Filling up your schedule with memorable activities is easy to do in Denver, and February offers many unique events that appeal to all ages. From kid-friendly art exhibits to events that just make you feel like a kid, here are our favorite upcoming events in the Denver area.
Ales, Apps, & Barrels of Fun
WHEN: February 1
WHERE: Children’s Museum of Denver
Be it date night or friend’s night out, this nostalgic event is perfect for anyone who needs to indulge their inner child. Enjoy samples of local craft brews while exploring all of the museum’s premier exhibits for children. Buy your tickets, grab your friends, and be prepared to build, climb, and laugh your way through the evening.
Grandma’s Saturday Morning Cartoons
WHEN: Every Saturday
WHERE: Grandma’s House
This tiny brewery, nestled in the center of Antique Row, offers everything you could want from a high quality taproom, with the cozy feeling of stepping right into someone’s home. Pajamas are encouraged and admission is free for this afternoon of retro cartoons and brews. Cartoons not your thing? There is bound to be something that catches your eye if you keep an eye on the Grandma’s House events page.
Denver Mardi Gras – 8th Annual
WHEN: February 17
WHERE: EXDO Event Center
Help bring Bourbon Street to Denver at the 8th annual Denver Mardi Gras. This event is all about decadence for ages 21 and up. Dress up with a costume and mask, or don the traditional Mardi Gras colors, and enjoy the live entertainment, variety of booths, and parade. Be sure to buy your tickets before they sell out!
Denver Restaurant Week
WHEN: February 23 – March 4
WHERE: Hundreds of Denver’s top restaurants
Anticipated by foodies everywhere, the 14th annual Denver Restaurant Week showcases multi-course dinners for set prices of $25, $35, or $45. For a list of participating restaurants in your neighborhood, check out the official Denver Restaurant Week Menus.
Colorado Garden & Home Show
WHEN: February 24 – March 4
WHERE: Colorado Convention Center
This 9-day event features over 650 companies and 11 professionally landscaped gardens. Tickets are $12 for adults and proceeds go to Colorado Garden Foundation, a nonprofit corporation, 501(c)(3). Colorado Garden Foundation has raised over $7.8 million for grants and scholarships for horticulture-related efforts in Colorado. Enjoy a week of seminars, floral displays, and over 1,400 booths!
Cars & Coffee
WHEN: February 24
WHERE: Gateway Classic Cars of Denver
Enjoy a free morning of over one hundred classic and exotic cars, complete with coffee and donuts. Gateway Classic Cars hosts the show and encourages you to cruise by with your own classic, or simply enjoy the show with your family. This event occurs on the last Saturday of every month from 9am to 12pm.