A new year calls for new adventures! Denver is the place to be with the best blockbuster museum exhibitions, featuring Dior: From Paris to the World, ¡CUBA! and more. Denver Restaurant Week and Collaboration Fest showcase the creativity of chefs and brewers. Broadway shows fill Denver’s stages, and head up the hill in style on the Winter Park Express ski train. Plan ahead for summer: get your tickets early for the world-class line-up at Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre.
Special Events
Jan. 12 - 27 | Bulls and broncs, cowboys and cowgirls - rodeo's biggest superstars perform amazing feats of athleticism during each performance of this professional rodeo.
Jan. 10 - 13 | Colorado offers an unprecedented number of outdoor pursuits and matching consumer participants.
Feb. 1 | AEG Presents and Icelantic Skis are thrilled to announce the 8th Annual Icelantic's Winter on the Rocks ft. ATMOSPHERE live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
Feb. 9 -17 | Discover the Rocky Mountain region's oldest, largest and most prestigious garden and home show.
Feb. 22 - 24 | Experience the first time Colorado has hosted the Ice Climbing World Cup since December 2016 when the event was held in Durango.
Mar. 1 - 3 | The Colorado Horse Council, Inc. is a grass-roots, all-breed, non-discipline specific organization dedicated to linking the horse owners and the horse industry of the State of Colorado...
Mar. 16 | Don't miss out on America's most creative beer festival featuring 100+ beer projects with over 200 participating breweries.
Mar. 22 - 24 | Witness the pageantry and beauty of tribal dances as performed by over 1,000 American Indian Dancers.
Mar. 22 - 24 | Get inspired, excited and ready to move forward with your home projects.
Mar. 27 - 31 | The premier showcase of the newest model year, import and domestic vehicles — cars, vans, crossovers, hybrids, light trucks, sport utilities – cars to suit every budget and lifestyle.
Blockbusters
Feb. 22 - Mar. 3 | Take a bite. Hundreds of Denver’s top restaurants offer multi-course dinners for three tasty prices.
Oct. 26, 2018-Jan. 20, 2019 | Discover the dynamic culture and abundant biodiversity of the Caribbean’s largest island nation in the new exhibition ¡CUBA!
Nov. 19, 2018-Mar. 3, 2019 | This stunning exhibition surveys 70 years of the House of Dior's enduring legacy and its global influence.
Feb. 14 - Mar. 26 | This exhibition brings together a select group of artists whose work resonates with that of Georgia O'Keeffe.
Apr. 12 - Aug. 4 | Your senses are one of those things you don't think much about, yet are constantly at work.
Mar. 1 - Aug. 25 | Inventor, artist, scientist, anatomist, engineer, architect, sculptor, philosopher. Experience true genius.
Family Friendly Fun
Nov. 22, 2018 - Feb. 3, 2019 | The Downtown Denver Rink at Skyline Park is the place for fun this holiday season.
Jan. 4 - Mar. 31 | Plan a ski day, weekend, or week and take the Amtrak Winter Park Express from Denver Union Station to the base of Winter Park Resort.
Feb. 8 - Feb. 10 | Monster Jam Triple Threat Series at Pepsi Center!
Feb. 23 | Shop Family type vendors, enjoy kid’s entertainment, attend fun stage presentations and register for prizes!
Mar. 2 | The Harlem Globetrotters live at Pepsi Center!
Mar. 2 | Back with an all-new super-heroic, live musical show, featuring the heroic trio from your favorite series.
Mar. 10 | Prokofiev’s magical tale in which Peter and a myriad of unruly animals are brought to life by the instruments of the orchestra to tell a tale where good triumphs over evil.
Apr. 5 | Colorado Rockies square off against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Apr. 13 | Don't miss your chance to experience the most competitive and highest-profile off-road motorcycle racing championship in the world.
Apr. 13 - 14 | An All-New Musical, American Girl LIVE at The Paramount!
Arts & Culture
Jan. 8 - 20 | Broadway’s hit crowd-pleaser takes you to the stoops of the Bronx in the 1960s — where a young man is caught between the father he loves and the mob boss he’d love to be.
Jan. 15 | Known as the most prominent spokesperson and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. remains one of the most inspirational figures in history.
Jan. 25 - 27 | It’s 1987 on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip when a small-town girl meets a big city rocker.
Feb. 1 - 10 | Follow the yellow brick road to new and exciting adventures at Colorado Ballet in this exciting premiere.
Mar.8 - 10 | Colorado Ballet presents Tour de Force featuring Colorado Ballet alongside Colorado’s own Wonderbound and Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Companies.
Mar. 27 - Apr. 7 | Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Betty Buckley stars in Hello, Dolly!
Apr. 4 | From Aretha to Whitney, women have been a force to be reckoned with in the world of music.
Apr. 5 - 14, 2019 | Closing out the 2018/2019 season at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House with Ballet MasterWorks, Colorado Ballet will present Carmina Burana for the first time in nearly 20 years.
Apr. 24 - 28 | Cats, the record-breaking musical spectacular by Andrew Lloyd Webber that has captivated audiences in more than 30 countries and 15 languages, is now on tour across North America.
Nov. 3, 2018 - Apr. 28, 2019 | Xanadu follows the journey of a magical Greek muse, Kira, who descends from Mount Olympus to Venice Beach, California in 1980 on a quest to inspire a struggling artist.
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Dec 6, 2018
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Nov 28, 2018
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Nov 28, 2018
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Nov 20, 2018
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Nov 15, 2018
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Oct 31, 2018
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