Denver is buzzing with energy this week and rolling right into a weekend packed with holiday lights, music, live performances, and outdoor fun. If you are in Denver today, November 20th, you can kick off your evening with the Ten Crowns Tour featuring Andy Bell of Erasure at Summit, bringing a major dose of synth-pop nostalgia to the city according to the Summit event calendar. Over at the Colorado Convention Center, the 2025 NCTE Annual Convention is in full swing, drawing educators and book lovers from all over.

As we roll into Friday, November 21, magical winter nights officially begin at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, and the Denver Christkindlmarket opens for the season—this traditional open-air holiday market runs through December and promises German food, mulled wine, handcrafted gifts, and plenty of live entertainment, as detailed by Visit Denver. If shopping local is your thing, check out the Holiday Artisan Market in Washington Park all weekend from 10 am to 4 pm—admission is free and dogs are welcome, according to the market’s Instagram update.

Friday also brings the start of the Denver Christmas Show at the National Western Complex. Running Friday through Sunday, this huge holiday marketplace features hundreds of vendors, festive décor, and kid-friendly activities according to the National Western Complex’s official site. While you are on the west side of town, wander over to the iconic Mile High Tree on the 16th Street Mall and catch the dazzling drone shows and holiday lights each night as highlighted by Visit Denver.

For live theater fans, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts is staging Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors through Friday, and beginning Friday night, you can catch A Christmas Carol in the Wolf Theatre for a holiday tradition onstage all weekend. On Saturday, November 22, classical music lovers can enjoy the Colorado Symphony’s performance of The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, with world-class violinist Kerson Leong at Boettcher Concert Hall shared by Denver Arts & Venues.

Looking for fresh air? Explore Red Rocks Park or book a guided hike into the Rockies—Tripadvisor reviewers promise memorable views and brisk high-country air this time of year. Later Saturday night, rock band The Darkness brings their Dreams on Toast Tour to Summit for an upbeat, crowd-pleasing set.

Family fun isn’t left out—catch Mile High City’s kid-friendly activities, visit Denver Zoo’s Holiday Lights, or take on a city scavenger hunt adventure as noted by Tripadvisor. And if you have little entrepreneurs in your crew, Lemonade Day is happening Saturday, a fun youth program empowering kids to run their own businesses.

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