Tag: Events
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11 more shows added to Red Rocks 2026 calendar, including star comedian and Grammy winner
While there are still 10 more concerts scheduled to take place at Morrison’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre throughout the remainder of 2025, the venue’s 2026 event list continues to grow. In our latest update, we highlight 11 more shows that are now on the calendar for next year, bringing the running total to 17 events. New…
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Aided by a new sponsor, the Broadway Halloween Parade returns Saturday
With All Hallows’ Eve just around the corner, South Broadway will soon become a meeting point for Denver’s population of ghouls, ghosts and otherworldly spirits. The ever-popular Broadway Halloween Parade will be back Saturday evening, featuring more than 80 parade floats traveling the 1.2-mile stretch between East 5th Avenue and East Virginia Avenue, said Luke…
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Denver to haunt drivers by closing road near Union Station for ‘Spooky Wynkoopy’ Halloween festival
Drivers in Lower Downtown next week may be haunted by a Halloween-themed temporary road closure outside Union Station. Beginning Friday afternoon, the city will close the 1700 block of Wynkoop Street to cars for a week-long Halloween celebration called “Spooky Wynkoopy,” according to a Thursday news release from the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. Drivers…
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‘Coffin races’ set to take place in Colorado mountain town this weekend
The quirky Emma Crawford Coffin Races and Festival are set to make their return to Manitou Springs on Oct. 25. According to the city of Manitou Springs, the first coffin races in the nation began in 1995 when the Chamber of Commerce came up with the event in memory of Emma Crawford, a beloved former…
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Tickets on sale for fest that hosts ‘world’s largest naked ski lap’ in Colorado
The date has been set for the 6th annual ‘Boot Tan Fest,’ set to take place at Sunlight Mountain Resort near Glenwood Springs next spring. The popular event is billed as an “empowering, safe, and wildly fun space where women and nonbinary folks come together to celebrate their love for the mountains,” and this ski…
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Paul McCartney thrills his fans at Coors Field
In what is likely his last tour, Paul McCartney dazzled a crowd of about 50,000 fans of all ages at Coors Field Saturday night, rocking hard and shredding on guitar. Kids danced along, teenagers took photos wearing Beatles shirts in front of the stage and older fans sang along to McCartney’s more than 30-track setlist.…
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A ghost of a spooktacular: Denver officials warn of fraudulent Halloween events
With Halloween just around the corner, city of Denver officials are warning people to be on the lookout for fraudulent events advertised online. Officials have identified one event called “Halloween Wonderland” that has been selling tickets online but has not been approved by the city or verified to be legitimate by police, according to a…
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Denver taking its nightly holiday drone shows to the next level
For a second year, hundreds of drones will take to the skies above Denver during the holiday season. The Mile High Drone Show will present free airborne animations every night starting Nov. 21 through the end of the year, thanks to a partnership between Visit Denver and Denver-based Brightflight Drone Shows, according to a news…
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Denver celebrates full reopening of 16th Street
After Mayor Mike Johnston exited the elevator onto the second level of the downtown Daniels & Fisher Tower just after 2 p.m. Saturday, he took a moment to walk over to the window and gaze at the plaza below. Dressed in a white t-shirt and khaki pants, Johnston surveyed the landscape before him: a fully-reconstructed…
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New Red Rocks shuttle aims to make outdoors accessible and mitigate traffic, organizers say
The late summer sun beamed down onto the Jefferson County Government Center – Golden Station platform Saturday afternoon as a few dozen county officials, city planners and Regional Transportation District board members gathered to celebrate the unveiling of a project years in the making. Displayed beside a small dark podium emblazoned with the silhouette of…