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Wednesday, November 11

Love This City: More - Veterans Day Open Call

All day · Love This City Mural FamilyFree

Boulder County Farmers Market

All day FamilyFree

Buy One, Get One Tickets to the Colorado Symphony

All day · Boettcher Concert Hall in the Denver Performing Arts Complex Free

Denver Arts Week

All day · Throughout Denver FamilyFree

Fragments | Elemental

All day · Curtis Arts and Humanities Center Free

Happy Dollydays from Ski Jorts City

All day · Lady Justice Brewing FamilyFree

Hoof Beats: How Horses Shaped Human History

All day · Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado Boulder Free

Poker at Pitchers Sports Bar & Grill

All day · Pitchers Sports Bar & Grill Free

The Art of the Pour

All day · FIRE Restaurant & Lounge Free

The Spaces Between

All day · RiNo ArtPark Gallery & Welcome Center Free

Winter Salon at Lakewood Cultural Center

All day · Lakewood Cultural Center Free

Realm of Wonder: Izumi Yokoyama

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. · Denver Botanic Gardens Free

Curious Companions: Fungi, Parasites and Carnivores

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. · Denver Botanic Gardens Free

La lotería botánica

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. · Denver Botanic Gardens Free

The Place of Flowers: Works by Daisy Patton

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. · Denver Botanic Gardens Free

Joybird Denver Arts Week Special

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. · Joybird Cherry Creek North Free

Celebrating 15 Years: 15 New Paintings in 15 Months

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. · Clyfford Still Museum Free

Thornton Yesterday, Thornton Today, Thornton Tomorrow.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. · Thornton Arts & Culture Center Annex FamilyFree

Yarn Shoppe Denver Celebrates Fiber Arts with Denver Arts Week!

10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. · Yarn Shoppe Denver Free

Denver ChopHouse Arts Week Deal

11 a.m. to 10 p.m. · Denver ChopHouse Free

Mary Ellen Mark: Indian Circus

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. · Colorado Photographic Arts Center Free

Weaving the New World

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. · Wilson Art Gallery, National Western Legacy Buildinf Free

Adán De La Garza: Desert

noon to 6 p.m. · Union Hall Free

RiNo ArtPark Yoga

noon to 12:45 p.m. · ArtPark at Arkins Park Free

Beyond the Canvas Tour: Architecture

2 p.m. to 3 p.m. · Clyfford Still Museum Free

Free House Margarita with Any Food Purchase

3 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Mister Oso Wash Park Free

Side Quest: Paper Chains

4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. · MCA DENVER , Museum of Contemporary Art Denver Free

Q&A with oneLINE Artist Jonathan Applegate

5 p.m. to 6 p.m. · Future Drawn oneLINE Gallery Free

Nurturing Roots with Crisosto Apache

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. · St. Cajetan's Free

Ukulele Jam

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Spirit Hound Distillers , Denver Tasting Room Free

Free Horror Movie Night

7 p.m. to 11 p.m. · Creepatorium Free

Writers' Group

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Fiction Beer Company Free

Pasta & Piano Night

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Champagne Tiger Free

Poker Night at A Bit Twisted Brewpub

7 p.m. to 10 p.m. · A Bit Twisted Brewpub Free

Volo Bar Games

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Bierstadt Lagerhaus Free

Strings & Piano Chamber Music Concert

7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Newman Center for the Performing Arts Free

Uncalled Four: Colfax Edition

7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. · Satellite Bar Free

Alley Cat Karaoke

Nov 11 to Nov 12 · Skylark Lounge Free

Thursday, November 12

Out of Somewhere

All day · rolo gallery Free

Boulder Potters' Guild Fall Show and Sale

10 a.m. to 8 p.m. · Boulder County Fairgrounds, Exhibit Building Free

The Mix, Select

1 p.m. to 4 p.m. · Niza Knoll Gallery FamilyFree

Alumni Author Fireside Chat: SOLAR COASTER

4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. · Marcus Commons, Daniels College of Business Free

Lagerhaus Live: Matthew Aitch

5 p.m. to 7 p.m. · Bierstadt Lagerhaus Free

FREE Improv Drop In Class and Free Improv Jam!

