Before you go
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Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- American Museum of Western Art Museum · 610 m
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Civil War Monument Memorial · 570 m -
Denver Firefighters Museum Museum · 60 m -
Denver Art Museum Museum · 380 m -
Clyfford Still Museum Museum · 480 m -
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art Museum · 530 m -
History Colorado Center Museum · 690 m -
Pioneer Monument Memorial · 390 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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January
January
National Western Stock Show & Rodeo, Martin Luther King Parade, Indian Market, Mile High Snowfest
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March
March
St. Patrick's Day Parade, Denver March Powwow, Starz Global Lens Film Festival
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May
May
Cinco de Mayo, Tesoro Indian Market and Powwow, Downtown Denver Festival of the Arts, Denver Day of Rock, Colorado Colfax Marathon also includes Denver's Navy Week
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June
June
Colorado Renaissance Festival, Cherry Blossom Festival, Comcast La Piazza dell’Arte, Do At The Zoo, PrideFest, The People's Fair, Highland Street Fair
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July
July
Cherry Creek Arts Festival, The INTERNATIONAL at Castle Pines, Colorado Irish Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Evergreen Jazz Festival, Global Dance Festival
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September
September
Doors Open Denver, A Taste of Colorado, Great American Beer Festival, Brew At The Zoo, Annual Oktoberfest, Festival Italiano, Denver Beer Fest
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October
October
Doors Open Denver, Fright Fest, Denver Mariachi Festival, Denver Marathon
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November
November
Denver Arts Week, Starz International Film Festival, Denver International Wine Festival, Downtown Denver, Grand Illumination
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Denver); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 27 places to eatSomewhere to run
Getting around
- Civic Center Station 480 m
- 16th & California 520 m
- Theatre District / Convention Center 530 m
- 16th & Stout 660 m
- 18th & California 740 m
- Colfax at Auraria 840 m
Train stations: Union Station 1.7 km, 41st & Fox 3.7 km, 38th & Blake 3.8 km, 48th & Brighton at National Western Center 5.4 km, 40th & Colorado 5.8 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.