Things to do in Denver this weekend - May 8th - 10th, 2026
Things to do in Denver this weekend
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FRIDAY - MAY 8th
Second Fridays Artisan Craft & Art Market @ Edgewater Public Market @ 5PM Shop local artisans, enjoy great food & drinks, and kick off your weekend at Edgewater Public Market!
Dude Dad Comedy Show @ Boulder Theater @ 7:30PM
The Jazz Room: Tribute to Frank Sinatra & Louis Armstrong @ The Church Nightclub @ 6:30PM / 8:30PM Celebrate the legacies of music legends Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong as their timeless music reimagined by a talented live band.
Alleycvt @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 6PM With Habstrakt, Tynan, Costa, & Tazu
Seth Meyers Comedy Show @ Paramount Theatre @ 7:30PM / 10PM
Caroline Kingsbury @ Marquis Theater @ 7PM With Bershy
John Butler with Band @ Mission Ballroom @ 8PM
William Black @ Ogden Theatre @ 8PM With Reaper, Afinity, & Cinema Kid
Maye & Ambar Lucid @ Gothic Theatre @ 8PM With Judith
Electrik Seoul: K-Pop x EDM Night @ The Church Nightclub @ 10PM
Shakedown Street @ Bluebird Theater @ 8PM
Tough Knuckle Teddy @ Fox Theatre @ 8PM With Hunter Archer and the Quiver & Red Revival
Other Brothers @ Cervantes’ Other Side @ 8PM With Creamery Station
Jake Xerxes Fussell @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Gion Davis
Latin Night @ Aggie Theatre @ 9:30PM
Lumonics Immersed @ Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery @ 8:00 PM This immersive performance blends rotating light sculptures, music, and projection into a multisensory night inside one of Denver’s pioneering light-art spaces.
SATURDAY - MAY 9th
Rapids vs St. Louis City SC @ Dick’s Sporting Goods Park @ 7:30PM
Monster Jam @ Empower Field @ 3PM Enjoy big-time family fun at Monster Jam, where the world’s best drivers and their monster trucks tear up the dirt in wide-open competitions of speed and skill.
Rocky Mountain Roller Derby Home Team Duel @ The Rollerdome @ 7:00 PM The Sapphire Sirens and Amethyst Assassins face off in a Ren Faire-themed roller derby bout, with doors opening at 6:00 PM and the game starting at 7:00 PM.
Colorado Avalanche Playoff Game Watch Party @ Number Thirty Eight @ 7:00 PM Cheer on Colorado playoff hockey with the game on at Number Thirty Eight and a 32oz souvenir cup filled with Mountain Time Lager for $13.38.
Second Saturdays @ Olde Town Arvada @ 5PM This monthly summertime celebration features 50+ artisan vendors, food trucks, drinks, a kid’s zone, and local live bands.
Street Fairs @ Northfield Blvd. @ 11AM Celebrate Mother’s Day Weekend with a day of shopping, art, and entertainment at The Northfield Street Fairs handmade-only festival.
Denver Ukefest @ Swallow Hill Music @ 9:30AM Denver Ukefest is a music festival showcasing all-things ukulele - expect performances, workshops, and master classes.
Maker Mornings Family-Friendly Workshop @ Clyfford Still Museum @ 10:30AM
Breakfast Fly-In @ Wings Museum Exploration of Flight @ 9:30AM
Enjoy breakfast from a local food truck, watch aircraft fly in and explore interactive exhibits and simulators.
Dr. Brady Smith Comedy Show @ Denver Improv @ 2PM
An Evening with Jon Batiste and the Colorado Symphony @ Boettcher Concert Hall @ 8PM Award-winning musician Jon Batiste brings his signature charisma, daring compositional vision, and jaw-dropping virtuosity to Denver for a one‑night‑only collaboration with your Colorado Symphony.
