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Opinionated, current, and written by people who actually go out in Denver.
October 22, 2026
Free Things To Do in Denver This Weekend: October 23-25, 2026
The Denver Wiesn gives away the gate on its final Oktoberfest weekend, Manitou Springs races coffins down Manitou Avenue for the thirty-second year, and two Arvada Center gallery shows stay free and still hanging, October 23-25, 2026.
October 22, 2026
Concerts in Denver This Weekend: October 23-25, 2026
Shpongle takes the Fillmore two nights running with Random Rab on the second, Bella White opens for Medium Build at the Gothic on Friday, and The Blasting Company plays the Over the Garden Wall score live on Sunday, October 23-25, 2026.
October 22, 2026
Things To Do in Denver This Weekend: October 23-25, 2026
The 49th Denver Film Festival hits its first full weekend at the Sie FilmCenter, the Chatfield Farms corn maze and Four Mile's lantern walk are both running out of calendar, and Boo at the Zoo takes its last three-night weekend of the season, October 23-25, 2026.
October 15, 2026
Free Things To Do in Denver This Weekend: October 16-18, 2026
The Denver Wiesn opens a Munich-style Oktoberfest at the National Western Center with nothing charged at the gate, the Arvada Center's two 50th anniversary gallery shows are still free and still hanging, and Stanley Marketplace runs three free markets across two days, October 16-18, 2026.
October 15, 2026
Concerts in Denver This Weekend: October 16-18, 2026
Gorillaz close the weekend at Ball Arena with Little Simz and Deltron 3030 both playing real sets, Jessica Audiffred takes ReelWorks on Friday for less than a fifth of that price, and Sunday also puts Mariachi El Bronx in Englewood and Grammy-winning Rawayana at the Fillmore, October 16-18, 2026.
October 15, 2026
Things To Do in Denver This Weekend: October 16-18, 2026
Morwood Manor seats you at the dinner table of a gothic thriller in Sloan's Lake for its final four nights, the Denver Wiesn charges nothing at the gate for three days at the National Western Center, and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science puts rock art tracing and a Venice flood gate game inside Changing Landscapes, October 16-18, 2026.
October 8, 2026
Free Things To Do in Denver This Weekend: October 9-11, 2026
A free Walk and Talk through the Arvada Center's 50th anniversary galleries opens Saturday morning with the curator and the artist's own family, La Noche Latina runs six hours of salsa and food at Stanley Marketplace with no cover, and Aurora gives its first responders a whole afternoon at Town Center, October 9-11, 2026.
October 8, 2026
Concerts in Denver This Weekend: October 9-11, 2026
The Sex Pistols put Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock in a 1,600-capacity Ogden on Friday while Paul Cauthen works a three-act bill at Mission Ballroom the same night, and Sunday hands the Ogden back to Osees for a loud one, October 9-11, 2026.
October 8, 2026
Things To Do in Denver This Weekend: October 9-11, 2026
The Great American Beer Festival leaves the convention center for the first time and pours outdoors at Levitt Pavilion both days, DeeDee's Burlesque Book Club turns Sleepy Hollow into a three-night show downtown, and both Misery and SAW The Musical close on Sunday, October 9-11, 2026.
October 1, 2026
Free Things To Do in Denver This Weekend: October 2-4, 2026
Denver PorchFest puts 193 artists on 84 Baker front porches for nothing on Saturday, the Denver International Festival takes Welton Street free from noon to 8, and First Friday opens galleries from West Colfax to East Colfax the night before, October 2-4, 2026.
October 1, 2026
Concerts in Denver This Weekend: October 2-4, 2026
Hermanos Gutierrez play an all-instrumental 7 PM set at Mission Ballroom Saturday, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers take the Gothic on Friday, and Cervantes runs back-to-back nights with Artikal Sound System and Dimond Saints, October 2-4, 2026.
October 1, 2026
Things To Do in Denver This Weekend: October 2-4, 2026
Kelly Whitaker's SHEEP rooftop pop-up closes for good after Sunday, Denver PorchFest hands 84 Baker front porches over to 193 free bands on Saturday, and Buntport opens The Vampire of Lafayette for Halloween season, October 2-4, 2026.
