Denver Events Calendar 2026–2027
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Denver Christkindlmarket
Denver's German-style holiday market brings wooden huts, glühwein, bratwurst and handmade gifts to the Tivoli Quad while Civic Center Park is under renovation. Admission is free; weekday afternoons are the calmest time to visit.
Nov 20 – Dec 23, 2026 · Tivoli Quad
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November 2026 6 events
Nov6–15In 4 daysCulture · TennysonDenver Arts WeekDates & tips - Nov – Dec20–23In 3 weeksHoliday · Auraria Campus (1000 Larimer St)Denver ChristkindlmarketDenver's German-style holiday market brings wooden huts, glühwein, bratwurst and handmade gifts to the Tivoli Quad while Civic Center Park is under renovation. Admission is free; weekday afternoons are the calmest time to visit.Dates & tips
- Nov – Jan20–10In 3 weeksHoliday · Cheesman ParkBlossoms of LightThe York Street gardens glow with lights every night from 4:30 to 9 p.m., except Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Timed tickets are required and the best weekend slots go first.Dates & tips
- Nov – Dec21–31In 3 weeksHoliday · Auraria CampusMile High TreeDates & tips
- Nov – Jan21–3In 3 weeksHoliday · LittletonTrail of Lights at Chatfield FarmsDates & tips
- Nov – Jan23–3In 3 weeksCommunity · City ParkZoo LightsDates & tips
December 2026 2 events
- Dec5In 5 weeksHoliday · ending near the City and County Building9NEWS Parade of LightsThe 52nd parade fills downtown with lit floats, giant balloons and marching bands from 6 p.m. A hotel room or restaurant table on the route is the most comfortable way to watch.Dates & tips
- Dec31In 8 weeksFireworks · downtownNew Year's Eve fireworks over downtownDates & tips
January 2027 1 event
March 2027 4 events
- Mar5–14In 4 monthsFood & wine · Denver · expectedDenver Restaurant WeekDates & tips
- Mar13In 4 monthsFestival · LoDo and BallparkDenver St. Patrick's Day ParadeHeld since 1962, Denver's parade is one of the largest in the West, running from Wynkoop up Blake Street (renamed Tooley Street for the day). LoDo stays busy into the evening, so book brunch on the route and a car home.Dates & tips
Mar27In 5 monthsMusic · MorrisonRed Rocks Amphitheatre 2027 concert seasonThe 2027 calendar at the world's most famous open-air venue starts Mar 27, and headliners already announced include Queens of the Stone Age, Matchbox Twenty, Death Cab for Cutie, Leon Bridges and Rod Stewart (Sept 2-3). Parking is steep and limited, so a private car to the upper lot is the best way in.Dates & tips - Mar28In 5 monthsFestival · Morrison · expectedEaster Sunrise Service at Red RocksDates & tips
April 2027 1 event
May 2027 4 events
- May1–2In 6 monthsFestival · downtownCelebrate Cinco de Mayo FestivalDates & tips
- May15–16In 6 monthsNature · along Colfax AvenueDenver Colfax MarathonDates & tips
- May28–31In 7 monthsFestival · downtown Boulder · expectedBoulder Creek FestivalDates & tips
- May31In 7 monthsNature · BoulderBOLDERBoulder 10KDates & tips
June 2027 5 events
- Jun5–6In 7 monthsCulture · near the Denver Art Museum · expectedDenver Chalk Art FestivalDates & tips
- Jun – Aug12–1In 7 monthsCommunity · Larkspur · expectedColorado Renaissance Festival (50th anniversary)Dates & tips
Jun18–20In 8 monthsMusic · Historic Five Points · expectedJuneteenth Music FestivalDates & tips - Jun26–27In 8 monthsFestival · Denver · expectedDenver Pride: Pride Parade and PrideFestOne of the country's largest Pride celebrations closes out a month of events with a parade from Cheesman Park and a free festival downtown. The 2027 site depends on when Civic Center Park reopens.Dates & tips
- Jun26–27In 8 monthsFestival · downtown · expectedDenver Cherry Blossom FestivalDates & tips
July 2027 3 events
- Jul2–4In 8 monthsCulture · Cherry Creek NorthCherry Creek Arts FestivalThe 36th festival brings about 260 juried artists to the streets of Cherry Creek North over the Fourth of July weekend, along with food and live performances. Go early Friday, when collectors arrive, then have lunch at one of the neighborhood's restaurants.Dates & tips
