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March 2026: Learn from STEM mentors and explore STEM careers at CBSColorado.
March 21st – March 22nd: Inspired by Alice in Wonderland, it takes audiences on a fantastical journey of imaginative dance, acrobatics, and visual illusion. Get tickets at NewmanCenterPresents.com.
Through March 29: Enjoy this contemporary production of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy. Get tickets at ArvadaCenter.org.
April 3rd - 12th: Celebrate Boulder's vibrant arts and cultural offerings. For information go to BoulderArtsWeek.org
April 4th: Día del Niño features all‑day children’s workshops, dance performances, storytelling, and arts and crafts. MCC Activity 10-11am- Piñata Activity. Learn more at MCCDenver.org
April 10th - 19th: Enjoy this captivating trio of powerhouse masterpieces that put artistic excellence and innovation on full display. Get tickets at ColoradoBallet.org
April 11th - 12th: Discover thousands of the newest vacation options from the top destinations around the globe. Learn more at TravelShows.com
April 7: Honor type 1 heroes and support the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes. Learn more at ChildrensDiabetesFoundation.org
April 9th - 12th: Enjoy a four-day celebration of the art of cinema. For more information go to BIFF1.com
April 10th - 12th: This is a must-attend event for anyone interested in the future of the automobile industry or with a passion for vehicles. Learn more at ColoradoAutoShow.com
April 11th - 12th: Visit one of the largest model train shows and enjoy a weekend of family fun! Get tickets at RockyMountainTrainShow.com.
April 17: Come enjoy a gathering that brings our community together to celebrate the power of women and girls. Learn more at UnitedWayDenver.org.
March 20 - April 19: Experience a vibrant twist on The Wizard of Oz with soulful music, high-energy dance, and stage magic! Get tickets at TownHallArtsCenter.org.
March 27 – April 19: Experience a Pulitzer-winning, witty modern twist on Shakespeare’s masterpiece. Get tickets at AuroraFoxArtsCenter.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
April 21: CBCA’s Business for the Arts Awards honors creative business-arts partnerships statewide. Learn more at CBCA.org.
Saturday, April 25th: Enjoy a 70s-inspired celebration honoring five decades of leadership and empowerment! Learn more at CWEF.org.
April 25th: Día del Niño features all‑day children’s workshops, dance performances, storytelling, and arts and crafts. MCC Booth 11am-2pm - Piñata Activity - Learn more at MCCDenver.org
April 26th: Día del Niño features all‑day children’s workshops, dance performances, storytelling, and arts and crafts infused with academic content that supports learning both in the classroom and in everyday life. Learn more at MCCDenver.org
April 26th: Día del Niño features all‑day children’s workshops, dance performances, storytelling, and arts and crafts infused with academic content that supports learning both in the classroom and in everyday life. Learn more at MCCDenver.org
April 1st - 30th: Learn more about local, regional and national activities to help encourage Americans to register as organ donors at DonateLifeColorado.org.
April 29: Hear from a dynamic group of women who are making waves in the trades. Learn more at EGFoundation.org.
May 3rd: Día del Niño features all‑day children’s workshops, dance performances, storytelling, and arts and crafts infused with academic content that supports learning both in the classroom and in everyday life. Learn more at MCCDenver.org
May 7th: Celebrate two decades of creativity and innovation while highlighting fashions made entirely from paper. Learn more at PaperFashionShow.com
May 9th: Enjoy this full-day festival of concerts, workshops, and community. Learn more at SwallowHillMusic.org
May 7: Come enjoy an expo highlighting women making a meaningful impact toward a more just and sustainable world. Learn more at WomenPoweringChange.org.
May 7th - 8th: Enjoy powerful conversations, fresh ideas, and connections that last. Learn more at BizLifeCon.com
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.
May 2-10: Experience the timeless beauty of Madama Butterfly as it graces the Ellie Caulkins Opera House stage. Get tickets at OperaColorado.org.
May 30th: Learn about caring for type 1 and type 2 diabetes in a comfortable, understanding, and positive environment. Learn more at EpicConferences.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 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
June 5th – 28th: Discover a transformative musical experience, brought to life with Phamaly Theatre Company. Get tickets at AuroraFoxArtsCenter.org
July 18th - 19th: Register for the Courage Classic Bicycle Tour and help provide lifesaving care for children. Learn more at CourageTours.com.
Feb. 15th - Aug. 30th: Get a glimpse into the multidisciplinary field of fashion including cultural trends and historical influences. Learn more at DenverArtMuseum.org.
