Free issues to do in and round Denver this week, Aug. 31-Sept. 6

You don’t should spend cash to have enjoyable in Denver. This checklist is up to date a number of occasions each week with free occasions occurring across the Mile High City.

For much more choices, verify our Summer Guide, with a whole lot of occasions for the months forward. Now maintain studying for extra free issues to do in Denver (and past):

This week

Anythink Community Concert Series: Ritmo Cascabel
Thursday, Sept. 3, 5 p.m.
Anythink Thornton Community Center, 2211 Eppinger Blvd., Thornton
Anythink Libraries subsequent free live performance will characteristic Denver-based musician Ritmo Cascabel, enjoying a mix of cumbia, western and rock and roll. Learn more here.

16 LIVE: Boombox v Bluetooth
Thursday, Sept. 3, 5 to 9 p.m.
Glenarm Plaza
Inspired by Denver’s vibrant music group, 16 LIVE brings collectively iconic Colorado DJs, artists, and dancers to have a good time and amplify Denver’s inventive tradition. Each “Live” evening is themed round a pleasant DJ Battle. At 7 p.m., there will likely be a silent disco DJ battle. Reserve a headset here.

Community Craft Night
Thursday, Sept. 3, 5 to eight p.m.
Chasing My Tale, 2376 South Downing St.
Community Craft Nights at Chasing My Tale are designed as a drop-in group area the place sewists, stitchers, knitters, embroiderers, and fiber arts fanatics of every kind can come collectively, work on their very own tasks, and join with fellow makers. Bring one thing you’ve been engaged on or longing to begin, or buy a DIY package from the store while you arrive. Learn extra and reserve a spot here.

Dot Days Community Festival
Thursday, Sept. 3, by means of Sunday, Sept. 13
Colorado Springs
University of Colorado Colorado Springs celebrates nature with quite a lot of free occasions and programs from Sept. 3 to Sept. 13. See the occasions and register at no cost here.

First Friday Art Walk
Friday, Sept. 4
Art District on Santa Fe, RiNo ArtPark and extra
Check out meals vans, native artisan distributors, stay music and gallery exhibits throughout September First Friday across the metropolis.

Cultural Theatre Showcase
Friday, Sept. 4, to Sunday, Sept. 6, 10 a.m. to five p.m.
Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St.
Explore the range of performing arts, theater, and cultural expression in Denver and past at this showcase, which is able to embody artisan distributors displaying and promoting crafts, cultural merchandise and extra.

Colfax Canvas Mural Festival
Friday, Sept. 4, 4 to 11 p.m.
Aurora Cultural Arts District
Grab a Colfax Canvas BINGO card at any collaborating location and discover East Colfax as artwork, music, and group come collectively for someday within the Aurora Cultural Arts District. Muralists will likely be portray stay all through the district from Aug. 29 to Sept. 4; watch them put the ending touches on their work.

The Bierhalle Brawl – Live Pro Wrestling
Friday, Sept. 4, 7 p.m.
Bierstadt Lagerhaus, 2875 Blake St.
Check out stay professional wrestling motion at no cost within the Bierhalle. Expect jaw-dropping strikes, intense rivalries, and electrifying leisure courtesy of Rocky Mountain Pro. Learn more here.

Mercado at McGregor
Saturday, Sept. 5, 3 to 9 p.m.
McGregor Square, 1901 Wazee St.
Celebrate the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month with this free group market showcasing a hand-picked choice of makers and Latinx-owned manufacturers.

Dahlia Days
Saturday, Sept. 5, 4:30 to 11 p.m.
Halpern House, 3410 West Wesley Ave.
Celebrate the final days of summer time with Dahlia Days, a backyard and harvest celebration offering quite a lot of dishes, largely cooked with components from the Halpern House Farms backyard. Attendees are welcome to carry a dish too, nevertheless it’s not required. RSVP here.

Pop-up Comedy Show
Saturday, Sept. 5, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Cheesman Park, 1599 E. eighth Ave.
Bring a blanket and a few associates to Cheesman Park and search for the rainbow speaker. Comedian Zach Barcast is internet hosting a family-friendly pop-up comedy present. Not solely is it free, however he’s additionally prepared to pay attendees $1 every only for displaying up. Reserve a spot here.

Ritmo & Raíces: A Latin American Heritage Celebration
Sunday, Sept. 6, 11 a.m. to three p.m.
Union Station, 1701 Wynkoop St.
To kick off Hispanic Heritage Month, the Mexican Cultural Center and Denver Union Station will host a celebration of the music, dance, traditions, and cultures of Latin America. The free occasion will embody cultural performances across the plaza and Latin American-inspired meals and beverage specials obtainable for buy.

