Denver, CO
Things to do in Denver this weekend, Feb. 23-25
By Cassidy Ritter, Special to Denverite
Ludacris is in town on Friday at the Fillmore Auditorium and the Colorado Rapids play their first match of the regular season on Saturday. There’s also a Winterfest in Arvada, a Onesie 5K and an immersive art experience at Spectra Art Space. And on Sunday, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science has free admission.
Whatever you get up to, make it a great weekend!
Notes: Events with an * are taking place virtually or outdoors.
Friday, Feb. 23
Kids and family
After Hours Teen Laser Tag. Sheridan Library, 3425 W. Oxford Ave. 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Advanced registration required. Ages 11-18.
Comedy and theater
Actual Serious Actors. Chaos Bloom Theater, 70 S. Broadway. 7-8 p.m. $5.
Beth Stelling. Comedy Works Downtown, 1226 15th St. 9:45 p.m. $32.
Arts, culture and media
Nomadic Daydreams. Walker Fine Art, 300 W. 11th Ave., Unit A. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.
Dragon Painting Class with Artist Kim Pham. Far East Center, 333 S. Federal Blvd. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Donation-based entry fee. Advanced registration required.
Music and nightlife
Ludacris. Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St. 7 p.m. Starting at $90.
90s Country Party Featuring Double Wide. The Grizzly Rose, 5450 Linconl St. 8 p.m. $20.
Sports and fitness
New York Riptide vs. Colorado Mammoth. Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle. Watch on ESPN+. 7 p.m. Starting at $35.
*Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers. Watch on Altitude or listen at 92.5 FM. 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 24
Just for fun
2024 Colorado Garden & Home Show. Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $12 (seniors), $15 (adults).
*Arvada Winterfest. McIlvoy Park, 5750 Upham St., Arvada. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free.
Meditation in Motion: Experience the Joyful Art & Science of TaiChi/QiGong. Far East Center, 333 S. Federal Blvd. 2-3:30 p.m. Donation-based entry fee. Advanced registration required.
Couples Gamenight. Parkside Eatery + Bar, 14515 E. Alameda Ave., Aurora. 6-8 p.m. $50 (for team of two).
Kids and family
FamilyFest. Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St. Noon-6 p.m. Free (children 13 and under), $12 (attendees 14 and older).
Movies at APL: “Detective Pikachu.” Tallyn’s Reach Library, 23911 E. ARapahor Road, Aurora. 2-4 p.m. Free.
Pixar Theme Quiz. Max Taps Centennial, 11405 E. Briarwood Ave., Suite 100, Centennial. 7-9 p.m. No cover. Family friendly.
Comedy and theater
Beth Stelling. Comedy Works Downtown, 1226 15th St. 9:45 p.m. $32.
Art, culture and media
Nomadic Daydreams. Walker Fine Art, 300 W. 11th Ave., Unit A. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.
Lumonics Immersed. Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery, 800 E. 73rd Ave., Unit 11. 8-10 p.m. $15-$25.
Eat and drink
Beer, Bacon and Coffee Fest. All five Denver Beer Co. locations. 8:30-11 a.m. $30 (designated driver, ages 18 and up), $60 (full price event ticket, ages 21 and up). Advanced registration required.
Hook & Halligan Fire Fighter Collab Event and Fundraiser. WestFax Brewing Co., 6733 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood. Noon-8 p.m. No cover.
2024 Mile High Beer Festival. Stockyards Event Center, 5004 National Western Drive. 12:30-8 p.m. Starting at $59.99.
Learn to Cook Series: 2 Day Weekend Workshop. Stir Cooking School, 3215 Zuni St. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. $299 (for Saturday and Sunday). Advanced registration required.
Wine School: What’s An Orange Wine? Noble Riot, 1336 27th St. 3:30-4:30 p.m. $49. Advanced registration required.
Music and nightlife
Jazz Roots – Musician Interviews. Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library, 2401 Welton St. 2-4 p.m. Free.
Denver Celtic Night. Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St. 6-9 p.m. $15.
DRAMA. Summit, 1902 Blake St. 8 p.m. Starting at $119.
Eddie 9V. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave. 9 p.m. $20.
Sports and fitness
Rainforest Yoga. Butterfly Pavilion, 6252 W. 104th Ave., Westminster. 7:45-8:45 a.m. $10 (members), $12 (non-members). Advanced registration required.
Indoor Goat Yoga. Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Dr., Suite 450, Littleton. 10-11 a.m. and noon-1 p.m. $30.
*The Onesie 5K. Starting at Cheluna Brewing Co., 2501 Dallas St., Suite 148, Aurora. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $35 (includes free beer, pint glass and door prizes), $55 (includes free beer, pint glass, door prizes and T-shirt).
