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Doors Open Denver: Destination Downtown
- When
- Sep 24 - Sep 27
- Where
- Downtown Denver (multiple sites), Denver
- Price
- Free
Once a year, buildings that are normally closed to the public open their doors, and it costs nothing. Doors Open Denver, run by the Denver Architecture Foundation, returns September 24 through 27 with a Destination Downtown theme built around the state's 150th anniversary.
The program spans historic landmarks and brand-new construction, with self-guided visits plus guided tours and special programming. This edition leans into downtown's current changes: the 16th Street corridor rebuild and the reinvention of older landmarks.
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Open sites are free to explore. Some guided tours and special experiences carry a ticket or fill up, so the free self-guided visits are the reliable core of the weekend.
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