6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. · RISE Comedy Free

Music Bingo at Alley Brews

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. · Alley Brews Free

Queer and Sober Karaoke with Dr. KantStopTheBeat

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Sexploratorium Sex Museum Free

Trivia and Climbing

7 p.m. to 8 p.m. · 1235 Delaware St Free

Folk & Forage

8 p.m. to 11 p.m. · EDGE Bar Free

Treehouse at Larimer Lounge

Nov 12 to Nov 13 · Larimer Lounge Free

Friday, November 13

Snöbahn’s Free 10th Anniversary Bash

All day · SNOBAHN FamilyFree

Layers of Intent

All day · Artists On Santa Fe FamilyFree

Junktique Off-Main

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. · Junktique Off-Main Free

Tony Ortega, Lugares de Encuentro / Where Memory Gathers

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. · William Havu Gallery Free

Woodblock: An Homage

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. · William Havu Gallery Free

The Human Animal

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. · Dairy Arts Center Free

The Human Animal Exhibition Opening Reception

5 p.m. · Dairy Arts Center Free

Walker Fine Art Show Opening

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. · Walker Fine Art Free

Live Painting Demo

5 p.m. to 7 p.m. · Future Drawn oneLINE Gallery Free

Warm & Fuzzy Exhibit Opening Reception

5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. · Art Students League of Denver FamilyFree

Colorado Chamber Players

6 p.m. to 7 p.m. · Epiphany Lutheran Church Free

Field Notes - From Roundup to Rescue

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. · D'art Gallery LLC Free

Live Bluegrass & Roots with Kyle O'Brien

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Lansdowne Arms Free

Live Music with the One and Only Jon Ham

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Fiction Beer Company Free

Members Premiere

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Pirate: Contemporary Art Free

Opening Reception: Common Ground

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. · D'art Gallery LLC Free

Poker Night

6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Fiction Beer Company Free

Sacred Voices LIVE

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. · Denver Community Media Free

Meridith Byrd

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Woodward Studios FamilyFree

Trouble's Braids

8 p.m. to 11 p.m. · Lot 46 Music Bar Free

Open House Night: Fenik

Nov 13 to Nov 14 · Larimer Lounge Free

Saturday, November 14

Poker at Scooters Sports Bar & Grill

All day · Scooters Sports Bar & Grill Free

Low Sensory Morning

8 a.m. to 10 a.m. · History Colorado Center FamilyFree

Cherokee Trail Fall 2026 Craft Fair

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. · Cherokee Trail High School FamilyFree

Christmas Crafting Day

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. · Messiah Community Church FamilyFree

STILLness: Meditation in the Galleries

9 a.m. to 10 a.m. · Clyfford Still Museum Free

Plains Conservation Center - Indigenous People's

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. · Plains Conservation Center FamilyFree

2026 Holiday Craft Fair

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. · St. Joseph Episcopal Church FamilyFree

2nd Saturday at CSU Spur: The Science of Art

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. · CSU Spur FamilyFree

Female Abstract Artist Jessica Craig in Cherry Creek Arts

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. · Cherry Creek North Free

Holiday Craft & Art Market

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. · Hyland Hills Sports Center Free

Holiday Makers Market 2026 (Saturday)

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. · Holiday Theater Free

Ode to Perfume South Pearl Street Grand Opening

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. · Ode to Perfume Free

Fab-YULE-us Holiday Market

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. · Aspen Grove Littleton FamilyFree

Firefly Handmade Holiday Market Boulder

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. · Pearl Street Mall Free

Live Artist Demonstrations

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. · Saks Galleries Free

RedLine Studio Sale

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. · RedLine Contemporary Art Center Free

Urban Holiday Market

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. · Wynkoop Plaza at Union Station FamilyFree

Hangin' N Slangin'

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. · 16th Street Free

Holiday Vendor Market

noon to 4 p.m. · Parkway Food Hall Free

Crafturday

1 p.m. to 5 p.m. · Fiction Beer Company Free

Curatorial Tour | Enrique López Llamas, "A million more things to keep me awake"

1 p.m. to 2 p.m. · Black Cube Headquarters (BCHQ) Free

Pitch Perfect Drag Brunch

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. · Ace Eat Serve Free

Cherry Creek Shopping Center Tree Lighting

2 p.m. to 8 p.m. · Cherry Creek Shopping Center FamilyFree

Poker at Whispers on Havana

2 p.m. to 5 p.m. · Whispers on Havana Free

Evergreen Chamber Orchestra - Fall Concert (Foothills)

3 p.m. to 5 p.m. · Rockland Community Church Free

Winterfest

3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. · Orchard Town Center FamilyFree