July 12th: Enjoy a free family concert and an outdoor celebration with family-friendly activities. Learn more at ColoradoMusicFestival.org.
April 19th - July 26th: Explore a rich display of iconic masterpieces that charts watershed moments in Indigenous art from the late 19th century to the present. Learn more at DenverArtMuseum.org
July 19th: Día del Niño features all‑day children’s workshops, dance performances, storytelling, and arts and crafts infused with academic content that supports learning both in the classroom and in everyday life. Learn more at MCCDenver.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.
June 27th - Aug. 2nd: Enjoy world-class opera in a historic venue all summer long. Visit CentralCityOpera.org for information and tickets.
July 9th - Aug. 9th: Make the Colorado Music Festival your destination this summer for the best music and entertainment. Learn more at ColoradoMusicFestival.org.
Through August 2026: Explore one of the earliest European expeditions through present-day Colorado and the Mountain West. Learn more at HistoryColorado.org
Probe the boundless mysteries of space by wandering and immersing your senses through sight, sound, and touch. Learn more at www.DenverArtMuseum.org
Through September: Explore the Centennial State’s origins through authentic photographs, documents, artifacts, and voices. Learn more at HistoryColorado.org
Through September: A marquee exhibition featuring more than forty artifacts that witnessed the moments that shaped the United States.
Oct. 2nd - Nov. 1st: Enjoy a gothic comedy packed with laughs, chills, and unwelcome guests. Get tickets at AuroraFoxArtsCenter.org.
The Symphony’s 25/26 season features performances with world-renowned artists. Explore the lineup and get tickets at ColoradoSymphony.org.
The Newman Center’s 25/26 season features world-class dance, music, and family-friendly performances. Learn more at NewmanCenterPresents.com.
Through Jan. 3: Come experience a high-energy musical honoring a country legend. Get tickets at AuroraFoxArtsCenter.org.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is planning to pick one lucky teenager in Colorado to sit in the pit during a live performance of the hit Broadway musical "Hell's Kitchen."
The festival brings films and filmmakers from around the world for a four-day celebration. This year, organizers are trying out some new dates and spoke about what else attendees can expect, including some big names.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway and Cabaret announced the 2026-2027 season on Tuesday.
The Junior League of Denver hosted its 14th Annual fundraiser, “The Journey,” over the weekend. The theme was “A Night in Old Hollywood,” helping support an incredible cause: advancing women's leadership and disrupting the cycle of poverty in Denver. CBS Colorado is a proud media sponsor of the event, emceed by CBS Colorado Anchor Mekialaya White.
Internationally acclaimed designer Robert Perdziola created new costumes for Colorado Ballet’s performances of “A Midsummer Night's Dream.”
We teamed up with CSU Spur for the 2nd Saturday at the Spur event at the National Western Complex Campus on Saturday, where girls had the chance to learn about careers in medicine, music, meteorology and more.
There's one weekend left of Denver Restaurant Week and around 300 restaurants are offering multi-course meals at bargain prices. BurnDown on South Broadway is a hidden gem serving up an eclectic experience.
Colorado Ballet is performing "A Midsummer Night's Dream" this weekend. The production features new sets and costumes, and a Colorado company built one of the more complex costume pieces.
Denver Restaurant Week runs from March 6 to 15. You can see the menus of participating restaurants at cbscolorado.com
Even though it has already been about three decades since the mid-90s, one of the next musicals coming to the Denver Center for the Performing Arts promises to make audiences feel like the 90s were yesterday.
2nd Saturdays at CSU Spur are free and open to the public for lots of family-friendly programming, including cooking activities in the CSU Spur kitchen, opportunities to watch veterinarians perform surgery on dogs and cats, see horses assisting with human therapies, engage with scientists at work, and play in a kid's kitchen and kid's vet clinic - allowing kids to become a veterinarian for the day and fix up stuffed animals.
The CBS Colorado event on March 6 took place at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
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.
As warm temperatures continue and spring weather moves in, Aurora is preparing for increased traffic to local pools.
Two statues from a foundry in Northern Colorado have completed a tour across the country that lasted over a week and are now installed in front of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
A man was killed and two people injured early Saturday morning when a car rear-ended a pickup truck on Interstate 225. Two other people ran from the crash scene.
Police are investigating a shooting at an apartment complex in Longmont on Wednesday that left one juvenile dead. His stepbrother is now facing murder charges.
An Olympic-style competition featuring more than 20 events is set to take center stage in Denver this summer for the first time.