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Colorado Avalanche. Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle. Watch on ESPN+. 5 p.m. Prices vary.
*Portland Timbers vs. Colorado Rapids. Watch on Apple TV. 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 25
Just for fun
2024 Colorado Garden & Home Show. Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $12 (seniors), $15 (adults).
BarkGarage – Professional Pet Photos. Station 26 Brewing Co., 7045 E. 38th Ave. 1-4 p.m. $35.
Dating in the Dark. Zeppelin Station, 3501 Wazee St., Suite 100. 6-7 p.m. $15.
Comedy and theater
Tomás and the Library Lady. Elaine Wolf Theatre, 350 S. Dahlia St. 10-11 a.m. $11.50.
Ralph Barbosa. Comedy Works South, 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village. 4:30 p.m. $35-$45.
Beth Stelling. Comedy Works Downtown, 1226 15th St. 9:45 p.m. $32.
Art, culture and media
Free Days. Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.
Sundays on Santa Fe. Art District on Santa Fe, 858 Santa Fe Drive. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. No cover.
Eat and drink
Beer, Bacon and Coffee Fest. All five Denver Beer Co. locations. 8:30-11 a.m. $30 (designated driver, ages 18 and up), $60 (full price event ticket, ages 21 and up). Advanced registration required.
Pajama Brunch. Launch Pad Brewery, 884 S. Buckley Road, Aurora. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. No cover.
Wine School: Chocolate + Wine Pairing Noble Riot, 1336 27th St. 3:30-4:30 p.m. $59. Advanced registration required.
Music and nightlife
Sunday Night Jitterbug featuring Reid Poole and the Night Owls. Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St. 8-11:30 p.m. $15 (music), $18 (dance class and music).
Sports and fitness
*Denver Nuggets vs. Golden State Warriors. Watch on Altitude or ESPN, or listen at 92.5 FM. 5 p.m.
All Weekend
Art, culture and media
Black History Month Public Art Tour. Locations vary across the Denver metro. Anytime. Free.
Space Explorers – The Infinite. Stanley Marketplace, 2501 Dallas St., Aurora. 2-7 p.m. (Friday), 11 a.m.-7 p.m. (Saturday) and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (Sunday). Prices vary. Advanced registration required for timed entry.
Pages of the Past: Aurora’s Library System. Aurora History Museum, 15051 E. Alameda Parkway, Aurora. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (Friday) and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (Saturday and Sunday). Free.
Wild Color. Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free (members, children ages 2 and under), $19.95 (guests ages 3-18), $21.95 (seniors ages 65 and older), $24.95 (adults). All ages. Advanced registration recommended.
All Stars. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free (guests ages 5 and under), $5 (members, guests ages 6-18), $23 (Colorado resident), $27 (non-resident).
Blaxplanation. History Colorado Center, 1200 N. Broadway. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free (members and children 18 and under), $15 (adults).
Have a Seat. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free (guests ages 5 and under), $5 (members, guests ages 6-18), $23 (Colorado resident), $27 (non-resident).
Museum of Illusions Denver. 951 16th Street Mall. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. (Friday and Saturday) and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (Sunday). $20 (children ages 5-12), $22 (seniors and active military), $24 (adults). Advanced registration required for timed entry.
The Museum for Black Girls. 500 16th Street Mall. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. $30. (Read more about the museum and its creator here.)
Little Bit of Love Art Show. Spectra Art Space, 1836 S. Broadway. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. (Friday and Saturday) and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. (Sunday). Free.
Spookadelia: Doubt’s Echo. Spectra Art Space, 1836 S. Broadway. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. (Friday and Saturday) and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. (Sunday). $12 (children 10 and under), $20 (ages 11 and older, timed entry), $30 (priority tickets and swag).
Eat and drink
Beer & Girl Scout Cookie Pairing. Fiction Beer Co., 7101 E. Colfax Ave. Starting Friday at 2 p.m. and continuing through Sunday, while supplies last. $16 (includes four cookies and 4 beer samples).
Worth the Drive
All weekend
*Subaru WinterFest. Cooper Mountain, 230 Ten Mile Circle, Frisco. All day. No cover.
Colorado Environmental Film Festival. Green Center, 924 16th St., Golden. Times vary. Starting at $12.
There have been many great offensive linemen in Denver Broncos history, so this list is likely going to vary greatly from person to person. In fact, my take might be a little too bold, but I’m sticking with it.
At the top spot, I think Garett Bolles has earned it. Since coming into the league as a first-round pick in 2017, he has grinded through one of the worst periods in Broncos’ history and grown from beleaguered oft-penalized first-round bust into a perennial All-Pro caliber left tackle. Even more, he has stayed a Bronco through his entire career. The rest of my list speaks for itself and is a throwback to Super Bowl greatness.
