WHEN: Thru Dec. 23, 2020
WHERE: Colorado Railroad Museum
The story of The Polar ExpressTM is theatrically re-created and combined with a magical train ride at the Colorado Railroad Museum. Children get to meet Santa and experience all the sights and sounds of this classic tale as if happening all around them. This year, a whole host of carefully crafted updates have been made in order to ensure the health and safety of guests, cast and crew, so put on your pajamas and your most fashionable mask and bring the family to enjoy sharing hot cocoa and cookies together as the "Hot, Hot, Hot—Chocolate" song and dance unfolds before your eyes.
WHEN: Thru Dec. 23, 2020
WHERE: Civic Center Park
This outdoor event brings the most beloved elements of an authentic German holiday experience to The Mile High City. Stroll through a European village decorated for the holiday season as you shop for finely crafted artisan gifts and treats at charming wooden huts. Fuel your shopping with authentic Glühwein (mulled spiced wine), German Biers and hot chocolate, and nosh on Bavarian-style pretzels, fresh smoked salmon, Knödel, Goulasch, Nürnberger Sausages, pastries, caramels and European chocolates. This year, the Denver Christkindl Market is moving to a spacious, open-air location in Civic Center Park.
WHEN: Thru Dec. 23, 2020
WHERE: Fillmore Plaza
Join the festivities this holiday season as Cherry Creek North visitors fill Fillmore Plaza between 1st and 2nd. Shop from 30 vendors featuring products in European chalet-style clad shipping containers; enjoy live music by bands and carolers, and sip cocktails and hot beverages throughout Fillmore Plaza.
WHEN: Thru Dec. 24, 2020
WHERE: Stanley Marketplace, Aurora
Come get your Christmas tree at Stanley Marketplace! Neighborhood Christmas Tree Co. sources trees direct from farms in a variety of sizes and types, including Noble, Fraser, Nordman and Grand firs. They'll have a selection of Charlie Brown-inspired mini-trees, too, as well as a small assortment of holiday accessories, like wooden reindeer and wooden snowmen.
WHEN: Thru Jan. 5, 2021
WHERE: Online
This digital experience takes place on a web-based app where campers can explore fantastical places like Sweetsville, Fairy Forest and Treehouse Village. Each location includes multimedia content about the history and traditions surrounding the holiday season, as well as in-home activities. Campers can earn badges, track their progress and receive up to five packages featuring a wide variety of Christmas-themed activities.
WHEN: Nov. 27–Dec. 20, 2020
WHERE: Dairy Block
This outdoor market in the heated alleyway at Dairy Block pays homage to the quaint holiday festivals of Europe. Shop every weekend (Friday—Sunday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.) between Thanksgiving and Christmas while enjoying a seasonal beverage.
WHEN: Nov. 28, 2020
WHERE: South Holly Church, Centennial
Enjoy this open-air market featuring handmade and vintage items from 40+ vendors. Find unique, one-of-a-kind gifts made by local artisans. Buy for your loved ones, or treat yourself! Items will include holiday and home décor, accessories, jewelry, kids toys, party supplies, vintage finds, art, candles, artisanal food and more!
WHEN: Nov. 28–29, 2020
WHERE: Norris Penrose Event Center, Colorado Springs
Head south for Colorado Springs' largest craft and gift show of the year, featuring more than 120 local and national vendors. Enjoy live music and food-truck eats, raffles, silent auctions and family fun while you shop!
WHEN: Nov. 29, 2020
WHERE: Participating Museums
On Sunday, participating museum stores throughout the metro area will offer relaxing, inspired shopping from your favorite museums and cultural institutions online.
WHEN: Nov. 29, 2020
WHERE: Empower Field at Mile High
Cheer on the Denver Broncos as they take on the New Orleans Saints!
WHEN: Thru Nov. 29, 2020
WHERE: Denver Art Museum
Between 1972 and 1974, London-born, New York-based artist Anthony McCall recorded a suite of seven fire performances. Landscape for Fire presents five performers dressed in white walking a precisely choreographed pattern across an airfield in North Weald, England, igniting small fires. Shifting configurations of light and dark unfold across a thirty-six-point grid, as the field of grass becomes a meadow of light.
WHEN: Thru Nov. 30, 2020
WHERE: Cherry Creek Shopping Center
THE FENCE is a juried, traveling outdoor photography exhibit of outstanding images by photographers from around the world, presented by the Colorado Photographic Arts Center. The exhibit is installed along a 500-foot banner at Cherry Creek Park behind the shopping center (near the bike path).
WHEN: Thru Nov. 30, 2020
WHERE: Denver Art Museum
In this free outdoor exhibition, local artist Chinn Wang pairs words and symbols — some familiar and recognizable, some abstract and coded — to explore how learning language functions as the key to storytelling and powerful expressions of identity. A is for… is located in the Martin Plaza in front of the Denver Art Museum.
WHEN: Thru Jan. 3, 2021
WHERE: NEXT Gallery, Lakewood
NEXT Gallery will be open Fridays from 5 p.m.–10 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. Purchase artwork and support local artists!
WHEN: Thru Jan. 9, 2021
WHERE: William Havu Gallery
Originally based in Chicago and Los Angeles, artist Jack Balas who divides his time between painting, drawing and photography, cross referenced at times with writing and other media.
WHEN: Thru Jan. 31, 2021
WHERE: Denver Art Museum
London-born, New York-based contemporary artist Shantell Martin has collaborated with iconic brands and artists from Puma and Nike to Max Mara and Kendrick Lamar. This interactive multimedia installation features Martin’s signature black and white drawings that explore intersectionality, identity and play.
WHEN: Thru Feb. 21, 2021
WHERE: Denver Botanic Gardens
Aspen-based artist Jody Guralnick explores the intersection of science and art, bringing to light the microscopic and often unnoticed structures of lichens, mushrooms, molds and more. For her, these tiny organisms are comparable to the first words of the earth — the building blocks of nature's language.
WHEN: Thru Mar. 7, 2021
WHERE: Denver Art Museum
Let there be light! This brilliant exhibition features around 250 pieces pulled from the Denver Art Museum's nine curatorial departments and explores humanity's drive to understand both physical light and metaphorical, spiritual and divine light.
The holiday shopping season kicks off after Thanksgiving! Shop small during Cherry Creek North's Small Business Weekend. There will be free parking on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday in the Denver Pavilions underground garage, and check out Larimer Square's locally owned boutiques on Small Business Saturday. Or shop online for handmade gifts and decor at the Jackalope Virtual Holiday Market from November 28 to December 18, 2020.
