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Denver, Colorado
Denver, CO
"The Mile High City" ~ Population: 554,636

  
ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS
Special Events

Colorado RV, Sports, Boat and Travel Show 1555 California Street, Denver, CO 80802, This five day event takes place each March and features giant exhibits of RVs, boats, vacation ideas, travel packages, personal watercraft, hunting and fishing pros, a children's trout fishing pond, a climbing wall, casting demonstrations, and bluegrass musical entertainment., 303-892-1112

Denver Gem & Mineral Show & Colorado Fossil Expo 451 East 58th Avenue, Denver, CO, The Denver Gem & Mineral Show and concurrent Colorado Fossil Expo will be held at the Merchandise Mart September 12-14. Hours are 9-6 Friday, 10-6 Saturday, and 10-5 Sunday. The shows features exhibits, dealers, demonstrations, speakers, and more. A shuttle is available to satellite shows. , 303-233-2516

MileHiCon 40 [Friday, Oct. 24, 2008] 7800 East Tufts Avenue, Westminster, CO 80036, Hyatt Regency Tech Center, Largest Science-Fiction Literary Convention in the Rocky Mountain Region. It features over 80 authors and speakers in panels and programs on everything related to SF, Fantasy, and Horror. Also the event is the largest SF/fantasy art show in the region, plus video, anime, masquerade, gaming, dealers, the Critter Crunch and Critter Flotilla (robotic combat and aquatic competitions), and more. Guests of honor: authors Jim Butcher, Tim Powers, & Patricia Briggs, artist Michael Carroll, and visual effects supervisor Ed Kramer. , 303-426-0806


Cinema

Cinemark Tiffany Plaza Movies 6 7400 East Hampden Avenue, Denver, CO 80231, Office phone: 303-221-1656, 303-221-1645

UA Colorado Center 9 & IMAX 2000 South Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80222, Features critically-acclaimed films, alternative productions, restored classics and first-run foreign movies. , 303-757-3700

UA Continental 6 3635 South Monaco Parkway, Denver, CO 80237, Features critically-acclaimed films, alternative productions, restored classics and first-run foreign movies.

UA Pavilions 15 500 Sixteenth Street, Denver, CO 80202, Features critically-acclaimed films, alternative productions, restored classics and first-run foreign movies. , 303-454-9032


Night Life

B-52 Billiards 1920 Market Street, Denver, CO 80202, This 15,000 square foot bar features 20 pool tables and cozy lounge areas., 303-383-1941

Dave & Buster's of Denver 2000 Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80222, This 48,000 square foot establishment features world-class pocket billiards, shuffleboard, and over 200 video games and simulators. Serves great food in a fun atmosphere., 303-759-1515

Grizzly Rose 5450 Valley Highway, Denver, CO 80216, Colorado's favorite night spot offering great live music every night, dance lessons, and "family night" every Sunday., 303-295-1330

Polly Esther's 2301 Blake Street, Denver, CO 80202, Seventies and eighties dance club decorated with memorabilia from both decades., 303-382-1976

Sambuca Jazz Company 1320 15th Street, Denver, CO 80202, Historic LoDo, Best jazz supper club in Denver featuring four-star cuisine, an extensive wine and cigar list, and stellar jazz performances seven nights per week. Corporate dinner and cocktails parties available., 303-629-5299


Concerts & Performances

Colorado Symphony Orchestra 821 17th Street, Suite #700, Denver, CO 80202, Performs over 100 concerts per season including the music of time honored masters and new works by today's talented composers and artists., 303-98-MUSIC

Central City Opera Association 621 17th Street, Denver, CO 80293, Located in an intimate Victorian opera house, this company performs great operas including Midsummer Night's Dream, Tales of Hoffman, and Summer of Smoke., 800-851-8175


Plays & Productions

Paramount Theatre 1631 Glenarm Street, Denver, CO 80202, Denver's premier performing arts and entertainment center featuring all genres of music, comedy, dance, and films., 303-825-4904

Impulse Theater 1634 Eighteenth Street, Denver, CO 80202, Nationally acclaimed theater presenting a mixture of comedies, dramas, and audience interaction performances., 877-IMPULS-1

Bovine Metropolis Theatre 1527 Champa Street, Denver, CO 80202, Comedy and improv theatre featuring four to six new improvisation and sketch comedy performances almost every night of the week., 303-758-4722


Art Exhibits

City Park West Festival of the Arts Downtown Denver, Each May this annual festival is a celebration of one of Denver's oldest neighbourhoods, and includes amateur and professional artists displaying artwork, four stages with local bands, story tellers, poets, historians, and many other attractions and activities., 720-205-6506


Arts & Crafts Shows

Downtown Denver Festival of the Arts Denver Pavillions, Annual, outdoor art event featuring the work of Colorado artists., 954-472-3755


Festivals & Fairs

Greek Festival Asumption Cathedral, Denver's Greek community turns out for this three day event featuring tasty dishes including squid, souvlaki, tastichio, baklava, and galaktobouriko. Other festivities include live music, dancing, and a children's carnival., 303-388-9314

Denver Pow Wow Denver Coliseum, Lasting for three days, and usually held in late February or sometime in March, this is one of the nation's largest annual Native American gatherings, and features over seven hundred tribes, authentic arts and crafts, drumming competitions, dance contests, Native American food, and more., 303-934-8045

Cinco de Mayo Civic Center Park, Lasting for two days, this is the largest Cinco de Mayo celebration in the United States, and features hundreds of booths selling Latino food, crafts, and art; several stages provide entertainment that ranges from traditional to contemporary, at this festive event, which commemorates the historic Battle of Puebla, Mexico on May 5, 1862., 303-534-8342 ext. 106

Capitol Hill People's Fair 1490 Lafayette Street, Suite 104, Denver, CO 80802, Civic Center Park, Held each June, this two-day Denver tradition offers six stages of continuous entertainment, five hundred fifty art and craft booths, and a food bazaar offering everything from turkey legs to Indonesian specialties., 303-830-1651


Sporting Events

Pepsi Center 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver, CO 80202, Home to the NHL Colorado Avalanche and the NBA Denver Nuggets. Also hosts a variety of concerts, ice shows, sporting events, and family events., 303-405-1100


Parades

Saint Patrick's Day Parade Downtown Denver, This Rocky Mountain version of the famous Irish day of celebration features the city's biggest annual parade, with thousands of horses, stagecoaches, marching bands, and floats, all blending Irish tradition with a "western" flair, and taking place on a Saturday near March 17th each year., 303-321-7888


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