Vibrant Nights at 4 Mile
By Oct. 5: The Vibrant Nights lantern pageant is again at 4 Mile Historic Park with weekly dates by Oct. 5. This 12 months’s themes showcase “whimsical Farmhouse Flora and Fauna,” the place you may “step right into a surreal Chinese language Dreamland, and dive into an expanded interactive zone filled with surprises,” organizers mentioned.
In different phrases: a walkable, kid-friendly expertise with loads of picture ops, all happening underneath 40 or so larger-than-life sculptures. On-site meals and treats will probably be out there, and youngsters can play on swings, strive their palms at a panda whack-a-mole and make “a video name with the Cleveland Asian Lantern Competition.” (There are additionally 21-and-up nights on Aug. 27 and Sept. 17.)
Tickets: $21-$48, with meals upgrades out there; youngsters 3 and underneath free. Common park admission is 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and prices $6-$8 (youngsters 6 and underneath free). 715 S. Forest St. in Denver. Name 720-865-0800 or go to fourmilepark.org/brightnights for particulars.
Kirkland Museum goes kid-friendly
Friday: The littlest youngsters doubtless don’t recognize the design brilliance on the Golden Triangle’s Kirkland Museum, however then once more, they’ve by no means actually had the possibility. The 13-and-up coverage was eliminated in June, nevertheless, and on Friday, Aug. 1, Kirkland will host Artwork Crawl: A Tour for Infants and Their Caregivers to The Kirkland.
Now part of the Denver Artwork Museum, the Kirkland joined with DAM and the close by Clyfford Nonetheless Museum to provide little youngsters and their mother and father a guided tour of the salon-style exhibitions and colourful items, which rejoice late artist Vance Kirkland and his Technicolor milieu. The free tour runs 10:30-11:15 a.m. Friday and meets in entrance of the Denver Artwork Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway in Denver. Join at denverartmuseum.org/en/calendar/art-crawl-kirkland.
Free ‘Goonies’ at Sundown
Tuesday: The continued Sundown Cinema Sequence on the Denver Performing Arts Complicated this week turns towards the 1985 coming-of-age comedy/journey “The Goonies.” Whether or not you’ve seen it 50 occasions or in no way, the free occasion in downtown’s iconic Sculpture Park presents extra than simply the outside screening, with native meals vehicles, pre-show leisure from DJ Cyn, film snacks and drinks (together with craft cocktails), and selfie and picture ops.
Doorways open at 6 p.m., with the pre-show at 6:30. The movie begins at 7:30 p.m., and you need to plan to convey your individual chairs and blankets. All ages. Register at eventbrite.com and go to artscomplex.com/summer season for extra particulars.
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Adéa Michelle Sessoms and Jennifer Wolfe within the North American Tour of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”
‘Moulin Rouge’ on the Buell
Wednesday-Aug. 17: The jukebox musical “Moulin Rouge,” based mostly on the 2001 fantasy-romance by Baz Luhrmann, conjures high-minded beliefs whereas serving up loads of steamy dialogue and choreography. The touring Broadway model, which triumphed in Denver throughout its preliminary go to in April 2025, is a must-see for Broadway followers searching for a visible and auditory feast, in addition to some beautiful escapism.
The present runs Wednesday, Aug. 6, by Aug. 17 on the Buell Theatre within the Denver Performing Arts Complicated. Tickets can be found from Denver Heart for the Performing Arts for $53.10-$159.30 by way of denvercenter.org/tickets-events. It takes place at 1350 Curtis St. in downtown Denver.
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