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Enjoy The Mile High City this weekend, May 3–5, 2024, with the annual Denver Cinco de Mayo Festival, plus tons of First Friday arts-related events, family-friendly activities, live music, blockbuster museum exhibitions, comedy, outdoor fun and much more. For a full list of events, check out Denver365.com.

 

Featured & Upcoming Events

Outdoor Fun, Sports & Fitness

First Friday Art Walk in 40 West Arts (May 3)

First Friday at Denver's Art District on Santa Fe (May 3)

First Friday in RiNo (May 3)

First Fridays On Tennyson (May 3)

2024 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship (May 4)

Cinco de Mayo Festival (May 4 - 5)

Denver Mini Derby (May 4)

Firefly Handmade Spring Market (May 4 - 5)

Furry Scurry (May 4)

TheBigWonderful at Belleview Station: 10th Annual Derby Party (May 4)

Cinco de Mersiv (May 5)

Cherry Creek Fresh Market (Saturdays Thru October 19)

City Park Farmers Market (Saturdays Thru October 26)

 

 

Museum Exhibitions

Abstract Expressions: Terrace Installation (Ongoing)

After the Asteroid: Earth's Comeback Story​ (Thru 2024)

American Museum of Western Art - Self Guided Tours (Ongoing)

Biophilia (Thru August 11)

Borderlands of Southern Colorado (Ongoing)

By Design: Stories and Ideas Behind Objects (Thru 2024)

Danielle SeeWalker: But We Have Something to Say (Thru September 15)

European Art before 1800 Galleries (Thru 2024)

Fazal Sheikh: Thirst | Exposure | In Place (Thru October 20)

Flow: On the River with John Fielder (Thru 2024)

Gio Ponti: Designer of a Thousand Talents (Thru 2024)

Hand in Nature (Thru September 1)

Have a Seat: Mexican Chair Design Today (Thru November 3, 2024)

Islands Beyond Blue (Thru May 14)

James Joseph Brown & the Peoples’ Quest for Gold (Ongoing)

Meandered (Thru May 26)

Mile High Magic (Ongoing)

Mud Futures with Ronald Rael (Ongoing Weather Permitting)

Museum of Illusions (Ongoing)

Orcas: Our Shared Future (Thru November 15)

Perfectly Imperfect (Ongoing)

Revolt 1680/2180: Runners + Gliders (Thru July 14)

Rumors of Bloomers (Thru March 2025)

Sandra Vásquez de la Horra: The Awake Volcanoes (Thru July 21)

Space Command (Ongoing)

Spotlight: Inside Collections Care and Conservation (Thru May 5)

The Lost Paradise (Thru May 26)

The Russells in Denver, 1921 (Ongoing)

The Sand Creek Massacre: The Betrayal that Changed Cheyenne and Arapaho People Forever (Ongoing)

The Skeletal World of José Guadalupe Posada (Thru May 12)

Through the Lens: The Photography of Frank Muramoto (Ongoing)

Weaving a Foundation: Cornerstones of the Textile Arts Collection (Thru 2024)

What's Your Story? (Thru 2024)

Winter Warriors: The 10th Mountain Division in World War II (Thru November 12)

Zoom In (Ongoing)

Arts & Culture 

Art War! Exhibition. (May 3 - 5)

Cinco de Mayo at Museo de las Americas (May 3)

First Friday Art Walk in 40 West Arts (May 3)

First Friday at Denver's Art District on Santa Fe (May 3)

First Friday in RiNo (May 3)

First Fridays On Tennyson (May 3)

Cinco de Mayo Festival (May 4 - 5)

STILLness: Meditation in the Galleries (May 4)

Bold Ceramics (Thru May 25)

Espiritu Hermosx/Beautiful Spirit (Thru July 14)

Good Vibrations (Thru June 14, 2024)

Hong Hong - A Body at the Center (Thru May 18)

La Misión (Ongoing)

Lumonics Immersed (Thru 2024)

Museum of Illusions (Ongoing)

Possibilities (Thru June 2)

Process Makes Perfect: Printmakers Explore the Natural World (Thru July 28)

River's Voice: Textiles by Alexandra Kehayoglou (Thru December 8)

Small Works and Sculpture (Thru May 18)

Song Seats 2023, Mixed Media (Thru July 7, 2024)

Space Explorers: THE INFINITE (Thru May 5)

Spirit Guides: Fantastical Creatures from the Workshop of Jacobo and María Ángeles (Thru September 8)

Spring 2024 BFA Thesis Exhibition (Thru May 10)

Stripped (Thru May 11)

Tali Weinberg: The Space Between Threads (Thru June 9)

