A $17M renovation is winterizing Boulder’s Chautauqua Auditorium so it can host year‑round programming, including venues for Sundance 2027.

Thrift Con packed Denver's Livestock Center July 11–12 with 100+ vendors, $10-per-pound bins, live performances and finds priced from $5 to $300.

The Ellie Caulkins Opera House will replace its 20‑year‑old seats and retire the seatback caption screens this summer, with new above‑stage captioning being tested. Work is expected through September and accessibility remains a priority.

The free, three‑day Colorado Black Arts Festival returns to City Park July 10–12 for its 40th anniversary with three stages, 80+ artists and a returning Boogaloo parade.

The Candlelight Dinner Playhouse is expanding its Johnstown campus: new proscenium, modern stage tech and more room for events and youth programming. The project aims to boost season capacity and regional arts offerings.

Alto Gallery is relocating to 3773 Walnut St. in RiNo, pausing programming for a July buildout and reopening Aug. 7 with the duo show "Light Wait".

Widespread Panic will be inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame as the first Honorary Coloradan during a Red Rocks ceremony on June 27, 2026, with promoter Bill Bass also honored.

The 53rd Telluride Bluegrass Festival filled Town Park with big‑name sets and mountain‑stage moments, now collected in a new photo gallery.

A century-old Uptown church now hosts concerts, but about 20 urns still sit in a columbarium. Volunteers are racing to find relatives and new resting places before the wall is removed.

The 35th Cherry Creek Arts Festival fills Cherry Creek North July 3–5 with juried artists, live music and a ticketed Opening Night preview on July 2. Organizers say the jury picked hundreds from nearly 2,000 applicants.

A national grant names Lighthouse among 40 inaugural Literary Arts Fund grantees just as Lit Fest opens June 12–19. The unrestricted award will back workshops, readings and fellowships in Denver.

Good Practice opened in Jefferson Park this spring as a pay-to-create art cafe run by Kachine Blackwell. The studio offers $25 sessions, workshops and a communal creative space.

Pueblo debuts the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America this Friday with hands-on machines, a STEAM center and a two-day grand-opening festival along the Riverwalk.