Lagerhaus Live: Nomad Neighbors

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Bierstadt Lagerhaus Free

Fortune Feimster

7 p.m. · Paramount Theatre Free

Official Film Premerie Screening: Create And Survive

7 p.m. to 10 p.m. · The Department Of Creative Pursuits Free

Denver Chorale Fall Concert: From Loss to Eternity

7 p.m. · Bethany Lutheran Church Free

Mini-Chamber 2 with Artist-in-Residence Adam Żukiewicz

7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Boulder Adventist Church Free

Summits

7:30 p.m. · King Center Concert Hall FamilyFree

Emerging Talent Showcase 2026 Night 3/3

8 p.m. · Denver Art Society Free

Open House Night: Luxo at Larimer Lounge

Nov 14 to Nov 15 · Larimer Lounge Free

Wax & Whiskey

Nov 14 to Nov 15 · EDGE Bar Free

Sunday, November 15

Poker at Halftime Sports Bar

All day · Halftime Sports Bar Free

Big Fat Holiday Market

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. · Dry Clean Only Free

Free Day at Dinosaur Ridge

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. · Dinosaur Ridge FamilyFree

Holiday Makers Market 2026 (Sunday)

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. · Holiday Theater Free

Native American Artisan Market & Story Celebration

10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. · Colorado History Museum (formerly History Colorado Center) Free

Sharing Shalom

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. · Belmar Library FamilyFree

Shop, Swap, & Sip: A Sustainable Market and Clothing Swap

1 p.m. to 4 p.m. · Bierstadt Lagerhaus Free

Evergreen Chamber Orchestra - Fall Concert (Denver)

3 p.m. to 5 p.m. · First Universalist Church of Denver Free

Mr. Disappear Book Launch and Grown Up Book Fair

3 p.m. to 6 p.m. · Fiction Beer Company Free

Swing into the Holidays

3 p.m. to 5 p.m. · Highlands Ranch Senior Center Free

Kaleidoscope

4 p.m. to 6 p.m. · Littleton United Methodist Church FamilyFree

Seicento Baroque Ensemble: Magnificat

6 p.m. · Dairy Arts Center Free

Mike Hammock

7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. · Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square Free

Monday, November 16

Free Day at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. · Denver Museum of Nature & Science FamilyFree

November Book Club

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Fiction Beer Company Free

Monday Night Free Poker

7 p.m. to 10 p.m. · Denver Beer Company Free

Poker Night at Highline Lounge

7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. · Highline Lounge Free

Free Poker at Steel Tips Bar

7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. · Steel Tips Bar Free

Tuesday, November 17

Public Talks for Public Good

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. · Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building Free

Trivia Tuesdays at Junction Food & Drink

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. · Junction Food & Drink Free

Wednesday Trivia & AYCE Wings

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Stoney's Bar & Grill Cap Hill Free

Poker Night at Kentucky Inn

7 p.m. to 10 p.m. · Kentucky Inn Free

Trivia Thursdays at Stoneys Bar & Grill

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Stoneys Bar & Grill Free

Wednesday, November 18

Nostalgia Themed Vinyl Night

5 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Fiction Beer Company Free

Star Trek Meet Up with Denver Ten Forward

5 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Fiction Beer Company Free

Thursday, November 19

Cherry Creek Holiday Market

All day · Fillmore Plaza FamilyFree

Native American Heritage Month Celebration

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. · CCD Campus FamilyFree

The Hermitage Bookshop 2026 Holiday Open House

5 p.m. to 9 p.m. · The Hermitage Bookshop Free

A Holiday Less Ordinary

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. · Cherry Creek North FamilyFree

CONSTANT CHANGE

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. · Robischon Gallery Free

Trivia Night at Grid City VR

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Grid City VR FamilyFree

Almost Monday

7 p.m. · The Summit Music Hall Free

Friday, November 20

Emerging Vision: Biennial Student Show

All day · Colorado Photographic Arts Center Free

Denver Christkindlmarket

All day · Tivoli Quad at Auraria Campus FamilyFree

Known: Where Do We Belong

All day · Bitfactory Gallery Free

Jeffco Mineral Show

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. · Jefferson County Fairgrounds Free

Holiday Pop-Up Shop with Mary Martha's Florals & Gifts

3 p.m. to 6 p.m. · Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center Free

Prism Artist Studios Open Studios

Nov 20 to Nov 21 · Prism Artist Stutios Free

Light the Lights Celebration

5 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. · City & County of Denver FamilyFree

