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. 6–8, 2026
- Dabin — Fri · 6:30 p.m. · Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison
Friday at Red Rocks, 6:30 p.m. Electronic night on the rocks — layers after dark; the other Red Rocks bill is ATLiens Saturday. - ATLiens — Sat · 6 p.m. · Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison
Saturday at Red Rocks, 6 p.m. Bass-heavy night if Friday was already Dabin and you still want the rocks. - Avalanche vs. Detroit Red Wings — Sat · 7 p.m. · Ball Arena, Denver
Saturday at Ball Arena, 7 p.m. Home ice after Thursday’s Predators — indoor if Red Rocks is already ATLiens. - Denver Christmas Show — Fri–Sun · LVC at National Western Center, Denver
Friday–Sunday at the Livestock Center, National Western Center. Holiday shopping with Santa and vendors — kids 13 and under free; wristband valid all three days. - Bright Nights at Four Mile — Fri–Sun evenings · Four Mile Historic Park, Denver
Evenings through Sunday at Four Mile Historic Park. Lantern walk on the grounds — last weekend of the run; tickets ahead, food trucks on site. - 311 — Sun · 8 p.m. · Mission Ballroom, Denver
Sunday at Mission Ballroom, 8 p.m. with Beach Weather and Tunnel Vision. Indoor rock night if Face Vocal Band is already the Red Rocks matinee.
Today in Colorado history
Helen Alice Myres is born in Denver and becomes Baby Marie Osborne
Born Helen Alice Myres, she is quickly adopted by Leon and Edith Osborn, who rename her Marie. By five she is the first major child star of American silent films.
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 crime and traffic map from official open data.
- 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.