Investigators are asking the public to help locate a vehicle they said was involved in a hit-and-run in Denver on Friday night.
West Metro Fire Rescue saved a driver after they crashed into the water at Jewell Park in Lakewood on Friday night.
The controversial Crowsnest annexation petition in Castle Pines has been withdrawn by the developer, as Castle Pines prepares to consider creating an annexation policy.
Erie officials say they may shut off water to homes that ignore irrigation restrictions, calling the move an "extraordinary" step as unseasonably warm weather strains the town's limited winter supply.
CBS Colorado's "Meet the Mentor" special aired on March 21. The special highlights Girls & Science female mentors and their careers in STEM.
DraftKings pushed back on the accusation, saying in a statement that it is not engaging in trademark infringement.
Nathan MacKinnon had three assists in Colorado's 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks, helping the Avalanche become the first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot this season.
The Colorado State women's basketball team is heading home after a disappointing loss in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night.
The Colorado State University women's basketball team is headed to the Big Dance, as the Mountain West Champions are set to play in March Madness for the first time since 2016.
The WNBA and its players' union reached a verbal agreement on a transformational new collective bargaining agreement early Wednesday morning, both sides said.
Robert Mueller served as FBI director from 2001 to 2013 and led the investigation into allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
DraftKings pushed back on the accusation, saying in a statement that it is not engaging in trademark infringement.
Local reports estimate that roughly 40,000 people gathered across central Seoul to watch K-pop band BTS reunite.
Wait times aren't expected to improve until government funding is restored and TSA officers receive paychecks.
The Trump administration has been strategizing methods and options to secure or extract Iran's nuclear materials, according to multiple sources, as the military campaign against Tehran enters a more uncertain phase.
Robert Mueller served as FBI director from 2001 to 2013 and led the investigation into allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Wait times aren't expected to improve until government funding is restored and TSA officers receive paychecks.
The Trump administration has been strategizing methods and options to secure or extract Iran's nuclear materials, according to multiple sources, as the military campaign against Tehran enters a more uncertain phase.
Colorado state Rep. Yara Zokaie says her relatives in Iran are struggling as the U.S. and Israeli's war with Iran continues.
A federal judge has struck down some of the Defense Department's strict controls on how journalists with access to the Pentagon are allowed to report — ending a policy that caused many news outlets to leave the Pentagon.
Two Colorado lawmakers have proposed a bill to address racial disparity when it comes to maternal mortality rates.
The federal class-action lawsuit claims that, for years, state officials have known that they're harming already vulnerable children by keeping them in detention, even after judges have said they should be released.
Colorado voters will decide whether transgender children can play sports with the gender that matches their gender identity or whether they'll be forced to play with other children of the same gender they were assigned at birth.
A judge blocked a set of changes to the childhood vaccine schedule recommended by allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, dealing a setback to the Trump administration's efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy.
Patchwork state policies and limited federal oversight have led to a fragmented system for tracking organ donor status.
CBS News announced Friday that CBS News Radio will be shutting down this spring after nearly 100 years of broadcasting, citing "challenging economic realities."
A pharmaceutical company issued the recall after receiving complaints of "gel-like mass and black particles" in the product, the FDA said.
The FCC announced Thursday that it had approved the $6.2 billion merger of major broadcast station owners Nexstar and Tegna.
Mortgage rates, though still well below their level a year ago, have edged up since the Iran war erupted. Here's why.
Every 1-cent increase in gasoline prices reduces consumer spending by $1.5 billion annually, one economist says.
One day after DIA's general counsel filed a federal lawsuit against the city and three of Mayor Mike Johnston's appointees -- alleging unethical and potentially illegal behavior, and claiming they were plotting to oust airport CEO Phil Washington -- one of the appointees, City Attorney Miko Brown, responded by saying of the claims in the lawsuit, "I know they're upsetting."
A woman whose aging mother was charged thousands of dollars to change a lock reached out to CBS Colorado in hopes that the station would help them get the money back.
A senior lawyer at Denver International Airport filed a federal lawsuit against the city and three top officials, claiming he was pushed out of his job after warning about possible alleged violations of law and more.
A CBS Colorado investigation has found Denver may now be subsidizing fire protection for neighboring cities -- despite deals that were supposed to save money -- as the city faces deep budget cuts and layoffs.
Eleven Denver City Council members voluntarily reimbursed the city for 2025 furlough days with reimbursement amounts ranging from $762.60 up to $1,969.92. Most of the council members' reimbursements were around $1,300.
