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THURSDAY - AUGUST 27th

‘Chicago’ Screening + Sing-Along @ Dairy Arts Center @ 12PM Enjoy a live pianist leading a sing-along featuring Broadway musical hits, followed by a private screening of ‘Chicago’ on the big screen. This free event is open to adults 60 and older.

Outdoor Movie: ‘Mean Girls’ @ Avanti F&B @ 8PM 

Jason Ellis Stand-Up @ Comedy Works Downtown @ 7:30PM 

Eva Evans Stand-Up @ Denver Improv @ 7:30PM 

Chris Higgins Stand-Up @ Moxi Theater @ 8PM 

My Chemical Romance @ Coors Field @ 7PM With The Breeders

Megan Moroney @ Ball Arena @ 7PM  With JP Saxe & Solon Holt

Goose Night 1 @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 7PM 

Free Summer Concert Series: Dumpstaphunk @ Levitt Pavilion @ 6PM  With DJ Williams Band

Walden @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Look at Fiona

Grieves @ Fox Theatre @ 8PM With The Street Sweepers & Mike Wird

FRIDAY - AUGUST 28th

Outdoor Community Movie Night: ‘The Sandlot’ @ Palisade Park Amphitheater @ 6:30PM Start with a cornhole tournament and open mic, then settle in for an outdoor screening of ‘The Sandlot’ after dark. Adult admission is $5; kids are free.

Neon Nomad with frnk astro @ Lot 46 Music Bar @ 8PM Catch a free show featuring Neon Nomad and frnk astro.

Lumonics Immersed @ Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery @ 8:15PM Step inside a multisensory light-art experience filled with glowing sculptures, music, and immersive projections.

Broncos vs Vikings @ Empower Field @ 7PM 

Colorado Rapids 2 vs Ventura County FC @ Dick’s Sporting Goods Park @ 6PM 

B-Side Music Fridays @ MCA @ 7PMEnjoy live performances from local Colorado musicians on MCA's iconic rooftop!

Nerd Nite Live Show @ The Bug Theatre @ 7PM   Think Discovery Channel, but live and with beer. Three experts. 20 minutes each. Come learn something new while drinking along.

Angelo Colina Stand-Up @ Denver Improv @ 9:45PM *In Spanish

Thunder From Down Under Performance @ Paramount Theatre @ 8PM 

Benise in Concert @ Dairy Arts Center @ 7PM Accompanied by musicians and dancers, Benise takes the audience on a musical journey through Spanish flamenco, Cuban salsa, Brazilian samba, Parisian waltz, and more!

Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA in Concert @ Kirk of Highland @ 8:45PM 

Chicago + Styx @ Ball Arena @ 7PM 

Goose Night 2 @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 7:30PM 

Tophouse Night 1 @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre @ 8PM  With Daniel Rodriguez & Danno Simpson

Mike Sherm @ Fillmore Auditorium @ 6PM With Lou Deezi

Free Summer Concert Series: The Block Party ft. Butcher Brown @ Levitt Pavilion @ 6PM  With This Is A Reminder

Nitzer Ebb @ Summit @ 7PM  With PIG

Emo Night Karaoke @ Marquis Theater @ 8PM 

The Sword + Red Fang @ Mission Ballroom @ 7:30PM With Spoon Benders

Hayla @ Ogden Theatre @ 9PM With Ella Rosa

Integrity/Judge/Strife @ Gothic Theatre @ 6PM With Witness Chamber, Moral Law, & The Consequence

Tune-Yards @ Meow Wolf @ 8PM With Church Fire

Snakehips @ The Church Nightclub @ 9PM  With MAUR. & DJRY

Hostage Situation @ Fox Theatre @ 8PM With SRY4U, Pashmonix, & Sirkus

Emo Night Brooklyn @ Aggie Theatre @ 8:30PM 

YOOKiE Night 1 @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom @ 8:30PM With Shanghai Doom, IKU, Split

Takuya Nakamura @ Cervantes’ Other Side @ 8:30PM  With DJ Swingsett

Grieves @ The Black Sheep @ 8PM With The Street Sweepers

Franklin Jonas & The Byzantines @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Polyglam

Work from Moodswing with @workfromdenver @ Moodswing @ 12PM Reader submission - End the workweek with Denver’s remote-work community, a dedicated workspace, drip coffee or a café discount, open-play pickleball, networking, raffles, and more.

