When Denver was a fledgling town, you were more likely to see brawls than ballet. Nevertheless, Denver boasted 13 legitimate theatres before it had a school or a hospital proving that, even then, culture had a prominent place alongside gold and silver.

With approval of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District plus efforts to change Denver’s “Cow Town” image, culture blossomed. Now the Mile High City is host to exclusive exhibits like DIVA at Denver Art Museum and world premiere plays like How to Conquer America: A Mostly True History of Yogurt at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

This type of success doesn’t come by accident. It requires government, civic and cultural leaders working together to change perception. One entity that deserves much of the credit in Denver’s transformation to “Cultural Capital of the West” is Visit Denver, the area’s convention and visitor’s bureau.

For the past 20 years, Visit Denver has planned, organized, and promoted Denver Arts Week, highlighting the variety of artistic experiences throughout the metro area. The 2026 event features more than 200 arts and cultural events from November 6-15.

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALKS

Returning favorites include First Friday Art Walks on November 6, which highlight local arts districts across the city’s creative neighborhoods — 40 West, Lavender Hill, RiNo, Santa Fe, and Tennyson Berkeley Association.

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUMS

Additionally, Night at the Museums takes place on November 7 from 5-10pm, which features free general admission at a variety of museums throughout the area — Black American West Museum, Center for Colorado Women’s History, Children’s Museum of Denver, Clyfford Still Museum, Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab, Denver Art Museum, Freyer-Newman Center at Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Dinosaur Ridge, Forney Museum of Transportation, History Colorado Center, Kirkland Museum, Molly Brown House Museum, Morrison Natural History Museum, Museo del last Americans, Museum for Black Girls, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, and Wings Over the Rockies. To ease parking and transportation between museums, Visit Denver will offer free shuttle service throughout the evening.

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From film to art, music to dance, theatre to tours, experience all that Denver’s creative community has to offer during Denver Arts Week:

FILM

GDP Film Festival at Bug Theatre

MUSEUMS

Visual Arts

Mary Ellen Mark: Indian Circus by Colorado Photographic Arts Center

DIVA at Denver Art Museum — $15 tickets (Nov 7 only)

Various at RedLine Contemporary Art Center

Bright Nights at Four Mile Historic Park

Specialty Museums

Mini Meetup (Miniature Arts) at Denver Museum of Minatures, Dolls and Toys

Model Car Make and Take at Forney Museum of Transportation

PERFORMING ARTS

Classes

School of Rock — FREE CLASS

RISE Comedy — FREE IMPROV CLASS

Dance

One of the Good Ones at Cleo Parker Robinson Dance

Immersive

Celestia at Saint John’s Cathedral — SAVE 20%

Music

Hiding in Plain Sight: Mystery Composers of the Baroque by Colorado Chamber Players

Sharing Shalom by Colorado Hebrew Chorale

Mozart Requiem and Elgar Cello Concerto & Dvorák Symphony No. 7 at Colorado Symphony — BOGO

Summits by Colorado Wind Ensemble

Dazzle Jazz Brunch — BOGO

Be My Neighbor by Denver Feminist Chorus

Kaleidoscope by Denver Young Artists Orchestra

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason at Newman Center for the Performing Arts — SAVE 50%

Bar Reservations for Live Jazz a Nocturne — 50% off

Macbeth at Opera Colorado — SAVE 25%

Theater

Goodnight Moon at Armory Performing Arts Center

What a Glorious Feeling! at Denver Center for the Performing Arts — SAVE 20%

Cavemen vs Zombies at Miners Alley Playhouse

Good Night, Oscar at Miners Alley Playhouse

Pericles: An Adaptive Show for People with Cognitive Disabilities  by Phamaly Theatre Company

It’s Okay to Laugh at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center

TOURS

Denver Graffiti Tour — SAVE 25%

Historic Walking Tour — BOGO

For complete details, promo codes, and exclusions, visit Denver Arts Week.