September 24, 2026
Free Things To Do in Denver This Weekend: September 25-27, 2026
Denver Oktoberfest takes the 2100 block of Larimer for free a second weekend, Morrison Ciderfest opens downtown Morrison on Saturday for nothing at the gate, and four Sunday markets close their seasons at once, September 25-27, 2026.
September 24, 2026
Concerts in Denver This Weekend: September 25-27, 2026
Igorrr detonates the Gothic on Friday, The Revivalists and Big Gigantic take Red Rocks on back-to-back nights, and $uicideboy$ start early at Fiddler's Green, September 25-27, 2026.
September 24, 2026
Things To Do in Denver This Weekend: September 25-27, 2026
Denver Oktoberfest closes out its second free weekend on Larimer, The Room screens at midnight twice at the Bug, and Changing Landscapes keeps the museum honest about climate at three World Heritage sites, September 25-27, 2026.
September 17, 2026
Free Things To Do in Denver This Weekend: September 18-20, 2026
New Terrain Brewing hands out its tenth birthday for free in Golden, more than 50 food trucks take Bannock Street, and the Saturday markets at Belmar and Town Center Aurora cost nothing to walk into, September 18-20, 2026.
September 17, 2026
Concerts in Denver This Weekend: September 18-20, 2026
Billy Strings takes Ball Arena two nights before closing at the Paramount, La Santa Cecilia shuts down Levitt's free season, and Aurelio Voltaire plays a goth bar on 17th for twenty dollars, September 18-20, 2026.
September 17, 2026
Things To Do in Denver This Weekend: September 18-20, 2026
New Terrain gives away a three-day tenth birthday in Golden, the Nature and Science museum drops you inside Venice and Mesa Verde, and Four Mile lights up after dark, September 18-20, 2026.
July 2, 2026
Free Things To Do in Denver This Weekend: July 3-5, 2026
A 300-drone show over Civic Center, 260 artists in Cherry Creek, and the World Cup on a 66-foot screen, all for zero dollars, July 3-5, 2026.
July 2, 2026
Concerts in Denver This Weekend: July 3-5, 2026
Blues Traveler keeps its July 4 Red Rocks tradition alive, the Flobots play Levitt for free, and four Denver noise bands split a $15 bill at Hi-Dive, July 3-5, 2026.
July 2, 2026
Things To Do in Denver This Weekend: July 3-5, 2026
The Fourth falls on a Saturday and Denver responds with 260 juried artists in Cherry Creek, Jaume Plensa's first U.S. retrospective at the Botanic Gardens, and costumed strangeness at Meow Wolf, July 3-5, 2026.
June 18, 2026
Things To Do in Denver This Weekend: June 19-21, 2026
Juneteenth takes over Five Points, Denver BAZAAR lights up Larimer Square, and Red Rocks runs back-to-back nights. Here are the 10 events worth your Friday-through-Sunday, June 19-21, 2026.
June 10, 2026
Colorado’s 150th Birthday: The Complete Denver Guide to August 1, 2026
Colorado turns 150 on Saturday, August 1, 2026. Here is everything actually happening for the sesquicentennial in and around Denver, from the Capitol ceremony to the night party at Commons Park, plus drone shows, suburban festivals, and how Colorado Day works.
June 10, 2026
The 12 Best Things To Do in Denver: Summer 2026
From Zach Bryan's two stadium nights to a free Pride on the new 16th Street, this is the definitive shortlist for Denver's summer. Updated as new events drop.
June 10, 2026
15 Free Things To Do in Denver This Summer (That Are Actually Good)
Denver summer doesn't have to cost anything. Pride on 16th Street, free Red Rocks-adjacent nights, neighborhood street fairs, and weekly markets, all verified, all free.
June 10, 2026
Every Denver Concert Worth Seeing: Summer 2026 Guide
Red Rocks, Ball Arena, Mission Ballroom, Empower Field, and Fiddler's Green: the complete shortlist of summer 2026 shows that justify a babysitter.