Here’s where our Mile High Report staff landed on the top five for offensive line:
Scotty Payne: Tom Nalen was the leader of Mike Shanahan’s offensive line, Ryan Clady was a top LT on a Hall of Fame career before injury and Stink was a key member of the Broncos Super Bowl winning OL back in the 90s. I included Bolles and Meinerz since both will be on this list once their successful careers are over with.
Chris Hart: This position group was one of the toughest to come up with a top five. Denver has an incredible history of top-tier offensive lineman. There are several players I left off who were certainly deserving. I posted Tom Nalen as my top guy because he was a stalwart at the pivot for many years for the franchise. We all know what Gary Zimmerman and Mark Schlereth provided on the field and they are both Super Bowl champions. The last two spots go to two recent Broncos, left tackles Garret Bolles and Ryan Clady. Bolles, a decade into his career, continues to play at a high level and Clady was a fantastic blindside protector whose career ended earlier than it should due to injury.
Ian St. Clair: For the first time in Elway’s career, he had a blind-side protector. And Zimmerman is one of the best to ever do it. Same for Nalen, who should be in the HOF. Clady was special. Bishop was the first Broncos offensive lineman in franchise history to get a Pro Bowl invite and provided one of the best in-game quotes ever when he said in Denver’s endzone at old Cleveland Stadium before hiking the ball at the 2-yard line in what would become The Drive, “We got ‘em right right where want ‘em.” And Schlereth helped lock down the left side of the line that was one of the best in league history.
Sadaraine: The top 3 are largely indisputable, other than maybe swapping Schlereth and Zimmerman. Ken Lanier started 178 consecutive games, which is nuts for an OT, and appeared in 3 Super Bowls. Garret Bolles has crafted himself into an all-time great at tackle and may move up the list.
Ross Allen: The Hall-of-Famer Gary Zimmerman was everything you could ever ask for in a left tackle and was a huge reason why John Elway and that 1997 team was so dominant. Schlereth also gets his credit as he was a massive contributor to Denver’s Super Bowl successes. There’s a strong case for Tom Nalen deserving a spot in the Hall of Fame too. And for the past two years I’ve become a huge spouter of Bolles being destined for the Ring of Fame. He’s an incredible talent as has been the cornerstone of this team for a while now. I just hope he gets his Super Bowl.
Joe Mahoney: Top 3 are a no-brainer. Bolles will finish his career with more starts on the OL than any other Bronco. The man he will pass is Ken Lanier. Since stats from Lanier’s era don’t exist we only have starts to go off, but Lanier was an iron man. He started 167 NFL games and 165 were for the Broncos.
There is a bit of variation here, but a general consensus of who should be in the Top 5. I loved the throwback to Keith Bishop who was a big part of the John Elway fourth quarter magic back in the day.
Who gets into your top five offensive lineman list?
The Denver Nuggets are running it back with at least one free agent from last year’s team. According to Shams Charania of ESPN, the Denver Nuggets have re-signed point guard Tyus Jones.
Free agent guard Tyus Jones has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Denver Nuggets, sources tell ESPN. Jones played a reserve role after joining Denver on the buyout market last season, and enters his 12th NBA season as his agent Kevin Bradbury of LIFT Sports Management… pic.twitter.com/OxPTfX8C7l
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 2, 2026
Jones played 11 regular season games for Denver last year and got into 3 post-season contests as well. The Nuggets are desperately lacking in point guards who can handle the rock, especially after they decided not to pick up the fourth-year option on fellow point guard Jalen Pickett. Denver liked Jones and his ability to handle on-ball pressure better in the playoffs, and obviously feel there is utility in having him on the 15-man roster for his passing acumen and mistake avoidance despite being a target at just 6 feet tall. They did not draft a point guard, so it’s possible Jones is the first PG off the bench for the Nuggets – but in recent years they’ve relied on players like Bruce Brown to shoulder some of those duties as well even if they’re not pure point guards, so it remains to be seen just how much court time Jones is going to get.
His 5:1 assist-to-turnover ratio in his career points to his high floor in ball security though, and the Nuggets have proven time and again over the past several years that they can be truly great if they don’t have silly turnovers. Jones comes back to the Mile High looking to help the Nuggets minimize their mistakes so they can maximize their talent.
Welcome back, Tyus!
The Fourth of July weekend is one of the biggest celebrations of the summer, and Denver is delivering a packed lineup of events for every kind of adventurer. Whether you’re looking to watch fireworks light up the Colorado sky, catch a live concert at Red Rocks, enjoy rooftop parties, indulge in seasonal food and drinks or explore the city’s thriving arts and culture scene, there’s no shortage of ways to celebrate Independence Day.