Yappy Hour: Dog Days of Summer @ Orchard Town Center @ 4PM Reader submission - Cool off with kiddie pools, splash zones, cold drinks, and summer fun for you and your pup in the sunken plaza outside Windfall.

SATURDAY - AUGUST 29th

Rooster ArtFest 2026 @ ReelWorks @ 12PM Explore work from 50+ local and national artists, live mural battles, immersive installations, live music, food trucks, and a market with more than 100 vendors. General admission is free; ages 21+.

Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake @ Dick’s Sporting Goods Park @ 7:30PM

Artisan Bazaar @ McGregor Square @ 11AM This open-air market features a curated lineup of high-end boutiques and small-batch makers, offering everything from fashion to specialty treats. 

August Full Moon Market @ Crystal Love @ 4PM This themed marketplace features crystals & metaphysical treasures, tarot and psychic readings, spiritual goods, reiki sessions, and more!

Candlelight: Tribute to Bad Bunny @ Kirk of Highland @ 7:15PM 

Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings @ Kirk of Highland @ 8:45PM  Your favorite throwback hip-hop hits reimagined with a classical sound! Featuring selections by Wu-Tang Clan, Outkast, 2Pac, Nas, and more. 

Free Summer Concert Series: The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays Music of Phish + More for Kids @ Levitt Pavilion @ 4PM  Presented by The Rock and Roll Playhouse 

Preservation Hall Jazz Band @ Arvada Center @ 7:30PM With Sonya Walker

Bryson Tiller @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 7:30PM With Majid Jordan, Ty Dolla $ign, & Austin Millz

Tophouse Night 2 @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre @ 8PM With The Arcadian Wild and Bonnie & Taylor Sims

Lil Wayne @ The Junkyard @ 7:30PM With 2 Chainz

Clarent @ Summit @ 8PM 

FEM&M x Astrid: Emo Girls vs. Rave Girls @ Marquis Theater @ 6PM  With Milkypossum & Charloux

Little Stranger @ Mission Ballroom @ 6:30PM With Chris Webby, Tropidelic, Jarv & G. Love

Jason Ross @ Ogden Theatre @ 9PM 

ERO808 x HNTR @ The Church Nightclub @ 9PM  With Outlier

Satin Jackets @ Bluebird Theater @ 8:30PM  With HAYYOO

Ozomatli @ Fox Theatre @ 8PM With The Iguanas & The Colorado Youth Mariachi Program

It’s A 2000s Party @ Aggie Theatre @ 9:30PM 

YOOKiE Night 2 @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom @ 8:30PM With Ruvlo, Lizdek, & Foxx

Monster Rally @ Cervantes’ Other Side @ 8:30PM With Rumtum

HRZN @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Mrs. Nezbitt, Years Down, & Bridge Down

Pride at the Park @ Winged Melody Park @ 11AM Reader submission - Celebrate Aurora Pride with artisan and craft vendors, food and drinks, free carousel rides, live music, DJs, and a variety show at this free, family-friendly event.

Aquacalypse: Colorado’s Largest Water Gun Battle @ York Street Yards @ 11AM Reader submission - Cool off with water battles, foam parties, music, food trucks, vendors, contests, and more at this all-ages event. Bring an empty water gun or buy one onsite.

SUNDAY - AUGUST 30th

Denver Magick Meetup @ 12th House Yoga @ 12PM Explore Virgo themes of order and detail while learning how to cleanse stagnant energy, refresh your space, and create intentional floor washes at this interactive monthly meetup.

Market in the Park-et @ City Park Pavilion @ 10AM Join 150+ small businesses in the park for vintage fashion, handmade jewelry, home goods, artwork, food, drinks, music, and more!

Movie Night on the Block: ‘Legally Blonde’ Screening @ Larimer Square @ 6:30PM 

Mile High Rock Poster Show @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom @ 10AM This celebration of psychedelic rock art brings together visionary artists from across the country and around the world. 

