Denver & Colorado

Denver events, neighborhood walks, and open-data maps

Denver Visitor is back: curated Denver and Colorado events, neighborhood walks, school context, and Mile High Pulse — live crime and traffic maps from official open data.

This weekend · Nov. 13–15, 2026

  • Gryffin — Fri · 6 p.m. · Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison
    Friday at Red Rocks, 6 p.m. with Oliver Heldens and AR/CO. Ten Years of Music finale — dance night on the rocks; mike. takes the same stage Saturday and Sunday.
  • mike. — Sat · doors 6 p.m. · Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison
    Saturday at Red Rocks, doors 6 p.m. (show ~7:15). mike. (Mike Stud) with Stevie Daniels — the night rocks if Friday was already Gryffin; matinee Sunday.
  • mike. (matinee) — Sun · doors 2 p.m. · Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison
    Sunday at Red Rocks, doors 2 p.m. (show ~3:15). Daytime rocks option if Saturday was already the night show and you still want the amphitheatre.
  • Andrew McMahon with Colorado Symphony — Fri–Sat · 7:30 p.m. · Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver
    Friday and Saturday at Boettcher, 7:30 p.m. McMahon (Something Corporate / Jack’s Mannequin) with the orchestra — indoor if Red Rocks is already Gryffin or mike.
  • Cherry Creek Tree Lighting + Holiday Bazaar — Sat · 2 p.m. bazaar · Cherry Creek Shopping Center, Denver · Free
    Saturday at Cherry Creek Shopping Center. Holiday Bazaar from 2 p.m. (free Colorado makers); entertainment from 5 p.m.; Santa lights the tree. Indoor/outdoor family start to the season.
  • Arcángel — Sun · 8 p.m. · Paramount Theatre, Denver
    Sunday at the Paramount, 8 p.m. La 8va Maravilla World Tour — Latin/reggaeton night if Red Rocks is already the mike. matinee.

All weekend events →

Today in Colorado history

Denver drops to minus 14 and November’s record book surrenders

Just before 3 a.m. on November 13, 2014, the thermometer at Denver International Airport bottoms out at −14°F, breaking the previous record low for the date of −3 set in 1916.

Neighborhood walks & mover briefs

  • Sunnyside — North Denver grid, 38th & 44th, porches and coffee
  • RiNo — River North — murals, warehouses, and nightlife edges
  • Highlands — LoHi / Highlands — views, brunch, and Tennyson
  • Capitol Hill — Urban core — parks, bookstores, and late energy
  • Five Points — Historic Welton corridor and jazz legacy
  • Baker — South Broadway — vintage, late kitchens, and a Mayan movie palace
  • LoDo — Warehouse blocks, Larimer Square, and the station as a landmark you walk past
  • Sloan’s Lake — Denver’s biggest lake — mountains west, skyline east, the path is the main street
  • Washington Park — Two lakes, a 2.6-mile loop, and the houses people mean when they say they want Wash Park
  • Cherry Creek — Second Avenue shops, a 1945 burger room, and the creek path under the mall
  • City Park — Ferril Lake, the museum, the zoo, and East High on the esplanade
  • Berkeley — Tennyson Street, a 1927 movie palace, and the lake across from Lakeside
  • Park Hill — Montview medians, a 23rd Avenue market, and the old golf course turning back into park
  • Platt Park — Old South Pearl, Sushi Den, and the lawn behind the light rail
  • Congress Park — The park between Cheesman and Colorado Blvd — pool, tennis, and Colfax as the north wall
  • Jefferson Park — The bluff west of I-25 that looks at downtown instead of living in it
  • Golden Triangle — Museums, the library, and Civic Center — the civic block south of Colfax
  • University Park — Observatory Park, DU’s east edge, and the houses south of Evans
  • Central Park — The old Stapleton grid — 80 acres of lawn, the A Line, and HOA parks in every pocket
  • Lowry — The old Air Force base — hangars, a town center on Quebec, and a lawn instead of a downtown
  • Speer — Alamo Placita and the creek — Speer Blvd as the spine between Cap Hill and the parks
  • Lincoln Park — La Alma / Santa Fe — the park, the arts strip, and downtown as the east wall

Maps & practical info

  • Mile High Pulse — Denver today: top local stories, events and safety notes on one map, plus the full crime and traffic map.
  • Shelter & help map — walk-in shelters, day services, weather rooms.
  • Bike trails — off-street spines and trailheads across the metro.
  • Schools map — public schools with state ratings, levels and districts.