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Colorado is just one year away from the big 1-5-0. But 149 is worth celebrating, too! On Friday, go to the state’s birthday party at Union Station or head to the Denver Botanic Gardens for Sabor, a multicultural extravaganza with cuisine, entertainment and more. Colorado’s birthday also falls on First Friday — explore new exhibitions on display in our First Friday gallery guide.
On a budget? Check our list of free things to do. But for now, stick around for events worth the price of admission in and around Denver:
Things to Do in Denver This Week
Colorado Day at Denver Union Station
Friday, August 1, 4 p.m.
Union Station, 1701 Wynkoop Street
Celebrate Colorado’s 149th birthday with local food, drinks, culture, history and more at Union Station. Attendees will be able to take guided walking tours and enjoy live performances by Meow Wolf, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance and more. Tickets are $28.52.
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Sabor 2025
Friday, August 1, 5-9 p.m.
Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York Street
Presented by the Colorado Hispanic Chamber and Foundation, Sabor is a multicultural extravaganza in which people can explore the botanic gardens, enjoy beverages, sample cuisines, listen to live Latin music and more. The event supports local Hispanic businesses and attracts more than 3,000 attendees each year. Tickets start at $200.
Paint Night at Trinidad History Museum
Friday, August 1, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Trinidad History Museum, 312 East Main Street
Take part in a guided class taught by local artist Risa Phelps. Light refreshments will be provided, but outside food and beverages are welcome. Tickets are $30 for one person and $50 for two people.
Run for the Ring
Saturday, August 2, 8 a.m.
Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, 1775 Aurora Court, Aurora
Hosted by the Guild of the Children’s Diabetes Foundation, the 11th annual Run for the Ring is a run/walk 5k and kids fun run benefiting the guild, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of BDC patients living with type 1 diabetes and their families through education, support, advocacy and research. Registration is $17.15 for the kids fun run and $43.65 for the 5k.
Earlybirds Club
Saturday, August 2, 6-10 p.m.
Marquis Theater, 2009 Larimer Street
Earlybirds Club is an early evening dance party for women, trans and non-binary people who don’t want to stay out too late because they have shit to do in the morning. Listen to a live DJ, dance it out at the Marquis and then go home and get a good night’s sleep. Tickets are $41.75.
Wild Women’s Festival
Sunday, August 3, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Angel Aesthetics, 3400 East Bayaud Avenue
Head to Cherry Creek for the fifth annual Wild Women’s festival, a women-only outdoor event created to bring women together and empower women-owned businesses. The festival includes a marketplace, food, drinks, entertainment and more. Tickets are $35 online and $45 at the door.
Flexi-Verse: Buti Glow
Sunday, August 3, 4 p.m.
Meow Wolf Convergence Station, Perplexiplex, 1338 1st Street
Head to the Perplexiplex for a high-energy glow-in-the-dark buti yoga class led by instructors Chelsea Broussard and Marissa Nelson, with live beats by DJ Cocophony. Body paint will be provided, and you can start painting when the doors open at 3 p.m. Tickets are $37.75.
Plan Ahead Things to Do in Denver
A Leage of Their Own is the first movie in the Reel to Real Film Series via Denver Film and History Colorado.
Denver Film
Reel to Real Film Series: A League of Their Own
Tuesday, August 5, 6:30 p.m.; Series runs at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays through August 26
Sie FilmCenter, 2510 East Colfax Avenue
History Colorado and Denver Film have partnered up for Reel to Real, a four-week film series bringing Colorado’s history, culture and communities to life through film. History Colorado curators and other experts will lead discussions covering the film’s historical context, impact and more after each screening. General tickets are $15. The first film in the series is A League of Their Own, a comedy based on the true story of the the All-American Girls Baseball League of 1943. History Colorado head of curatorial services and curator of business & industry Rachael Storm will lead the post-film discussion.
Ongoing Things to Do in Denver
As you round the corner to the end of History is Painted by the Victors, you’ll be met with “The Great Mystery,” which shows Miss Chief on horseback with her shoulders raised in a shrug.
Denver Art Museum
Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors
Through Sunday, August 17
Denver Art Museum, 100 West 14th Avenue Parkway
Kent Monkman’s new exhibit at DAM is an emotional rollercoaster of an exhibit about indigenous experiences, both historical and modern. Monkman’s larger-than-life, vibrant acrylic paintings look at themes like indigenous gender, sexuality, action and joy and the impact of governmental policies, residential and boarding schools, specific historic events, the mass institutionalizing and incarceration of Indigenous people, forced urbanization and more. The exhibit is included with general museum admission.
Explore the deep blue sea at a new temporary exhibit at DMNS
DMNS
Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep China and silverware from the Titanic’s sister ship, the Olympic. “The Olympic went on until it was decommissioned after World War II, so lots more exists of it because it’s not at the bottom of the ocean,” Malcomb says. Kristen Fiore
Through Sunday, September 7
Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Boulevard
Explore the deep blue sea at a new temporary exhibit at DMNS, which takes guests back 200 million years to experience a prehistoric underwater world. Engage with fossils, hands-on activities and more. Tickets range from $7 to $9, plus museum admission, which ranges from $21 to $26. Buy tickets at dmns.org.
See Justice Done: The Legacy of the Titanic Survivors’ Committee
Through Sunday, September 21
Molly Brown House Museum, 1340 Pennsylvania Street
The Molly Brown House’s new Titanic exhibit offers an intimate look at the aftermath of the Titanic for Margaret Brown and how she became known as the “Heroine of the Titanic.” The exhibit includes several newly acquired artifacts that tell the story of Brown’s role in forming and leading the Titanic Survivors’ Committee and helping those pulled to safety on the Carpathia — particularly the immigrants and Titanic crew members who lost everything with the sinking of the “Unsinkable Ship.” The exhibit is included with general museum admission and there are related event slated for those who want to dive deeper; learn more at mollybrown.org.
Exhibition Hub executive producer John Zaller says people can expect to experience the Titanic story as if they are onboard the ship during Titanic: An Immersive Voyage.
Immersive Voyage
Titanic: An Immersive Voyage Bright Nights at Four Mile Historic Park’s ladybug lantern installation. Courtesy of Bright Nights at Four Mile
Through Sunday, September 21
Exhibition Hub Art Center Denver, 3900 Elati Street
Want to feel like you’re literally on the Titanic? Including the part where the ship crashes into an iceberg and sinks? Then this exhibit is for you. Walk through the “unsinkable” ship’s construction to its fatal end, including a virtual reality option that takes participants down to the wreck site to see the Titanic’s remains. Tickets range from $19-$26.
Bright Nights at Four Mile
Wednesdays through Sundays, through October 5
Four Mile Historic Park, 715 South Forest Street
Bright Nights at Four Mile returns for its third year, transforming the park into a glowing dreamscape of interactive art, oversized lantern sculptures and immersive storytelling. Jennifer LaGraff, CEO of Four Mile Historic Park, promises that “every inch” of the park will be filled with lanterns. Tickets range from $19 to $48.
Do you know of a great event in Denver? We’ll update this list throughout the week; send information to editorial@westword.com.