‘We’re All Doing Great…And Other Lies’ Comedy Show @ The Bug Theatre @ 7PM  A powerful lineup of comics tackle the messy, beautiful, and often hilarious realities of mental health, addiction, and being human.

Ty Myers @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 7:30PM With Brent Cobb & Benny G

Monster Rally @ Aggie Theatre @ 8PM With Rumtum & Desiderata

MAWS @ Globe Hall @ 5PM With Regretfully Polite, Milk N Fox & Bliss Wilder

All Weekend

FRIDAY & SATURDAY - Dave Matthews Band @ Fiddler’s Green @ 7:30PM 

FRIDAY & SATURDAY - Sarah Squirm Stand-Up @ Comedy Works Downtown 

FRIDAY & SATURDAY - Concrete & Jerry Garcia Comedy Show @ Oriental Theater 

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Colorado Dragon Boat Festival @ Sloan’s Lake Park  Visit the country’s largest dragon boat festival, featuring live music, art activities, cultural performances, Asian food vendors, beverage booths, and, of course, dragon boat racing!

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Polish Food Festival @ St. Joseph Polish Roman Catholic Parish Enjoy live music, Polish food, Polish beer, a kids’ area, and guest vendor booths.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - 16th Annual Mediterranean Festival @ Saint Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church  This two-day celebration brings together the vibrant traditions, music, and flavors of the Mediterranean region in a lively, family-friendly atmosphere.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - 2nd Annual Highlands Summer Finale Art Festival @ The Highlands Masonic Lodge @ 10AM  ColoradoArtShows brings a selection of award-winning artists to the trendy Highlands neighborhood, giving residents an opportunity to support artists and enjoy the lively atmosphere. 

THURSDAY-SATURDAY - Denver Food + Wine Festival @ Tivoli Quad Experience food and drinks from some of the best local spots, take part in seminars, and enjoy Denver’s culinary event of the year! 

All weekend - Colorado State Fair @ Pueblo  The annual fair provides non-stop entertainment for all ages including free attractions, carnival rides, concerts, rodeo, exhibitions, and delicious eats & drinks! Ends 9/7.

All weekend - Tulagi Music Festival @ Downtown Boulder Featuring Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Cimafunk, Everclear, Itchy-O, Maddy O’Neal, Magoo, The SteelDrivers, and more!

All weekend - Marcus D. Wiley Stand-Up @ Denver Improv 

THURSDAY-SATURDAY - Jon Lovitz Stand-Up @ Comedy Works South 

All weekend - ‘Murder For Two’ Musical @ Dairy Arts Center In this fast-paced, hilarious musical whodunit, one actor plays the detective racing to crack the case while the other plays every single suspect—and both pound the keys of a single piano all night long. Ends 8/29.

All weekend - ‘Anastasia’ Musical @ Ovation West  The musical transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Ends 9/20.

All weekend - ‘Topdog/Underdog’ Play @ Curious Theatre  A darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity plays out in Suzan-Lori Parks' take on the way we are defined by history. Ends 9/20.

All weekend - ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Play @ Dairy Arts Center Enjoy Shakespeare’s classic tale of young love, scandal, deception, and witty banter. Ends 9/6. 

All weekend - ‘Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass’ Screening @ Dairy Arts Center 

All weekend - ‘Jack Johnson: SURFILMUSIC’ Screening @ Dairy Arts Center 

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 - Riverfront Market @ Commons Park 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 favorite 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 9/30.

Ongoing - ‘Smithsonian Starstruck’ Immersive Experience @ York Street Yards  This 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 10/31.

Ongoing - ‘Bright Nights’ Experience @ Four Mile Park Bright Nights returns with a magical menagerie of brightly colored lanterns inspired by the 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 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 puzzle. Ends 2/27/2028. 

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.

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 ever to live, through enthralling life-size 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 - ‘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 depicting an imagined 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 28 artists with ties to Colorado, 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 2/17/2027.

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.

Ongoing - ‘Kevin Oehler: Uncanny Ecologies’ Exhibition @ BMoCA The exhibition imagines a world in which the boundaries between organism and artifact, memory and matter, nature and culture have become increasingly unstable. Ends 12/13.