Things to Do in Denver This Weekend

This week around Denver, hear stories on stage, chow down on some ramen or see a museum exhibit.

On a budget? Check out our list of free things to do. But for now, stick around for events worth the price of admission in and around Denver:

This Week

Begin Where You Are: The Colorado Poets Laureate Anthology Book Signing
Wednesday, April 15, 6:30 p.m.
Boulder Bookstore, 1107 Pearl Street, Boulder
Turner Wyatt, former Colorado Poet Laureate Joseph Hutchison, and current Colorado Poet Laureate Crisosto Apache will speak about and sign Begin Where You Are, the first anthology of poetry from Colorado’s first ten poets laureate. Tickets are $6.24.

Smosh Reads Reddit Stories Live!
Thursday, April 16, 7:30 p.m.
Bellco Theatre, 1100 Stout Street
Comedy Works Entertainment brings one of YouTube’s biggest comedy brands to Denver, as host Shayne Topp and his friends from Smosh dive into Reddit’s wildest stories live with hilarious commentary. Don’t miss your chance to see the internet come to life on stage. Tickets start at $73.60.

2026 Denver Ramen Festival Presented by Fortune
Saturday, April 18, 12:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Denargo Market, 3800 Denargo Street
Denver’s biggest noodle festival is back with two sessions of unlimited Asian bites, drinks, live music, cultural performances and a JDM Car Show. All tickets include food, drinks and commemorative chopsticks and glassware. Session one general admission starts at 1 p.m., while session two general admission starts at 5:30 p.m. Early Entry gets you in 30 minutes sooner, while VIP grants a full hour of early access plus exclusive food and drink options. The festival uses a tiered pricing system, so buy early for the best deal. Ages 21+ only. Tickets start at $124.95.

Colorado Writers Showcase
Sunday, April 19, 2 p.m.
Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive
Celebrating its 25th season, Stories on Stage presents renowned actors performing dynamic and entertaining short stories. Local authors Laura Pritchett, Cynthia Swanson and Erika Krouse are brought to life by actors Gabriella Cavallero, Josh Robinson and Allison Watrous. Stick around after the show for an engaging talk-back with the performers. Tickets are $26.

Plan Ahead

Tom Cladis Book Signing
Monday, April 20, 6 p.m.
Tattered Cover Colfax, 2526 East Colfax Avenue
Celebrate local author Tom Cladis’s debut fantasy novel, The Age of Serpents and Scorpions at this Q&A and book signing. Registration includes a signed paperback copy of the book, and tickets start at $7.25.

Ongoing Denver Events and Museum Exhibitions

Lumonics Immersed
Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m.
Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery, 800 East 73 Avenue
Lumonics is a multi-sensory environment intended to bring guests into a state of comfort and expanded awareness. It features interactive art, such as light sculptures, painting, music, water fountains and projection. General admission tickets are $25.

Rainforest Yoga
Saturdays and Sundays, 7:45 to 8:45 a.m.
Butterfly Pavilion, 6252 West 104th Avenue, Westminster
Get your yoga mat and a towel and head to the Butterfly Pavilion for rejuvenating yoga surrounded by butterflies and exotic plants. Registration, which is $18, is required before the class. Register here.

Brick Planet
Through Sunday, May 3
Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Boulevard
Brick Planet: A Magical Journey Made with LEGO Bricks is a massive display of LEGO artistry at the DMNS. The new traveling exhibition by acclaimed LEGO artist Sean Kenney transforms ecosystems from around the globe into vivid, playful environments made from more than 1.5 million colorful bricks. The exhibit is included with general admission to the museum.

Glowing Wild
Select dates through Sunday, May 10
Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance, 2300 Steele Street
Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance’s after-hours spring lantern event is back on select nights, showcasing sixty illuminated scenes of more than 175 larger-than-life lantern displays on its 80-acre campus. Enjoy food, beverages and live music as you stroll through the glowing lights. Tickets are available here.

The World’s Largest Dinosaurs
Through Monday, September 7
Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Boulevard
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s newest exhibit, The World’s Largest Dinosaurs, opens Friday, exploring “the biology and anatomy of sauropods — the largest land animals to ever walk the Earth.” The exhibit used to tell the story of sauropods includes a towering, life-sized model of a 60-foot-long Mamenchisauru. A special ticket is required in addition to general museum admission.

Conversation Pieces
Through October 11
Denver Art Museum, 100 West 14th Ave Parkway
Conversation Pieces is a new fashion exhibition at the Denver Art Museum made up of never-before-seen garments from the museum’s fashion archive. It’s also an interesting window into Denver fashion history. “Designers across time utilize a shared lexicon and a shared history,” says Director and Curator of Avenir Institute of Textile Arts and Fashion at the DAM Jill D’Alessandro. “They’re in constant communication with each other, whether they’re contemporaries or separated by eras. There’s a functionality to fashion that means they have the same root problem to work from. They’re responding to the body, to cultural shifts.” Conversation Pieces is included in general museum admission.

Moments That Made Us
Through October 18
History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway
In honor of the U.S.’s 250th anniversary and Colorado’s 150th anniversary, History Colorado has collected fifty artifacts from defining moments in the country and state’s history, from George Washington’s spurs and a tape recorder from the Watergate investigation to historic documents and a firefighter’s helmet from the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Get tickets here.

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