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Dec. 20: Experience the enchantment of Winter Solstice with Night Brunch. Learn more at FourMilePark.org
Through Dec. 21: Enjoy this annual family tradition with an incredible blend of dance, music, and spoken word that will lift the spirit and fill the heart with joy. Get tickets at CleoParkerDance.org
Through Dec. 21: Enjoy this hilarious and heartwarming holiday original musical comedy, featuring a live band and packed with festive fun. Get tickets at LoneTreeArtsCenter.org
Through Dec. 24: Donate a new, unwrapped toy and support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver. For information go to CBSColorado.com.
Through Dec. 28: Celebrate the holiday season with this festive musical that is a beloved holiday tradition for the whole family. Get tickets at DenverCenter.org.
Through Dec. 28: Enjoy a heartwarming, family-friendly favorite this holiday season! Get tickets at TownHallArtsCenter.org.
Through Dec. 28: Experience a holiday classic with Sugar Plums, dancing mice, and a flurry of snowflakes. Learn more at ColoradoBallet.org.
Through Jan. 4: Enjoy a magical family adventure filled with sisterhood, love, and self-discovery. Get tickets at ArvadaCenter.org.
Through Jan. 4: Make the holidays brighter with 80 acres and over three million lights at Denver Zoo Lights. Learn more at DenverZoo.org
Jan. 7th - 11th: From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry the 8th take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st century girl power!
Through Jan. 11: Celebrate 40 years of Blossoms of Light, Denver's most beloved holiday tradition. Learn more at BotanicGardens.org.
February 13th: Enjoy the unique sound of Grammy-Award winning, New Orleans based band, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Get tickets at LoneTreeArtsCenter.org
Through Feb. 8: Explore this artist’s illustrious career and examine his singular role within the Impressionist movement. Learn more at DenverArtMuseum.org
Jan. 23rd - Feb. 22nd: Kick off the new year with hilarious chaos in this outrageous Monty Python-inspired musical! Get tickets at TownHallArtsCenter.org.
Jan. 30th - Feb. 8th: Enjoy a ballet bursting with Roaring Twenties flair, dazzling dance, and timeless drama. Learn more at ColoradoBallet.org.
Jan. 30th - Feb. 22nd: Experience a classic western that casts light on an often-ignored chapter of American history. Learn more at DenverCenter.org
Feb.13 - March 29: Enjoy this contemporary production of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy. Get tickets at ArvadaCenter.org.
Feb. 27th – March 1st: Enjoy this Tony Award-winning musical comedy that explores themes of community, trust, and redemption. Learn more at DenverCenter.org.
The Symphony’s 25/26 season features performances with world-renowned artists. Explore the lineup and get tickets at ColoradoSymphony.org.
March 20th - April 19th: Experience a vibrant twist on The Wizard of Oz with soulful music, high-energy dance, and stage magic! Get tickets at TownHallArtsCenter.org.
Through May 10: Enjoy this laugh-out-loud reimagining of the gothic classic. Get tickets at DenverCenter.org.
March 27 - May 10: Enjoy this extraordinary true story that chronicles how an isolated town played host to the world. Get tickets at ArvadaCenter.org.
April 17th – May 31st: Enjoy this disarmingly funny and tender play about the foibles (foy·blz) of language and miscommunication. Learn more at DenverCenter.org
May 2-10: Experience the timeless beauty of Madama Butterfly as it graces the Ellie Caulkins Opera House stage. Get tickets at OperaColorado.org.
April 9th – 19th: Enjoy this iconic story on the stage with laughter, tears, and a thick fog of hairspray. Learn more at LoneTreeArtsCenter.org
May 8th - June 7th: Back by popular demand this hilarious, puppet-filled musical brings big laughs and heart to the stage! Get tickets at TownHallArtsCenter.org
Probe the boundless mysteries of space by wandering and immersing your senses through sight, sound, and touch. Learn more at www.DenverArtMuseum.org
The Newman Center’s 25/26 season features world-class dance, music, and family-friendly performances. Learn more at NewmanCenterPresents.com.
Through August 2026: Explore one of the earliest European expeditions through present-day Colorado and the Mountain West. Learn more at HistoryColorado.org
Through July 26: Explore the work of Denver-based artist Susan Wick, who is driven by a relentless curiosity that conjures worlds of fantasy, intrigue, and desire. Learn more DenverArtMuseum.org.
Through September: A marquee exhibition featuring more than forty artifacts that witnessed the moments that shaped the United States.
Through September: Explore the Centennial State’s origins through authentic photographs, documents, artifacts, and voices. Learn more at HistoryColorado.org
There is so much going on in and around Denver during the summer that VISIT Denver compiled it all in one place.
Actress/director Julia Stiles is coming to Denver to receive an award and screen her directorial debut.
Immigrants in Aurora speak more than 160 languages. And every year the city celebrates with a Parade of Nations, international fashion show, performers and global cuisine.
Central City Opera is gearing up for its 2025 Festival which features a mix of comedy, heart, and timeless music.
A food truck tradition kicks off in Denver's Civic Center Park this week. Civic Center EATS brings food trucks and their finest cuisine to the park, just in time for lunch.
Denver Children's Foundation plans country music concert to benefit at-risk and underserved children in Colorado.
Denver Film series, Bruce Lee & Beyond, focuses on martial arts movies and their inspirations.
Civic Center EATS returns to downtown Denver for the summer food truck season this week.
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance celebrates women with its spring legacy concert.
Some of the world's best improvisers are coming to a Denver stage, including "SNL" comedian actor Tim Meadows.
See photos from the collection day for the toy drive.
Xcel Energy Day of Service
CBS Colorado's 2nd Annual Girls In The Game event encouraged and inspired girls to consider careers in sports.