The Mix, Two (Thru December 15, 2024)

The Music of Bees (Thru May 19)

The Nature of Things (Thru May 12)

The Obstacle is the Path (Thru June 1)

Transient Presence (Thru May 11)

 

Music & Performing Arts

City Morgue (May 3)

First Friday - Five Points Jazz Hop (May 3)

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit (Red Rocks) (May 3)

The Cher Show (May 3 - 5)

The Wind Is Us: The Death that Killed Capote (May 3)

YOOKiE (May 3)

James Arthur (May 4)

L.A. Witch with Pink Fuzz (May 4)

Mannequin P**** (May 4)

Mersiv (May 4)

Polka Dottie's Wonderful World of Burlesque at The Clocktower Cabaret (May 4)

Sam Bush (May 4)

Shakespeare in the Parking Lot (May 4)

Saint-Saëns’s Samson and Delilah (May 4)

"Cowboy Carter" Dance Party (May 5)

Cinco de Mersiv (May 5)

Love Stinks - The Musical! (May 5)

Stripwrecked! Boobs In Space: A Sci-Fi Burlesque Adventure (May 5)

The Amity Affliction (May 5)

Yo-Yo Ma with the Colorado Symphony (May 5)

Young Rising Sons (May 5)

Emma (Thru May 5)

Sam & Delilah (Thru May 12)

The Heartbeat of the Sun (Thru May 19)

The Lehman Trilogy (Thru June 2)

Where Did We Sit on the Bus? (Thru June 2)

 

Film & Literature

First Friday Films (May 3)

Paul Osincup Live (May 3)

SeriesFest: Season 10 (May 3 - 5)

Rebecca Chopp Live (May 4)

Black Holes en Español (Thru May 18)

Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity (Thru May 18)

Blue Whales: Return of the Giants 3D (Thru February 2025)

Cities of the Future (Thru February 2025)

Cosmic Journey (Thru May 18)

Destination Solar System (Thru May 18)

Dynamic Earth (Thru May 18)

One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure (Thru 2024)

Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” (Thru May 18)

Poetry Open Mic (Fridays Thru 2024)

 

Family-Friendly

Mom’s Free Day At The Museum (May 3)

Art War! Kids Drop-in “Droid Art” Activity (May 4)

Cinco de Mayo en Westwood (May 4)

Cinco de Mayo Festival (May 4 - 5)

Fun at the Firehouse (May 4)

Furry Scurry (May 4)

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of The Beatles + More For Kids (May 4)

Artist-in-Residence: Eileen Roscina (Thru June 29)

Día del Niño at Denver Botanic Gardens (Thru April 30)

Museum of Illusions (Ongoing)

One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure (Thru 2024)

Saturday Train Rides (Thru May 11)

Space Explorers: THE INFINITE (Thru May 5)

Venardos Circus (Thru May 5)

 

Food & Drink 

First Friday At Catbird Kitchen (May 3)

Art War! “May the 4th Be with You” Party & Cosplay Contest (May 4)

Cinco de Mayo at Mile High Spirits (May 4 - 5)

Cinco de Mayo Festival (May 4 - 5)

Denver Derby Day (May 4)

Denver Derby Day at 54thirty (May 4)

Denver Mini Derby (May 4)

Derby Day at the Station (May 4)

May the 4th Be With You (May 4)

Opera Colorado Opening Night Dinners (May 4)

Cinco de Mayo at 54thirty (May 5)

Cherry Creek Fresh Market (Saturdays Thru October 19)

Cinco de Mayo festivities with TACOMONO (Thru May 11)

City Park Farmers Market (Saturdays Thru October 26)

Land of Oz (Thru May 26)

Mile High Asian Food Week (Thru May 4)

Prismajic (Thru 2024)

Spring Awakening (Thru May 1)

 

Comedy

Daniel Van Kirk (Bob's Burgers, AppleTV) (May 3)

Jamie Lissow (May 3 - 4)

Jim Jefferies: Give 'em What They Want Tour (May 3)

Jordan Jensen (May 3 - 4)

Your Friend Did What? (May 3)

SeriesFest: Season 10 (May 3  5)

Top Secret Comedy Show (May 3)

John Novosad (May 5)

SeriesFest Closing Night: Hasan Minhaj (May 5)

Steve Vanderploeg (May 5)

Blockbuster: An Improvised Movie (Thru July 13)

Denver Comedy Underground! (Thru 2024)

Hit and Run: Musical Improv (Thru August 1)

Saturday Night - Stand Up (Thru April 27)

Saturday Night Naughty Show (Thru May 18)

Story Time! (Thru May 6)

Top Secret Stand Up Comedy (Thru May 25)