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What makes Denver weird.
Immersive art, roller derby, underground music, lowrider culture, and the events that live where subculture meets the city. Updated daily.
Denver is more than its arenas and its festival weekends. There is a whole layer under the marquee: immersive art at Meow Wolf, roller derby doubleheaders, underground music showcases, lowrider culture, and the one-off nights that only make sense here. This page collects the events that make the city strange in the best way.
We tag an event weird when it has real subculture depth or a community behind it, not just novelty. If you want a weekend that does not look like everyone else’s, start here.
Arts
Pick
WeirdOct 23 - Oct 31 · The People's Building
Dancing In The Dark: The House of Omens
The House of Omens runs October 23 through 31, 2026 at The People's Building in Aurora, a nine-night Halloween theatrical run rather than a single haunted-house night.
Oct 1 - Nov 1 · Aurora Fox Arts Center
Feeding Beatrice at the Aurora Fox Arts Center
The Aurora Fox stages the regional premiere of Feeding Beatrice, a gothic horror comedy, opening Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM and running through November 1.
Oct 22 - Nov 13 · Clocktower Cabaret
Clocktower Conjuring
Indigo Moon and Soul Penny Circus bring the immersive seance show Clocktower Conjuring back to Clocktower Cabaret in downtown Denver on Oct. 22 and Nov. 13, 2026.
Oct 23 - Oct 31 · Clocktower Cabaret
BOOlesque at Clocktower Cabaret
BOOlesque, Clocktower Cabaret’s aerial and burlesque Halloween run, plays eight nights from October 23 to 31, 2026, with a different show each night.
Sun, Oct 25 · Gothic Theatre
The Blasting Company plays "Over The Garden Wall"
The Blasting Company performs a live scored recreation of the animated series "Over the Garden Wall" at Gothic Theatre on October 25, 2026, 16 and over.
Oct 28 - Oct 29 · Meow Wolf Denver (Convergence Station)
American L'Whorror Stories
L'Whor Drag Family takes over Meow Wolf Denver's Convergence Station for a two-night Halloween drag spectacle, American L'Whorror Stories, October 28-29, 2026.
Thu, Oct 29 · The Bug Theatre
Tommy Wiseau Double Feature: The Room + Big Shark
The Bug Theatre screens a Tommy Wiseau double feature, The Room followed by his new film Big Shark, on Thursday, October 29, 2026, starting at 7 PM.
ConcertsOct 30 - Oct 31 · Summit Music Hall
Itchy-O Hallowmass: Mayat Ōm, Brief Creatures
Itchy-O's Hallowmass performance returns to Summit Music Hall in Denver October 30-31, 2026, built around this year's theme Mayat Ōm: Brief Creatures.
Fri, Oct 30 · The Black Box
Spellaween II: Leah Culver, Spella, Sky, MoMaari
Leah Culver, Spella, Sky and MoMaari headline Spellaween II, a bass-music Halloween production night with full lighting and dancers at The Black Box in Denver on October 30, 2026.
Sat, Oct 31 · Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Halloween Drag Queen Storytime with Miss Shirley
Miss Shirley reads children’s books in full drag at a free Halloween storytime in Ballrooms B through D at the Arvada Center on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 10 AM.
Sat, Oct 31 · Meow Wolf Denver (Convergence Station)
Cosmic Howl: Meow Wolf Denver's Halloween House Party
Meow Wolf Denver turns Convergence Station into a 21+ Halloween house party for Cosmic Howl on October 31, 2026, with costume contests through 1 AM.
Tue, Nov 3 · Clocktower Cabaret
Murray Hill: SHOWBIZ! at Clocktower Cabaret
Murray Hill brings the SHOWBIZ! tour to Clocktower Cabaret for one night on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 7 PM, backed by the live band Baloney Sandwiches.
Thu, Nov 5 · Meow Wolf Denver (Convergence Station)
Bedtime Stories: Monster Masquerade
Bedtime Stories Burlesque hosts its 18+ Monster Masquerade variety show at Meow Wolf Denver on November 5, 2026, with doors at 7 PM.
Nov 5 - Nov 28 · Clocktower Cabaret
Divorced, Beheaded, Unlaced!
Clocktower Cabaret restages the musical SIX as an aerial and burlesque show, 'Divorced, Beheaded, Unlaced!', opening with a Thursday, November 5, 2026 benefit performance and then running Saturdays through the month.
Fri, Nov 6 · Bierstadt Lagerhaus
The Bierhalle Brawl: Live Pro Wrestling (November edition)
Rocky Mountain Pro brings live wrestling back to Bierstadt Lagerhaus's Bierhalle in RiNo on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, with doors at 7 PM and a main event running 9-11 PM.
Sun, Nov 8 · Clocktower Cabaret
A Queen's Cabaret
Drag queens sing live with a full band at A Queen's Cabaret, a one-night fundraiser for Parasol Patrol at Clocktower Cabaret on Sunday, November 8, 2026.
Nov 12 - Nov 29 · Clocktower Cabaret
WASTED Wizard of Oz
Acting Tipsy Theatre Co. gets one cast member drunk on stage for 'WASTED Wizard of Oz,' an unauthorized parody playing Clocktower Cabaret on Nov. 12, 22 and 29, 2026.
FestivalsSat, Nov 14 · The Rollerdome, 2375 S. Delaware St
Denver Roller Derby November Doubleheader: Orange Crushers vs. Grapes of Wrath
Denver Roller Derby skates a junior bout and a home-team bout, Orange Crushers against Grapes of Wrath, at The Rollerdome on Saturday, November 14, 2026, with doors at 5 PM and the first whistle at 6.
Fri, Nov 20 · Clocktower Cabaret
HoliGAY!
HoliGAY!, a holiday-themed theatrical drag cabaret emceed by Daniella DeCoteau, plays Clocktower Cabaret on Friday, November 20, 2026.
Sat, Nov 21 · The Bug Theatre
Circuit des Yeux & Alan Sparhawk: Wordless Music
Circuit des Yeux and Alan Sparhawk of Low co-headline an experimental Wordless Music bill at The Bug Theatre on November 21, 2026, with Ghost Marrow and Johnny Bell opening.
Fri, Nov 27 · Clocktower Cabaret
Once Upon A Scream
The Rhinettes perform the fairy-tale burlesque show Once Upon A Scream for one night at Clocktower Cabaret in downtown Denver on Nov. 27, 2026.
Thu, Dec 3 · Clocktower Cabaret
Bat-Humbug! A Gotham XXXmas Carol
Rainbow Cult stages the queer holiday mashup Bat-Humbug! A Gotham XXXmas Carol for one night at Clocktower Cabaret in downtown Denver on Dec. 3, 2026.
Dec 4 - Dec 5 · Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom
BERTHA: Grateful Drag
BERTHA: Grateful Drag, a Nashville drag tribute to the Grateful Dead, plays two nights at Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver on December 4 and 5, 2026.