The 10 best things to do in Greater Denver this weekend

August 14–16, 2026 · handpicked from everything on across Greater Denver.

This Sunday leans hard into big music and dance: LCD Soundsystem headlines a stacked Red Rocks bill while Latin dance floors fill up from La Rumba to Aurora's Stampede. Round it out with a touring Broadway musical, a Comedy Works talent search, an indie film series, and a fandom craft meetup, and there's plenty to fill the day.

LCD Soundsystem w/ FeistSunday · 7:00 PM · Red Rocks Amphitheatre · MorrisonRed Rocks hosts a genuinely stacked bill: dance-punk mainstays LCD Soundsystem headline with Feist and Victoryland opening, all set against the amphitheater's natural rock walls.Monty Python Spamalot (Touring)Sunday · 1:00 PM · Buell Theatre · DenverMonty Python's Spamalot brings its musical-comedy send-up of Arthurian legend to the Buell Theatre for the 7pm performance.New Faces Contest Rd. 2 (Sun Aug 16, 7:00 PM)Sunday · 7:00 PM · Comedy Works Downtown at Larimer Square · DenverComedy Works' 26th annual New Talent Search has narrowed its original 130-plus comics down to the top 40, and Round 2 of the New Faces contest keeps whittling toward one grand-prize winner.LUH TYLER PRESENTS: DESTINED FOR GREATNESS TourSunday · 7:00 PM · Marquis · DenverRapper Luh Tyler brings his Destined for Greatness tour to the Marquis for an all-ages hip-hop and trap night.Los Del Sabor - Internacional Luz Roja de Rafael Lemus - La Nueva LocuraSunday · 8:30 PM · Stampede · AuroraEl Stampede in Aurora throws a big Sunday bailazo, with Los Del Sabor, La Nueva Locura and Internacional Luz Roja de Rafael Lemus sharing the bill for a night of costeño dance music.GUEST PERFORMANCE- Grapefruit Lab Presents: Liberty By Any MeansSunday · 2:00 PM · Buntport Theater · DenverMichael Clifton performs his solo play about hope in solitary confinement, written while he was incarcerated in Colorado, with a reflective dialogue to follow at Buntport.CO150: Elevation (Sun Aug 16, 12:00 PM)Sunday · 12:00 PM · Sie FilmCenter · DenverPart of Sie FilmCenter's CO150 salute to homegrown cinema, this Colorado-shot screening is offered pay-what-you-can, a low-key way to spend a Sunday afternoon at the movies.Bitter Boxer w/ Emma Spears, Cole Hemstreet, The Time Release Formula + The EphinjisSunday · 5:00 PM · Globe Hall · DenverGlobe Hall stacks five acts for the evening, with Bitter Boxer headlining alongside Emma Spears, Cole Hemstreet, The Time Release Formula and The Ephinjis.Fourth Wing Craft & Chat!Sunday · 10:00 AM · Arvada Balsam Temporary Library · ArvadaFans of the Empyrean series can gather at Arvada's temporary library branch to discuss the books over crafting their own dragon egg.SALSA & BACHATA SUNDAYSSunday · 7:00 PM · La Rumba · DenverLa Rumba keeps its floor moving with a bachata class, a salsa class, and then DJ Noslen spinning salsa and bachata into the night.

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