Weird Things to Do for Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day in Denver is like a heart-shaped box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get, but there’s sure to be something for everyone’s tastes.

If you think roses and candlelit dinners are for squares, then you’re in the right place. But don’t write off Cupid’s Day of Love when you might find someone to match your freak while learning about the art of the Victorian Nude at the Molly Brown House Museum or animal mating rituals at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.

Here are some weird Valentine’s Day events you just might fall in love with:

Voodoo Doughnut Wedding Ceremony Package
Through February 14
Enter online
Ten couples will win the wedding of their very sweetest (maybe too sweet) dreams. Through its ‘Til Death Dough Us Part Wedding Giveaway, couples can enter to win a one-of-a-kind wedding ceremony inside a Voodoo Doughnut shop, which will include a legal or non-legal ceremony with a Voodoo officiant for the couple, up to 24 guests, custom dolls, and, of course, doughnuts. Meanwhile, couples who enter the giveaway and already have a wedding venue secured may opt to receive a custom doughnut wedding package. Enter here.

Art of the Victorian Nude
Thursday, February 12, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Molly Brown House Museum, 1340 Pennsylvania Street
Explore the sultry, playful side of Victorian burlesque at the Molly Brown House Museum while enjoying a cocktail. Though notoriously “buttoned-up,” naughty art forms and secret debauchery were indeed part of the culture behind closed doors, according to the museum. Tickets are $32.10.

Science Lounge: Darwin Day Valentine’s Soirée
Thursday, February 12, 7 p.m.
Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Boulevard
What’s more romantic than…fantasizing about Charles Darwin? Just kidding, you probably won’t be fantasizing, but you will find yourself engaged in a lively mini-lecture with Paula Cushing, senior curator of invertebrate zoology, and Andrew Doll, zoology collections manager, as they reveal the wild world of animal mating rituals — a playful, steamy look at love in nature. Tickets are available here.

SO THIS SUCKS
Thursday, February 12, 8 p.m.
Oriental Theater, 4335 West 44th Avenue
The creators of San Francisco storytelling series About Last Night are bringing their annual anti-Valentine’s Day show to Denver for the very first time. Come listen to true tales of heartbreak and disappointment as a handful of Denver locals take to the stage to bare all, sharing their most humorous and horrifying breakup tales for your amusement. Get tickets here.

Denver Clerk and Recorder Marriage Marathon
Friday, February 13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Denver Clerk & Recorder’s Office, 200 West 14th Ave
Into the idea of a group wedding but don’t want to go all the way to Loveland for the iconic group wedding? You can get married right in Denver at the Denver Clerk and Recorder’s 14th Annual Marriage Marathon — if you’re bold enough to flirt with superstition and get married on Friday the Thirteenth. This year’s theme is “Fearlessly in Love.”

Bugs & Brews
Friday, February 13, 6 to 8 p.m.
Butterfly Pavilion, 6252 West 104th Avenue, Westminster
Grab your love bug and head to the Butterfly Pavilion after hours for craft beverages, treats, intriguing invertebrate encounters, chocolate tastings, mini lectures and insights into the world of invertebrate romance. Register here.

Power Couples
Saturday, February 14, noon
Aurora History Museum, 15051 East Alameda Parkway, Aurora
Get inspired and learn about local power couples who shaped the city of Aurora, all while tasting chocolates. Tickets are $6; get them here.

Valentine’s Day Group Wedding
Saturday, February 14, 3 p.m.
Pulliam Community Building, 545 Cleveland Avenue, Loveland
If you’re already going to Loveland with your sweetheart for the Sweetheart Festival, why not take things up a notch and get married with a bunch of other couples? The ceremony will include music you vote on, a lock to “lock your love” on the iconic LOVE or HEART sculptures in Loveland, and much more. Register here.

Decadent Delights: A Valentine’s Day Kink Tasting
Saturday, February 14, 6 to 9 p.m.
Sexploratorium, 1800 South Broadway
Sample, observe and flirt with different kinks in a low-stakes safe space at the Sexploratorium. Guests will be guided through various kinks such as sensation, power dynamics and erotic communication. Participation is optional: guests can observe, engage or opt out at any point. Tickets start at $40.

The Poetry Brothel: DEVOTION
Saturday, February 14, 8 p.m.
Prismajic, 14500 West Colfax Avenue, Suite 359, Lakewood
Yeah, immersive art space Prismajic is being booted out of the Colorado Mills Mall to make room for a bowling alley, but not before hosting a sensuous, candlelit night of poetic devotion and sublime performances by The Poetry Brothel, an immersive literary cabaret featuring provocative poetry, burlesque, mystics, music and private one-on-one poetry readings. Get tickets here.