Mile High Holiday
Shopping Spree!
It’s that time of year again! Make your list and find that one-of-a-kind gift for family or friends. The Holiday season in the Mile High City offers an incredible wealth of shopping options. Find out all about them here.
Downtown Denver
www.downtowndenver.com
During the Holidays, the tree-lined, mile-long 16th Street Mall is ablaze with the color of more than one million lights, offering a fun and festive atmosphere to explore Downtown’s shopping scene. The Denver Pavilions (www.denverpavilions.com) is an open-air shopping and entertainment center stretching over two city blocks on the 16th Street Mall, between Welton and Tremont Sts. Shop at “one of a kind” retailers such as Virgin Records, Niketown, Ann Taylor, Victoria’s Secret, Gap and Forever 21. In the chic Larimer Square (www.larimersquare.com), on Larimer St. between 14th and 15th find all kinds of holiday gifts among the high-end regionally exclusive shops. If you’ve got a bookworm on your list, look no further than Tattered Cover (www.tatteredcover.com), Denver’s beloved Lower Downtown bookseller, where you’ll find great deals on books, cards and gift items.
Cherry Creek Shopping Center: Snow Globes
November 7 – December 24
www.shopcherrycreek.com
With more than 160 distinctive stores, restaurants and boutiques, it’s hard not to find something for absolutely everyone at Cherry Creek Shopping Center. Shop to your heart’s content at Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany & Co., Nordstrom, Macy’s. Out of town visitors will also receive an exclusive Passport to shopping, dining and big discounts to over 60 stores and restaurants. This holiday season, Cherry Creek Shopping Center takes on a special magic, with gigantic snow globes that will wow the whole family. Characters and elements from the classic movie, The Polar Express, create an innovative, interactive holiday experience November 7 – December 24. Walk through the 20-foot globe and see this holiday movie come to life, complete with falling snow! Throughout the holidays, also enjoy strolling carolers, holiday choirs, and photo opportunities with Santa Claus, or a family photo on the Polar Express caboose.
Cherry Creek North’s Yuletide Project
November 22 – December 24
www.cherrycreeknorth.com
Find that unique gift you’ve been searching for at Cherry Creek North, Denver’s premier outdoor shopping and dining district. During the Yuletide Project, Cherry Creek North’s 16 blocks are filled with holiday lights and décor highlighting the region’s largest collection of independently owned boutiques, home stores, restaurants and galleries. On November 22, experience a daylong celebration of Denver’s 150th birthday in Cherry Creek North. Guests will be recipients of 150 Cherry Creek North gift cards in denominations from $5 to $150. The day will receive a “kick” at noon when Cherry Creek Dance performers offer a Rockettes-style tribute to the City with 150 kicks! Don’t miss Buy Local Week, November 28-December 5, a citywide initiative with the Mile High Business Alliance to promote local shopping, dining and celebrating in the days following Thanksgiving. On December 4, 11 & 18 enjoy Candlelight Shopping Evenings in Cherry Creek North with extended store hours on Thursday nights. Strolling, dining and shopping will be enhanced by candles lining the sidewalks, sparkling holiday lights in the trees and Denver’s best choruses entertaining guests. Free parking is offered at the NorthCreek garage (1st and Detroit) every Thursday night).
Christkindl Market
Skyline Park (1825 Arapahoe St., Denver)
November 28 – December 23
www.denverchristkindlmarket.com
The eighth Annual Denver Christkindl Market will take place at Skyline Park in Downtown Denver with some traditional German holiday spirit. You will find quality merchandise from the Old Country as well as food and drinks, including Glühwein. As a special treat, the Nuremberg Christkindl will make her very first Denver appearance at the opening ceremony. There will be demonstrations of crafts such as a German glassblower and shows by local entertainers.
Sweet William Market at the Park
December 5 – 6
Four Mile Historic Park
www.fourmilehistoricpark.org
Towering pines and snow covered grove is the perfect setting to stuff your stockings with holiday shopping. Join Four Mile Historic Park for a festive and cozy day of goodies by their blazing fireplace. Your best stop for vintage nostalgic holiday décor, gifts, stocking stuffers, and Hanukkah surprises. And as an added bonus, a portion of your purchases goes to support Four Mile Historic Park.
Denver Art Museum
November - December
www.denverartmuseum.org
Stop by one of the Museum Shops whenever the Museum is open, including Friday night until 10 p.m. Choose from an array of beautiful and unique items perfect for holiday giving, ranging from jewelry, books and scarves to games, prints and decorative accents for an artful home. You can also purchase gift memberships—the deadline to have the membership packet mailed to the recipient by Christmas is December 5. If you are putting it under the tree yourself, make your purchase as late as Christmas Eve! Monday, December 1, from 2 to 8 p.m. is Members Shopping Event, with 20 percent discounts on all purchases, plus free gift-wrapping and a chance to draw for an even bigger discount. In addition, all gift memberships purchased on-site during Members Shopping Event will include a fabulous free gift. Not a member? Join at the door to receive immediate member privileges and entry to the event.
Find out about all kinds of great Denver deals during the Holiday season at www.MileHighHolidays.com.