Participants honored and celebrated the lives of organ and tissue donors, their recipients and recognized those who continue to wait for a lifesaving transplant. CBS News Colorado's Michael Spencer was the emcee.
See images from the Indy Eve celebration in Civic Center Park in Denver on July 3.
The 12th annual Global Fest drew thousands of people to the Aurora Municipal Center on June 14, 2025.
See photos from the Girls & Science Kickoff Event at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and the CSU Spur takeover.
See images from Together 4 Colorado Toy Drive Collection Day on Dec. 12, 2024.
Six women who say they were drugged and raped by former cardiologist Stephen Matthews plan to file a civil lawsuit against Matthews and the Hinge dating app, which they say allowed Matthews to remain on the app even after women had told Hinge that Matthews was a rapist.
Hanukkah celebrations across the world are turning into vigils for the 15 people killed in a deadly attack in Australia.
As funding and grants dry up for victim advocate services, Colorado law enforcement and district attorney offices are having to consider cutting services to victims of crimes in 2026.
Colorado leaders are sounding the alarm on a growing pine beetle outbreak that experts say could kill millions of trees and significantly increase wildfire risk near some of the Centennial State's most populated areas.
President Trump continued to use strong words to describe Gov. Jared Polis. He's upset about the fact that Tina Peters, the former county clerk and top election official in Mesa County, is still behind bars.
Hanukkah celebrations across the world are turning into vigils for the 15 people killed in a deadly attack in Australia.
As funding and grants dry up for victim advocate services, Colorado law enforcement and district attorney offices are having to consider cutting services to victims of crimes in 2026.
It looks like it's Super Bowl or bust now for the Denver Broncos.
Colorado leaders are sounding the alarm on a growing pine beetle outbreak that experts say could kill millions of trees and significantly increase wildfire risk near some of the Centennial State's most populated areas.
Military parole in place affords parents of active-duty members of the U.S. armed forces access to immigration benefits.
Bo Nix tied his career high with four touchdown throws and Denver's defense stifled Jordan Love in the second half of the Broncos' 34-26 win Sunday over the Green Bay Packers, who lost star Micah Parsons to a knee injury.
The Metropolitan State University of Denver Roadrunners are now volleyball national champions for the first time in the history of the program.
Lindsey Vonn raced to a stunningly fast win in a World Cup downhill on Friday to earn her first victory after a five-year retirement.
President Trump hosted members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team — famous for defeating the Soviet Union in the "Miracle on Ice" — at a bill signing.
NASCAR has reached a settlement of the bruising antitrust lawsuit filed against it by two of its race teams, including one co-owned by NBA great Michael Jordan.
Powerball's jackpot rose to an estimated $1.25 billion — the sixth-largest in its history — after no tickets came up winners of Monday night's grand prize of roughly $1.14 billion.
The U.S. military says it struck three more alleged drug-carrying boats in the Eastern Pacific, the latest in a campaign of vessel strikes ordered by the Trump administration that have killed at least 95 people.
Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on the long-running soap opera "General Hospital," has died.
President Trump signed an order designating illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, directing agencies to do more to combat the drug.
Two members of the Iowa National Guard and a U.S. civilian interpreter were killed in Palmyra, Syria on Saturday after an ISIS gunman ambushed them, according to the Pentagon.
The U.S. military says it struck three more alleged drug-carrying boats in the Eastern Pacific, the latest in a campaign of vessel strikes ordered by the Trump administration that have killed at least 95 people.
President Trump's White House ballroom addition is expected to be finished a few months before the 2028 elections.
President Trump continued to use strong words to describe Gov. Jared Polis. He's upset about the fact that Tina Peters, the former county clerk and top election official in Mesa County, is still behind bars.
President Trump signed an order designating illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, directing agencies to do more to combat the drug.
Two members of the Iowa National Guard and a U.S. civilian interpreter were killed in Palmyra, Syria on Saturday after an ISIS gunman ambushed them, according to the Pentagon.
Kevin Murray was his family's health watchdog. His vigilance helped his brothers "avoid a real catastrophe."
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
Clinicians and epidemiologists warn the decision could unravel decades of progress and expose newborns to a deadly, preventable disease.
For those who have lost loved ones, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. But a Castle Rock community group is here to help.
UCHealth opened a brand new multimillion dollar inpatient mental health unit in Northern Colorado. Poudre Valley Hospital is now the home to the newest behavioral health inpatient unit in Colorado.
Xcel Energy is warning customers in Colorado that power may be shut off on Wednesday as extreme winds and dry conditions create dangerous wildfire risk.
iRobot, which introduced the Roomba vacuum cleaner in 2002, vows to continue supporting its products despite Chapter 11 filing.
A Temple University law professor alleges in a suit that he breathed in contaminated air on a Boeing craft, leaving him physically impaired.
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
A ruling striking down emergency levies could force the federal government to return most of the tariff revenue it has collected this year, according to Penn Wharton.
Six women who say they were drugged and raped by former cardiologist Stephen Matthews plan to file a civil lawsuit against Matthews and the Hinge dating app, which they say allowed Matthews to remain on the app even after women had told Hinge that Matthews was a rapist.
In Denver 10 months ago, a man named Ben Varga had just gotten dropped off at Washington Park to meet friends for a picnic. Not far away, two men were on a bench arguing.
In late 2024, Chrisanne Grimaldi was facing a common problem; she was drowning in medical debt totaling $80,000 and needed cash to pay down her debt.
A man allegedly attacked and injured a defense lawyer at Arapahoe County's courthouse, CBS Colorado has learned.
An internal report obtained by CBS Colorado raises several concerns about how Colorado's helitak program is being run.