- Jul2–5In 8 monthsCommunity · downtownFAN EXPO DenverDates & tips
- Jul23–25In 9 monthsMusic · Denver · expectedUnderground Music Showcase (UMS)Dates & tips
August 2027 2 events
September 2027 3 events
- Sep12In 10 monthsSports · Sun Valley · expectedDenver Broncos 2027 season beginsBroncos football is Denver's biggest weekly ritual from September to January, and the home opener is the hottest ticket of the fall. Suites and parking passes for the opener go quickly once the schedule comes out.Dates & tips
- Sep17–26In 10 monthsFood & wine · Ballpark District · expectedDenver OktoberfestDates & tips
- Sep23–26In 11 monthsCulture · Denver · expectedDoors Open DenverDates & tips
October 2027 2 events
Oct9–10In 11 monthsFood & wine · Ruby Hill Park (2026 venue) · expectedGreat American Beer FestivalThe nation's leading craft-beer festival, run by the Brewers Association, brings hundreds of breweries and the industry's top awards to Denver. Tickets sell out within minutes, and the brewery taprooms around town are busy all weekend.Dates & tips - Oct21–31In 12 monthsCulture · plus downtown venues · expectedDenver Film Festival (50th edition)Dates & tips
November 2027 1 event
December 2027 2 events
- Dec4In 13 monthsHoliday · Denver · expected9NEWS Parade of LightsThe 53rd parade would bring lit floats and giant balloons back through downtown to start the holiday season. A table or a room overlooking the route is the warmest way to watch.Dates & tips
- Dec31In 14 monthsFireworks · downtown · expectedNew Year's Eve fireworks over downtownDates & tips
Every date, month by month
September 2026
- Denver Broncos 2026 season · Sun Valley
- Colorado Avalanche 2026-27 season · Central Platte Valley
October 2026
- Denver Nuggets 2026-27 season · Central Platte Valley
November 2026
- Denver Arts Week · Tennyson
- Denver Christkindlmarket · Auraria Campus (1000 Larimer St)
- Blossoms of Light · Cheesman Park
- Light the Lights and holiday light show at the City and County Building · Civic Center
- Mile High Tree · Auraria Campus
- Trail of Lights at Chatfield Farms · Littleton
- Zoo Lights · City Park
December 2026
- 9NEWS Parade of Lights · ending near the City and County Building
- Colorado Mammoth 2026-27 NLL season · Central Platte Valley
- New Year's Eve fireworks over downtown · downtown
January 2027
- National Western Stock Show · Elyria-Swansea
February 2027
- Denver Summit FC 2027 NWSL season · Centennial
- Colorado Rapids 2027 MLS Sprint Season · Commerce City
March 2027
- Denver Restaurant Week · Denver
- Denver St. Patrick's Day Parade · LoDo and Ballpark
- Red Rocks Amphitheatre 2027 concert season · Morrison
- Easter Sunrise Service at Red Rocks · Morrison
April 2027
- Colorado Rockies 2027 season and Opening Day at Coors Field · Ballpark / LoDo
- Denver Jazz Fest · with a focus on Five Points
May 2027
- Celebrate Cinco de Mayo Festival · downtown
- Denver Colfax Marathon · along Colfax Avenue
- Boulder Creek Festival · downtown Boulder
- BOLDERBoulder 10K · Boulder
June 2027
- Denver Chalk Art Festival · near the Denver Art Museum
- Yoga on the Rocks · Morrison
- Film on the Rocks · Morrison
- Colorado Renaissance Festival (50th anniversary) · Larkspur
- Juneteenth Music Festival · Historic Five Points
- Denver Pride: Pride Parade and PrideFest · Denver
- Denver Cherry Blossom Festival · downtown
July 2027
- Cherry Creek Arts Festival · Cherry Creek North
- FAN EXPO Denver · downtown
- Underground Music Showcase (UMS) · Denver
August 2027
- Rocky Mountain Folks Festival · Lyons
- Denver Food + Wine Festival · Auraria Campus
September 2027
- Denver Broncos 2027 season begins · Sun Valley
- Denver Oktoberfest · Ballpark District
- Doors Open Denver · Denver
October 2027
- Great American Beer Festival · Ruby Hill Park (2026 venue)
- Denver Film Festival (50th edition) · plus downtown venues
November 2027
- Denver Arts Week · Denver
December 2027
- 9NEWS Parade of Lights · Denver
- New Year's Eve fireworks over downtown · downtown
Dates come from each organiser's own announcements; plans change, so check the official site before you travel.