Denver’s Denargo Market is about to get a serious new backyard. Hopscotch Beer Garden, a more-than-17,000-square-foot bar and lawn along the South Platte in RiNo, is under construction and billed as the first major food-and-drink anchor for this pocket of the neighborhood. Plans call for picnic-style seating, a turf field for lawn games, rotating food trucks, and a reinforced heated tent so the beer garden can stay open through Denver’s colder months.
According to a press release from Golub & Company, Hopscotch is a joint venture with Formativ and will be operated by local events company DrinkDenver. The release notes that the activation will include more than 17,000 square feet of bar, patio, and event space and is slated to open in late winter 2026. Designers, including Sasaki, shaped the layout to feature flexible seating and programming next to a half-acre green lawn, the release adds.
The beer garden will sit at 3380 Denargo St., according to The Denver Post, placing it beside Denargo Market’s Central Green and the riverfront trail. Hopscotch’s own site lists advertised hours and notes that on-leash dogs will be welcome, and it also lays out FAQs and basic programming details for visitors.
What Hopscotch Will Offer
Public filings and local coverage describe a shipping-container-anchored bar, shaded decks, string lighting, and a turf field set up for pickup games like volleyball and soccer, along with temporary restrooms and utilities tied into the district’s Phase 1 infrastructure. Developing Denver reports that the venue is expected to host watch parties, bike-in movie nights, trivia, and fitness classes programmed by DrinkDenver.
Why RiNo Needs It
Denargo Market spans roughly 17 acres of riverfront and is entitled for about 3 million square feet of mixed-use space, making it one of Denver’s largest infill projects and a key focus for new housing and offices. Axios reported that the first phase zeroes in on new streets, parks, and public-realm work that began in 2023. Local coverage has suggested Hopscotch will help fill an "amenity desert" for thousands of nearby residents who currently lack ground-floor restaurants and bars, and The Denver Gazette noted that developers hope the activation will become the neighborhood’s social anchor.
Construction is already underway, and final permitting for Hopscotch is expected in the coming months, What Now Denver reports. If permits stay on schedule, organizers are still projecting a late-winter 2026 opening. Until then, visitors can track updated hours, FAQs, and programming details on Hopscotch’s website.