Candlelight: Tribute to Coldplay @ The Ritz-Carlton @ 5:30PM
Candlelight: Hip-Hop on Strings @ The Ritz-Carlton @ 7:45PM Your favorite Hip-Hop hits reimagined in classical sound! Featuring selections by Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, Outcast, Cardi B, & more.
Cloonee @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 6:30PM With Kettama, Omar+, Cole Knight, & MARO
Hippie Sabotage @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre @ 8PM With Kembe X
Punchis Punchis: Banda Rave Experience @ Summit @ 8PM
The Frickashinas @ Marquis Theater @ 7PM With Bury Mia, The Killigans, & Hostile Effect
Vincent Antone + Manic Focus @ Mission Ballroom @ 7PM With Pheel., Phyphr, & Kaptain
Hostage Situation @ Ogden Theatre @ 9PM With Wodd, Sfam, & Big Blok
Eldern Perform ‘Illinois’ by Sufjan Stevens @ Gothic Theatre @ 8PM With Pillow Fort & Lady Denim
Lee Burridge @ The Church Nightclub @ 10PM With QUE
Supersillyus Party @ Meow Wolf @ 9PM Get ready for an expansive electronic audio and video combobulation!
Allie X @ Bluebird Theater @ 8PM
Gimme Gimme Disco @ Fox Theatre @ 8PM
Best of Both Worlds: Hannah Montana Night @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom @ 9:30PM
Happy Landing @ Cervantes’ Other Side @ 8PM With Lostboycrow
King Tuff @ Globe Hall @ 8PM With Gabriel Bernini
Flatiron Community Orchestra Spring Concert @ United Church of Christ @ 4:00 PM Enjoy an afternoon of classical music from the Front Range community, including Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique” and Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture.
Blassphemy! A Metal Go-Go Burlesque Show: Not Your Mother's Metal @ Lion's Lair @ 9:30 PM Blassphemy! mixes burlesque, Go-Go, and metal into a gritty, high-energy 21+ show with doors around 9:00 PM and performances starting at 9:30 PM.
SUNDAY - MAY 10th
Rapids 2 vs Sporting Kansas City II @ Dick’s Sporting Goods Park @ 6PM
Second Sundays Market @ Boulder Central Park @ 10AM Find the perfect gift for Mother’s Day while enjoying local food, artists, and live music.
The Ultimate Mom Reset @ The Orchard Town Center @ 2:00 PM This two-hour Mother’s Day experience includes mimosas, chair massages, spa treatments, hands-on activities, and professional photos for a relaxed day out with friends. $20/pp
Mother's Day Vintage + Art Market + Bake-Off @ 3899 N Jackson Street, Building 4 @ 10:00 AM More than 70 local artists, makers, vintage curators, and bakers take over a warehouse for a free indoor market with a clothing swap, workshops, mutual aid distribution, and bake-off competition.
Sam Adams Stand-Up @ Comedy Works Downtown @ 7PM
Charlie Puth @ Bellco Theatre @ 7:30PM With Daniel Seavey & Ally Salort
Hippie Sabotage @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre @ 7PM With Kembe X & Danny Brown
Las Alucines @ Paramount Theatre @ 7PM With I Speak Machine
Cabaret Voltaire @ Summit @ 7PM
Alan Doyle @ Boulder Theater @ 7PM With Bandits on the Run
Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ 8PM With Sean Solomon
Terracotta @ Globe Hall @ 5PM With Jalai & Toucon
All Weekend
THURSDAY & FRIDAY - ‘Junie B. Jones’ Musical @ Arvada Center Based on the beloved book series, this kid-friendly musical teaches audiences about resilience, responsibility, teamwork, and the importance of positive thinking. Ends 5/8.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY - Aida Rodriguez Stand-Up @ Denver Improv
FRIDAY & SATURDAY - Rory Scovel Stand-Up @ Denver Comedy Underground
FRIDAY & SATURDAY - Spring Plant Sale @ Denver Botanic Gardens York Street Browse extensive offerings of florals, fruits and vegetables along with unique native, steppe and adapted plants curated to thrive in Colorado’s climate.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY - Spring BAZAAR @ Sloan’s Lake This Spring-themed outdoor market features 80+ carefully curated vendors, bottomless mimosas, yoga, live music, food trucks and street food, and more!