Mile High Tree Presented by Xcel Energy & Xfinity

5 p.m. to 10 p.m. · Auraria Campus - Tivoli Quad FamilyFree

Mile High Tree Lighting Ceremony: Presented by Xcel Energy & Xfinity

5:30 p.m. · Auraria Campus - Tivoli Quad FamilyFree

Holiday Light and Music Show

5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. · Civic Center Park FamilyFree

Lagerhaus Live: The Lionel Young Experience

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Bierstadt Lagerhaus Free

Nikki Z Live

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Lansdowne Arms Free

Frank At The Bank

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. · Renaissance Denver Downtown City Center Hotel Free

Level Up

7 p.m. · The Mission Ballroom Free

Mile High Drone Show

7 p.m. · Various viewing locations FamilyFree

Bards of the Bar

8 p.m. to 10 p.m. · Fiction Beer Company Free

Saturday, November 21

Legacy Lightning Band Craft Fair

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. · Legacy High School Free

Firefly Handmade Holiday Market Denver in Washington Park

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. · Old Gaylord Street Shops FamilyFree

36th Annual Holidays Miniatures Show

noon to 4 p.m. · Abend Gallery Free

Kellerbier Saturday

1 p.m. · Bierstadt Lagerhaus Free

Hot Poker Pivo

1 p.m. to 6 p.m. · Cohesion Brewing Free

Beyond The Finish Line - Health & Wellness Workshop

2 p.m. to 3 p.m. · Central Recreation Center Free

Community Clay Winter Pottery Market

3 p.m. to 8 p.m. · Community Clay Denver Free

DYAO Presents: Myth and Masterpiece

4 p.m. to 6 p.m. · Lakewood Cultural Center Free

Lagerhaus Live: Steve Crenshaw

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. · Bierstadt Lagerhaus Free

Celtic Session with Denver Celtic Night

6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Fiction Beer Company Free

Holiday Trivia Night

7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. · Comedy Works South at The Landmark Free

Sunday, November 22

Switch on the Holidays

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. · Pearl Street Mall FamilyFree

Pitch-A-Book Night

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. · Fiction Beer Company Free

Monday, November 23

Zoo Lights

4:30 p.m. · Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance FamilyFree

November Horror Book Club

7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. · Fiction Beer Company Free

Tuesday, November 24

A Twice-Told Trail: Retracing the Dominguez Escalante Expedition and 250 Years of Black Legend

5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. · Colorado History Museum (formerly History Colorado Center) Free

Tiny Tourneys

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Fiction Beer Company Free

Thursday, November 26

Community Thanksgiving Day Meal

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. · Colorado Convention Center FamilyFree

Thanksgiving at Cimera

11 a.m. to 11 p.m. · Cimera RE Free

Friday, November 27

Cherry Creek North Small Business Weekend

All day · Cherry Creek North Pole Free

Christmas in the Rockies Food & Gift Show

All day · Aspen Grove Free

Larimer Lights

All day · Larimer Square FamilyFree

Santa’s Factory at Little Man Ice Cream

All day · Little Man Ice Cream Factory FamilyFree

St. Nick on the Bricks

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. · Pearl Street Mall FamilyFree

Merry Market

11 a.m. to 9 p.m. · McGregor Square FamilyFree

A Series of Fortunate Stouts

noon to 10 p.m. · Fiction Beer Company Free

Grinchmas

noon to 4 p.m. · Orchard Town Center FamilyFree

Grand Illumination of Union Station

4 p.m. to 8 p.m. · Denver Union Station FamilyFree

Candlelight Walk

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. · Main Street, Downtown Littleton FamilyFree

Chris Koltak Returns to Lansdowne Arms

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Lansdowne Arms Free

Lagerhaus Live: Chosen Family Dance Party

7 p.m. to 10 p.m. · Bierstadt Lagerhaus FamilyFree

Open Mic Night

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Fiction Beer Company Free

Saturday, November 28

Denver Shops Local

All day Free

Rainbow Socks Nature Tour

11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. · Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception FamilyFree

Small Business Saturday Holiday Market

noon to 6 p.m. · Fiction Beer Company Free

Small Business Saturday Pierogi Pop-Up with Chef Aarika

3 p.m. to 6 p.m. · Alley Brews Brewery & Coffee Shop Free

Sunday, November 29

Santa at the Station

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. · Denver Union Station FamilyFree

Nathan Lund

7 p.m. · Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square Free

Monday, November 30

Book Swap

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Fiction Beer Company Free

Tuesday, December 1

Mini Meet Up

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. · Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys Free

Wednesday, December 2

Qties and Cuties: A Comedy Open Mic Safe Space

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. · Fiction Beer Company Free

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