Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Denver, Verenigde Staten

Topdrukte — National Western Stock Show, Mountain ski season

• Festival

  National Western Stock Show

  5–28 jan · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  Sixteen days of rodeo, livestock judging and a downtown cattle drive in the middle of January, running since 1906. It is the reason the coldest fortnight of the Denver year has full hotels. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Mountain ski season (25 okt – 20 apr (meestal)), Christmas and New Year (24 dec – 1 jan)

Druk — Mountain ski season

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Mountain ski season (25 okt – 20 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Mountain ski season, Spring break in Verenigde Staten

• Festival

  Denver March Powwow

  15–29 mrt · meestalGroot festival

  Three days at the Denver Coliseum in late March, with well over a thousand dancers from something like a hundred nations. One of the largest gatherings of its kind in the country, and open to the public. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Mountain ski season (25 okt – 20 apr (meestal))

Druk — Mountain ski season

• Opening

  Red Rocks concert season

  1 apr – 5 nov · meestalZomerseizoen opentBoek vroeg

  The amphitheatre runs from about April to early November, with sunrise yoga and film nights filling the gaps between shows. It sits at 1,900 metres and gets cold the moment the sun drops behind the rock. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Mountain ski season (25 okt – 20 apr (meestal))

Druk — een van de beste maanden qua weer

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Red Rocks concert season (1 apr – 5 nov (meestal))

Druk — Summer break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Wildfire smoke and ozone

  15 jun – 15 sep · meestalRookseizoen

  Smoke from Colorado and out-of-state fires pools against the Front Range in high summer and combines with the city's ozone problem. On the bad days the mountains disappear from the skyline entirely. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Red Rocks concert season (1 apr – 5 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Independence Day, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Feestdag

  Independence Day

  3–5 julNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend. Claim a viewing spot early. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Afternoon monsoon storms

  5 jul – 5 sep · meestalOnweersseizoen

  Moisture pulled up from the southwest sets off thunderstorms most afternoons in high summer. It matters most in the mountains an hour west, where the rule is to be off any summit by noon. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Red Rocks concert season (1 apr – 5 nov (meestal)), Wildfire smoke and ozone (15 jun – 15 sep (meestal))

Druk — Summer break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Red Rocks concert season (1 apr – 5 nov (meestal)), Wildfire smoke and ozone (15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)), Afternoon monsoon storms (5 jul – 5 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Aspen colour, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Natuur

  Aspen colour

  15 sep – 10 okt · meestalHerfstkleurenDruk

  The aspens above 2,700 metres turn in the last fortnight of September and the colour works its way down to the foothills by early October. Guanella Pass and Kenosha on a Saturday are as busy as a ski weekend.

• Festival

  Great American Beer Festival

  10–11 oktEet- & drinkfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  The country's biggest brewing competition and its public tasting, held in Denver each autumn and moved outdoors to Levitt Pavilion for 2026. Sessions sell out in advance; there are no tickets on the door. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Red Rocks concert season (1 apr – 5 nov (meestal)), Wildfire smoke and ozone (15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)), Afternoon monsoon storms (5 jul – 5 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Aspen colour, Great American Beer Festival

• Seizoen

  Mountain ski season

  25 okt – 20 apr · meestalDruk

  Denver is the airport for the I-70 resorts, which turn lifts from late October to April. The cost is the corridor itself: Saturday mornings west and Sunday afternoons east are a two-hour queue on a good day.

Nog steeds bezig: Red Rocks concert season (1 apr – 5 nov (meestal)), Aspen colour (15 sep – 10 okt (meestal)), Great American Beer Festival (10–11 okt)

Topdrukte — Mountain ski season, Thanksgiving

• Feestdag

  Thanksgiving

  25–29 novNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Red Rocks concert season (1 apr – 5 nov (meestal)), Mountain ski season (25 okt – 20 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Mountain ski season, Christmas and New Year

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year

  24 dec – 1 janKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingenDruk

  Christmas Day and New Year's Day are federal holidays: on 25 December most shops, museums and many restaurants close, and airports stay busy through the week between as families travel. New Year's Eve fills bars and restaurants, many at set-menu prices. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Mountain ski season (25 okt – 20 apr (meestal)), Thanksgiving (25–29 nov)