If you have an event taking place in the Denver area, email information to carlotta.olson@gazette.com at least two weeks in advance. All events are listed in the calendar on space availability.

Saturday

WinterFest — With carriage rides, winter fairy forest, Santa’s cottage, craft making, cookie decorating and petting zoo, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Chautauqua Auditorium, 100 Morning Glory Drive, Boulder, $27.35 and up, free for ages 2 and younger. Tickets: chautauqua.com/event/winterfest-2025.

Village Holiday Extravaganza — With a marketplace, photos with Santa, live music, Yeti Set Go! 5K Fun Run at 11:30 a.m., Arapahoe County Fairgrounds Event Center, 25690 E. Quincy Ave., Aurora, $10 in advance, $12 at door, $25 for Fun Run. Tickets: arapahoecountyeventcenter.com/visitthevillage.

Santa Paws — Noon-2 p.m., Orchard Town Center, 14544 Orchard Parkway, Westminster; theorchardtowncenter.com/events.

Sterling Ranch Outdoor Holiday Market — Noon-7 p.m., Providence Park, 8100 Piney River Ave., Littleton; sterlingranchcab.com/Calendar.aspx.

“Holiday Hits for the Nice List” — Presented by the Golden Eagle Concert Band, 2 p.m., Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church, 7530 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge, suggested donation of $10. Photo opportunity with Santa after concert; goldeneagleconcertband.com/performances.

Holiday Photos with Santa — 4-7 p.m., Hotel Teatro, 1100 14th St., Denver; hotelteatro.com/event/holiday-photos-with-santa-2.

Continuum Art Studios – Open Studios — Engage with working artists and makers, 4-7 p.m., Continuum Art Studios, 2840 S. Vallejo St., Englewood; continuum-art-studios.com/events.

Pottery Market and Studio Open House — Meet artists and explore unique handmade ceramics, 4-8 p.m., Community Clay’s Congress Park studio, 2625 E. 12th Ave., Denver. Registration: tinyurl.com/ys4h44pa.

Christy Wessler’s 21st Annual Holiday Sing-Along Concert — 7 p.m., Swallow Hill Music, 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver, $21.59-$37.04. Tickets: swallowhillmusic.org.

John Craigie Featuring The Coffis Brothers & Fruition — With Anna Moss, 8 p.m., Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, $45.56. Tickets: axs.com.

CARLOTTA OLSON, The Denver Gazette