All weekend - DAI-CON Tattoo and Culture Festival @ National Western Complex The Denver Anime Invitational Tattoo and Culture Festival is Denver’s premier 18-and-Up event for anime enthusiasts and tattoo lovers.
All weekend - Brian Posehn Stand-Up @ Comedy Works Downtown
All weekend - Luke Null Stand-Up @ Comedy Works South
All weekend - ‘Madame Butterfly’ Opera @ Ellie Caulkins Opera House @ 7:30PM Puccini’s beloved masterpiece, with its soaring score and unforgettable tragic story, returns to the stage in a moving production by Opera Colorado. Ends 5/10.
All weekend - ‘Hadestown’ Musical @ Buell Theatre This award-winning Broadway adaptation of Anaïs Mitchell’s haunting, jazz-inflected folk opera follows Orpheus’ mythical quest to overcome Hades.
All weekend - ‘Somewhere’ Musical @ Kilstrom Theatre Set in 1950s, Matthew López’s newest production is a music and dance-filled portrait of a tight-knit Puerto Rican family striving to make it in show business. Ends 5/31.
All weekend - ‘Come From Far Away’ Musical @ Arvada Center This breathtaking musical takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Ends 5/10.
All weekend - ‘Furlough’s Paradise’ Play @ Curious Theatre Told through richly poetic language and layered storytelling, ‘Furlough’s Paradise’ is a poignant, powerful exploration of kinship, forgiveness, and the fragile path toward healing. Ends 5/31.
All weekend - ‘English’ Play @ Singleton Theatre This heartfelt, humorous play follows five strangers in an Iranian TOEFL class as they navigate language, identity, and unexpected friendships. Ends 5/31.
All weekend - ‘Angels in America: Part 1 + 2’ Play @ Vintage Theatre Set against the backdrop of 1980s America, this powerful narrative weaves together the lives of unforgettable characters grappling with love, loss, and the harsh realities of a society in turmoil. Ends 5/10.
All weekend - ‘Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors’ Play @ Garner Galleria Theatre Filled with clever wordplay and pop culture references, this 90-minute, gender-bending, quick-changing, laugh-out-loud reimagining of the gothic classic is perfect for audiences of all blood types. Ends 5/10.
All weekend - ‘Tartuffe’ Play @ Dairy Arts Center This razor-sharp reinvention of Molière’s iconoclastic comedy is full of ferocious wit, outrageous design, and downright buffoonery. Ends 5/17.
All weekend - ‘Mary Jane’ Play @ Dairy Arts Center A story of a mother’s unbounded love and the makeshift circle of women who support her, ‘Mary Jane’ is a beautiful testament to endurance and human kindness in the face of tragedy. Ends 5/24.
All weekend - ‘The Blue Trail’ Screening @ Dairy Arts Center
All weekend - ‘Rebel With a Clause’ Screening @ Dairy Arts Center
Ongoing
Ongoing - Cherry Creek Fresh Market @ 9AM Shop Colorado products in season like farm flowers, fresh fruit & veggies, local greens, culinary herbs, French cheeses, vegan & gluten-free products, and much more! Ends 10/11.
Ongoing - Farmers Market @ Old South Pearl Street @ 9AM Shop Colorado-grown produce and locally-made products, plus enjoy live musical performances. Ends 11/8.
Ongoing - Machu Picchu: Journey to the Lost City @ York Street Yards NEW - Experience the legendary Inca citadel like never before. Traverse the majestic mountain site, explore the agricultural terraces, the Temple of the Sun, and other iconic ruins as you witness the beauty of the Andes all around you. Ends 6/5.
Ongoing - Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience @ Exhibition Hub Art Center NEW - This captivating 360º digital art exhibition invites you to step into the universe of the Dutch genius, Vincent van Gogh. Ends 8/30.
