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Along for the Ride: Lakeside Park Remains the Metro's Most Amusing

By Brendan Joel Kelley

Jul 22, 2025

The 117-year-old theme park is still families' best bet for an affordable, no-frills good time.

Poetry Meets the Metaverse in Kerrie Joy’s Anythink World Debut

By Toni Tresca

Jul 18, 2025

Unwritten is an immersive VR poetry journey by Adams County's poet laureate that drops you in downtown Brighton.

Two Lantern Festivals in Denver Not to Miss This Summer

By Toni Tresca

Jul 10, 2025

Lanterns light up the Denver metro area this summer with glowing lakes, giant sculptures and magical after-dark adventures.

Review: Novo Ita is a Lush, Eco-Themed Art Playground

By Toni Tresca

Jul 1, 2025

Spectra Art Space’s Novo Ita: Propagation brings story-rich, hands-on immersion to South Broadway.

An actor rehearses a scene for an immersive performance at Meow Wolf in Denver.

Enter the Flickerwerm: Meow Wolf’s Phenomenomaly Comes Alive This Summer

By Toni Tresca

Jun 20, 2025

An exclusive look inside Denver's newest looping, immersive performance, which runs from June 21 to August 9 at Meow Wolf.

A group of people in Renaissance Festival outfits.

The Best Garments We Saw at the Colorado Renaissance Festival Opening Weekend

By Kastle Waserman

Jun 17, 2025

Hear ye, hear ye, the Colorado Renaissance Festival is back. But is your outfit ready?

Former Lumineers Cellist Joins Forces With Augustana Arts for Rattlesnake Kate Orchestra Show

By Kristen Fiore

Jun 3, 2025

"I really want it to feel like a fancy campfire, telling this folklore in an intimate way."

Blindfolded woman explores an art gallery.

Going in Blind: Oracle Is Loosely Immersive, but Highly Reflective

By Toni Tresca

May 29, 2025

This visual art exhibition at Union Hall invites visitors to pose a question and then enter the gallery blindfolded.

Five Things to See at Titanic: An Immersive Voyage

By Kristen Fiore

May 9, 2025

Visit the Grand Staircase and the flooding Marconi Wireless Room before watching the ship sink as many times as you want.

A person sits in front of a screen that displays a rendering of the Titanic sinking.

Land Ho! Keep Your Feet Firmly Planted on Solid Ground at Titanic: An Immersive Voyage

By Kristen Fiore

May 7, 2025

Ten-year-old me probably would've loved it. Adult me, who has died in dream-shipwrecks night after night, was unimpressed.

An Auraria Parable Tells Hidden History in a Magical Walking Tour

By Toni Tresca

May 2, 2025

Learn about stories of displacement, belonging and identity in a brand new immersive experience.

HOLDTIGHT Serves Up Arty Food Experiences at Two Local Restaurants

By Toni Tresca

May 1, 2025

Nourishment, opening May 2 at Stowaway Kitchen, "is exploring what nourishes you — literally, as in the food you eat, but also mentally, artistically, emotionally and spiritually."

Immersive Theater Gets Personal in Remember Me by New Local Company

By Toni Tresca

Apr 28, 2025

One More Time's debut show is an intimate, immersive mystery in collaboration with Two Cent Lion.

Inheritance Kitchen Serves Up Five Points History Through Food

By Toni Tresca

Apr 25, 2025

A new immersive theater experience blends memory, resistance and comfort food.

A person watches as water floods the great hall of the Titanic

Iceberg and All: Are You Ready for An Immersive Voyage on the Titanic?

By Kristen Fiore

Apr 23, 2025

"You're going to be sitting in a lifeboat, watching the Titanic helpless in the water sending out its final messages."

Meow Wolf CEO Calls it Quits

By Kristen Fiore

Apr 14, 2025

The immersive entertainment company will conduct an external search for a new CEO.

It's a Date: Immersive Art + Flavorful Cocktails and Eats

By Westword Staff

Apr 9, 2025

This week's date itinerary request was looking for an immersive experience.

Immersive Group Game Beat the Bomb Drops in Denver April 4

By Kristen Fiore

Apr 3, 2025

"Only about 10 to 15 percent of all teams beat the bomb on their first try."

pictures of people walking through halls and interacting with props

Embarking on a Sinking Ship: Immersive Titanic Exhibit Coming to Denver in May

By Westword Staff

Mar 28, 2025

Titanic: An Immersive Voyage takes passengers on a journey from the ship's construction to its encounter with an iceberg.

Bubble Planet is Leaving Denver This Month

By Hannah Metzger

Mar 24, 2025

A dinosaur-themed immersive art experience might be taking its place.

Immersive Art

Viral Art Installation Brightens Up Southern Colorado Town

Identity, Nature Converge in PlatteForum Exhibit Memoria

Immersive Art

Viral Art Installation Brightens Up Southern Colorado Town

Identity, Nature Converge in PlatteForum Exhibit Memoria

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