Here’s your guide to the best music, food, fireworks, nightlife, arts, and cultural events happening across Denver this Fourth of July weekend.
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Read: Best Rooftops to Watch 4th of July Fireworks + Sip Cocktails in Denver
Read: The Ultimate 4th of July Outdoor Colorado Music Guide
FASHION EVENTS
Denver Fashion Week Fall 2026 Second Model Auditions
Where: TBA
Cost: $10+
The Lowdown:
Following overwhelming demand from aspiring models across Colorado, Denver Fashion Week (DFW) has announced a second round of model auditions for its upcoming Fall/Winter 2026 runway season.
MUSIC EVENTS
Read: The Ultimate 4th of July Outdoor Colorado Music Guide
Gillian Grogan and EMMA ROSE
Where: Skylark Lounge – 140 S. Broadway
Cost: $18+
The Lowdown:
Zeds Dead with Sippy, Baauer, Holly, HYDRAULIX & LUMBERJVCK
Where: Red Rocks Amphitheatre – 18300 W Alameda Pkwy, Morrison
Cost: $205+
The Lowdown:
Flobots
Where: Levitt Pavilion Denver – 1380 W Florida Ave
Cost: $0+
The Lowdown:
Don Toliver with SahBabii, SoFaygo, Chase B
Where: Ball Arena – 1000 Chopper Cir
Cost: $105+
The Lowdown:
FOOD EVENTS
Read: Best Rooftops to Watch 4th of July Fireworks + Sip Cocktails in Denver
Dumpling Love: Dim Sum Party
Where: Stir Cooking School Highlands – 3215 Zuni St.
Cost: $120 per person
The Lowdown:
Join the dumpling party and learn how to make pork bao buns, shrimp shumai, pan-fried gyoza, and crab cheese rangoons. All classes include a full bar with beer, wine, and house-curated cocktails for purchase.
Stars, Stripes, and Deck Nights
Where: Woodie Fisher Kitchen & Bar – 1999 Chestnut Pl.
Cost: Free
The Lowdown:
Celebrate America’s 250th with our festive Bomb Pop Drinks, featuring real Bomb Pops and High Noon buckets!
4th of July Rooftop Fiesta at Cimera
Where: The Source Hotel – 3330 Brighton Blvd.
Cost: $60+
The Lowdown:
The experience is an open rooftop gathering featuring live-fire cooking, craft cocktails, and skyline views throughout the evening. Guests will enjoy Peruvian street skewers, duck & chorizo paella, and ceviche prepared live on-site.
Farmers Market Central Park
Where: Central Park – 29th Ave & Roslyn
Cost: Free
The Lowdown:
Local vendors provide Colorado-grown produce, tasty baked goods, specialty meats, gourmet food items and more!
LIFESTYLE EVENTS
Mystic Magnolias; A Southern Gothic Cabaret
Where: Colorado Sake Co – 3559 Larimer St
Cost: $25+
The Lowdown:
Saunter yourself out to The Mystic Magnolias, a Burlesque AND Drag Show with chilling charm and dripping in Southern Gothic atmosphere.
America 250 | Colorado 150 Drone Show presented by Visit Denver
Where: DPAC/Denver Performing Arts Complex – 1400 Curtis St.
Cost: Free
The Lowdown:
Following Sunset Cinema’s showing of National Treasure on July 3rd at Sculpture Park, stay to enjoy the 4th of July Drone Show! This special event will be brought to you by Visit Denver, celebrating American 250 | Colorado 150, including an appearance by Mayor Mike Johnston.
Beat The Bomb Summer Mission: America250 Edition
Where: Beat The Bomb – 3863 Steele St, Unit 1273
Cost: $39+
The Lowdown:
Beat The Bomb announces the limited-time-only Summer Mission: America250 Edition – celebrating America’s 250th with five new games, a collectible beach towel, and a red, white, and blue Paint Blast!
Independence Day Concert with Denver Municipal Band (Cheesman Park)
Where: Cheesman Park – 1900 E. 11th Ave.
Cost: Free
The Lowdown:
Price:Free
Join the Denver Municipal Band’s Concert Band for an Independence Day concert at Cheesman Park Pavilion with special guest Denver District 10 City Councilmember Chris Hinds narrating Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait.
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Whether you’re dancing at a concert, enjoying a garden dinner, cheering on your favorite soccer team or exploring a new exhibition, Denver offers plenty of ways to fill your 4th of July weekend calendar. Gather your friends, support local businesses, and discover something new around the city.
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