Where: Multiple, Denver
When: 10.31-11.9
The Denver Film Festival is the Rocky Mountain region’s largest celebration of the art of filmmaking. Offering a schedule of both virtual and online events, this 48-year tradition peaks every season with bigger and better festivities
Edgar Allan Poe Is Dead and So Is My Cat
Where: Buntport Theater, Denver
When: 10.31-11.16
Get a brief respite from the news cycle with something ridiculous. Audience costumes are welcome on opening night, October 31st, the most costume-y night of the year. But, really, audience costumes are welcome for any performance at Buntport. You do you.
Where: Buell Theatre, Denver
When: 11.1-16
Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from the mist. This is Disney’s THE LION KING, making its triumphant return to the Buell Theatre!
Native American Heritage Month
Where: Aurora Fox Theater, Aurora
When: 11.5
A tribute to Native American Heritage Month with two mesmerizing troupes. Representing the indigenous people of Mexico, the show will open with Azteca Grupo Huitzilopochtli. Their late Captain Raul Chavez inducted this series in 1996. Followed by the Seven Falls Indian Dancers
Art & Sip: Watercolor Desert Landscape
Where: Longmont Museum, Longmont
When: 11.6
Learn essential watercolor techniques, including washes, blending and layering, to capture the warm tones, soft dunes, rugged mountains and vast skies of the desert. Beer, wine, fizzy water and snacks are available to purchase.
Red Bull Turn It Up — CU vs. CSU
Where: Fox Theatre, Boulder
When: 11.6
Come check out The Red Bull Turn It Up, where four DJ teams from CU & CSU will spin back-to-back to be crowned this year’s champions. Random themes will be revealed and DJs must create mixes on the spot to get the crowd as hyped as possible. The audience votes who wins!
Where: Ballyhoo in LoHi, Denver
When: 11.6-23
A journey of self-discovery, love, and identity, the musical explores themes of resilience, acceptance, and the search for belonging. With its rock-infused score and poignant lyrics, “Hedwig” has become an iconic symbol of queer artistry and empowerment
Cirque Kalabanté: Afrique en Cirque
Where: Macky Auditorium, CU Boulder
When: 11.7
Embark on a journey to West Africa as Montréal-based Cirque Kalabante’s stunning acrobatics, vibrant choreography and colorful rhythms celebrate the Guinean diaspora. Gravity-defying moves accompanied by live Afro-jazz, percussion and kora music represent the strength, agility and joys of today’s young Africans.
Where: City Park, Denver
When: 11.8
Back for its 16th year, the Denver Veterans Day Run is both an in-person and virtual 5k and 10k event that directly benefits Colorado Vets.
Blassphemy! A Metal Go-Go Burlesque Show, Metal Covers Edition
Where: Lion’s Lair, Denver
When: 11.8
This isn’t your typical burlesque show… it’s a metal-fueled, butt-shaking, boundary-breaking celebration that pushes our performers to unleash their sinner sinner (or just inner headbanger)
Where: National Western Complex, Denver
When: 11.9
Get ready for Kitten Yoga, 100+ cat-themed exhibitors, over a dozen cat adoption agencies, guests, and so much more! It’s the purrfect way to spend a Sunday.
Champagne Cascade at The Brown Palace
Where: The Brown Palace Hotel & Spa, Denver
When: 11.9
The 37th Annual Champagne Cascade will transform the hotel’s iconic atrium into a sparkling spectacle as a breathtaking tower of more than 5,000 glasses is filled in a dramatic champagne pour to welcome the holiday season.
Where: National Western Complex, Denver
When: 11.21-23
If Santa had a side hustle, it’d look a lot like this. The Denver Christmas Show packs more than 450 booths of local makers, artists, and gift-slinging geniuses under one roof. Expect everything from handcrafted jewelry and cozy clothes to floral designs, funky home décor, vintage finds, and enough holiday bling to make your tree jealous.
Where: Wilcox Square, Castle Rock
When: 11.22
Since 1962, this fun fall event has welcomed the holiday season in Downtown Castle Rock. Bring the family out to the annual Castle Rock Starlighting for singing, dancing, and, of course, Santa Claus.
Where: Paramount Theatre, Denver CO
When: 11.18
Pat Sajak might be sitting in God’s waiting room but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the legacy he’s left and that Ryan Seacrest will surely… do something with. Check out the live event, as it comes to Paramount Theatre.
Where: Paramount Theatre, Denver CO
When: 11.21-22
We said it last month and we’ll say it again, the stoke factor is ramping up and gnar levels are increasing. The king of ski movies is back for his —or his company’s— installment of yet another Warren Miller film. As athletes huck cliffs and sacrifice their physical health for our amusement, you can’t help but appreciate the magnificent beauty of mother naturet—that includes stops in Colorado.
A Nostalgic Night With Macaulay Culkin
Where: Paramount Theatre, Denver CO
When: 12.9
If Home Alone isn’t one of your favorite holiday movies, then you’re where fun goes to die. How the Mcallisters left their child home alone, not once, but twice is still an investigation for CPS but the ensuing drama and serendipity of running into the same Wet/Sticky Bandits is cinematography magic. Add in Macaulay Culkin’s live appearance to take us on a trip down memory lane and life doesn’t get any better. Bye, bye rent! Hello, nostalgia!
TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA – THE GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS EVE
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, CO
When: 11.15
Every holiday season, Trans-Siberian Orchestra pops up on our event calendar and every holiday season, we get pumped as hell! This amazing band of innumerable instruments and people and lights turns Ball Arena into a pantheon of awesomeness.
Rocky Mountain Ski & Board Swap
Where: The Ranch, Loveland, CO
When: 11.22-23
With the winter ski and board season, comes the unfathomable amount of money to purchase passes, gear, hard liquor and whatever else you might need to sustain. But fear not, Rocky Mountain Ski & Board has a massive selection of new and used gear, consignment sales, local resort reps and tons of family fun. Save money and shred the gnar.
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