schneider @ Bluebird Theater @ 8PM With The Honey Empire
Kenny Mason @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom @ 8PM With Feardorian
Juno What ?! @ Cervantes’ Other Side @ 8PM With Deadphish Orchestra
Fresh Fruit! @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Marty Nation & Altaphonic
Guard and Grace Rosé Party @ Guard and Grace @ 12:00 PM
Dress in pink and white for an afternoon of 50+ rosés, chef-driven bites, patio vibes, and a good-cause toast.
The Slacker Show's Pet Adoption Event @ Number 38 @ 2:00 PM
Meet adoptable pets from local shelters during an outdoor takeover with vendors, giveaways, food, cocktails, and plenty of animal love.
SUNDAY - JUNE 7th
Rockies vs Brewers @ Coors Field @ 1:10PM Promotion: Dinger Bobblehead, Autograph Sunday, Denver Summit FC Crossover Ticket Package
Paws with Pride @ Denver Union Station @ 1PM Visit Denver Union Station for Paws with Pride - a dog costume contest featuring runway walks, themed categories, and prizes for the best dressed pups.
Pride: ‘Drag Me to the Opera’ Show + Party @ Levitt Pavilion @ 5PM Unleash your inner diva with a preview of the Central City Opera festival season, selections from opera, musical theatre, an aria lip sync contest, and more.
Trey Anastasio @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 7:30PM *With The Colorado Symphony
Em Beihold @ Meow Wolf @ 8PM With Janani K. Jha
The Slackers @ Bluebird Theater @ 8PM With Roka Hueka & The Alcapones
The Fear Reaches @ Globe Hall @ 5PM With Ripcords & Arranovum
Shordie Shordie @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom @ 8PM With Hoodtrophy Bino
HR @ Aggie Theatre @ 8PM With Lion Heights & Smoke-Signals
All Weekend
FRIDAY & SUNDAY - Colorado Shakespeare Festival: ‘Twelfth Night’ Play @ Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre A wise fool, mistaken identity, and ultimately, love, make for a classic, beloved comedy. Ends 8/2.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Denver Chalk Art Festival Golden Triangle Creative District A Denver tradition for over 20 years, this festival brings art to life! Come see professional artists at work or participate yourself
SATURDAY & SUNDAY - World Oddities Expo @ National Western Complex The World Oddities Expo is a traveling oddities festival where artists, vendors, performers, educators, and guest speakers come together to create a magical experience.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Park Hill Art Festival @ Park Hill Masonic Lodge ColoradoArtShows brings their selection of award-winning artists to the historic Park Hill neighborhood, providing residents opportunities to support local artists and enjoy the lively atmosphere.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Sunnyside Market Days @ Waldschänke Ciders + Coffee Expect live music, tasty food, and a rotating lineup of 20+ local vendors each day, slinging everything from handmade goods and art to vintage finds and homegrown treats.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Urban Market @ Union Station @ 12PM Shop clothing, jewelry, antiques, furniture, and other unique treasures directly from local artists. Ends 10/15.
All weekend - Denver Greek Festival @ Greek Orthodox Metropolis Cathedral This family-friendly event has offers plenty of fun - indulge in authentic Greek cuisine, enjoy live entertainment, and shop from boutiques offering traditional arts and jewelry.
All weekend - Camera World @ The Savoy Denver @ 4:30 PM
Follow Camera Man through everyday life, hopes, and dreams in this dark comedy set inside a digital dystopia.
All weekend - Denver Fringe Festival Enjoy a weekend full of bold, original performing arts from local and national performers at select venues throughout RiNo/Five Points and beyond.
All weekend - ‘Phenomenomaly’ Experience @ Meow Wolf ‘Phenomenomaly’ is an interactive experience filled with mysterious characters, glowing creatures, giant puppets, and custom music.
All weekend - The Improvised Shakespeare Company Performance @ Garner Galleria Theatre Based on one audience suggestion, The Improvised Shakespeare Company creates a brand new, fully improvised, Shakespearean masterpiece right before your eyes. Ends 7/26.
All weekend - ‘Ain’t Nothing But The Blues’ Musical @ Vintage Theatre Taking New York by storm, ‘It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues’ is a dynamic and moving musical journey tracing the evolution of the blues from Africa to Mississippi to Memphis to Chicago. Ends 6/21.
All weekend - ‘Violet’ Musical @ Aurora Fox Arts Center This award-winning musical blends American-roots, folk, and gospel into a moving story that’s captivated audiences for decades. Ends 6/28.
All weekend - ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Play @ Buell Theatre
Experience the wizarding world like never before at this record-breaking hit that brings the beloved story to the stage through astonishing theatrical magic. Ends 6/21.
All weekend - ‘Stoned King Lear’ Play @ Bowls wit the Bard Explore the duality of man with this stoned production of Shakespeare's ‘King Lear.’ Ends 6/6.
All weekend - ‘This Is The Day ‘91’ Play @ Buntport Theater This nostalgic comedy follows a group of high school friends as they attempt to re-create the moment they broke a Guinness Book World Record in 1991. Ends 6/14.
All weekend - ‘The Cake’ Play @ John Hand Theater CFU Exploring the themes of identity and beliefs, this play follows a baker named Della as she confronts her own views while making a cake for an untraditional wedding. Ends 6/28.
All weekend - ‘Silent Sky’ Play @ Dairy Arts Center ‘Silent Sky’ is the true story of Henrietta Leavitt and her team of female astronomers at the Harvard Observatory during the early years of the 20th century. Ends 6/7.
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 10/11.
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 - ‘Bodies: The Science Within’ Exhibition @ Denver Pavilions This immersive experience invites visitors of all ages on a journey through real human specimens, carefully and respectfully preserved, uncovering the intricate systems that sustain life. Ends 6/28.
Ongoing - Machu Picchu: Journey to the Lost City @ York Street Yards Experience the legendary Inca citadel like never before. Traverse the majestic mountain site, explore the agricultural terraces, the Temple of the Sun, and other iconic ruins as you witness the beauty of the Andes all around you. Ends 6/29.
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 - ‘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 9/30.
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 6/29.
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 NEW - 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 - ‘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 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.
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 2/17/2027.
Ongoing - ‘Margaret Johnson: Emergence’ Exhibition @ BMoCA Through a selection of Margaret Johnson’s botanical works, abstract paintings, and monotype prints, the exhibition traces visual resonance between human relationships and the natural world. Ends 7/26.
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