Ongoing - ‘Glowing Wild’ Experience @ Denver Zoo Experience the glimmer of 60 illuminated scenes and 175 new larger-than-life lanterns that bring animals and their stories to light, all handcrafted by Chinese artisans. Ends 5/10.
Ongoing - ‘Nightingale’ Puzzle Room Experience @ Golden Puzzle Room You and your team will be placed in a themed room where you will search for clues to solve puzzles until you reach a final goal. Ends 6/19.
Ongoing - ‘Strike it Rich!’ Puzzle Room Experience @ Golden Puzzle Room Go on an exciting search for gold in this 60-minute immersive team quiz. Ends 2/27/2028.
Ongoing - ‘Horizon of Khufu: A Journey to Ancient Egypt’ Immersive Experience @ York Street Yards Unlock the secrets of the Great Pyramid of Giza with a brand new concept: the immersive expedition that lets you travel back thousands of years to the heart of ancient Egypt. Ends 5/31.
Ongoing - ‘The World’s Largest Dinosaurs’ Exhibition @ DMNS The exhibition invites you to explore the mind-bending biology and amazing anatomy of sauropods — the largest land animals to ever live - through enthralling life-sized exhibits and displays. Ends 9/7.
Ongoing - ‘Discovering Teen Rex’ Exhibition @ DMNS Take an extraordinary journey into our prehistoric past as DMNS unveils a remarkable fossil discovered by a crew of inquisitive young dino hunters in North Dakota.
Ongoing - ‘Ana María Hernando: Seguir cantando’ Exhibition @ MCA Argentine-born, Colorado-based Ana María Hernando presents recent work rendered in her signature materials: tulle, textiles, and paintings, to explore how color, song, and poetry are potent emblems of strength, persistence, and rebirth. Ends 7/5.
Ongoing - ‘Bethany Collins: The Deluge’ Exhibition @ MCA Through sculpture, sound, and works on paper, Chicago-based artist Bethany Collins traces what it means to inhabit a world where words, memory, and history surge and intertwine. Ends 7/5.
Ongoing - ‘Sammy Seung-Min Lee: Becoming Motherland’ Exhibition @ MCA This exhibition probes complex personal dynamics of diaspora, moving and migration through playful and poignant works that explore notions of nostalgia, longing, memory, utopia, and home. Ends 7/5.
Ongoing - ‘The Stars We Do Not See’ Exhibition @ DAM This landmark exhibition is the largest display of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art ever presented internationally. Ends 7/26.
Ongoing - ‘What We’ve Been Up To: People’ Exhibition @ DAM This exhibition features a rich variety of portraits, self-portraits, and candid scenes that touch on the joys and challenges of everyday life as well as personal relationships, solitude, and the way people see themselves and each other. Ends 9/29.
Ongoing - ‘Conversation Pieces’ Exhibition @ DAM Discover connections between visionary designers, cultural movements, and the evolution of iconic fashion houses. Ends 10/11.
Ongoing - ‘The Tangled Self’ Exhibition @ DAM Colorado artist Sadie Young invites visitors to step inside enormous mouths of towering monsters, dodge playful tube creatures, and discover hidden surprises in this colorful installation.
Ongoing - ‘Round the Clock’ Exhibition @ DAM The exhibition brings together historic prints made about Colorado, depicting an imaginary in the life of Colorado through the eyes of printmakers, one hour at a time.
Ongoing - ‘Space Is the Place’ Exhibition @ DAM The exhibition navigates an era when artists and designers turned their gaze skyward, channeling the optimism, anxiety, and curiosity that defined the mid-20th century.
Ongoing - ‘Margaret Johnson: Emergence’ Exhibition @ BMoCA Through a selection of Margaret Johnson’s botanical works, abstract paintings, and monotype prints, the exhibition traces visual resonance between human relationships and the natural world. Ends 7/26.