Back 2 School Clothing Swap
Sunday, Sept. 6, 1 to 4 p.m.
Vivid Minds Cafe, 1545 S. Broadway
Find a contemporary fashion at this back-to-school clothes swap for all ages. Just carry a few of your gently used garments, footwear and backpacks that you simply don’t want anymore and swap them for some new (to you) clothes. It’s an effective way to save cash and keep away from waste! Additionally, those that carry new college provides to donate will obtain a free latte or matcha. Reserve a spot here.

Free Film Screening: Colorado’s Fight to Decriminalize Sex Work
Sunday, Sept. 6, 7 to 9 p.m.
Sexploratorium, 1800 S. Broadway
Head to the Sexploratorium for a sneak peek and free screening of a documentary following the activists and legislators behind senate invoice 26-097 (Colorado’s largest try but at decriminalizing grownup business sexual exercise). The movie shouldn’t be but public, and intercourse staff, activists and allies are inspired to attend the preliminary screening to share their voices previous to the ultimate edit. Register here.

Plan forward

Colorado Minerals, Fossils & Gems Show
Friday, Sept. 11, by means of Sunday, Sept. 20
Denver Coliseum, 4600 Humboldt St.
Get a great have a look at minerals, fossils, gems, jewellery, and pure historical past at this 10-day occasion, which is able to showcase greater than 300 exhibitors from all over the world providing minerals, fossils, meteorites, crystals, gems, handcrafted jewellery, lapidary artwork, beads, carvings, metaphysical merchandise, and distinctive collector specimens. Admission and parking are free.

First Act at the Arts Complex
Saturday, Sept. 12, 9:30 a.m.
Galleria @ Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1400 Curtis St.
Register in advance for this free efficiency that includes the Colorado Ballet, the Colorado Symphony, Dazzle, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and Opera Colorado. “First Act” is the kickoff to Denver’s performing arts season, bringing collectively the organizations that decision the Denver Performing Arts Complex dwelling. In addition to performances, there will likely be workshops, crafts, displays and extra.

2026 K9 Frisbee Worldwide Championship — Colorado Regional
Sunday, Sept. 13, 10 a.m.
Thornton Community Park, 2145 E. ninety fifth Ave., Thornton
The public is invited to cheer on canine and handlers on the Colorado Regional for this 12 months’s K9 Frisbee Worldwide Championship. Each dog-and-handler staff performs three 60-second rounds, trying to finish as many scoring catches as doable.

2026 Denver Zine Fest
Sunday, Sept. 13, 11 a.m. to five p.m.
Denver Central Library, 10 W. 14th Ave.
Check out a whole lot of zines by dozens of native zine-makers at this celebration of the artwork kind. The occasion is placed on by the Denver Zine Library, and it brings collectively a group of unbiased creators and the chance for distributors to promote their work.

Ongoing

SCFD Free Days
Locations and dates differ
Thanks to the gross sales tax you pay into the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, many arts establishments across the metro space supply occasional free days and packages. For extra upcoming bargains, verify the SCFD site.

Plaza on the Park
Daily by means of Sept. 30, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Denver International Airport
Have further time on the airport? Activities return to Plaza on the Park, the area between the Jeppesen Terminal and the Westin Hotel. The nine-hole mini golf course is again; the area additionally hosts occasional particular occasions and performances.

Music in the Gardens
Weekdays, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
seventeenth Street Community Gardens, seventeenth and Wewatta streets
After a chilly begin to its first week, the sixth annual Music within the Gardens lunchtime music collection continues with stay performances each weekday lunch within the Union Station neighborhood. Get the schedule here.

Westracks Shuttle
Saturdays and Sundays by means of Labor Day, 9 a.m. to five p.m.
Various stops in Jefferson County
The Westracks Shuttle Pilot Program will run free buses from 9 a.m. to five p.m. Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays by means of Labor Day, connecting riders to key locations from the Jefferson County Government Center/RTD Golden Station, from Matthews/Winters Park, the Martin G. Lockley Center at Dinosaur Ridge, the Red Rocks Trading Post, Downtown Morrison, and the Morrison Natural History Museum.

Civic Center EATS
Wednesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to three p.m.
1400 Block of Bannock Street, Civic Center Park
On Wednesdays and Thursdays by means of mid-October, Denver’s summer time meals truck rally will return to Civic Center Park. Although the situation has shifted towards Bannock Street due to renovations within the park, there’ll nonetheless be at the very least a dozen vans to select from, in addition to civic cubicles and stay music from Youth on Record. Get the total lineup in our story (and be aware that there’s no EATS on 8/12, 8/13, 9/2 or 9/3).

Colorado State Capitol Tours
Monday by means of Friday, 10 a.m. to three p.m.
200 E. Colfax Ave.
The legislative session is over, however the Capitol stays open Monday by means of Friday from 7:30 a.m. to five p.m., and free guided excursions can be found from 10 a.m. to three p.m. Check in on the Visitor Information Desk, which opens at 9 a.m.

Do of an awesome free occasion? We replace this checklist all through the week; ship data to [email protected].